Open purchased options contracts as of September 30, 2023 were as follows: | |||||
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Put Options(2) | |||||
Horizon Therapeutics plc | 2,134 | $21,340 | $100.00 | 01/19/24 | $96 |
Seagen, Inc. | 3,387 | 64,353 | 190.00 | 06/21/24 | 2,371 |
SPDR S&P 500® ETF Trust | 3,690 | 153,135 | 415.00 | 10/20/23 | 867 |
Teck Resources Ltd. | 1,898 | 7,212 | 38.00 | 10/20/23 | 32 |
Teck Resources Ltd. | 426 | 1,363 | 32.00 | 11/17/23 | 5 |
Teck Resources Ltd. | 1,164 | 3,841 | 33.00 | 11/17/23 | 17 |
Teck Resources Ltd. | 711 | 2,489 | 35.00 | 11/17/23 | 20 |
United States Steel Corp. | 14,923 | 37,308 | 25.00 | 10/20/23 | 60 |
Total Purchased Options | $3,468 | ||||
Footnote Legend: | |||||
(1) Strike price not reported in thousands. | |||||
(2) Exchange-traded options. |
Open written options contracts as of September 30, 2023 were as follows: | |||||
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Call Options(2) | |||||
Abcam plc | (1,384) | $(3,460) | $25.00 | 11/17/23 | $— |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. | (7,832) | (18,014) | 23.00 | 10/20/23 | (157) |
Capri Holdings Ltd. | (3,672) | (18,360) | 50.00 | 10/20/23 | (1,157) |
Capri Holdings Ltd. | (1,495) | (7,849) | 52.50 | 10/20/23 | (149) |
Capri Holdings Ltd. | (867) | (4,552) | 52.50 | 11/17/23 | (145) |
Capri Holdings Ltd. | (1,829) | (10,517) | 57.50 | 01/19/24 | (37) |
Horizon Therapeutics plc | (1,691) | (18,601) | 110.00 | 10/20/23 | (1,082) |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | (138) | (1,518) | 110.00 | 10/20/23 | (30) |
Radius Global Infrastructure, Inc. | (363) | (544) | 15.00 | 01/19/24 | — |
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | (68) | (1,190) | 175.00 | 11/17/23 | — |
Seagen, Inc. | (1,571) | (31,420) | 200.00 | 10/20/23 | (2,239) |
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. | (156) | (858) | 55.00 | 10/20/23 | (16) |
Sovos Brands, Inc. | (15,630) | (39,075) | 25.00 | 02/16/24 | (313) |
SPDR S&P 500® ETF Trust | (2,050) | (89,175) | 435.00 | 10/20/23 | (697) |
Splunk, Inc. | (1,072) | (15,544) | 145.00 | 10/20/23 | (214) |
Splunk, Inc. | (1,498) | (21,721) | 145.00 | 11/17/23 | (479) |
Splunk, Inc. | (481) | (7,215) | 150.00 | 11/17/23 | (33) |
Teck Resources Ltd. | (1,898) | (7,972) | 42.00 | 10/20/23 | (395) |
Teck Resources Ltd. | (2,015) | (7,455) | 37.00 | 11/17/23 | (1,390) |
Teck Resources Ltd. | (711) | (2,773) | 39.00 | 11/17/23 | (375) |
Teck Resources Ltd. | (1,021) | (4,492) | 44.00 | 11/17/23 | (219) |
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | (610) | (1,708) | 28.00 | 10/20/23 | (5) |
Open written options contracts as of September 30, 2023 were as follows (continued): | |||||
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Call Options(2) (continued) | |||||
United States Steel Corp. | (2,553) | $(7,148) | $28.00 | 10/20/23 | $(1,215) |
United States Steel Corp. | (4,895) | (14,195) | 29.00 | 10/20/23 | (1,791) |
United States Steel Corp. | (7,475) | (22,425) | 30.00 | 10/20/23 | (2,183) |
(14,321) | |||||
Put Options(2) | |||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | (114) | (912) | 80.00 | 10/20/23 | (3) |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | (121) | (1,119) | 92.50 | 10/20/23 | (11) |
Horizon Therapeutics plc | (873) | (4,802) | 55.00 | 01/19/24 | (4) |
Horizon Therapeutics plc | (1,261) | (7,566) | 60.00 | 01/19/24 | (10) |
Seagen, Inc. | (3,388) | (49,126) | 145.00 | 06/21/24 | (881) |
SPDR S&P 500® ETF Trust | (2,050) | (82,000) | 400.00 | 10/20/23 | (168) |
(1,077) | |||||
Total Written Options | $(15,398) |
Footnote Legend: | |
(1) Strike price not reported in thousands. | |
(2) Exchange-traded options. |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2023 were as follows: | ||||||||
Currency Purchased | Currency Amount Purchased | Currency Sold | Currency Amount Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized Depreciation | |
AUD | 577 | USD | 373 | GS | 12/05/23 | $— | $(1) | |
DKK | 21,022 | USD | 2,986 | GS | 10/04/23 | — | (5) | |
DKK | 66,455 | USD | 9,372 | JPM | 10/04/23 | 51 | — | |
EUR | 7,256 | USD | 8,066 | GS | 10/04/23 | — | (392) | |
JPY | 5,483,534 | USD | 36,747 | GS | 10/06/23 | — | (6) | |
JPY | 530,393 | USD | 3,571 | JPM | 10/06/23 | — | (18) | |
USD | 3,098 | DKK | 21,022 | GS | 10/04/23 | 117 | — | |
USD | 9,778 | DKK | 66,455 | JPM | 10/04/23 | 356 | — | |
USD | 7,884 | EUR | 7,256 | GS | 10/04/23 | 210 | — | |
USD | 37,187 | JPY | 5,483,534 | GS | 10/06/23 | 446 | — | |
USD | 3,597 | JPY | 530,393 | JPM | 10/06/23 | 44 | — | |
USD | 24,172 | CAD | 32,600 | JPM | 10/13/23 | 165 | — | |
USD | 1,540 | EUR | 1,404 | GS | 10/19/23 | 55 | — | |
USD | 3,048 | EUR | 2,780 | JPM | 10/19/23 | 106 | — | |
USD | 27,104 | AUD | 40,247 | GS | 12/05/23 | 1,168 | — | |
USD | 18,284 | GBP | 14,665 | JPM | 12/06/23 | 383 | — | |
USD | 40,810 | EUR | 38,000 | JPM | 12/21/23 | 472 | — | |
USD | 3,406 | EUR | 3,126 | JPM | 12/22/23 | 87 | — | |
USD | 65,461 | JPY | 9,099,169 | GS | 12/26/23 | 3,653 | — | |
USD | 46,919 | GBP | 37,371 | GS | 12/27/23 | 1,290 | — | |
Total | $8,603 | $(422) |
Over-the-counter total return swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2023 were as follows: | ||||||||||
Referenced Entity | Pay/Receive | Financing Rate(1) | Payment Frequency | Counterparty | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Value(2) | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized Depreciation | |
Long Total Return Swap Contracts | ||||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(3),(4) | Pay | 6.070% (0.750% + OBFR) | 1 Month | BAML | 03/04/24 | $—(5) | $452 | $452 | $— | |
Brookfield Property Preferred LP | Pay | 6.070% (0.750% + OBFR) | 1 Month | BAML | 01/08/24 | 846 | (136) | — | (136) | |
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S | Pay | 5.930% (0.610% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 02/19/24 | 14,633 | (2,381) | — | (2,381) |
Over-the-counter total return swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2023 were as follows (continued): | ||||||||||||
Referenced Entity | Pay/Receive | Financing Rate(1) | Payment Frequency | Counterparty | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Value(2) | Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized Depreciation | |||
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S | Pay | 5.870% (0.550% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/05/24 | $211 | $(26) | $— | $(26) | |||
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S | Pay | 5.870% (0.550% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/12/24 | 4,782 | (626) | — | (626) | |||
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S | Pay | 5.870% (0.550% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/13/24 | 2,072 | (290) | — | (290) | |||
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S | Pay | 5.870% (0.550% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/14/24 | 2,546 | (400) | — | (400) | |||
Chr. Hansen Holding A/S | Pay | 5.870% (0.550% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/19/24 | 563 | (98) | — | (98) | |||
Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc | Pay | 5.930% (0.610% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 05/27/24 | 43,135 | (26) | — | (26) | |||
Emis Group plc | Pay | 5.770% (0.450% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 10/05/23 | 8,345 | 713 | 713 | — | |||
Emis Group plc | Pay | 5.770% (0.450% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 10/18/24 | 921 | (12) | — | (12) | |||
Emis Group plc | Pay | 5.770% (0.450% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 10/21/24 | 2,680 | (25) | — | (25) | |||
Emis Group plc | Pay | 5.770% (0.450% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 10/22/24 | 354 | (3) | — | (3) | |||
Emis Group plc | Pay | 5.770% (0.450% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 10/25/24 | 499 | (1) | — | (1) | |||
Emis Group plc | Pay | 5.770% (0.450% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 10/28/24 | 60 | — (5) | — (5) | — | |||
Emis Group plc | Pay | 5.770% (0.450% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 11/04/24 | 599 | 3 | 3 | — | |||
JSR Corp. | Pay | 5.930% (0.610% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 07/30/24 | 60,189 | (4,080) | — | (4,080) | |||
Majorel Group Luxembourg S.A. | Pay | 5.930% (0.610% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 07/22/24 | 1,473 | (10) | — | (10) | |||
Majorel Group Luxembourg S.A. | Pay | 5.870% (0.550% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 07/29/24 | 208 | (2) | — | (2) | |||
Majorel Group Luxembourg S.A. | Pay | 5.870% (0.550% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/05/24 | 1,829 | 5 | 5 | — | |||
Majorel Group Luxembourg S.A. | Pay | 5.870% (0.550% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/07/24 | 883 | 4 | 4 | — | |||
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | Pay | 5.930% (0.610% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 05/27/24 | 16,796 | (3,008) | — | (3,008) | |||
Origin Energy Ltd. | Pay | 5.930% (0.610% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 04/16/24 | 38,957 | 719 | 719 | — | |||
(9,228) | 1,896 | (11,124) | ||||||||||
Short Total Return Swap Contracts | ||||||||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | Receive | 4.920% ((0.400)% + OBFR) | 1 Month | BAML | 10/12/23 | (44,450) | (27,595) | — | (27,595) | |||
Broadcom, Inc. | Receive | 4.970% ((0.350)% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 10/18/24 | (22,159) | 543 | 543 | — | |||
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. | Receive | 4.970% ((0.350)% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 09/30/24 | (1,246) | 10 | 10 | — | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | Receive | 4.970% ((0.350)% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 09/16/24 | (19,869) | (972) | — | (972) | |||
Kimco Realty Corp. | Receive | 4.970% ((0.350)% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 10/07/24 | (11,680) | 612 | 612 | — | |||
Newmont Corp. | Receive | 4.970% ((0.350)% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 06/24/24 | (14,773) | 1,742 | 1,742 | — | |||
Novozymes A/S | Receive | 4.970% ((0.350)% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 02/19/24 | (15,699) | 3,333 | 3,333 | — | |||
Novozymes A/S | Receive | 4.820% ((0.500)% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/05/24 | (217) | 30 | 30 | — | |||
Novozymes A/S | Receive | 4.820% ((0.500)% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/12/24 | (4,890) | 700 | 700 | — | |||
Novozymes A/S | Receive | 4.820% ((0.500)% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/13/24 | (2,122) | 322 | 322 | — | |||
Novozymes A/S | Receive | 4.820% ((0.500)% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/14/24 | (2,609) | 440 | 440 | — | |||
Novozymes A/S | Receive | 4.820% ((0.500)% + OBFR) | 3 Month | JPM | 08/19/24 | (577) | 107 | 107 | — | |||
Smurfit Kappa Group plc | Receive | 5.050% ((0.270)% + OBFR) | 1 Month | GS | 10/14/24 | (19,695) | 942 | 942 | — | |||
(19,786) | 8,781 | (28,567) | ||||||||||
Total | $(29,014) | $10,677 | $(39,691) |
Footnote Legend: | |
(1) | The Fund pays the floating rate (+/- a spread) and receives the total return of the reference entity. |
(2) | There were no upfront premiums paid or received for the open swap contracts held. |
(3) | The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the Fair Value Hierarchy table located after the Schedule of Investments. |
(4) | Security held is the direct result of a corporate action. There is no associated financing rate and the security is held with a zero cost basis. |
(5) | Amount is less than $500 (not in thousands). |
Total Value at September 30, 2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | ||||
Assets: | |||||||
Debt Instruments: | |||||||
Corporate Bonds and Notes | $134,562 | $— | $134,562 | $— | |||
Leveraged Loans | 18,624 | — | 18,624 | —(1) | |||
Convertible Bonds and Notes | 22,415 | — | 22,415 | — | |||
Equity Securities: | |||||||
Common Stocks | 1,402,469 | 1,402,331 | 9 | 129 | |||
Master Limited Partnerships and Related Companies | 6,477 | 6,477 | — | — | |||
Escrow Notes | 60,207 | — | 60,182 | 25 | |||
Warrants | 1,362 | 793 | — | 569(1) | |||
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies | 839,275 | 808,541 | 30,734 | —(1) | |||
Preferred Stock | 143 | 143 | — | — | |||
Rights | 945 | — | 379 | 566 | |||
Affiliated Mutual Fund | 78,933 | 78,933 | — | — | |||
Money Market Mutual Funds | 418,370 | 418,370 | — | — | |||
Securities Lending Collateral | 2,617 | 2,617 | — | — | |||
Other Financial Instruments: | |||||||
Purchased Options | 3,468 | 3,270 | 198 | — | |||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts* | 8,603 | — | 8,603 | — | |||
Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps* | 10,677 | — | 10,225 | 452 | |||
Total Assets | 3,009,147 | 2,721,475 | 285,931 | 1,741 | |||
Liabilities: | |||||||
Securities Sold Short: | |||||||
Common Stocks | (45,711) | (45,711) | — | — | |||
Other Financial Instruments: | |||||||
Written Options | (15,398) | (11,436) | (3,962) | — | |||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts* | (422) | — | (422) | — | |||
Over-the-Counter Total Return Swaps* | (39,691) | — | (39,691) | — | |||
Total Liabilities | (101,222) | (57,147) | (44,075) | — | |||
Total Investments, Net of Securities Sold Short and Written Options | $2,907,925 | $2,664,328 | $241,856 | $1,741 |
(1) | Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0). |
* | Swap contracts and forward currency exchange contracts are valued at the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument by level and counterparty. |
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities). |
• | Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
• | Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Investment Adviser’s Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |