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13902718.80 4.779141429819 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N PAYCHEX INC 529900K900DW6SUBM174 PAYCHEX INC 704326107 60562.00 NS USD 5288273.84 1.817875263432 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO OF CHINA LTD 549300W9MKNIVWXFM679 PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO OF CHINA LTD N/A 403500.00 NS 4759095.40 1.6359670595222 Long EC CORP CN N 2 N N N MERCK & CO INC 4YV9Y5M8S0BRK1RP0397 MERCK & CO INC 58933Y105 95772.00 NS USD 7381148.04 2.5373130899829 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N CME GROUP INC LCZ7XYGSLJUHFXXNXD88 CME GROUP INC 12572Q105 26844.00 NS USD 4878628.56 1.6770572869383 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N CMS ENERGY CORP 549300IA9XFBAGNIBW29 CMS ENERGY CORP 125896100 81825.00 NS USD 4654206.00 1.5999107108109 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 549300ZA00UQ3CN51060 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 718172109 53277.00 NS USD 4243513.05 1.4587325915872 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N CITIGROUP INC XLEZHWWOI4HFQDGL4793 CITIGROUP INC 172967424 89514.00 NS USD 5190916.86 1.7844082284374 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N INFOSYS LTD 335800TYLGG93MM7PR89 INFOSYS LTD 456788108 551010.00 NS USD 9301048.80 3.1972902782762 Long EC CORP IN N 1 N N N SANOFI 549300E9PC51EN656011 SANOFI N/A 79209.00 NS 7441973.33 2.5582221414858 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2S72QS2UO2OESLG6Y829 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 92343V104 52401.00 NS USD 2868954.75 0.9862200842328 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N WESTERN UNION CO/THE 28ID94QU1140NC23S047 WESTERN UNION CO/THE 959802109 114451.00 NS USD 2548823.77 0.8761731753155 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N TOTAL SE 529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68 TOTAL SE N/A 83267.00 NS 3515211.74 1.2083747289213 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC N/A 177478.00 NS 6459445.19 2.2204723094287 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC 5299007UXW6Y0W2EGZ95 BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC 11120U105 119030.00 NS USD 2015177.90 0.6927292660444 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 549300YIPGJ6UX2QPS51 CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA N/A 90250.00 NS 8385538.24 2.8825781338622 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC WDJNR2L6D8RWOEB8T652 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 882508104 37594.00 NS USD 6228949.86 2.1412381828647 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N HENNES & MAURITZ AB 529900O5RR7R39FRDM42 HENNES & MAURITZ AB N/A 232079.00 NS 4943421.81 1.6993303480497 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N NESTLE SA 3358008SYYY9CPWH5D94 NESTLE SA N/A 49140.00 NS 5504987.40 1.8923718254282 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N ROCHE HOLDING AG 549300U41AUUVOAAOB37 ROCHE HOLDING AG N/A 20688.00 NS 7130790.97 2.4512513733721 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N KDDI CORP 5299003FU7V4I45FU310 KDDI CORP N/A 183600.00 NS 5406359.83 1.8584680176414 Long EC CORP JP N 2 N N N BAYER AG 549300J4U55H3WP1XT59 BAYER AG N/A 112832.00 NS 6836071.31 2.3499397552958 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC 529900YZVDXMTV4XGE96 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC N/A 165269.00 NS 3048414.35 1.0479103781729 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 110448107 62176.00 NS USD 2272532.80 0.7811965279124 Long EC CORP GB N 1 N N NOVARTIS AG 5493007HIVTX6SY6XD66 NOVARTIS AG N/A 90329.00 NS 8170723.01 2.8087341339786 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC CUMYEZJOAF02RYZ1JJ85 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 74251V102 99750.00 NS USD 4914682.50 1.6894510410551 