N-Q 1 lifenqform03312018.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: MARCH 31, 2018

 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

The Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings follows

 


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
BALANCED INCOME FUND
March 31, 2018

                     
     
Principal    
Amount        
or Shares     Security             Value
  CORPORATE BONDS-44.2%              
  Automotive-1.5%              
$      100 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026             $       97,968
  Chemicals-1.5%              
100 M   Dow Chemical Co., 3.5%, 10/1/2024             99,235
  Energy-7.7%              
50 M   BP Capital Markets, PLC, 3.216%, 11/28/2023             49,603
100 M   Enterprise Products Operating, 7.55%, 4/15/2038             135,460
100 M   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP, 3.45%, 2/15/2023             98,351
100 M   Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, 5%, 3/1/2026             107,507
100 M   Valero Energy Corp., 6.625%, 6/15/2037             126,635
                    517,556
  Financial Services-6.1%              
100 M   American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025             98,624
100 M   Brookfield Finance, Inc., 4%, 4/1/2024             100,866
100 M   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.25%, 3/1/2026             105,787
100 M   Travelers Cos., Inc., 4.05%, 3/7/2048             101,198
                    406,475
  Financials-8.2%              
100 M   Citigroup, Inc., 4.3%, 11/20/2026             100,234
50 M   Deutsche Bank AG, 3.7%, 5/30/2024             48,330
50 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.625%, 1/22/2023             50,228
100 M   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.4%, 5/15/2038             130,495
100 M   Morgan Stanley, 4%, 7/23/2025             101,026
100 M   Wells Fargo & Co., 5.606%, 1/15/2044             114,905
                    545,218
  Food/Beverage/Tobacco-1.4%              
100 M   Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., 3.43%, 6/15/2027             95,960
  Forest Products/Containers-.7%              
50 M   Packaging Corp. of America, 3.4%, 12/15/2027             47,928
  Information Technology-3.3%              
100 M   Corning, Inc., 7.25%, 8/15/2036             122,202
100 M   Microsoft Corp., 3.45%, 8/8/2036             97,731
                    219,933
  Real Estate-4.4%              
100 M   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 3.95%, 1/15/2028             97,858
50 M   Essex Portfolio, LP, 3.875%, 5/1/2024             50,369
50 M   Vornado Realty, LP, 3.5%, 1/15/2025             48,213
100 M   Welltower, Inc., 4%, 6/1/2025             100,074
                    296,514
  Retail-General Merchandise-2.3%            
  Amazon.com, Inc.:            
50 M   4.8%, 12/5/2034           55,548
100 M   4.05%, 8/22/2047         (a)   100,506
                     156,054
  Telecommunications-1.4%            
100 M   Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.272%, 1/15/2036             96,019
  Transportation-3.1%            
100 M   Cummins, Inc., 4.875%, 10/1/2043           113,221
100 M   Southwest Airlines Co., 3%, 11/15/2026               94,244
                    207,465
  Utilities-2.6%            
100 M   Commonwealth Edison Co., 5.9%, 3/15/2036           123,297
50 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044              50,489
                     173,786
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $3,037,261)             2,960,111
  COMMON STOCKS-39.8%            
  Consumer Discretionary-3.3%            
600     Acushnet Holdings Corp.           13,854
1,100     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"           24,706
550     Ford Motor Co.           6,094
600     L Brands, Inc.           22,926
300     Meredith Corp.           16,140
500     Nordstrom, Inc.           24,205
700     Tapestry, Inc.           36,827
550     Tupperware Brands Corp.           26,609
100     Whirlpool Corp.           15,311
300     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             34,329
                    221,001
  Consumer Staples-5.5%            
1,050     Altria Group, Inc.           65,436
800     B&G Foods, Inc.           18,960
600     Coca-Cola Co.           26,058
1,226     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)           29,081
500     PepsiCo, Inc.           54,575
750     Philip Morris International, Inc.           74,550
350     Procter & Gamble Co.           27,748
500     Sysco Corp.           29,980
500     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.              44,485
                     370,873
  Energy-2.7%            
100     Chevron Corp.           11,404
200     ExxonMobil Corp.           14,922
500     Marathon Petroleum Corp.           36,555
200     Occidental Petroleum Corp.           12,992
600     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"           20,340
200     Phillips 66           19,184
400     Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class "A" (ADR)           25,524
200     Schlumberger, Ltd.           12,956
800     Suncor Energy, Inc.              27,632
                     181,509
  Financials-5.1%              
300     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             44,382
500     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             18,975
200     Chubb, Ltd.             27,354
600     Discover Financial Services             43,158
500     Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class "A"             18,615
500     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             54,985
600     MetLife, Inc.             27,534
150     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             22,686
600     U.S. Bancorp             30,300
1,400     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             28,294
450     Wells Fargo & Co.             23,585
                    339,868
  Health Care-5.4%              
850     Abbott Laboratories             50,932
800     AbbVie, Inc.             75,720
1,000     GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (ADR)             39,070
500     Johnson & Johnson             64,075
900     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             34,479
650     Merck & Co., Inc.             35,405
1,800     Pfizer, Inc.             63,882
                    363,563
  Industrials-4.8%              
300     3M Co.             65,856
1,200     General Electric Co.             16,176
300     Honeywell International, Inc.             43,353
800     Johnson Controls International, PLC             28,192
200     Lockheed Martin Corp.             67,586
600     Mobile Mini, Inc.             26,100
1,800     Triton International, Ltd.             55,080
150     United Technologies Corp.             18,873
                    321,216
  Information Technology-6.1%              
500     Apple, Inc.             83,890
1,450     Cisco Systems, Inc.             62,190
700     Intel Corp.             36,456
900     Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.             54,198
1,050     Microsoft Corp.             95,834
700     QUALCOMM, Inc.             38,787
1,250     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             20,425
200     Western Digital Corp.             18,454
                    410,234
  Materials-1.1%              
700     International Paper Co.             37,401
150     Praxair, Inc.             21,645
300     RPM International, Inc.             14,301
                    73,347
  Real Estate-2.6%              
600     Americold Realty Trust (REIT)             11,448
1,800     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)             27,450
650     Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT)             18,077
200     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)           23,222
800     GGP, Inc. (REIT)   16,368
1,042     RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT)   20,256
1,300     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)           28,600
850     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)           16,405
1,400     Whitestone REIT (REIT)             14,546
                    176,372
  Telecommunication Services-1.3%            
1,150     AT&T, Inc.   40,997
900     Verizon Communications, Inc.           43,038
                    84,035
  Utilities-1.9%    
400     Black Hills Corp.   21,720
500     Duke Energy Corp.   38,735
500     Exelon Corp.   19,505
900     NiSource, Inc.   21,519
400     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             25,080
                    126,559
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $2,383,136)           2,668,577
  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-5.6%            
  Fannie Mae    
$        61 M   3%, 5/1/2029   60,837
190 M   3.5%, 6/1/2046   191,120
90 M   4%, 3/1/2047   92,465
32 M   4.5%, 1/1/2047             33,772
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $391,820)           378,194
  EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-5.6%            
3,665     iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (ETF)           313,871
1,675     SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (ETF)           60,049
Total Value of Exchange Traded Funds (cost $373,263)           373,920
  PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES-1.5%            
  Transportation    
$      100 M   American Airlines 17-2 AA PTT, 3.35%, 10/15/2029 (cost $100,818)           97,223
Total Value of Investments (cost $6,286,298) 96.7 %         6,478,025
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 3.3               219,594
Net Assets       100.0 %         $ 6,697,619

 



(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 March 31, 2018, the Fund
  held one 144A security with a value of $100,506 representing 1.5% of the
  Fund's net assets.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts 
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund 
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust 
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $6,286,558. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $179,967, consisting of $443,062 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $263,095 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
BALANCED INCOME FUND
March 31, 2018

       
 
Futures contracts outstanding at March 31, 2018:      
 
          Unrealized
Number of     Notional Value at Appreciation
Contracts Type Expiration Amounts March 31, 2018 (Depreciation)
(1) 5 Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2018   $ (113,836)   $ (114,474)    $ (638)
(5) 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note June 2018     (598,906)     (605,766)     (6,860)
(1) U.S. Treasury Long Bond June 2018      (142,547)      (146,638)     (4,091)
(Premium received $89)          $ (11,589)

 



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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Assets            
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 2,960,111   $ -   $ 2,960,111
Common Stocks     2,668,577     -     -     2,668,577
Residential Mortgage-Backed            
Securities     -     378,194     -     378,194
Exchange Traded Funds     373,920     -     -     373,920
Pass-Through Certificates     -     97,223     -     97,223
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 3,042,497   $ 3,435,528   $ -   $ 6,478,025
 
Liabilities            
Futures Contracts   $ (11,500)   $ -   $ -   $ (11,500)

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provide information on the industry categorization for corporate bonds, commom stocks and pass-through certificates.

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
COVERED CALL STRATEGY FUND
March 31, 2018

                     
                     
                      
                     
Shares     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-100.0%              
  Consumer Discretionary-13.6%              
4,000     CBS Corp. - Class "B"             205,560
25,300     Ford Motor Co.             280,324
1,600     Home Depot, Inc.             285,184
5,500     Time Warner, Inc.             520,190
2,500     Whirlpool Corp.             382,775
                    1,674,033
  Consumer Staples-4.8%              
1,600     Costco Wholesale Corp.             301,488
3,200     CVS Health Corp.             199,072
1,000     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             88,970
                    589,530
  Energy-5.1%              
3,100     Chevron Corp.             353,524
5,800     Halliburton Co.               272,252
                    625,776
  Financials-19.6%              
4,000     American Express Co.             373,120
19,100     Bank of America Corp.             572,809
800     BlackRock, Inc.             433,376
4,900     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             538,853
9,100     Morgan Stanley             491,036
                    2,409,194
  Health Care-13.1%              
1,600     Allergan, PLC             269,264
2,800   * Celgene Corp.             249,788
6,400     Medtronic, PLC             513,408
3,600     Merck & Co., Inc.             196,092
10,700     Pfizer, Inc.             379,743
                    1,608,295
  Industrials-14.7%              
5,200     Delta Air Lines, Inc.             285,012
3,200     Honeywell International, Inc.             462,432
900     Lockheed Martin Corp.             304,137
2,000     Parker Hannifin Corp.             342,060
3,100     Union Pacific Corp.                    416,733
                    1,810,374
  Information Technology-20.8%              
3,300     Apple, Inc.   553,674
1,400     Broadcom, Ltd.   329,910
10,100     Cisco Systems, Inc.   433,189
8,100     Intel Corp.   421,848
1,700     International Business Machines Corp.   260,831
1,800     Mastercard, Inc.   315,288
5,400     Oracle Corp.             247,050
                    2,561,790
  Materials-5.8%    
6,900     DowDuPont, Inc.   439,599
4,500     Nucor Corp.             274,905
                    714,504
  Telecommunication Services-1.5%    
5,300     AT&T, Inc.             188,945
  Utilities-1.0%    
800     NextEra Energy, Inc.             130,664
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $11,154,720) 100.0 %         12,313,105
Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets -           (4,142)
Net Assets       100.0 %         $ 12,308,963

 



Non-income producing
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes
  was $10,879,729. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments
  was $1,259,117, consisting of $1,584,845 gross unrealized appreciation and
  $325,728 gross unrealized depreciation.

