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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

 

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-04297

 

 

 

Van Eck Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

335 Madison Avenue - 19th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

John J. Crimmins

Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

Van Eck Funds

335 Madison Avenue - 19th Floor

New York, N.Y. 10017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212)293-2000

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2013

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

CM COMMODITY INDEX FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (a)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

  Principal
Amount
       Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 102.7%       
United States Treasury Obligations: 91.6%       
    United States Treasury Bills      
$20,000,000  0.05%, 02/27/14 (b)  $19,999,160  
 15,000,000  0.05%, 04/03/14   14,997,210  
 10,000,000  0.06%, 01/16/14   9,999,960  
 16,000,000  0.06%, 05/01/14   15,996,336  
 10,000,000  0.06%, 01/09/14 (b)   9,999,820  
 20,000,000  0.06%, 02/20/14 (b)   19,999,400  
 14,000,000  0.07%, 02/06/14 (b)   13,999,692  
 21,000,000  0.07%, 11/14/13 (b)   20,998,268  
 13,000,000  0.07%, 12/05/13   12,999,857  
 10,000,000  0.07%, 11/07/13 (b)   9,999,280  
 8,000,000  0.07%, 12/12/13 (b)   7,999,936  
 10,000,000  0.07%, 01/30/14   9,999,960  
 13,000,000  0.08%, 11/21/13 (b)   12,998,619  
 6,000,000  0.08%, 11/29/13   5,999,213  
        185,986,711  
           
 Number
of Shares
         
Money Market Fund: 11.1%      
 22,655,779  AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class (b)   22,655,779  
Total Short-term Investments
(Cost: $208,621,724)
   208,642,490  
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.7)%   (5,536,691 )
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $203,105,799  

 

Total Return Swap Contracts – As of September 30, 2013, the Fund had outstanding swap contract with the following terms:

 

Long Exposure

 

Counterparty  Referenced Obligation  Notional Amount  Rate paid
by the Fund
  Termination Date  % of Net Assets  Unrealized Depreciation 
UBS AG  UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Index Total Return  $209,284,000  0.50% 10/02/13  (2.8)% $(5,717,026)

 

(a)Represents consolidated Schedule of Investments.
(b)All or a portion of these securities are segregated for swap collateral.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Government   89.1%  $185,986,711 
Money Market Fund   10.9    22,655,779 
    100.0%  $208,642,490 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value 
Short-Term Investments:                 
United States Treasury Obligations  $  $185,986,711  $  $185,986,711 
Money Market Fund   22,655,779         22,655,779 
Total  $22,655,779  $185,986,711  $  $208,642,490 
Other Financial Instrument     
Swap Contract  $  $(5,717,026) $  $(5,717,026)

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

EMERGING MARKETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 84.5%      
Austria: 1.0%      
 51,000  Erste Group Bank A.G. #  $1,611,685 
Brazil: 8.4%      
 118,000  BB Seguridade Participacoes S.A.   1,161,206 
 148,000  BR Malls Participacoes S.A.   1,342,237 
 190,000  BR Properties S.A.   1,688,851 
 109,000  Brazil Hospitality Group S.A. *   716,076 
 112,000  Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio   2,158,841 
 309,000  Estacio Participacoes S.A.   2,400,839 
 14,000  Guararapes Confeccoes S.A.   584,939 
 145,000  International Meal Co. Holdings S.A. *   1,308,487 
 117,000  Localiza Rent a Car S.A.   1,742,093 
         13,103,569 
China / Hong Kong: 23.9%      
 2,857,000  Baoxin Auto Group Ltd. #   2,651,981 
 3,293,392  Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. #   2,176,200 
 2,583,000  Boer Power Holdings Ltd. #   1,915,388 
 1,355,600  Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. * #   2,041,792 
 2,622,000  China Hongqiao Group Ltd. #   1,531,804 
 1,337,000  China Medical System Holdings Ltd. #   1,144,074 
 2,012,000  China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd. #   2,246,134 
 471,000  CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd. #   632,254 
 6,023,000  Franshion Properties China Ltd. #   1,987,125 
 224,000  Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. * #   1,574,054 
 7,732,000  Genting Hong Kong Ltd. (USD) * #   3,172,509 
 497,000  Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. #   2,696,643 
 1,317,000  Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co. Ltd. #   753,658 
 683,000  Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. #   1,331,685 
 891,000  Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. #   1,252,428 
 19,267,000  REXLot Holdings Ltd. #   1,491,108 
 1,490,000  Sunac China Holdings Ltd. #   967,751 
 410,000  Techtronic Industries Co. #   1,068,799 
 51,200  Tencent Holdings Ltd. #   2,692,534 
 7,957,000  Tiangong International Co. Ltd. #   2,095,916 
 2,110,000  Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. #   1,951,845 
         37,375,682 
India: 11.8%      
 132,200  Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. #   1,959,606 
 695,000  DEN Networks Ltd. * #   1,856,164 
 270,700  Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. #   2,296,965 
 64,000  HCL Technologies Ltd. #   1,106,164 
 110,400  Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. #   2,032,119 
 125,250  Larsen & Toubro Ltd. #   1,576,107 
 940,000  Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd. #   2,061,276 
 125,900  Persistent Systems Ltd.   1,272,474 
 290,500  Phoenix Mills Ltd.   1,062,607 
 183,000  Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. #   1,662,737 
 28,000  Strides Arcolab Ltd. #   381,526 
 245,000  Yes Bank Ltd. #   1,128,244 
         18,395,989 
Indonesia: 1.1%      
 1,600,000  Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk PT #   1,000,894 
 4,830,000  Express Transindo Utama Tbk PT * #   625,669 
         1,626,563 
Israel: 0.0%      
 68,000  Queenco Leisure International Ltd. (GDR) * # § Reg S   28,730 
Malaysia: 0.7%      
 1,015,000  Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd * #   1,149,377 
Mexico: 1.0%      
 950,000  Credito Real S.A.B. de C.V. *   1,500,898 
Nigeria: 2.1%      
 12,550,000  Guaranty Trust Bank Plc   1,953,217 
 237,343  Nestle Nigeria Plc   1,390,725 
         3,343,942 
Panama: 1.0%      
 11,700  Copa Holdings S.A. (Class A) (USD)   1,622,439 
Philippines: 0.3%      
 5,720,000  Megaworld Corp. #   427,734 
Portugal: 1.7%      
 132,000  Jeronimo Martins, SGPS S.A. #   2,708,822 
Russia: 4.1%      
 16,000  Eurasia Drilling Co. Ltd. (GDR) Reg S   637,298 
 14,190  Magnit OJSC #   3,591,942 
 741,000  Sberbank RF (USD) #   2,230,840 
         6,460,080 
Singapore: 2.2%      
 1,948,000  Ezion Holdings Ltd. #   3,419,823 
South Africa: 0.8%      
 50,000  Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. #   1,308,655 
South Korea: 6.9%      
 78,700  Cheil Worldwide, Inc. * #   1,815,321 
 78,900  GSretail Co. Ltd. #   2,303,808 
 7,190  Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. #   1,912,695 
 10,775  Hyundai Motor Co. #   2,513,948 
 38,250  Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd. #   2,168,857 
         10,714,629 
Switzerland: 1.6%      
 444,000  Glencore Xstrata Plc (GBP) #   2,417,711 
Taiwan: 4.8%      
 696,300  Chailease Holding Co. Ltd. #   1,633,852 
 277,000  Cleanaway Co. Ltd. #   1,609,285 
 142,000  MediaTek, Inc. #   1,754,024 
 155,800  Wowprime Corp. #   2,434,798 
         7,431,959 
Thailand: 2.8%      
 222,000  CP All PCL (NVDR) #   250,369 
 454,000  CP All PCL #   512,015 
 391,000  Kasikornbank PCL (NVDR) (THB) #   2,188,651 
 60,000  Kasikornbank PCL #   335,854 
 2,597,000  Thai Beverage PCL (SGD) #   1,140,272 
         4,427,161 
Turkey: 0.9%      
 205,000  TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. #   1,447,435 
United Arab Emirates: 1.1%      
 80,000  Al Noor Hospitals Group Plc (GBP) *   1,058,114 
 117,000  NMC Health Plc (GBP)   619,186 
         1,677,300 
United Kingdom: 4.9%      
 930,000  Afren Plc * #   2,080,411 
 26,983  Bank of Georgia Holdings Plc #   843,236 
 812,346  Hirco Plc * # §   140,976 
 113,800  Ophir Energy Plc * #   613,422 
 1,469,906  Raven Russia Ltd.   1,796,622 
 615,000  Volga Gas Plc *   864,948 
 97,400  Zhaikmunai LP (GDR) Reg S   1,266,200 
         7,605,815 
United States: 1.3%      
 744,000  Samsonite International S.A. (HKD) #   2,080,038 
Zimbabwe: 0.1%      
 750,000  Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (USD)   103,125 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost: $120,315,527)

   131,989,161 
PREFERRED STOCKS: 5.4%      
Russia: 0.8%      
 495  AK Transneft OAO #   1,296,357 
South Korea: 4.6%      
 8,705  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. #   7,095,516 

Total Preferred Stocks

(Cost: $7,388,122)

   8,391,873 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 1.3%      
Mexico: 0.7%      
 527,000  TF Administradora Industrial, S. de R.L. de C.V.   1,046,793 
Turkey: 0.6%      
 750,000  Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi A.S. #   1,017,077 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts

(Cost: $2,486,121)

