N-Q 1 lifenqform09302016.htm FIRST INVESTORS LIFE SERIES FUNDS UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-Q

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QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANY

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER 811-4325

FIRST INVESTORS LIFE SERIES FUNDS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

40 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph I. Benedek

Foresters Investment Management Company, Inc.

Raritan Plaza I

Edison, NJ 08837-3620

(Name and address of agent for service)

REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:

1-212-858-8000

DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: DECEMBER 31

DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

The Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings follows


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
BALANCED INCOME FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
 
Principal    
Amount    
or Shares     Security             Value
      CORPORATE BONDS-41.2%  
      Automotive-1.5%  
$ 50 M   Johnson Controls, Inc., 5%, 3/30/2020             54,953
50 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026             53,109
                    108,062
      Chemicals-.7%  
50 M   Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/2020             54,335
      Energy-.8%  
50 M   Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, 5%, 3/1/2026             57,069
      Financial Services-4.6%  
100 M   American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025             105,076
50 M   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 5.3%, 3/15/2020             55,715
50 M   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.4%, 1/31/2022             54,189
      General Electric Capital Corp.:  
50 M   3.1%, 1/9/2023             53,164
50 M   6.75%, 3/15/2032             70,379
                    338,523
      Financials-12.2%  
100 M   Bank of America Corp., 5.875%, 2/7/2042             130,850
100 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 4/24/2024             106,341
50 M   Citigroup, Inc., 4.5%, 1/14/2022             55,287
50 M   Deutsche Bank AG, 3.7%, 5/30/2024             47,958
100 M   General Motors Financial Co., 5.25%, 3/1/2026             110,030
50 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.625%, 1/22/2023             52,902
50 M   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.5%, 1/24/2022             55,405
      Morgan Stanley:  
50 M   5.5%, 7/28/2021             57,087
50 M   7.25%, 4/1/2032             69,549
50 M   U.S. Bancorp, 3.6%, 9/11/2024             53,643
50 M   Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/2025             52,878
      Wells Fargo & Co.:  
50 M   5.606%, 1/15/2044             59,865
50 M   3.9%, 5/1/2045             51,575
                    903,370
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-2.4%  
      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:  
50 M   4.9%, 2/1/2046             59,736
100 M   4.7%, 2/1/2036             115,350
                    175,086
      Food/Drug-.7%  
50 M   CVS Health Corp., 3.875%, 7/20/2025             54,531
      Health Care-1.5%  
100 M   Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/2026             107,759
      Information Technology-4.1%  
50 M   Apple, Inc., 2.5%, 2/9/2025             50,667
200 M   Microsoft Corp., 3.7%, 8/8/2046             202,981
50 M   Oracle Corp., 2.95%, 5/15/2025             51,704
                    305,352
      Media-Broadcasting-.8%  
50 M   Comcast Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/2033             55,634
      Real Estate-2.8%  
50 M   AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.5%, 11/15/2024             52,449
100 M   Boston Properties, LP, 2.75%, 10/1/2026             98,719
50 M   Simon Property Group, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2024             53,154
                    204,322
      Retail-General Merchandise-2.6%  
50 M   Amazon.com, Inc., 4.8%, 12/5/2034             58,928
100 M   Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/2036               137,428
                    196,356
      Telecommunications-1.5%  
50 M   AT&T, Inc., 3.8%, 3/15/2022             53,621
50 M   Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.15%, 9/15/2023             58,333
                    111,954
      Transportation-2.4%  
50 M   Burlington North Santa Fe, LLC, 5.15%, 9/1/2043             62,327
100 M   Cummins, Inc., 4.875%, 10/1/2043             118,792
                    181,119
      Utilities-2.6%  
50 M   Dominion Resources, Inc., 3.9%, 10/1/2025             53,895
25 M   Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/2044             27,430
50 M   Ohio Power Co., 5.375%, 10/1/2021             57,280
50 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044             53,342
                     191,947
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $2,950,102)             3,045,419
      COMMON STOCKS-38.9%  
      Consumer Discretionary-4.7%  
1,400     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.             25,004
1,200     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             24,576
1,550     Ford Motor Company             18,708
842     Johnson Controls, Inc.             39,178
600     L Brands, Inc.             42,462
900     Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.             47,394
400     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             19,272
900     Regal Entertainment Group - Class "A"             19,575
2,600     Stein Mart, Inc.             16,510
750     Tupperware Brands Corporation             49,028
100     Whirlpool Corporation             16,216
400     Wyndham Worldwide Corporation             26,932
                    344,855
      Consumer Staples-6.4%  
1,250     Altria Group, Inc.             79,037
1,200     B&G Foods, Inc. - Class "A"             59,016
800     Coca-Cola Company             33,856
1,176     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             26,636
400     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class "A"             25,912
600     PepsiCo, Inc.             65,262
850     Philip Morris International, Inc.             82,637
350     Procter & Gamble Company             31,413
600     Sysco Corporation             29,406
550     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             39,666
                    472,841
      Energy-1.7%              
100     Chevron Corporation             10,292
250     ExxonMobil Corporation             21,820
250     Marathon Petroleum Corporation             10,148
100     Occidental Petroleum Corporation             7,292
700     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             15,848
150     Phillips 66             12,083
400     Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class "A" (ADR)             20,028
150     Schlumberger, Ltd.             11,796
600     Suncor Energy, Inc.             16,668
                    125,975
      Financials-4.1%              
350     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             34,919
600     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             16,626
300     Chubb, Ltd.             37,695
700     Discover Financial Services             39,585
600     JPMorgan Chase & Company             39,954
700     MetLife, Inc.             31,101
250     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             22,523
800     U.S. Bancorp             34,312
1,550     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             28,148
450     Wells Fargo & Company             19,926
                    304,789
      Health Care-4.8%              
1,050     Abbott Laboratories             44,404
1,000     AbbVie, Inc.             63,070
1,200     GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (ADR)             51,756
600     Johnson & Johnson             70,878
750     Merck & Company, Inc.             46,808
2,250     Pfizer, Inc.             76,208
                    353,124
      Industrials-4.0%              
400     3M Company             70,492
1,300     General Electric Company             38,506
400     Honeywell International, Inc.             46,636
1,100     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             32,549
250     Lockheed Martin Corporation             59,930
500     Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.             3,745
2,000     Triton International, Ltd.             26,380
200     United Technologies Corporation             20,320
                    298,558
      Information Technology-6.8%              
700     Apple, Inc.             79,135
1,100     Applied Materials, Inc.           33,165
1,750     Cisco Systems, Inc.           55,510
900     Intel Corporation           33,975
200     International Business Machines Corporation         31,770
1,100     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.           43,923
1,350     Microsoft Corporation           77,760
900     QUALCOMM, Inc.           61,650
1,300     Symantec Corporation           32,630
1,600     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.           24,048
500     Western Digital Corporation             29,235
                    502,801
      Materials-.6%        
200     Praxair, Inc.           24,166
400     RPM International, Inc.             21,488
                    45,654
      Real Estate-1.7%        
1,400     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)         38,906
800     Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT)           18,320
2,950     FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (REIT)           18,968
1,643     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)         21,014
250     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)         9,740
900     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)            19,998
                    126,946
      Telecommunication Services-1.6%      
1,600     AT&T, Inc.           64,976
1,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.             51,980
                    116,956
      Utilities-2.5%        
500     Black Hills Corporation           30,610
600     Duke Energy Corporation           48,024
750     Exelon Corporation           24,967
1,100     NiSource, Inc.           26,521
450     SCANA Corporation           32,567
400     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             23,952
                    186,641
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $2,699,386)             2,879,140
      RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-8.4%      
      Fannie Mae        
$ 147 M   3%, 4/1/2046 - 6/1/2046           152,934
319 M   3.5%, 11/1/2045 - 10/13/2046     (a)       337,156
120 M   4%, 10/1/2035 - 10/13/2046     (a)       129,447
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $613,806)           619,537
      VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE NOTES+-7.4%      
300 M   Illinois State Fin. Auth. Rev., 0.85%, 7/1/2038         300,000
250 M   Valdez, AK Marine Term. Rev., 0.77%, 12/1/2033            250,000
Total Value of Variable and Floating Rate Notes (cost $550,000)           550,000
      U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-3.0%      
225 M   U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.5222%, 1/31/2018 (cost $225,230)   +       225,593
      EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-2.6%      
2,175     ishares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (ETF) (cost $178,482)           189,790
Total Value of Investments (cost $7,217,006) 101.5 %         7,509,479
Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (1.5 )         (113,592)
Net Assets     100.0 %         $           7,395,887

 


Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2016:

            Unrealized
Number of       Value at   Value at   Appreciation
Contracts Type Expiration   Trade Date   September 30, 2016   (Depreciation)
1 5  Year U.S. Treasury Note Dec. 2016 $121,688 $121,847 $159
5 10  Year U.S. Treasury Note Dec. 2016 655,109 654,530 (579)
2 U.S. Treasury Long Bond Dec. 2016 341,813 347,287   5,474
            $5,054

 



(a)  A portion or all of the security purchased on a when-issued or delayed
  delivery basis.
 
Interest rates are determined and reset periodically. The interest rates
  above are the rates in effect at September 30, 2016.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
  USD United States Dollar
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $7,217,006. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $292,473, consisting of $369,314 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $76,841 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and
liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates,
prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not
always be quoted prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

      Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
Assets          
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 3,045,419   $ -   $ 3,045,419
Common Stocks     2,879,140     -   -     2,879,140
Residential Mortgage-Backed          
Securities     -     619,537   -     619,537
Variable and Floating Rate Notes     -     550,000   -     550,000
U.S. Government          
Obligations     -     225,593   -     225,593
Exchange Traded Funds     189,790     -   -     189,790
Total Investments in Securities   $ 3,068,930   $ 4,440,549   $  -   $ 7,509,479
 
Other Assets          
Futures Contracts   $ 5,054   $ -   $  -   $ 5,054

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
CASH MANAGEMENT FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
                     
                     
                      
Principal             Interest      
Amount     Security       Rate *   Value
      U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-53.9%            
      Fannie Mae:              
$ 400 M   10/17/2016       0.23 %   $           399,964
350 M   11/16/2016       0.33     349,859
300 M   12/21/2016       0.21     299,865
      Federal Home Loan Bank:              
175 M   10/18/2016       0.55     174,960
450 M   10/27/2016       0.31     449,908
450 M   10/28/2016       0.30     449,906
500 M   10/31/2016       0.31     499,879
175 M   11/4/2016       0.55     174,914
500 M   11/28/2016       0.40     499,693
400 M   11/30/2016       0.34     399,778
      Freddie Mac:              
500 M   10/6/2016       0.30     499,988
350 M   10/6/2016       0.35     349,990
600 M   11/18/2016       0.25     599,805
350 M   12/14/2016       0.37     349,741
Total Value of U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $5,498,250)           5,498,250
      VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE NOTES-28.9%            
      Federal Farm Credit Bank:              
200 M   10/11/2016       0.54     199,998
250 M   12/19/2016       0.53     249,973
500 M   4/20/2017       0.59     500,055
      Federal Home Loan Bank:              
800 M   1/27/2017       0.51     800,081
250 M   9/5/2017       0.56     250,154
450 M   Mississippi Business Fin. Corp. (Chevron USA, Inc.), 12/1/2030     0.78     450,000
500 M   Valdez, AK Marine Term. Rev. (Exxon Pipeline Co., Project B), 12/1/2033     0.77     500,000
Total Value of Variable and Floating Rate Notes (cost $2,950,261)           2,950,261
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-13.7%            
      U.S. Treasury Bills:              
600 M   10/13/2016       0.22     599,963
400 M   11/3/2016       0.27     399,907
400 M   2/16/2017       0.46     399,301
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Obligations (cost $1,399,171)           1,399,171
Total Value of Investments (cost $9,847,682)** 96.5 %         9,847,682
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 3.5           354,002
Net Assets       100.0 %         $          10,201,684

 



The interest rates shown are the effective rates at the time of purchase by the
  Fund. The interest rates shown on variable and floating rate notes are adjusted
  periodically; the rates shown are the rates in effect at September 30, 2016.
   
**  Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is the same.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs
may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield
curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumption
about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For
example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in
an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

    Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
U.S. Government Agency Obligations   $ -   $ 5,498,250   $ - $ 5,498,250
Variable and Floating Rate Notes:            
U.S. Government Agency Obligations   -     2,000,261   -     2,000,261
Municipal Bonds   -     950,000   -     950,000
Short-Term U.S. Government            
Obligations   -     1,399,171   -     1,399,171
Total Investments in Securities   $ -   $ 9,847,682   $ - $ 9,847,682

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any, between Levels
are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
COVERED CALL STRATEGY
September 30, 2016

 
 
                     
                     
                     
                     
Shares     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-98.7%              
      Consumer Discretionary-17.5%              
  200     AutoZone, Inc.             $           153,668
9,400     Ford Motor Company             113,458
6,000     General Motors Company             190,620
2,300     Home Depot, Inc.             295,964
2,900     Time Warner, Inc.             230,869
1,400     Walt Disney Company             130,004
1,100     Whirlpool Corporation             178,376
                    1,292,959
      Consumer Staples-8.2%              
3,100     CVS Health Corporation             275,869
3,000     PepsiCo, Inc.             326,310
                    602,179
      Energy-2.8%              
2,000     Chevron Corporation             205,840
      Financials-11.5%              
2,600     American Express Company             166,504
600     BlackRock, Inc.             217,476
3,700     JPMorgan Chase & Company             246,383
5,100     U.S. Bancorp             218,739
                    849,102
      Health Care-9.0%              
600   * Allergan, PLC             138,186
2,200     Johnson & Johnson             259,886
7,800     Pfizer, Inc.             264,186
                    662,258
      Industrials-18.9%              
1,200     Boeing Company             158,088
5,700     Delta Air Lines, Inc.             224,352
5,100     General Electric Company             151,062
2,500     Honeywell International, Inc.             291,475
1,900     Raytheon Company             258,647
1,600     Union Pacific Corporation             156,048
1,500     United Technologies Corporation              152,400
                    1,392,072
      Information Technology-18.4%              
3,400     Apple, Inc.             384,370
9,200     Cisco Systems, Inc.             291,824
7,000     Intel Corporation             264,250
1,000     International Business Machines Corporation         158,850
3,800     QUALCOMM, Inc.             260,300
                    1,359,594
      Materials-3.2%      
4,600     Dow Chemical Company           238,418
      Telecommunication Services-6.3%  
6,300     AT&T, Inc.             255,843
4,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.           207,920
                    463,763
      Utilities-2.9%      
4,100     Southern Company             210,330
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $7,120,421) 98.7 %         7,276,515
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.3           93,270
Net Assets       100.0 %         $           7,369,785

 



Non-income producing
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $7,129,693. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $146,822, consisting of $272,435 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $125,613 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
COVERED CALL STRATEGY FUND
September 30, 2016

         
         
         
         
  Expriration Exercise    
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN-2.4% Date Price Contracts Value
Allergan, PLC 10/21/16 240.00 3 $           684
Allergan, PLC 11/18/16 240.00 3 1,764
American Express Company 1/20/17 65.00 26 6,578
Apple, Inc. 10/21/16 114.00 22 3,190
Apple, Inc. 10/21/16 105.00 9 7,425
Apple, Inc. 12/16/16 115.00 3 1,071
AT&T, Inc. 10/21/16 40.00 3 258
AT&T, Inc. 10/21/16 43.00 52 52
AT&T, Inc. 11/18/16 41.00 2 116
AutoZone, Inc. 12/16/16 740.00 2 9,100
BlackRock, Inc. 10/21/16 370.00 6 2,460
Boeing Company 11/18/16 135.00 11 2,739
Boeing Company 12/16/16 130.00 1 555
Chevron Corporation 10/21/16 100.00 20 8,160
Cisco Systems, Inc. 11/4/16 31.50 2 118
Cisco Systems, Inc. 11/18/16 31.00 90 11,160
CVS Health Corporation 1/20/17 95.00 4 480
CVS Health Corporation 1/20/17 97.50 27 1,917
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 10/21/16 41.00 50 3,300
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 12/16/16 40.00 7 1,400
Dow Chemical Company 12/16/16 55.00 46 3,772
Ford Motor Company 12/16/16 13.00 81 1,134
Ford Motor Company 1/20/17 12.75 13 416
General Electric Company 10/21/16 31.00 35 175
General Electric Company 10/21/16 32.00 8 16
General Electric Company 11/18/16 30.00 8 408
General Motors Company 10/21/16 32.00 60 3,420
Home Depot, Inc. 10/28/16 129.00 20 4,440
Home Depot, Inc. 1/20/17 130.00 3 1,275
Honeywell International, Inc. 12/16/16 120.00 25 4,150
Intel Corporation 10/21/16 34.00 54 21,006
Intel Corporation 10/21/16 35.00 6 1,770
Intel Corporation 10/21/16 37.00 10 1,360
International Business Machines Corporation 10/21/16 160.00 5 1,730
International Business Machines Corporation 10/21/16 165.00 5 775
Johnson & Johnson 10/21/16 118.00 22 4,224
JPMorgan Chase & Company 10/21/16 67.50 34 2,448
PepsiCo, Inc. 10/21/16 108.00 3 525
PepsiCo, Inc. 10/21/16 110.00 27 1,863
Pfizer, Inc. 10/21/16 34.00 1 44
Pfizer, Inc. 10/21/16 36.00 12 24
Pfizer, Inc. 11/18/16 35.00 65 2,015
QUALCOMM, Inc. 10/21/16 62.50 2 1,240
QUALCOMM, Inc. 11/18/16 65.00 36 17,640
Raytheon Company 11/18/16 140.00 2 324
Raytheon Company 11/18/16 145.00 17 4,556
Southern Company 11/18/16 52.50 4 264

 



Southern Company 11/18/16 55.00 37 481
Time Warner, Inc. 10/21/16 77.50 28 8,148
Time Warner, Inc. 10/21/16 79.00 1 174
U.S. Bancorp 10/21/16 43.00 5 375
U.S. Bancorp 10/21/16 44.00 46 1,472
Union Pacific Corporation 11/18/16 92.50 2 1,330
Union Pacific Corporation 11/18/16 95.00 14 6,860
United Technologies Corporation 10/21/16 103.00 2 210
United Technologies Corporation 11/18/16 110.00 13 221
Verizon Communications, Inc. 10/21/16 52.00 4 236
Walt Disney Company 12/16/16 95.00 3 564
Walt Disney Company 1/20/17 100.00 11 902
Whirlpool Corporation 12/16/16 165.00 1 655
Whirlpool Corporation 12/16/16 200.00 10 250
Total Value of Call Options Written (premium received $174,992)     $           165,419

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not
always be quoted prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3     Total
Assets            
Common Stocks*   $ 7,276,515   $  -   $ -   $ 7,276,515
 
Liabilities            
Call Options Written   $ (165,419)   $ -   $ -   $ (165,419)

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
EQUITY INCOME FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
                      
Shares or                    
Principal                    
Amount     Security                Value
      COMMON STOCKS-93.5%              
      Consumer Discretionary-9.3%              
  13,200     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.             $             235,752
5,787     CBS Corporation - Class "B"             316,780
17,650     Comcast Corporation - Special Shares "A"             1,170,901
5,700     Delphi Automotive, PLC             406,524
52,450     Ford Motor Company             633,072
2,150     Harman International Industries, Inc.             181,568
8,950     Home Depot, Inc.             1,151,686
20,234     Johnson Controls International, PLC             941,488
4,500     L Brands, Inc.             318,465
2,850     Lear Corporation             345,477
6,900     McDonald's Corporation             795,984
19,737     Newell Brands, Inc.             1,039,350
29,000     Regal Entertainment Group - Class "A"             630,750
11,016     Time Warner, Inc.             876,984
6,500     Tupperware Brands Corporation             424,905
4,300     Walt Disney Company             399,298
1,800     Whirlpool Corporation             291,888
5,300     Wyndham Worldwide Corporation             356,849
                    10,517,721
      Consumer Staples-8.9%              
23,800     Altria Group, Inc.             1,504,874
17,600     Coca-Cola Company             744,832
14,600     CVS Health Corporation             1,299,254
3,850     Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.             351,544
3,600     Kimberly-Clark Corporation             454,104
17,882     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             405,027
3,666     Kraft Heinz Company             328,144
12,000     PepsiCo, Inc.             1,305,240
15,900     Philip Morris International, Inc.             1,545,798
15,300     Procter & Gamble Company             1,373,175
10,200     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             735,624
                    10,047,616
      Energy-7.5%              
16,800     Chevron Corporation             1,729,056
18,150     ConocoPhillips             788,980
15,400     Devon Energy Corporation             679,294
14,500     ExxonMobil Corporation             1,265,560
6,500     Halliburton Company             291,720
11,900     Marathon Petroleum Corporation             483,021
14,600     Occidental Petroleum Corporation             1,064,632
17,200     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             389,408
14,400     Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class "A" (ADR)             721,008
5,500     Schlumberger, Ltd.             432,520
16,100     Suncor Energy, Inc.             447,258
                    8,292,457
      Financials-16.1%  
28,800     AllianceBernstein Holding, LP             656,640
8,550     American Express Company             547,542
11,500     American International Group, Inc.             682,410
4,050     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             404,068
21,700     Bank of New York Mellon Corporation             865,396
28,950     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             802,204
13,567     Chubb, Ltd.             1,704,694
30,800     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             761,068
13,950     Discover Financial Services             788,872
28,270     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             545,611
12,000     Invesco, Ltd.             375,240
18,100     iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (ETF)             714,950
28,200     JPMorgan Chase & Company             1,877,838
23,800     MetLife, Inc.             1,057,434
15,900     Oritani Financial Corporation             249,948
10,000     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             900,900
5,400     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.             296,406
14,500     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             612,915
39,800     Sterling Bancorp             696,500
5,400     Travelers Companies, Inc.             618,570
20,600     U.S. Bancorp             883,534
16,600     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             301,456
40,850     Wells Fargo & Company             1,808,838
                    18,153,034
      Health Care-12.5%  
20,100     Abbott Laboratories             850,029
19,300     AbbVie, Inc.             1,217,251
900   * Allergan, PLC             207,279
8,192     Baxter International, Inc.             389,939
5,200     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             411,424
10,050     GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (ADR)             433,457
21,350     Johnson & Johnson             2,522,076
1,910     McKesson Corporation             318,493
10,412     Medtronic, PLC             899,597
36,020     Merck & Company, Inc.             2,248,008
74,785     Pfizer, Inc.             2,532,968
15,600     Phibro Animal Health Corporation - Class "A"             424,008
1,661     Shire, PLC (ADR)             322,001
4,950     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             787,347
9,990     Zoetis, Inc.             519,580
                    14,083,457
      Industrials-10.6%  
5,400     3M Company             951,642
2,800     A.O. Smith Corporation             276,612
10,500     Eaton Corporation, PLC             689,955
5,750   * Generac Holdings, Inc.             208,725
3,000     General Dynamics Corporation             465,480
69,730     General Electric Company             2,065,403
11,800     Honeywell International, Inc.             1,375,762
8,500     Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             496,230
6,300     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             428,022
12,550     ITT, Inc.             449,792
19,100     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             565,169
3,680     Lockheed Martin Corporation             882,170
13,300     Nielsen Holdings, PLC             712,481
4,350     Snap-On, Inc.             661,026
9,200     United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class "B"             1,006,112
7,900     United Technologies Corporation             802,640
                    12,037,221
      Information Technology-14.1%  
10,590     Apple, Inc.             1,197,199
34,000     Applied Materials, Inc.             1,025,100
5,450     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.             480,690
3,800     Broadcom, Ltd.             655,576
63,200     Cisco Systems, Inc.             2,004,704
2,786   * Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class "V"             133,171
25,700     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company             584,675
26,800     HP, Inc.             416,204
32,300     Intel Corporation             1,219,325
17,200     Juniper Networks, Inc.             413,832
10,950     Lam Research Corporation             1,037,075
9,000     Microchip Technology, Inc.             559,260
41,750     Microsoft Corporation             2,404,800
16,400     QUALCOMM, Inc.             1,123,400
12,500     Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (ADR)             647,375
20,800     Symantec Corporation             522,080
7,500     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             482,850
10,900     Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             520,802
9,500     Western Digital Corporation             555,465
                    15,983,583
      Materials-3.4%  
16,450     Dow Chemical Company             852,603
10,590     DuPont (E.I.) de Nemours & Company             709,212
25,100   * Ferro Corporation             346,631
14,100     International Paper Company             676,518
6,300     LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class "A"             508,158
10,800     Olin Corporation             221,616
5,000     Steel Dynamics, Inc.             124,950
9,490     WestRock Company             460,075
                    3,899,763
      Real Estate-3.4%  
31,600     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)             878,164
20,000     Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT)             458,000
11,550     iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (ETF)             931,392
5,100     Select Income REIT (REIT)             137,190
17,700     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)             226,383
13,500     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)             525,960
28,900     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)           642,158
                    3,799,247
      Telecommunication Services-3.7%  
49,760     AT&T, Inc.             2,020,754
41,400     Verizon Communications, Inc.             2,151,972
                    4,172,726
      Utilities-4.0%    
7,350     American Electric Power Company, Inc.           471,943
19,200     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.             446,016
6,750     Dominion Resources, Inc.             501,322
6,900     Duke Energy Corporation             552,276
21,200     Exelon Corporation             705,748
3,400     NextEra Energy, Inc.             415,888
4,600     Portland General Electric Company           195,914
24,700     PPL Corporation             853,879
8,300     Vectren Corporation             416,660
                    4,559,646
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $76,913,975)             105,546,471
      PREFERRED STOCKS-1.8%    
      Financials-.7%    
200     Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Series A, 5.5%, 2049           196,500
21,200     JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Y, 6.125%, 2049           574,308
                    770,808
      Health Care-.4%    
500     Allergan, PLC, Series A, 5.5%, 2018            410,815
      Real Estate-.7%    
11,400     Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series G (REIT), 5.875%, 2049           292,068
      Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. (REIT):  
9,000     Series F, 7.125%, 2049             235,350
11,000     Series G, 6.75%, 2049             289,850
                    817,268
Total Value of Preferred Stocks (cost $2,019,492)             1,998,891
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-2.7%  
$ 3,000 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.23%, 11/23/2016 (cost $2,998,984)           2,999,109
Total Value of Investments (cost $81,932,451) 98.0 %         110,544,471
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.0           2,401,018
Net Assets       100.0 %         $           112,945,489

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $81,988,722. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $28,555,749, consisting of $30,399,986 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $1,844,237 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not
always be quoted prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

    Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
Common Stocks   $ 105,546,471   $ -   $ -   $ 105,546,471
Preferred Stocks   1,998,891     -   -     1,998,891
Short-Term U.S. Government            
Agency Obligations   2,999,109     -   -     2,999,109
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 110,544,471   $ -   $ -   $ 110,544,471

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks and preferred stocks.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
FUND FOR INCOME
September 30, 2016

 
 
                     
                     
Principal                    
Amount     Security             Value
      CORPORATE BONDS-87.2%              
      Aerospace/Defense-.9%              
      Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc.:              
$ 275 M   7.375%, 7/15/2039     (a)       $           303,188
100 M   6.25%, 1/15/2040     (a)       98,750
525 M   Transdigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026     (a)       544,688
                    946,626
      Automotive-4.4%              
200 M   Allison Transmission, Inc., 5%, 10/1/2024     (a)       205,500
250 M   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 6.625%, 10/15/2022             265,625
250 M   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 6%, 12/15/2024             258,750
      Dana Holding Corp.:              
200 M   6%, 9/15/2023             209,000
250 M   5.5%, 12/15/2024             256,250
450 M   Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, 5.25%, 4/15/2023             464,625
100 M   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 5/15/2022             106,250
      Group 1 Automotive, Inc.:              
325 M   5%, 6/1/2022             327,639
200 M   5.25%, 12/15/2023     (a)       201,750
100 M   Hertz Corp., 6.75%, 4/15/2019             102,324
      IHO Verwaltungs GmbH:              
325 M   4.75%, 5/15/2021     (a)       337,350
200 M   4.125%, 9/15/2021     (a)       202,500
500 M   LKQ Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/2023             516,250
375 M   Meritor, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/2024             360,938
425 M   Omega U.S. Sub, LLC, 8.75%, 7/15/2023     (a)       464,313
150 M   ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4%, 4/29/2020     (a)       159,188
                    4,438,252
      Building Materials-.8%              
225 M   Building Materials Corp., 5.375%, 11/15/2024     (a)       232,875
550 M   Griffon Corp., 5.25%, 3/1/2022             554,125
                    787,000
      Chemicals-2.7%              
      Blue Cube Spinco, Inc.:              
125 M   9.75%, 10/15/2023     (a)       147,500
450 M   10%, 10/15/2025     (a)       533,250
450 M   Platform Specialty Products Corp., 10.375%, 5/1/2021     (a)       486,000
225 M   PolyOne Corp., 5.25%, 3/15/2023             234,027
125 M   PQ Corp., 6.75%, 11/15/2022     (a)       132,813
200 M   Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 5.5%, 6/1/2024     (a)       184,000
175 M   TPC Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/2020     (a)       136,596
300 M   Tronox Finance, LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/2020             278,250
375 M   Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023     (a)       388,125
      W.R. Grace & Co.:              
175 M   5.125%, 10/1/2021     (a)       186,375
75 M   5.625%, 10/1/2024     (a)       81,844
                    2,788,780
      Consumer Non-Durables-1.2%              
250 M   Kronos Acquisition Holdings, 9%, 8/15/2023     (a)       258,905
      Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:              
425 M   5.75%, 10/15/2020             438,813
125 M   5.125%, 7/15/2023     (a)       129,219
250 M   Standard Industries, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/2023     (a)       262,500
150 M   Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 5%, 9/1/2026     (a)       151,875
                    1,241,312
      Energy-11.2%              
      AmeriGas Finance, LLC:              
175 M   7%, 5/20/2022             185,937
125 M   5.625%, 5/20/2024             132,812
125 M   5.875%, 8/20/2026             132,812
      Antero Resources Corp.:              
125 M   5.125%, 12/1/2022             126,562
125 M   5.375%, 11/1/2021             127,031
200 M   Blue Racer Midstream, LLC, 6.125%, 11/15/2022     (a)       196,500
75 M   Callon Petroleum Co., 6.125%, 10/1/2024     (a) (b)     77,812
200 M   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/2023             199,000
250 M   Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, 7%, 6/30/2024     (a)       271,250
      Concho Resources Holdings, Inc.:              
75 M   5.5%, 10/1/2022             78,187
100 M   5.5%, 4/1/2023             103,625
      Continental Resources, Inc.:              
400 M   4.5%, 4/15/2023             386,000
275 M   3.8%, 6/1/2024             253,000
100 M   4.9%, 6/1/2044             84,500
      Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP:              
350 M   6%, 12/15/2020             354,375
250 M   6.25%, 4/1/2023             254,375
350 M   Exterran Partners, LP, 6%, 10/1/2022             326,375
25 M   Ferrellgas Partners, LP, 7%, 6/15/2023             22,125
275 M   Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., 6.25%, 10/1/2021             261,937
      Genesis Energy, LP:              
75 M   5.75%, 2/15/2021             75,375
200 M   6.75%, 8/1/2022             207,076
150 M   6%, 5/15/2023             149,625
100 M   5.625%, 6/15/2024             98,500
300 M   Gibson Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2021     (a)       308,250
225 M   Gulfport Energy Corp., 7.75%, 11/1/2020             234,563
375 M   Hilcorp Energy I, 5.75%, 10/1/2025     (a)       375,000
375 M   Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2022             365,625
200 M   Marathon Oil Corp., 2.80%, 11/1/2022             185,487
200 M   Matador Resources Co., 6.875%, 4/15/2023             208,000
      MPLX, LP:              
125 M   4.5%, 7/15/2023     (a)       127,607
225 M   4.875%, 12/1/2024             233,104
150 M   4.875%, 6/1/2025             155,259
50 M   Murphy Oil Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/2024             51,747
225 M   Newfield Exploration Co., 5.375%, 1/1/2026             226,688
      NuStar Logistics, LP:              
50 M   4.8%, 9/1/2020             50,375
200 M   6.75%, 2/1/2021             216,500
250 M   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.5%, 11/1/2021             240,000
50 M   Parsley Energy, LLC, 6.25%, 6/1/2024     (a)       51,875
75 M   PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2024     (a)       77,813
250 M   QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/2021             261,875
321 M   Range Resources Corp., 5%, 8/15/2022     (a)       321,000
225 M   Rice Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/2022             233,438
      Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC:              
400 M   6.25%, 3/15/2022             439,000
225 M   5.625%, 4/15/2023             241,313
350 M   5.75%, 5/15/2024         378,438
175 M   5.625%, 3/1/2025         188,781
125 M   5.875%, 6/30/2026     (a)       136,328
      Southwestern Energy Co.:      
100 M   5.8%, 1/23/2020         100,250
375 M   6.7%, 1/23/2025         376,875
225 M   Sunoco, LP, 6.25%, 4/15/2021     (a)       232,313
      Targa Resources Partners, LP:      
50 M   5%, 1/15/2018         51,875
100 M   5.25%, 5/1/2023         101,750
250 M   4.25%, 11/15/2023         242,813
175 M   5.125%, 2/1/2025     (a) (b)     175,656
175 M   5.375%, 2/1/2027     (a) (b)     176,531
      Tesoro Logistics, LP:      
100 M   6.25%, 10/15/2022         107,250
100 M   6.375%, 5/1/2024         107,750
250 M   Unit Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/2021             212,188
                    11,298,108
      Financials-3.4%      
250 M   Albertson Companies, LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/2025     (a)       250,000
      Ally Financial, Inc.:      
350 M   6.25%, 12/1/2017         364,437
150 M   8%, 12/31/2018         165,750
725 M   8%, 3/15/2020         830,125
325 M   8%, 11/1/2031         402,188
350 M   Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023     (a)       367,500
175 M   BCD Acquisition, Inc., 9.625%, 9/15/2023     (a)       183,750
474 M   Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.75%, 10/15/2019     (a)       470,445
275 M   CVR Partners, LP, 9.25%, 6/15/2023     (a)       267,094
150 M   Dana Financing Luxembourg, 6.5%, 6/1/2026     (a)        157,575
                    3,458,864
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-1.4%      
325 M   Barry Callebaut Services SA, 5.5%, 6/15/2023     (a)       355,599
      Constellation Brands, Inc.:      
75 M   4.25%, 5/1/2023         79,781
125 M   4.75%, 11/15/2024         135,937
25 M   4.75%, 12/1/2025         27,125
250 M   Post Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/2024     (a)       281,250
50 M   Smithfield Foods, Inc., 6.625%, 8/15/2022         53,125
450 M   Sun Merger Sub, Inc., 5.875%, 8/1/2021     (a)        472,500
                    1,405,317
      Food/Drug-.5%      
475 M   Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 4/1/2023     (a)       514,387
      Forest Products/Containers-3.9%      
225 M   Ardagh Packaging Finance, PLC, 6%, 6/30/2021     (a)       232,312
      Ball Corp.:      
150 M   4.375%, 12/15/2020         160,875
250 M   5.25%, 7/1/2025         270,312
275 M   Berry Plastics Group, 5.125%, 7/15/2023         280,500
300 M   CROWN Americas, LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/2023         312,750
150 M   Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 4.875%, 11/15/2022         157,875
450 M   Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 8/1/2019         507,375
      Mercer International, Inc.:      
50 M   7%, 12/1/2019         51,938
200 M   7.75%, 12/1/2022         212,750
      Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.:      
75 M   5%, 1/15/2022     (a)       79,828
75 M   5.875%, 8/15/2023     (a)       80,766
250 M   5.375%, 1/15/2025     (a)       260,938
50 M   6.375%, 8/15/2025     (a)       55,156
      Sealed Air Corp.:              
50 M   6.5%, 12/1/2020     (a)       57,438
175 M   4.875%, 12/1/2022     (a)       184,406
300 M   5.25%, 4/1/2023     (a)       321,000
225 M   6.875%, 7/15/2033             242,438
500 M   Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5%, 4/1/2020             513,750
                    3,982,407
      Gaming/Leisure-3.6%              
225 M   AMC Entertainment, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/2025             228,375
      GLP Capital, LP:              
25 M   4.375%, 4/15/2021             26,375
100 M   5.375%, 4/15/2026             107,750
      International Game Technology, PLC:              
200 M   5.625%, 2/15/2020     (a)       213,250
200 M   6.25%, 2/15/2022     (a)       213,000
200 M   6.5%, 2/15/2025     (a)       216,500
525 M   Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 7%, 9/1/2020     (a)       544,783
125 M   MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership, LP, 5.25%, 8/1/2026             130,000
      NCL Corp., Ltd.:              
250 M   5.25%, 11/15/2019     (a)       253,750
250 M   4.625%, 11/15/2020     (a)       251,250
250 M   Regal Entertainment Group, 5.75%, 3/15/2022             258,750
425 M   Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/2022             464,313
575 M   Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/2021     (a)       593,831
150 M   Viking Cruises, Ltd., 6.25%, 5/15/2025     (a)       141,000
                    3,642,927
      Health Care-9.9%              
175 M   AMN Healthcare, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/2024     (a) (b)     177,187
      Centene Corp.:              
300 M   5.625%, 2/15/2021             318,750
250 M   6.125%, 2/15/2024             271,875
      Community Health Systems, Inc.:              
51 M   5.125%, 8/15/2018             51,515
175 M   7.125%, 7/15/2020             163,537
250 M   Concordia Healthcare Corp., 7%, 4/1/2022     (a)       261,875
      DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.:              
250 M   5.75%, 8/15/2022             262,812
250 M   5.125%, 7/15/2024             255,469
      Endo Finance, LLC:              
175 M   7.25%, 1/15/2022     (a)       168,875
225 M   6%, 7/15/2023     (a)       205,875
      Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc.:              
150 M   5.625%, 7/31/2019     (a)       163,312
100 M   4.125%, 10/15/2020     (a)       105,770
100 M   4.75%, 10/15/2024     (a)       105,500
      HCA, Inc.:              
675 M   6.5%, 2/15/2020             749,250
250 M   6.25%, 2/15/2021             271,875
25 M   7.5%, 2/15/2022             28,750
25 M   5.875%, 5/1/2023             26,688
50 M   5.375%, 2/1/2025             51,688
350 M   5.875%, 2/15/2026             373,625
      HealthSouth Corp.:              
175 M   5.125%, 3/15/2023             175,438
200 M   5.75%, 11/1/2024             208,124
150 M   5.75%, 9/15/2025             157,125
405 M   IMS Health, Inc., 6%, 11/1/2020     (a)       411,328
300 M   Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 8.75%, 1/15/2023             301,125
      LifePoint Health, Inc.:              
325 M   5.5%, 12/1/2021             339,625
100 M   5.875%, 12/1/2023             104,000
175 M   5.375%, 5/1/2024     (a)       175,438
      Mallinckrodt Finance SB:              
35 M   4.875%, 4/15/2020     (a)       35,875
75 M   5.75%, 8/1/2022     (a)       74,344
225 M   5.5%, 4/15/2025     (a)       214,875
400 M   Molina Healthcare, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2022             415,000
125 M   MPH Acquisition Holdings, 7.125%, 6/1/2024     (a)       134,688
425 M   NBTY, Inc., 7.625%, 5/15/2021     (a)       435,549
100 M   RegionalCare Hospital Partners, 8.25%, 5/1/2023     (a)       103,500
425 M   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6%, 10/1/2020             450,500
225 M   Universal Health Services, Inc., 5%, 6/1/2026     (a)       234,844
64 M   Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020             61,280
      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:              
775 M   6.375%, 10/15/2020     (a)       730,438
150 M   5.625%, 12/1/2021     (a)       134,625
650 M   6.125%, 4/15/2025     (a)       561,438
525 M   WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/2020              542,391
                     10,015,778
      Information Technology-4.2%              
150 M   Anixter, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/2021             157,125
375 M   Belden, Inc., 5.5%, 9/1/2022     (a)       392,812
125 M   CEB, Inc., 5.625%, 6/15/2023     (a)       123,437
275 M   CommScope Technologies Finance, LLC, 6%, 6/15/2025     (a)       294,594
275 M   Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2026             296,312
360 M   IAC/InterActiveCorp, 4.875%, 11/30/2018             369,000
      Match Group, Inc.:              
275 M   6.75%, 12/15/2022             293,563
125 M   6.375%, 6/1/2024             136,406
275 M   Micron Technology, Inc., 7.5%, 9/15/2023     (a)       306,141
150 M   Microsemi Corp., 9.125%, 4/15/2023     (a)       171,750
150 M   MSCI, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/2025     (a)       160,875
150 M   Nuance Communications, Inc., 6%, 7/1/2024     (a)       156,750
      NXP BV:              
200 M   4.125%, 6/1/2021     (a)       214,750
500 M   3.875%, 9/1/2022     (a)       525,000
175 M   Open Text Corp., 5.625%, 1/15/2023     (a)       179,375
125 M   Sensata Technologies BV, 5%, 10/1/2025     (a)       128,438
275 M   Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/1/2024     (a)       319,688
                     4,226,016
      Manufacturing-2.2%              
325 M   Amkor Technology, Inc., 6.375%, 10/1/2022             336,781
225 M   ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc., 6.5%, 6/15/2023     (a)       231,187
100 M   Boise Cascade Co., 5.625%, 9/1/2024     (a)       102,000
400 M   Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.5%, 12/1/2021     (a)       402,000
50 M   Cloud Crane, LLC, 10.125%, 8/1/2024     (a)       52,000
325 M   Dematic SA, 7.75%, 12/15/2020     (a)       340,437
425 M   H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 7%, 9/1/2022             450,500
300 M   Zekelman Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 6/15/2023     (a)       317,250
                     2,232,155
      Media-Broadcasting-2.2%              
      Belo Corp.:              
100 M   7.75%, 6/1/2027             108,500
25 M   7.25%, 9/15/2027             26,625
325 M   LIN Television Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2022             342,063
      Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.:              
225 M   6.875%, 11/15/2020             234,281
200 M   6.125%, 2/15/2022     (a)       207,500
      Sinclair Television Group, Inc.:              
225 M   5.125%, 2/15/2027     (a)       220,500
375 M   5.375%, 4/1/2021             389,531
      Sirius XM Radio, Inc.:              
400 M   5.75%, 8/1/2021     (a)       418,910
250 M   6%, 7/15/2024     (a)       267,188
                    2,215,098
      Media-Cable TV-7.4%              
      Altice Financing SA:              
325 M   6.625%, 2/15/2023     (a)       334,750
200 M   7.5%, 5/15/2026     (a)       208,750
275 M   5.375%, 7/15/2023     (a)       285,312
200 M   5.5%, 5/15/2026     (a)       206,000
225 M   Cable One, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/2022     (a)       235,687
      CCO Holdings, LLC:              
375 M   5.125%, 2/15/2023             391,875
500 M   5.875%, 4/1/2024     (a)       534,700
350 M   5.875%, 5/1/2027     (a)       373,625
      Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC:              
225 M   7.75%, 7/15/2025     (a)       244,125
600 M   6.375%, 9/15/2020     (a)       620,250
      Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:              
25 M   7.625%, 3/15/2020 Series "A"             24,125
550 M   7.625%, 3/15/2020 Series "B"             547,937
100 M   6.5%, 11/15/2022 Series "A"             101,250
      CSC Holdings, LLC:              
50 M   8.625%, 2/15/2019             55,937
350 M   6.75%, 11/15/2021             371,000
      DISH DBS Corp.:              
675 M   7.875%, 9/1/2019             757,687
125 M   5%, 3/15/2023             121,875
250 M   5.875%, 11/15/2024             247,812
100 M   7.75%, 7/1/2026     (a)       106,500
      Gray Television, Inc.:              
400 M   7.5%, 10/1/2020             415,426
250 M   5.875%, 7/15/2026     (a)       252,500
225 M   Lynx II Corp., 6.375%, 4/15/2023     (a)       237,375
      Midcontinent Communications & Finance Corp.:              
300 M   6.25%, 8/1/2021     (a)       315,750
100 M   6.875%, 8/15/2023     (a)       107,000
      Numericable Group SA:              
225 M   6%, 5/15/2022     (a)       230,344
200 M   6.25%, 5/15/2024     (a)       199,440
                     7,527,032
      Media-Diversified-1.8%              
225 M   Clearwater Paper Corp., 4.5%, 2/1/2023             226,406
225 M   Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2020             232,594
300 M   LSC Communication, Inc., 8.75%, 10/15/2023     (a)       300,000
175 M   Lamar Media Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/2024             184,625
200 M   Nexstar Escrow Corp., 5.625%, 8/1/2024     (a)       201,000
375 M   Tribune Co., 5.875%, 7/15/2022             381,328
250 M   Trinseo SA, 6.75%, 5/1/2022     (a)       265,000
                     1,790,953
      Metals/Mining-5.6%              
      Alcoa, Inc.:              
325 M   6.15%, 8/15/2020             359,531
25 M   5.95%, 2/1/2037             25,262
      Alcoa Nederland Holding BV:              
250 M   6.75%, 9/30/2024     (a)       260,312
200 M   7%, 9/30/2026     (a)       207,250
      Aleris International, Inc.:              
185 M   7.875%, 11/1/2020         188,237
175 M   9.5%, 4/1/2021     (a)       189,000
      ArcelorMittal:      
225 M   6.125%, 6/1/2018         239,625
225 M   10.85%, 6/1/2019         273,375
325 M   6.25%, 8/5/2020         355,062
75 M   6.5%, 3/1/2021         83,812
150 M   8%, 10/15/2039         162,750
50 M   7.75%, 3/1/2041         52,375
100 M   Bluescope Steel, Ltd., 6.5%, 5/15/2021     (a)       106,000
250 M   Commercial Metals Co., 4.875%, 5/15/2023         249,375
250 M   Constellium NV, 7.875%, 4/1/2021     (a)       267,500
      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.:      
250 M   2.375%, 3/15/2018         247,500
350 M   3.1%, 3/15/2020         336,875
200 M   5.45%, 3/15/2043         161,500
250 M   Glencore Funding, LLC, 3.125%, 4/29/2019     (a)       251,750
175 M   Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., 11%, 5/15/2022     (a)       192,938
50 M   Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024         52,375
      Novelis, Inc.:      
400 M   6.25%, 8/15/2024     (a)       425,500
250 M   5.875%, 9/30/2026     (a)       256,563
      Steel Dynamics, Inc.:      
175 M   5.125%, 10/1/2021         182,656
100 M   6.375%, 8/15/2022         105,750
125 M   5.5%, 10/1/2024         131,250
300 M   Teck Resources, Ltd., 6%, 8/15/2040               278,250
                       5,642,373
      Real Estate-2.6%      
225 M   Care Capital Properties, LP, 5.125%, 8/15/2026     (a)       225,395
275 M   Dupont Fabros Technology, LP, 5.625%, 6/15/2023         290,125
      Geo Group, Inc.:      
175 M   5.875%, 1/15/2022         158,375
100 M   5.125%, 4/1/2023         85,500
100 M   5.875%, 10/15/2024         86,500
225 M   6%, 4/15/2026         192,375
      Iron Mountain, Inc.:      
425 M   6%, 8/15/2023         455,813
425 M   5.75%, 8/15/2024         438,813
      Lennar Corp.:      
175 M   4.75%, 4/1/2021         187,250
175 M   4.875%, 12/15/2023         180,250
50 M   MPT Operating Partnership, LP, 6.375%, 3/1/2024         54,500
150 M   Realogy Group/Co-Issuer, 5.25%, 12/1/2021     (a)       158,578
75 M   Vereit Operating Partnership, LP, 4.875%, 6/1/2026               79,500
                     2,592,974
      Retail-General Merchandise-1.9%      
      KFC Holding Co.:      
150 M   5%, 6/1/2024     (a)       157,125
200 M   5.25%, 6/1/2026     (a)       212,000
      L Brands, Inc.:      
250 M   6.875%, 11/1/2035         273,750
450 M   6.75%, 7/1/2036         486,279
125 M   Landry's, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/2024     (a) (b)     127,500
250 M   Limited Brands, Inc., 8.5%, 6/15/2019         293,125
125 M   Netflix, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/2022         135,156
200 M   Party City Holdings, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/2023     (a)        214,250
                    1,899,185
      Services-2.1%      
275 M   ADT Corp., 3.5%, 7/15/2022             266,062
      AECOM:              
250 M   5.75%, 10/15/2022             263,827
275 M   5.875%, 10/15/2024             294,937
125 M   Aramark Services, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/2024             130,312
400 M   Ashtead Capital, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2022     (a)       422,500
175 M   Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/1/2020             165,375
250 M   Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC, 9.25%, 5/15/2023     (a)       273,125
300 M   Reliance Intermediate Holdings, LP, 6.5%, 4/1/2023     (a)       316,500
                     2,132,638
      Telecommunications-3.2%              
      CenturyLink, Inc.:              
700 M   5.8%, 3/15/2022             720,125
175 M   6.75%, 12/1/2023             182,656
200 M   Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 8/15/2031             185,000
450 M   Frontier Communications Corp., 11%, 9/15/2025             471,375
350 M   GCI, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/2021             361,288
      Wind Acquisition Finance SA:              
275 M   4.75%, 7/15/2020     (a)       278,438
675 M   7.375%, 4/23/2021     (a)       707,063
      Windstream Services, LLC:              
250 M   7.5%, 6/1/2022             241,250
100 M   6.375%, 8/1/2023              91,250
                     3,238,445
      Transportation-1.2%              
      Aircastle, Ltd.:              
75 M   4.625%, 12/15/2018             78,375
575 M   6.25%, 12/1/2019             631,062
275 M   Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.375%, 10/15/2021             280,500
150 M   Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.875%, 7/1/2024             156,750
100 M   XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.125%, 9/1/2023     (a)       102,750
                     1,249,437
      Utilities-3.2%              
      AES Corp.:              
75 M   8%, 6/1/2020             88,687
275 M   7.375%, 7/1/2021             316,937
250 M   5.5%, 3/15/2024             261,405
150 M   6%, 5/15/2026             158,812
      Calpine Corp.:              
150 M   5.375%, 1/15/2023             150,187
75 M   5.75%, 1/15/2025             74,344
      Dynegy, Inc.:              
100 M   6.75%, 11/1/2019             103,000
275 M   7.375%, 11/1/2022             272,937
221 M   FirstLight Hydro Generating, 8.812%, 10/15/2026             231,997
66 M   Indiantown Cogeneration Utilities, LP, 9.77%, 12/15/2020             71,743
      NRG Energy, Inc.:              
75 M   6.25%, 7/15/2022             76,500
100 M   7.25%, 5/15/2026     (a)       102,250
225 M   6.625%, 1/15/2027     (a)       220,781
200 M   NRG Yield, Inc., 5%, 9/15/2026     (a)       196,500
351 M   NSG Holdings, LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/2025     (a)       379,396
525 M   Talen Energy Supply, LLC, 4.625%, 7/15/2019     (a)       496,125
                     3,201,601
      Waste Management-.3%              
275 M   ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 10/1/2020              289,094
      Wireless Communications-5.4%              
      Hughes Satelite Systems Corp.:              
100 M   5.25%, 8/1/2026     (a)       99,000
125 M   6.625%, 8/1/2026     (a)       120,938
      Inmarsat Finance, PLC:              
200 M   6.5%, 10/1/2024     (a)       201,000
150 M   4.875%, 5/15/2022     (a)       143,250
175 M   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8%, 2/15/2024     (a)       176,313
      Level 3 Financing, Inc.:              
200 M   6.125%, 1/15/2021             207,750
75 M   5.125%, 5/1/2023             77,531
250 M   MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/2020             257,188
      Neptune Finco Corp.:              
400 M   10.125%, 1/15/2023     (a)       462,000
200 M   6.625%, 10/15/2025     (a)       217,500
225 M   SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 9/1/2024     (a)       227,250
      Sprint Communications, Inc.:              
250 M   9%, 11/15/2018     (a)       276,875
150 M   7%, 3/1/2020     (a)       161,625
      Sprint Nextel Corp.:              
950 M   7%, 8/15/2020             959,500
650 M   6%, 11/15/2022             606,125
      T -Mobile USA, Inc.:              
675 M   6.25%, 4/1/2021             710,859
75 M   6.125%, 1/15/2022             79,969
450 M   6.625%, 4/1/2023             484,875
                    5,469,548
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $85,541,786)             88,226,307
      LOAN PARTICIPATIONS+-9.3%              
      Automotive-.5%              
220 M   CS Intermediate Holdco 2, LLC, 4%, 4/4/2021             221,140
250 M   Federal-Mogul Corp., 4%, 4/15/2018             247,605
                    468,745
      Building Materials-.3%              
313 M   Builders FirstSource, Inc., 4.75%, 7/29/2022             314,748
      Energy-.3%              
300 M   Jonah Energy, LLC, 7.5%, 5/12/2021             270,750
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-.1%              
50 M   Chobani, LLC, 5.25%, 9/29/2023     (c)        49,750
      Food/Drug-.9%              
      Albertson's, LLC:              
299 M   4.75%, 12/21/2022             301,642
188 M   4.75%, 6/22/2023             189,937
430 M   Rite Aid Corp., 4.875%, 6/21/2021             431,343
                    922,922
      Gaming/Leisure-.2%              
218 M   Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc., 3.5877%, 5/14/2020             218,504
      Health Care-.9%              
      Community Health Systems, Inc.:              
87 M   3.75%, 12/31/2019             85,192
160 M   4%, 1/27/2021             157,016
491 M   ConvaTec, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/2020             493,373
210 M   ExamWorks Group, Inc., 4.75%, 7/27/2023             211,837
                    947,418
      Information Technology-2.4%              
506 M   Avago Technologies Cayman, Ltd., 3.5243%, 2/1/2023             512,365
500 M   Avast Software BV, 5%, 8/3/2022       (b)     502,500
275 M   Dell International, LLC, 4%, 9/7/2023             276,915
500 M   Dell Software, Inc., 7%, 9/27/2022       (b)     496,354
474 M   Global Payments, Inc., 4.0244%, 4/22/2023             479,341
171 M   Match Group, Inc., 5.5%, 11/16/2022              171,691
                    2,439,166
      Media-Broadcasting-.1%              
100 M   Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 3%, 9/26/2023     (b)     100,625
      Media-CableTV-.5%              
499 M   CSC Holdings, LLC, 5%, 10/9/2022            501,659
      Media-Diversified-.4%              
420 M   Tribune Media Co., 3.75%, 12/27/2020             424,779
      Retail-General Merchandise-.9%            
500 M   Harbor Freight Tools USA, 4%, 8/18/2023           503,646
439 M   Restaurant Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 12/10/2021             441,995
                      945,641
      Services-.7%              
83 M   Brickman Group, Ltd., LLC, 4%, 12/18/2020           82,627
75 M   Monitronics International, Inc., 4.25%, 9/22/2022           74,953
500 M   Safway Group Holding, LLC, 5.75%, 8/4/2023              504,166
                     661,746
      Telecommunications-.3%            
250 M   Telenet Group Holding, 4.3566%, 6/30/2024             252,578
      Transportation-.1%              
75 M   XPO Logistics, Inc., 4.25%, 11/1/2021             75,339
      Utilities-.5%              
346 M   Calpine Corp., 3.59%, 5/27/2022           346,921
175 M   Dayton Power & Light Co., 4%, 8/24/2022            177,406
                     524,327
      Wireless Communications-.2%            
250 M   Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd., 3.75%, 6/30/2019             238,047
Total Value of Loan Participations (cost $9,292,797)              9,356,744
      PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES-.6%            
      Transportation              
631 M   American Airlines 13-2 B PTT, 5.6%, 1/15/2022 (cost $646,248)   (a)       660,836
Total Value of Investments (cost $95,480,831) 97.1 %         98,243,887
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.9            2,883,496
Net Assets       100.0 %          $           101,127,383

 



(a)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities
  Act of 1933. Certain restricted securities are exempt from the
  registration requirements under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
  1933 and may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. At
  September 30, 2016, the Fund held one hundred fifty-nine 144A
  securities with an aggregate value of $40,096,049 representing 39.6%
of the Fund's net assets. 
 
(b)  A portion or all of the security purchased on a when-issued or delayed
  delivery basis.
 
(c)  Securities fair valued as determined in good faith pursuant to
procedures adopted by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2016,
the Fund held one security that was fair valued by the Valuation
Committee with a value of $49,750 representing 0% of the Fund's net assets.
 
Interest rates are determined and reset periodically. The interest rates
  above are the rates in effect at September 30, 2016.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  PTT Pass-Through Trust
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $95,487,018. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation
  on investments was $2,756,869, consisting of $3,364,491 gross
  unrealized appreciation and $607,622 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and
liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not
always be quoted prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

    Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 88,226,307   $ -   $ 88,226,307
Loan Participations   -     9,356,744   -     9,356,744
Pass-Through Certificates   -     660,836   -     660,836
Total Investments in Securities*   $ -   $ 98,243,887   $ -   $ 98,243,887

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for corporate bonds, loan participations and pass-
through certificates.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
GOVERNMENT FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
                     
                     
Principal                    
Amount     Security             Value
      RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-47.8%              
      Fannie Mae-35.9%              
$ 4,793 M   3%, 7/1/2021 - 10/13/2046     (a)       $           5,008,433
2,970 M   3.5%, 11/1/2028 - 10/13/2046     (a)       3,149,216
1,683 M   4%, 10/1/2035 - 11/1/2045             1,819,627
277 M   4.5%, 11/1/2040 - 8/1/2041             304,343
339 M   5.5%, 7/1/2034 - 10/1/2039             387,467
150 M   9%, 11/1/2026             171,532
                    10,840,618
      Freddie Mac-3.3%              
291 M   3.5%, 8/1/2044 - 2/1/2046             308,048
500 M   4%, 12/1/2040 - 7/1/2044             536,041
150 M   4.5%, 5/1/2044             163,935
                    1,008,024
      Government National Mortgage Association I Program-8.6%              
459 M   4%, 11/15/2025 - 8/15/2041             492,699
533 M   4.5%, 12/15/2039 - 6/15/2040             593,733
979 M   5%, 6/15/2033 - 4/15/2040             1,109,474
198 M   5.5%, 2/15/2033 - 1/15/2036             225,329
145 M   6%, 11/15/2032 - 4/15/2036             169,045
                    2,590,280
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $14,090,736)             14,438,922
      U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-23.5%              
      Fannie Mae:              
770 M   1.125%, 7/20/2018             773,998
125 M   1.375%, 2/26/2021             125,905
300 M   1.5%, 11/30/2020             304,221
850 M   1.625%, 11/27/2018             864,005
400 M   1.875%, 9/24/2026             398,535
      Federal Farm Credit Bank:              
550 M   1.7%, 2/6/2019             559,916
300 M   2.125%, 3/6/2019             308,295
200 M   4.875%, 1/17/2017             202,564
      Federal Home Loan Bank:              
750 M   1.03%, 9/28/2018             751,192
1,000 M   1.625%, 10/7/2021             998,411
      Freddie Mac:              
800 M   0.875%, 3/7/2018             800,741
1,000 M   1.25%, 8/1/2019             1,007,677
Total Value of U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $7,082,411)             7,095,460
      U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-18.6%              
68 M   FDA Queens, LP, 6.99%, 6/15/2017       (b)     68,806
      U.S. Treasury Bonds:              
520 M   2.5%, 2/15/2046             310,184
300 M   2.5%, 5/15/2046             538,220
      U.S. Treasury Notes:              
500 M   1.125%, 8/31/2021             499,551
1,095 M   1.375%, 10/31/2020             1,107,939
300 M   1.5%, 3/31/2023             302,186
850 M   1.625%, 2/15/2026             851,644
1,260 M   1.875%, 8/31/2022             1,300,408
630 M   2%, 2/15/2025             652,517
Total Value of U.S. Government Obligations (cost $5,504,644)           5,631,455
      COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-6.1%            
      Fannie Mae-3.7%              
200 M   2.4994%, 9/25/2026             203,698
385 M   2.996%, 11/1/2022             409,749
500 M   3.84%, 5/1/2018             515,243
                    1,128,690
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation-2.4%            
      Multi-Family Structured Pass-Through:            
379 M   2.849%, 3/25/2026             397,959
300 M   3.08%, 1/25/2031             324,085
                    722,044
Total Value of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $1,859,371)           1,850,734
      COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS-1.8%            
494 M   Fannie Mae, 4%, 2/25/2025 (cost $532,694)           537,934
      SOVEREIGN BONDS-1.0%              
300 M   Ukraine Government Aid Bonds, 1.471%, 9/29/2021 (cost $300,000)           302,940
Total Value of Investments (cost $29,369,856) 98.8 %         29,857,445
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.2            351,083
Net Assets       100.0 %         $           30,208,528

 



(a)  A portion or all of the security purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery
  basis.
 
(b)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
  1933. Certain restricted securities are exempt from the registration
  requirements under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 and may only be
  sold to qualified institutional investors. At September 30, 2016, the Fund held
  one 144A security with a value of $68,806 representing .2% of the Fund's net
  assets.
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes
  was $29,370,023. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments
  was $487,422, consisting of $563,181 gross unrealized appreciation and
  $75,759 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and
liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates,
prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not
always be quoted prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

    Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
Residential            
Mortgage-Backed Securities   $ -   $ 14,438,922   $ -   $ 14,438,922
U.S. Government Agency            
Obligations   -     7,095,460   -     7,095,460
U.S. Government Obligations   -     5,631,455   -     5,631,455
Commercial            
Mortgage-Backed Securities   -     1,850,734   -     1,850,734
Collateralized Mortgage            
Obligations   -     537,934   -     537,934
Sovereign Bonds   -     302,940   -     302,940
Total Investments in Securities   $ -   $ 29,857,445   $ -   $ 29,857,445

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
GROWTH & INCOME FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
                      
Shares or                    
Principal                    
Amount     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-98.6%              
      Consumer Discretionary-19.2%              
  112,400     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.             $           2,007,464
79,800     Big Lots, Inc.             3,810,450
75,200     BorgWarner, Inc.             2,645,536
113,000     CBS Corporation - Class "B"             6,185,620
82,100     Delphi Automotive, PLC             5,855,372
99,900     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             2,045,952
45,400     Foot Locker, Inc.             3,074,488
179,700     Ford Motor Company             2,168,979
36,400     Harman International Industries, Inc.             3,073,980
48,000     Home Depot, Inc.             6,176,640
107,576     Johnson International, PLC             5,005,511
58,400     L Brands, Inc.             4,132,968
43,900     Lear Corporation             5,321,558
59,900     Magna International, Inc.             2,572,705
58,300   * Michaels Companies, Inc.             1,409,111
245,715     Newell Brands, Inc.             12,939,352
23,100     Oxford Industries, Inc.             1,563,870
52,400     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             2,524,632
71,600   * Select Comfort Corporation             1,546,560
128,700     Stein Mart, Inc.             817,245
79,800     Tupperware Brands Corporation             5,216,526
42,700     Walt Disney Company             3,965,122
16,100     Whirlpool Corporation             2,610,776
44,900     Wyndham Worldwide Corporation             3,023,117
                    89,693,534
      Consumer Staples-9.7%              
15,900     AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.             438,204
128,200     Altria Group, Inc.             8,106,086
14,500     B&G Foods, Inc. - Class "A"             713,110
96,178     Coca-Cola Company             4,070,253
77,400     CVS Health Corporation             6,887,826
149,179     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             3,378,904
37,300     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class "A"             2,416,294
44,100     PepsiCo, Inc.             4,796,757
78,700     Philip Morris International, Inc.             7,651,214
28,000     Procter & Gamble Company             2,513,000
21,500     Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class "A"             1,605,405
42,650     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             3,075,918
                    45,652,971
      Energy-5.9%              
36,900     Anadarko Petroleum Corporation             2,337,984
9,300     Chevron Corporation             957,156
61,400     ConocoPhillips             2,669,058
46,900     Devon Energy Corporation             2,068,759
53,400     ExxonMobil Corporation             4,660,752
26,700     Hess Corporation             1,431,654
80,222     Marathon Oil Corporation             1,268,310
90,622     Marathon Petroleum Corporation             3,678,347
26,700     Occidental Petroleum Corporation             1,946,964
26,600     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             602,224
30,650     Phillips 66             2,468,857
12,900     Schlumberger, Ltd.             1,014,456
93,607     Suncor Energy, Inc.              2,600,402
                    27,704,923
      Financials-11.8%  
66,706     American Express Company             4,271,852
56,800     American International Group, Inc.             3,370,512
40,800     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             4,070,616
34,400     Chubb, Ltd.             4,322,360
138,300     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             3,417,393
86,543     Discover Financial Services             4,894,007
145,900     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             2,815,870
6,800     iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (ETF)             1,052,028
25,700     iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ETF)             3,192,197
105,888     JPMorgan Chase & Company             7,051,082
59,100     MetLife, Inc.             2,625,813
15,000     Morgan Stanley             480,900
40,100     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             3,612,609
66,400     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             2,806,728
94,800     U.S. Bancorp             4,065,972
76,567     Wells Fargo & Company             3,390,387
                    55,440,326
      Health Care-18.8%  
113,300     Abbott Laboratories             4,791,457
89,400     AbbVie, Inc.             5,638,458
9,400   * Allergan, PLC             2,164,914
69,800   * AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.             2,224,526
45,039     Baxter International, Inc.             2,143,856
45,100     Cardinal Health, Inc.             3,504,270
27,600   * Centene Corporation             1,848,096
42,722   * Express Scripts Holding Company             3,013,183
85,300     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             6,748,936
69,400     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             4,301,412
72,275     Johnson & Johnson             8,537,846
2,512   * Mallinckrodt, PLC             175,287
18,900     McKesson Corporation             3,151,575
42,712     Medtronic, PLC             3,690,317
86,743     Merck & Company, Inc.             5,413,631
32,100   * Mylan NV             1,223,652
800   * Patheon NV (ADR)             23,704
230,993     Pfizer, Inc.             7,823,733
80,200     Phibro Animal Health Corporation - Class "A"             2,179,836
17,159     Shire, PLC (ADR)             3,326,444
69,443     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             11,045,604
60,100   * VWR Corporation             1,704,436
69,572     Zoetis, Inc.             3,618,440
                    88,293,613
      Industrials-8.3%              
37,294     3M Company             6,572,322
95,796     General Electric Company             2,837,477
56,000     Honeywell International, Inc.             6,529,040
14,700     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             998,718
60,500     ITT, Inc.             2,168,320
53,300     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             1,577,147
5,400     Lockheed Martin Corporation             1,294,488
34,400     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             2,485,744
23,800     Nielsen Holdings, PLC             1,274,966
15,500     Robert Half International, Inc.             586,830
33,500     Snap-On, Inc.             5,090,660
29,400     Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.             220,206
44,700     Textron, Inc.             1,776,825
104,300     Triton International, Ltd.             1,375,717
40,200     United Technologies Corporation             4,084,320
                    38,872,780
      Information Technology-17.9%              
80,300     Apple, Inc.             9,077,915
165,700     Applied Materials, Inc.             4,995,855
199,600     ARRIS International, PLC             5,654,668
24,200     Broadcom, Ltd.             4,174,984
241,900     Cisco Systems, Inc.             7,673,068
28,243   * Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class "V"             1,350,015
66,400   * eBay, Inc.             2,184,560
240,000     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company             5,460,000
155,200     Intel Corporation             5,858,800
20,100     International Business Machines Corporation             3,192,885
69,400     Juniper Networks, Inc.             1,669,764
53,900     Methode Electronics, Inc.             1,884,883
166,100     Microsoft Corporation             9,567,360
25,800   * NXP Semiconductors NV             2,631,858
93,100     Oracle Corporation             3,656,968
79,988     QUALCOMM, Inc.             5,479,178
16,400     Sabre Corporation             462,152
164,560     Symantec Corporation             4,130,456
22,900     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             1,474,302
64,500     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             969,435
37,165     Western Digital Corporation             2,173,037
                    83,722,143
      Materials-1.1%              
10,700     Praxair, Inc.             1,292,881
36,050     RPM International, Inc.             1,936,606
33,600     Trinseo SA             1,900,416
                     5,129,903
      Real Estate-2.4%              
152,200     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)             4,229,638
20,301     Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             665,264
176,218     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)             2,253,828
48,900     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)             1,905,144
99,800     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)             2,217,556
                    11,271,430
      Telecommunication Services-2.5%  
141,400     AT&T, Inc.             5,742,254
113,000     Verizon Communications, Inc.             5,873,740
                    11,615,994
      Utilities-1.0%    
119,600     Exelon Corporation             3,981,484
21,900     NiSource, Inc.             528,009
                       4,509,493
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $290,281,724)             461,907,110
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-1.2%  
$ 5,500 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.28%, 10/13/2016 (cost $5,499,487)            5,499,725
Total Value of Investments (cost $295,781,211) 99.8 %         467,406,835
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .2           922,438
Net Assets       100.0 %         $           468,329,273

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $297,244,871. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $170,161,964, consisting of $179,440,479 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $9,278,515 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not
always be quoted prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

      Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
Common Stocks   $ 461,907,110   $ -   $ -   $ 461,907,110
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     5,499,725   -     5,499,725
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 461,907,110   $ 5,499,725   $  -   $ 467,406,835

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
INTERNATIONAL FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
 
Shares or    
Principal    
Amount     Security              Value
      COMMON STOCKS-97.6%  
      United Kingdom-19.7%  
  123,899     British American Tobacco, PLC             $           7,917,126
76,968     Diageo, PLC             2,205,228
15,616     DCC, PLC             1,421,900
398,655     Domino's Pizza Group, PLC             1,929,926
62,141     Imperial Brands, PLC             3,200,400
930,449     Lloyds Banking Group, PLC             657,870
67,568     Reckitt Benckiser Group, PLC             6,362,525
53,867     SABMiller, PLC             3,138,378
                    26,833,353
      United States-15.2%  
22,596     Accenture, PLC - Class "A"             2,760,553
5,573   * Alphabet, Inc. - Class "C"             4,331,837
34,024     MasterCard, Inc.             3,462,622
74,771     Philip Morris International, Inc.             7,269,237
1,922   * Priceline Group, Inc.             2,828,204
                     20,652,453
      Switzerland-10.0%  
405     Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG             2,340,787
68,812     Nestle SA - Registered             5,422,088
18,297     Roche Holding AG - Genusscheine             4,538,937
94,652     UBS Group AG             1,288,982
                    13,590,794
      India-9.5%    
338,844     HDFC Bank, Ltd.             6,477,885
5,239     HDFC Bank, Ltd. (ADR)             376,632
231,049     Housing Development Finance Corporation, Ltd.             4,835,615
359,548     ITC, Ltd.             1,303,346
                    12,993,478
      France-6.4%  
94,169     Bureau Veritas SA             2,019,970
14,867     Essilor International SA             1,917,267
3,374     Hermes International             1,373,001
10,920     L'Oreal SA             2,062,090
11,762     Sodexo SA             1,400,568
                    8,772,896
      Japan-6.1%  
13,722     Daito Trust Construction Company, Ltd.             2,188,781
58,900     Japan Tobacco, Inc.             2,392,477
8,800     Shimano, Inc.             1,294,769
93,789     Unicharm Corporation             2,412,589
                    8,288,616
      China-4.1%    
27,060   * Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (ADR)           2,862,677
98,645     Tencent Holdings, Ltd.             2,708,909
                    5,571,586
      Netherlands-4.0%    
117,967     Unilever NV-CVA             5,443,214
      Canada-3.5%      
62,603     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. - Class "B"           3,033,880
26,300     Canadian National Railway Company           1,719,188
                    4,753,068
      Spain-3.2%    
14,346     Aena SA             2,115,986
101,375     Grifols SA              2,184,222
                     4,300,208
      Germany-3.1%    
46,118     SAP SE             4,192,216
      Australia-2.9%    
27,604     CSL, Ltd.             2,260,562
27,830     Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.             1,685,234
                    3,945,796
      Denmark-2.7%    
17,782     Coloplast A/S - Series "B"             1,379,011
56,791     Novo Nordisk A/S - Series "B"             2,359,758
                    3,738,769
      South Africa-2.5%    
19,511     Naspers, Ltd.             3,377,148
      Belgium-2.0%    
20,870     Anheuser-Busch InBev NV             2,733,621
      Ireland-1.4%    
16,953     Paddy Power, PLC             1,917,756
      Hong Kong-1.3%    
239,365     Link REIT (REIT)              1,759,038
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $91,870,998)              132,864,010
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-1.4%        
      United States    
$ 2,000 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.295%, 10/21/2016 (cost $1,999,672)           1,999,820
Total Value of Investments (cost $93,870,670) 99.0 %         134,863,830
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.0           1,312,657
Net Assets       100.0 %         $           136,176,487

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $94,185,753. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $40,678,077, consisting of $41,924,667 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $1,246,590 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not
always be quoted prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

      Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
Common Stocks          
United Kingdom   $ 26,833,353   $ -   $ -   $ 26,833,353
United States     20,652,453     -   -     20,652,453
Switzerland     13,590,794     -   -     13,590,794
India     12,993,478     -   -     12,993,478
France     8,772,896     -   -     8,772,896
Japan     8,288,616     -   -     8,288,616
China     5,571,586     -   -     5,571,586
Netherlands     5,443,214     -   -     5,443,214
Canada     4,753,068     -   -     4,753,068
Spain     4,300,208     -   -     4,300,208
Germany     4,192,216     -   -     4,192,216
Australia     3,945,796     -   -     3,945,796
Denmark     3,738,769     -   -     3,738,769
South Africa     3,377,148     -   -     3,377,148
Belgium     2,733,621     -   -     2,733,621
Ireland     1,917,756     -   -     1,917,756
Hong Kong     1,759,038     -   -     1,759,038
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     1,999,820   -     1,999,820
Total Investments in Securities   $ 132,864,010   $ 1,999,820   $ -   $ 134,863,830

 

During the period ended September 30, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments that had a
material inpact to the Fund. This does not include transfers between Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments due to the Fund
utilizing international fair value pricing during the period (see Note 1A). Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of
the reporting period.
 
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities as of September 30, 2016 resulted from securities priced previously with an official
close price (Level 1 securities) or securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (Level 2 securities). Transfers from Level 2 to Level
1 as of September 30, 2016 were $90,150,950. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
INVESTMENT GRADE FUND
September 30, 2016

                       
   
   
  Principal            
  Amount      Security             Value
        CORPORATE BONDS-95.3%            
        Aerospace/Defense-.6%            
$ 400 M   Rolls-Royce, PLC, 3.625%, 10/14/2025       (a)     $    423,192
        Agriculture-.6%            
  400 M   Cargill, Inc., 6%, 11/27/2017       (a)     420,817
        Automotive-1.3%            
  500 M   Johnson Controls, Inc., 5%, 3/30/2020           549,534
  300 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026             318,653
                      868,187
        Chemicals-2.6%            
  300 M   Agrium, Inc., 3.375%, 3/15/2025           309,635
  250 M   CF Industries, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/2023           252,253
  500 M   Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/2020           543,350
  500 M   LyondellBasell Industries NV, 6%, 11/15/2021             585,636
                      1,690,874
        Consumer Non-Durables-.8%            
        Newell Brands, Inc.:            
  265 M   4.7%, 8/15/2020           287,022
  200 M   4.2%, 4/1/2026             218,074
                      505,096
        Energy-8.8%            
  575 M   Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd., 7.75%, 5/15/2019       (a)     645,841
  500 M   Continental Resources, Inc., 5%, 9/15/2022           500,000
  400 M   DCP Midstream Operating, LP, 2.5%, 12/1/2017           399,000
  500 M   Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, 4.2%, 9/15/2021           530,710
  500 M   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP, 3.45%, 2/15/2023           499,136
  400 M   Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, 5%, 3/1/2026           456,552
        Marathon Oil Corp.:            
  300 M   6%, 10/1/2017           310,287
  200 M   3.85%, 6/1/2025           190,273
  500 M   Nabors Industries, Inc., 6.15%, 2/15/2018           520,618
  200 M   ONEOK Partners, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2022           202,060
  400 M   Spectra Energy Capital, LLC, 6.2%, 4/15/2018           423,248
  400 M   Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.1%, 6/1/2018           429,822
        Valero Energy Corp.:            
  466 M   9.375%, 3/15/2019           548,894
  100 M   3.4%, 9/15/2026             99,542
                      5,755,983
        Financial Services-14.9%            
  400 M   American Express Co., 7%, 3/19/2018           431,616
        American International Group, Inc.:            
  400 M   3.75%, 7/10/2025           420,304
  200 M   4.7%, 7/10/2035           217,237
  500 M   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 5.3%, 3/15/2020           557,148
  500 M   Assured Guaranty U.S. Holding, Inc., 5%, 7/1/2024         559,541
  400 M   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.4%, 1/31/2022         433,514
  300 M   Compass Bank, 6.4%, 10/1/2017         312,399
    ERAC USA Finance, LLC:          
  500 M   4.5%, 8/16/2021       (a)     554,190
  500 M   7%, 10/15/2037       (a)     684,047
  600 M   Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 8.125%, 1/15/2020         709,121
    General Electric Capital Corp.:          
  700 M   4.65%, 10/17/2021         798,065
  450 M   6.75%, 3/15/2032         633,415
  300 M   Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., 2.4%, 9/15/2019       (a)     305,857
  200 M   Harley-Davidson Funding Corp., 6.8%, 6/15/2018       (a)     217,222
  300 M   KeyBank NA, 3.4%, 5/20/2026         307,226
  400 M   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.95%, 5/1/2022       (a)     446,893
  300 M   National City Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/2019         338,134
  600 M   Protective Life Corp., 7.375%, 10/15/2019         692,346
  300 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019         345,503
  400 M   State Street Corp., 3.55%, 8/18/2025         434,185
  300 M   U.S. Bancorp, 3.1%, 4/27/2026             310,279
                       9,708,242
    Financials-25.0%          
    Bank of America Corp.:          
  625 M   5%, 5/13/2021         699,407
  350 M   4.1%, 7/24/2023         378,943
  475 M   5.875%, 2/7/2042         621,537
    Barclays Bank, PLC:          
  400 M   5.125%, 1/8/2020         436,332
  600 M   3.75%, 5/15/2024         628,748
  300 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 4/24/2024         319,024
    Citigroup, Inc.:          
  200 M   8.5%, 5/22/2019         233,500
  1,450 M   4.5%, 1/14/2022         1,603,327
  500 M   3.7%, 1/12/2026         528,751
    Deutsche Bank AG:          
  300 M   3.375%, 5/12/2021         293,770
  400 M   3.7%, 5/30/2024         383,667
  400 M   General Motors Financial Co., 5.25%, 3/1/2026         440,120
    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:          
  200 M   5.375%, 3/15/2020         221,643
  200 M   2.35%, 11/15/2021         199,775
  600 M   5.75%, 1/24/2022         697,733
  300 M   3.625%, 1/22/2023         317,410
  700 M   6.125%, 2/15/2033         884,496
    JPMorgan Chase & Co.:          
  600 M   6%, 1/15/2018         634,027
  500 M   4.5%, 1/24/2022         554,050
  300 M   6.4%, 5/15/2038         414,224
    Morgan Stanley:          
  500 M   5.95%, 12/28/2017         526,630
  600 M   6.625%, 4/1/2018         643,118
  850 M   5.5%, 7/28/2021         970,487
  600 M   SunTrust Banks, Inc., 6%, 9/11/2017         624,509
  500 M   U.S. Bancorp, 3.6%, 9/11/2024         536,426
  400 M   UBS AG, 4.875%, 8/4/2020         445,334
  500 M   Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/2025         528,784
  250 M   Wells Fargo Bank NA, 5.85%, 2/1/2037         313,905
      Wells Fargo & Co.:          
  300 M   4.60%, 4/1/2021         331,415
  900 M    3.45%, 2/13/2023             928,861
                        16,339,953
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-4.8%          
      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance:          
  300 M   4.9%, 2/1/2046         358,413
  400 M   3.65%, 2/1/2026         430,434
  550 M   Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 8.5%, 6/15/2019         645,258
  700 M   Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., 6.82%, 5/1/2018         759,375
  440 M   Ingredion, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/2020         481,854
  400 M    SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/2022       (a)     433,376
                        3,108,710
      Food/Drug-1.0%          
  400 M   CVS Health Corp., 3.875%, 7/20/2025         436,244
  200 M    Kroger Co., 2.65%, 10/15/2026       (b)     198,941
                        635,185
      Forest Products/Containers-.4%          
  250 M   Rock-Tenn Co., 4.9%, 3/1/2022             281,255
      Health Care-2.6%          
  300 M   Biogen, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/2018         323,051
  450 M   Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.75%, 11/15/2021         504,684
  400 M   Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/2026         431,034
  400 M    Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.75%, 8/23/2022             426,963
                        1,685,732
      Information Technology-1.9%          
  200 M   Apple, Inc., 2.5%, 2/9/2025         202,668
  400 M   Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 3.48%, 6/1/2019       (a)     411,648
  400 M   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 2.85%, 10/5/2018       (a)     407,751
  200 M    Pitney Bowes, Inc., 5.75%, 9/15/2017             207,582
                        1,229,649
      Manufacturing-2.7%          
  750 M   CRH America, Inc., 8.125%, 7/15/2018         830,008
  400 M   Ingersoll-Rand Global Holdings Co., Ltd., 6.875%, 8/15/2018         439,912
  500 M    Tyco Electronics Group SA, 6.55%, 10/1/2017             525,465
                       1,795,385
      Media-Broadcasting-2.0%          
  200 M   ABC, Inc., 8.75%, 8/15/2021         258,440
  400 M   British Sky Broadcasting Group, PLC, 9.5%, 11/15/2018       (a)     463,624
  500 M    Comcast Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/2033             556,336
                        1,278,400
      Media-Diversified-1.6%          
  620 M   S&P Global, Inc., 5.9%, 11/15/2017         647,273
  400 M    Time Warner, Inc., 3.6%, 7/15/2025             426,265
                        1,073,538
      Metals/Mining-4.0%          
  500 M   Alcoa, Inc., 6.15%, 8/15/2020         553,125
  400 M   Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd., 4.95%, 11/15/2021       (a)     423,522
  500 M   Newmont Mining Corp., 5.125%, 10/1/2019         546,077
  500 M   Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd., 3.75%, 9/20/2021         541,319
  500 M    Vale Overseas, Ltd., 5.625%, 9/15/2019             529,375
                        2,593,418
    Real Estate-6.6%          
  300 M   AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.5%, 11/15/2024         314,695
  400 M   Boston Properties, LP, 5.875%, 10/15/2019         444,426
    Digital Realty Trust, LP:          
  300 M   5.25%, 3/15/2021         335,761
  300 M   4.75%, 10/1/2025         326,105
  400 M   ERP Operating, LP, 3.375%, 6/1/2025         418,282
  200 M   HCP, Inc., 4.25%, 11/15/2023         210,306
    Prologis, LP:          
  200 M   3.35%, 2/1/2021         211,656
  125 M   3.75%, 11/1/2025         134,736
  500 M   Realty Income Corp., 3.25%, 10/15/2022         517,577
  500 M   Simon Property Group, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2024         531,538
  400 M   Ventas Realty, LP, 4.75%, 6/1/2021         444,546
  400 M   Welltower, Inc., 4%, 6/1/2025             424,909
                       4,314,537
    Retail-General Merchandise-1.1%          
  400 M   Amazon.com, Inc., 4.8%, 12/5/2034         471,421
  200 M   Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/2036             274,856
                      746,277
    Telecommunications-2.2%          
  400 M   AT&T, Inc., 3.8%, 3/15/2022         428,964
    Verizon Communications, Inc.:          
  450 M   5.15%, 9/15/2023         524,997
  400 M   4.862%, 8/21/2046             449,876
                       1,403,837
    Transportation-2.7%          
  400 M   Burlington North Santa Fe, LLC, 5.15%, 9/1/2043         498,616
  440 M   GATX Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/2022         491,121
  300 M   Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP, 4.875%, 7/11/2022       (a)     335,194
  400 M   Southwest Airlines Co., 2.65%, 11/5/2020             410,891
                      1,735,822
    Utilities-7.1%          
  300 M   Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/2044         329,160
  300 M   E.ON International Finance BV, 5.8%, 4/30/2018       (a)     318,849
  300 M   Electricite de France SA, 3.625%, 10/13/2025       (a)     315,804
  300 M   Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.95%, 12/15/2044         318,731
  400 M   Exelon Generation Co., LLC, 5.2%, 10/1/2019         439,735
    Great River Energy Co.:          
  22 M   5.829%, 7/1/2017       (a)     22,176
  264 M   4.478%, 7/1/2030       (a)     284,784
  500 M   Ohio Power Co., 5.375%, 10/1/2021         572,804
  450 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044         480,082
  236 M   San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 1.914%, 2/1/2022         235,567
  604 M   Sempra Energy, 9.8%, 2/15/2019         715,431
  500 M   South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 5.45%, 2/1/2041             631,255
                       4,664,378
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $60,825,269)             62,258,467
    U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-3.6%          
    U.S. Treasury Bonds:          
  525 M   2.5%, 2/15/2045         542,678
  400 M   3%, 11/15/2044         456,188
  300 M   3%, 5/15/2045         342,123
  1,000 M   U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 7/31/2023             989,668
Total Value of U.S. Government Obligations (cost $2,257,482)             2,330,657
Total Value of Investments (cost $63,082,751) 98.9 %     64,589,124
Other Assets, Less Liabilities   1.1           714,726
Net Assets       100.0 %         $  65,303,850

 



(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
  Securities Act of 1933. Certain restricted securities are exempt
  from the registration requirements under Rule 144A of the
  Securities Act of 1933 and may only be sold to qualified
  institutional investors. At September 30, 2016, the Fund held
  eighteen 144A securities with an aggregate value of $7,114,787
  representing 10.9% of the Fund's net assets.
 
 
(b) A portion or all of the security purchased on a when-issued or
  delayed delivery basis.  
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income
  tax purposes was $63,083,439. Accumulated net unrealized
  appreciation on investments was $1,505,685, consisting of
  $2,358,681 gross unrealized appreciation and $852,996 gross
  unrealized depreciation.  

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 62,258,467   $ -   $ 62,258,467
U.S. Government Obligations    -     2,330,657     -   2,330,657
Total Investments in Securities*   $ -   $ 64,589,124   $ -   $ 64,589,124

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for corporate bonds.

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
LIMITED DURATION HIGH QUALITY BOND FUND
September 30, 2016

                       
   
   
  Principal          
  Amount     Security             Value
      CORPORATE BONDS-67.7%            
      Automotive-1.4%            
$ 100 M   BMW U.S. Capital, LLC, 1.85%, 9/15/2021       (a)     $     99,785
      Consumer Durables-1.4%            
  100 M   Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 2.451%, 11/17/2018             102,221
      Energy-5.8%            
  100 M   ConocoPhillips Co., 1.05%, 12/15/2017           99,339
  100 M   Statoil ASA, 5.25%, 4/15/2019           109,514
  100 M   Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.1%, 6/1/2018           107,456
  100 M   TransCanada Pipelines, Ltd., 1.625%, 11/9/2017             100,281
                      416,590
      Financial Services-12.3%            
  100 M   American Express Co., 7%, 3/19/2018           107,904
  100 M   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 5.3%, 3/15/2020           111,430
  100 M   BlackRock, Inc., 5%, 12/10/2019           110,992
  200 M   Harley-Davidson Funding Corp., 6.8%, 6/15/2018       (a)     217,222
  100 M   Protective Life Corp., 7.375%, 10/15/2019           115,391
  100 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019           115,168
  100 M   State Street Bank & Trust, 5.25%, 10/15/2018             107,137
                      885,244
      Financials-16.1%            
  100 M   Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 5/1/2018           106,117
  100 M   Bank of Montreal, 1.9%, 8/27/2021           99,547
  100 M   Barclays Bank, PLC, 6.75%, 5/22/2019           112,147
  100 M   Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 11/21/2017           105,169
  200 M   Fifth Third Bank, 1.625%, 9/27/2019           199,973
  100 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.15%, 4/1/2018           106,549
  100 M   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6%, 1/15/2018           105,671
  100 M   Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 4/1/2018           107,186
  100 M   U.S. Bank NA, 2.125%, 10/28/2019           101,828
  100 M   Wells Fargo & Co., 4.60%, 4/1/2021             110,472
                      1,154,659
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-4.5%            
  100 M   Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 1.9%, 2/1/2019           101,023
  200 M   Ingredion, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/2020             219,024
                      320,047
      Forest Products/Containers-1.5%            
  100 M   Georgia Pacific, LLC, 3.163%, 11/15/2021       (a)     104,626
      Health Care-2.8%            
  100 M   Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.55%, 9/1/2020           103,348
  100 M   Teva Pharmaceutical NE, 2.2%, 7/21/2021             99,736
                      203,084
      Information Technology-4.2%            
  100 M   Apple, Inc., 1.55%, 8/4/2021           99,896
  100 M   Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 4.42%, 6/15/2021       (a)     104,621
  100 M   Microsoft Corp., 1.55%, 8/8/2021             99,661
                      304,178
    Manufacturing-1.5%        
  100 M   Tyco Electronics Group SA, 6.55%, 10/1/2017             105,093
    Real Estate-4.6%        
  100 M   Boston Properties, LP, 5.875%, 10/15/2019       111,107
  100 M   Realty Income Corp., 3.25%, 10/15/2022       103,515
  100 M   Welltower, Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/2020             113,368
                      327,990
    Retail-General Merchandise-1.4%        
  100 M   McDonald's Corp., 2.1%, 12/7/2018             101,581
    Telecommunications-4.3%        
  100 M   AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/2020       101,936
    Verizon Communications, Inc.:        
  100 M   3.65%, 9/14/2018       104,423
  100 M   1.75%, 8/15/2021             99,021
                       305,380
    Utilities-5.9%        
  100 M   Arizona Public Service Co., 8.75%, 3/1/2019       116,875
  100 M   Ohio Power Co., 6.05%, 5/1/2018       106,743
  100 M   Southern Power Co., 1.85%, 12/1/2017       100,665
  100 M   Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 1.65%, 12/4/2018             100,779
                      425,062
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $4,919,585)             4,855,540
    ASSET BACKED SECURITIES-16.8%        
    Fixed Autos-8.9%        
  100 M   Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC, 2.97%, 2/20/2020       (a)     102,018
    Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:        
  9 M   0.79%, 5/15/2018       9,018
  90 M   1.39%, 7/15/2020       90,326
  20 M   Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 1.42%, 1/15/2020       20,059
  30 M   GM Financial Auto Leasing Trust, 1.76%, 3/20/2020       30,058
  15 M   Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, 1.3%, 3/16/2020       15,033
  100 M   Hertz Vehicle Financing, LLC, 2.65%, 7/25/2022       (a)     101,273
  45 M   Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 1.46%, 10/15/2020       45,245
  50 M   Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, 1.48%, 6/15/2021       50,283
  25 M   Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 1.52%, 6/15/2020       25,145
  150 M   Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust, 1.25%, 12/20/2017             149,982
                       638,440
    Fixed Credit Cards-5.7%        
  100 M   Barclays DryRock Issuance, 2.2%, 12/15/2022       102,345
  125 M   Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, 1.6%, 5/17/2021       126,057
  100 M   Chase Issuance Trust, 1.49%, 7/15/2022       100,416
  80 M   Discover Card Execution Note Trust, 2.12%, 12/15/2021             81,754
                       410,572
    Fixed Equipment-2.2%        
  60 M   John Deere Owner Trust, 1.36%, 4/15/2020       60,078
  100 M   Kubota Credit Owner Trust, 1.71%, 10/15/2022       (a)     100,654
                       160,732
Total Value of Asset Backed Securities (cost $1,207,158)             1,209,744
    RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-13.1%        
    Fannie Mae-11.5%        
  293 M   2.5%, 8/1/2030 - 10/18/2031     (b)   303,189
  286 M   3%, 8/1/2026 - 4/1/2031         300,590
  206 M   3.5%, 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2029             218,846
                      822,625
    Freddie Mac-1.6%          
  107 M   3%, 8/1/2027 - 8/1/2030             112,939
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $928,869)           935,564
    U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-.4%          
  25 M   U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375%, 4/30/2020 (cost $24,850)             25,329
Total Value of Investments (cost $7,080,462) 98.0 %       7,026,177
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.0           144,722
Net Assets       100.0 %         $   7,170,899

 



     
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  
  Certain restricted securities are exempt from the registration requirements under  
  Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 and may only be sold to qualified  
  institutional investors. At September 30, 2016, the Fund held seven 144A  
  securities with an aggregate value of $830,199 representing 11.6% of the Fund's  
  net assets.  
 
 
(b) A portion or all of the security purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery  
  basis.  
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes  
  was $7,080,462. Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was  
  $54,285, consisting of $29,441 gross unrealized appreciation and $83,726 gross  
  unrealized depreciation.  

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

      Level 1   Level 2      Level 3   Total
Corporate Bonds $ -   $ 4,855,540   $  -   $ 4,855,540
Asset Backed Securities       1,209,744     -     1,209,744
Residential                
Mortgage-Backed Securities  -     935,564     -     935,564
U.S. Government Obligations    -     25,329     -     25,329
Total Investments in Securities*   $     $ 7,026,177   $  -   $ 7,026,177

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for corporate bonds and asset backed
securities.

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
OPPORTUNITY FUND
September 30, 2016

                       
       
       
  Shares or          
  Principal          
  Amount     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-94.9%        
  Consumer Discretionary-25.1%        
  22,600     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.             $     403,636
  8,800   * Belmond, Ltd. - Class "A"       111,848
  11,600     Big Lots, Inc.       553,900
  9,100     BorgWarner, Inc.       320,138
  10,500     Caleres, Inc.       265,545
  11,500     Delphi Automotive, PLC       820,180
  16,600     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"       339,968
  6,200     Foot Locker, Inc.       419,864
  4,300     Group 1 Automotive, Inc.       274,684
  4,300     Harman International Industries, Inc.       363,135
  5,800   * Helen of Troy, Ltd.       499,786
  6,400     L Brands, Inc.       452,928
  5,400     Lear Corporation       654,588
  8,300     Magna International, Inc.       356,485
  14,300   * Michaels Companies, Inc.       345,631
  33,100     Newell Brands, Inc.       1,743,046
  3,300     Nordstrom, Inc.       171,204
  3,300     Oxford Industries, Inc.       223,410
  10,300     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.       496,254
  1,200     Ralph Lauren Corporation       121,368
  12,300     Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.       173,676
  12,800   * Select Comfort Corporation       276,480
  15,500   * ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.       522,040
  19,800     Stein Mart, Inc.       125,730
  21,100   * TRI Pointe Group, Inc.       278,098
  10,800     Tupperware Brands Corporation       705,996
  2,100     Whirlpool Corporation       340,536
  23,900   * William Lyon Homes - Class "A"       443,345
  6,500     Wyndham Worldwide Corporation             437,645
                      12,241,144
  Consumer Staples-5.5%        
  4,100     AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.       112,996
  2,700     B&G Foods, Inc. - Class "A"       132,786
  4,500   * Herbalife, Ltd.       278,955
  20,900     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)       473,385
  1,000     McCormick & Company, Inc.       99,920
  4,500     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class "A"       291,510
  12,600     Pinnacle Foods, Inc.       632,142
  4,900     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.       180,467
  2,200     Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class "A"       164,274
  13,800   U.S. Foods Holding Corporation             325,818
                      2,692,253
  Energy-2.8%        
  1,600   * Dril-Quip, Inc.             89,184
  4,000     EOG Resources, Inc.             386,840
  4,500     EQT Corporation             326,790
  4,300     Hess Corporation             230,566
  4,000     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.             146,960
  9,000     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             203,760
                      1,384,100
  Financials-13.0%              
  3,500     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             349,195
  11,000     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             304,810
  24,100     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             595,511
  11,600     Discover Financial Services             655,980
  20,100     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             387,930
  6,800     First Republic Bank             524,348
  4,600     Great Western Bancorp, Inc.             153,272
  6,000     iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (ETF)             928,260
  8,000     iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ETF)             993,680
  6,000     NASDAQ, Inc.             405,240
  11,000     National General Holdings Corporation             244,640
  11,300     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             477,651
  10,600     Sterling Bancorp             185,500
  8,500     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             154,360
                      6,360,377
  Health Care-15.5%              
  2,500   * Allergan, PLC             575,775
  7,500   * AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.             239,025
  4,000   * AmSurg Corporation             268,200
  12,300   * Centene Corporation             823,608
  3,500   * Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.             291,690
  3,800     Dentsply Sirona, Inc.             225,834
  7,000     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             553,840
  12,400     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             768,552
  4,000     McKesson Corporation             667,000
  200   * Patheon NV             5,926
  2,600     Perrigo Company, PLC             240,058
  17,600     Phibro Animal Health Corporation - Class "A"             478,368
  11,600   * Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.             559,932
  3,800     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.             321,594
  6,300     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             1,002,078
  2,500   * VCA, Inc.             174,950
  12,800   * VWR Corporation             363,008
                      7,559,438
  Industrials-10.0%              
  6,500     A.O. Smith Corporation             642,135
  8,000     ESCO Technologies, Inc.             371,360
  3,300     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             224,202
  11,300     ITT, Inc.             404,992
  4,200     J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.             340,788
  12,400     Korn/Ferry International             260,400
  5,800     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             419,108
  4,300     Nielsen Holdings, PLC             230,351
  4,200     Regal Beloit Corporation             249,858
  3,000     Robert Half International, Inc             113,580
  2,000     Roper Technologies, Inc.             364,940
  4,800     Snap-On, Inc.             729,408
  9,050     Textron, Inc.       359,737
  12,300     Triton International, Ltd.             162,237
                      4,873,096
        Information Technology-12.6%        
  29,200   * ARRIS International, PLC       827,236
  3,600     Broadcom, Ltd.       621,072
  4,500   * Fiserv, Inc.       447,615
  12,600     Juniper Networks, Inc.       303,156
  8,400     Lam Research Corporation       795,564
  4,000     Methode Electronics, Inc.       139,880
  2,500     Sabre Corporation       70,450
  8,300     Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (ADR)     429,857
  22,400     Symantec Corporation       562,240
  700   * Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.       28,826
  1,900     TE Connectivity, Ltd.       122,322
  13,800     Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)     659,364
  28,500     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.       428,355
  8,850     Western Digital Corporation       517,460
  2,800   * Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class "A"           194,908
                      6,148,305
        Materials-2.8%        
  9,300   * Ferro Corporation       128,433
  2,000     Praxair, Inc.       241,660
  22,100   * Summit Materials, Inc. - Class "A"       409,955
  9,900     Trinseo SA             559,944
                      1,339,992
        Real Estate-4.5%        
  20,300     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)     564,137
  7,500     Douglas Emmett, Inc. (REIT)       274,725
  2,300     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)     354,039
  30,700     FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (REIT)       197,401
  2,899     Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)     95,000
  31,100     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)     397,769
  7,700     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)           299,992
                      2,183,063
        Utilities-3.1%        
  200     Black Hills Corporation       12,244
  3,500     NiSource, Inc.       84,385
  7,300     Portland General Electric Company     310,907
  6,800     SCANA Corporation       492,116
  10,000     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             598,800
                      1,498,452
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $41,795,753)             46,280,220
        SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-2.0%      
$ 1,000 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.295%, 10/21/2016 (cost $999,836)           999,910
Total Value of Investments (cost $42,795,589) 96.9 %     47,280,130
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 3.1           1,497,171
Net Assets     100.0 %         $   48,777,301

 



* Non-income producing  
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:  
  ADR American Depositary Receipts  
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund  
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust  
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes  
  was $42,857,440. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was  
  $4,422,690, consisting of $6,146,333 gross unrealized appreciation and  
  $1,723,643 gross unrealized depreciation.  

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment
speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.

 

The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

    Level 1     Level 2    Level 3     Total
Common Stocks   $ 46,280,220   $  -   $  -   $ 46,280,220
Short-Term U.S. Government                    
Agency Obligations   -     999,910         999,910
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 46,280,220   $  999,910   $  -   $ 47,280,130

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks.

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
SELECT GROWTH FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
                     
                     
                     
Shares     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-97.7%  
      Consumer Discretionary-12.5%  
  28,700     Coach, Inc.             $           1,049,272
69,560     Gentex Corporation             1,221,474
15,625     Home Depot, Inc.             2,010,625
24,300     Nordstrom, Inc.             1,260,684
13,900     Wyndham Worldwide Corporation             935,887
                    6,477,942
      Consumer Staples-10.8%  
22,300     Campbell Soup Company             1,219,810
13,600     Clorox Company             1,702,448
30,000     Sysco Corporation             1,470,300
16,800     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             1,211,616
                    5,604,174
      Energy-4.6%  
5,060     Chevron Corporation             520,775
5,380     ExxonMobil Corporation             469,566
8,220     Helmerich & Payne, Inc.             553,206
22,400     SM Energy Company             864,192
                    2,407,739
      Financials-10.2%  
27,700     Bank of New York Mellon Corporation             1,104,676
14,590     Discover Financial Services             825,065
52,170     First Horizon National Corporation             794,549
27,700     SunTrust Banks, Inc.             1,213,260
6,300     Travelers Companies, Inc.             721,665
21,300     Voya Financial, Inc.             613,866
                    5,273,081
      Health Care-18.2%  
7,300     C.R. Bard, Inc.             1,637,244
21,200   * Centene Corporation             1,419,552
37,500   * Hologic, Inc.             1,456,125
6,490     Johnson & Johnson             766,664
8,020     McKesson Corporation             1,337,335
19,900     Merck & Company, Inc.             1,241,959
19,400   * Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.             1,572,564
                    9,431,443
      Industrials-10.4%  
14,300     Cintas Corporation             1,610,180
8,900     General Dynamics Corporation             1,380,924
10,600     Parker-Hannifin Corporation             1,330,618
41,400   * USG Corporation             1,070,190
                    5,391,912
      Information Technology-31.0%  
18,300   * Adobe Systems, Inc.             1,986,282
1,600   * Alphabet, Inc. - Class "A"             1,286,496
18,700   * Arista Networks, Inc.             1,590,996
64,600   * Cadence Design Systems, Inc.             1,649,238
51,700     Cisco Systems, Inc.             1,639,924
17,300   * Citrix Systems, Inc.             1,474,306
14,300   * Facebook, Inc. - Class "A"             1,834,261
7,500   * FleetCor Technologies, Inc.             1,302,975
19,300   * Red Hat, Inc.             1,560,019
39,600   * Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.           1,785,168
                    16,109,665
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $44,366,771) 97.7 %         50,695,956
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.3           1,211,046
Net Assets       100.0 %         $           51,907,002

 



Non-income producing
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was
  $44,366,771. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was
  $6,329,185, consisting of $7,320,258 gross unrealized appreciation and $991,073
  gross unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates,
prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted
prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

      Level 1   Level 2   Level 3     Total
Common Stocks*   $ 50,695,956   $ -   $ -   $ 50,695,956

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any, between
Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
  
Shares or    
Principal    
Amount     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-97.1%  
      Consumer Discretionary-17.9%  
  105,000   * 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. - Class "A"             $           962,850
89,500     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.             1,598,470
75,000   * Belmond, Ltd. - Class "A"             953,250
51,000     Caleres, Inc.             1,289,790
106,000   * Century Communities, Inc.             2,280,060
106,500     Entravision Communications Corporation - Class "A"             812,595
130,000   * Fox Factory Holding Corporation             2,986,100
16,500     Group 1 Automotive, Inc.             1,054,020
16,500     Harman International Industries, Inc.             1,393,425
65,500   * Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.             1,799,940
40,000   * Michaels Companies, Inc.             966,800
38,000   * Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.             1,093,640
55,000   * Nautilus, Inc.             1,249,600
63,000     Newell Brands, Inc.             3,317,580
29,500     Oxford Industries, Inc.             1,997,150
46,500     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             2,240,370
81,500     Regal Entertainment Group - Class "A"             1,772,625
96,500     Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.             1,362,580
74,000   * ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.             2,492,320
129,000   * TRI Pointe Group, Inc.             1,700,220
24,500     Tupperware Brands Corporation             1,601,565
22,500     Visteon Corporation             1,612,350
73,500   * William Lyon Homes - Class "A"             1,363,425
                    37,900,725
      Consumer Staples-2.5%  
6,500     AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.             179,140
46,500     Pinnacle Foods, Inc.             2,332,905
34,500     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.             1,270,635
59,000   * U.S. Foods Holding Corporation             1,392,990
                     5,175,670
      Energy-1.5%  
16,500     Delek US Holdings, Inc.             285,285
19,500   * Dril-Quip, Inc.             1,086,930
35,500     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             803,720
38,500     Western Refining, Inc.             1,018,710
                    3,194,645
      Financials-18.5%  
53,000     AllianceBernstein Holding, LP (MLP)             1,208,400
56,500     American Financial Group, Inc.             4,237,500
38,000     Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.             1,770,420
63,000   * Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.             993,510
80,500     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             2,230,655
46,000     Brown & Brown, Inc.             1,734,660
13,000   * Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.         220,350
58,500     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.         1,445,535
13,500     Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.         883,575
1,500   * FB Financial Corporation         30,270
38,000   * FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. - Class "A"         1,460,340
163,000     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)         3,145,900
43,000     Great Western Bancorp, Inc.         1,432,760
63,000   * Green Bancorp, Inc.         688,590
26,500     iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ETF)         3,291,565
74,000     OceanFirst Financial Corporation         1,425,240
29,500     Opus Bank         1,043,415
29,500     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.         1,619,255
31,000     Simmons First National Corporation - Class "A"         1,546,900
96,500     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)         4,079,055
175,000     Sterling Bancorp         3,062,500
93,000     TCF Financial Corporation         1,349,430
19,500     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             354,120
                    39,253,945
      Health Care-12.4%    
24,500   * ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.         1,625,575
58,500   * Centene Corporation         3,917,160
15,500   * Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.         1,291,770
57,500   * DepoMed, Inc.     (a)       1,435,775
40,000   * Globus Medical, Inc. - Class "A"         902,800
55,000     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.         3,408,900
15,000   * ICON, PLC         1,160,550
23,500   * Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation         1,939,925
10,000   * LivaNova, PLC         601,100
600   * Patheon NV         17,778
44,000     PerkinElmer, Inc.         2,468,840
68,000     Phibro Animal Health Corporation - Class "A"         1,848,240
56,500   * Surgical Care Affilates, Inc.         2,754,940
16,500   * VCA, Inc.         1,154,670
63,000   * VWR Corporation             1,786,680
                    26,314,703
      Industrials-12.2%    
34,000     A.O. Smith Corporation         3,358,860
51,000     ESCO Technologies, Inc.         2,367,420
26,500   * Generac Holdings, Inc.         961,950
66,000     ITT, Inc.         2,365,440
99,000     Kforce, Inc.         2,028,510
141,500   * NCI Building Systems, Inc.         2,064,485
44,000     Orbital ATK, Inc.         3,354,120
28,000   * Patrick Industries, Inc.         1,733,760
30,000     Regal Beloit Corporation         1,784,700
22,500     Snap-On, Inc.         3,419,100
17,000     Standex International Corporation         1,578,790
59,500     Triton International, Ltd.             784,805
                    25,801,940
      Information Technology-14.7%    
123,000   * ARRIS International, PLC         3,484,590
60,900   * Autobytel, Inc.         1,084,020
9,500     CDW Corporation         434,435
61,000   * CommScope Holding Company, Inc.         1,836,710
8,000     Hackett Group, Inc.         132,160
17,000     IAC/InterActiveCorp             1,061,990
18,000     Lam Research Corporation             1,704,780
38,500   * Lumentum Holdings, Inc.             1,608,145
65,500   * Microsemi Corporation             2,749,690
36,500     MKS Instruments, Inc.             1,815,145
34,000   * NetScout Systems, Inc.             994,500
105,000   * Orbotech, Ltd.             3,109,050
72,500   * Perficient, Inc.             1,460,875
55,000     Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (ADR)           2,848,450
58,000   * Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.             2,388,440
90,000     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             1,352,700
35,000     Western Digital Corporation             2,046,450
14,400   * Zebra Technologies Corporation - Class "A"           1,002,384
                    31,114,514
      Materials-7.0%    
42,000     AptarGroup, Inc.             3,251,220
149,500   * Ferro Corporation             2,064,595
66,000     Olin Corporation             1,354,320
22,000     Sensient Technologies Corporation           1,667,600
83,500   * Summit Materials, Inc. - Class "A"             1,548,925
64,500     Trinseo SA             3,648,120
25,500     WestRock Company             1,236,240
                    14,771,020
      Real Estate-7.2%    
85,000     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)           2,362,150
69,000     Douglas Emmett, Inc. (REIT)             2,527,470
19,500     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)           3,001,635
155,500     FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (REIT)             999,865
23,000     Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)           753,710
139,000     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)           1,777,810
71,500     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)           2,785,640
51,000     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)           1,133,220
                    15,341,500
      Utilities-3.2%    
17,500     Pinnacle West Capital Corporation             1,329,825
41,500     Portland General Electric Company           1,767,485
26,500     SCANA Corporation             1,917,805
30,000     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             1,796,400
                    6,811,515
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $167,092,581)             205,680,177
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-2.4%        
      Federal Home Loan Bank:    
$ 1,000 M   0.295%, 10/21/2016             999,910
4,000 M   0.27%, 11/23/2016             3,998,812
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $4,998,246)           4,998,722
Total Value of Investments (cost $172,090,827) 99.5 %         210,678,899
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .5           1,106,184
Net Assets     100.0 %         $           211,785,083

 



Non-income producing
 
(a)  Securities fair valued as determined in good faith pursuant to
  procedures adopted by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At September
  30, 2016, the Fund held one security that was fair valued by the
  Valuation Committee with a value of $1,435,775 representing 0.7% of
  the Fund's net assets.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  MLP Master Limited Partnership
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $172,249,766. Accumulated net unrealized
  appreciation on investments was $38,429,133, consisting of
  $44,641,743 gross unrealized appreciation and $6,212,610 gross
  unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's
own assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best
information available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. For example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not
always be quoted prices in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

      Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
Common Stocks   $ 204,244,402   $ 1,435,775   $ -   $ 205,680,177
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     4,998,722   -     4,998,722
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 204,244,402   $ 6,434,497   $ -   $ 210,678,899

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
TOTAL RETURN FUND
September 30, 2016

 
 
 
Shares or    
Principal    
Amount     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-59.0%  
      Consumer Discretionary-11.5%  
  6,300     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.             $           112,518
3,700     Big Lots, Inc.             176,675
3,900     BorgWarner, Inc.             137,202
5,850     CBS Corporation - Class "B"             320,229
4,200     Delphi Automotive, PLC             299,544
4,600     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             94,208
2,100     Foot Locker, Inc.             142,212
9,300     Ford Motor Company             112,251
1,800     Harman International Industries, Inc.             152,010
2,500     Home Depot, Inc.             321,700
5,515     Johnson Controls International, PLC             256,613
3,000     L Brands, Inc.             212,310
2,250     Lear Corporation             272,745
3,150     Magna International, Inc.             135,293
2,800   * Michaels Companies, Inc.             67,676
12,758     Newell Brands, Inc.             671,836
1,300     Oxford Industries, Inc.             88,010
2,700     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             130,086
3,900   * Select Comfort Corporation             84,240
6,300     Stein Mart, Inc.             40,005
4,100     Tupperware Brands Corporation             268,017
2,200     Walt Disney Company             204,292
800     Whirlpool Corporation             129,728
2,350     Wyndham Worldwide Corporation             158,226
                    4,587,626
      Consumer Staples-5.9%  
700     AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.             19,292
6,650     Altria Group, Inc.             420,479
700     B&G Foods, Inc. - Class "A"             34,426
5,000     Coca-Cola Company             211,600
4,000     CVS Health Corporation             355,960
7,613     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             172,434
1,900     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class "A"             123,082
2,200     PepsiCo, Inc.             239,294
4,100     Philip Morris International, Inc.             398,602
1,450     Procter & Gamble Company             130,138
1,300     Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class "A"             97,071
2,150     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             155,058
                    2,357,436
      Energy-3.4%  
1,800     Anadarko Petroleum Corporation             114,048
500     Chevron Corporation             51,460
3,100     ConocoPhillips             134,757
2,200     Devon Energy Corporation             97,042
2,750     ExxonMobil Corporation             240,020
1,200     Hess Corporation             64,344
3,400     Marathon Oil Corporation             53,754
4,350     Marathon Petroleum Corporation             176,567
1,300     Occidental Petroleum Corporation             94,796
1,400     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             31,696
1,450     Phillips 66             116,798
600     Schlumberger, Ltd.             47,184
4,600     Suncor Energy, Inc.             127,788
                    1,350,254
      Financials-7.2%  
3,300     American Express Company             211,332
2,800     American International Group, Inc.             166,152
2,100     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             209,517
1,700     Chubb, Ltd.             213,605
7,000     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             172,970
4,450     Discover Financial Services             251,647
7,100     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             137,030
600     iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (ETF)             92,826
1,900     iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ETF)             235,999
5,500     JPMorgan Chase & Company             366,245
2,800     MetLife, Inc.             124,404
700     Morgan Stanley             22,442
1,950     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             175,676
3,200     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             135,264
4,600     U.S. Bancorp             197,294
3,800     Wells Fargo & Company             168,264
                    2,880,667
      Health Care-11.3%  
5,650     Abbott Laboratories             238,938
4,500     AbbVie, Inc.             283,815
500   * Allergan, PLC             115,155
3,600   * AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.             114,732
2,217     Baxter International, Inc.             105,529
2,350     Cardinal Health, Inc.             182,595
1,500   * Centene Corporation             100,440
2,100   * Express Scripts Holding Company             148,113
4,100     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             324,392
3,550     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             220,029
3,750     Johnson & Johnson             442,987
118   * Mallinckrodt, PLC             8,234
1,100     McKesson Corporation             183,425
2,250     Medtronic, PLC             194,400
4,300     Merck & Company, Inc.             268,363
1,600   * Mylan NV             60,992
12,000     Pfizer, Inc.             406,440
4,100     Phibro Animal Health Corporation - Class "A"             111,438
840     Shire, PLC (ADR)             162,842
3,500     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             556,710
3,450   * VWR Corporation             97,842
3,500     Zoetis, Inc.             182,035
                    4,509,446
      Industrials-4.9%  
1,850     3M Company             326,026
4,850     General Electric Company             143,657
2,900     Honeywell International, Inc.             338,111
800     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             54,352
3,100     ITT, Inc.             111,104
2,600     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             76,934
250     Lockheed Martin Corporation             59,930
1,800     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             130,068
1,200     Nielsen Holdings, PLC             64,284
800     Robert Half International, Inc.             30,288
1,700     Snap-On, Inc.             258,332
1,300     Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.             9,737
2,600     Textron, Inc.             103,350
5,400     Triton International, Ltd.             71,226
2,000     United Technologies Corporation              203,200
                    1,980,599
      Information Technology-10.6%  
4,300     Apple, Inc.             486,115
8,200     Applied Materials, Inc.             247,230
10,100   * ARRIS International, PLC             286,133
1,200     Broadcom, Ltd.             207,024
12,400     Cisco Systems, Inc.             393,328
1,460   * Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class "V"             69,788
3,450   * eBay, Inc.             113,505
11,650     Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company             265,037
8,000     Intel Corporation             302,000
1,000     International Business Machines Corporation             158,850
3,300     Juniper Networks, Inc.             79,398
2,700     Methode Electronics, Inc.             94,419
8,600     Microsoft Corporation             495,360
1,200   * NXP Semiconductors NV             122,412
4,800     Oracle Corporation             188,544
4,000     QUALCOMM, Inc.             274,000
800     Sabre Corporation             22,544
8,200     Symantec Corporation             205,820
1,100     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             70,818
3,100     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             46,593
1,846     Western Digital Corporation             107,936
                    4,236,854
      Materials-.6%  
500     Praxair, Inc.             60,415
1,800     RPM International, Inc.             96,696
1,700     Trinseo SA             96,152
                    253,263
      Real Estate-1.5%  
8,100     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)             225,099
987     Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             32,344
9,000     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)             115,110
2,800     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)             109,088
5,200     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)             115,544
                    597,185
      Telecommunication Services-1.5%  
7,250     AT&T, Inc.             294,422
5,900     Verizon Communications, Inc.             306,682
                    601,104
      Utilities-.6%  
6,200     Exelon Corporation             206,398
1,100     NiSource, Inc.              26,521
                    232,919
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $21,168,380)             23,587,353
      CORPORATE BONDS-21.2%    
      Agriculture-.2%    
$ 100 M   Cargill, Inc., 6%, 11/27/2017     (a)       105,204
      Automotive-.8%    
100 M   Johnson Controls, Inc., 5%, 3/30/2020         109,907
200 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026              212,436
                      322,343
      Chemicals-.8%    
100 M   Agrium, Inc., 3.375%, 3/15/2025         103,212
100 M   CF Industries, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/2023         100,901
100 M   Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/2020              108,670
                      312,783
      Consumer Non-Durables-.3%    
100 M   Newell Brands, Inc., 4.2%, 4/1/2026              109,037
      Energy-1.4%    
100 M   Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd., 7.75%, 5/15/2019     (a)       112,320
100 M   DCP Midstream Operating, LP, 2.5%, 12/1/2017         99,750
100 M   Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, 4.2%, 9/15/2021         106,142
100 M   Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.1%, 6/1/2018         107,456
100 M   Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 3/15/2019              117,788
                      543,456
      Financial Services-3.3%    
100 M   American Express Co., 7%, 3/19/2018         107,904
100 M   American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025         105,076
100 M   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 5.3%, 3/15/2020         111,430
100 M   Assured Guaranty U.S. Holding, Inc., 5%, 7/1/2024         111,908
100 M   BlackRock, Inc., 5%, 12/10/2019         110,992
      ERAC USA Finance, LLC:    
100 M   4.5%, 8/16/2021     (a)       110,838
100 M   3.3%, 10/15/2022     (a)       104,900
100 M   Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 8.125%, 1/15/2020         118,187
100 M   General Electric Capital Corp., 5.625%, 9/15/2017         104,286
100 M   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.95%, 5/1/2022     (a)       111,723
100 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019         115,168
100 M   State Street Corp., 3.55%, 8/18/2025              108,546
                      1,320,958
      Financials-4.0%    
      Bank of America Corp.:    
100 M   5%, 5/13/2021         111,905
100 M   4.1%, 7/24/2023         108,269
100 M   Barclays Bank, PLC, 5.125%, 1/8/2020         109,083
100 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 4/24/2024         106,341
      Citigroup, Inc.:    
100 M   6.125%, 11/21/2017         105,169
100 M   4.5%, 1/14/2022         110,574
100 M   Deutsche Bank AG, 3.7%, 5/30/2024         95,917
100 M   Fifth Third Bancorp, 3.5%, 3/15/2022         106,118
100 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.625%, 1/22/2023         105,804
      JPMorgan Chase & Co.:    
100 M   6%, 1/15/2018         105,671
100 M   4.5%, 1/24/2022         110,810
      Morgan Stanley:    
100 M   6.625%, 4/1/2018         107,186
100 M   5.5%, 7/28/2021         114,175
100 M   SunTrust Banks, Inc., 6%, 9/11/2017         104,085
100 M   U.S. Bancorp, 3.6%, 9/11/2024             107,285
                    1,608,392
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-.5%    
200 M   Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 3.65%, 2/1/2026              215,217
      Food/Drug-.3%    
100 M   CVS Health Corp., 3.875%, 7/20/2025              109,061
      Forest Products/Containers-.3%    
100 M   Rock-Tenn Co., 4.9%, 3/1/2022              112,502
      Health Care-1.1%    
100 M   Biogen, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/2018         107,683
100 M   Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.75%, 11/15/2021         112,152
100 M   Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/2026         107,759
100 M   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.75%, 8/23/2022              106,741
                    434,335
      Higher Education-.2%    
100 M   Yale University, 2.086%, 4/15/2019             102,433
      Information Technology-.8%    
100 M   Apple, Inc., 2.5%, 2/9/2025         101,334
100 M   Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 3.48%, 6/1/2019     (a)       102,912
100 M   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 2.85%, 10/5/2018     (a)       101,938
                    306,184
      Manufacturing-.2%    
100 M   Tyco Electronics Group SA, 6.55%, 10/1/2017              105,093
      Media-Broadcasting-.3%    
100 M   Comcast Corp., 5.15%, 3/1/2020              112,180
      Media-Diversified-.3%    
100 M   Time Warner, Inc., 3.6%, 7/15/2025              106,566
      Metals/Mining-.3%    
100 M   Newmont Mining Corp., 5.125%, 10/1/2019              109,215
      Real Estate-2.1%    
200 M   AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.5%, 11/15/2024         209,796
100 M   Digital Realty Trust, LP, 5.25%, 3/15/2021         111,920
100 M   ERP Operating, LP, 3.375%, 6/1/2025         104,570
100 M   HCP, Inc., 4.25%, 11/15/2023         105,153
100 M   Prologis, LP, 3.35%, 2/1/2021         105,828
100 M   Simon Property Group, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2024         106,308
100 M   Ventas Realty, LP, 4.75%, 6/1/2021              111,136
                     854,711
      Retail-General Merchandise-.6%    
100 M   Amazon.com, Inc., 4.8%, 12/5/2034         117,855
100 M   Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/2036              137,428
                     255,283
      Telecommunications-.6%    
100 M   AT&T, Inc., 3.8%, 3/15/2022         107,241
100 M   Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.15%, 9/15/2023              116,666
                     223,907
      Transportation-1.1%    
100 M   Burlington North Santa Fe, LLC, 5.15%, 9/1/2043         124,654
100 M   GATX Corp., 5.2%, 3/15/2044         108,182
100 M   Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP, 4.875%, 7/11/2022     (a)       111,731
100 M   Southwest Airlines Co., 2.65%, 11/5/2020             102,723
                     447,290
      Utilities-1.7%    
100 M   Electricite de France SA, 3.625%, 10/13/2025     (a)       105,268
100 M   Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.95%, 12/15/2044         106,244
100 M   Ohio Power Co., 5.375%, 10/1/2021         114,561
100 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044         106,685
100 M   Sempra Energy, 9.8%, 2/15/2019         118,449
100 M   South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 5.45%, 2/1/2041              126,251
                    677,458
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $8,458,675)             8,493,608
      RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-6.9%    
      Fannie Mae-6.0%    
657 M   3%, 6/1/2030 - 10/13/2046     (b)       685,714
1,086 M   3.5%, 11/1/2028 - 10/13/2046     (b)       1,150,627
281 M   4%, 7/1/2041 - 2/1/2046         303,073
116 M   4.5%, 8/1/2041         127,858
112 M   5%, 3/1/2042             125,424
                    2,392,696
      Freddie Mac-.9%    
83 M   3.5%, 7/1/2044         88,979
95 M   4%, 7/1/2044 - 4/1/2045         101,423
169 M   4.5%, 12/1/2043             186,909
                    377,311
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $2,751,766)             2,770,007
      VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE NOTES+-3.8%    
      Municipal Bonds    
500 M   Mississippi Business Fin. Corp., 0.85%, 12/1/2030         500,000
500 M   Illinois Fin. Auth. Rev., 0.85%, 7/1/2038         500,000
535 M   Valdez, AK Marine Term. Rev., 0.76%, 12/1/2033             535,000
Total Value of Variable and Floating Rate Notes (cost $1,535,000)             1,535,000
      U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-3.5%    
100 M   U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 8/15/2044         116,735
      U.S. Treasury Notes:    
250 M   0.5222%, 1/31/2018     +       250,659
600 M   0.625%, 1/15/2024 (TIPS)         649,733
350 M   2%, 2/15/2023             363,658
Total Value of U.S. Government Obligations (cost $1,348,628)             1,380,785
      ASSET BACKED SECURITIES-2.6%    
      Fixed Autos-2.0%    
100 M   Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC, 2.97%, 2/20/2020     (a)       102,018
100 M   Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, 1.85%, 7/15/2019         100,409
100 M   GM Financial Auto Leasing Trust, 1.76%, 3/20/2020         100,193
100 M   Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, 1.3%, 3/16/2020         100,221
100 M   Hertz Vehicle Financing Trust, 2.65%, 7/25/2022     (a)       101,273
50 M   Nissan Auto Lease Trust, 1.65%, 10/15/2021         50,215
100 M   Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 1.18%, 1/15/2021         100,055
50 M   Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 1.32%, 11/15/2021         49,911
100 M   Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust, 1.25%, 12/20/2017             99,988
                    804,283
      Fixed Credit Cards-.6%    
100 M   Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, 2.08%, 3/15/2023         102,452
100 M   Chase Issuance Trust, 1.49%, 7/15/2022         100,416
50 M   Synchrony Credit Card Master Trust, 2.38%, 9/15/2023             51,398
                    254,266
Total Value of Asset Backed Securities (cost $1,056,194)             1,058,549
      U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-.9%    
350 M   Fannie Mae, 1.875%, 9/24/2026 (cost $347,889)             348,718
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-3.8%          
      Federal Home Loan Bank:    
1,000 M   0.295%, 10/21/2016             999,910
500 M   0.33%, 11/28/2016             499,837
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Obligations (cost $1,499,570)           1,499,747
Total Value of Investments (cost $38,166,102) 101.7 %         40,673,767
Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (1.7 )         (683,311)
Net Assets       100.0 %         $           39,990,456

 



Non-income producing
 
(a)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities
  Act of 1933. Certain restricted securities are exempt from the
  registration requirements under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
  1933 and may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. At
  September 30, 2016, the Fund held eleven 144A securities with an
  aggregate value of $1,170,125 representing 2.9% of the Fund's net
  assets.
 
(b)  A portion or all of the security purchased on a when-issued or
  delayed delivery basis.
 
Interest rates are determined and reset periodically. The interest
  rates above are the rates in effect at September 30, 2016.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
  TIPS Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
 
  At September 30, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $38,175,374. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation
  on investments was $2,498,393, consisting of $3,396,369 gross
  unrealized appreciation and $897,976 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



The Fund's assets and liabilities are classified into the following three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets and liabilities:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment
speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own
assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information
available.
 
The inputs methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For
example, U.S. Government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices
in an active market.
 
The following is a summary, by category of Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2016:

 

      Level 1     Level 2   Level 3     Total
Common Stocks   $ 23,587,353   $ -   $ -   $ 23,587,353
Corporate Bonds     -     8,493,608   -     8,493,608
Residential          
Mortgage-Backed Securities     -     2,770,007   -     2,770,007
Variable and Floating Rate Notes          
Municipal Bonds     -     1,535,000   -     1,535,000
U.S. Government Obligations     -     1,380,785   -     1,380,785
Asset Backed Securities     -     1,058,549   -     1,058,549
U.S. Government Agency          
Obligations     -     348,718   -     348,718
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     1,499,747   -     1,499,747
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 23,587,353   $ 17,086,414   $ -   $ 40,673,767

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks, corporate bonds,
residential mortgage-backed securities and asset backed securities.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2016. Transfers, if any, between
Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 

 


Security Valuation - Except as provided below, a security listed or traded on an exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market is valued at its last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is principally traded, and lacking any sales, the security is valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices. Securities traded in the over-the-counter ("OTC") market (including securities listed on exchanges whose primary market is believed to be OTC) are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices based upon quotes furnished by a market maker for such securities or an authorized pricing service. Fixed income securities, other than short-term debt securities held by the Cash Management Fund, are priced based upon valuations that are provided by a pricing service. Other securities may also be priced based upon valuations that are provided by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The pricing services consider security type, rating, market condition and yield data as well as market quotations, prices provided by market makers and other available information in determining value.

The Funds monitor for significant events occurring prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange that could have a material impact on the value of any securities that are held by the Funds. Examples of such events include trading halts, natural disasters, political events and issuer-specific developments. If the Valuation Committee of Foresters Investment Management Company, Inc.'s ("FIMCO") decides that such events warrant using fair value estimates, it will take such events into consideration in determining the fair values of such securities. If market quotations or prices are not readily available or determined to be unreliable, the securities will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. The Funds also use evaluated prices from a pricing service to fair value foreign equity securities in the event that fluctuation in U.S. securities markets exceed a predetermined level or if a foreign market is closed. For valuation purposes, where applicable, quotations of foreign securities in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollar equivalents using the foreign exchange quotation in effect. At September 30, 2016, the Fund For Income held one security that was fair valued at a value of $49,750 representing 0% of the Fund's net assets and the Special Situations Fund held one security that was fair valued at a value of $1,435,775 representing 0.7% of the Fund's net assets.

The Cash Management Fund values its portfolio securities in accordance with the amortized cost method of valuation under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Amortized cost is an approximation of market value of an instrument, whereby the difference between its acquisition cost and market value at maturity is amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining life of the instrument. The effect of changes in the market value of a security as a result of fluctuating interest rates is not taken into account and thus the amortized cost method of valuation may result in the value of a security being higher or lower than its actual market value.

Effective October 3, 2016, the name of the First Investors Life Series Cash Management Fund has been changed to the First Investors Life Series Government Cash Management Fund. The Fund intends to operate as a "government money market fund" as defined in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund will invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in U.S. Government Securities, cash and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully by cash and/or U.S. Government Securities. In addition, under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. Government Securities and repurchase agreement collateralized fully by cash or U.S. Government Securities. 

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" ("ASC 820"), investments held by the Funds are carried at "fair value". As defined by ASC 820, fair value is the price that a fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds' investments.



In addition to defining fair value, ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities that the Fund has the ability to access.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumption about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

Equity securities traded on an exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy to the extent that they are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied. Foreign securities that are fair valued in the event that fluctuations in U.S. securities markets exceed a predetermined level or if a foreign market is closed are categorized in Level 2. Variable and floating rate, corporate, sovereign and municipal bonds, asset backed, U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency securities, pass-through certificates, loan participations and short-term notes are categorized in Level 2 to the extent that the inputs are observable and timely, otherwise they would be categorized as Level 3. Short-term notes that are valued at amortized cost by the Cash Management Fund are categorized in Level 2. Foreign exchange contracts that are considered derivative instruments and are valued at the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the instruments are categorized in Level 2. Restricted securities and securities that are fair valued by the Valuation Committee may be categorized in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relative significance of the unobservable valuation inputs.

The aggregate value by input level, as of September 30, 2016, is included at the end of each Fund's schedule of investments.

Investments in securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are generally reflected in the assets of the Funds on the first business day following the date the securities are purchased and the Funds segregated assets for these transactions.

Derivatives-Some of the Funds may invest in various derivatives. A derivative is a financial instrument which has a value that is based on - or "derived from" - the values of other assets, reference rates, or indices. The Funds may invest in derivatives for hedging purposes.



Derivatives may relate to a wide variety of underlying references, such as commodities, stocks, bonds, interest rates, currency exchange rates, and related indices. Derivatives include futures contracts and options on futures contracts, forward-commitment transactions, options on securities, caps, floors, collars, swap contracts, and other financial instruments. Some derivatives, such as futures contracts and certain options, are traded on U.S. commodity and securities exchanges, while other derivatives, such as swap contracts, are privately negotiated and entered into in the OTC. The risks associated with the use of derivatives are different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments.

The use of a derivative involves the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the insolvency or bankruptcy of the other party to the contract (usually referred to as a "counterparty") or the failure of the counterparty to make required payments or otherwise comply with the terms of the contract. Additionally, the use of credit derivatives can result in losses if the Adviser does not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the issuer on which the credit derivative is based.

Derivatives may be subject to liquidity risk, which exists when a particular derivative is difficult to purchase or sell. If a derivative transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid (as is the case with many OTC derivatives), it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price.

Derivatives may be subject to pricing or "basis" risk, which exists when a particular derivative becomes extraordinarily expensive relative to historical prices or the prices of corresponding cash market instruments. Under certain market conditions, it may not be economically feasible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position in time to avoid a loss or take advantage of an opportunity.

Because many derivatives have leverage or borrowing components, adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, reference rate, or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment.

Like most other investments, derivative instruments are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to the Funds' interest. The Funds bear the risk that the Adviser will incorrectly forecast future market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indices, or other financial or economic factors in establishing derivative positions for the Funds. If the Adviser attempts to use a derivative as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, the Funds will be exposed to the risk that the derivative will have or will develop an imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment. This could cause substantial losses for the Funds. While hedging strategies involving derivative instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other investments. Many derivatives, in particular OTC



derivatives, are complex and often valued subjectively. Improper valuations can result in increased cash payment requirements to counterparties or a loss of value to the Funds.

The following provides more information on specific types of derivatives and activity in the Funds. The use of derivative instruments by the Funds for the period ended September 30, 2016 was related to the use of written and purchased options and interest rate futures contracts.

Options Contracts - Some of the Funds may write covered call and put options on securities, derivative instruments, or currencies the Funds own or in which it may invest. Writing put options tends to increase the Funds' exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease the Funds' exposure to the underlying instrument. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as written options outstanding in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or made, if any, from writing options with premiums to be determined on a future date are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against amounts paid on the underlying future, swap, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. A Fund, as a writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying future, swap, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, swap, security or currency underlying the written option. The risk exists that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

Some of the Funds may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing call options tends to increase a Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease a Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. A Fund pays a premium which is included in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying future, swap, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss.

At September 30, 2016, the Covered Call Strategy Fund had investments in options contracts which are listed in the portfolio of investments.

Interest Rate Futures Contracts - The Funds may enter into interest rate futures contracts on U.S. Treasury obligations and options thereon that are traded on a U.S. exchange. An interest rate futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and the purchase by another party of a specified amount of a particular financial instrument (debt security) at a specified price, date, time and place. Such investments may be used for, among other purposes, the purpose of hedging against changes in the value of a Fund's portfolio securities due to anticipated changes in interest rates and market conditions. A public market exists for interest rate futures contracts covering a number of debt securities, including long-term U.S. Treasury Bonds, 10-year U.S. Treasury Notes and three-month U.S. Treasury Bills. No price is paid upon entering into futures contracts. Instead, upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit with their custodian in a segregated account in the name of the futures broker through which the transaction is affected an amount of cash or U.S. Government securities generally equal to 3%-5% or less of the contract value. This amount is known as "initial margin."



An option on an interest rate futures contract generally gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price at any time prior to the expiration date of the option. The Funds may purchase put and call options on interest rate futures contracts on U.S. Treasury obligations which are traded on a U.S. exchange as a hedge against changes in interest rates, and may enter into closing transactions with respect to such options to terminate existing positions. There is no guarantee such closing transactions can be effected. When writing a call or put option on a futures contract, margin also must be deposited in accordance with applicable exchange rules. Initial margin on futures contracts is in the nature of a performance bond or good-faith deposit that is returned to a Fund upon termination of the transaction, assuming all obligations have been satisfied. Under certain circumstances, such as periods of high volatility, a Fund may be required by an exchange to increase the level of its initial margin payment. Subsequent payments, called "variation margin," to and from the broker, are made on a daily basis as the value of the futures position varies, a process known as "marking to market." Variation margin does not involve borrowing to finance the futures transactions, but rather represents a daily settlement of a Fund's obligation to or from a clearing organization. A Fund is also obligated to make initial and variation margin payments when it writes options on futures contracts.

To the extent that a Fund participates in the futures or options markets, it will incur investment risks and transaction costs to which it would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The use of these strategies involves certain special risks, including: (1) dependence on the ability of the Funds' investment adviser, FIMCO to predict correctly movements in the direction of interest rates and securities prices; (2) imperfect correlation between the price of futures contracts and options thereon and movements in the prices of the securities or currencies being hedged; (3) the fact that skills needed to use these strategies are different from those needed to select portfolio securities; (4) the leverage (if any) that is created by investing in the option or futures contract; and (5) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument at any time. If FIMCO's prediction of movements in the direction of the securities and interest rate markets is inaccurate, the adverse consequences to that Fund may leave it in a worse position than if such strategies were not used. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind or value.

At September 30, 2016, the Balanced Income Fund had investments in interest rate futures contracts which are listed in the portfolio of investments.

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures

(a) The Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer 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)

are effective, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures

as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial

reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940,

as amended)  that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that have

materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's

internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits

(a) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment

Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) - filed herewith

 

 

 

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.

First Investors Life Series Funds

By /S/ WILLIAM LIPKUS

William Lipkus

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date: November 28, 2016

 

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.

 

First Investors Life Series Funds

By /S/ WILLIAM LIPKUS

William Lipkus

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

By /S/ JOSEPH I. BENEDEK

Joseph I. Benedek

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date: November 28, 2016