 



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)      
COVERED CALL STRATEGY FUND        
March 31, 2018        
  Expiration Exercise    
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN-1.4% Date Price Contracts Value
Allergan, PLC 6/15/18 $190.00 (16) ($3,552)
American Express Co. 7/20/18 105.00 (37) (4,329)
American Express Co. 7/20/18 100.00 (3) (765)
Apple, Inc. 7/20/18 175.00 (33) (23,760)
AT&T, Inc. 6/15/18 42.00 (48) (240)
AT&T, Inc. 7/20/18 38.00 (5) (305)
Bank of America Corp. 4/20/18 33.00 (178) (1,246)
Bank of America Corp. 5/18/18 32.00 (13) (611)
BlackRock, Inc. 4/20/18 600.00 (7) (770)
BlackRock, Inc. 10/19/18 590.00 (1) (2,175)
Broadcom, Ltd. 4/20/18 262.50 (14) (784)
CBS Corp. 5/18/18 55.00 (40) (4,240)
Celgene Corp. 6/15/18 105.00 (26) (2,964)
Celgene Corp. 6/15/18 95.00 (2) (680)
Chevron Corp. 5/18/18 120.00 (31) (4,340)
Cisco Systems, Inc. 6/15/18 47.00 (101) (4,949)
Costco Wholesale Corp. 6/15/18 195.00 (16) (6,608)
CVS Health Corp. 8/17/18 77.50 (2) (92)
CVS Health Corp. 8/17/18 75.00 (30) (1,920)
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 4/13/18 58.00 (52) (2,288)
DowDuPont, Inc. 6/15/18 77.50 (64) (1,024)
DowDuPont, Inc. 9/21/18 70.00 (5) (935)
Ford Motor Co. 9/21/18 11.87 (253) (9,361)
Halliburton Co. 5/18/18 50.00 (25) (2,575)
Halliburton Co. 6/15/18 55.00 (33) (1,320)
Home Depot, Inc. 8/17/18 210.00 (14) (1,666)
Home Depot, Inc. 9/21/18 195.00 (2) (910)
Honeywell International, Inc. 6/15/18 165.00 (30) (900)
Honeywell International, Inc. 6/15/18 155.00 (2) (278)
Intel Corp. 4/20/18 55.00 (76) (3,420)
Intel Corp. 6/15/18 52.50 (5) (1,365)
International Business Machines Corp. 9/21/18 170.00 (17) (5,015)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 9/21/18 120.00 (49) (14,700)
Lockheed Martin Corp. 6/15/18 390.00 (7) (525)
Lockheed Martin Corp. 6/15/18 360.00 (2) (958)
Mastercard, Inc. 5/18/18 185.00 (18) (5,490)
Medtronic, PLC 4/20/18 85.00 (60) (1,080)
Medtronic, PLC 6/15/18 82.50 (4) (916)
Merck & Co., Inc. 9/21/18 60.00 (36) (4,284)
Morgan Stanley 4/20/18 60.00 (85) (1,020)
Morgan Stanley 4/20/18 57.00 (6) (300)
NextEra Energy, Inc. 5/18/18 165.00 (8) (3,200)

 



Nucor Corp. 4/20/18 72.50 (42) (210)
Nucor Corp. 5/18/18 67.50 (3) (195)
Oracle Corp. 6/15/18 52.50 (54) (864)
Parker Hannifin Corp. 5/18/18 210.00 (12) (204)
Parker Hannifin Corp. 8/17/18 200.00 (8) (1,740)
Pfizer, Inc. 5/18/18 37.00 (107) (4,280)
Time Warner, Inc. 7/20/18 100.00 (55) (13,228)
Union Pacific Corp. 8/17/18 140.00 (31) (18,848)
Wal-Mart, Inc. 9/21/18 95.00 (10) (3,030)
Whirlpool Corp. 5/18/18 170.00 (25) (3,800)
Total Value of Call Options Written (premium received $276,572)   ($174,259)

 



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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Assets            
Common Stocks*   $ 12,313,105   $ -   $ -   $ 12,313,105
     
Liabilities            
Call Options Written   $ (174,259)   $ -   $ -   $ (174,259)

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
EQUITY INCOME FUND
March 31, 2018

 
   
  Shares or      
  Principal      
  Amount     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-93.9%    
      Consumer Discretionary-6.8%    
  17,000     Acushnet Holdings Corp.             $          392,530
  11,300     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.   225,209
  4,800     Aptiv, PLC   407,856
  6,987     CBS Corp. - Class "B"   359,062
  30,400     Comcast Corp. - Special Shares "A"   1,038,768
  21,345     Dana Holding Corp.   549,847
  42,850     Ford Motor Co.   474,778
  6,050     Home Depot, Inc.   1,078,352
  5,900     McDonald's Corp.   922,642
  2,600     Oxford Industries, Inc.   193,856
  16,700     Tapestry, Inc.   878,587
  7,316     Time Warner, Inc.   691,947
  4,300     Walt Disney Co.   431,892
  7,700     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             881,111
                      8,526,437
      Consumer Staples-8.6%    
  20,500     Altria Group, Inc.   1,277,560
  18,100     Coca-Cola Co.   786,083
  7,650     Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.   905,607
  1,200     J.M. Smucker Co.   148,812
  7,300     Kimberly-Clark Corp.   803,949
  21,482     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)   509,553
  3,666     Kraft Heinz Co.   228,355
  12,300     PepsiCo, Inc.   1,342,545
  16,500     Philip Morris International, Inc.   1,640,100
  12,800     Pinnacle Foods, Inc.   692,480
  14,200     Procter & Gamble Co.   1,125,776
  14,600     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             1,298,962
                      10,759,782
      Energy-8.1%    
  11,400     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   688,674
  18,400     Chevron Corp.   2,098,336
  14,250     ConocoPhillips   844,882
  16,500     Devon Energy Corp.   524,535
  11,800     ExxonMobil Corp.   880,398
  12,900     Marathon Petroleum Corp.   943,119
  18,100     Occidental Petroleum Corp.             1,175,776
  13,900     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             471,210
  16,050     Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class "A" (ADR)             1,024,151
  10,900     Schlumberger, Ltd.             706,102
  20,800     Suncor Energy, Inc.             718,432
                      10,075,615
      Financials-18.2%  
  29,700   * AllianceBernstein Holding, LP (MLP)             797,445
  6,650     American Express Co.             620,312
  4,050     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             599,157
  12,600     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.             649,278
  20,350     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             772,283
  11,867     Chubb, Ltd.             1,623,050
  14,100     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             591,918
  11,600     Comerica, Inc.             1,112,788
  12,850     Discover Financial Services             924,300
  22,270     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             613,984
  8,100     IBERIABANK Corp.             631,800
  16,800     Invesco, Ltd.             537,768
  21,700     iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (ETF)             815,052
  24,900     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             2,738,253
  19,200     MetLife, Inc.             881,088
  31,000     Old National Bancorp of Indiana             523,900
  9,400     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             1,421,656
  12,300     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.             893,349
  11,500     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             694,485
  29,900     Sterling Bancorp             674,245
  5,400     Travelers Cos., Inc.             749,844
  21,300     U.S. Bancorp             1,075,650
  20,300     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             410,263
  44,950     Wells Fargo & Co.             2,355,830
                      22,707,698
      Health Care-13.8%  
  22,800     Abbott Laboratories             1,366,176
  14,800     AbbVie, Inc.             1,400,820
  4,400     Aetna, Inc.             743,600
  5,592     Baxter International, Inc.             363,704
  12,000     CVS Health Corp.             746,520
  10,500     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             791,595
  10,050     GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (ADR)             392,653
  19,050     Johnson & Johnson             2,441,258
  16,300     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             624,453
  12,412     Medtronic, PLC             995,691
  35,420     Merck & Co., Inc.             1,929,327
  75,385     Pfizer, Inc.             2,675,414
  17,300     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             686,810
  3,850     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             794,871
  4,100     UnitedHealth Group, Inc.             877,400
  4,790     Zoetis, Inc.             400,013
                      17,230,305
      Industrials-9.5%  
  4,800     3M Co.             1,053,696
  5,600     A.O. Smith Corp.             356,104
  13,600     Eaton Corp., PLC             1,086,776
  3,400     General Dynamics Corp.             751,060
  10,700     Honeywell International, Inc.             1,546,257
  6,600     Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             490,314
  10,000     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             855,100
  6,150     ITT, Inc.             301,227
  25,134     Johnson Controls International, PLC             885,722
  3,680     Lockheed Martin Corp.             1,243,582
  26,600     Schneider National, Inc. - Class "B"             693,196
  23,600     Triton International, Ltd.             722,160
  8,500     United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class "B"             889,610
  8,200     United Technologies Corp.             1,031,724
                      11,906,528
      Information Technology-13.6%  
  8,990     Apple, Inc.             1,508,342
  8,700     Applied Materials, Inc.             483,807
  3,650     Automatic Data Processing, Inc.             414,202
  3,500     Broadcom, Ltd.             824,775
  67,200     Cisco Systems, Inc.             2,882,208
  9,800     Cypress Semiconductor Corp.             166,208
  14,600     HP Enterprise Co.             256,084
  27,300     HP, Inc.             598,416
  33,300     Intel Corp.             1,734,264
  2,650     Lam Research Corp.             538,374
  8,500     Microchip Technology, Inc.             776,560
  32,650     Microsoft Corp.             2,979,966
  18,700     QUALCOMM, Inc.             1,036,167
  14,200     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)             683,304
  11,500     Symantec Corp.             297,275
  7,500     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             749,250
  6,100     Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             399,062
  6,900     Western Digital Corp.             636,663
                      16,964,927
      Materials-5.3%  
  22,632   DowDuPont, Inc.             1,441,858
  4,700     Eastman Chemical Co.             496,226
  9,400     FMC Corp.             719,758
  7,100     Greif, Inc.             370,975
  15,700     International Paper Co.             838,851
  6,800     LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class "A"             718,624
  5,400     Praxair, Inc.             779,220
  10,400     Sealed Air Corp.             445,016
  12,290     WestRock Co.             788,649
                      6,599,177
      Real Estate-3.1%  
  13,800     Americold Realty Trust (REIT)     263,304
  17,100     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)     260,775
  17,200     Chesapeake Lodging Trust (REIT)     478,332
  13,500     Douglas Emmett, Inc. (REIT)     496,260
  4,300     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)     499,273
  33,500     GGP, Inc. (REIT)     685,410
  20,300     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)     308,966
  14,700     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)   323,400
  29,700     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)           573,210
                      3,888,930
        Telecommunication Services-2.9%      
  47,260     AT&T, Inc.     1,684,819
  41,100     Verizon Communications, Inc.             1,965,402
                      3,650,221
        Utilities-4.0%      
  7,350     American Electric Power Co., Inc.     504,136
  19,700     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     539,780
  9,650     Dominion Energy, Inc.     650,699
  6,900     Duke Energy Corp.     534,543
  25,000     Exelon Corp.     975,250
  3,400     NextEra Energy, Inc.     555,322
  12,600     PPL Corp.     356,454
  12,800     Vectren Corp.             818,176
                      4,934,360
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $78,676,737)             117,243,980
        PREFERRED STOCKS-1.2%      
        Financials-.6%      
  200     Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Series A, 5.5%, 2049   204,750
  21,200     JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series Y, 6.125%, 2020           554,804
                      759,554
        Real Estate-.6%      
  11,400     Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT), Series G, 5.875%, 2049   284,772
        Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. (REIT):      
  11,000     Series G. 6.75%, 2049     281,270
  8,300     Series H, 6.25%, 2022             205,840
                      771,882
Total Value of Preferred Stocks (cost $1,495,099)             1,531,436
        SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-3.2%    
        Federal Home Loan Bank:      
$ 1,000 M   1.54%, 4/11/2018     999,587
  3,000 M   1.68%, 4/19/2018             2,997,663
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $3,996,685)           3,997,250
        SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-.8%    
  1,000 M   U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.535%, 4/26/2018 (cost $998,848)           998,940
Total Value of Investments (cost $85,167,369) 99.1 %   123,771,606
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .9           1,138,867
Net Assets       100.0 %         $124,910,473

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  MLP Master Limited Partnership
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $85,239,998. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation
  on investments was $38,531,608, consisting of $40,034,225 gross
  unrealized appreciation and $1,502,617 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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks   $ 117,243,980   $ -   $ -   $ 117,243,980
Preferred Stocks   1,531,436   -   -   1,531,436
Short-Term U.S. Government                
Agency Obligations   -   3,997,250   -   3,997,250
Short-Term U.S. Government                
Obligations   -   998,940   -   998,940
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 118,775,416   $ 4,996,190   $ -   $ 123,771,606

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
FUND FOR INCOME
March 31, 2018

 
   