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N CONTINENTAL AG 529900A7YD9C0LLXM621 CONTINENTAL AG N/A 40520.00 NS 5695900.93 1.9579994752327 Long EC CORP DE N 2 N N N TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC 21380089BTRXTD8S3R66 TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC N/A 1394974.00 NS 2792325.95 0.9598784831355 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 529900QVNRBND50TXP03 ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG N/A 23463.00 NS 9341113.75 3.2110628406925 Long EC CORP CH N 2 N N N BAE SYSTEMS PLC 8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83 BAE SYSTEMS PLC N/A 959500.00 NS 6068690.48 2.0861480775772 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N RELX PLC 549300WSX3VBUFFJOO66 RELX PLC N/A 247214.00 NS 6132170.87 2.1079698353351 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N EVERSOURCE ENERGY SJ7XXD41SQU3ZNWUJ746 EVERSOURCE ENERGY 30040W108 71624.00 NS USD 6267100.00 2.1543525180714 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL SA 549300TTCXZOGZM2EY83 INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL SA N/A 222925.00 NS 6613972.59 2.2735920128483 Long EC CORP ES N 2 N N N UNILEVER PLC 5493007IW5N37IKRPM32 UNILEVER PLC N/A 166621.00 NS 9711906.14 3.3385249075301 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 9884007ER46L6N7EI764 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD N/A 183360.00 NS 11945011.16 4.1061679039647 Long EP CORP KR N 2 N N N SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AB NHBDILHZTYCNBV5UYZ31 SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AB N/A 575521.00 NS 5766453.88 1.9822524671252 Long EC CORP SE N 2 N N N INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LTD 549300PFEWKNHRG25N08 INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LTD N/A 632849.00 NS 2330936.21 0.8012730439082 Long EC CORP AU N 2 N N N CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 549300YIPGJ6UX2QPS51 CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA N/A 188850.00 NC 61483.58 0.0211353425656 Long DE CH N 1 N/A N/A Call Purchased CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA CIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 1.00 0.00 CHF 2023-11-22 XXXX 61483.58 N N N FERGUSON PLC 213800DU1LGY3R2S2X42 FERGUSON PLC N/A 27866.00 NS 3242118.64 1.1144973681559 Long EC CORP JE N 2 N N N BVR4R03EPAGQT727_1046700_S N/A NZD/USD SPOT 20210202 00189 N/A -8504.20 NC -6111.07 -0.002100716287 Short DFE NZ N 2 STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS LLC N/A 8504.20 NZD 6111.07 USD 2021-02-02 -62.80 N N N LINK REIT 529900XUE70U36QX5M62 LINK REIT N/A 435500.00 NS 3838587.10 1.3195369125626 Long EC CORP HK N 2 N N N 92SA5B1IOJLT5IKP_1046700_L N/A AUD/USD SPOT 20210201 00418 N/A 518055.40 NC 395930.50 0.1361034401328 Long DFE AU N 2 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC N/A 395930.50 USD 518055.40 AUD 2021-02-01 2198.03 N N N INFORMA PLC 5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20 INFORMA PLC N/A 1114716.00 NS 7619695.96 2.6193153417632 Long EC CORP GB N 2 N N N SPARK NEW ZEALAND LTD 529900HUN51H3Y7QBB66 SPARK NEW ZEALAND LTD N/A 50985.00 NS 175441.94 0.060309199664 Long EC CORP NZ N 2 N N N MACQUARIE KOREA INFRASTRUCTURE N/A MACQUARIE KOREA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND N/A 330176.00 NS 3171511.53 1.0902257584445 Long EC CORP KR N 2 N N N DREYFUS INSTITUTIONAL PREFERRE 549300RBWL04JG8SIX57 Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund N/A 6239608.65 OU Other Units USD 6239608.65 2.1449022046732 Long STIV RF US N 1 2099-12-01 Variable 0.081157 N N N N N N 99VVB9HH4 N/A DREYFUS INST PREF GOVT PLUS MMF - SL #4134 99VVB9HH4 2369829.04 OU Other Units USD 2369829.04 0.8146426831744 Long RF US N 1 N N 2021-03-24 BNY Mellon Advantage Funds, Inc. James Windels James Windels Fund Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 c10467bnymellon-january20211.htm Untitled Document

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund

January 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 92.8%

     

Australia - .8%

     

Insurance Australia Group

   

632,849

a

2,330,936

 

China - 1.6%

     

Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Cl. H

   

403,500

a

4,759,095

 

France - 3.8%

     

Sanofi

   

79,209

a

7,441,973

 

Total

   

83,267

 

3,515,212

 
    

10,957,185

 

Germany - 4.3%

     

Bayer

   

112,832

a

6,836,071

 

Continental

   

40,520

a

5,695,901

 
    

12,531,972

 

Hong Kong - 1.3%

     

Link REIT

   

435,500

 

3,838,587

 

India - 3.2%

     

Infosys, ADR

   

551,010

 

9,301,049

 

Japan - 1.9%

     

KDDI

   

183,600

 

5,406,360

 

Netherlands - 1.1%

     

Royal Dutch Shell, Cl. A

   

165,269

 

3,048,414

 

New Zealand - .1%

     

Spark New Zealand

   

42,435

a

146,021

 

South Korea - 1.1%

     

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund

   

330,176

 

3,171,511

 

Spain - 2.3%

     

Industria de Diseno Textil

   

222,925

 

6,613,973

 

Sweden - 3.7%

     

Hennes & Mauritz, Cl. B

   

232,079

 

4,943,422

 

Svenska Handelsbanken, Cl. A

   

575,521

a

5,766,454

 
    

10,709,876

 

Switzerland - 13.2%

     

Cie Financiere Richemont, CI. A

   

90,250

a

8,385,538

 

Nestle

   

49,140

a

5,504,987

 

Novartis

   

90,329

 

8,170,723

 

Roche Holding

   

20,688

a

7,130,791

 

Zurich Insurance Group

   

23,463

a

9,341,114

 
    

38,533,153

 

United Kingdom - 15.2%

     

BAE Systems

   

959,500

a

6,068,690

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 92.8% (continued)

     

United Kingdom - 15.2% (continued)

     

British American Tobacco

   

177,478

 

6,459,445

 

British American Tobacco, ADR

   

62,176

b

2,272,533

 

Ferguson

   

27,866

 

3,242,119

 

Informa

   

1,114,716

a

7,619,696

 

RELX

   

247,214

a

6,132,171

 

Taylor Wimpey

   

1,394,974

a

2,792,326

 

Unilever

   

166,621

a

9,711,906

 
    

44,298,886

 

United States - 39.2%

     

Brixmor Property Group

   

119,030

c

2,015,178

 

Cisco Systems

   

311,860

 

13,902,719

 

Citigroup

   

89,514

 

5,190,917

 

CME Group

   

26,844

 

4,878,629

 

CMS Energy

   

81,825

 

4,654,206

 

Emerson Electric

   

83,990

 

6,664,606

 

Eversource Energy

   

71,624

 

6,267,100

 

Gilead Sciences

   

34,685

 

2,275,336

 

Merck & Co.

   

95,772

 

7,381,148

 

Paychex

   

60,562

 

5,288,274

 

PepsiCo

   

70,729

 

9,659,459

 

Philip Morris International

   

53,277

 

4,243,514

 

Principal Financial Group

   

99,750

 

4,914,682

 

Qualcomm

   

72,606

 

11,346,866

 

Tapestry

   

95,702

a

3,026,097

 

Texas Instruments

   

37,594

 

6,228,950

 

The Goldman Sachs Group

   

15,847

 

4,297,231

 

The Procter & Gamble Company

   

50,855

 

6,520,120

 

The Western Union Company

   

114,451

 

2,548,824

 

Verizon Communications

   

52,401

 

2,868,955

 
    

114,172,811

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $200,912,886)

   

269,819,829

 
  

Preferred Dividend
Yield (%)

     

Preferred Stocks - 4.1%

     

South Korea - 4.1%

     

Samsung Electronics
(cost $5,783,653)

 

4.00

 

183,360

 

11,945,011

 
  

Maturity
Date

 

Number of Warrants

   

Warrants - .0%

     

Switzerland - .0%

     

Cie Financiere Richemont
(cost $0)

 

11/22/2023

 

188,850

 

61,484

 


        
 
  

1-Day
Yield (%)

     

Investment Companies - 2.1%

     

Registered Investment Companies - 2.1%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
(cost $6,239,609)

 

0.08

 

6,239,609

d

6,239,609

 
        

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .8%

     

Registered Investment Companies - .8%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares
(cost $2,369,829)

 

0.04

 

2,369,829

d

2,369,829

 

Total Investments (cost $215,305,977)

 

99.8%

 

290,435,762

 

Cash and Receivables (Net)

 

.2%

 

468,347

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

290,904,109

 

ADR—American Depository Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

a Non-income producing security.

b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At January 31, 2021, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $2,249,799 and the value of the collateral was $2,369,829.

c Investment in real estate investment trust within the United States.

d Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund

January 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2021 in valuing the fund’s investments:

      
 

Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - Common Stocks

125,746,393

144,073,436

††

-

269,819,829

Equity Securities - Preferred Stocks

-

11,945,011

††

-

11,945,011

Investment Companies

8,609,438

-

 

-

8,609,438

Warrants

61,484

-

 

-

61,484

Other Financial Instruments:

     

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts†††

-

2,672

 

-

2,672

Liabilities ($)

     

Other Financial Instruments:

     

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts†††

-

(491)

 

-

(491)

      

See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

†† Securities classified within Level 2 at period end as the values were determined pursuant to the fund’s fair valuation procedures.

††† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.


STATEMENT OF FORWRAD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund

January 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

      

Counterparty/ Purchased
Currency

Purchased Currency
Amounts

Currency
Sold

Sold
Currency
Amounts

Settlement Date

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($)

CIBC World Markets Corp.

United States Dollar

29,417

New Zealand Dollar

41,069

2/2/2021

(95)

Citigroup

Australian Dollar

518,055

United States Dollar

393,732

2/1/2021

2,198

State Street Bank and Trust Company

United States Dollar

6,048

New Zealand Dollar

8,504

2/2/2021

(63)

United States Dollar

356,161

Swiss Franc

316,807

2/1/2021

474

UBS Securities

United States Dollar

1,115,674

Swedish Krona

9,325,410

2/1/2021

(333)

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

  

2,672

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

  

(491)

See notes to financial statements.


The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation


purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board Members (“Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by BNY Mellon under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Financial futures and options, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) are valued at the mean between the bid and asked price and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in swap transactions are valued each business day by the Service. Swaps are valued by the Service by using a swap pricing model which incorporates among other factors, default probabilities, recovery rates, credit curves of the underlying issuer and swap spreads on


interest rates and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser Inc., or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund at January 31, 2021 is discussed below.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The fund enters into forward contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to settle foreign currency transactions or as a part of its investment strategy. When executing forward contracts, the fund is obligated to buy or sell a foreign currency at a specified rate on a certain date in the future. With respect to sales of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract increases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract decreases between those dates. With respect to purchases of forward contracts, the fund incurs a loss if the value of the contract decreases between the date the forward contract is opened and the date the forward contract is closed. The fund realizes a gain if the value of the contract increases between those dates. Any realized or unrealized gains or losses which occurred during the period are reflected in the Statement of Operations. The fund is exposed to foreign currency risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund is also exposed to credit risk associated with counterparty nonperformance on these forward contracts, which is generally limited to the unrealized gain on each open contract. This risk may be mitigated by Master Agreements, if any, between the fund and the counterparty and the posting of collateral, if any, by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

At January 31, 2021, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $75,129,785, consisting of $80,782,280 gross unrealized appreciation and $5,652,495 gross unrealized depreciation.


At January 31, 2021, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR.