N-Q 1 lifenq09302017.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, 2017

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

The Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings follows


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
BALANCED INCOME FUND
September 30, 2017

                       
       
       
     
  Principal        
  Amount        
  or Shares     Security             Value
    CORPORATE BONDS-47.1%              
    Automotive-1.5%              
$ 100 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026             100,410
    Chemicals-1.6%              
  100 M   Dow Chemical Co., 3.5%, 10/1/2024             103,287
    Consumer Non-Durables-1.6%              
  100 M   Newell Brands, Inc., 4.2%, 4/1/2026             105,414
    Energy-4.4%              
  50 M   BP Capital Markets, PLC, 3.216%, 11/28/2023             51,262
  100 M   Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, 5%, 3/1/2026             111,454
  100 M   Valero Energy Corp., 6.625%, 6/15/2037             126,551
                      289,267
    Financial Services-3.2%              
  100 M   American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025           103,439
  100 M   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.25%, 3/1/2026             108,737
                      212,176
    Financials-12.9%              
  100 M   Bank of America Corp., 4.1%, 7/24/2023             106,619
  100 M   Citigroup, Inc., 3.7%, 1/12/2026             102,709
  50 M   Deutsche Bank AG, 3.7%, 5/30/2024             50,796
  50 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.625%, 1/22/2023             51,868
  150 M   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.4%, 5/15/2038             200,234
  100 M   Morgan Stanley, 4%, 7/23/2025             105,533
  50 M   U.S. Bancorp, 3.6%, 9/11/2024             52,060
  50 M   Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/2025             51,279
  100 M   Wells Fargo & Co., 5.606%, 1/15/2044             121,315
                      842,413
    Food/Beverage/Tobacco-1.5%              
  100 M   PepsiCo, Inc., 3.45%, 10/6/2046             95,135
    Information Technology-2.3%              
  100 M   Microsoft Corp., 3.7%, 8/8/2046             101,110
  50 M   Oracle Corp., 2.65%, 7/15/2026             49,171
                      150,281
    Real Estate-9.3%              
  100 M   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 3.95%, 1/15/2028           102,059
  100 M   Boston Properties, LP, 2.75%, 10/1/2026             94,524
  50 M   Essex Portfolio, LP, 3.875%, 5/1/2024             52,059
  50 M   Prologis, LP, 3.75%, 11/1/2025             52,413
  150 M   Realty Income Corp., 3.25%, 10/15/2022   153,718
  50 M   Simon Property Group, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2024   51,193
  100 M   Welltower, Inc., 4%, 6/1/2025             104,419
                       610,385
  Retail-General Merchandise-2.4%      
  Amazon.com, Inc.:    
  50 M   4.8%, 12/5/2034   56,803
  100 M   4.05%, 8/22/2047       (a)      102,352
                       159,155
  Telecommunications-1.5%    
  100 M   Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.272%, 1/15/2036             98,549
  Transportation-3.3%    
  100 M   Cummins, Inc., 4.875%, 10/1/2043   115,095
  100 M   Southwest Airlines Co., 3%, 11/15/2026              97,866
                        212,961
  Utilities-1.6%    
  50 M   Dominion Resources, Inc., 3.9%, 10/1/2025   52,203
  50 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044             50,203
                         102,406
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $3,061,932)             3,081,839
  COMMON STOCKS-39.1%    
  Consumer Discretionary-4.0%    
  600     Acushnet Holdings Corp.   10,656
  84     Adient, PLC   7,055
  600     Coach, Inc.   24,168
  1,100     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"   23,628
  550     Ford Motor Co.   6,583
  300     HSN, Inc.   11,715
  600     L Brands, Inc.   24,966
  100     Newell Brands, Inc.   4,267
  500     Nordstrom, Inc.   23,575
  1,200     Regal Entertainment Group - Class "A"   19,200
  550     Tupperware Brands Corp.   34,001
  100     Whirlpool Corp.   18,444
  400     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   19,944
  300     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             31,623
                       259,825
  Consumer Staples-5.5%    
  950     Altria Group, Inc.   60,249
  800     B&G Foods, Inc.   25,480
  600     Coca-Cola Co.   27,006
  1,226     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)   22,889
  300     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class "A"   18,444
  500     PepsiCo, Inc.   55,715
  650     Philip Morris International, Inc.   72,157
  250     Procter & Gamble Co.   22,745
  500     Sysco Corp.   26,975
  400     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             31,256
 
 
                      362,916
  Energy-2.0%              
  100     Chevron Corp.             11,750
  200     ExxonMobil Corp.             16,396
  500     Marathon Petroleum Corp.             28,040
  100     Occidental Petroleum Corp.             6,421
  500     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             13,805
  100     Phillips 66             9,161
  300     Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class "A" (ADR)             18,174
  100     Schlumberger, Ltd.             6,976
  600     Suncor Energy, Inc.             21,018
                      131,741
  Financials-4.9%              
  300     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             44,553
  500     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             19,375
  45   * Brighthouse Financial, Inc.             2,736
  200     Chubb, Ltd.             28,510
  500     Discover Financial Services             32,240
  500     Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class "A"             13,425
  500     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             47,755
  500     MetLife, Inc.             25,975
  250     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             33,693
  600     U.S. Bancorp             32,154
  1,200     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             24,084
  350     Wells Fargo & Co.             19,303
                      323,803
  Health Care-5.4%              
  850     Abbott Laboratories             45,356
  800     AbbVie, Inc.             71,088
  1,000     GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (ADR)             40,600
  500     Johnson & Johnson             65,005
  800     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             32,960
  550     Merck & Co., Inc.             35,216
  1,700     Pfizer, Inc.             60,690
                      350,915
  Industrials-4.9%              
  300     3M Co.             62,970
  1,200     General Electric Co.             29,016
  300     Honeywell International, Inc.             42,522
  700     Johnson Controls International, PLC             28,203
  200     Lockheed Martin Corp.             62,058
  600     Mobile Mini, Inc.             20,670
  1,800   * Triton International, Ltd.             59,904
  150     United Technologies Corp.             17,412
                      322,755
  Information Technology-5.6%              
  500     Apple, Inc.             77,060
  1,350     Cisco Systems, Inc.             45,400
  700     Intel Corp.     26,656
  900     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.   42,939
  1,050     Microsoft Corp.     78,215
  700     QUALCOMM, Inc.     36,288
  1,250     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.     19,625
  500     Western Digital Corp.             43,200
                      369,383
    Materials-1.1%      
  600     International Paper Co.     34,092
  150     Praxair, Inc.     20,961
  300     RPM International, Inc.             15,402
                      70,455
    Real Estate-2.1%      
  1,700     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)   31,960
  650     Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT)   17,531
  942     RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT)     20,724
  1,200     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)   29,304
  750     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)   16,275
  1,400     Whitestone REIT (REIT)             18,270
                      134,064
    Telecommunication Services-1.3%    
  1,150     AT&T, Inc.     45,045
  800     Verizon Communications, Inc.             39,592
                      84,637
    Utilities-2.3%      
  400     Black Hills Corp.     27,548
  500     Duke Energy Corp.     41,960
  600     Exelon Corp.     22,602
  800     NiSource, Inc.     20,472
  200     SCANA Corp.     9,698
  400     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             25,112
                      147,392
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $2,284,692)             2,557,886
    RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-5.4%    
    Fannie Mae:      
$ 203 M   3.5%, 6/1/2046     209,973
  95 M   4%, 3/1/2047     100,136
  40 M   4.5%, 1/1/2047             42,915
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $358,767)           353,024
    EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-2.5%    
  1,820     iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (ETF) (cost $154,357)         161,543
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-1.5%            
$ 100 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.005%, 10/17/2017 (cost $99,952)           99,959
Total Value of Investments (cost $5,959,700) 95.6 % 6,254,251
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 4.4           290,664
Net Assets     100.0 %         $             6,544,915

 



  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, 2017, the Fund held one 144A security
  with a value of $102,352 representing 1.6% of the Fund's net assets.
 
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes
  was $5,959,789. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was
  $304,344, consisting of $429,210 gross unrealized appreciation and $124,866
  gross unrealized depreciation.

 



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
BALANCED INCOME FUND
September 30, 2017

                 
 
Futures contracts outstanding at September 30, 2017:          
 
Number of       Value at Value at   Unrealized
Contracts   Type   Expiration    Trade Date September 30, 2017      Appreciation
5   5 Year U.S. Treasury Note   Dec.  2017 $   118,344     $ 119,175   831
19   10 Year U.S. Treasury Note   Dec.  2017               633,164                          639,702     6,538
7   U.S. Treasury Long Bond   Dec.  2017                 155,250                          157,675     2,425
(Premium  received  $89)                   $   9,794

 


 

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, 2017:
 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
Assets                  
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 3,081,839   $ -   $ 3,081,839
Common Stocks     2,557,886     -     -     2,557,886
Residential Mortgage-Backed                  
Securities     -     353,024     -     353,024
Exchange Traded Funds     161,543     -     -     161,543
Short-Term U.S. Government                  
Agency Obligations     -     99,959     -     99,959
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 2,719,429   $ 3,534,822   $ -   $ 6,254,251
 
Other Assets                  
Futures Contracts   $ 9,883   $ -   $ -   $ 9,883

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provide information on the industry categorization for corporate bonds and commom stocks.

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2017. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
COVERED CALL STRATEGY FUND
September 30, 2017

                       
                 
                 
  Shares     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-101.0%              
  Consumer Discretionary-6.9%              
  400   * AutoZone, Inc.             $               238,044
  3,100     CBS Corp. - Class "B"             179,800
  1,300     Whirlpool Corp.             239,772
                      657,616
  Consumer Staples-4.7%              
  6,700     Mondelez International, Inc.             272,422
  2,300     Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.             177,606
                      450,028
  Energy-10.3%              
  2,400     Chevron Corp.             282,000
  2,200     ExxonMobil Corp.             180,356
  5,900     Halliburton Co.             271,577
  3,200     Valero Energy Corp.             246,176
                      980,109
  Financials-23.6%              
  3,800     American Express Co.             343,748
  17,600     Bank of America Corp.             445,984
  800     BlackRock, Inc.             357,672
  4,800     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             458,448
  8,100     Morgan Stanley             390,177
  4,600     U.S. Bancorp             246,514
                      2,242,543
  Health Care-13.8%              
  1,700     Allergan, PLC             348,415
  3,500     Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.             223,090
  5,000     Medtronic, PLC             388,850
  9,700     Pfizer, Inc.             346,290
                      1,306,645
  Industrials-17.8%              
  4,000     Delta Air Lines, Inc.             192,880
  800     General Dynamics Corp.             164,464
  9,600     General Electric Co.     232,128
  3,100     Honeywell International, Inc.     439,394
  800     Lockheed Martin Corp.     248,232
  1,800     Union Pacific Corp.     208,746
  1,700     United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class "B"             204,153
                      1,689,997
  Information Technology-16.4%      
  2,700     Apple, Inc.     416,124
  1,100     Broadcom, Ltd.     266,794
  6,500     Cisco Systems, Inc.     218,595
  8,100     Intel Corp.     308,448
  7,200     Oracle Corp.             348,120
                      1,558,081
  Materials-7.5%      
  7,400     DowDuPont, Inc.     512,302
  3,500     Nucor Corp.             196,140
                      708,442
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $8,663,596) 101.0 %         9,593,461
Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (1.0)           (101,851)
Net Assets       100.0 %         $             9,491,610

 



* Non-income producing
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $8,457,752. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $856,715, consisting of $1,110,185 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $253,470 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
COVERED CALL STRATEGY FUND
September 30, 2017

   
         
  Expiration Exercise    
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN-2.9% Date Price Contracts Value
Allergan, PLC 10/20/17 $230.00 16 $352
Allergan, PLC 10/20/17 220.00 1 66
American Express Co. 10/20/17 89.00 38 8,588
Apple, Inc. 10/20/17 155.00 27 5,994
AutoZone, Inc. 10/20/17 570.00 3 9,069
AutoZone, Inc. 12/15/17 600.00 1 2,802
Bank of America Corp. 10/20/17 27.00 59 354
Bank of America Corp. 10/20/17 25.50 117 5,148
BlackRock, Inc. 10/20/17 420.00 2 5,804
BlackRock, Inc. 1/19/18 440.00 1 2,140
BlackRock, Inc. 1/19/18 420.00 5 17,515
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 10/20/17 62.50 5 875
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 12/15/17 60.00 30 14,250
Broadcom, Ltd. 10/20/17 240.00 11 7,480
CBS Corp. 10/20/17 60.00 2 110
CBS Corp. 12/15/17 67.50 29 957
Chevron Corp. 12/15/17 120.00 1 162
Chevron Corp. 12/15/17 110.00 23 18,906
Cisco Systems, Inc. 11/3/17 33.50 65 3,185
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 10/20/17 49.00 40 3,440
DowDuPont, Inc. 11/17/17 70.00 74 9,694
ExxonMobil Corp. 1/19/18 87.50 17 714
ExxonMobil Corp. 1/19/18 85.00 5 495
General Dynamics Corp. 10/20/17 200.00 7 4,200
General Dynamics Corp. 1/19/18 210.00 1 520
General Electric Co. 10/20/17 25.00 96 1,248
Halliburton Co. 10/20/17 45.00 59 8,850
Honeywell International, Inc. 12/15/17 140.00 31 13,950
Intel Corp. 11/17/17 37.00 81 12,879
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 12/15/17 95.00 48 14,640
Lockheed Martin Corp. 10/20/17 310.00 1 420
Lockheed Martin Corp. 10/20/17 300.00 7 7,840
Medtronic, PLC 10/20/17 80.00 3 93
Medtronic, PLC 10/27/17 83.00 47 329
Mondelez International, Inc. 10/20/17 41.00 67 3,283
Morgan Stanley 10/20/17 48.00 81 9,558
Nucor Corp. 10/20/17 57.50 33 2,079
Nucor Corp. 10/20/17 55.00 2 380
Oracle Corp. 11/17/17 50.00 72 3,600
Pfizer, Inc. 11/17/17 36.00 97 5,238
U.S. Bancorp 11/3/17 54.00 3 249
U.S. Bancorp 11/17/17 55.00 43 2,795
Union Pacific Corp. 12/15/17 105.00 18 21,600

 



United Parcel Service, Inc. 10/13/17 116.00 16 6,920
United Parcel Service, Inc. 11/3/17 118.00 1 370
Valero Energy Corp. 12/15/17 75.00 2 768
Valero Energy Corp. 12/15/17 70.00 20 15,320
Valero Energy Corp. 12/15/17 67.50 10 9,750
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 10/20/17 82.50 23 138
Whirlpool Corp. 10/20/17 175.00 13 13,877
Total Value of Call Options Written (premium received $207,652)     $278,994

 

 

 



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, 2017:

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3   Total
Assets                    
Common Stocks*   $  9,593,461   $  -   $  -   $  9,593,461
 
Liabilities                    
Call Options Written   $  (278,994)   $  - $  -   $  (278,994)

 

*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, 2017. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
EQUITY INCOME FUND
September 30, 2017

       
                       
       
        
  Shares or          
  Principal          
  Amount     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-94.7%    
  Consumer Discretionary-8.4%    
  17,000     Acushnet Holdings Corp.             $       301,920
  13,200     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.   188,760
  3,400     Big Lots, Inc.   182,138
  8,687     CBS Corp. - Class "B"   503,846
  7,600     Coach, Inc.   306,128
  36,200     Comcast Corp. - Class "A"   1,392,976
  4,800     Delphi Automotive, PLC   472,320
  42,350     Ford Motor Co.   506,930
  7,950     Home Depot, Inc.   1,300,302
  8,200     HSN, Inc.   320,210
  4,800     L Brands, Inc.   199,728
  5,900     McDonald's Corp.   924,412
  9,537     Newell Brands, Inc.   406,944
  4,500     Oxford Industries, Inc.   285,930
  23,500     Regal Entertainment Group - Class "A"   376,000
  11,016     Time Warner, Inc.   1,128,589
  3,600     Tupperware Brands Corp.   222,552
  4,300     Walt Disney Co.   423,851
  1,400     Whirlpool Corp.   258,216
  7,500     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             790,575
                      10,492,327
  Consumer Staples-9.2%    
  23,100     Altria Group, Inc.   1,465,002
  15,900     B&G Foods, Inc.   506,415
  17,800     Coca-Cola Co.   801,178
  12,000     CVS Health Corp.   975,840
  4,350     Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.   384,844
  6,400     Kimberly-Clark Corp.   753,152
  21,282     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)   397,335
  3,666     Kraft Heinz Co.   284,298
  3,400     Molson Coors Brewing Co.   277,576
  12,300     PepsiCo, Inc.   1,370,589
  16,200     Philip Morris International, Inc.   1,798,362
  14,200     Procter & Gamble Co.   1,291,916
  14,600     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             1,140,844
                      11,447,351
  Energy-7.5%              
  17,200     Chevron Corp.             2,021,000
  16,150     ConocoPhillips             808,307
  16,500     Devon Energy Corp.             605,715
  15,600     ExxonMobil Corp.             1,278,888
  5,700     Halliburton Co.             262,371
  13,800     Marathon Petroleum Corp.             773,904
  17,800     Occidental Petroleum Corp.             1,142,938
  15,800     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             436,238
  14,400     Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class "A" (ADR)             872,352
  7,100     Schlumberger, Ltd.             495,296
  20,400     Suncor Energy, Inc.             714,612
                       9,411,621
  Financials-18.2%              
  29,700     AllianceBernstein Holding, LP (MLP)             721,710
  9,350     American Express Co.             845,801
  7,700     American International Group, Inc.             472,703
  4,950     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             735,124
  16,400     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.             869,528
  19,850     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             769,187
  12,767     Chubb, Ltd.             1,819,936
  15,600     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             590,772
  9,600     Comerica, Inc.             732,096
  12,550     Discover Financial Services             809,224
  29,070     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             751,750
  9,400     IBERIABANK Corp.             772,210
  13,900     Invesco, Ltd.             487,056
  21,000     iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (ETF)           815,010
  25,900     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             2,473,709
  21,100     MetLife, Inc.             1,096,145
  9,400     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             1,266,838
  11,900     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.             782,187
  13,500     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             766,260
  29,900     Sterling Bancorp             737,035
  5,400     Travelers Cos., Inc.             661,608
  20,900     U.S. Bancorp             1,120,031
  17,400     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             349,218
  42,450     Wells Fargo & Co.             2,341,118
                      22,786,256
  Health Care-12.3%              
  18,400     Abbott Laboratories             981,824
  16,300     AbbVie, Inc.             1,448,418
  8,492     Baxter International, Inc.             532,873
  9,000     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             729,180
  10,050     GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (ADR)             408,030
  19,550     Johnson & Johnson             2,541,696
  16,300     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             671,560
  10,912     Medtronic, PLC             848,626
  33,520     Merck & Co., Inc.             2,146,286
  74,585     Pfizer, Inc.             2,662,685
  14,400     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             533,520
  3,850     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             728,420
  3,100     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.             607,135
  8,490     Zoetis, Inc.             541,322
                      15,381,575
  Industrials-11.0%              
  5,500     3M Co.             1,154,450
  5,600     A.O. Smith Corp.             332,808
  12,400     Eaton Corp., PLC             952,196
  3,400     General Dynamics Corp.             698,972
  50,230     General Electric Co.             1,214,561
  11,800     Honeywell International, Inc.             1,672,532
  13,300     Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             944,300
  9,700     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             864,949
  5,850     ITT, Inc.             258,980
  24,834     Johnson Controls International, PLC             1,000,562
  3,680     Lockheed Martin Corp.             1,141,867
  22,000     Schneider National, Inc.             556,600
  1,450     Snap-On, Inc.             216,065
  23,100     Triton International, Ltd.             768,768
  8,500     United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class "B"             1,020,765
  8,200     United Technologies Corp.             951,856
                      13,750,231
  Information Technology-13.2%              
  8,790     Apple, Inc.             1,354,715
  15,400     Applied Materials, Inc.             802,186
  5,450     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.             595,794
  3,000     Broadcom, Ltd.             727,620
  66,700     Cisco Systems, Inc.             2,243,121
  14,200     HP Enterprise Co.             208,882
  26,800     HP, Inc.             534,928
  34,100     Intel Corp.             1,298,528
  11,600     Juniper Networks, Inc.             322,828
  3,150     Lam Research Corp.             582,876
  10,400     Microchip Technology, Inc.             933,712
  35,350     Microsoft Corp.             2,633,222
  5,100   * NXP Semiconductors NV             576,759
  11,700     QUALCOMM, Inc.             606,528
  8,900     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)             427,467
  20,800     Symantec Corp.             682,448
  7,500     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             622,950
  10,900     Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             644,190
  8,400     Western Digital Corp.             725,760
                      16,524,514
  Materials-5.4%              
  28,832     DowDuPont, Inc.             1,996,010
  5,300     Eastman Chemical Co.             479,597
  6,000     FMC Corp.             535,860
  13,500     International Paper Co.             767,070
  6,300   * Louisiana-Pacific Corp.             170,604
  7,700     LyondellBasell Indst NV - Class "A"             762,685
  5,400     Praxair, Inc.             754,596
  10,400     Sealed Air Corp.             444,288
  15,590     WestRock Co.             884,421
                      6,795,131
  Real Estate-2.4%              
  31,100     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)             584,680
  16,900     Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT)             455,793
  2,800     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)             347,788
  8,850     iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (ETF)             706,938
  12,000     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)             192,840
  31,600     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. (REIT) - Class "A"             685,720
                      2,973,759
  Telecommunication Services-3.2%              
  46,760     AT&T, Inc.             1,831,589
  43,100     Verizon Communications, Inc.             2,133,019
                      3,964,608
  Utilities-3.9%              
  7,350     American Electric Power Co., Inc.             516,264
  19,200     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.             560,832
  6,750     Dominion Energy, Inc.             519,277
  6,900     Duke Energy Corp.             579,048
  24,500     Exelon Corp.             922,915
  3,400     NextEra Energy, Inc.             498,270
  20,200     PPL Corp.             766,590
  8,300     Vectren Corp.             545,891
                      4,909,087
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $78,967,782)             118,436,460
  PREFERRED STOCKS-1.7%              
  Financials-.6%              
  200     Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Series A, 5.5%, 2049             209,000
  21,200     JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Y, 6.125%, 2020             567,100
                      776,100
  Health Care-.3%              
  500     Allergan, PLC, Series A, 5.5%, 2018             368,910
  Real Estate-.8%              
  11,400     Digital Realty Trust, Inc., (REIT), Series G, 5.875%, 2049             286,824
  Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.(REIT):              
  9,000     Series F, 7.125% 2049             228,330
  11,000     Series G, 6.75%, 2049             289,465
  8,300     Series H, 6.25%, 2022             214,472
                      1,019,091
Total Value of Preferred Stocks (cost $2,226,992)             2,164,101
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-2.0%            
    Federal Home Loan Bank:        
$ 500 M   1.01%, 10/10/2017       499,891
  500 M   1.005%, 10/17/2017       499,796
  1,000 M   1.015%, 10/19/2017       999,537
  500 M   1.025%, 11/9/2017             499,478
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $2,498,516)         2,498,702
    SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-.8%    
  1,000 M   U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.935%, 10/26/2017 (cost $999,325)         999,379
Total Value of Investments (cost $84,692,615) 99.2 %   124,098,642
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .8           986,046
Net Assets       100.0 %         $  125,084,688

 



* Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  MLP Master Limited Partnership
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $84,751,600. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $39,345,738, consisting of $40,822,666 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $1,476,928 gross unrealized depreciation.
 
 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
EQUITY INCOME FUND
September 30, 2017

         
     
  Expiration Exercise    
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN-0.0% Date Price Contracts Value
General Electric Co. 10/06/17 $24.00 20 $620
Johnson & Johnson 10/06/17 135.00 10 30
PepsiCo, Inc. 10/06/17 115.00 10 140
3M Co. 10/06/17 207.50 2 514
Premium received $3,797       $1,304

 



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, 2017:

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
Common Stocks   $  118,436,460   $   $ -  $  118,436,460
Preferred Stocks     2,164,101       -    2,164,101
Short-Term U.S. Government                  
Agency Obligations       2,498,702     -    2,498,702
Short-Term U.S. Government                  
Obligations       999,379     -    999,379
Total Investments in Securities*   $  120,600,561   $ 3,498,081   $ -  $  124,098,642
 
Liabilities                  
Call Options Written   $  (1,304)   $ -   $ -  $  (1,304)

 

*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, 2017. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
FUND FOR INCOME
September 30, 2017

     
                       
       
       
  Principal            
  Amount     Security             Value
    CORPORATE BONDS-92.9%          
    Aerospace/Defense-1.6%          
    Bombardier, Inc.:          
$ 375 M   8.75%, 12/1/2021     (a)       $     403,875
  300 M   7.5%, 3/15/2025     (a)   301,320
    Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc.:          
  275 M   7.375%, 7/15/2039     (a)   337,563
  100 M   6.25%, 1/15/2040     (a)   113,500
  525 M   TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026             539,112
                      1,695,370
    Automotive-4.9%          
  225 M   Adient Global Holdings, Ltd., 4.875%, 8/15/2026     (a)   231,187
  200 M   Allison Transmission, Inc., 5%, 10/1/2024     (a)   208,070
  225 M   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/2025     (a)   230,062
  250 M   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 6%, 12/15/2024         262,500
  225 M   Avis Budget Group, Inc., 6.375%, 4/1/2024     (a)   235,687
  175 M   Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 5.625%, 11/15/2026   (a)   179,375
  150 M   Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, 6.5%, 6/1/2026     (a)   162,375
    Dana Holding Corp.:          
  200 M   6%, 9/15/2023         211,500
  250 M   5.5%, 12/15/2024         263,750
  450 M   Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, 5.25%, 4/15/2023         481,500
    Group 1 Automotive, Inc.:          
  325 M   5%, 6/1/2022         338,406
  200 M   5.25%, 12/15/2023     (a)   203,500
    Hertz Corp.:          
  250 M   7.625%, 6/1/2022     (a)   258,437
  150 M   5.5%, 10/15/2024     (a)   135,750
  500 M   LKQ Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/2023         518,805
  450 M   Meritor, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/2024         480,938
  425 M   Omega U.S. Sub, LLC, 8.75%, 7/15/2023     (a)   452,625
  325 M   ZF North America Capital. Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/2025     (a)        344,094
                      5,198,561
    Building Materials-.8%          
  500 M   Building Materials Corp., 5.375%, 11/15/2024     (a)   533,900
  300 M   Griffon Corp., 5.25%, 3/1/2022             306,000
                      839,900
    Chemicals-3.2%          
  275 M   A. Schulman, Inc., 6.875%, 6/1/2023         286,688
  175 M   CF Industries, Inc., 4.95%, 6/1/2043         162,750
  150 M   CVR Partners, LP, 9.25%, 6/15/2023     (a)   160,312
  225 M   Chemours Co., 6.625%, 5/15/2023         240,469
  125 M   Evolution Escrow Issurer, LLC, 7.5%, 3/15/2022     (a)   132,344
  250 M   Nova Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/2027     (a)   253,125
  400 M   PolyOne Corp., 5.25%, 3/15/2023     426,000
  225 M   PQ Corp., 6.75%, 11/15/2022     (a)   244,688
  Rain CII Carbon, LLC:      
  232 M   8.25%, 1/15/2021     (a)   240,990
  850 M   7.25%, 4/1/2025     (a)   898,875
  275 M   Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 5.5%, 6/1/2024     (a)   267,781
  25 M   TPC Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/2020     (a)   24,375
  75 M   W.R. Grace & Co., 5.625%, 10/1/2024     (a)       82,687
                      3,421,084
  Consumer Non-Durables-1.3%      
  150 M   American Greetings Corp., 7.875%, 2/15/2025     (a)   163,125
  175 M   First Quality Finance Co., 5%, 7/1/2025     (a)   180,906
  400 M   Kronos Acquisition, Inc., 9%, 8/15/2023     (a)   391,000
  Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.:      
  275 M   5.75%, 10/15/2020     280,170
  125 M   5.125%, 7/15/2023     (a)   130,606
  250 M   Standard Industries, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/2023     (a)       265,313
                      1,411,120
  Energy-12.0%      
  Antero Resources Corp.:      
  125 M   5.375%, 11/1/2021     128,750
  50 M   5.125%, 12/1/2022     51,375
  50 M   5%, 3/1/2025     51,000
  250 M   Baytex Energy Corp., 5.125%, 6/1/2021     (a)   234,375
  200 M   Blue Racer Midstream, LLC, 6.125%, 11/15/2022     (a)   208,500
  75 M   Callon Petroleum Co., 6.125%, 10/1/2024     78,000
  Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.:      
  125 M   6.25%, 4/15/2023     127,500
  75 M   8.25%, 7/15/2025     81,844
  325 M   Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8%, 1/15/2025     (a) (b)     329,062
  250 M   Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 4/1/2023     257,262
  350 M   CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/2022     355,250
  Consolidated Energy Finance SA:      
  225 M   6.875%, 6/15/2025     (a)   236,531
  200 M   6.75%, 10/15/2019     (a)   203,750
  Continental Resources, Inc.:      
  200 M   4.5%, 4/15/2023     201,000
  275 M   3.8%, 6/1/2024     266,750
  50 M   4.9%, 6/1/2044     45,625
  125 M   Covey Park Energy, LLC, 7.5%, 5/15/2025     (a)   129,844
  Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP:      
  250 M   6.25%, 4/1/2023     259,062
  200 M   5.75%, 4/1/2025     205,000
  275 M   Delek Logistics Partners, LP, 6.75%, 5/15/2025     (a)   278,437
  75 M   Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.75%, 11/1/2024     76,875
  225 M   Endeavor Energy Resources, LP, 7%, 8/15/2021     (a)   233,719
  400 M   Exterran Partners, LP, 6%, 10/1/2022     391,000
  275 M   Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., 6.25%, 10/1/2021     277,062
  Genesis Energy, LP:      
  200 M   6.75%, 8/1/2022     205,500
  100 M   5.625%, 6/15/2024     97,500
  175 M   Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/2025     177,844
  175 M   Hilcorp Energy I, LP, 5.75%, 10/1/2025     (a)   177,844
  525 M   Jonah Energy, LLC, 7.25%, 10/15/2025     (a) (b)     530,250
  375 M   Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2022     379,687
  200 M   Matador Resources Co., 6.875%, 4/15/2023     212,750
  250 M   MEG Energy Corp., 6.5%, 1/15/2025     (a)   245,000
  Murphy Oil Corp.:      
  200 M   4.7%, 12/1/2022     200,500
  125 M   6.875%, 8/15/2024     133,593
  175 M   5.75%, 8/15/2025     180,670
  350 M   Newfield Exploration Co., 5.375%, 1/1/2026     369,688
  125 M   NGPL Pipeco, LLC, 4.875%, 8/15/2027     (a)   131,294
  250 M   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/2023     255,000
  Parsley Energy, LLC:      
  50 M   6.25%, 6/1/2024     (a)   52,875
  275 M   5.25%, 8/15/2025     (a)   280,844
  175 M   PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2024     183,750
  225 M   Precision Drilling Corp., 6.5%, 12/15/2021     228,938
  200 M   QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/2021     211,500
  275 M   Range Resources Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/2025     272,250
  225 M   Rice Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/2022     235,406
  175 M   Rowan Cos., Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/2022     164,938
  100 M   RSP Permian, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/2025     (a)   102,000
  100 M   SESI, LLC, 7.75%, 9/15/2024     (a)   103,750
  150 M   SM Energy Co., 5%, 1/15/2024     142,125
  Southwestern Energy Co.:      
  150 M   6.7%, 1/23/2025     152,625
  200 M   7.75%, 10/1/2027     207,750
  100 M   Suburban Propane Partners, LP, 5.875%, 3/1/2027     99,500
  Sunoco, LP:      
  225 M   6.25%, 4/15/2021     236,329
  175 M   6.375%, 4/1/2023     186,813
  Targa Resources Partners, LP:      
  100 M   5.25%, 5/1/2023     102,250
  425 M   4.25%, 11/15/2023     423,406
  Tesoro Logistics, LP:      
  375 M   6.25%, 10/15/2022     400,781
  100 M   6.375%, 5/1/2024     109,000
  175 M   Unit Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/2021     176,313
  Weatherford Bermuda, PLC:      
  100 M   4.5%, 4/15/2022     93,500
  100 M   6.5%, 8/1/2036     86,250
  Whiting Petroleum Corp.:      
  100 M   5%, 3/15/2019     100,530
  150 M   6.25%, 4/1/2023     148,313
  250 M   WPX Energy, Inc., 6%, 1/15/2022             259,688
                      12,766,117
  Financials-5.5%      
  Ally Financial, Inc.:      
  150 M   8%, 3/15/2020     169,221
  425 M   8%, 11/1/2031       550,332
  175 M   Arch Merger Sub, Inc., 8.5%, 9/15/2025     (a)     170,625
  275 M   Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023     (a)     215,132
  175 M   AssuredPartners, Inc., 7%, 8/15/2025     (a)     179,594
  225 M   Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.5%, 12/11/2023     (a)     254,853
  375 M   CSTN Merger Sub, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/2024     (a)     374,531
  550 M   DAE Funding, LLC, 5%, 8/1/2024     (a)     565,125
  Icahn Enterprises, LP:        
  300 M   6.25%, 2/1/2022       313,500
  400 M   6.75%, 2/1/2024       423,500
  500 M   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017%, 6/26/2024     (a)     509,023
  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP:        
  200 M   5.25%, 3/15/2022     (a)     204,500
  400 M   5.25%, 10/1/2025     (a)     397,252
  375 M   LPL Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 9/15/2025     (a)     389,700
  125 M   Radian Group, Inc., 4.5%, 10/1/2024       127,813
  225 M   Royal Bank of Scotland Group, PLC, 8.625%, 8/15/2021       250,031
  175 M   Springleaf Finance Corp., 7.75%, 10/1/2021       198,354
  500 M   UniCredit SpA, 5.861%, 6/19/2032     (a)       525,284
                      5,818,370
  Food/Beverage/Tobacco-1.6%        
  325 M   Barry Callebault Services SA, 5.5%, 6/15/2023     (a)     354,933
  Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.:        
  125 M   4.625%, 11/1/2024     (a)     130,937
  100 M   4.875%, 11/1/2026     (a)     105,250
  Pilgrim's Pride Corp.:        
  25 M   5.75%, 3/15/2025     (a)     25,875
  150 M   5.875%, 9/30/2027     (a)     153,563
  Post Holdings, Inc.:        
  250 M   5.5%, 3/1/2025     (a)     260,000
  400 M   5.75%, 3/1/2027     (a)     414,000
  225 M   Vector Group, Ltd., 6.125%, 2/1/2025     (a)       233,438
                      1,677,996
  Forest Products/Containers-2.4%        
  675 M   Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/2024     (a)     742,918
  400 M   BWAY Holding Co., 7.25%, 4/15/2025     (a)     413,000
  125 M   Crown Americas, LLC, 4.25%, 9/30/2026       126,562
  125 M   Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/2024       129,108
  Mercer International, Inc.:        
  200 M   7.75%, 12/1/2022       213,000
  175 M   6.5%, 2/1/2024       182,438
  Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.:        
  250 M   5.375%, 1/15/2025     (a)     269,375
  50 M   6.375%, 8/15/2025     (a)     56,656
  325 M   Sealed Air Corp., 6.875%, 7/15/2033     (a)       382,688
                      2,515,745
  Gaming/Leisure-2.8%        
  275 M   CRC Escrow Issuer 5.25% 10/15/2025     (a) (b) (c)   275,000
  425 M   Golden Nugget, Inc., 8.75%, 10/1/2025     (a)     433,500
  International Game Technology, PLC:        
  200 M   6.25%, 2/15/2022     (a)     222,100
  200 M   6.5%, 2/15/2025     (a)       225,750
  500 M   Landry's, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/2024     (a)       506,875
  75 M   Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., 5.875%, 11/1/2024     (a)       79,125
  150 M   Regal Entertainment Group, 5.75%, 3/15/2022   155,250
  475 M   Scientific Games International, Inc., 7%, 1/1/2022     (a)       505,281
  175 M   Silversea Cruise Finance, Ltd., 7.25%, 2/1/2025     (a)       188,125
  400 M   Viking Cruises, Ltd., 6.25%, 5/15/2025     (a)       414,500
                      3,005,506
  Health Care-8.6%    
  375 M   Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024   406,406
  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:    
  175 M   7.125%, 7/15/2020   158,594
  100 M   5.125%, 8/1/2021   99,000
  375 M   6.25%, 3/31/2023   369,844
  400 M   DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024   401,750
  Endo Finance, LLC:    
  275 M   7.25%, 1/15/2022     (a)       258,500
  225 M   6%, 7/15/2023     (a)       186,750
  Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc.:    
  150 M   5.625%, 7/31/2019     (a)       159,212
  100 M   4.75%, 10/15/2024     (a)       108,387
  HCA, Inc.:    
  475 M   6.5%, 2/15/2020   518,344
  250 M   6.25%, 2/15/2021   271,250
  550 M   5.875%, 5/1/2023   599,500
  50 M   5.375%, 2/1/2025   52,812
  350 M   5.875%, 2/15/2026   376,687
  HealthSouth Corp.:    
  175 M   5.125%, 3/15/2023   181,729
  200 M   5.75%, 11/1/2024   205,625
  LifePoint Health, Inc.:    
  400 M   5.875%, 12/1/2023   424,120
  275 M   5.375%, 5/1/2024   287,031
  Mallinckrodt Finance SB:    
  275 M   5.75%, 8/1/2022     (a)       270,188
  225 M   5.5%, 4/15/2025     (a)       204,188
  Molina Healthcare, Inc.:    
  400 M   5.375%, 11/15/2022   414,240
  250 M   4.875%, 6/15/2025     (a)       247,500
  125 M   MPH Operating Partnership, LP, 7.125%, 6/1/2024     (a)       134,688
  100 M   RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/2023   (a)       105,625
  600 M   Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6%, 10/1/2020   640,926
  100 M   Universal Health Services, Inc., 5%, 6/1/2026     (a)       105,750
  64 M   Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020   65,120
  Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:    
  925 M   6.375%, 10/15/2020     (a)       929,625
  50 M   6.5%, 3/15/2022     (a)       53,000
  150 M   7%, 3/15/2024     (a)       160,514
  650 M   6.125%, 4/15/2025     (a)       572,000
  175 M   West Street Merger Sub, Inc., 6.375%, 9/1/2025     (a)       175,000
                      9,143,905
  Information Technology-3.9%    
  300 M   Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/1/2022     (a)       310,500
  250 M   CDW, LLC, 5%, 9/1/2025       263,750
  250 M   CommScope Technologies, LLC, 6%, 6/15/2025     (a)       268,437
  225 M   Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/2026     (a)       250,293
  350 M   Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2026       385,437
  100 M   J2 Cloud Services, LLC, 6%, 7/15/2025     (a)       105,125
  Match Group, Inc.:        
  275 M   6.75%, 12/15/2022       284,969
  125 M   6.375%, 6/1/2024       136,563
  79 M   Microsemi Corp., 9.125%, 4/15/2023     (a)       90,554
  150 M   MSCI, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/2025     (a)       164,438
  275 M   NXP BV, 3.875%, 9/1/2022     (a)       287,375
  175 M   Open Text Corp., 5.625%, 1/15/2023     (a)       184,188
  325 M   Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/2024     (a)       347,620
  250 M   Radiate Holdco, LLC, 6.625%, 2/15/2025     (a)       245,000
  125 M   Sensata Technologies BV, 5%, 10/1/2025     (a)       132,381
  225 M   Solera, LLC, 10.5%, 3/1/2024     (a)       257,276
  100 M   Verisign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027       103,500
  325 M   Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/1/2024             382,688
                      4,200,094
  Manufacturing-3.4%        
  375 M   ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc., 6.5%, 6/15/2023   (a)       393,281
  100 M   Boise Cascade Co., 5.625%, 9/1/2024     (a)       105,625
  200 M   Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.5%, 7/15/2025   (a)       217,000
  250 M   Cloud Crane, LLC, 10.125%, 8/1/2024     (a)       278,125
  375 M   Gates Global, LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022     (a)       387,187
  75 M   GrafTech International, Ltd., 6.375%, 11/15/2020       73,312
  425 M   Grinding Media, Inc., 7.375%, 12/15/2023     (a)       462,187
  300 M   H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 5.625%, 9/1/2025     (a)       317,250
  200 M   Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/2027       216,500
  United Rentals, Inc.:        
  150 M   4.625%, 10/15/2025       152,250
  150 M   5.875%, 9/15/2026       163,500
  175 M   5.5%, 5/15/2027       187,031
  350 M   Wabash National Corp., 5.5%, 10/1/2025     (a)       357,438
  300 M   Zekelman Industries, Inc., 9.875%, 6/15/2023     (a)       339,000
                      3,649,686
  Media-Broadcasting-1.9%        
  Belo Corp.:        
  100 M   7.75%, 6/1/2027       113,750
  25 M   7.25%, 9/15/2027       28,250
  325 M   LIN Television Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2022       340,437
  Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.:        
  225 M   6.125%, 2/15/2022     (a)       235,688
  200 M   5.625%, 8/1/2024     (a)       207,500
  Sinclair Television Group, Inc.:        
  375 M   5.375%, 4/1/2021       385,313
  125 M   5.125%, 2/15/2027     (a)       122,031
  Sirius XM Radio, Inc.:        
  200 M   3.875%, 8/1/2022     (a)       205,540
  325 M   6%, 7/15/2024     (a)       350,594
                      1,989,103
  Media-Cable TV-8.8%        
  Altice Financing SA:          
  325 M   6.625%, 2/15/2023     (a)   345,312
  200 M   7.5%, 5/15/2026     (a)   220,500
  200 M   Altice Finco SA, 7.625%, 2/15/2025     (a)   211,750
  Altice U.S. Finance I Corp.:          
  275 M   5.375%, 7/15/2023     (a)   291,500
  200 M   5.5%, 5/15/2026     (a)   211,438
  100 M   AMC Networks, Inc., 4.75%, 8/1/2025         101,250
  175 M   Block Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2025     (a)   190,802
  225 M   Cable One, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/2022     (a)   235,687
  CCO Holdings, LLC:          
  375 M   5.125%, 2/15/2023         388,125
  500 M   5.875%, 4/1/2024     (a)   531,875
  200 M   5.125%, 5/1/2027     (a) (b)     203,250
  425 M   5.875%, 5/1/2027     (a)   446,250
  150 M   5%, 2/1/2028     (a)   150,232
  225 M   Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC, 7.75%, 7/15/2025   (a)   249,750
  Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:          
  25 M   7.625%, 3/15/2020 - Series "A"         24,750
  250 M   7.625%, 3/15/2020 - Series "B"         247,812
  100 M   6.5%, 11/15/2022 - Series "A"         103,125
  325 M   6.5%, 11/15/2022 - Series "B"         336,375
  CSC Holdings, LLC:          
  250 M   6.75%, 11/15/2021         276,875
  650 M   10.125%, 1/15/2023     (a)   751,563
  200 M   6.625%, 10/15/2025     (a)   219,500
  200 M   10.875%, 10/15/2025     (a)   247,750
  DISH DBS Corp.:          
  475 M   7.875%, 9/1/2019         520,125
  125 M   5%, 3/15/2023         128,047
  250 M   5.875%, 11/15/2024         262,969
  100 M   7.75%, 7/1/2026         115,067
  250 M   Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2026     (a)   258,125
  150 M   Mediacom Broadband. LLC, 5.5%, 4/15/2021         153,563
  525 M   Midcontinent Communications & Finance Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/2023   (a)   568,313
  250 M   Netflix, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/2022         273,750
  600 M   Numericable Group SA, 6.25%, 5/15/2024     (a)   635,850
  425 M   Virgin Media Finance, PLC, 6.375%, 4/15/2023     (a)       445,719
                      9,346,999
  Media-Diversified-1.3%          
  100 M   E.W. Scripps Co., 5.125%, 5/15/2025     (a)   102,250
  225 M   Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2020         231,187
  300 M   Lamar Media Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/2024         317,250
  75 M   LSC Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 10/15/2023     (a)   77,531
  225 M   Outdoor Americas Capital, LLC, 5.875%, 3/15/2025         236,531
  375 M   Tribune Media Co., 5.875%, 7/15/2022             391,875
                      1,356,624
  Metals/Mining-7.9%          
  475 M   AK Steel Corp., 7%, 3/15/2027         486,281
  200 M   Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 7%, 9/30/2026     (a)   227,500
  Aleris International, Inc.:          
  260 M   7.875%, 11/1/2020         261,300
  75 M   9.5%, 4/1/2021     (a)   80,250
  175 M   Alliance Resourse Operating Partners, LP, 7.5%, 5/1/2025   (a)   182,219
  ArcelorMittal SA:          
  275 M   6.125%, 6/1/2025         317,625
  150 M   7.75%, 10/15/2039         180,750
  50 M   7.25%, 3/1/2041         59,437
  175 M   Big River Steel, LLC, 7.25%, 9/1/2025     (a)   186,112
  400 M   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/2025     (a)   385,500
  Commercial Metals Co.:          
  250 M   4.875%, 5/15/2023         262,500
  175 M   5.375%, 7/15/2027         184,187
  250 M   Constellium NV, 8%, 1/15/2023     (a)   265,625
  600 M   First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/2022   (a)   617,250
  Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.:          
  250 M   3.1%, 3/15/2020         251,437
  250 M   4.55%, 11/14/2024         251,500
  200 M   5.45%, 3/15/2043         187,875
  HudBay Minerals, Inc.:          
  175 M   7.25%, 1/15/2023     (a)   187,250
  75 M   7.625%, 1/15/2025     (a)   81,564
  175 M   Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., 11%, 5/15/2022     (a)   196,437
  475 M   Natural Resource Partners, LP, 10.5%, 3/15/2022       504,688
  Novelis, Inc.:          
  575 M   6.25%, 8/15/2024     (a)   600,990
  600 M   5.875%, 9/30/2026     (a)   610,500
  125 M   Peabody Energy Corp., 6.375%, 3/31/2025     (a)   128,906
  625 M   SunCoke Energy Partners, LP, 7.5%, 6/15/2025     (a)   648,438
  Teck Resources, Ltd.:          
  125 M   8.5%, 6/1/2024     (a)   143,750
  300 M   6%, 8/15/2040         327,000
  600 M   TMS International Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/2025     (a)       615,000
                      8,431,871
  Real Estate-2.2%          
  150 M   Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 7.125%, 12/15/2024   (a)   127,875
  275 M   Dupont Fabros Technology, LP, 5.625%, 6/15/2023       293,480
  Geo Group, Inc.:          
  100 M   5.125%, 4/1/2023         101,750
  225 M   6%, 4/15/2026         237,656
  425 M   Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/2024         440,406
  175 M   Lennar Corp., 4.875%, 12/15/2023         185,719
  MPT Operating Partnership, LP:          
  50 M   6.375%, 3/1/2024         54,188
  125 M   5.25%, 8/1/2026         129,688
  200 M   5%, 10/15/2027         205,500
  150 M   Realogy Group/Co-Issuer, 5.25%, 12/1/2021     (a)   156,375
  225 M   Sabra Health Care, LP, 5.125%, 8/15/2026         231,202
  200 M   Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 5%, 12/15/2021             209,250
                      2,373,089
  Retail-General Merchandise-2.0%          
  250 M   1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., 5%, 10/15/2025     (a) (b)     254,350
  AmeriGas Partners, LP:          
  125 M   5.625%, 5/20/2024           132,344
  350 M   5.5%, 5/20/2025           361,375
  275 M   5.875%, 8/20/2026           287,375
  KFC Holding Co., LLC:            
  150 M   5%, 6/1/2024     (a)     158,437
  275 M   5.25%, 6/1/2026     (a)     291,844
  75 M   4.75%, 6/1/2027     (a)     77,437
  L Brands, Inc.:            
  100 M   6.875%, 11/1/2035           97,500
  450 M   6.75%, 7/1/2036             437,535
                      2,098,197
  Services-2.1%            
  275 M   ADT Corp., 3.5%, 7/15/2022           276,375
  AECOM, 5.875%:            
  275 M   5.875%, 10/15/2024           305,992
  225 M   5.125%, 3/15/2027           233,156
  375 M   APX Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/1/2020           387,656
  200 M   Aramark Services, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/2024         212,750
  250 M   Cimpress NV, 7%, 4/1/2022     (a)     260,312
  325 M   GW Honos Security Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/2025   (a)     347,344
  100 M   KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/1/2025   (a)     104,250
  175 M   Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/1/2020           156,625
                      2,284,460
  Telecommunications-4.0%            
  125 M   CenturyLink, Inc., 5.8%, 3/15/2022           125,056
  Frontier Communications Corp.:            
  275 M   6.25%, 9/15/2021           226,792
  200 M   11%, 9/15/2025           170,500
  200 M   9%, 8/15/2031           156,500
  GCI, Inc.:            
  350 M   6.75%, 6/1/2021           359,187
  450 M   6.875%, 4/15/2025           486,000
  225 M   Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/2025           249,345
  375 M   Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028         420,938
  600 M   Telecom Italia SpA, 5.303%, 5/30/2024         654,750
  350 M   Telesat Canada, 8.875%, 11/15/2024   (a)     395,063
  275 M   Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 4.75%, 7/15/2020   (a)     278,696
  Windstream Services, LLC:            
  125 M   7.75%, 10/1/2021           93,125
  100 M   6.375%, 8/1/2023           71,250
  Zayo Group, LLC:            
  50 M   6.375%, 5/15/2025           54,069
  475 M   5.75%, 1/15/2027     (a)       504,688
                      4,245,959
  Transportation-1.4%            
  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (U.S.), LLC:            
  100 M   5.25%, 8/15/2022     (a)     104,375
  100 M   5.5%, 2/15/2024     (a)     105,250
  175 M   BCD Acquisition, Inc., 9.625%, 9/15/2023   (a)     193,375
  Fly Leasing, Ltd.:            
  275 M   6.375%, 10/15/2021           288,406
  200 M   5.25%, 10/15/2024       (b) (c)   200,000
  225 M   Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.875%, 7/1/2024         236,250
  325 M   XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.125%, 9/1/2023     (a)       340,438
                      1,468,094
  Utilities-3.9%          
  AES Corp.:          
  200 M   7.375%, 7/1/2021         229,520
  175 M   5.5%, 3/15/2024         183,094
  150 M   6%, 5/15/2026         162,187
  100 M   5.125%, 9/1/2027         102,750
  Avantor, Inc.:          
  150 M   6%, 10/1/2024     (a) (b)     153,937
  250 M   9%, 10/1/2025     (a) (b)     256,095
  Calpine Corp.:          
  250 M   5.375%, 1/15/2023         244,412
  225 M   5.75%, 1/15/2025         213,469
  225 M   5.25%, 6/1/2026     (a)   225,000
  375 M   Cheniere Energy Partners, LP, 5.25%, 10/1/2025   (a)   384,375
  Dynegy, Inc.:          
  275 M   7.375%, 11/1/2022         287,031
  275 M   8%, 1/15/2025     (a)   286,000
  212 M   FirstLight Hydro Generation Co., 8.812%, 10/15/2026       221,805
  52 M   Indiantown Cogeneration Utilities, LP, 9.77%, 12/15/2020       56,255
  NRG Energy, Inc.:          
  75 M   6.25%, 7/15/2022         79,125
  100 M   7.25%, 5/15/2026         107,750
  225 M   6.625%, 1/15/2027         236,813
  200 M   NRG Yield Operating, LLC, 5%, 9/15/2026       209,000
  336 M   NSG Holdings, LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/2025     (a)   365,160
  175 M   Targa Resources Partners, LP, 5.125%, 2/1/2025           180,906
                      4,184,684
  Waste Management-.5%          
  325 M   Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/1/2025         320,531
  175 M   GFL Environmental, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/2022   (a)       182,875
                      503,406
  Wireless Communications-4.9%          
  150 M   CB Escrow Corp., 8%, 10/15/2025     (a) (b)     151,500
  Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.:          
  225 M   6.5%, 6/15/2019         240,187
  100 M   5.25%, 8/1/2026         104,375
  125 M   6.625%, 8/1/2026         134,062
  Inmarsat Finance, PLC:          
  150 M   4.875%, 5/15/2022     (a)   153,750
  200 M   6.5%, 10/1/2024     (a)   216,000
  Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:          
  150 M   5.5%, 8/1/2023         127,875
  375 M   8%, 2/15/2024     (a)   404,062
  200 M   9.75%, 7/15/2025     (a)   202,500
  Level 3 Financing, Inc.:          
  100 M   5.125%, 5/1/2023         101,938
  75 M   5.25%, 3/15/2026         77,039
  400 M   SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 9/1/2024       412,500
  Sprint Communications, Inc.:            
  50 M   7%, 3/1/2020     (a)     54,813
  475 M   7%, 8/15/2020           520,182
  650 M   6%, 11/15/2022           697,463
  450 M   7.875%, 9/15/2023           523,125
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.:            
  375 M   6%, 3/1/2023           396,094
  450 M   6.625%, 4/1/2023           474,759
  50 M   6.5%, 1/15/2024           53,400
  150 M   6%, 4/15/2024                 159,563
                        5,205,187
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $95,781,155)                98,831,127
  LOAN PARTICIPATIONS+-5.3%            
  Automotive-.9%            
  499 M   Superior Industries International, Inc., 5.7356%, 3/22/2024       492,480
  449 M   Truck Hero, Inc., 5.3261%, 4/21/2024         448,033
                      940,513
  Energy-.3%            
  300 M   Jonah Energy, LLC, 9.75%, 5/12/2021         300,095
  Financials-.3%            
  359 M   Lightstone Holdco, LLC, 5.735%, 1/30/2024         358,123
  Gaming/Leisure-.7%            
  500 M   Dorna Sports SL, 3.5%, 4/12/2024   (b)     502,188
  215 M   Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc., 4.0464%, 5/14/2020         216,380
                      718,568
  Health Care-.2%            
  208 M   ExamWorks Group, Inc., 4.485%, 7/27/2023         209,463
  Information Technology-.7%            
  275 M   DigiCert Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 9/19/2024   (b)     278,051
  500 M   Project Leopard Holdings, Inc., 6.8328%, 6/20/2023         503,855
                      781,906
  Metals/Mining-.4%            
  375 M   Big River Steel, LLC, 6.3328%, 8/15/2023       380,625
  68 M   Peabody Energy Corp., 4.735%, 2/8/2022         68,597
                      449,222
  Retail-General Merchandise-1.8%        
  500 M   Bass Pro Group, LLC, 6.235%, 11/4/2023       472,290
  491 M   Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., 4.485%, 8/18/2023       493,554
  925 M   Staples, Inc., 5%, 8/14/2024       (b)     922,109
                       1,887,953
Total Value of Loan Participations (cost $5,624,984)             5,645,843
  PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES-.7%        
  Transportation            
  743 M   American Airlines 13-2 B PTT, 5.60%, 1/15/2022 (cost $763,580) (a)       779,958
Total Value of Investments (cost $102,169,719) 98.9 %       105,256,928
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.1           1,160,957
Net Assets          100.0 %         $  106,417,885

 



(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, 2017, the Fund
  held one hundred eighty-seven 144A securities with an aggregate value of
  $50,984,962 representing 47.9% 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, 2017, the Fund
  held two securities that were fair valued by the Valuation Committee with an
  aggregate value of $475,000 representing .4% 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, 2017.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
LLLP Limited Liability Limited Partnership
  PTT Pass-Through Trust
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $102,174,220. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $3,082,708, consisting of $3,641,609 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $558,901 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, 2017:

     Level 1   Level 2      Level 3   Total
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 98,831,127   $ -   $ 98,831,127
Loan Participations     -     5,645,843   -     5,645,843
Pass-Through Certificates     -     779,958         779,958
Total Investments in Securities*   $ -   $ 105,256,928   $ -   $  105,256,928

 

*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, 2017. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
GOVERNMENT FUND
September 30, 2017

                       
       
       
  Principal          
  Amount     Security             Value
    RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-36.0%      
    Fannie Mae-26.2%        
$ 2,815 M   3%, 7/1/2021 - 6/1/2046             $       2,859,826
  2,721 M   3.5%, 11/1/2028 - 6/1/2046       2,821,688
  1,116 M   4%, 10/1/2035 - 4/1/2047       1,181,506
  224 M   4.5%, 11/1/2040 - 8/1/2041       242,635
  269 M   5.5%, 7/1/2034 - 10/1/2039       301,405
  136 M   9%, 11/1/2026             151,313
                      7,558,373
    Freddie Mac-3.8%        
  136 M   3.5%, 2/1/2046       140,860
  784 M   4%, 12/1/2040 - 6/1/2047       826,855
  120 M   4.5%, 5/1/2044             128,788
                      1,096,503
    Government National Mortgage Association I Program-6.0%      
  166 M   4%, 8/15/2041       176,101
  400 M   4.5%, 12/15/2039 - 6/15/2040       433,761
  741 M   5%, 6/15/2033 - 4/15/2040       821,197
  173 M   5.5%, 2/15/2033 - 1/15/2036       194,727
  87 M   6%, 11/15/2032             97,584
                       1,723,370
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $10,361,850)             10,378,246
    U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-24.0%      
    Fannie Mae-7.1%        
  770 M   1.125%, 7/20/2018       768,574
  125 M   1.375%, 2/26/2021       123,522
  300 M   1.5%, 11/30/2020       298,126
  850 M   1.625%, 11/27/2018       851,203
    Federal Farm Credit Bank-3.0%        
  550 M   1.7%, 2/6/2019       551,589
  300 M   2.125%, 3/6/2019       302,718
  200 M   3%, 9/13/2029       198,409
    Federal Home Loan Bank-6.0%        
  750 M   1.03%, 9/28/2018       747,406
  300 M   1.375%, 5/28/2019       299,573
  1,000 M   1.625%, 10/7/2021       982,904
    Freddie Mac-7.3%        
               
               
  800 M   0.875%, 3/7/2018       798,897
  1,000 M   1.25%, 8/1/2019             995,429
Total Value of U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $6,955,868)             6,918,350
  COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-14.8%        
  Fannie Mae-9.0%        
  500 M   2.369%, 7/25/2026       485,288
  200 M   2.49935%, 9/25/2026       195,881
  470 M   2.995%, 11/1/2022       483,975
  600 M   3.34%, 2/1/2027       630,505
  300 M   3.4%, 6/1/2031       305,606
  500 M   3.84%, 5/1/2018             501,702
                       2,602,957
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation-5.8%        
  Multi-Family Structured Pass-Through:        
  300 M   1.60722%, 5/25/2024     +       300,757
  500 M   1.67167%, 8/25/2027     +       500,782
  170 M   2.454%, 8/25/2023       170,664
  379 M   2.849%, 3/25/2026       379,468
  300 M   3.08%, 1/25/2031             301,669
                      1,653,340
Total Value of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $4,355,502)             4,256,297
  U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-14.6%        
  U.S. Treasury Bonds:        
  300 M   2.5%, 2/15/2046       279,064
  120 M   2.5%, 5/15/2046       111,511
  200 M   2.75%, 8/15/2047       195,691
  100 M   4.5%, 2/15/2036       128,664
  U.S. Treasury Notes:        
  200 M   1.125%, 8/31/2021       194,965
  1,095 M   1.375%, 10/31/2020       1,086,081
  300 M   1.5%, 3/31/2023       292,102
  1,010 M   1.875%, 8/31/2022       1,007,574
  300 M   1.875%, 8/31/2024       294,697
  630 M   2%, 2/15/2025             621,509
Total Value of U.S. Government Obligations (cost $4,252,169)             4,211,858
  COVERED BONDS-4.3%        
  Financial Services        
  650 M   Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2.35%, 7/27/2022     (a)       648,523
  600 M   Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2.5%, 1/18/2022     (a)       604,096
Total Value of Covered Bonds (cost $1,249,235)             1,252,619
  TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-3.4%        
  300 M   New York City, NY Trans. Fin. Auth. Rev., 3.21%, 5/1/2029       296,790
  500 M   New York State Urban Dev. Corp. Rev., 3.27%, 3/15/2027       505,900
  75 M   Texas State Wtr. Dev. Brd. Rev., 3.7%, 10/15/2047     (b)       75,013
  100 M   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rev., 3.326%, 12/1/2038             98,060
Total Value of Taxable Municipal Bonds (cost $977,275)             975,763
  COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS-1.6%        
 
  443 M   Fannie Mae, 4%, 2/25/2025 (cost 477,727)           466,918
  SOVEREIGN BONDS-1.0%      
  300 M   Ukraine Government Aid Bonds, 1.471%, 9/29/2021 (cost $300,000)           295,179
Total Value of Investments (cost $28,929,626) 99.7 % 28,755,230
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .3           84,662
Net Assets       100.0 %         $      28,839,892

 



(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, 2017, the Fund
  held two 144A securities with a value of $1,252,619 representing 4.3% 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, 2017.
 
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $28,929,626. Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on
  investments was $174,396, consisting of $150,844 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $325,240 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, 2017:

       Level 1   Level 2      Level 3   Total
Residential              
Mortgage-Backed Securities   $ -   $ 10,378,246   $  -   $  10,378,246
U.S. Government Agency              
Obligations   -     6,918,350     -     6,918,350
Commercial              
Mortgage-Backed Securities   -     4,256,297     -     4,256,297
U.S. Government Obligations   -     4,211,858     -     4,211,858
Covered Bonds   -     1,252,619     -     1,252,619
Taxable Municipal Bonds   -     975,763     -     975,763
Collateralized Mortgage              
Obligations   -     466,918     -     466,918
Sovereign Bonds     -     295,179     -     295,179
Total Investments in Securities   $ -   $ 28,755,230   $  -   $  28,755,230

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2017. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUND
September 30, 2017

 
               
               
               
  Principal           Interest    
  Amount     Security       Rate *   Value
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-52.8%    
  Fannie Mae:      
$ 600 M   10/23/2017       0.95 % $ 599,652
  400 M   11/8/2017       1.02     399,569
  700 M   12/1/2017       0.99     698,825
  192 M   12/13/2017       1.03     191,599
  Federal Home Loan Bank:      
  300 M   10/4/2017       1.06     299,973
  500 M   11/3/2017       1.06     499,513
  865 M   11/10/2017       1.05     863,990
  355 M   11/16/2017       1.03     354,532
  250 M   11/17/2017       1.03     249,664
  250 M   11/24/2017       1.04     249,610
  500 M   12/20/2017       1.06     498,826
Total Value of U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $4,905,753)           4,905,753
  VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE NOTES-11.3%    
  Federal Home Loan Bank:      
  400 M   10/20/2017       0.93     400,000
  400 M   1/26/2018       1.04     399,983
  250 M   2/26/2018       1.16     250,039
Total Value of Variable and Floating Rate Notes (cost $1,050,022)           1,050,022
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-35.0%    
  U.S. Treasury Bills:      
  700 M   10/19/2017       0.93     699,674
  350 M   11/2/2017       0.94     349,708
  700 M   11/2/2017       1.06     699,339
  600 M   11/16/2017       0.95     599,270
  400 M   11/16/2017       1.01     399,482
  500 M   12/14/2017       1.02     498,949
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Obligations (cost $3,246,422)           3,246,422
Total Value of Investments (cost $9,202,197)** 99.1 %     9,202,197
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .9           85,080
Net Assets       100.0 %       $ 9,287,277

 



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, 2017.
 
**  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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
U.S. Government Agency Obigations   $ -   $ 4,905,753   $ -   $ 4,905,753
Variable and Floating Rate Notes:            
U.S. Government Agency Obligations   -     1,050,022   -     1,050,022
Short-Term U.S. Government            
Obligations   -     3,246,422   -     3,246,422
Total Investments in Securities   $ -   $ 9,202,197   $ -   $ 9,202,197

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2017. Transfers, if any, between Levels
are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
GROWTH & INCOME FUND
September 30, 2017

 
   
   
  Shares or    
  Principal    
  Amount     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-97.2%  
      Consumer Discretionary-14.2%  
  105,700     Acushnet Holdings Corp.           $ 1,877,232
  10,757     Adient, PLC             903,480
  53,700     Aramark Holdings Corp.             2,180,757
  87,500     Big Lots, Inc.             4,687,375
  58,700     BorgWarner, Inc.             3,007,201
  107,600     CBS Corp. - Class "B"             6,240,800
  57,700     Coach, Inc.             2,324,156
  26,600     Delphi Automotive, PLC             2,617,440
  128,800     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             2,766,624
  66,800     Ford Motor Co.             799,596
  48,000     Home Depot, Inc.             7,850,880
  25,700     HSN, Inc.             1,003,585
  68,600     L Brands, Inc.             2,854,446
  13,600     Lear Corp.             2,353,888
  61,400     Magna International, Inc.             3,277,532
  80,600   * Michaels Cos., Inc.             1,730,482
  83,715     Newell Brands, Inc.             3,572,119
  38,200     Oxford Industries, Inc.             2,427,228
  33,400     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             1,588,838
  5,900     Ross Stores, Inc.             380,963
  47,500   * Select Comfort Corp.             1,474,875
  77,800     Tupperware Brands Corp.             4,809,596
  42,700     Walt Disney Co.             4,208,939
  17,400     Whirlpool Corp.             3,209,256
  1,100     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.             54,846
  38,100     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             4,016,121
                       72,218,255
      Consumer Staples-9.3%    
  129,100     Altria Group, Inc.             8,187,522
  95,300     B&G Foods, Inc.             3,035,305
  96,178     Coca-Cola Co.             4,328,972
  77,400     CVS Health Corp.             6,294,168
  169,979     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             3,173,508
  40,300     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class "A"             2,477,644
  44,100     PepsiCo, Inc.             4,914,063
  78,700     Philip Morris International, Inc.             8,736,487
  28,000     Procter & Gamble Co.             2,547,440
  42,650     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             3,332,671
                      47,027,780
      Energy-5.9%  
  36,900     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.             1,802,565
  9,300     Chevron Corp.             1,092,750
  61,400     ConocoPhillips             3,073,070
  46,900     Devon Energy Corp.             1,721,699
  53,400     ExxonMobil Corp.             4,377,732
  26,700     Hess Corp.             1,251,963
  80,222     Marathon Oil Corp.             1,087,810
  103,722     Marathon Petroleum Corp.             5,816,730
  26,700     Occidental Petroleum Corp.             1,714,407
  26,600     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             734,426
  30,650     Phillips 66             2,807,847
  12,900     Schlumberger, Ltd.             899,904
  101,907     Suncor Energy, Inc.             3,569,802
                      29,950,705
      Financials-16.1%  
  73,606     American Express Co.             6,658,399
  45,800     American International Group, Inc.             2,811,662
  42,200     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             6,267,122
  5,863   * Brighthouse Financial, Inc.             356,470
  34,400     Chubb, Ltd.             4,903,720
  144,000     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             5,453,280
  20,500     Comerica, Inc.             1,563,330
  87,443     Discover Financial Services             5,638,325
  147,700     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             3,819,522
  38,700     Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class "A"             1,039,095
  47,900     IBERIABANK Corp.             3,934,985
  14,800     iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ETF)             2,193,064
  115,388     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             11,020,708
  64,500     MetLife, Inc.             3,350,775
  15,000     Morgan Stanley             722,550
  40,100     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             5,404,277
  67,200     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             3,814,272
  134,600     Sterling Bancorp             3,317,890
  94,800     U.S. Bancorp             5,080,332
  76,567     Wells Fargo & Co.             4,222,670
                      81,572,448
      Health Care-15.5%  
  114,300     Abbott Laboratories             6,099,048
  89,400     AbbVie, Inc.             7,944,084
  5,300     Allergan, PLC             1,086,235
  50,900   * AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.             2,326,130
  45,039     Baxter International, Inc.             2,826,197
  25,100   * Centene Corp.             2,428,927
  58,400     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             4,731,568
  24,000     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             1,776,000
  72,275     Johnson & Johnson             9,396,473
  53,300     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             2,195,960
  2,512   * Mallinckrodt, PLC             93,873
  33,512     Medtronic, PLC             2,606,228
  87,443     Merck & Co., Inc.             5,598,975
  233,493     Pfizer, Inc.             8,335,700
  80,200     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             2,971,410
  17,159     Shire, PLC (ADR)             2,627,729
  53,443     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             10,111,416
  31,500   * VWR Corp.             1,042,965
  69,572     Zoetis, Inc.             4,435,911
                      78,634,829
      Industrials-11.0%  
  33,294     3M Co.             6,988,411
  16,300     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.             786,638
  60,300   * Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.             1,659,456
  140,896     General Electric Co.             3,406,865
  56,000     Honeywell International, Inc.             7,937,440
  14,700     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             1,310,799
  136,076     Johnson Controls International, PLC             5,482,502
  5,400     Lockheed Martin Corp.             1,675,566
  21,000     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             2,474,220
  91,200     Masco Corp.             3,557,712
  17,000   * MasTec, Inc.             788,800
  29,900     Owens Corning             2,312,765
  115,800     Schneider National, Inc. - Class "B"             2,929,740
  17,400     Snap-On, Inc.             2,592,774
  12,100     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.             1,826,737
  157,800   * Triton International, Ltd.             5,251,584
  40,200     United Technologies Corp.             4,666,416
                      55,648,425
      Information Technology-17.8%  
  82,800     Apple, Inc.             12,761,136
  87,100     Applied Materials, Inc.             4,537,039
  106,200   * ARRIS International, PLC             3,025,638
  11,100     Belden, Inc.             893,883
  16,300     Broadcom, Ltd.             3,953,402
  241,900     Cisco Systems, Inc.             8,135,097
  28,243   * Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class "V"             2,180,642
  9,784     DXC Technology Co.             840,250
  67,200   * eBay, Inc.             2,584,512
  21,800   * FleetCor Technologies, Inc.             3,373,986
  157,000     Intel Corp.             5,978,560
  20,200     Methode Electronics, Inc.             855,470
  168,100     Microsoft Corp.             12,521,769
  62,400     NetApp, Inc.             2,730,624
  33,600   * NXP Semiconductors NV             3,799,824
  94,100     Oracle Corp.             4,549,735
  86,088     QUALCOMM, Inc.             4,462,802
  106,960     Symantec Corp.             3,509,358
  22,900     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             1,902,074
  22,600   * Tech Data Corp.             2,008,010
  84,500     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             1,326,650
  52,165     Western Digital Corp.             4,507,056
                      90,437,517
      Materials-2.4%    
  800     Eastman Chemical Co.             72,392
  74,300     International Paper Co.             4,221,726
  16,100     Praxair, Inc.             2,249,814
  36,050     RPM International, Inc.             1,850,807
  53,200     Sealed Air Corp.             2,272,704
  21,600     Trinseo SA             1,449,360
                      12,116,803
      Real Estate-1.8%    
  194,900     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)           3,664,120
  20,301     Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)           654,504
  104,700     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)           2,556,774
  99,800     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)           2,165,660
                      9,041,058
      Telecommunication Services-2.2%  
  142,600     AT&T, Inc.             5,585,642
  114,300     Verizon Communications, Inc.             5,656,707
                      11,242,349
      Utilities-1.0%    
  121,100     Exelon Corp.             4,561,837
  21,900     NiSource, Inc.             560,421
                      5,122,258
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $287,415,296)             493,012,427
        SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-2.0%  
      Federal Home Loan Bank:    
$ 500 M   1.005%, 10/17/2017             499,796
  1,000 M   1.015%, 10/19/2017             999,537
  1,500 M   1.02%, 10/20/2017             1,499,265
  3,000 M   1.02%, 10/30/2017             2,997,714
  4,000 M   1.025%, 11/9/2017             3,995,820
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $9,991,266)           9,992,132
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-.4%  
  2,000 M   U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.935%, 10/26/2017 (cost $1,998,649)           1,998,758
Total Value of Investments (cost $297,405,211) 99.6 %         505,003,317
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .4           1,821,955
Net Assets       100.0 %       $ 506,825,272

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $298,783,633. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $206,219,684, consisting of $215,160,628 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $8,940,944 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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks   $ 493,012,427   $ -   $   $ 493,012,427
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     9,992,132   -     9,992,132
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Obligations     -     1,998,758   -     1,998,758
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 493,012,427   $ 11,990,890   $ -   $ 505,003,317

 

*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, 2017. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
INTERNATIONAL FUND
September 30, 2017

 
                       
                       
                       
                       
  Shares     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-96.6%  
      United Kingdom-14.8%  
  103,986     British American Tobacco, PLC           $ 6,510,011
  25,286     DCC, PLC             2,454,836
  81,819     Diageo, PLC             2,689,402
  605,718     Domino's Pizza Group, PLC             2,517,771
  58,929     Reckitt Benckiser Group, PLC             5,379,866
  146,503     RELX NV             3,118,448
                      22,670,334
      United States-13.9%  
  19,541     Accenture, PLC - Class "A"             2,639,403
  48,781     Mastercard, Inc. - Class "A"             6,887,877
  44,757     Philip Morris International, Inc.             4,968,475
  1,990   * Priceline Group, Inc.             3,643,332
  30,414     Visa, Inc. - Class "A"             3,200,769
                      21,339,856
      India-8.6%  
  281,192     HDFC Bank, Ltd.             7,773,245
  203,389     Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.             5,424,589
                      13,197,834
      Canada-6.8%  
  95,544     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. - Class "B"             4,357,005
  37,690     Canadian National Railway Co.             3,122,735
  5,484     Constellation Software, Inc.             2,991,928
                      10,471,668
      Switzerland-5.9%  
  52,373     Nestle SA             4,386,276
  11,454     Roche Holding AG - Genusscheine             2,923,973
  97,328     UBS Group AG             1,663,426
                      8,973,675
      France-5.7%  
  14,443     Essilor International SA             1,788,092
  7,324     L'Oreal SA             1,557,248
  7,228     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE             1,994,299
  12,188     Sodexo SA             1,519,719
  12,759     Teleperformance             1,904,576
                      8,763,934
      Japan-5.1%  
  13,122     Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.             2,390,589
  3,400     Keyence Corp.             1,805,377
  16,800     Shimano, Inc.             2,238,009
  57,689     Unicharm Corp.             1,320,656
                      7,754,631
      Netherlands-4.7%  
  120,564     Unilever NV - CVA             7,130,390
      Ireland-4.6%  
  520,631     Allied Irish Banks, PLC             3,128,955
  39,050     Paddy Power Betfair, PLC             3,896,231
                      7,025,186
      Spain-4.5%  
  17,141     Aena SA             3,094,537
  79,899     Grifols SA - Class "A"             2,327,751
  39,466     Industria de Diseno Textil SA             1,487,263
                      6,909,551
      Germany-3.4%  
  47,267     SAP SE             5,178,086
      China-3.4%  
  29,745   * Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (ADR)             5,137,259
      Belgium-2.8%  
  36,421     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA             4,360,533
      South Africa-2.2%  
  15,839     Naspers, Ltd.             3,416,112
  5,478     Novus Holdings, Ltd.             2,642
                      3,418,754
      Australia-2.1%  
  14,181     CSL, Ltd.             1,490,114
  36,404     Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.             1,778,424
                      3,268,538
      Taiwan-2.0%  
  80,548     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)             3,024,577
      Hong Kong-1.7%  
  60,348     Tencent Holdings, Ltd.             2,597,291
      Israel-1.6%  
  21,263     Check Point Software Technologies, Inc.             2,424,407
      Brazil-1.5%  
  340,988     Ambev SA (ADR)             2,247,111
      Mexico-1.3%  
  21,318     Fomento Economico Mexicana SAB de CV - Class "B" (ADR)             2,036,509
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $99,153,580)             147,930,124
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-1.7%  
      United States  
$ 2,500 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.015%, 11/6/2017 (cost $2,497,392)             2,497,592
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-.3%  
      United States  
  500 M   U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.935%, 10/26/2017 (cost $499,662)           499,690
Total Value of Investments (cost $102,150,634) 98.6 %         150,927,406
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.4           2,181,569
Net Assets       100.0 %       $ 153,108,975

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $102,476,911. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $48,450,495, consisting of $49,180,128 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $729,633 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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks          
United Kingdom   $ 22,670,334   $ -   $ -   $ 22,670,334
United States     21,339,856     -   -     21,339,856
India     13,197,834     -   -     13,197,834
Canada     10,471,668     -   -     10,471,668
Switzerland     8,973,675     -   -     8,973,675
France     8,763,934     -   -     8,763,934
Japan     7,754,631     -   -     7,754,631
Netherlands     7,130,390     -   -     7,130,390
Ireland     7,025,186     -   -     7,025,186
Spain     6,909,551     -   -     6,909,551
Germany     5,178,086     -   -     5,178,086
China     5,137,259     -   -     5,137,259
Belgium     4,360,533     -   -     4,360,533
South Africa     3,418,754     -   -     3,418,754
Australia     3,268,538     -   -     3,268,538
Taiwan     3,024,577     -   -     3,024,577
Hong Kong     2,597,291     -   -     2,597,291
Israel     2,424,407     -   -     2,424,407
Brazil     2,247,111     -   -     2,247,111
Mexico     2,036,509     -   -     2,036,509
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     2,497,592   -     2,497,592
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Obligations     -     499,690   -     499,690
Total Investments in Securities   $ 147,930,124   $ 2,997,282   $ -   $ 150,927,406

 

During the period ended September 30, 2017, 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.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
INVESTMENT GRADE FUND
September 30, 2017

 
   
   
   
  Principal        
  Amount     Security              Value
      CORPORATE BONDS-97.0%      
      Aerospace/Defense-1.4%      
$ 500 M   Rockwell Collins, Inc., 3.2%, 3/15/2024     $ 509,974
  400 M   Rolls-Royce, PLC, 3.625%, 10/14/2025       (a)     414,415
                      924,389
      Automotive-.6%      
  400 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026             401,638
      Chemicals-2.7%      
  300 M   Agrium, Inc., 3.375%, 3/15/2025       302,308
  500 M   Dow Chemical Co., 3.5%, 10/1/2024       516,437
  400 M   LYB International Finance Co. BV, 3.5%, 3/2/2027       398,646
  500 M   LyondellBasell Industries NV, 6%, 11/15/2021             564,581
                      1,781,972
      Consumer Non-Durables-.3%      
  200 M   Newell Brands, Inc., 4.2%, 4/1/2026             210,828
      Energy-11.5%      
  900 M   BP Capital Markets, PLC, 3.216%, 11/28/2023       922,716
  575 M   Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd., 7.75%, 5/15/2019       (a)     622,758
  500 M   Continental Resources, Inc., 5%, 9/15/2022       510,000
  400 M   DCP Midstream Operating, LP, 2.5%, 12/1/2017       400,290
  400 M   Enable Midstream Partners, LP, 4.4%, 3/15/2027       407,611
  500 M   Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, 4.2%, 9/15/2021       523,004
  200 M   EQT Corp., 2.5%, 10/1/2020   (b)   200,884
      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP:      
  300 M   3.5%, 3/1/2021       307,662
  500 M   3.45%, 2/15/2023       506,172
      Magellan Midstream Partners, LP:      
  500 M   5%, 3/1/2026       557,268
  300 M   4.2%, 10/3/2047   (b)   297,627
  200 M   Marathon Oil Corp., 3.85%, 6/1/2025       198,933
  400 M   Noble Energy, Inc., 3.85%, 1/15/2028       401,618
  400 M   ONEOK Partners, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2022       404,464
  400 M   Spectra Energy, LLC, 6.2%, 4/15/2018       408,568
      Valero Energy Corp.:      
  466 M   9.375%, 3/15/2019       513,236
  300 M   6.625%, 6/15/2037             379,653
                      7,562,464
      Financial Services-12.4%      
  200 M   American Express Co., 7%, 3/19/2018       205,009
      American International Group, Inc.:    
  400 M   3.75%, 7/10/2025       413,758
  200 M   4.7%, 7/10/2035       215,343
  500 M   Assured Guaranty U.S. Holding, Inc., 5%, 7/1/2024       545,602
  400 M   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.4%, 1/31/2022       419,997
  300 M   Brookfield Finance, Inc., 4%, 4/1/2024       311,163
  300 M   Compass Bank, 6.4%, 10/1/2017       300,000
  500 M   ERAC USA Finance, LLC, 4.5%, 8/16/2021       (a)     534,179
  600 M   Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 8.125%, 1/15/2020       676,132
  500 M   GE Capital International Funding Services, Ltd., 4.418%, 11/15/2035       544,733
  700 M   General Electric Capital Corp., 4.65%, 10/17/2021       766,973
  400 M   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.25%, 3/1/2026       434,948
  500 M   International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%, 12/15/2020       585,507
  500 M   Key Bank NA, 3.4%, 5/20/2026       498,504
  400 M   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.95%, 5/1/2022       (a)     437,244
  300 M   National City Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/2019       322,955
  600 M   Protective Life Corp., 7.375%, 10/15/2019       658,866
  300 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019              327,290
                      8,198,203
      Financials-25.8%    
      Bank of America Corp.:    
  625 M   5%, 5/13/2021       680,626
  550 M   4.1%, 7/24/2023       586,406
  475 M   5.875%, 2/7/2042       611,042
      Barclays Bank, PLC:    
  400 M   5.125%, 1/8/2020       425,681
  600 M   3.75%, 5/15/2024       623,433
  300 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 4/24/2024       310,250
      Citigroup, Inc.:    
  200 M   8.5%, 5/22/2019       220,733
  450 M   4.5%, 1/14/2022       484,559
  500 M   3.7%, 1/12/2026       513,545
  400 M   3.4%, 5/1/2026       401,605
      Deutsche Bank AG:    
  300 M   3.375%, 5/12/2021       306,014
  400 M   3.7%, 5/30/2024       406,366
      Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:    
  200 M   2.35%, 11/15/2021       198,483
  600 M   5.75%, 1/24/2022       672,871
  300 M   3.625%, 1/22/2023       311,207
  300 M   3.272%, 9/29/2025       300,857
  500 M   3.5%, 11/16/2026       501,883
  700 M   6.125%, 2/15/2033       881,420
      JPMorgan Chase & Co.:    
  300 M   6%, 1/15/2018       303,831
  500 M   4.5%, 1/24/2022       542,075
  1,100 M   3.54%, 5/1/2028       1,111,369
  300 M   6.4%, 5/15/2038       400,467
      Morgan Stanley:    
  1,450 M   5.5%, 7/28/2021       1,609,787
  300 M   4%, 7/23/2025       316,598
  400 M   3.625%, 1/20/2027       405,912
      U.S. Bancorp:    
  500 M   3.6%, 9/11/2024       520,597
  300 M   3.1%, 4/27/2026       298,932
  400 M   UBS AG, 4.875%, 8/4/2020       429,394
  300 M   UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, 4.253%, 3/23/2028       (a)     315,316
  500 M   Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/2025       512,792
      Wells Fargo & Co.:    
  900 M   3.45%, 2/13/2023       922,835
  500 M   4.75%, 12/7/2046       550,281
  250 M   Wells Fargo Bank NA, 5.85%, 2/1/2037             313,802
                      16,990,969
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-4.3%    
      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:    
  400 M   3.65%, 2/1/2026       414,528
  400 M   4.9%, 2/1/2046       453,628
  400 M   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/2022       423,486
  550 M   Bunge Limited Finance Corp., 8.5%, 6/15/2019       607,724
  440 M   Ingredion, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/2020       469,824
  500 M   PepsiCo, Inc., 3.45%, 10/6/2046             475,676
                      2,844,866
      Food/Drug-.6%    
  400 M   CVS Health Corp., 3.875%, 7/20/2025             417,887
      Forest Products/Containers-.4%    
  250 M   Rock-Tenn Co., 4.9%, 3/1/2022             272,238
      Health Care-1.8%    
  300 M   Biogen, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/2018       306,450
  450 M   Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.75%, 11/15/2021       488,696
  400 M   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.75%, 8/23/2022             416,348
                      1,211,494
      Information Technology-1.9%    
  900 M   Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 4.42%, 6/15/2021       (a)     945,713
  300 M   Oracle Corp., 2.4%, 9/15/2023             298,548
                      1,244,261
      Manufacturing-2.4%    
      CRH America, Inc.:    
  750 M   8.125%, 7/15/2018       786,000
  250 M   3.4%, 5/9/2027       (a)     251,636
  500 M   Johnson Controls International, PLC, 5%, 3/30/2020             532,771
                      1,570,407
      Media-Broadcasting-2.2%    
  200 M   ABC, Inc., 8.75%, 8/15/2021       241,259
  400 M   British Sky Broadcasting Group, PLC, 9.5%, 11/15/2018       (a)     432,462
  700 M   Comcast Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/2033             754,005
                      1,427,726
      Media-Diversified-.5%    
  400 M   Time Warner, Inc., 3.6%, 7/15/2025             402,087
      Metals/Mining-3.1%    
  500 M   Arconic, Inc., 6.15%, 8/15/2020       547,997
      Glencore Funding, LLC:    
  400 M   4.125%, 5/30/2023       (a)     416,944
  500 M   4.625%, 4/29/2024       (a)     530,750
  500 M   Newmont Mining Corp., 5.125%, 10/1/2019              526,409
                        2,022,100
      Real Estate-9.0%    
  400 M   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 3.95%, 1/15/2028       408,234
  400 M   Boston Properties, LP, 5.875%, 10/15/2019       427,749
      Digital Realty Trust, LP:    
  300 M   5.25%, 3/15/2021       326,048
  300 M   4.75%, 10/1/2025       325,632
  200 M   Duke Realty Corp., 3.25%, 6/30/2026       198,154
  400 M   ERP Operating, LP, 3.375%, 6/1/2025       409,036
  300 M   Essex Portfolio, LP, 3.875%, 5/1/2024       312,352
  200 M   HCP, Inc., 4.25%, 11/15/2023       212,533
      Prologis, LP:    
  200 M   3.35%, 2/1/2021       207,224
  125 M   3.75%, 11/1/2025       131,033
      Realty Income Corp.:    
  500 M   3.25%, 10/15/2022       512,394
  200 M   4.125%, 10/15/2026       207,510
  500 M   Simon Property Group, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2024       511,927
  500 M   Tanger Properties, LP, 3.125%, 9/1/2026       470,611
  400 M   Ventas Realty, LP, 4.75%, 6/1/2021       428,244
  800 M   Welltower, Inc., 4%, 6/1/2025              835,354
                        5,924,035
      Retail-General Merchandise-2.3%    
      Amazon.com, Inc.:    
  200 M   3.15%, 8/22/2027       (a)     201,845
  400 M   4.8%, 12/5/2034       454,424
  200 M   4.05%, 8/22/2047       (a)     204,704
  500 M   Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/2036              650,674
                       1,511,647
      Telecommunications-2.6%    
      AT&T, Inc.:    
  500 M   4.25%, 3/1/2027       515,613
  300 M   5.3%, 8/14/2058       304,527
  900 M   Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.272%, 1/15/2036              886,941
                       1,707,081
      Transportation-2.4%    
  400 M   Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, 5.15%, 9/1/2043       477,052
  300 M   Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP, 4.875%, 7/11/2022       (a)     327,040
  600 M   Southwest Airlines Co., 3%, 11/15/2026       587,197
  200 M   Union Pacific Corp., 3.6%, 9/15/2037              202,810
                      1,594,099
      Utilities-8.8%      
  500 M   Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/2044       534,622
  300 M   E.ON International Finance BV, 5.8%, 4/30/2018     (a)     306,778
  300 M   Electricite de France SA, 3.625%, 10/13/2025     (a)     308,670
  300 M   Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.95%, 12/15/2044       311,930
  400 M   Exelon Generation Co., LLC, 3.4%, 3/15/2022       410,124
  429 M   Great River Energy, 4.478%, 7/1/2030     (a)     463,786
  300 M   MidAmerican Energy Co., 3.95%, 8/1/2047       312,746
  500 M   Ohio Power Co., 5.375%, 10/1/2021       556,721
  450 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044       451,828
  400 M   ONEOK, Inc., 7.5%, 9/1/2023         479,716
  200 M   Peco Energy Co., 3.7%, 9/15/2047         200,718
  193 M   San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 1.914%, 2/1/2022       191,738
  604 M   Sempra Energy, 9.8%, 2/15/2019         666,118
  500 M   South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 5.45%, 2/1/2041           589,764
                      5,785,259
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $63,659,892)             64,005,650
      PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES-.8%    
      Transportation      
   500 M   American Airlines 17-2 AA PTT, 3.35%, 10/15/2029 (cost $500,000)           508,800
Total Value of Investments (cost $64,159,892) 97.8 %       64,514,450
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.2           1,443,874
Net Assets     100.0 %        $ 65,958,324

 



(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, 2017, the Fund
held sixteen 144A securities with an aggregate value of $6,714,240
representing 10.2% 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, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
purposes was $64,160,580. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
investments was $353,870, consisting of $1,422,620 gross unrealized
appreciation and $1,068,750 gross unrealized depreciation.
 
Summary of Abbreviations:
PTT Pass-Through Trust

 



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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 64,005,650   $ -   $ 64,005,650
Pass-Through Certificates   -     508,800   -     508,800
Total Investments in Securities*   $ -   $ 64,514,450   $ -   $ 64,514,450

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for corporate bonds 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, 2017. 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, 2017

 
   
   
   
  Principal      
  Amount     Security              Value
      CORPORATE BONDS-77.4%    
      Automotive-4.2%    
$ 100 M   BMW U.S. Capital, LLC, 1.85%, 9/15/2021       (a)   $ 98,302
  200 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.625%, 9/15/2021              214,975
                        313,277
      Chemicals-1.4%    
  100 M   Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/2020              105,661
      Energy-1.4%    
  100 M   BP Capital Markets, PLC, 3.216%, 11/28/2023              102,524
      Financial Services-8.5%    
  100 M   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 5.3%, 3/15/2020       107,551
  100 M   BlackRock, Inc., 5%, 12/10/2019       106,730
  100 M   Protective Life Corp., 7.375%, 10/15/2019       109,811
  100 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019       109,097
  100 M   State Street Bank & Trust Co., 5.25%, 10/15/2018       103,462
  100 M   UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.7%, 7/15/2020              102,030
                        638,681
      Financials-29.6%    
  100 M   Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 5/1/2018       102,298
  100 M   Bank of Montreal, 1.9%, 8/27/2021       98,692
  100 M   Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 2.05%, 5/3/2021       99,602
  250 M   Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.875%, 9/20/2021       (a)     245,373
  100 M   Barclays Bank, PLC, 6.75%, 5/22/2019       107,593
  100 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.05%, 3/9/2022       101,244
      Citigroup, Inc.:    
  100 M   6.125%, 11/21/2017       100,600
  100 M   2.75%, 4/25/2022       100,586
  250 M   Citizens Bank, 2.25%, 3/2/2020       250,472
  200 M   Danske Bank A/S, 2.7%, 3/2/2022       (a)     201,220
  100 M   Deutsche Bank AG of New York, 2.7%, 7/13/2020       100,472
  100 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.3661%, 6/5/2023       100,642
  100 M   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.5%, 1/24/2022       108,415
  200 M   Lloyds Bank, PLC, 3%, 1/11/2022       201,857
  200 M   Morgan Stanley, 2.4869%, 1/20/2022       202,910
  100 M   Wells Fargo & Co., 3.45%, 2/13/2023              102,537
                       2,224,513
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-8.5%    
  100 M   Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 1.9%, 2/1/2019       100,291
  200 M   Bunge Limited Finance Corp., 8.5%, 6/15/2019       220,990
  200 M   Ingredion, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/2020       213,556
  100 M   Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., 3%, 11/15/2020              102,782
                       637,619
      Forest Products/Containers-1.4%    
  100 M   Georgia-Pacific, LLC, 3.163%, 11/15/2021       (a)     102,283
      Health Care-2.7%    
  100 M   AstraZeneca, PLC, 2.375%, 6/12/2022       99,259
  100 M   Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.55%, 9/1/2020              101,821
                       201,080
      Information Technology-2.7%    
  100 M   Apple, Inc., 2.5%, 2/9/2022       101,385
  100 M   QUALCOMM, Inc., 2.6%, 1/30/2023              100,310
                       201,695
      Real Estate-6.9%    
  100 M   American Tower Trust I, 3.07%, 3/15/2023       (a)     100,410
  100 M   Boston Properties, LP, 5.875%, 10/15/2019       106,937
  100 M   Digital Realty Trust, LP, 2.75%, 2/1/2023       99,681
  100 M   Realty Income Corp., 3.25%, 10/15/2022       102,479
  100 M   Welltower, Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/2020              109,771
                       519,278
      Retail-General Merchandise-1.3%    
  100 M   Amazon.com, Inc., 2.4%, 2/22/2023       (a)     99,881
      Telecommunications-2.6%    
  100 M   AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/2020       100,777
  100 M   Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.75%, 8/15/2021              97,975
                       198,752
      Transportation-2.0%    
  141 M   Heathrow Funding, Ltd., 4.875%, 7/15/2021       (a)     151,386
      Utilities-4.2%    
  100 M   Arizona Public Service Company, 8.75%, 3/1/2019       109,258
  100 M   Ohio Power Co., 6.05%, 5/1/2018       102,527
  100 M   Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 1.65%, 12/4/2018              99,871
                       311,656
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $5,909,163)              5,808,286
        RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-11.9%    
      Fannie Mae-8.3%    
  36 M   2.5%, 8/1/2030       36,737
  405 M   3%, 8/1/2026 - 4/1/2031         416,638
  162 M   3.5%, 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2029             169,719
                      623,094
      Freddie Mac-3.6%      
  263 M   3%, 8/1/2027 - 12/1/2031       (b)     270,116
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $900,362)            893,210
      U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-4.8%    
      U.S. Treasury Notes:      
  120 M   1.125%, 7/31/2021         117,098
  148 M   1.375%, 4/30/2020         147,286
  100 M   1.875%, 7/31/2022              99,795
Total Value of U.S. Government Obligations (cost $365,172)            364,179
      COVERED BONDS-3.3%      
  250 M   Stadshypotek AB, 1.875%, 10/2/2019 (cost $251,852)     (a)     249,220
      U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-.7%    
  50 M   Freddie Mac, 1.375%, 5/1/2020 (cost $49,807)           49,746
Total Value of Investments (cost $7,476,356) 98.1 %       7,364,641
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.9           145,025
Net Assets       100.0 %       $ 7,509,666

 



(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, 2017, the Fund held eight 144A securities with an
  aggregate value of $1,248,075 representing 16.6% 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, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income
  tax purposes was $7,476,356. Accumulated net unrealized
  depreciation on investments was $111,715, consisting of $16,038
  gross unrealized appreciation and $127,753 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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 5,808,286   $ -   $ 5,808,286
Residential            
Mortgage-Backed Securities   -     893,210   -     893,210
U.S. Government Obligations   -     364,179   -     364,179
Covered Bonds   -     249,220   -     249,220
U.S. Government Agency            
Obligations   -     49,746   -     49,746
Total Investments in Securities*   $ -   $ 7,364,641   $ -   $ 7,364,641

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for corporate bonds and covered bonds.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2017. Transfers, if any, between
Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
OPPORTUNITY FUND
September 30, 2017

 
                       
                       
                       
                       
  Shares     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-95.2%  
      Consumer Discretionary-20.7%  
  19,700     Acushnet Holdings Corp.           $ 349,872
  10,100     Aramark Holdings Corp.             410,161
  10,400   * Belmond, Ltd. - Class "A"             141,960
  13,400     Big Lots, Inc.             717,838
  7,700     BorgWarner, Inc.             394,471
  12,600     Coach, Inc.             507,528
  6,000     Dana Holding Corp.             167,760
  4,100     Delphi Automotive, PLC             403,440
  21,100     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             453,228
  11,100   * Fox Factory Holding Corp.             478,410
  7,400   * Helen of Troy, Ltd.             717,060
  5,800     HSN, Inc.             226,490
  8,600     L Brands, Inc.             357,846
  2,300     Lear Corp.             398,084
  9,500   * LKQ Corp.             341,905
  9,800     Magna International, Inc.             523,124
  21,500   * Michaels Cos., Inc.             461,605
  9,800     Newell Brands, Inc.             418,166
  5,600     Nordstrom, Inc.             264,040
  6,200     Oxford Industries, Inc.             393,948
  7,700     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             366,289
  1,500     Ralph Lauren Corp.             132,435
  1,300     Ross Stores, Inc.             83,941
  11,900     Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.             249,305
  9,900   * Select Comfort Corp.             307,395
  20,300   * ServiceMaster Holdings, Inc.             948,619
  9,600   * Taylor Morrison Home Corp. - Class "A"             211,680
  29,900   * TRI Pointe Group, Inc.             412,919
  12,500     Tupperware Brands Corp.             772,750
  2,700     Whirlpool Corp.             497,988
  28,400   * William Lyon Homes - Class "A"             652,916
  200     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.             9,972
  7,200     Wolverine World Wide, Inc.             207,720
  6,100     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             643,001
                      13,623,866
      Consumer Staples-5.4%  
  16,100     B&G Foods, Inc.             512,785
  30,700     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             573,169
  1,300     McCormick & Co., Inc.             133,432
  6,500     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class "A"             399,620
  17,300   * Performance Food Group Co.             488,725
  10,400     Pinnacle Foods, Inc.             594,568
  6,000     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.             228,000
  21,700   * U.S. Foods Holding Corp.             579,390
                      3,509,689
      Energy-2.4%  
  1,800   * Dril-Quip, Inc.             79,470
  4,700     EOG Resources, Inc.             454,678
  5,300     EQT Corp.             345,772
  5,000     Hess Corp.             234,450
  4,700     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.             167,931
  10,700     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             295,427
                      1,577,728
      Financials-14.8%  
  4,500     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             668,295
  13,100     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             507,625
  29,900     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             1,132,313
  3,900     Comerica, Inc.             297,414
  13,700     Discover Financial Services             883,376
  23,800     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             615,468
  9,000     First Republic Bank             940,140
  5,400     Great Western Bancorp, Inc.             222,912
  8,300     IBERIABANK Corp.             681,845
  5,300     iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (ETF)             785,354
  4,400     iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ETF)             787,160
  7,100     Nasdaq, Inc.             550,747
  13,400     SPDR S&P Regional Banking             760,584
  26,300     Sterling Bancorp             648,295
  13,400     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             268,938
                      9,750,466
      Health Care-11.8%  
  2,050     Allergan, PLC             420,148
  6,500   * AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.             297,050
  13,400   * Centene Corp.             1,296,718
  5,900   * Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.             637,318
  4,400     Dentsply Sirona, Inc.             263,164
  8,300     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             672,466
  9,000     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             666,000
  21,000     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             778,050
  13,700   * Prestige Brands, Inc.             686,233
  4,400     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.             412,016
  6,200     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             1,173,040
  14,300   * VWR Corp.             473,473
                      7,775,676
      Industrials-13.5%  
  15,500     A.O. Smith Corp.             921,165
  9,000     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.             434,340
  9,400   * Atkore International Group Co.             183,394
  3,300   * Dycom Industries, Inc.             283,404
  11,600     ESCO Technologies, Inc.             695,420
  13,500   * Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.             371,520
  3,800     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             338,846
  4,900     J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.             544,292
  14,800     Korn/Ferry International             583,564
  4,400     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             518,408
  22,500     Masco Corp.             877,725
  3,200   * MasTec, Inc.             148,480
  4,100     Owens Corning             317,135
  1,700     Roper Technologies, Inc.             413,780
  26,200     Schneider National, Inc.             662,860
  2,300     Snap-On, Inc.             342,723
  2,900     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.             437,813
  24,500     Triton International, Ltd.             815,360
                      8,890,229
      Information Technology-13.8%  
  13,100   * ARRIS International, PLC             373,219
  2,500     Belden, Inc.             201,325
  2,900     Broadcom, Ltd.             703,366
  2,000     Cypress Semiconductor Corp.             30,040
  5,300   * Fiserv, Inc.             683,488
  4,500   * FleetCor Technologies, Inc.             696,465
  2,900     Juniper Networks, Inc.             80,707
  4,100     Lam Research Corp.             758,664
  900     Methode Electronics, Inc.             38,115
  7,000   * Microsemi Corp.             360,360
  13,100     NetApp, Inc.             573,256
  6,200   * NETGEAR, Inc.             295,120
  5,200     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)             249,756
  15,800     Symantec Corp.             518,398
  2,200     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             182,732
  4,100   * Tech Data Corp.             364,285
  13,300     Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             786,030
  37,600     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             590,320
  11,000     Western Digital Corp.             950,400
  5,900   * Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class "A"             640,622
                      9,076,668
      Materials-6.9%  
  11,900   * Berry Global Group, Inc.             674,135
  2,200     Eastman Chemical Co.             199,078
  11,100   * Ferro Corp.             247,530
  8,900     FMC Corp.             794,859
  6,800     Greif, Inc.             398,072
  2,300     Praxair, Inc.             321,402
  9,500     Sealed Air Corp.             405,840
  28,100   * Summit Materials, Inc. - Class "A"           900,043
  8,900     Trinseo SA             597,190
                      4,538,149
      Real Estate-3.8%    
  32,300     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)           607,240
  8,900     Douglas Emmett, Inc. (REIT)             350,838
  3,200     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)           397,472
  3,300     Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)           106,392
  21,800     RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT)             479,600
  2,800     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)           44,996
  20,000     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)           488,400
                      2,474,938
      Utilities-2.1%    
  200     Black Hills Corp.             13,774
  4,100     NiSource, Inc.             104,919
  8,600     Portland General Electric Co.             392,504
  2,200     SCANA Corp.             106,678
  11,900     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             747,082
                      1,364,957
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $50,147,045)             62,582,366
        SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-1.5%  
$ 1,000 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.015%, 10/19/2017 (cost $999,464)           999,537
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-.8%  
  500 M   U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.935%, 10/26/2017 (cost $499,662)           499,689
Total Value of Investments (cost $51,646,171) 97.5 %         64,081,592
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.5           1,613,342
Net Assets       100.0 %       $ 65,694,934

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $51,700,245. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $12,381,347, consisting of $13,987,078 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $1,605,731 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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks   $ 62,582,366   $ -   $ -   $ 62,582,366
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     999,537   -     999,537
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Obligations     -      499,689   -     499,689
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 62,582,366   $ 1,499,226   $ -   $ 64,081,592

 

*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, 2017. Transfers, if any, between
Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
REAL ESTATE FUND
September 30, 2017

 
                       
                       
                       
                       
  Shares     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-98.8%  
      Apartments REITs-12.3%  
  1,112     Apartment Investment & Management Co. - Class "A"           $ 48,772
  1,506     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.             268,701
  539     Camden Property Trust             49,292
  3,464     Equity Residential Properties             228,382
  311     Essex Property Trust, Inc.             79,003
  1,078     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.             115,217
  512     UDR, Inc.             19,471
                      808,838
      Diversified REITs-4.3%  
  266     CoreCivic, Inc.             7,121
  164     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.             19,406
  1,816     Duke Realty Corp.             52,337
  2,148     Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.             54,795
  1,903     Vornado Realty Trust             146,303
                      279,962
      Health Care REITs-11.5%  
  4,263     HCP, Inc.             118,639
  110     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.             3,557
  183     Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.             5,453
  207     LTC Properties, Inc.             9,725
  2,708     Omega Heathcare Investors, Inc.             86,412
  1,141   * Quality Care Properties, Inc.             17,686
  3,912     Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.             85,829
  2,637     Senior Housing Properties Trust             51,553
  2,833     Ventas, Inc.             184,513
  2,701     Welltower, Inc.             189,826
                      753,193
      Hotels REITs-2.3%  
  998     Hospitality Properties Trust             28,433
  4,769     Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.             88,179
  1,033     LaSalle Hotel Properties             29,978
  515     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.             8,276
                      154,866
    Industrial REITs-.1%
  205     Liberty Property Trust             8,417
      Infrastructure REITs-4.9%  
  136     CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.             4,808
  110     Crown Castle International Corp.             10,998
  20,885     Uniti Group, Inc.             306,174
                      321,980
      Manufactured Homes REITs-2.4%  
  1,225     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.             104,223
  621     Sun Communities, Inc.             53,207
                      157,430
      Office Property REITs-8.7%  
  543     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.             64,601
  1,852     Boston Properties, Inc.             227,574
  293     Brandywine Realty Trust             5,125
  953     City Office REIT, Inc.             13,123
  1,070     Corporate Office Properties Trust             35,128
  304     Douglas Emmett, Inc.             11,984
  436     Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. - Class "A"             8,955
  1,272   * Equity Commonwealth             38,669
  44     Franklin Street Properties Corp.             467
  951     JBG SMITH Properties             32,534
  640     Mack-Cali Realty Corp.             15,174
  2,624     New York REIT, Inc.             20,598
  832     Paramount Group, Inc.             13,312
  767     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. - Class "A"             15,463
  353     SL Green Realty Corp.             35,766
  1,716     Tier REIT, Inc.             33,119
                      571,592
      Real Estate Services-3.2%  
  7,719   * Marcus & Millichap, Inc.             208,336
      Regional Malls REITs-26.4%  
  9,461     CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.             79,378
  15,721     GGP, Inc             326,525
  4,215     Macerich Co.             231,699
  3,668     Pennsylvania REIT             38,477
  4,003     Simon Property Group, Inc.             644,523
  8,603     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.             210,085
  3,416     Taubman Centers, Inc.             169,775
  3,449     Washington Prime Group, Inc.             28,730
                      1,729,192
      Shopping Centers REITs-2.8%  
  103     Acadia Realty Trust             2,948
  1,039     Brixmor Property Group, Inc.             19,533
  308     Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.             1,731
  4,035     DDR Corp.             36,961
  202     Federal Realty Investment Trust             25,090
  992     Kimco Realty Corp.             19,394
  396     Kite Realty Group Trust             8,019
  169     Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust             2,199
  315     Regency Centers Corp.             19,543
  3,522     Retail Properties of America, Inc. - Class "A"           46,244
  52     Weingarten Realty Investors             1,650
                      183,312
      Single Tenant REITs-2.7%    
  6,171     Select Income REIT             144,525
  734     Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.             6,290
  843     STORE Capital Corp.             20,965
  513     VEREIT, Inc.              4,253
                      176,033
      Storage REITs-15.7%    
  7,147     CubeSmart             185,536
  2,161     Extra Space Storage, Inc.             172,707
  90     Iron Mountain, Inc.             3,501
  2,888     Life Storage, Inc.             236,267
  2,017     Public Storage             431,618
                      1,029,629
      Student Housing REITs-.3%    
  452     American Campus Communities, Inc.             19,956
      Warehouse/Industrial REITs-1.2%    
  81     DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.             4,692
  39     EastGroup Properties, Inc.             3,437
  194     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.             5,837
  992     Prologis, Inc.             62,952
                      76,918
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $6,534,340) 98.8 %         6,479,654
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.2           79,140
Net Assets       100.0 %       $ 6,558,794

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $6,545,426. Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on
  investments was $65,772, consisting of $397,042 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $462,814 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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks*   $ 6,479,654   $ -   $ -   $ 6,479,654

 

*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, 2017. Transfers, if any, between
Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
SELECT GROWTH FUND
September 30, 2017

  
                       
                       
                       
                       
  Shares     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-99.0%  
      Consumer Discretionary-15.8%  
  15,625     Home Depot, Inc.           $ 2,555,625
  9,300     Lear Corp.             1,609,644
  10,900     McDonald's Corp.             1,707,812
  25,400     Nordstrom, Inc.             1,197,610
  12,700     PVH Corp.             1,600,962
  14,700     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             1,549,527
                      10,221,180
      Consumer Staples-6.1%  
  9,472     Procter & Gamble Co.             861,763
  31,600     Sysco Corp.             1,704,820
  17,700     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.              1,383,078
                      3,949,661
      Energy-1.0%  
  5,260     Chevron Corp.             618,050
      Financials-10.6%  
  29,200     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.             1,548,184
  15,390     Discover Financial Services             992,347
  16,500     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             1,575,915
  22,500     SunTrust Banks, Inc.             1,344,825
  25,900     U.S. Bancorp             1,387,981
                      6,849,252
      Health Care-18.2%  
  27,500     Baxter International, Inc.             1,725,625
  5,300   * Biogen, Inc.             1,659,536
  13,700   * Celgene Corp.             1,997,734
  22,300   * Centene Corp.             2,157,971
  20,800     Merck & Co., Inc.             1,331,824
  14,000   * Varian Medical Systems, Inc.             1,400,840
  8,400   * Waters Corp.             1,507,968
                      11,781,498
      Industrials-11.8%  
  6,400     Boeing Co.           1,626,944
  18,100     Eaton Corp., PLC           1,389,899
  23,000     Emerson Electric Co.           1,445,320
  6,600     Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.           1,494,504
  9,300     Parker Hannifin Corp.             1,627,686
                      7,584,353
      Information Technology-33.0%    
  18,300   * Adobe Systems, Inc.           2,729,994
  1,600   * Alphabet, Inc. - Class "A"           1,557,952
  9,400     Apple, Inc.           1,448,728
  12,400   * Arista Networks, Inc.           2,351,164
  68,100   * Cadence Design Systems, Inc.           2,687,907
  14,400   * Facebook, Inc. - Class "A"           2,460,528
  7,800   * FleetCor Technologies, Inc.           1,207,206
  37,500     NetApp, Inc.           1,641,000
  21,000     PayPal Holdings, Inc.           1,344,630
  22,700   * Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.           2,320,621
  14,500     VMware, Inc.             1,583,255
                      21,332,985
      Materials-2.5%    
  15,700     Celanese Corp. - Class "A"             1,637,039
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $50,586,001) 99.0 %         63,974,018
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.0           628,572
Net Assets      100.0 %       $ 64,602,590

 



Non-income producing
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $50,586,001. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation
  on investments was $13,388,017, consisting of $13,722,997 gross
  unrealized appreciation and $334,980 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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks*   $ 63,974,018   $ -   $ -   $ 63,974,018

 

*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, 2017. Transfers, if any, between
Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND
September 30, 2017

 
                       
                       
  Shares or                    
  Principal                    
  Amount     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-99.3%  
      Consumer Discretionary-16.2%  
  108,000   * 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.           $ 1,063,800
  57,500     Acushnet Holdings Corp.             1,021,200
  10,000     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.             143,000
  77,000   * Belmond, Ltd.             1,051,050
  114,500   * Century Communities, Inc.             2,828,150
  50,100     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             1,076,148
  108,000     Entravision Communications Corp. - Class "A"             615,600
  139,000   * Fox Factory Holding Corp.             5,990,900
  13,000   * Helen of Troy, Ltd.             1,259,700
  72,500   * Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.             3,157,375
  32,500   * LKQ Corp.             1,169,675
  40,500   * Michaels Cos., Inc.             869,535
  39,000   * Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.             1,148,940
  34,500     Newell Brands, Inc.             1,472,115
  24,500     Oxford Industries, Inc.             1,556,730
  29,500     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             1,403,315
  83,000     Regal Entertainment Group - Class "A"             1,328,000
  48,500     Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.             1,016,075
  72,000   * ServiceMaster Holdings, Inc.             3,364,560
  38,000   * Taylor Morrison Home Corp. - Class "A"             837,900
  132,500   * TRI Pointe Group, Inc.             1,829,825
  25,000     Tupperware Brands Corp.             1,545,500
  19,000   * Visteon Corp.             2,351,630
  74,500   * William Lyon Homes - Class "A"             1,712,755
                      39,813,478
      Consumer Staples-3.5%  
  58,000     B&G Foods, Inc.             1,847,300
  52,500   * Performance Food Group Co.             1,483,125
  39,000     Pinnacle Foods, Inc.             2,229,630
  36,500     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.             1,387,000
  64,000   * U.S. Foods Holding Corp.             1,708,800
                      8,655,855
      Energy-2.4%  
  14,500     Andeavor Logistics, LP             1,495,675
  16,500     Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.             441,045
  19,500   * Dril-Quip, Inc.             860,925
  10,000     Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             684,800
  101,000   * Jagged Peak Energy, Inc.             1,379,660
  36,000     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             993,960
                      5,856,065
      Financials-20.2%  
  57,000     AllianceBernstein Holding, LP (MLP)             1,385,100
  55,000     American Financial Group, Inc.             5,689,750
  16,000     Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.             646,400
  69,000   * Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.             1,304,100
  82,000     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             3,177,500
  56,500     Brown & Brown, Inc.             2,722,735
  28,000   * Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.             548,240
  59,500     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             2,253,265
  38,500   * FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. - Class "A"             1,859,550
  110,500     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             2,857,530
  44,000     Great Western Bancorp, Inc.             1,816,320
  70,000   * Green Bancorp, Inc.             1,655,500
  46,000     Guaranty Bancorp             1,278,800
  29,000     IBERIABANK Corp.             2,382,350
  8,000     iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ETF)             1,185,440
  76,000     OceanFirst Financial Corp.             2,089,240
  36,000     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.             2,366,280
  22,000     QCR Holdings, Inc.             1,001,000
  62,000   * Seacoast Banking Corp.             1,481,180
  32,500     Simmons First National Corp. - Class "A"             1,881,750
  51,000     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             2,894,760
  180,000     Sterling Bancorp             4,437,000
  136,500     TCF Financial Corp.             2,325,960
  19,500     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             391,365
                      49,631,115
      Health Care-10.6%  
  24,500   * ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.             1,286,005
  19,500   * Cambrex Corp.             1,072,500
  59,500   * Centene Corp.             5,757,815
  15,500   * Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.             1,674,310
  41,000     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             3,034,000
  13,000   * ICON, PLC             1,480,440
  64,000   * Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.             3,230,720
  46,500     PerkinElmer, Inc.             3,207,105
  70,000     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             2,593,500
  18,600   * Varex Imaging Corp.             629,424
  60,000   * VWR Corp.             1,986,600
                      25,952,419
      Industrials-15.7%  
  70,500     A.O. Smith Corp.             4,189,815
  23,000     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.             1,109,980
  39,100   * Atkore International Group Co.             762,841
  36,500     Comfort Systems USA, Inc.             1,303,050
  52,000     ESCO Technologies, Inc.             3,117,400
  43,500   * Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.             1,197,120
  22,000     Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             1,562,000
  29,000     ITT, Inc.             1,283,830
  15,100     Korn/Ferry International             595,393
  41,000     Masco Corp.             1,599,410
  139,000   * NCI Building Systems, Inc.             2,168,400
  43,500     Orbital ATK, Inc.             5,792,460
  16,500     Owens Corning             1,276,275
  22,500   * Patrick Industries, Inc.             1,892,250
  17,000     Regal Beloit Corp.             1,343,000
  84,000     Schneider National, Inc. - Class "B"             2,125,200
  11,500     Snap-On, Inc.             1,713,615
  48,500   * SPX Corp.             1,422,990
  17,000     Standex International Corp.             1,805,400
  69,000     Triton International, Ltd.             2,296,320
                      38,556,749
      Information Technology-13.4%  
  62,500   * ARRIS International, PLC             1,780,625
  77,000   * Autobytel, Inc.             530,530
  43,500   * Axcelis Technologies, Inc.             1,189,725
  2,600     Belden, Inc.             209,378
  66,000   * CommScope Holding Co., Inc.             2,191,860
  102,000   * Extreme Networks, Inc.             1,212,780
  24,000   * IAC/InterActiveCorp             2,821,920
  16,000     Lam Research Corp.             2,960,640
  7,500     LogMeIn, Inc.             825,375
  54,500   * Microsemi Corp.             2,805,660
  34,500     MKS Instruments, Inc.             3,258,525
  40,500     NetApp, Inc.             1,772,280
  54,000   * Orbotech, Ltd.             2,279,340
  60,000   * Perficient, Inc.             1,180,200
  24,600     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)             1,181,538
  111,000     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             1,742,700
  28,500     Western Digital Corp.             2,462,400
  22,500   * Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class "A"             2,443,050
                      32,848,526
      Materials-9.7%  
  43,500     AptarGroup, Inc.             3,754,485
  36,000   * Berry Global Group, Inc.             2,039,400
  154,000   * Ferro Corp.             3,434,200
  24,500     Greif, Inc.             1,434,230
  62,500   * Louisiana-Pacific Corp.             1,692,500
  15,200   * PQ Group Holdings, Inc.             262,200
  24,500     Sealed Air Corp.             1,046,640
  22,500     Sensient Technologies Corp.             1,730,700
  96,500   * Summit Materials, Inc. - Class "A"             3,090,895
  53,000     Trinseo SA             3,556,300
  29,500     WestRock Co.             1,673,535
                      23,715,085
      Real Estate-5.1%  
  89,500     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)           1,682,600
  74,500     Douglas Emmett, Inc. (REIT)             2,936,790
  19,000     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)           2,359,990
  64,500     RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT)             1,419,000
  72,000     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)           1,157,040
  69,500     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)           1,697,190
  52,000     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)           1,128,400
                      12,381,010
      Utilities-2.5%    
  17,500     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.             1,479,800
  43,500     Portland General Electric Co.           1,985,340
  15,400     SCANA Corp.             746,746
  30,500     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             1,914,790
                      6,126,676
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $171,911,751)             243,536,978
        SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-.3%    
$ 750 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.005%, 10/17/2017 (cost $749,644)           749,694
Total Value of Investments (cost $172,661,395) 99.6 %         244,286,672
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .4           1,082,526
Net Assets       100.0 %       $ 245,369,198

 



Non-income producing
     
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  MLP Master Limited Partnership
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
     
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $172,823,396. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $71,463,276 consisting of $77,122,685 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $5,659,409 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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks   $ 243,536,978   $ -   $ -   $ 243,536,978
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     749,694   -     749,694
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 243,536,978   $ 749,694   $ -   $ 244,286,672

 

*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, 2017. Transfers, if any,
between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
TOTAL RETURN FUND
September 30, 2017

 
   
   
  Shares or    
  Principal    
  Amount     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-59.0%  
      Consumer Discretionary-8.6%  
  6,100     Acushnet Holdings Corp.           $ 108,336
  551     Adient, PLC             46,279
  2,800     Aramark Holdings Corp.             113,708
  4,800     Big Lots, Inc.             257,136
  3,200     BorgWarner, Inc.             163,936
  5,550     CBS Corp. - Class "B"             321,900
  3,100     Coach, Inc.             124,868
  1,500     Delphi Automotive, PLC             147,600
  7,100     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             152,508
  3,400     Ford Motor Co.             40,698
  2,700     Home Depot, Inc.             441,612
  1,400     HSN, Inc.             54,670
  3,800     L Brands, Inc.             158,118
  850     Lear Corp.             147,118
  3,450     Magna International, Inc.             184,161
  4,400   * Michaels Cos., Inc.             94,468
  4,258     Newell Brands, Inc.             181,689
  2,200     Oxford Industries, Inc.             139,788
  1,800     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             85,626
  300     Ross Stores, Inc.             19,371
  2,600   * Select Comfort Corp.             80,730
  4,300     Tupperware Brands Corp.             265,826
  2,200     Walt Disney Co.             216,854
  900     Whirlpool Corp.             165,996
  100     Williams-Sonoma, Inc.             4,986
  1,850     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             195,009
                      3,912,991
      Consumer Staples-5.7%  
  7,050     Altria Group, Inc.             447,111
  5,200     B&G Foods, Inc.             165,620
  5,300     Coca-Cola Co.             238,553
  4,300     CVS Health Corp.             349,676
  9,513     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             177,608
  2,100     Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.             129,108
  2,300     PepsiCo, Inc.             256,289
  4,400     Philip Morris International, Inc.             488,444
  1,450     Procter & Gamble Co.             131,921
  2,250     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             175,815
                      2,560,145
      Energy-3.5%  
  1,800     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.             87,930
  500     Chevron Corp.             58,750
  3,100     ConocoPhillips             155,155
  2,400     Devon Energy Corp.             88,104
  2,950     ExxonMobil Corp.             241,841
  1,400     Hess Corp.             65,646
  4,000     Marathon Oil Corp.             54,240
  5,700     Marathon Petroleum Corp.             319,656
  1,300     Occidental Petroleum Corp.             83,473
  1,400     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             38,654
  1,550     Phillips 66             141,995
  600     Schlumberger, Ltd.             41,856
  5,600     Suncor Energy, Inc.             196,168
                      1,573,468
      Financials-9.9%  
  4,000     American Express Co.             361,840
  2,500     American International Group, Inc.             153,475
  2,300     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             341,573
  327   * Brighthouse Financial, Inc.             19,882
  1,900     Chubb, Ltd.             270,845
  7,700     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             291,599
  800     Comerica, Inc.             61,008
  4,750     Discover Financial Services             306,280
  8,100     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             209,466
  2,000     Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class "A"             53,700
  2,700     IBERIABANK Corp.             221,805
  1,100     iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ETF)             162,998
  6,400     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             611,264
  3,600     MetLife, Inc.             187,020
  700     Morgan Stanley             33,719
  2,250     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             303,232
  3,700     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             210,012
  7,100     Sterling Bancorp             175,015
  5,300     U.S. Bancorp             284,027
  4,300     Wells Fargo & Co.             237,145
                      4,495,905
      Health Care-9.3%  
  6,250     Abbott Laboratories             333,500
  4,900     AbbVie, Inc.             435,414
  200     Allergan, PLC             40,990
  2,700   * AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.             123,390
  2,517     Baxter International, Inc.             157,942
  1,400   * Centene Corp.             135,478
  2,800     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             226,856
  1,250     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             92,500
  4,050     Johnson & Johnson             526,540
  2,800     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             115,360
  118   * Mallinckrodt, PLC             4,410
  1,850     Medtronic, PLC             143,875
  4,600     Merck & Co., Inc.             294,538
  12,800     Pfizer, Inc.             456,960
  4,400     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             163,020
  840     Shire, PLC (ADR)             128,638
  2,900     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             548,680
  1,850   * VWR Corp.             61,253
  3,700     Zoetis, Inc.             235,912
                      4,225,256
      Industrials-6.7%  
  1,850     3M Co.             388,315
  900     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.             43,434
  3,300   * Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.             90,816
  8,050     General Electric Co.             194,649
  3,100     Honeywell International, Inc.             439,394
  800     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             71,336
  7,415     Johnson Controls International, PLC             298,750
  250     Lockheed Martin Corp.             77,572
  1,200     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             141,384
  4,900     Masco Corp.             191,149
  1,000   * MasTec, Inc.             46,400
  1,600     Owens Corning             123,760
  6,200     Schneider National, Inc. - Class "A"             156,860
  1,100     Snap-On, Inc.             163,911
  650     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.             98,130
  8,700   * Triton International, Ltd.             289,536
  2,000     United Technologies Corp.             232,160
                      3,047,556
      Information Technology-10.8%  
  4,600     Apple, Inc.             708,952
  4,900     Applied Materials, Inc.             255,241
  5,800   * ARRIS International, PLC             165,242
  600     Belden, Inc.             48,318
  900     Broadcom, Ltd.             218,286
  13,300     Cisco Systems, Inc.             447,279
  1,460   * Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class "V"             112,727
  545     DXC Technology Co.             46,805
  3,750   * eBay, Inc.             144,225
  1,100   * FleetCor Technologies, Inc.             170,247
  8,600     Intel Corp.             327,488
  1,200     Methode Electronics, Inc.             50,820
  9,200     Microsoft Corp.             685,308
  3,200     NetApp, Inc.             140,032
  1,700   * NXP Semiconductors NV             192,253
  5,200     Oracle Corp.             251,420
  4,800     QUALCOMM, Inc.             248,832
  5,700     Symantec Corp.             187,017
  1,100     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             91,366
  1,300   * Tech Data Corp.       115,505
  4,100     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.       64,370
  2,700     Western Digital Corp.             233,280
                      4,905,013
      Materials-1.4%    
  4,100     International Paper Co.       232,962
  850     Praxair, Inc.       118,779
  2,000     RPM International, Inc.       102,680
  2,600     Sealed Air Corp.       111,072
  1,100     Trinseo SA             73,810
                      639,303
      Real Estate-1.1%    
  10,700     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)       201,160
  987     Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)       31,821
  5,700     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)       139,194
  5,500     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)             119,350
                      491,525
      Telecommunication Services-1.4%    
  7,450     AT&T, Inc.       291,816
  6,300     Verizon Communications, Inc.             311,787
                      603,603
      Utilities-.6%    
  6,600     Exelon Corp.       248,622
  1,100     NiSource, Inc.             28,149
                      276,771
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $21,716,176)             26,731,536
      CORPORATE BONDS-21.4%    
      Aerospace/Defense-.7%    
$ 300 M   Rockwell Collins, Inc., 3.2%, 3/15/2024             305,984
      Automotive-.2%    
  100 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026             100,410
      Chemicals-.9%    
  100 M   Agrium, Inc., 3.375%, 3/15/2025       100,769
  100 M   Dow Chemical Co., 3.5%, 10/1/2024       103,287
  200 M   LYB International Finance Co. BV, 3.5%, 3/2/2027             199,323
                      403,379
      Consumer Non-Durables-.5%    
  200 M   Newell Brands, Inc., 4.2%, 4/1/2026             210,828
      Energy-1.4%    
  200 M   BP Capital Markets, PLC, 3.216%, 11/28/2023       205,048
  100 M   Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd., 7.75%, 5/15/2019       (a)     108,306
  100 M   DCP Midstream Operating, LP, 2.5%, 12/1/2017       100,073
  100 M   Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, 4.2%, 9/15/2021       104,601
  100 M   Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 3/15/2019             110,136
                      628,164
      Financial Services-2.6%    
  100 M   American Express Co., 7%, 3/19/2018       102,505
  100 M   American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025       103,439
  100 M   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 5.3%, 3/15/2020       107,551
  100 M   Assured Guaranty U.S. Holding, Inc., 5%, 7/1/2024       109,120
  100 M   BlackRock, Inc., 5%, 12/10/2019       106,730
      ERAC USA Finance, LLC:    
  100 M   4.5%, 8/16/2021       (a)     106,836
  100 M   3.3%, 10/15/2022       (a)     102,616
  100 M   Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 8.125%, 1/15/2020       112,689
  100 M   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.95%, 5/1/2022       (a)     109,311
  100 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019       109,097
  100 M   State Street Corp., 3.55%, 8/18/2025             104,473
                      1,174,367
      Financials-4.6%    
      Bank of America Corp.:    
  100 M   5%, 5/13/2021       108,900
  200 M   4.1%, 7/24/2023       213,238
  100 M   Barclays Bank, PLC, 5.125%, 1/8/2020       106,420
  100 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 4/24/2024       103,417
      Citigroup, Inc.:    
  100 M   6.125%, 11/21/2017       100,600
  100 M   4.5%, 1/14/2022       107,680
  100 M   Deutsche Bank AG, 3.7%, 5/30/2024       101,592
  100 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.625%, 1/22/2023       103,736
  200 M   HSBC Holdings, PLC, 2.65%, 1/5/2022       200,856
      JPMorgan Chase & Co.:    
  100 M   6%, 1/15/2018       101,277
  100 M   4.5%, 1/24/2022       108,415
  100 M   3.54%, 5/1/2028       101,034
      Morgan Stanley:    
  200 M   5.5%, 7/28/2021       222,040
  100 M   4%, 7/23/2025       105,533
  100 M   U.S. Bancorp, 3.6%, 9/11/2024       104,119
  200 M   UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, 4.253%, 3/23/2028       (a)     210,211
                      2,099,068
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-.5%    
      Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:    
  100 M   3.65%, 2/1/2026       103,632
  100 M   4.9%, 2/1/2046             113,407
                      217,039
      Food/Drug-.5%    
  200 M   CVS Health Corp., 3.875%, 7/20/2025             208,944
      Forest Products/Containers-.2%    
  100 M   Rock-Tenn Co., 4.9%, 3/1/2022             108,895
      Healthcare-.7%    
  100 M   Biogen, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/2018       102,150
  100 M   Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.75%, 11/15/2021       108,599
  100 M   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.75%, 8/23/2022             104,087
                      314,836
      Higher Education-.2%    
  100 M   Yale University, 2.086%, 4/15/2019             100,752
      Information Technology-1.2%    
  100 M   Apple, Inc., 2.5%, 2/9/2025       98,461
  200 M   Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 4.42%, 6/15/2021       (a)     210,158
  150 M   Oracle Corp., 2.4%, 9/15/2023       149,274
  100 M   Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/2025              102,558
                       560,451
      Manufacturing-.2%    
  100 M   Johnson Controls International, PLC, 5%, 3/30/2020             106,554
      Media-Broadcasting-.2%    
  100 M   Comcast Corp., 5.15%, 3/1/2020             107,711
      Media-Diversified-.2%    
  100 M   Time Warner, Inc., 3.6%, 7/15/2025              100,522
      Metals/Mining-.2%    
  100 M   Newmont Mining Corp., 5.125%, 10/1/2019             105,282
      Real Estate-2.5%    
  200 M   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 3.95%, 1/15/2028       204,117
  100 M   ERP Operating, LP, 3.375%, 6/1/2025       102,259
  200 M   Essex Portfolio, LP, 3.875%, 5/1/2024       208,235
  100 M   HCP, Inc., 4.25%, 11/15/2023       106,267
  100 M   Prologis, LP, 3.35%, 2/1/2021       103,612
  200 M   Tanger Properties, LP, 3.125%, 9/1/2026       188,244
  100 M   Ventas Realty, LP, 4.75%, 6/1/2021         107,061
  100 M   Welltower, Inc., 4%, 6/1/2025              104,419
                       1,124,214
      Retail-General Merchandise-.5%    
  100 M   Amazon.com, Inc., 4.8%, 12/5/2034       113,606
  100 M   Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/2036              130,135
                       243,741
      Telecommunications-.7%    
      AT&T, Inc.:    
  100 M   3.8%, 3/15/2022       104,273
  200 M   4.25%, 3/1/2027              206,245
                       310,518
      Transportation-1.0%    
  100 M   Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, 5.15%, 9/1/2043       119,263
  100 M   Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP, 4.875%, 7/11/2022       (a)     109,013
      Southwest Airlines Co.:    
  100 M   2.65%, 11/5/2020       101,409
  100 M   3%, 11/15/2026              97,866
                       427,551
      Utilities-1.7%    
  100 M   Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/2044       106,924
  100 M   Electricite de France SA, 3.625%, 10/13/2025       (a)     102,890
  100 M   Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.95%, 12/15/2044       103,977
  100 M   Ohio Power Co., 5.375%, 10/1/2021       111,344
  100 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044       100,406
  100 M   Sempra Energy, 9.8%, 2/15/2019       110,285
  100 M   South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 5.45%, 2/1/2041              117,953
                       753,779
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $9,830,277)             9,712,989
      RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-5.4%    
      Fannie Mae-4.7%      
  44 M   2.5%, 7/1/2031         44,668
  184 M   3%, 6/1/2030 - 11/1/2030         189,784
  586 M   3.5%, 11/1/2028 - 11/1/2046       608,792
  962 M   4%, 7/1/2041 - 3/1/2047         1,015,643
  171 M   4.5%, 8/1/2041 - 1/1/2047         183,945
  85 M   5%, 3/1/2042             92,879
                      2,135,711
      Freddie Mac-.7%      
  69 M   3.5%, 7/1/2044         71,370
  76 M   4%, 7/1/2044 - 4/1/2045         80,209
  142 M   4.5%, 12/1/2043              153,858
                       305,437
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $2,454,738)            2,441,148
      U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-3.2%    
  100 M   U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 8/15/2044       105,523
      U.S. Treasury Notes:      
  600 M   0.375%, 1/15/2027 (TIPS)         601,107
  300 M   1.1228%, 4/30/2019       +     300,219
  250 M   1.1928%, 1/31/2019       +     250,435
  200 M   2.375%, 5/15/2027              200,863
Total Value of U.S. Government Obligations (cost $1,464,099)            1,458,147
      TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-.5%    
  75 M   Katy, TX Indpt. Sch. Dist. GO, 5%, 2/15/2042       88,051
  150 M   New York, NY, GO, 2.9%, 10/1/2027     (b)     148,993
Total Value of Taxable Municipal Bonds (cost $237,646)              237,044
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-7.2%    
      Federal Home Loan Bank:      
  500 M   1.045%, 10/17/2017         499,796
  500 M   1.015%, 10/19/2017         499,769
  500 M   1.02%, 10/20/2017         499,755
  500 M   1.02%, 10/30/2017         499,619
  1,250 M   1.025%, 11/9/2017              1,248,694
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $3,247,351)            3,247,633
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-1.1%    
  500 M   U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.935%, 10/26/2017 (cost $499,662)            499,689
      SHORT-TERM CORPORATE NOTES-1.1%    
      Information Technology      
  500 M   Microsoft Corp., 1.21%, 11/7/2017 (cost $499,360)     (c)     499,398
Total Value of Investments (cost $39,949,309) 98.9 %       44,827,584
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.1            510,860
Net Assets     100.0 %        $ 45,338,444

 



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, 2017, the Fund
  held eight 144A securities with an aggregate value of $1,059,341
  representing 2.3% of the Fund's net assets.
 
(b)  A portion or all of the security purchased on a when-issued or delayed 
  delivery basis.
 
(c)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 
  1933. Certain restricted securities are exempt from the registration
  requirements under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and may only
  be sold to qualified institutional investors. At September 30, 2017, the Fund
  held one Section 4(2) security with a value of $148,993 representing .3% 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, 2017.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  GO General Obligation
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
  TIPS Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
 
  At September 30, 2017, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $39,951,226. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $4,876,358, consisting of $5,846,715 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $970,357 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, 2017:

 

    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks   $ 26,731,536   $ -   $ -   $ 26,731,536
Corporate Bonds     -     9,712,989   -     9,712,989
Residential          
Mortgage-Backed Securities     -     2,441,148   -     2,441,148
U.S. Government Obligations     -     1,458,147   -     1,458,147
Taxable Municipal Bonds     -     237,044   -     237,044
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Agency Obligations     -     3,247,633   -     3,247,633
Short-Term U.S. Government          
Obligations     -     499,689   -     499,689
Short-Term Corporate Notes     -     499,398   -     499,398
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 26,731,536   $ 18,096,048   $ -   $ 44,827,584

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks, corporate bonds and
residential mortgage-backed securities.
 
There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2017. 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 Government 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 are deemed to be unreliable or do not appear to reflect significant events that have occurred prior to the time as of which the net asset value is calculated, the securities may 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, 2017, the Fund For Income held two securities that were fair valued at an aggregate value of $475,000 representing .4% of the Fund's net assets.

The Government 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.



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, covered, 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 Government 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, 2017, 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 over-the-counter market ("OTC"). The risks associated with the use of derivatives are different from, and 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 FIMCO, or a Fund's subadviser, as applicable, 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 relatively 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 FIMCO 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 FIMCO 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 a Fund.

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, 2017 was related to the use of written and purchased options and interest rate futures contracts, as described further below.

Options Contracts - Some of the Funds may write covered call options on securities, derivative instruments, or currencies the Fund owns or in which it may invest. Writing call options tends to decrease a Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. When a Fund writes a call, 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 a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

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, 2017, the Covered Call Strategy Fund and Equity Income Fund had investments in options contracts, which are listed in its 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, a Fund is required to deposit with its 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, or a Fund's subadviser, as applicable, 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, or a Fund's subadviser's, if applicable, 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, 2017, the Balanced Income Fund had investments in interest rate futures contracts, which are listed in its Portfolios of Investments.

Conversion of Cash Management Fund to Government Cash Management Fund-Effective October 3, 2016, the name of the First Investors Life Series Cash Management Fund changed to the First Investors Life Series Government Cash Management Fund and the Fund converted to a "government money market fund" as defined in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. As a government money market fund, the Fund has a policy to 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, the Fund has a policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. Government Securities and repurchase agreements collateralized fully by cash or U.S. Government Securities.

 

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/ Clark D. Wagner

Clark D. Wagner

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date: November 28, 2017

 

 

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/ Clark D. Wagner

Clark D. Wagner

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

By: /s/ Joseph I. Benedek

Joseph I. Benedek

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date: November 28, 2017