   2,063,870 
WARRANTS: 3.1%      
Luxembourg: 3.1%      
 76,600  Deutsche Bank, London Branch, aXess  Warrants (USD 0.00, expiring 12/01/14) # * (a)   2,451,070 
 230,000  Deutsche Bank, London Branch, aXess Warrants (USD 0.00, expiring 09/27/16) # * (b)    2,379,603 

Total Warrants

(Cost: $4,564,522)

   4,830,673 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 3.7%
(Cost: $5,736,327)
     
 5,736,328  AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   5,736,327 

Total Investments: 98.0%

(Cost: $140,490,619)

   153,011,904 
Other assets less liabilities: 2.0%    3,177,251 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $156,189,155 

 

GBP British Pound
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thai Baht
USD United States Dollar
   
(a)Issue price $21.53. The security is linked to the performance of Herfy Food Services Co.
(b)Issue price $8.53. The security is linked to the performance of The Saudi British Bank.
*Non-income producing
#Indicates a fair valued security which has not been valued utilizing an independent quote, but has been valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $117,977,362 which represents 75.5% of net assets.
§Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $169,706 which represents 0.1% of net assets.
Reg SSecurity was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

Restricted securities held by the Fund as of September 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

Security         Acquisition
Date
  Number of
Shares
  Acquisition
Cost
  Value   % of
Net Assets
 
Queenco Leisure International Ltd. (GDR)  07/03/2007   68,000  $1,297,605  $28,730   0.0%

 

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)
   % of
Investments
  Value  
Basic Materials   3.9%  $6,045,431 
Communications   4.2    6,364,019 
Consumer Discretionary   1.6    2,451,070 
Consumer, Cyclical   18.7    28,665,123 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   22.2    33,897,595 
Energy   6.4    9,792,695 
Financial   20.2    30,864,331 
Financials   1.6    2,379,603 
Industrial   10.2    15,587,532 
Technology   7.3    11,228,178 
Money Market Fund   3.7    5,736,327 
      100.0%  $153,011,904 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
  Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value  
Common Stocks                          
Austria   $   $ 1,611,685   $   $ 1,611,685  
Brazil     13,103,569             13,103,569  
China / Hong Kong         37,375,682         37,375,682  
India     2,335,081     16,060,908         18,395,989  
Indonesia         1,626,563         1,626,563  
Israel         28,730         28,730  
Malaysia         1,149,377         1,149,377  
Mexico     1,500,898             1,500,898  
Nigeria     3,343,942             3,343,942  
Panama     1,622,439             1,622,439  
Philippines         427,734         427,734  
Portugal         2,708,822         2,708,822  
Russia     637,298     5,822,782         6,460,080  
Singapore         3,419,823         3,419,823  
South Africa         1,308,655         1,308,655  
South Korea         10,714,629         10,714,629  
Switzerland         2,417,711         2,417,711  
Taiwan         7,431,959         7,431,959  
Thailand         4,427,161         4,427,161  
Turkey         1,447,435         1,447,435  
United Arab Emirates     1,677,300             1,677,300  
United Kingdom     3,927,770     3,537,069     140,976     7,605,815  
United States         2,080,038         2,080,038  
Zimbabwe     103,125             103,125  
Preferred Stocks*         8,391,873         8,391,873  
Real Estate Investment Trusts                          
Mexico     1,046,793             1,046,793  
Turkey         1,017,077         1,017,077  
Warrants         4,830,673         4,830,673  
Money Market Fund     5,736,327             5,736,327  
Total   $ 35,034,542   $ 117,836,386   $ 140,976   $ 153,011,904  

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic sector breakouts.

 

During the period ended September 30, 2013, transfers of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 were $560,837 and transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 were $3,532,425. These transfers resulted primarily from changes in certain foreign securities valuation methodologies between the last close of the securities’ primary market (Level1) and valuation by a pricing service (Level 2), which takes into account market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time but after the last local close, as described in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

    Common
Stocks
 
   United Kingdom 
Balance as of December 31, 2012  $ 
Realized gain (loss)    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (419,861)
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3   560,837 
Balance as of September 30, 2013  $140,976 

 

Transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 resulted primarily from suspended trading.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

GLOBAL HARD ASSETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 94.4%      
Brazil: 0.0%      
 707,700  Brazilian Resources, Inc. (CAD) * # §  $57,983 
Canada: 7.3%      
 480,000  Agrium, Inc. (USD)   40,334,400 
 3,932,300  Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD)   26,385,733 
 7,093,800  First Quantum Minerals Ltd.   132,089,786 
 1,680,800  Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)   43,717,608 
 4,187,024  Kinross Gold Corp. (USD)   21,144,471 
 5,520,800  New Gold, Inc. (USD) *   33,014,384 
         296,686,382 
Kuwait: 0.3%      
 359,225  Kuwait Energy Co. K.S.C.C. * # § ø   1,094,824 
 3,233,023  Kuwait Energy Plc * # § ø   9,953,768 
         11,048,592 
Monaco: 0.4%      
 1,554,700  Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (USD)   15,173,872 
Norway: 1.0%      
 921,800  SeaDrill Ltd. #   41,400,960 
Switzerland: 7.8%     
 40,687,925  Glencore Xstrata Plc (GBP) * #   221,557,751 
 1,388,100  Noble Corp. (USD)   52,428,537 
 2,821,800  Weatherford International Ltd. (USD) *   43,258,194 
         317,244,482 
United Kingdom: 4.1%     
 28,730,014  Afren Plc * #   64,269,059 
 435,000  African Minerals Ltd. * # ø   1,583,976 
 2,325,600  African Minerals Ltd. * #   8,468,264 
 7,858,320  Ophir Energy Plc * #   42,359,129 
 678,626  Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR)   48,542,118 
         165,222,546 
United States: 73.5%      
 931,917  Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. *   5,554,225 
 2,006,200  Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   186,556,538 
 658,000  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   24,240,720 
 1,404,300  Atwood Oceanics, Inc. *   77,292,672 
 2,004,800  Cameron International Corp. *   117,020,176 
 2,051,000  Cimarex Energy Co.   197,716,400 
 1,110,400  Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. *   16,289,568 
 1,696,650  Concho Resources, Inc. *   184,612,486 
 2,251,500  Consol Energy, Inc.   75,762,975 
 462,500  Cummins, Inc.   61,452,375 
 1,332,500  Delek US Holdings, Inc.   28,102,425 
 611,900  Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.   38,133,608 
 1,109,251  Diamondback Energy, Inc. *   47,298,463 
 758,400  Dril-Quip, Inc. *   87,026,400 
 646,500  EOG Resources, Inc.   109,439,520 
 243,100  Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.   3,901,755 
 362,500  Gulfport Energy Corp. *   23,323,250 
 5,091,500  Halcon Resources Corp. *   22,555,345 
 3,661,100  Halliburton Co.   176,281,965 
 2,059,800  HollyFrontier Corp.   86,738,178 
 493,800  Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. *   28,729,284 
 3,793,800  Louisiana-Pacific Corp. *   66,732,942 
 5,042,700  Marathon Oil Corp.   175,889,376 
 1,099,700  Marathon Petroleum Corp.   70,732,704 
 1,499,700  National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   117,141,567 
 1,927,475  Newfield Exploration Co. *   52,754,991 
 1,989,100  Newmont Mining Corp.   55,893,710 
 1,163,200  Occidental Petroleum Corp.   108,805,728 
 1,218,300  Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   230,015,040 
 2,235,800  Schlumberger Ltd.   197,555,288 
 1,665,100  SM Energy Co.   128,529,069 
 1,795,600  Steel Dynamics, Inc.   30,004,476 
 1,850,600  Superior Energy Services, Inc. *   46,339,024 
 1,064,200  Tesoro Corp.   46,803,516 
 1,449,400  United States Steel Corp.   29,843,146 
 528,189  Whiting Petroleum Corp. *   31,612,112 
         2,986,681,017 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $3,152,159,107)
   3,833,515,834 
WARRANTS: 0.0%      
Canada: 0.0%      
 182,677  Kinross Gold Corp. (CAD 21.30, expiring 09/17/14) *   10,641 
United States: 0.0%     
 996,020  Far East Energy Corp. (USD 1.25, expiring 12/28/14) * # §   7,470 
Total Warrants
(Cost: $243,323)
   18,111 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND: 0.9%
(Cost: $35,175,281)
     
 292,600  SPDR Gold Trust *   37,502,542 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 4.3%
(Cost: $175,361,574)
     
 175,361,574  AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   175,361,574 
Total Investments: 99.6%
(Cost: $3,362,939,285)
   4,046,398,061 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.4%   16,114,234 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $4,062,512,295 
   
ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
USD United States Dollar
   
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has not been valued utilizing an independent quote, but has been valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $390,753,184 which represents 9.6% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $11,114,045 which represents 0.3% of net assets.
ø Restricted security - the aggregate value of restricted securities is $12,632,568, or 0.3% of net assets.

 

Restricted securities held by the Fund as of September 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

Security  Acquisition
Date
  Number of
Shares
   Acquisition
Cost
   Value   % of
Net Assets
 
African Minerals Ltd.  01/21/2010   435,000   $2,833,678   $1,583,976    0.0%
Kuwait Energy Co. K.S.C.C.  08/06/2008   359,225    1,086,267    1,094,824    0.0 
Kuwait Energy Plc  12/19/2011   3,233,023    9,776,405    9,953,768    0.3 
           $13,696,350   $12,632,568    0.3%

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   16.9%  $682,527,583 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   0.6    24,240,720 
Energy   72.8    2,944,614,288 
Industrial   4.2    172,088,473 
Industrial Metals   0.2    10,052,240 
Precious Metals   0.0    10,641 
Exchange Traded Fund   0.9    37,502,542 
Money Market Fund   4.4    175,361,574 
    100.0%  $4,046,398,061 

 

 

 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Brazil  $   $   $57,983   $57,983 
Canada   296,686,382            296,686,382 
Kuwait           11,048,592    11,048,592 
Monaco   15,173,872            15,173,872 
Norway       41,400,960        41,400,960 
Switzerland   95,686,731    221,557,751        317,244,482 
United Kingdom   48,542,118    116,680,428        165,222,546 
United States   2,986,681,017            2,986,681,017 
Warrants                    
Canada   10,641            10,641 
United States       7,470        7,470 
Exchange Traded Fund   37,502,542            37,502,542 
Money Market Fund   175,361,574            175,361,574 
Total  $3,655,644,877   $379,646,609   $11,106,575   $ 4,046,398,061  

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended September 30, 2013:

 

 

    Common Stocks  
    Brazil     Kuwait  
Balance as of December 31, 2012   $ 129,007      $ 10,799,460  
Realized gain (loss)            
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (71,024 )     249,132  
Purchases            
Sales            
Transfers in and/or out of level 3            
Balance as of September 30, 2013   $ 57,983     $ 11,048,592  

 

 

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation methodologies and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of September 30, 2013:

 

   Value as of
September 30,
2013
   Valuation Technique  Unobservable input
Description (1)
  Unobservable
Input
  Impact to
Valuation
from an
Increase in
Input (2)
Common Stocks                   
Brazil  $57,983   Discount Cash Flow  Discount for lack of market   25%  Decrease
Kuwait  $11,048,592   Market comparable companies  Production Multiple   65.0x  Increase
           EBITDA Multiple   5.8x  Increase
           Reserve multiple   13.0x  Increase
        Black Scholes  Duration to conversion   0.75   Decrease
           Price Volatility   40%  Decrease

 

(1) In determining certain of these inputs, management evaluates a variety of factors including economic condition, industry and market developments, market valuations of comparable companies and company specific developments. EBITDA means Earnings Before Interest Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.

 

(2) This column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant increases or decreases in these inputs in isolation could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS GOLD FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (a)

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
     Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 96.0%      
Australia: 5.5%      
 9,736,424  Evolution Mining Ltd. #  $7,737,967 
 11,601,118  Gryphon Minerals Ltd. * #   1,583,359 
 1,717,725  Newcrest Mining Ltd. #   18,891,643 
 7,900,000  Papillon Resources Ltd. * #   8,189,792 
 9,212,260  Perseus Mining Ltd. * #   4,783,727 
         41,186,488 
Canada: 69.9%      
 800,000  Alamos Gold, Inc.   12,426,581 
 963,544  Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD)   14,963,838 
 1,760,000  Amarillo Gold Corp. *   307,558 
 2,160,000  Argonaut Gold, Inc. ø   12,623,853 
 1,781,875  Argonaut Gold, Inc. *   10,413,948 
 1,668,000  Asanko Gold, Inc. *   3,902,607 
 4,586,753  AuRico Gold, Inc. (USD)   17,475,529 
 5,649,000  B2Gold Corp. *   14,094,394 
 2,278,000  B2Gold Corp. (USD) *   5,649,440 
 948,000  Bear Creek Mining Corp. (USD) ø   2,085,600 
 667,000  Bear Creek Mining Corp. (USD) *   1,467,400 
 4,300,000  Belo Sun Mining Corp. *   1,899,422 
 2,599,000  Continental Gold Ltd. *   9,411,456 
 1,191,000  Eastmain Resources, Inc. (USD) *   381,564 
 1,839,000  Eastmain Resources, Inc. (USD) * ø   589,166 
 3,292,461  Eldorado Gold Corp.   22,215,042 
 4,186,000  Eldorado Gold Corp. (USD)   28,088,060 
 1,383,000  Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. *   5,048,376 
 767,000  Franco-Nevada Corp. (USD)   34,714,420 
 3,000,000  Gold Canyon Resources, Inc. (USD) *   920,400 
 328,386  Goldcorp, Inc.   8,543,998 
 1,765,897  Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)   45,930,981 
 1,030,000  Guyana Goldfields, Inc. *   2,259,890 
 1,055,000  Guyana Goldfields, Inc. (USD) *   2,363,200 
 3,777,000  Kinross Gold Corp. (USD)   19,073,850 
 1,593,852  New Gold, Inc. *   9,500,755 
 1,026,170  New Gold, Inc. (USD) ø   6,136,497 
 5,785,630  New Gold, Inc. (USD) *   34,598,067 
 3,356,875  Orezone Gold Corp. *   1,319,872 
 1,093,333  Osisko Mining Corp. ø   5,530,086 
 7,832,823  Osisko Mining Corp. *   39,618,474 
 764,500  Premier Gold Mines Ltd. *   1,558,614 
 668,000  Pretium Resources, Inc. *   4,610,922 
 725,000  Pretium Resources, Inc. (USD) *   4,995,250 
 1,195,000  Primero Mining Corp. (USD) *   6,512,750 
 5,600,000  Romarco Minerals, Inc. *   2,120,285 
 4,300,000  Roxgold, Inc. *   2,922,188 
 3,118,000  Rubicon Minerals Corp. *   3,965,419 
 3,728,000  Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. *   3,184,933 
 2,042,000  Semafo, Inc.   4,916,422 
 18,611  Silver Wheaton Corp.   461,097 
 2,014,375  Silver Wheaton Corp. (USD)   49,896,069 
 365,000  Silvercorp Metals, Inc.   1,190,622 
 3,002,000  Silvercorp Metals, Inc. (USD)   9,816,540 
 4,800,000  Sulliden Gold Corp. Ltd. *   4,566,769 
 2,440,000  Timmins Gold Corp. *   4,121,742 
 9,491,000  Torex Gold Resources, Inc. *   12,254,774 
 6,635,000  Volta Resources, Inc. *   1,481,530 
 3,360,578  Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD)   34,950,011 
         527,080,261 
Mexico: 2.3%      
 1,100,000  Fresnillo Plc (GBP) #   17,318,051 
United Kingdom: 7.9%      
 4,242,500  Lydian International Ltd. (CAD) *   2,759,551 
 792,000  Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR)   56,651,760 
         59,411,311 
United States: 10.4%      
 2,100,000  Klondex Mines Ltd. (CAD) *   2,833,843 
 4,300,000  Midway Gold Corp. *   4,106,500 
 360,000  Newmont Mining Corp.   10,116,000 
 658,100  Royal Gold, Inc.   32,023,146 
 1,500,000  Tahoe Resources, Inc. (CAD) ø   26,998,689 
 139,000  Tahoe Resources, Inc. (CAD) *   2,501,879 
         78,580,057 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost: $725,485,914)

   723,576,168 
WARRANTS: 0.0%      
Canada: 0.0%      
 354,041  Kinross Gold Corp. (CAD 21.30, expiring 09/17/14) *   20,623 
 103,000  Pan American Silver Corp. (CAD 35.00, expiring 12/31/14) * # §   15,749 

Total Warrants

(Cost: $525,098)

   36,372 
        
Fine Troy
Ounces
        
COMMODITY: 2.2%
(Cost: $20,930,139)
     
 12,625  Gold Bullion *   16,778,810 
          
Number
of Shares
        
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.6%
(Cost: $11,686,385)
     
 11,686,385  AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   11,686,385 

Total Investments: 99.8%

(Cost: $758,627,536)

   752,077,735 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.2%    1,295,484 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $753,373,219 

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
USD United States Dollar
   
(a) Represents consolidated Schedule of Investments.
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has not been valued utilizing an independent quote, but has been valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $58,520,288 which represents 7.8% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $15,749 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
ø Restricted security - the aggregate value of restricted securities is $53,963,891, or 7.2% of net assets.

 

Restricted securities held by the Fund as of September 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

Security  Acquisition
Date
  Number of
Shares
   Acquisition
Cost
   Value   % of
Net Assets
 
Argonaut Gold, Inc.  11/13/2009   2,160,000   $10,383,442   $12,623,853    1.7%
Bear Creek Mining Corp.  08/15/2005   948,000    2,865,287    2,085,600    0.3 
Eastmain Resources, Inc.  06/13/2008   1,839,000    2,503,501    589,166    0.1 
New Gold, Inc.  06/28/2007   1,026,170    1,298,775    6,136,497    0.8 
Osisko Mining Corp.  09/14/2009   1,093,333    2,959,754    5,530,086    0.7 
Tahoe Resources, Inc.  05/28/2010   1,500,000    9,103,783    26,998,689    3.6 
           $29,114,542   $53,963,891    7.2%

 

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Commodity - Gold   2.2%  $16,778,810 
Diversified Minerals   0.7    5,548,778 
Gold Mining   78.1    587,162,289 
Metal - Diversified   0.2    1,481,530 
Precious Metals   5.6    42,120,439 
Silver Mining   11.6    87,299,504 
Money Market Fund   1.6    11,686,385 
    100.0%  $752,077,735 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Australia  $   $41,186,488   $   $41,186,488 
Canada   527,080,261            527,080,261 
Mexico       17,318,051        17,318,051 
United Kingdom   59,411,311            59,411,311 
United States   78,580,057            78,580,057 
Warrants                    
Canada   20,623    15,749        36,372 
Commodity - Gold   16,778,810            16,778,810 
Money Market Fund   11,686,385            11,686,385 
Total  $693,557,447   $58,520,288   $   $752,077,735 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
        Value  
COMMON STOCKS: 44.4%        
Basic Materials: 5.6%        
  32,725   Argonaut Gold, Inc. (CAD) *   $ 191,257  
  1,001   Ashland, Inc.     92,572  
  43,450   Continental Gold Ltd. (CAD) *     157,340  
  18,520   Eldorado Gold Corp.     124,269  
  18,460   Eldorado Gold Corp. (CAD)     124,554  
  60,350   Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (CAD) *     220,296  
  8,030   Goldcorp, Inc.     208,860  
  7,953   MAG Silver Corp. *     46,764  
  1,320   Monsanto Co.     137,768  
  27,810   New Gold, Inc. *     166,304  
  43,770   Osisko Mining Corp. (CAD) *     221,389  
  15,740   Tahoe Resources, Inc. *     282,061  
  128,900   Volta Resources, Inc. (CAD) *     28,782  
            2,002,216  
Communications: 7.1%        
  1,009   Aruba Networks, Inc. *     16,790  
  7,637   Brightcove, Inc. *     85,916  
  3,477   CalAmp Corp. *     61,300  
  3,612   CBS Corp.     199,238  
  1,030   Discovery Communications, Inc. *     80,464  
  1,277   DISH Network Corp.     57,478  
  2,083   eBay, Inc. *     116,211  
  1,411   EchoStar Corp. *     61,999  
  2,413   eGain Communications Corp. *     36,412  
  1,391   Equinix, Inc. *     255,457  
  23   EZchip Semiconductor Ltd. *     567  
  3,466   Finisar Corp. *     78,436  
  178   Google, Inc. *     155,912  
  369   IAC/InterActiveCorp.     20,173  
  4,842   ICG Group, Inc. *     68,708  
  5,054   Liberty Interactive Corp. *     118,617  
  672   Liberty Media Corp. *     98,885  
  14,465   Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. *     53,376  
  6,034   NeoPhotonics Corp. *     44,591  
  7,591   News Corp. *     121,911  
  3,007   Perficient, Inc. *     55,209  
  242   Plantronics, Inc.     11,144  
  139   Priceline.com, Inc. *     140,522  
  16,287   ShoreTel, Inc. *     98,373  
  830   Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.     27,822  
  765   SPS Commerce, Inc. *     51,194  
  7,614   Support.com, Inc. *     41,496  
  1,244   The Walt Disney Co.     80,226  
  316   Tribune Co. *     19,936  
  1,627   Verizon Communications, Inc.     75,916  
  1,025   Viacom, Inc.     85,670  
  3,617   Vivendi S.A. (EUR)     83,203  
  1,050   Vodafone Group Plc (ADR)     36,939  
            2,540,091  
Consumer, Cyclical: 5.7%        
  7,218   Accuride Corp. *     37,101  
  646   Arctic Cat, Inc.     36,854  
  1,761   Arrow Electronics, Inc. *     85,461  
  1,171   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. *     62,297  
  1,177   Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. *     43,396  
  3,032   Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. *     69,797  
  2,313   Brunswick Corp.     92,312  
  333   Burger King Worldwide, Inc.     6,500  
  92   Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. *     39,440  
  850   Conn’s, Inc. *     42,534  
  2,861   Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. *     18,768  
  1,640   Dollar Tree, Inc. *     93,742  
  39,000   Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (HKD) * #     274,054  
  7,960   GSretail Co. Ltd. (KRW) #     232,425  
  1,534   Harley-Davidson, Inc.     98,544  
  982   Hyundai Motor Co. (KRW) #     229,113  
  278   Icahn Enterprises LP     23,149  
  1,040   Las Vegas Sands Corp.     69,077  
  1,930   La-Z-Boy, Inc.     43,830  
  353   Mohawk Industries, Inc. *     45,978  
  344   Ralph Lauren Corp.     56,667  
  1,219   Starbucks Corp.     93,826  
  419   Thor Industries, Inc.     24,319  
  666   Watsco, Inc.     62,784  
  4,193   Winnebago Industries, Inc. *     108,850  
  375   Wynn Resorts Ltd.     59,254  
            2,050,072  
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 5.6%        
  4,244   Accuray, Inc. *     31,363  
  490   Alliance Data Systems Corp. *     103,620  
  191   Ascent Capital Group, Inc. *     15,398  
  1,465   Beam, Inc.     94,712  
  6,738   BioTelemetry, Inc. *     66,774  
  2,059   Bridgepoint Education, Inc. *     37,144  
  60   Crimson Wine Group Ltd. *     573  
  2,583   Cynosure, Inc. *     58,918  
  1,368   Exact Sciences Corp. *     16,156  
  122,000   Ezion Holdings Ltd. (SGD) #     214,178  
  5,670   Franklin Covey Co. *     101,776  
  4,668   Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.     34,637  
  10,406   Guided Therapeutics, Inc. *     6,707  
  1,858   Healthways, Inc. *     34,392  
  597   Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. *     13,230  
  1,520   Huron Consulting Group, Inc. *     79,967  
  11,398   Jeronimo Martins, SGPS S.A. (EUR) #     233,903  
  3,213   KAR Auction Services, Inc.     90,639  
  1,930   Korn/Ferry International *     41,302  
  2,567   MAKO Surgical Corp. *     75,752  
  1,910   Masimo Corp.     50,882  
  8,675   Merge Healthcare, Inc. *     22,642  
  1,879   Novadaq Technologies, Inc. *     31,154  
  3,398   NxStage Medical, Inc. *     44,718  
  905   Philip Morris International, Inc.     78,364  
  2,886   Quanta Services, Inc. *     79,394  
  1,121   Quidel Corp. *     31,836  
  4,996   Repligen Corp. *     55,406  
  1,484   Spectranetics Corp. *     24,902  
  18,231   Synergetics USA, Inc. *     82,951  
  1,045   TearLab Corp. *     11,558  
  775   United Rentals, Inc. *     45,175  
  2,353   Vascular Solutions, Inc. *     39,530  
  2,953   Volcano Corp. *     70,636  
            2,020,289  
Diversified: 0.2%        
  2,444   Leucadia National Corp.     66,575  
Energy: 4.3%        
  122,869   Afren Plc (GBP) * #     274,858  
  1,580   Bill Barrett Corp. *     39,674  
  1,796   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     67,027  
  3,588   Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd.     108,358  
  3,050   EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. *     113,185  
  676   Gulfport Energy Corp. *     43,494  
  154,000   Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. (HKD) #     216,469  
  1,622   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     126,694  
  6,100   Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.     120,310  
  4,435   Southwestern Energy Co. *     161,345  
  1,022   Total S.A. (ADR)     59,194  
  144,888   Volga Gas Plc (GBP) *     203,773  
  2,966   Willbros Group, Inc. *     27,228  
            1,561,609  
Financial: 6.0%        
  919   American Express Co.     69,403  
  1,172   American International Group, Inc.     56,994  
  4,301   Assured Guaranty Ltd.     80,644  
  11,380   Blackstone Group LP     283,248  
  1,255   CME Group, Inc.     92,719  
  10,839   Dream Unlimited Corp. *     138,631  
  4,953   Dundee Corp. *     92,116  
  830,000   Franshion Properties China Ltd. (HKD) #     273,836  
  39,487   Kasikornbank PCL (NVDR) (THB) #     221,031  
  5,994   KKR & Co. LP     123,357  
  961   Oaktree Capital Group LLC     50,308  
  1,430   Onex Corp.     75,075  
  1,687   Partners Value Fund, Inc. *     36,849  
  5,020   Realogy Holdings Corp. *     215,960  
  2,803   TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.     73,383  
  3,738   The Charles Schwab Corp.     79,021  
  788   The Howard Hughes Corp. *     88,548  
  628   Visa, Inc.     120,011  
            2,171,134  
Industrial: 4.4%        
  2,038   AO Smith Corp.     92,118  
  1,788   Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. *     17,880  
  784   BE Aerospace, Inc. *     57,875  
  1,534   Clean Harbors, Inc. *     89,984  
  754   Colfax Corp. *     42,593  
  4,069   CPI Aerostructures, Inc. *     47,160  
  6,889   CUI Global, Inc. *     39,750  
  638   Danaher Corp.     44,226  
  2,911   Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.     34,088  
  7,329   Flow International Corp. *     29,243  
  811   Forward Air Corp.     32,724  
  2,250   Foster Wheeler A.G. *     59,265  
  933   Garmin Ltd.     42,162  
  5,145   Greenbrier Cos, Inc. *     127,236  
  3,648   II-VI, Inc. *     68,655  
  1,705   Ingersoll-Rand Plc     110,723  
  847   Lennox International, Inc.     63,745  
  736   Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     72,253  
  2,147   Newport Corp. *     33,558  
  2,936   Norbord, Inc.     86,172  
  1,908   Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. *     53,882  
  1,181   Rogers Corp. *     70,246  
  761   Ryder System, Inc.     45,432  
  1,715   Trimble Navigation Ltd. *     50,953  
  703   Vulcan Materials Co.     36,422  
  1,824   Waste Connections, Inc.     82,828  
  1,866   Werner Enterprises, Inc.     43,534  
            1,574,707  
Technology: 5.5%        
  501   ACI Worldwide, Inc. *     27,084  
  6,548   Activision Blizzard, Inc.     109,155  
  266   Apple, Inc.     126,815  
  5,173   Applied Micro Circuits Corp. *     66,732  
  10,733   Callidus Software, Inc. *     98,422  
  8,082   CDC Corp. * #     2,788  
  1,464   Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. *     120,224  
  2,895   Datalink Corp. *     39,140  
  5,696   FormFactor, Inc. *     39,075  
  17,687   Glu Mobile, Inc. *     49,347  
  3,558   Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR)     35,580  
  7,577   inContact, Inc. *     62,662  
  5,954   MaxLinear, Inc. *     49,359  
  7,574   Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. *     75,664  
  1,620   Microchip Technology, Inc.     65,270  
  118   MICROS Systems, Inc. *     5,893  
  773   NQ Mobile, Inc. (ADR) *     16,844  
  2,619   NVIDIA Corp.     40,752  
  1,510   Proofpoint, Inc. *     48,501  
  3,603   QUALCOMM, Inc.     242,698  
  5,960   Rudolph Technologies, Inc. *     67,944  
  268   Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (KRW) #     340,894  
  4,135   Skyworks Solutions, Inc. *     102,714  
  363   Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. *     2,759  
  153,480   Trident Microsystems, Inc. * #     6,907  
  1,543   VeriFone Systems, Inc. *     35,273  
  1,034   Virtusa Corp. *     30,048  
  19,639   Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. *     59,703  
            1,968,247  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $14,802,280) (a)
    15,954,940  
INVESTMENT TRUST: 0.0%
(Cost: $19,236)
       
Energy: 0.0%        
  229   Texas Pacific Land Trust     19,357  
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 0.9%        
Financial: 0.9%        
  1,358   American Tower Corp.     100,669  
  12,044   NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.     111,768  
  503   Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.     4,623  
  1,743   Weyerhaeuser Co. (Preferred Security)
6.38%,07/01/16
    92,344  
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost: $267,021) (a)
    309,404  
WARRANT: 0.0%
(Cost: $19)
       
Telecommunication Services: 0.0%        
  1,865   xG Technology, Inc.(USD 6.87, expiring 07/18/18)     2,387  
             
Principal
Amount
           
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 1.1%        
$ 43,377   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates
5.81%,01/25/18 (c)
    40,809  
  350,000   Sealane Trade Finance
14.26%,02/12/16 # Reg S
    366,607  
            407,416  
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost: $400,897) (a)
       
CORPORATE BONDS: 13.7%        
Basic Materials: 0.8%        
$ 110,000   Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
4.63%,10/15/15 (c)
    111,100  
  295,000   Sidetur Finance B.V.
10.00%,11/07/13 (c) Reg S ♦
    162,250  
            273,350  
Communications: 3.1%        
  42,000   Affinion Group, Inc.
11.50%,11/08/13 (c)
    36,750  
  205,000   Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
6.25%,05/01/18 144A
    177,581  
  95,000   Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
5.50%,09/15/14
    93,813  
  58,000   5.50%,12/15/16     44,370  
  111,702   11.00%,11/08/13 (c)     101,090  
  375,000   Maxcom Telecomunicaciones S.A.B. de C.V.
11.00%,11/08/13 (c) ♦
    300,000  
  320,000   Trilogy International Partners LLC
10.25%,11/08/13 (c) 144A
    308,800  
  55,000   WebMD Health Corp.
2.50%,01/31/18
    52,078  
            1,114,482  
Consumer, Cyclical: 2.4%        
  49,702   Chukchansi Economic Development Authority
9.75%,05/30/16 (c) Reg S ♦
    29,076  
  388,673   9.75%,05/30/16 (c) 144A ♦     227,374  
  66,438   Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
1.25%,11/08/13 (c) 144A
    63,614  
  57,000   JC Penney Corp., Inc.
6.88%,10/15/15
    52,155  
  52,900   7.95%,04/01/17     45,626  
  72,493   Kellwood Co.
12.88%,11/08/13 (c)
    71,429  
  9,300   Neebo, Inc.
15.00%,06/30/16 (c)
    9,719  
  93,000   15.00%,11/08/13 (c) 144A     97,185  

 

  200,000     Sifco S.A.  
11.50%,06/06/16 Reg S
    99,000  
  158,000     The Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc.  
10.63%,11/08/13 (c)
    158,790  
              853,968  
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 1.0%        
  83,000     Armored Autogroup, Inc.
9.25%,11/01/14 (c)
    75,323  
  200,000     CFG Investment S.A.C.
9.75%,07/30/16 (c) Reg S
    185,000  
  79,000     Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
12.50%,11/01/15 (c)
    83,345  
              343,668  
Energy: 2.4%        
  200,000     Enercoal Resources Pte Ltd.
9.25%,08/05/14 (p) Reg S
    116,000  
  93,000     EPL Oil & Gas, Inc.
8.25%,02/15/15 (c)
    98,580  
  11,000     Green Field Energy Services, Inc.
13.25%,11/15/14 (c) § 144A ♦
    10,010  
CAD 30,000     Pengrowth Energy Corp.
6.25%,03/31/17
    29,707  
$ 45,000     SunCoke Energy, Inc.
7.63%,08/01/14 (c)
    48,488  
  1,000,000     Tristan Oil Ltd.
26.06%,11/07/13 (c) ^ Reg S ♦
    570,500  
              873,285  
Financial: 3.5%        
  280,000     Banco Cruzeiro do Sul S.A.
7.00%,07/08/13 ♦
    68,600  
  125,000     8.00%,09/17/12 ♦     32,529  
  315,000     8.25%,01/20/16 Reg S ♦     72,510  
  450,000     8.50%,02/20/15 Reg S ♦     118,224  
  131,000     Emigrant Bancorp, Inc.
6.25%,06/15/14 144A
    131,819  
  66,000     Jefferies Group, Inc.
3.88%,11/01/17 (c) (p)
    69,424  
  200,000     MF Global Holdings Ltd.
6.25%,08/08/16 ♦
    104,500  
  88,000     Nuveen Investments, Inc.
5.50%,09/15/15
    85,800  
MYR  1,000,000     Special Port Vehicle Bhd
5.30%,07/30/14 # §
    294,524  
$ 300,000     Standard Bank Plc
11.87%,01/27/14 ^ # 144A
    289,173  
              1,267,103  
Industrial: 0.5%        
  123,782     Inversiones Alsacia S.A.
8.00%,02/18/15 (c) Reg S
    100,449  
  106,000     Tervita Corp.
9.75%,11/01/15 (c) Reg S
    98,050  
              198,499  
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $5,162,603) (a)
    4,924,355  
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 1.2%        
ARS 8,026,000     Argentine Republic Government International Bond
12/15/35
    147,331  
$ 300,000     Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
11.75%,10/05/15 Reg S
    286,500  
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost: $322,907)
    433,831  
STRUCTURED NOTE: 2.3%
(Cost: $860,000)
       
Financial: 2.3%          
$ 860,000     Deutsche Bank A.G. London Branch, Alpha Overlay Securities
06/23/16 # § (b)
    840,134  
                 
  Number
of Shares
             
CLOSED-END FUNDS: 2.5%        
 933   DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund   20,479 
 2,000   First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II   31,820 
 3,900   Helios High Income Fund, Inc.   32,370 
 5,500   Helios Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc.   31,955 
 4,445   JZ Capital Partners Ltd. (GBP)   33,025 
 1,945   Montgomery Street Income Securities, Inc.   30,556 
 3,370   Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund   31,510 
 31,000   Nuveen Diversified Currency Opportunities Fund   324,880 
 1,612   PCM Fund, Inc.   18,457 
 4,270   PIMCO Dynamic Credit Income Fund   95,007 
 3,320   PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund   95,251 
 1,549   PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund   42,582 
 791   PIMCO Income Strategy Fund   9,152 
 1,236   PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II   12,607 
 5,275   Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.   31,492 
 2,330   Western Asset Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc.   52,425 
Total Closed-End Funds
(Cost: $948,815) (a)
   893,568 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS: 0.9%     
 800   iShares Russell 2000 ETF   85,296 
 495   iShares Silver Trust *   10,341 
 1,700   SPDR Gold Trust *   217,889 
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost: $349,540) (a)
   313,526 
OPEN-END FUND: 10.3%
(Cost: $3,787,867)
     
 374,366   AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund   3,702,478 
OPTIONS PURCHASED: 0.1%     
 400   Equinix, Inc. Call ($200, expiring 01/18/14)   2,680 
 8,400   iShares Russell 2000 ETF Put ($98, expiring 11/16/13)   6,216 
 4,000   JC Penney Co., Inc. Put ($8, expiring 01/18/14)   4,600 
 2,100   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put ($163, expiring 10/19/13)   1,722 
 5,000   T-Mobile US, Inc. Call ($26, expiring 11/16/13)   8,000 
Total Options Purchased
(Cost: $32,055)
   23,218 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 18.6%
(Cost: $6,692,344)
     
 6,692,344   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   6,692,344 
Total Investments: 96.0%
(Cost: $33,645,584)
   34,516,958 
Other assets less liabilities: 4.0%   1,437,941 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $35,954,899  
     
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT: (27.9)%     
COMMON STOCKS: (11.5)%     
Basic Materials: (0.1)%     
 (4,647)  Glencore Xstrata Plc *   (25,140)
 (166)  HB Fuller Co.   (7,502)
 (987)  Zoltek Cos, Inc. *   (16,473)
         (49,115)
Communications: (1.1)%     
 (92)  Amazon.com, Inc. *   (28,763)
 (578)  AT&T, Inc.   (19,548)
 (3,126)  Corning, Inc.   (45,608)
 (338)  DIRECTV *   (20,196)
 (1,284)  IPG Photonics Corp.   (72,302)
 (1,014)  Juniper Networks, Inc. *   (20,138)
 (77)  Netflix, Inc. *   (23,809)
 (1,422)  Nielsen Holdings N.V.   (51,832)
 (442)  Rackspace Hosting, Inc. *   (23,320)
 (579)  Splunk, Inc. *   (34,763)
 (2,936)  Sprint Corp. *   (18,233)
 (602)  Viasat, Inc. *   (38,378)
         (396,890)
Consumer, Cyclical: (3.3)%     
 (1,410)  Best Buy Co., Inc.   (52,875)
 (574)  Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *   (63,840)
 (2,615)  Burger King Worldwide, Inc.   (51,045)
 (569)  Cabela's, Inc. *   (35,864)
 (921)  Carter's, Inc.   (69,895)
 (96)  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. *   (41,155)
 (720)  Columbia Sportswear Co.   (43,366)
 (743)  Darden Restaurants, Inc.   (34,393)
 (717)  Dorman Products, Inc.   (35,527)
 (505)  DSW, Inc.   (43,087)
 (444)  DTS, Inc. *   (9,324)
 (388)  GameStop Corp.   (19,264)
 (634)  Guess?, Inc.   (18,925)
 (1,182)  hhgregg, Inc. *   (21,170)
 (1,032)  International Game Technology   (19,536)
 (1,644)  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. *   (31,795)
 (3,611)  LKQ Corp. *   (115,046)
 (444)  Macy's, Inc.   (19,212)
 (1,172)  MSC Industrial Direct Co.   (95,342)
 (319)  Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.   (8,773)
 (776)  Noodles & Co. *   (33,112)
 (556)  Pool Corp.   (31,208)
 (1,078)  Regal Entertainment Group   (20,460)
 (2,206)  Select Comfort Corp. *   (53,716)
 (572)  Six Flags Entertainment Corp.   (19,328)
 (2,226)  Sony Corp. (ADR)   (47,904)
 (2,068)  Staples, Inc.   (30,296)
 (268)  Susser Holdings Corp. *   (14,244)
 (2,369)  The Wendy's Co.   (20,089)
 (540)  WESCO International, Inc. *   (41,326)
 (142)  WW Grainger, Inc.   (37,163)
         (1,178,280)
Consumer, Non-cyclical: (1.4)%     
 (914)  Capella Education Co. *   (51,696)
 (1,292)  DeVry, Inc.   (39,484)
 (962)  ExlService Holdings, Inc. *   (27,398)
 (845)  Fairway Group Holdings Corp. *   (21,598)
 (921)  Green Dot Corp. *   (24,250)
 (291)  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. *   (21,921)
 (578)  IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. *   (29,484)
 (1,199)  Iron Mountain, Inc.   (32,397)
 (600)  K12, Inc. *   (18,528)
 (194)  Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *   (8,396)
 (105)  Neogen Corp. *   (6,376)
 (690)  Pfizer, Inc.   (19,810)
 (1,105)  Safeway, Inc.   (35,349)
 (449)  Strayer Education, Inc.   (18,642)
 (1,208)  The Brink's Co.   (34,186)
 (515)  The Coca-Cola Co.   (19,508)
 (801)  The Kroger Co.   (32,312)
 (2,129)  The Western Union Co.   (39,727)
 (656)  Weight Watchers International, Inc.   (24,515)
         (505,577)
Energy: (0.2)%     
 (607)  Consol Energy, Inc.   (20,426)
 (1,063)  Peabody Energy Corp.   (18,337)
 (621)  Rosetta Resources, Inc. *   (33,820)
         (72,583)
Financial: (0.2)%     
 (1,078)  Legg Mason, Inc.   (36,048)
 (942)  The Progressive Corp.   (25,651)
         (61,699)
Industrial: (1.8)%     
 (260)  Acuity Brands, Inc.   (23,925)
 (398)  Alamo Group, Inc.   (19,466)
 (1,210)  American Railcar Industries, Inc.   (47,468)
 (564)  CIRCOR International, Inc.   (35,070)
 (234)  Crane Co.   (14,431)
 (1,111)  Energy Recovery, Inc. *   (8,044)
 (844)  FARO Technologies, Inc. *   (35,591)
 (4,044)  Flextronics International Ltd. *   (36,760)
 (1,013)  Garmin Ltd.   (45,777)
 (235)  General Dynamics Corp.   (20,567)
 (7,790)  Headwaters, Inc. *   (70,032)
 (359)  Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   (24,197)
 (819)  IDEX Corp.   (53,440)
 (718)  Itron, Inc. *   (30,752)
 (1,016)  Jabil Circuit, Inc.   (22,027)
 (170)  Lockheed Martin Corp.   (21,684)
 (862)  National Instruments Corp.   (26,662)
 (225)  Northrop Grumman Corp.   (21,434)
 (1,841)  Quanex Building Products Corp.   (34,666)
 (307)  Trex Co., Inc. *   (15,206)
 (957)  Trimble Navigation Ltd. *   (28,432)
 (584)  Tyco International Ltd.   (20,428)
         (656,059)
Technology: (2.7)%     
 (3,060)  Activision Blizzard, Inc.   (51,010)
 (426)  Adobe Systems, Inc. *   (22,126)
 (417)  Akamai Technologies, Inc. *   (21,559)
 (1,288)  Applied Materials, Inc.   (22,592)
 (529)  Autodesk, Inc. *   (21,779)
 (743)  Bottomline Technologies, Inc. *   (20,715)
 (530)  Cabot Microelectronics Corp. *   (20,416)
 (360)  CACI International, Inc. *   (24,880)
 (639)  Cerner Corp. *   (33,579)
 (327)  Concur Technologies, Inc. *   (36,134)
 (2,390)  Electronic Arts, Inc. *   (61,065)
 (502)  First Solar, Inc. *   (20,185)
 (3,994)  Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I Ltd. *   (66,500)
 (1,361)  Hewlett-Packard Co.   (28,554)
 (417)  Infosys Ltd. (ADR)   (20,062)
 (104)  International Business Machines Corp.   (19,259)
 (308)  Intuit, Inc.   (20,423)
 (392)  j2 Global, Inc.   (19,412)
 (7,263)  Lattice Semiconductor Corp. *   (32,393)
 (988)  Lexmark International, Inc.   (32,604)
 (692)  Linear Technology Corp.   (27,445)
 (1,515)  Microsoft Corp.   (50,465)
 (1,218)  Netscout Systems, Inc. *   (31,144)
 (1,319)  NVIDIA Corp.   (20,524)
 (617)  Oracle Corp.   (20,466)
 (266)  SAP A.G. (ADR)   (19,663)
 (498)  Seagate Technology Plc   (21,783)
 (320)  ServiceNow, Inc. *   (16,624)
 (4,678)  Teradyne, Inc. *   (77,281)
 (276)  Ultimate Software Group, Inc. *   (40,682)
 (972)  Ultratech, Inc. *   (29,452)
 (309)  Western Digital Corp.   (19,591)
         (970,367)
Utilities: (0.7)%         
 (86,000)  Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. (ADR)   (241,660)
Total Common Stocks
(Proceeds: $(3,766,372))
   (4,132,230)
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: (0.2)%     
Financial: (0.2)%     
 (9,316)  Hersha Hospitality Trust   (52,076)
 (989)  LaSalle Hotel Properties   (28,260)
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Proceeds: $(80,216))
   (80,336)
             
  Principal
Amount
         
CORPORATE BONDS: (2.0)%     
Basic Materials: (1.3)%     
       Vale Overseas Ltd.     
$ (500,000 )       4.38%,01/11/22   (484,222)
Financial: (0.7)%     
     BBVA Banco Continental S.A.     
 (250,000)       5.00%,08/26/22 Reg S   (240,625)
Total Corporate Bonds
(Proceeds: $(744,889))
   (724,847)
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION: (1.1)%
(Proceeds: $(399,226)
)
     
           
     Slovenia Government Bond     
EUR  (350,000)        4.63%,09/09/24 Reg S   (401,289)
           
 Number
of Shares
         
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS: (13.1)%     
 (7,900)  CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust *   (785,813)
 (20,723)  Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares *   (551,439)
 (76)  Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares *   (4,767)
 (789)  Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund   (65,392)
 (4,216)  iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund   (448,582)
 (10,629)  iShares Russell 2000 ETF   (1,133,259)
 (2,125)  iShares Silver Trust *   (44,391)
 (59,400)  Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF ‡   (1,488,564)
 (695)  Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF ‡   (27,737)
 (1,893)  SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF   (75,417)
 (2,631)  Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund   (84,271)
Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Proceeds: $(5,630,798))
   (4,709,632)
Total Securities Sold Short
(Proceeds: $(10,621,501))  
  $(10,048,334)
WRITTEN OPTIONS: (0.2)%     
 (800)  Blackstone Group LP Call ($20, expiring 01/18/14)  $(3,784)
 (600)  CBS Corp. Call ($60, expiring 12/21/13)   (600)
 (400)  Equinix, Inc. Put ($160, expiring 10/19/13)   (130)
 (400)  Equinix, Inc. Put ($165, expiring 01/18/14)   (2,440)
 (600)  Ingersoll-Rand Plc Call ($68, expiring 10/19/13)   (330)
 (5,000)  iShares Russell 2000 ETF Put ($105, expiring 09/30/14)   (25)
 (4,200)  iShares Russell 2000 ETF Put ($103, expiring 10/19/13)   (3,066)
 (4,000)  JC Penney Co., Inc. Put ($5, expiring 01/18/14)   (1,200)
 (2,600)  JC Penney Co., Inc. Put ($13, expiring 01/18/14)   (14,560)
 (800)  KKR & Co. LP Call ($20, expiring 01/18/14)   (1,128)
 (1,700)  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Put ($10, expiring 01/18/14)   (170)
 (1,700)  NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. Call ($10, expiring 12/21/13)   (255)
 (7,100)  SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put ($163, expiring 11/16/13)   (12,922)
 (6,900)  SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put ($164, expiring 11/16/13)   (15,249)
 (6,900)  SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put ($162, expiring 11/16/13)   (12,006)
 (2,100)  SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put ($155, expiring 10/19/13)   (546)
 (6,800)  SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Put ($156, expiring 10/19/13)   (1,972)
 (5,000)  T-Mobile US, Inc. Put ($20, expiring 11/16/13)   (700)
 (5,000)  T-Mobile US, Inc. Call ($29, expiring 11/16/13)   (2,600)
Total Written Options
(Premiums received: $(78,437))
  $(73,683)
   
ADR American Depositary Receipt
ARS Argentine Peso
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
KRW Korean Won
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thai Baht
USD United States Dollar
   
(a) All or a portion of these securities are segregated for securities sold short and written options. Total value of the securities segregated, including cash on deposit with broker, is $23,314,551.
(b) Issued with zero coupon at par. The security is linked to the performance of the Deutsche Bank ProVol Hedge Index, the Deutsche Bank Equity Mean Reversion Alpha Index, the Deutsche Bank Equity Mean Reversion Alpha Index Emerging Markets and the Deutsche Bank Fed Funds Effective Rate Total Return Index.
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p) Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
^ Zero Coupon Bond - the rate shown is the effective yield at purchase date
Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
* Non-income producing
# Indicates a fair valued security which has not been valued utilizing an independent quote, but has been valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $4,310,894 which represents 12.0% of net assets.
§ Illiquid Security — the aggregate value of illiquid securities is $1,144,668 which represents 3.2% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $1,305,556, or 3.6% of net assets.
Security in default

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Fund held the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Counterparty   Contracts to
deliver
    In Exchange For     Settlement Dates   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
State Street Bank And Trust Company   BRL 940,102     USD 428,000     10/2/2013   $ 3,824  
State Street Bank And Trust Company   USD 428,000     BRL 1,013,718     10/2/2013     29,392  
Net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts       $ 33,216  

 

BRL Brazilian Real
USD United States Dollar

 

Restricted securities held by the Fund as of September 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

Security    Acquisition
Date
   Number of
Shares
    Acquisition
Cost
    Value    % of
Net Assets
 
Green Field Energy Services, Inc.  11/15/2012   11,000   $12,387   $10,010    0.0%

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended September 30, 2013 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates         Value 12/31/12   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Value 09/30/13 
Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF  $809,100   $   $814,743   $24,178   $3,990   $ 
Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF   1,015,651        1,016,346    78,580    5,115     
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF(1)   (1,071,610)   1,069,889    106,841    (649)       (1,488,564)
Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF   819,543        834,878    44,361    3,956     
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF   (10,890)       6,991    6,163         
Market Vectors Oil Services ETF   (17,406)   1,420    20,035    (1,964)        
Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF(1)   (29,748)   278,870    302,416    (21,630)       (27,737)
   $1,514,640   $1,350,179   $3,102,250   $129,039   $13,061   $(1,516,301)

 

(1) Represents short position at September 30, 2013.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   6.6%  $2,275,566 
Communications   10.6    3,654,573 
Consumer, Cyclical   8.4    2,904,040 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   6.8    2,363,957 
Diversified   0.2    66,575 
Energy   7.1    2,454,251 
Financial   15.9    5,481,343 
Government   1.3    433,831 
Industrial   5.1    1,773,206 
Technology   5.7    1,968,247 
Telecommunication Services   0.0    2,387 
Asset-Backed Securities   1.2    407,416 
Exchange Traded Funds   0.9    313,526 
Open-End Fund   10.7    3,702,478 
Options Purchased   0.1    23,218 
Money Market Fund   19.4    6,692,344 
    100.0%  $34,516,958 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

Long positions  Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks                    
Basic Materials  $2,002,216   $   $   $2,002,216 
Communications   2,540,091            2,540,091 
Consumer, Cyclical   1,314,480    735,592        2,050,072 
Consumer, Non-cyclical   1,572,208    448,081        2,020,289 
Diversified   66,575            66,575 
Energy   1,070,282    491,327        1,561,609 
Financial   1,676,267    494,867        2,171,134 
Industrial   1,574,707            1,574,707 
Technology   1,617,658    340,894    9,695    1,968,247 
Investment Trust*   19,357            19,357 
Real Estate Investment Trusts*   309,404            309,404 
Warrant*   2,387            2,387 
Asset-Backed Securities       407,416        407,416 
Corporate Bonds*       4,924,355        4,924,355 
Foreign Government Obligations       433,831        433,831 
Structured Note*       840,134        840,134 
Closed-End Funds   893,568            893,568 
Exchange Traded Funds   313,526            313,526 
Open-End Fund   3,702,478            3,702,478 
Options Purchased   23,218            23,218 
Money Market Fund   6,692,344            6,692,344 
Total  $25,390,766   $9,116,497   $9,695   $34,516,958 
                     
Short positions  Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Common Stocks*  $(4,132,230)  $   $   $(4,132,230)
Real Estate Investment Trusts*   (80,336)           (80,336)
Corporate Bonds*       (724,847)       (724,847)
Foreign Government Obligation       (401,289)       (401,289)
Exchange Traded Funds   (4,709,632)           (4,709,632)
Total  $(8,922,198)  $(1,126,136)  $   $(10,048,334)
Other Financial Instruments                    
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $   $33,216   $   $33,216 
Written Options   (73,683)           (73,683)
Total  $(73,683)  $33,216   $   $(40,467)

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and industry sector breakouts.

 

The following table reconciles the valuation of the Fund’s Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended September 30, 2013:

 

   Common Stocks 
   Long Position 
   Technology 
Balance as of December 31, 2012  $24,928 
Realized gain (loss)    
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (15,233)
Purchases    
Sales    
Transfers in and/or out of level 3    
Balance as of September 30, 2013  $9,695 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

UNCONSTRAINED EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 32.9%     
Brazil: 3.8%     
BRL 8,605,000   Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo     
     6.25%, 01/15/15 Reg S TIPS  $5,584,372 
           
Cayman Islands: 2.2%     
USD 3,508,000   Marfrig Overseas Ltd.     
     9.50%, 05/04/15 (c) Reg S   3,297,520 
           
Chile: 3.0%     
CLP 2,359,500,000   SACI Falabella     
     6.50%, 04/30/23 Reg S   4,500,346 
           
Colombia: 4.0%     
COP 2,810,000,000   Emgesa S.A. ESP     
     8.75%, 01/25/21 Reg S   1,576,368 
 7,944,000,000   Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP     
     8.38%, 02/01/21 Reg S   4,371,869 
         5,948,237 
Hungary: 2.8%     
     Nitrogenmuvek Zrt     
USD 3,000,000   7.88%, 05/21/17 (c) 144A   2,737,500 
 1,560,000   7.88%, 05/21/17 (c) Reg S   1,423,500 
         4,161,000 
Luxembourg: 3.0%     
 3,708,000   Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.     
     8.63%, 04/28/14 (p) Reg S   4,449,600 
           
Mexico: 10.0%     
 380,000   Corp GEO S.A.B. de C.V.     
     9.25%, 06/30/15 (c) Reg S ♦   57,000 
MXN 54,650,000   Grupo Televisa S.A.B.     
     7.25%, 05/14/43   3,543,956 
 84,480,000   Petroleos Mexicanos     
     7.65%, 11/24/21 Reg S   6,783,158 
USD4,600,000   Servicios Corporativos Javer S.A.P.I. de C.V.     
     9.88%, 04/06/16 (c) Reg S   4,452,800 
         14,836,914 
Singapore: 3.6%       
 1,351,000   Bakrie Telecom Pte Ltd.     
     11.50%, 11/04/13 (c) Reg S   395,168 
 2,340,000   Bumi Capital Pte. Ltd.     
     12.00%, 11/10/13 (c) Reg S   1,532,700 
 5,178,000   Bumi Investment Pte Ltd.     
     10.75%, 10/06/14 (c) Reg S   3,378,645 
         5,306,513 
United States: 0.5%     
 760,000   Rolta, LLC     
     10.75%, 05/16/16 (c) 144A   710,600 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $50,421,328)
   48,795,102 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 65.3%     
Argentina: 13.4%         
 4,220,000   Argentina Bonar Bond     
     7.00%, 04/17/17   3,477,749 
 5,178,000   Argentine Republic Government International Bond     
     8.75%, 06/02/17   4,258,905 
     Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina     
 1,292,000   9.38%, 09/14/18 Reg S   1,033,600 
 273,000   9.63%, 04/18/28 Reg S   189,735 
 7,297,000   11.75%, 10/05/15 Reg S   6,968,635 
 4,449,000   Provincia de Cordoba, Argentina     
     12.38%, 08/17/17 Reg S   3,915,120 
         19,843,744 
Colombia: 4.7%     
     Colombia Government International Bonds     
COP 4,067,000,000   9.85%, 06/28/27   2,801,237 
 6,896,000,000   12.00%, 10/22/15   4,144,748 
         6,945,985 
Greece: 2.0%     
     Hellenic Republic Government Bonds     
EUR 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/23 Reg S ♠   144,577 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/24 Reg S ♠   135,805 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/25 Reg S ♠   130,384 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/26 Reg S ♠   126,430 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/27 Reg S ♠   123,904 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/28 Reg S ♠   120,953 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/29 Reg S ♠   117,827 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/30 Reg S ♠   115,757 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/31 Reg S ♠   114,062 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/32 Reg S ♠   113,702 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/33 Reg S ♠   111,926 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/34 Reg S ♠   111,259 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/35 Reg S ♠   110,766 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/36 Reg S ♠   110,089 
 1,131,000   2.00%, 02/24/37 Reg S ♠   725,592 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/38 Reg S ♠   109,955 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/39 Reg S ♠   109,330 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/40 Reg S ♠   109,154 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/41 Reg S ♠   109,445 
 171,000   2.00%, 02/24/42 Reg S ♠   109,131 
         2,960,048 
Indonesia: 10.9%     
     Indonesia Treasury Bonds     
IDR 115,099,000,000   5.25%, 05/15/18   8,998,257 
 83,600,000,000   5.63%, 05/15/23   5,876,502 
 16,000,000,000   8.38%, 03/15/34   1,320,155 
         16,194,914 
Mexico: 4.9%     
     Mexican Government International Bonds     
MXN 29,500,000   7.75%, 05/29/31   2,444,762 
 29,500,000   7.75%, 11/13/42   2,400,774 
 27,700,000   8.50%, 11/18/38   2,452,134 
         7,297,670 
Nigeria: 4.8%     
     Nigerian Treasury Bills     
NGN255,853,000   12.43%, 01/23/14 ^   1,531,104 
 254,000,000   12.66%, 01/16/14 ^   1,521,551 
 494,000,000   13.04%, 12/19/13 ^   2,967,642 
 186,200,000   13.54%, 02/06/14 ^   1,109,176 
         7,129,473 
Philippines: 10.9%     
     Philippine Government International Bonds     
PHP 199,000,000   3.90%, 11/26/22   4,604,789 
 447,000,000   6.25%, 01/14/36   11,601,057 
         16,205,846 
Portugal: 10.1%     
     Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT     
EUR 2,225,000   3.35%, 10/15/15 Reg S 144A   2,909,254 
 3,768,000   4.35%, 10/16/17 Reg S 144A   4,829,945 
 5,735,000   4.45%, 06/15/18 Reg S 144A   7,280,094 
         15,019,293 
Romania: 2.6%     
RON 11,710,000   Romanian Government Bond     
     5.90%, 07/26/17   3,750,571 
           
Sri Lanka: 1.0%     
LKR 215,000,000   Sri Lanka Government Bond     
     8.50%, 04/01/18   1,458,767 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost: $97,193,708)
   96,806,311 
      
 Number
of Shares
         
MONEY MARKET FUND: 4.3%
(Cost: $6,446,915)
     
 6,446,915   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   6,446,915 
           
Total Investments: 102.5%
(Cost: $154,061,951)
   152,048,328 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (2.5)%   (3,677,028)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $148,371,300 

 

BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
COP Colombian Peso
EUR Euro
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
LKR Sri Lankan Rupee
MXN Mexican Peso
NGN Nigerian Naira
PHP Philippine Peso
RON Romanian Leu
USD United States Dollar
   
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(p) Puttable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the investor
^ Zero Coupon Bond - the rate shown is the effective yield at purchase date
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $18,467,393, or 12.4% of net assets.
TIPS Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
Step Bond - coupon increases periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period.
Security in default

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector (unaudited)
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Agricultural Chemicals   2.7%  $4,161,000 
Broadcast Service Program   2.3    3,543,956 
Building - Residential / Commercial   2.9    4,452,800 
Building & Construct Product - Miscellaneous   0.0    57,000 
Coal   3.2    4,911,345 
Computer Aided Design   0.5    710,600 
Electric - Generation   4.7    7,160,740 
Electric - Integrated   2.9    4,371,869 
Food - Miscellaneous / Diversified   2.2    3,297,520 
Government   63.7    96,806,311 
Money Market Fund   4.2    6,446,915 
Oil Company - Exploration & Production   2.9    4,449,600 
Oil Company - Integrated   4.5    6,783,158 
Retail - Major Department Store   3.0    4,500,346 
Telecom Services   0.3    395,168 
    100.0%  $152,048,328 

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

   Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value 
Corporate Bonds*  $   $48,795,102   $   $48,795,102 
Foreign Government Obligations*       96,806,311        96,806,311 
Money Market Fund   6,446,915            6,446,915 
Total  $6,446,915   $145,601,413   $   $152,048,328 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for security type and geographic country breakouts.

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

VAN ECK FUNDS

NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

 

Security Valuation–The Funds value their investments in securities and other assets and liabilities carried at fair value daily. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Securities traded on national exchanges or traded on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last sales price as reported at the close of each business day. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Over-the-counter securities not included in the NASDAQ National Market System and listed securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy (as described below). Certain foreign securities, whose values may be affected by market direction or events occurring before the Funds’ pricing time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) but after the last close of the securities’ primary market, are fair valued using a pricing service and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The pricing service, using methods approved by the Board of Trustees, considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to intraday trading in the U.S. markets, based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators such as prices of relevant ADR’s and futures contracts. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, such as, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Bonds and notes are fair valued by a pricing service which utilizes models that incorporate observable data such as sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers and reference data and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Short-term obligations with more than sixty days remaining to maturity are valued at market value. Short-term obligations with sixty days or less to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which with accrued interest approximates fair value. Open-end mutual fund investments (including money market funds) are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Swap contracts are marked to market daily using either pricing vendor quotations, counterparty prices or model prices and the net change in value, if any, is regarded as an unrealized gain or loss and is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Futures contracts are valued using the closing price reported at the close of the respective exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the spot currency rate plus an amount (“points”), which reflects the differences in interest rates between the U.S. and foreign markets and is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Securities for which quotations are not available are stated at fair value as determined by the Pricing Committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. The Pricing Committee provides oversight of the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures, which are approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  Among other things, these procedures allow the Funds to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.  The Pricing Committee convenes regularly to review the fair value of financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available. The Pricing Committee employs various methods for calibrating the valuation approaches utilized to determine fair value, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing and disposition analysis.

 

Certain factors such as economic conditions, political events, market trends, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers and security specific information are used to determine the fair value of these securities. Depending on the relative significance of valuation inputs, these securities may be classified either as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The price which the Funds may realize upon sale of an investment may differ materially from the value presented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis which includes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value. The fair hierarchy gives highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assumes the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2 - Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

A summary of the inputs, the levels used to value each Fund’s investments, and transfers between levels are located in the Schedules of Investments. Additionally, tables that reconcile the valuation of each Fund’s Level 3 investments, and that present additional information about the valuation methodologies and unobservable inputs into those Level 3 investments, if applicable, are located in the Schedules of Investments.

 

Basis for Consolidation—The Commodities Series Fund I Subsidiary and the Gold Series Fund I Subsidiary (the “Subsidiaries”), both Cayman Islands exempted companies, were incorporated on June 26, 2009 and November 7, 2011, respectively. Commodity Series Fund I Subsidiary and the Gold Series Fund I Subsidiary are currently wholly-owned subsidiaries of the CM Commodity Index Fund and International Investors Gold Fund, respectively. The Subsidiaries act as investment vehicles for the CM Commodity Index Fund and International Investors Gold Fund in order to effect certain investments on behalf of the Funds.

 

Income TaxesAs of September 30, 2013, for Federal income tax purposes, the identified cost of investments owned, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), gross unrealized appreciation, and gross unrealized depreciation of investments were as follows:

 

Fund  Cost of Investments   Gross Unrealized Appreciation   Gross Unrealized Depreciation   Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 
CM Commodity Index Fund  $208,621,724   $20,766   $   $20,766 
Emerging Markets Fund   141,467,543    22,855,699    (11,311,338)   11,544,361 
Global Hard Assets Fund   3,441,134,827    961,611,849    (356,348,615)   605,263,234 
International Investors Gold Fund   875,296,175    178,532,094    (301,750,534)   (123,218,440)
Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund   35,084,352    2,694,730    (3,262,124)   (567,394)
Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Fund   154,154,742    3,003,950    (5,110,364)   (2,106,414)

 

ITEM 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15 (b)).
   
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Van Eck Funds

 

By John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, Van Eck Funds

 

Date: November 26, 2013

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By Jan F. van Eck, Chief Executive Officer, Van Eck Funds

 

Date: November 26, 2013

 

By John J. Crimmins, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer, Van Eck Funds

 

Date: November 26, 2013