   
  Principal        
  Amount     Security              Value
        CORPORATE BONDS-89.8%      
        Aerospace/Defense-2.5%      
        Bombardier, Inc.:      
$  375 M   8.75%, 12/1/2021       (a)   $          412,969
  275 M   7.5%, 12/1/2024       (a)   285,312
  150 M   7.5%, 3/15/2025       (a)   154,688
  500 M   KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/2022       (a)   517,025
        Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc.:      
  275 M   7.375%, 7/15/2039       (a)   336,875
  100 M   6.25%, 1/15/2040       (a)   111,000
        TransDigm, Inc.:      
  250 M   5.5%, 10/15/2020     251,875
  525 M   6.375%, 6/15/2026             530,250
                      2,599,994
        Automotive-3.2%      
  425 M   Adient Global Holdings, Ltd., 4.875%, 8/15/2026       (a)   403,750
  200 M   Allison Transmission, Inc., 5%, 10/1/2024       (a)   198,750
  225 M   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/2025           225,281
  250 M   Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 6%, 12/15/2024     255,625
  225 M   Avis Budget Group, Inc., 6.375%, 4/1/2024       (a)   228,375
  175 M   Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 5.625%, 11/15/2026       (a)   175,000
  150 M   Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, 6.5%, 6/1/2026       (a)   156,375
        Dana Holding Corp.:    
  200 M   6%, 9/15/2023     207,700
  250 M   5.5%, 12/15/2024     255,000
  450 M   Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, 5.25%, 4/15/2023     462,375
  200 M   Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5.25%, 12/15/2023       (a)   201,000
  250 M   Hertz Corp., 7.625%, 6/1/2022       (a)   254,375
  75 M   LKQ Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/2023     75,000
  250 M   Meritor, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/2024             260,937
                      3,359,543
        Building Materials-1.1%      
  500 M   Building Materials Corp., 5.375%, 11/15/2024       (a)   508,750
  500 M   Griffon Corp., 5.25%, 3/1/2022     503,900
  175 M   New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., 6.25%, 3/15/2026       (a)     175,656
                      1,188,306
        Chemicals-2.5%      
  175 M   A. Schulman, Inc., 6.875%, 6/1/2023     185,500
  275 M   Blue Cube Spinco, Inc., 10%, 10/15/2025     324,500
  275 M   CF Industries, Inc., 4.95%, 6/1/2043     240,969
  225 M   Chemours Co., 6.625%, 5/15/2023     237,094
  275 M   CVR Partners, LP, 9.25%, 6/15/2023       (a)   293,824
  225 M   PQ Corp., 6.75%, 11/15/2022       (a)   237,375
  650 M   Rain CII Carbon, LLC, 7.25%, 4/1/2025       (a)   689,000
  350 M   Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 5.5%, 6/1/2024       (a)     344,750
  75 M   W.R. Grace & Co., 5.625%, 10/1/2024       (a)     77,531
                      2,630,543
      Consumer Non-Durables-1.4%    
  250 M   First Quality Finance Co., 4.625%, 5/15/2021       (a)     250,000
  550 M   Kronos Acquisition, Inc., 9%, 8/15/2023       (a)     523,875
      Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.:    
  267 M   5.75%, 10/15/2020   270,169
  125 M   5.125%, 7/15/2023       (a)     126,369
  250 M   Standard Industries, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/2023       (a)     259,375
                      1,429,788
      Energy-12.2%    
      Andeavor Logistics, LP:    
  100 M   5.2%, 12/1/2047   98,826
  250 M   6.875%, 12/29/2049   251,625
      Antero Resources Corp.:    
  125 M   5.375%, 11/1/2021   127,656
  50 M   5.125%, 12/1/2022   50,625
  250 M   Baytex Energy Corp., 5.125%, 6/1/2021       (a)     235,000
  225 M   Berry Petroleum Co., 7%, 2/15/2026       (a)     227,317
  200 M   Blue Racer Midstream, LLC, 6.125%, 11/15/2022       (a)     204,500
  125 M   Callon Petroleum Co., 6.125%, 10/1/2024   128,475
      Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.:    
  50 M   6.25%, 4/15/2023   50,250
  75 M   8.25%, 7/15/2025   78,937
  325 M   Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8%, 1/15/2025       (a)     315,250
  150 M   CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/2022   151,313
      Consolidated Energy Finance SA:    
  200 M   6.75%, 10/15/2019       (a)     202,500
  225 M   6.875%, 6/15/2025       (a)     236,250
      Continental Resources, Inc.:    
  200 M   4.5%, 4/15/2023   202,750
  275 M   3.8%, 6/1/2024   265,719
  300 M   4.375%, 1/15/2028       (a)     292,875
      Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP:    
  250 M   6.25%, 4/1/2023   253,125
  200 M   5.75%, 4/1/2025   199,000
  300 M   CSI Compressco, LP, 7.5%, 4/1/2025       (a)     303,750
      DCP Midstream Operating, LP:    
  325 M   5.35%, 3/15/2020       (a)     335,563
  225 M   7.375%, 12/29/2049 + 224,577
  275 M   Delek Logistics Partners, LP, 6.75%, 5/15/2025       (a)     279,125
      Diamondback Energy, Inc.:    
  75 M   4.75%, 11/1/2024   74,437
  100 M   5.375%, 5/31/2025       (a)     101,675
      Endeavor Energy Resources, LP:    
  275 M   5.5%, 1/30/2026       (a)     274,312
  225 M   5.75%, 1/30/2028       (a)     225,000
  400 M   Exterran Partners, LP, 6%, 10/1/2022   399,000
  150 M   Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., 6.25%, 10/1/2021   149,250
      Genesis Energy, LP:    
  200 M   6.75%, 8/1/2022   206,250
  100 M   5.625%, 6/15/2024   94,750
  300 M   Global Partners, LP, 6.25%, 7/15/2022   300,000
  175 M   Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/2025   168,219
  200 M   Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2022   199,500
  275 M   Matador Resources Co., 6.875%, 4/15/2023   286,688
      Murphy Oil Corp.:    
  200 M   4.7%, 12/1/2022   194,000
  175 M   5.75%, 8/15/2025   172,812
  100 M   5.875%, 12/1/2042   92,000
  275 M   Nabors Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/2025       (a)     259,875
  250 M   Newfield Exploration Co., 5.375%, 1/1/2026   259,375
  250 M   NGPL Pipeco, LLC, 4.875%, 8/15/2027       (a)     247,188
  250 M   Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/2023   254,063
  250 M   Parkland Fuel Corp., 6%, 4/1/2026       (a)     251,875
      Parsley Energy, LLC:    
  50 M   6.25%, 6/1/2024       (a)     51,937
  275 M   5.25%, 8/15/2025       (a)     273,969
  50 M   5.625%, 10/15/2027       (a)     50,125
      PDC Energy, Inc.:    
  175 M   6.125%, 9/15/2024   179,375
  100 M   5.75%, 5/15/2026       (a)     98,375
      Precision Drilling Corp.:    
  152 M   6.5%, 12/15/2021   153,900
  150 M   7.125%, 1/15/2026       (a)     148,875
  200 M   QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/2021   213,000
  50 M   Range Resources Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/2025   46,625
  100 M   RSP Permian, Inc., 5.25%, 1/15/2025   103,875
  100 M   SESI, LLC, 7.75%, 9/15/2024       (a)     103,750
  150 M   SM Energy Co., 5%, 1/15/2024   139,875
      Southwestern Energy Co.:    
  150 M   7.5%, 4/1/2026   152,250
  175 M   7.75%, 10/1/2027   178,937
  100 M   Suburban Propane Partners, LP, 5.875%, 3/1/2027   95,250
  175 M   Sunoco, LP, 5.875%, 3/15/2028       (a)     169,531
      Targa Resources Partners, LP:    
  100 M   5.25%, 5/1/2023   101,000
  425 M   4.25%, 11/15/2023   409,594
  50 M   TransMontaigne Partners, LP, 6.125%, 2/15/2026   50,375
  75 M   Unit Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/2021   75,375
      Weatherford Bermuda, PLC:    
  100 M   4.5%, 4/15/2022   82,250
  100 M   6.5%, 8/1/2036   71,500
  350 M   Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 4/1/2023   355,250
  475 M   WPX Energy, Inc., 6%, 1/15/2022             490,438
                      12,720,708
      Financials-6.9%    
  350 M   Ally Financial, Inc., 8%, 11/1/2031   428,750
  250 M   Arch Merger Sub, Inc., 8.5%, 9/15/2025       (a)     231,875
  275 M   Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023       (a)     157,437
  175 M   AssuredPartners, Inc., 7%, 8/15/2025       (a)     173,250
  225 M   Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.5%, 12/11/2023       (a)     244,148
  375 M   CSTN Merger Sub, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/2024       (a)     373,481
  550 M   DAE Funding, LLC, 5%, 8/1/2024       (a)     521,813
      Icahn Enterprises, LP:    
  300 M   6.25%, 2/1/2022   306,000
  275 M   6.75%, 2/1/2024   280,844
  150 M   6.375%, 12/15/2025   151,125
      Intesa Sanpaolo SpA:    
  500 M   5.017%, 6/26/2024       (a)     493,826
  250 M   5.71%, 1/15/2026       (a)     251,282
      Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP:    
  50 M   5.875%, 8/1/2021       (a)     51,061
  200 M   5.25%, 3/15/2022       (a)     200,500
  400 M   5.25%, 10/1/2025       (a)     380,000
  375 M   LPL Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 9/15/2025       (a)     371,138
  400 M   Navient Corp., 5.875%, 3/25/2021   410,500
  450 M   Royal Bank of Scotland Group, PLC, 8.625%, 8/15/2021   489,937
  225 M   Societe Generale SA, 7.375%, 9/13/2071       (a)     239,906
      Springleaf Finance Corp.:    
  175 M   7.75%, 10/1/2021   190,094
  250 M   5.625%, 3/15/2023   245,938
  250 M   6.875%, 3/15/2025   251,563
  725 M   UniCredit SpA, 5.861%, 6/19/2032       (a)     737,840
                      7,182,308
      Food/Beverage/Tobacco-1.9%    
  325 M   Barry Callebault Services SA, 5.5%, 6/15/2023       (a)     348,075
  300 M   JBS USA LUX SA, 6.75%, 2/15/2028       (a)     288,375
  100 M   Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/2026       (a)     99,375
      Pilgrim's Pride Corp.:    
  25 M   5.75%, 3/15/2025       (a)     24,340
  300 M   5.875%, 9/30/2027       (a)     283,440
      Post Holdings, Inc.:  
  250 M   5.5%, 3/1/2025       (a)     246,875
  400 M   5.75%, 3/1/2027       (a)     399,000
  175 M   Simmons Foods, Inc., 5.75%, 11/1/2024       (a)     159,031
  125 M   Vector Group, Ltd., 6.125%, 2/1/2025       (a)     125,312
                      1,973,823
      Forest Products/Containers-2.2%  
  675 M   Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/2024       (a)     720,563
      BWAY Holding Co.:    
  250 M   5.5%, 4/15/2024       (a)     252,187
  400 M   7.25%, 4/15/2025       (a)     409,000
  275 M   Crown Americas, LLC, 4.25%, 9/30/2026   255,062
      Mercer International, Inc.:    
  50 M   7.75%, 12/1/2022   53,187
  175 M   6.5%, 2/1/2024   183,750
  75 M   5.5%, 1/15/2026       (a)     74,625
  325 M   Sealed Air Corp., 6.875%, 7/15/2033       (a)     362,375
                      2,310,749
      Gaming/Leisure-2.9%    
  300 M   Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/2023   317,625
  475 M   CRC Escrow Issuer, LLC, 5.25%, 10/15/2025       (a)     456,561
      Golden Nugget, Inc.:    
  225 M   8.75%, 10/1/2025       (a)     234,000
  275 M   6.75%, 10/15/2024       (a)     277,060
  550 M   IRB Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2/15/2026       (a)     540,430
  50 M   Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., 5.875%, 11/1/2024       (a)     52,125
  250 M   National CineMedia, LLC, 6%, 4/15/2022   253,750
  175 M   Silversea Cruise Finance, Ltd., 7.25%, 2/1/2025       (a)     185,938
      Viking Cruises, Ltd.:    
  475 M   6.25%, 5/15/2025       (a)     477,375
  225 M   5.875%, 9/15/2027       (a)     213,750
                      3,008,614
      Health Care-7.3%    
  375 M   Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024   391,200
      CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:    
  175 M   7.125%, 7/15/2020   143,500
  100 M   5.125%, 8/1/2021   93,500
  375 M   6.25%, 3/31/2023   347,344
  825 M   DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024   806,953
      Endo Finance, LLC:    
  175 M   7.25%, 1/15/2022       (a)     152,687
  225 M   6%, 7/15/2023       (a)     171,000
      HCA, Inc.:  
  475 M   6.5%, 2/15/2020   499,344
  250 M   6.25%, 2/15/2021   263,125
  475 M   5.875%, 5/1/2023   492,813
  350 M   5.875%, 2/15/2026   357,000
      HealthSouth Corp.:    
  175 M   5.125%, 3/15/2023   178,062
  200 M   5.75%, 11/1/2024   204,250
  50 M   inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc., 7.5%, 10/1/2024       (a)     53,375
      LifePoint Health, Inc.:    
  400 M   5.875%, 12/1/2023   405,380
  275 M   5.375%, 5/1/2024   269,844
      Mallinckrodt Finance SB:    
  275 M   5.75%, 8/1/2022       (a)     236,500
  225 M   5.5%, 4/15/2025       (a)     175,781
      Molina Healthcare, Inc.:    
  400 M   5.375%, 11/15/2022   397,000
  250 M   4.875%, 6/15/2025       (a)     234,375
  125 M   MPH Operating Partnership, LP, 7.125%, 6/1/2024       (a)     129,375
  250 M   Polaris Intermediate Corp., 8.5%, 12/1/2022       (a)     255,627
  141 M   RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/2023       (a)     147,345
  189 M   Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020   191,363
      Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:    
  50 M   6.5%, 3/15/2022       (a)     51,813
  300 M   7.25%, 7/15/2022       (a)     301,125
  100 M   7%, 3/15/2024       (a)     104,625
  325 M   6.125%, 4/15/2025       (a)     281,694
  275 M   9%, 12/15/2025       (a)     274,312
                       7,610,312
      Home Building-.3%    
  250 M   William Lyon Homes, Inc., 6%, 9/1/2023       (a)     250,313
      Information Technology-3.9%    
  550 M   Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/1/2022       (a)     552,750
  250 M   CDW, LLC, 5%, 9/1/2025   250,000
  250 M   CommScope Technologies, LLC, 6%, 6/15/2025       (a)     261,375
      Diamond 1 Finance Corp.:    
  250 M   5.875%, 6/15/2021       (a)     257,500
  150 M   6.02%, 6/15/2026       (a)     161,795
  350 M   Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2026   365,750
  125 M   Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/1/2024   133,437
  50 M   MSCI, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/2025       (a)     52,485
      NCR Corp.:    
  100 M   4.625%, 2/15/2021   99,750
  75 M   5.875%, 12/15/2021   76,594
  275 M   NXP BV, 3.875%, 9/1/2022       (a)     273,625
  175 M   Open Text Corp., 5.625%, 1/15/2023       (a)     182,219
  550 M   Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/2024       (a)     544,500
  250 M   Radiate Holdco, LLC, 6.625%, 2/15/2025       (a)     230,625
  575 M   Solera, LLC, 10.5%, 3/1/2024       (a)     642,563
                      4,084,968
      Manufacturing-2.2%    
  125 M   American Woodmark Corp., 4.875%, 3/15/2026       (a)     122,344
  375 M   ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc., 6.5%, 6/15/2023       (a)     392,813
  100 M   Boise Cascade Co., 5.625%, 9/1/2024       (a)     102,750
  100 M   Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.5%, 7/15/2025       (a)     104,500
  150 M   Cloud Crane, LLC, 10.125%, 8/1/2024       (a)     166,500
  425 M   Grinding Media, Inc., 7.375%, 12/15/2023       (a)     447,313
  300 M   H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 5.625%, 9/1/2025   303,375
  200 M   Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/2027   208,000
  475 M   Wabash National Corp., 5.5%, 10/1/2025       (a)     464,313
                      2,311,908
      Media-Broadcasting-1.8%    
      Belo Corp.:    
  100 M   7.75%, 6/1/2027   111,000
  25 M   7.25%, 9/15/2027   27,031
  325 M   LIN Television Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2022   335,969
      Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.:    
  225 M   6.125%, 2/15/2022       (a)     232,245
  300 M   5.625%, 8/1/2024       (a)     294,660
      Sinclair Television Group, Inc.:    
  150 M   5.375%, 4/1/2021   151,687
  50 M   5.625%, 8/1/2024       (a)     49,750
  100 M   5.875%, 3/15/2026       (a)     99,375
  75 M   5.125%, 2/15/2027       (a)     69,937
  475 M   Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024       (a)     489,545
                      1,861,199
      Media-Cable TV-9.5%    
      Altice Financing SA:    
  525 M   6.625%, 2/15/2023       (a)     521,063
  200 M   7.5%, 5/15/2026       (a)     196,500
  200 M   Altice Finco SA, 7.625%, 2/15/2025       (a)     198,000
      Altice U.S. Finance I Corp.:    
  275 M   5.375%, 7/15/2023       (a)     279,263
  200 M   5.5%, 5/15/2026       (a)     195,980
  100 M   AMC Networks, Inc., 4.75%, 8/1/2025   96,613
  175 M   Block Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2025       (a)     176,851
      CCO Holdings, LLC:    
  275 M   5.125%, 2/15/2023   277,475
  150 M   5.75%, 9/1/2023   152,625
  500 M   5.875%, 4/1/2024       (a)     510,000
  200 M   5.125%, 5/1/2027       (a)     190,380
  275 M   5.875%, 5/1/2027       (a)     275,687
  150 M   5%, 2/1/2028       (a)     141,375
  225 M   Cequel Communications Holdings I, LLC, 7.75%, 7/15/2025       (a)     239,063
      Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:    
  650 M   Series "A", 6.5%, 11/15/2022   663,000
  550 M   Series "B", 6.5%, 11/15/2022   564,135
      CSC Holdings, LLC:    
  1,050 M   10.125%, 1/15/2023       (a)     1,168,125
  200 M   6.625%, 10/15/2025       (a)     207,000
  200 M   10.875%, 10/15/2025       (a)     235,498
  DISH DBS Corp.:  
  400 M   7.875%, 9/1/2019   419,000
  225 M   5%, 3/15/2023   203,063
  250 M   5.875%, 11/15/2024   223,750
  Gray Television, Inc.:    
  50 M   5.125%, 10/15/2024       (a)     48,500
  300 M   5.875%, 7/15/2026       (a)     292,500
  Mediacom Broadband, LLC:    
  225 M   5.5%, 4/15/2021   226,687
  300 M   6.375%, 4/1/2023   309,564
  575 M   Midcontinent Communications & Finance Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/2023       (a)     607,344
  Netflix, Inc.:    
  100 M   4.375%, 11/15/2026   95,000
  100 M   4.875%, 4/15/2028       (a)     96,285
  600 M   Numericable Group SA, 6.25%, 5/15/2024       (a)     567,750
  425 M   Virgin Media Finance, PLC, 6.375%, 4/15/2023       (a)     433,500
                      9,811,576
  Media-Diversified-1.3%    
  100 M   E.W. Scripps Co., 5.125%, 5/15/2025       (a)     93,250
  225 M   Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2020   228,283
  75 M   LSC Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 10/15/2023       (a)     77,460
  225 M   Outdoor Americas Capital, LLC, 5.875%, 3/15/2025   228,938
  675 M   Tribune Media Co., 5.875%, 7/15/2022             687,656
                       1,315,587
  Metals/Mining-7.7%    
  250 M   AK Steel Corp., 7%, 3/15/2027   245,625
  Aleris International, Inc.:    
  260 M   7.875%, 11/1/2020   257,400
  75 M   9.5%, 4/1/2021       (a)     78,281
  100 M   Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 7.875%, 8/15/2023   109,125
  175 M   Alliance Resourse Operating Partners, LP, 7.5%, 5/1/2025       (a)     184,406
  175 M   Big River Steel, LLC, 7.25%, 9/1/2025       (a)     182,000
  250 M   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/2024       (a)     243,125
  125 M   Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/2025       (a)     119,844
  Commercial Metals Co.:    
  250 M   4.875%, 5/15/2023   249,958
  175 M   5.375%, 7/15/2027   172,813
  300 M   CONSOL Mining Corp., 11%, 11/15/2025       (a)     321,090
  250 M   Constellium NV, 5.75%, 5/15/2024       (a)     246,250
  First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.:  
  400 M   7.25%, 5/15/2022       (a)     402,000
  350 M   6.5%, 3/1/2024       (a)     332,937
  200 M   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/2043   184,940
  HudBay Minerals, Inc.:    
  175 M   7.25%, 1/15/2023       (a)     182,438
  75 M   7.625%, 1/15/2025       (a)     79,594
  450 M   Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., 11%, 5/15/2022       (a)     497,250
  250 M   Mountain Province Diamonds, Inc., 8%, 12/15/2022       (a)     250,625
  475 M   Natural Resource Partners, LP, 10.5%, 3/15/2022   509,437
  Novelis, Inc.:    
  575 M   6.25%, 8/15/2024       (a)     590,813
  425 M   5.875%, 9/30/2026       (a)     417,563
  125 M   Peabody Energy Corp., 6.375%, 3/31/2025       (a)     130,156
  750 M   SunCoke Energy Partners, LP, 7.5%, 6/15/2025       (a)     776,250
  Teck Resources, Ltd.:    
  125 M   8.5%, 6/1/2024       (a)     139,212
  300 M   6%, 8/15/2040   310,500
  600 M   TMS International Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/2025       (a)     627,000
   200 M   United States Steel Corp., 6.25%, 3/15/2026             200,000
                      8,040,632
  Real Estate-2.2%    
  150 M   Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 7.125%, 12/15/2024       (a)     136,500
  Geo Group, Inc.:  
  100 M   5.125%, 4/1/2023   99,250
  225 M   6%, 4/15/2026   221,063
  150 M   Greystar Real Estate Partners, 5.75%, 12/1/2025       (a)     150,000
  Iron Mountain, Inc.:    
  275 M   5.75%, 8/15/2024   267,781
  250 M   5.25%, 3/15/2028       (a)     236,562
  Lennar Corp.:    
  175 M   4.875%, 12/15/2023   176,330
  125 M   4.75%, 5/30/2025   123,594
  80 M   MPT Operating Partnership, LP, 6.375%, 3/1/2024   84,402
  150 M   Realogy Group/Co-Issuer, 5.25%, 12/1/2021       (a)     150,982
  225 M   Sabra Health Care, LP, 5.125%, 8/15/2026   217,271
  379 M   VICI Properties 1, LLC, 8%, 10/15/2023             421,415
                      2,285,150
  Retail-General Merchandise-1.4%    
  1011778 B.C., ULC:    
  75 M   4.625%, 1/15/2022 (a) 75,375
  250 M   5%, 10/15/2025       (a)     239,300
  AmeriGas Partners, LP:    
  125 M   5.625%, 5/20/2024   124,844
  250 M   5.5%, 5/20/2025   242,500
  225 M   J.C. Penney Co., Inc., 8.625%, 3/15/2025   212,063
  150 M   KFC Holding Co., LLC, 5%, 6/1/2024       (a)     149,438
  425 M   L Brands, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/2036             410,125
                      1,453,645
  Services-2.2%    
  275 M   ADT Corp., 3.5%, 7/15/2022   256,781
  225 M   AECOM, 5.875%, 10/15/2024   236,531
  225 M   BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., 9.25%, 3/15/2024       (a)     241,803
  400 M   Cimpress NV, 7%, 4/1/2022       (a)     419,000
  250 M   First Data Corp., 5.375%, 8/15/2023       (a)     255,000
  325 M   GW Honos Security Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/2025       (a)     341,250
  50 M   KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/1/2025       (a)     49,875
  175 M   Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/1/2020   135,047
  United Rentals, Inc.:    
  150 M   4.625%, 10/15/2025   146,250
  175 M   5.5%, 5/15/2027             176,750
                      2,258,287
  Telecommunications-3.3%    
  325 M   CenturyLink, Inc., 5.8%, 3/15/2022   318,906
  100 M   Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7%, 7/15/2024       (a)     90,000
  Frontier Communications Corp.:    
  125 M   10.5%, 9/15/2022   105,166
  350 M   11%, 9/15/2025   264,031
  75 M   8.5%, 4/1/2026       (a)     72,750
  GCI, Inc.:    
  300 M   6.75%, 6/1/2021   304,125
  500 M   6.875%, 4/15/2025   526,250
  225 M   Qwest Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/2025   243,109
  125 M   Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.2%, 7/18/2036   147,187
  400 M   Telecom Italia SpA, 5.303%, 5/30/2024   408,500
  200 M   Telesat Canada, 8.875%, 11/15/2024       (a)     220,000
  400 M   Wind Tre SpA, 5%, 1/20/2026       (a)     341,896
  Zayo Group, LLC:    
  50 M   6.375%, 5/15/2025   51,938
  325 M   5.75%, 1/15/2027       (a)     318,500
                      3,412,358
  Transportation-1.5%    
  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (U.S.), LLC:    
  100 M   5.25%, 8/15/2022       (a)     98,345
  100 M   5.5%, 2/15/2024       (a)     97,250
  225 M   BCD Acquisition, Inc., 9.625%, 9/15/2023       (a)     244,125
  275 M   Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.375%, 10/15/2021   286,344
  225 M   Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.875%, 7/1/2024   232,312
  525 M   XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.125%, 9/1/2023       (a)     544,031
                      1,502,407
  Utilities-3.8%    
  AES Corp.:    
  150 M   6%, 5/15/2026   158,625
  100 M   5.125%, 9/1/2027   102,000
  350 M   Avantor, Inc., 9%, 10/1/2025       (a)     345,625
  Calpine Corp.:    
  250 M   5.375%, 1/15/2023   240,262
  225 M   5.75%, 1/15/2025   206,437
  125 M   5.25%, 6/1/2026       (a)     121,094
  Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings:    
  225 M   5.875%, 3/31/2025   236,250
  250 M   5.125%, 6/30/2027   249,062
  Dynegy, Inc.:  
  275 M   7.375%, 11/1/2022   290,469
  125 M   8%, 1/15/2025       (a)     136,562
  250 M   Energy Transfer Partners, LP, 6.25%, 12/29/2049   239,687
  206 M   FirstLight Hydro Generating, 8.812%, 10/15/2026   228,677
  46 M   Indiantown Cogeneration Utilities, LP, 9.77%, 12/15/2020   48,533
  NRG Energy, Inc.:    
  75 M   6.25%, 7/15/2022   77,602
  225 M   6.625%, 1/15/2027   231,187
  200 M   NRG Yield Operating, LLC, 5%, 9/15/2026   197,500
  326 M   NSG Holdings, LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/2025       (a)     359,821
  450 M   Terraform Power Operating, LLC, 5%, 1/31/2028       (a)     428,625
                      3,898,018
  Waste Management-.5%    
  325 M   Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/1/2025   316,063
  175 M   GFL Environmental, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/2022       (a)     175,875
  50 M   Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/2026       (a)     49,500
                      541,438
  Wireless Communications-4.1%    
  150 M   CB Escrow Corp., 8%, 10/15/2025       (a)     140,437
  125 M   Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/2026   122,969
  150 M   Inmarsat Finance, PLC, 4.875%, 5/15/2022       (a)     146,625
  500 M   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8%, 2/15/2024       (a)     526,875
  Level 3 Financing, Inc.:      
  250 M   5.125%, 5/1/2023     245,937
  300 M   5.375%, 1/15/2024     293,064
  75 M   5.25%, 3/15/2026     70,875
  Sprint Communications, Inc.:      
  50 M   7%, 3/1/2020       (a)   52,625
  250 M   7%, 8/15/2020     260,625
  850 M   6%, 11/15/2022     836,188
      Sprint Corp.:  
  625 M   7.875%, 9/15/2023     639,062
  200 M   7.625%, 3/1/2026           195,640
  T-Mobile USA, Inc.:      
  450 M   6.625%, 4/1/2023     464,908
  50 M   6.5%, 1/15/2024     52,500
  225 M   6%, 4/15/2024             234,922
                      4,283,252
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $94,087,131)              93,325,426
  LOAN PARTICIPATIONS+-7.8%      
  Automotive-.6%      
  215 M   Horizon Global, 5%, 2/16/2024     212,850
  447 M   Truck Hero, Inc., 6.2225%, 4/22/2024             450,160
                      663,010
  Chemicals-1.2%      
  500 M   Avantor Performance Materials, 4%, 11/21/2024   (b)   505,900
  500 M   ColourOz Investment, 3%, 9/7/2021   (b)   472,500
  275 M   Cyanco Intermediate Corp., 5.6721%, 3/16/2025             276,719
                      1,255,119
  Energy-.7%      
  125 M   California Resources Corp., 6.5721%, 12/31/2022     126,954
  500 M   Foresight Energy, LLC, 5.75%, 3/28/2022   (b)   489,790
  100 M   Medallion Midland Acquisition, 5.1269%, 10/30/2024             100,041
                      716,785
  Financials-.3%      
  325 M   Sigma Bidco BV, 3%, 3/6/2025             325,203
  Food/Beverage/Tobacco-.5%      
  500 M   Chobani, LLC, 3.5%, 10/10/2023          (b)   503,125
  Gaming/Leisure-1.2%      
  500 M   Dorna Sports SL, 3.5%, 4/12/2024     496,875
  500 M   Scientific Games International, 2.75%, 8/14/2024   (b)   502,345
  215 M   Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc., 4.4434%, 5/14/2020             216,622
                      1,215,842
  Health Care-.7%      
  250 M   Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, 3.5%, 3/21/2025   (b)   250,937
  482 M   ExamWorks Group, Inc., 5.1269%, 7/27/2023             486,174
                      737,111
  Information Technology-.7%      
  249 M   Solarwinds, Inc., 4.8769%, 2/5/2024     250,779
  500 M   SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 2.5%, 2/28/2025         (b)   503,367
                      754,146
  Manufacturing-.6%    
  100 M   Filtration Group Corp., 4%, 3/27/2025   (b)   100,750
  500 M   GrafTech International, Ltd., 5.2396%, 2/12/2025   (b)   500,625
  47 M   Peabody Energy Corp., 5.3769%, 3/31/2022             47,535
                      648,910
  Metals/Mining-.4%      
   373 M   Big River Steel, LLC, 7.302%, 8/23/2023             379,188
      Retail-General Merchandise-.2%        
  248 M   Staples, Inc., 5.7870%, 9/12/2024             246,326
      Utilities-.4%        
   393 M   Charah, LLC, 8.1864%, 10/25/2024           397,161
      Waste Management-.3%        
   250 M   Gopher Resource, LLC, 5.4784%, 3/6/2025           252,423
Total Value of Loan Participations (cost $8,039,641)             8,094,349
      PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES-.6%      
      Transportation        
  569 M   American Airlines 13-2 B PTT, 5.6%, 1/15/2022 (cost $588,850)     (a)     583,939
Total Value of Investments (cost $102,715,622) 98.2 %     102,003,714
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.8           1,882,476
Net Assets       100.0 %         $103,886,190

 



(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
  March 31, 2018, the Fund held one hundred ninety-five 144A
  securities with an aggregate value of $51,575,207 representing 49.6%
  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 March 31, 2018.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  LLLP Limited Liability Limited Partnership
  PTT Pass-Through Trust
  ULC Unlimited Liability Corporation
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $102,731,505. Accumulated net unrealized
  depreciation on investments was $727,791, consisting of $1,276,652
  gross unrealized appreciation and $2,004,443 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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 93,325,426   $ -   $ 93,325,426
Loan Participations   -     8,094,349   -   8,094,349
Pass-Through Certificates   -     583,939   -   583,939
Total Investments in Securities*   $ -   $ 102,003,714   $ -   $ 102,003,714

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
GOVERNMENT FUND
March 31, 2018

 
   
   
  Principal      
  Amount     Security             Value
        RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-30.6%    
        Fannie Mae-23.0%    
$ 2,273 M   3%, 7/1/2021 - 4/1/2046             $          2,250,868
  2,514 M   3.5%, 11/1/2028 - 6/1/2046   2,537,742
  1,017 M   4%, 10/1/2035 - 4/1/2047   1,050,325
  206 M   4.5%, 11/1/2040 - 8/1/2041   218,465
  245 M   5.5%, 7/1/2034 - 10/1/2039   270,697
  128 M   9%, 11/1/2026             140,905
                      6,469,002
        Freddie Mac-3.5%    
  127 M   3.5%, 2/1/2046   128,103
  729 M   4%, 12/1/2040 - 6/1/2047   751,732
  110 M   4.5%, 5/1/2044             115,408
                      995,243
        Government National Mortgage Association I Program-4.1%    
  164 M   4%, 8/15/2041   169,353
  659 M   5%, 6/15/2033 - 4/15/2040   709,124
  167 M   5.5%, 2/15/2033 - 1/15/2036   183,029
  85 M   6%, 11/15/2032             94,443
                      1,155,949
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $8,828,428)             8,620,194
        U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-18.0%    
        Fannie Mae:    
  770 M   1.125%, 7/20/2018   768,330
  125 M   1.375%, 2/26/2021   121,250
  300 M   1.5%, 11/30/2020   293,035
  850 M   1.625%, 11/27/2018   847,849
  200 M   Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3%, 9/13/2029   195,162
        Federal Home Loan Bank:    
  750 M   1.03%, 9/28/2018   746,459
  1,000 M   1.625%, 10/7/2021   964,964
        Freddie Mac:    
  1,000 M   1.25%, 8/1/2019   987,219
  150 M   1.375%, 5/28/2019             148,636
Total Value of U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $5,140,670)             5,072,904
        U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-14.8%    
        U.S. Treasury Bonds:    
  300 M   2.5%, 2/15/2046   273,106
  120 M   2.5%, 5/15/2046   109,130
  125 M   2.75%, 8/15/2047   119,492
  400 M   2.75%, 11/15/2047   382,469
  200 M   4.5%, 2/15/2036   247,199
        U.S. Treasury Notes:    
  200 M   1.125%, 8/31/2021   191,320
  795 M   1.375%, 10/31/2020   775,420
  300 M   1.5%, 3/31/2023       285,047
  1,010 M   1.875%, 8/31/2022       982,501
  630 M   2%, 2/15/2025       602,918
  200 M   2.25%, 10/31/2024              194,910
Total Value of U.S. Government Obligations (cost $4,299,848)            4,163,512
      COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-15.9%      
      Fannie Mae-8.3%        
  465 M   2.995%, 11/1/2022       466,366
  300 M   3.33%, 4/1/2035       296,972
  600 M   3.34%, 2/1/2027       611,465
  300 M   3.4%, 6/1/2031       296,636
  165 M   3.41%, 11/1/2046       157,873
  500 M   3.84%, 5/1/2018              499,311
                       2,328,623
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation-7.6%      
      Multi-Family Structured Pass-Throughs:      
  294 M   2.04007%, 5/25/2024     +   295,279
  500 M   2.11007%, 8/25/2027     +   501,015
  170 M   2.454%, 8/25/2023       165,956
  379 M   2.849%, 3/25/2026       369,949
  300 M   3.08%, 1/25/2031       295,725
  500 M   3.35%, 1/28/2028              504,404
                        2,132,328
Total Value of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $4,608,125)            4,460,951
      TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-6.9%        
  300 M   California State Dept. Wtr. Rev., 3.077%, 12/1/2028     291,351
  400 M   New York State Urban Dev. Corp. Rev., 3.27%, 3/15/2027     398,628
  300 M   Texas State A&M Perm. Univ. Fund, 3.66%, 7/1/2047     292,482
  200 M   Texas State Wtr. Dev. Brd. Rev., 3.7%, 10/15/2047     200,422
  375 M   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rev., 3.326%, 12/1/2038     360,270
  100 M   University of Southern California, 3.841%, 10/1/2047     102,770
  300 M   University of Texas, 3.376%, 7/1/2047              286,473
Total Value of Taxable Municipal Bonds (cost $1,977,091)              1,932,396
      COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS-4.0%      
      Fannie Mae:        
  417 M   4%, 2/25/2025       429,399
  200 M   3.0859%, 12/25/2027     +   196,221
  482 M   Freddie Mac, 3.5%, 12/15/2028             491,209
Total Value of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $1,156,475)            1,116,829
      COVERED BONDS-2.2%        
      Financial Services        
  650 M   Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2.35%, 7/27/2022 (cost $650,433)   (a)       633,403
      SOVEREIGN BONDS-1.0%        
  300 M   Ukraine Government Aid Bonds, 1.471%, 9/29/2021 (cost $300,000)            290,708
      SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-3.6%      
  1,000 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.715%, 4/16/2018 (cost $999,190)            999,358
Total Value of Investments (cost $27,960,260) 97.0 %     27,290,255
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 3.0            839,696
Net Assets       100.0 %          $28,129,951

 



(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 March 31, 2018, the Fund held one 144A security
  with a value of $633,403 representing 2.2% of the Fund's net assets.
 
Interest rates are determined and reset periodically. The interest rates above are
  the rates in effect at March 31, 2018.
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was
  $27,977,645. Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was
  $687,390, consisting of $66,093 gross unrealized appreciation and $753,483
  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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1   Level 2 Level 3 Total
Residential              
Mortgage-Backed Securities   $ -   $ 8,620,194   $ -   $ 8,620,194
U.S. Government Agency              
Obligations   -     5,072,904   -   5,072,904
U.S. Government Obligations   -     4,163,512   -   4,163,512
Commercial              
Mortgage-Backed Securities   -     4,460,951   -   4,460,951
Taxable Municipal Bonds   -     1,932,396   -   1,932,396
Collateralized Mortgage              
Obligations   -     1,116,829   -   1,116,829
Covered Bonds   -     633,403   -   633,403
Sovereign Bonds   -     290,708   -   290,708
Short-Term U.S. Government              
Agency Obligations   -     999,358   -   999,358
Total Investments in Securities   $ -   $ 27,290,255   $ -   $ 27,290,255

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUND
March 31, 2018

                       
             
             
             
  Principal         Interest      
  Amount     Security       Rate*     Value
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-42.3%        
  Fannie Mae:      
$  500 M   5/18/2018   1.59 % $ 498,961
  600 M   5/23/2018   1.62     598,594
  500 M   Federal Farm Credit Bank, 6/5/2018   1.53     498,615
  Federal Home Loan Bank:      
  500 M   4/27/2018   1.44     499,479
  600 M   4/30/2018   1.61     599,220
  700 M   5/8/2018   1.71     698,769
  400 M   6/12/2018       1.48     398,815
Total Value of U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $3,792,453)           3,792,453
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-38.4%        
  U.S. Treasury Bills:      
  500 M   4/12/2018   1.60     499,756
  300 M   4/12/2018   1.63     299,850
  500 M   4/19/2018   1.61     499,598
  400 M   4/19/2018   1.68     399,664
  250 M   4/26/2018   1.23     249,786
  800 M   5/3/2018   1.50     798,931
  500 M   7/26/2018   1.76     497,169
  200 M   8/16/2018       1.51     198,850
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Obligations (cost $3,443,604)           3,443,604
  VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE NOTES-19.6%        
  500 M   Federal Farm Credit Bank, 10/19/2018     1.73     500,673
  Federal Home Loan Bank:      
  500 M   8/24/2018   1.75     499,999
  755 M   9/14/2018       1.98      755,337
Total Value of Variable and Floating Rate Notes (cost $1,756,009)           1,756,009
Total Value of Investments (cost $8,992,066)** 100.3 %     8,992,066
Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (.3 )         (27,820)
Net Assets       100.0 %       $ 8,964,246

 



* 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 March 31, 2018.
 
 
** 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 March 31, 2018:

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
U.S. Government Agency Obligations $  -   $ 3,792,453   $ -   $ 3,792,453
Short-Term U.S. Government                
Obligations      -     3,443,604      -   3,443,604
Variable and Floating Rate Notes:                
U.S. Government Agency Obligations    -     1,756,009      -   1,756,009
Total Investments in Securities   $  -   $ 8,992,066   $ -   $ 8,992,066

 

There were no transfers into or from Level 1 and Level 2 by the Fund for the period ended March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
GROWTH & INCOME FUND
March 31, 2018

                       
   
   
  Shares or    
  Principal    
  Amount     Security             Value
      COMMON STOCKS-96.0%              
      Consumer Discretionary-10.6%              
  26,600     Aptiv, PLC           $ 2,260,202
  53,700     Aramark Holdings Corp.             2,124,372
  50,700     Big Lots, Inc.             2,206,971
  58,700     BorgWarner, Inc.             2,948,501
  107,600     CBS Corp. - Class "B"             5,529,564
  79,200     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             1,778,832
  66,800     Ford Motor Co.             740,144
  48,000     Home Depot, Inc.             8,555,520
  68,600     L Brands, Inc.             2,621,206
  13,600     Lear Corp.             2,530,824
  51,300     Magna International, Inc.             2,890,755
  10,400     Meredith Corp.             559,520
  29,600     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             1,312,168
  16,400     Ross Stores, Inc.             1,278,872
  68,100     Tapestry, Inc.             3,582,741
  51,500     Tupperware Brands Corp.             2,491,570
  42,700     Walt Disney Co.             4,288,788
  10,600     Whirlpool Corp.             1,622,966
  38,100     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             4,359,783
                      53,683,299
      Consumer Staples-8.5%              
  129,100     Altria Group, Inc.             8,045,512
  78,600     B&G Foods, Inc.             1,862,820
  96,178     Coca-Cola Co.             4,177,011
  72,600     Conagra Brands, Inc.             2,677,488
  12,200     Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.             1,444,236
  169,979     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             4,031,902
  44,100     PepsiCo, Inc.             4,813,515
  82,900     Philip Morris International, Inc.             8,240,260
  54,100     Procter & Gamble Co.             4,289,048
  42,650     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             3,794,570
                      43,376,362
      Energy-7.4%              
  46,700     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.             2,821,147
  72,300     ConocoPhillips             4,286,667
  100,500     Devon Energy Corp.             3,194,895
  53,400     ExxonMobil Corp.             3,984,174
  77,100     Halliburton Co.             3,619,074
  26,700     Hess Corp.             1,351,554
  80,222     Marathon Oil Corp.             1,293,981
  103,722     Marathon Petroleum Corp.             7,583,115
  32,300     Occidental Petroleum Corp.             2,098,208
  30,650     Phillips 66             2,939,948
  131,507     Suncor Energy, Inc.             4,542,252
                      37,715,015
  Financials-17.9%              
  80,506     American Express Co.             7,509,600
  45,800     American International Group, Inc.             2,492,436
  42,200     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             6,243,068
  82,400     Bank of America Corp.             2,471,176
  34,400     Chubb, Ltd.             4,704,888
  18,000     Citigroup, Inc.             1,215,000
  144,000     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             6,045,120
  31,500     Comerica, Inc.             3,021,795
  87,443     Discover Financial Services             6,289,775
  147,700     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             4,072,089
  38,700     Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class "A"             1,440,801
  44,600     IBERIABANK Corp.             3,478,800
  115,388     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             12,689,218
  74,000     MetLife, Inc.             3,395,860
  15,000     Morgan Stanley             809,400
  40,100     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             6,064,724
  67,200     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             4,058,208
  134,600     Sterling Bancorp             3,035,230
  94,800     U.S. Bancorp             4,787,400
  132,367     Wells Fargo & Co.             6,937,354
                      90,761,942
  Health Care-16.6%              
  114,300     Abbott Laboratories             6,848,856
  89,400     AbbVie, Inc.             8,461,710
  12,300     Aetna, Inc.             2,078,700
  11,300     Allergan, PLC             1,901,677
  45,039     Baxter International, Inc.             2,929,337
  77,400     CVS Health Corp.             4,815,054
  24,700   * Centene Corp.             2,639,689
  45,000     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             3,392,550
  24,000     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             2,088,000
  72,275     Johnson & Johnson             9,262,041
  67,200     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             2,574,432
  40,212     Medtronic, PLC             3,225,807
  99,743     Merck & Co., Inc.             5,433,001
  233,493     Pfizer, Inc.             8,286,667
  80,200     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             3,183,940
  17,159     Shire, PLC (ADR)             2,563,383
  53,443     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             11,033,842
  38,172     Zoetis, Inc.             3,187,744
                      83,906,430
  Industrials-11.9%              
  33,294     3M Co.             7,308,699
  42,500     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.             1,842,375
  118,700   * Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.             3,641,716
  56,000     Honeywell International, Inc.             8,092,560
  39,300     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             3,360,543
  136,076     Johnson Controls International, PLC             4,795,318
  7,500     Lockheed Martin Corp.             2,534,475
  10,600     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             1,220,060
  91,200     Masco Corp.             3,688,128
  74,600   * MasTec, Inc.             3,509,930
  32,600     Owens Corning             2,621,040
  118,200     Schneider National, Inc. - Class "B"             3,080,292
  17,400     Snap-On, Inc.             2,567,196
  14,900     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.             2,282,680
  159,900     Triton International, Ltd.             4,892,940
  40,200     United Technologies Corp.             5,057,964
                      60,495,916
      Information Technology-15.5%              
  57,400     Apple, Inc.             9,630,572
  80,400     Applied Materials, Inc.             4,471,044
  16,300     Broadcom, Ltd.             3,841,095
  241,900     Cisco Systems, Inc.             10,375,091
  28,243   * Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class "V"             2,067,670
  41,184     DXC Technology Co.             4,140,227
  67,200   * eBay, Inc.             2,704,128
  20,400   * FleetCor Technologies, Inc.             4,131,000
  157,000     Intel Corp.             8,176,560
  140,100     Microsoft Corp.             12,786,927
  19,800   * NXP Semiconductors NV             2,316,600
  94,100     Oracle Corp.             4,305,075
  90,188     QUALCOMM, Inc.             4,997,317
  22,900     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             2,287,710
  22,565     Western Digital Corp.             2,082,073
                      78,313,089
      Materials-2.8%              
  16,300     FMC Corp.             1,248,091
  77,000     International Paper Co.             4,114,110
  16,100     Praxair, Inc.             2,323,230
  36,050     RPM International, Inc.             1,718,503
  53,200     Sealed Air Corp.             2,276,428
  31,200     Trinseo SA             2,310,360
                      13,990,722
      Real Estate-1.8%              
  194,900     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)             2,972,225
  68,300     GGP, Inc. (REIT)             1,397,418
  129,400     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)             2,846,800
  99,800     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. - Class "A" (REIT)             1,926,140
                      9,142,583
      Telecommunication Services-2.1%              
  142,600     AT&T, Inc.             5,083,690
  114,300     Verizon Communications, Inc.             5,465,826
                      10,549,516
      Utilities-.9%              
  19,600     Dominion Energy, Inc.             1,321,628
  87,500     Exelon Corp.             3,413,375
                      4,735,003
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $285,676,730)             486,669,877
        SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-3.6%          
  Federal Home Loan Bank:      
$ 500 M   1.53%, 4/5/2018     499,931
  2,000 M   1.54%, 4/11/2018     1,999,174
  1,500 M   1.56%, 4/12/2018     1,499,313
  3,000 M   1.715%, 4/16/2018     2,998,074
  5,000 M   1.68%, 4/17/2018     4,996,560
  6,000 M   1.68%, 4/19/2018             5,995,326
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $17,985,766)         17,988,378
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-.5%          
  2,500 M   U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.535%, 4/26/2018 (cost $2,497,119)         2,497,350
Total Value of Investments (cost $306,159,615) 100.1 %         507,155,605
Excess of Liabilties Over Other Assets (.1 )         (444,834)
Net Assets       100.0 %       $  506,710,771

 



* Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR   American Depositary Receipts
  ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
  REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $307,334,515. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation
  on investments was $199,821,090, consisting of $211,627,470 gross
  unrealized appreciation and $11,806,380 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 March 31, 2018:

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
Common Stocks   $  486,669,877   $  -   $  -   $ 486,669,877
Short-Term U.S. Government              
Agency Obligations     -     17,988,378      -   17,988,378
Short-Term U.S. Government              
Obligations     -     2,497,350      -   2,497,350
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 486,669,877   $ 20,485,728   $  -      507,155,605

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
INTERNATIONAL FUND
March 31, 2018

                        
       
       
  Shares or        
  Principal        
  Amount     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-97.0%              
  United States-16.1%              
  19,541     Accenture, PLC - Class "A"           $  2,999,544
  18,317     Aptiv, PLC             1,556,395
  3,128   * Booking Holdings, Inc.             6,507,460
  33,677     Mastercard, Inc. - Class "A"             5,898,863
  45,802     Philip Morris International, Inc.             4,552,719
  30,414     Visa, Inc. - Class "A"             3,638,123
                      25,153,104
  United Kingdom-13.8%              
  102,973     British American Tobacco, PLC             5,952,533
  32,923     DCC, PLC             3,033,424
  46,499     Diageo, PLC             1,572,579
  454,885     Domino's Pizza Group, PLC             2,111,278
  53,141     Reckitt Benckiser Group, PLC             4,485,504
  144,593     RELX NV             2,997,256
  370,589     Rentokil Initial, PLC             1,412,313
                      21,564,887
  Canada-8.2%              
  103,354     Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. - Class "B"             4,626,402
  46,183     Canadian National Railway Co.             3,375,318
  7,052     Constellation Software, Inc.             4,784,807
                      12,786,527
  France-8.0%              
  11,222     Essilor International SA             1,513,857
  7,192     L'Oreal SA             1,624,377
  9,815     LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE             3,024,723
  29,825     Safran SA             3,165,321
  20,910     Teleperformance             3,242,658
                      12,570,936
  India-7.8%              
  223,633     HDFC Bank, Ltd.             6,514,648
  203,389     Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.             5,729,085
                      12,243,733
  Spain-6.1%              
  16,949     Aena SA             3,417,659
  114,091     Grifols SA - Class "A"             3,234,580
  91,694     Industria de Diseno Textil SA             2,882,739
                       9,534,978
  Ireland-4.8%              
  617,363     AIB Group, PLC             3,716,135
  36,789     Paddy Power Betfair, PLC             3,777,537
                      7,493,672
  Japan-4.1%    
  13,422     Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.   2,285,323
  2,800     Keyence Corp.   1,749,043
  17,000     Shimano, Inc.             2,453,206
                      6,487,572
  Germany-4.1%    
  30,087     HeidelbergCement AG   2,955,809
  32,935     SAP SE             3,457,581
                      6,413,390
  China-4.1%    
  34,553   * Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (ADR)             6,341,858
  Switzerland-3.7%    
  52,373     Nestle SA   4,139,642
  97,328   * UBS Group AG             1,714,815
                      5,854,457
  Netherlands-3.5%    
  96,121     Unilever NV - CVA             5,425,598
  Taiwan-2.7%    
  96,665     Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR)           4,230,060
  Belgium-2.5%    
  35,928     Anheuser-Busch InBev SA             3,950,172
  Hong Kong-2.1%    
  238,419     Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.   1,399,303
  35,632     Tencent Holdings, Ltd.             1,912,710
                      3,312,013
  Brazil-1.6%    
  340,988     Ambev SA (ADR)             2,478,983
  Israel-1.4%    
  21,263   * Check Point Software Technologies, Inc.           2,112,266
  South Africa-1.3%    
  8,142     Naspers, Ltd.             1,992,454
  Australia-1.1%    
  14,181     CSL, Ltd.             1,708,505
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $105,953,990)             151,655,165
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-1.9%            
  United States    
  Federal Home Loan Bank:    
$  1,000 M   1.53%, 4/5/2018   999,862
  2,000 M   1.54%, 4/11/2018             1,999,174
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $2,998,717)           2,999,036
Total Value of Investments (cost $108,952,707) 98.9 %         154,654,201
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.1           1,643,356
Net Assets       100.0       $  156,297,557

 



* Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes
  was $109,298,953. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments
  was $45,355,248, consisting of $47,621,281 gross unrealized appreciation
  and $2,266,033 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 March 31, 2018:

      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
Common Stocks          
United States   $ 25,153,104   $ -   $ -      25,153,104
United Kingdom     -     21,564,887      -   21,564,887
Canada     12,786,527     -      - 12,786,527
France     -     12,570,936      - 12,570,936
India     -     12,243,733     - 12,243,733
Spain     -     9,534,978     - 9,534,978
Ireland     -     7,493,672      - 7,493,672
Japan     -     6,487,572     - 6,487,572
Germany     -     6,413,390      - 6,413,390
China     6,341,858     -     - 6,341,858
Switzerland     -     5,854,457     - 5,854,457
Netherlands     -     5,425,598     - 5,425,598
Taiwan     4,230,060     -     - 4,230,060
Belgium     -     3,950,172     - 3,950,172
Hong Kong     -     3,312,013     - 3,312,013
Brazil     2,478,983     -     - 2,478,983
Israel     -     2,112,266     - 2,112,266
South Africa     -     1,992,454     - 1,992,454
Australia     -     1,708,505     - 1,708,505
Short-Term U.S. Government        
Agency Obligations     -     2,999,036      -   2,999,036
Total Investments in Securities   $  50,990,532   $ 103,663,669   $  -     154,654,201

 

Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities as of March 31, 2018 resulted from securities priced previously with an official close price (Level 1 securities) or securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee (Level 2 securities). Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 as of March 31, 2018 were $96,100,009. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
INVESTMENT GRADE FUND
March 31, 2018

                       
             
             
  Principal          
  Amount          
  or Shares     Security             Value
  CORPORATE BONDS-91.9%              
  Aerospace/Defense-1.4%              
$  500 M   Rockwell Collins, Inc., 3.2%, 3/15/2024           $ 486,648
  400 M   Rolls-Royce, PLC, 3.625%, 10/14/2025     (a)          402,246
                       888,894
  Automotive-1.6%              
  200 M   Daimler Finance NA, LLC, 3.35%, 2/22/2023     (a)     199,432
  400 M   Lear Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/2025             422,832
  400 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026             391,872
                       1,014,136
  Chemicals-2.6%              
  300 M   Agrium, Inc., 3.375%, 3/15/2025             291,684
  500 M   Dow Chemical Co., 3.5%, 10/1/2024             496,174
  400 M   LYB International Finance Co. BV, 3.5%, 3/2/2027             384,608
  500 M   LyondellBasell Industries NV, 6%, 11/15/2021             540,158
                       1,712,624
  Energy-10.3%              
  Andeavor Logistics, LP:              
  300 M   3.5%, 12/1/2022             295,129
  100 M   5.25%, 1/15/2025             101,790
  450 M   BP Capital Markets, PLC, 3.216%, 11/28/2023             446,424
  575 M   Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd., 7.75%, 5/15/2019     (a)     603,911
  500 M   Continental Resources, Inc., 5%, 9/15/2022             508,125
  400 M   Enable Midstream Partners, LP, 4.4%, 3/15/2027             392,196
  500 M   Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, 4.2%, 9/15/2021             509,014
  300 M   Enterprise Products Operating, 7.55%, 4/15/2038             406,381
  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP:              
  300 M   3.5%, 3/1/2021             300,089
  500 M   3.45%, 2/15/2023             491,755
  Kinder Morgan, Inc.:              
  150 M   5.625%, 11/15/2023     (a)     160,676
  250 M   4.3%, 3/1/2028             249,408
  500 M   Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, 5%, 3/1/2026             537,537
  400 M   Noble Energy, Inc., 3.85%, 1/15/2028             394,088
  400 M   ONEOK Partners, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2022             394,120
  Valero Energy Corp.:              
  466 M   9.375%, 3/15/2019             494,193
  300 M    6.625%, 6/15/2037             379,906
                       6,664,742
  Financial Services-11.1%              
  American International Group, Inc.:              
  400 M   3.75%, 7/10/2025             394,494
  200 M   4.7%, 7/10/2035             207,215
  500 M   Assured Guaranty U.S. Holding, Inc., 5%, 7/1/2024             533,718
  300 M   Brookfield Finance, Inc., 4%, 4/1/2024             302,599
  500 M   ERAC USA Finance, LLC, 4.5%, 8/16/2021     (a)     518,726
  600 M   Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 8.125%, 1/15/2020             649,835
  500 M   GE Capital International Funding Services, Ltd., 4.418%, 11/15/2035       489,662
  700 M   General Electric Capital Corp., 4.65%, 10/17/2021           731,224
  400 M   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.25%, 3/1/2026           423,148
  500 M   International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%, 12/15/2020           557,031
  500 M   Key Bank NA, 3.4%, 5/20/2026           484,058
  400 M   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.95%, 5/1/2022     (a)       422,753
  300 M   National City Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/2019           313,228
  600 M   Protective Life Corp., 7.375%, 10/15/2019           638,575
  300 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019           316,083
  200 M   Travelers Cos., Inc., 4.05%, 3/7/2048             202,397
                      7,184,746
  Financials-23.0%            
  Bank of America Corp.:            
  550 M   4.1%, 7/24/2023           568,174
  475 M   5.875%, 2/7/2042           593,806
  Barclays Bank, PLC:            
  400 M   5.125%, 1/8/2020           413,364
  600 M   3.75%, 5/15/2024           601,461
  300 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 4/24/2024           298,207
  Citigroup, Inc.:            
  200 M   8.5%, 5/22/2019           212,543
  450 M   4.5%, 1/14/2022           468,019
  400 M   3.4%, 5/1/2026           387,284
  500 M   4.3%, 11/20/2026           501,168
  400 M   Deutsche Bank AG, 3.7%, 5/30/2024           386,641
  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:            
  800 M   5.75%, 1/24/2022           866,090
  300 M   3.625%, 1/22/2023           301,365
  300 M   3.272%, 9/29/2025           289,045
  500 M   3.5%, 11/16/2026           482,249
  450 M   3.814%, 4/23/2029           441,671
  700 M   6.125%, 2/15/2033           842,600
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.:            
  250 M   4.5%, 1/24/2022           260,236
  1,100 M   3.54%, 5/1/2028           1,076,316
  550 M   6.4%, 5/15/2038           717,724
  Morgan Stanley:            
  725 M   5.5%, 7/28/2021           774,930
  300 M   4%, 7/23/2025           303,079
  400 M   3.625%, 1/20/2027           391,963
  U.S. Bancorp:            
  500 M   3.6%, 9/11/2024           501,646
  300 M   3.1%, 4/27/2026           286,703
  400 M   UBS AG, 4.875%, 8/4/2020           416,328
  300 M   UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, 4.253%, 3/23/2028   (a)       302,549
  500 M   Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/2025           490,898
  Wells Fargo & Co.:            
  900 M   3.45%, 2/13/2023           888,498
  250 M   4.75%, 12/7/2046           256,786
  Wells Fargo Bank NA:            
  250 M   5.85%, 2/1/2037           304,782
  250 M   6.6%, 1/15/2038             331,404
                      14,957,529
  Food/Beverage/Tobacco-3.3%            
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:            
  200 M   3.65%, 2/1/2026           199,146
  400 M   4.9%, 2/1/2046           433,076
  550 M   Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 8.5%, 6/15/2019           584,545
  440 M   Ingredion, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/2020           455,830
  500 M   PepsiCo, Inc., 3.45%, 10/6/2046             460,788
                      2,133,385
  Forest Products/Containers-.8%              
  300 M   Packaging Corp. of America, 3.4%, 12/15/2027             287,571
  250 M   Rock-Tenn Co., 4.9%, 3/1/2022             263,320
                       550,891
  Health Care-2.3%              
  CVS Health Corp.:              
  400 M   3.875%, 7/20/2025             397,152
  200 M   4.3%, 3/25/2028             201,249
  450 M   Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.75%, 11/15/2021             469,489
  400 M   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.75%, 8/23/2022             407,172
                       1,475,062
  Information Technology-2.7%              
  350 M   Apple, Inc., 3%, 11/13/2027             335,626
  400 M   Corning, Inc., 7.25%, 8/15/2036             488,807
  900 M   Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 4.42%, 6/15/2021     (a)        923,860
                       1,748,293
  Manufacturing-2.7%              
  200 M   CRH America Finance, Inc., 3.95%, 4/4/2028     (a) (b)     199,780
  CRH America, Inc.:              
  750 M   8.125%, 7/15/2018             761,319
  250 M   3.4%, 5/9/2027     (a)       239,948
  500 M   Johnson Controls International, PLC, 5%, 3/30/2020             520,594
                       1,721,641
  Media-Broadcasting-2.1%              
  200 M   ABC, Inc., 8.75%, 8/15/2021             234,886
  Comcast Corp.:              
  400 M   2.75%, 3/1/2023             389,697
  700 M   4.25%, 1/15/2033             726,466
                       1,351,049
  Media-Diversified-.6%              
  400 M   Time Warner, Inc., 3.6%, 7/15/2025             389,849
  Metals/Mining-2.4%              
  500 M   Arconic, Inc., 6.15%, 8/15/2020             525,625
  500 M   Glencore Funding, LLC, 4.625%, 4/29/2024     (a)       512,900
  500 M   Newmont Mining Corp., 5.125%, 10/1/2019             514,693
                       1,553,218
  Real Estate-8.8%              
  400 M   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 3.95%, 1/15/2028             391,431
  400 M   Boston Properties, LP, 5.875%, 10/15/2019             415,547
  Digital Realty Trust, LP:              
  300 M   5.25%, 3/15/2021             315,916
  300 M   4.75%, 10/1/2025             313,680
  200 M   Duke Realty Corp., 3.25%, 6/30/2026             192,106
  400 M   ERP Operating, LP, 3.375%, 6/1/2025             395,318
  300 M   Essex Portfolio, LP, 3.875%, 5/1/2024             302,212
  200 M   HCP, Inc., 4.25%, 11/15/2023             204,985
  Realty Income Corp.:              
  500 M   3.25%, 10/15/2022             496,580
  200 M   4.125%, 10/15/2026             202,191
  500 M   Simon Property Group, LP, 3.375%, 10/1/2024             493,922
  500 M   Tanger Properties, LP, 3.125%, 9/1/2026             459,332
  400 M   Ventas Realty, LP, 4.75%, 6/1/2021             416,483
  425 M   Vornado Realty, LP, 3.5%, 1/15/2025             409,807
  800 M   Welltower, Inc., 4%, 6/1/2025             800,591
                      5,810,101
  Retail-General Merchandise-2.3%              
  Amazon.com, Inc.:              
  200 M   3.15%, 8/22/2027     (a)       193,357
  400 M   4.8%, 12/5/2034           444,386
  200 M   4.05%, 8/22/2047     (a)     201,012
  500 M   Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/2036         643,728
                        1,482,483
  Schools-.6%            
  400 M   George Washington University, 4.126%, 9/15/2048   (b)     403,771
  Telecommunications-2.6%            
  AT&T, Inc.:            
  500 M   4.25%, 3/1/2027           506,351
  300 M   5.3%, 8/14/2058           303,769
  900 M   Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.272%, 1/15/2036         864,176
                       1,674,296
  Transportation-2.9%            
  300 M   Aviation Capital Group, LLC, 3.5%, 11/1/2027 (a)     282,044
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC:        
  200 M   5.75%, 5/1/2040           246,443
  400 M   5.15%, 9/1/2043           464,025
  300 M   Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP, 4.875%, 7/11/2022 (a)     316,045
  600 M   Southwest Airlines Co., 3%, 11/15/2026         565,464
                       1,874,021
  Utilities-7.8%            
  500 M   Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/2044       514,579
  300 M   E.ON International Finance BV, 5.8%, 4/30/2018 (a)     300,687
  300 M   Electricite de France SA, 3.625%, 10/13/2025 (a)     300,437
  300 M   Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.95%, 12/15/2044       307,749
  400 M   Exelon Generation Co., LLC, 3.4%, 3/15/2022       400,696
  429 M   Great River Energy, 4.478%, 7/1/2030 (a)     464,477
  500 M   Ohio Power Co., 5.375%, 10/1/2021       538,322
  450 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044       454,400
  400 M   ONEOK, Inc., 7.5%, 9/1/2023           466,674
  171 M   San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 1.914%, 2/1/2022       167,298
  Sempra Energy:            
  604 M   9.8%, 2/15/2019           639,623
  300 M   2.209%, 1/15/2021       (b)   300,255
  200 M   Valero Energy Partners, LP, 4.5%, 3/15/2028         201,566
                      5,056,763
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $61,235,572)             59,647,494
  EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-4.4%        
  33,730     iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (ETF) (cost $2,892,945)         2,888,637
  PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES-1.2%        
  Transportation            
$  500 M   American Airlines 17-2 AA PTT, 3.35%, 10/15/2029       486,114
  300 M   British Airways 2018-1 AA PTT, 3.8%, 9/20/2031 (a)   (c)   300,000
Total Value of Pass-Through Certificates (cost $800,000)             786,114
Total Value of Investments (cost $64,928,517) 97.5 %       63,322,245
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.5           1,597,650
Net Assets       100.0 %       $  64,919,895

 

 (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 March 31, 2018, the Fund
  held nineteen 144A securities with an aggregate value of $6,844,840
  representing 10.5% 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 March 31, 2018, the Fund
  held one security that was fair valued by the Valuation Committee with
  a value of $300,000 representing .5% of the Fund's net assets.
   
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
   
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes
  was $64,928,516. Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments
  was $1,606,271, consisting of $420,198 gross unrealized appreciation and
  $2,026,469 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 March 31, 2018:

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $ 59,647,494   $ -   $   59,647,494
Exchange Traded Funds     2,888,637     -      -   2,888,637
Pass-Through Certificates     -     786,114      -   786,114
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 2,888,637   $ 60,433,608   $ -   $   63,322,245

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
March 31, 2018

                       
       
       
  Principal          
  Amount          
  or Shares     Security             Value
  CORPORATE BONDS-77.9%          
  Automotive-8.2%          
$  150 M   Daimler Finance NA, LLC, 3.35%, 2/22/2023       (a)   $  149,574
  108 M   General Motors Financial Co., Inc, 3.2702%, 1/14/2022       +     110,640
  100 M   Hyundai Capital America, 2%, 7/1/2019       (a)     98,627
  200 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.625%, 9/15/2021             208,399
                       567,240
  Chemicals-1.5%          
  100 M   Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/2020             102,648
  Energy-1.4%          
  100 M   BP Capital Markets, PLC, 3.216%, 11/28/2023             99,205
  Financial Services-5.9%          
  200 M   PNC Bank NA, 2.7%, 11/1/2022         193,752
  100 M   Protective Life Corp., 7.375%, 10/15/2019         106,429
  100 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019             105,361
                       405,542
  Financials-26.5%          
  100 M   Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 5/1/2018         100,253
  100 M   Bank of Montreal, 1.9%, 8/27/2021         96,094
  100 M   Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 2.05%, 5/3/2021         97,122
  100 M   Barclays Bank, PLC, 6.75%, 5/22/2019         104,371
  100 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.05%, 3/9/2022         98,157
  250 M   Citizens Bank, 2.25%, 3/2/2020         245,831
  200 M   Danske Bank A/S, 2.7%, 3/2/2022       (a)     195,457
  100 M   Deutsche Bank AG of New York, 3.15%, 1/22/2021         98,575
  100 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.0746%, 6/5/2023       +     100,588
  100 M   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.5%, 1/24/2022         104,094
  200 M   Lloyds Bank, PLC, 3%, 1/11/2022         197,044
  200 M   Morgan Stanley, 2.9247%, 1/20/2022       +     202,496
  100 M   Wells Fargo Bank, NA, 2.6%, 1/15/2021             98,644
  100 M   Wells Fargo & Co., 3.45%, 2/13/2023             98,722
                       1,837,448
  Food/Beverage/Tobacco-6.0%          
  200 M   Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 8.5%, 6/15/2019         212,562
  200 M   Ingredion, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/2020             207,195
                       419,757
  Forest Products/Containers-1.4%          
  100 M   Georgia-Pacific, LLC, 3.163%, 11/15/2021       (a)     100,025
  Health Care-2.8%          
  100 M   AstraZeneca, PLC, 2.375%, 6/12/2022         96,673
  100 M   Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.55%, 9/1/2020             99,227
                      195,900
  Information Technology-1.4%    
  100 M   QUALCOMM, Inc., 2.6%, 1/30/2023         95,976
  Real Estate-8.7%        
  200 M   American Tower Trust I, 3.07%, 3/15/2023   (a)     197,661
  100 M   Boston Properties, LP, 5.875%, 10/15/2019   103,887
  100 M   Digital Realty Trust, LP, 2.75%, 2/1/2023   96,118
  100 M   Realty Income Corp., 3.25%, 10/15/2022   99,316
  100 M   Welltower, Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/2020         105,939
                      602,921
  Retail-General Merchandise-1.4%    
  100 M   Amazon.com, Inc., 2.4%, 2/22/2023   (a)     96,680
  Telecommunications-2.8%        
  100 M   AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/2020       98,906
  100 M   Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.75%, 8/15/2021         95,517
                      194,423
  Transportation-5.3%        
  200 M   Aviation Capital Group, LLC, 7.125%, 10/15/2020   (a)     218,445
  141 M   Heathrow Funding, Ltd., 4.875%, 7/15/2021   (a)     148,978
                      367,423
  Utilities-4.6%        
  100 M   Arizona Public Service Co., 8.75%, 3/1/2019   105,375
  115 M   Sempra Energy, 2.5745%, 3/15/2021   115,385
  100 M   Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 1.65%, 12/4/2018         99,399
                      320,159
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $5,601,541)             5,405,347
  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-7.1%    
  Fannie Mae-3.6%        
  101 M   3%, 8/1/2026 - 9/1/2027       101,874
  145 M   3.5%, 12/1/2025 - 12/1/2029             147,838
                      249,712
  Freddie Mac-3.5%        
  246 M   3%, 8/1/2027 - 12/1/2031             246,491
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $513,243)         496,203
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-4.7%    
  325 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.375%, 3/30/2020 (cost $325,117)         325,137
  EXCHANGED TRADED FUNDS-4.0%    
  3,225     iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (ETF) (cost $276,387)         276,189
  COVERED BONDS-3.6%        
  Financial Services        
$  250 M   Stadshypotek AB, 1.875%, 10/2/2019 (cost $251,853)   (a)     247,301
Total Value of Investments (cost $6,968,141) 97.3 %   6,750,177
Other Assets, Less Liabilities  2.7           184,843
Net Assets        100.0 %        $ 6,935,020

 



(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 March 31, 2018, the Fund
  held nine 144A securities with an aggregate value of $1,452,748
  representing 20.9% of the Fund's net assets.  
 
 
 + Interest rates are determined and reset periodically. The interest rates
  above are the rates in effect at March 31, 2018.
 
Summary of Abbreviations:
  ETF   Exchange Traded Fund 
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes
  was $6,968,165. Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments
  was $218,645, consisting of $913 gross unrealized appreciation and
  $219,558 gross unrealized depreciation.  

 



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
LIMITED DURATION BOND FUND
March 31, 2018

             
 
 
Futures contracts outstanding at March 31, 2018:        
 
            Unrealized
Number of     Notional   Value at   Appreciation
Contracts Type Expiration Amounts   March 31, 2018   (Depreciation)
(2) 5 Year U.S. Treasury Note (Premium received $25) June 2018 $ (228,266)   $ (228,948)   $ (682)

 



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 March 31, 2018:

    Level 1      Level 2     Level 3     Total
Corporate Bonds   $ -   $  5,405,347   $  -   $ 5,405,347
Residential                
Mortgage-Backed Securities      -     496,203     -     496,203
U.S. Government Agency                
Obligations      -     325,137      -   325,137
Exchange Traded Funds     276,189     -      -   276,189
Covered Bonds     -     247,301      -   247,301
Total Investments in Securities* $ 276,189   $  6,473,988   $  -   $ 6,750,177
 
Liabilities                
Futures Contracts   $ (657)   $  -   $  -     $ (657)

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
OPPORTUNITY FUND
March 31, 2018

                     
     
Shares or        
Principal        
Amount     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-97.3%              
  Consumer Discretionary-19.5%              
20,200     Acushnet Holdings Corp.             $       466,418
4,300     Aptiv, PLC             365,371
10,400     Aramark Holdings Corp.             411,424
14,600     Big Lots, Inc.             635,538
7,900     BorgWarner, Inc.             396,817
13,000     Dana Holding Corp.             334,880
21,600     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             485,136
11,300 *  Fox Factory Holding Corp.             394,370
7,600 *  Helen of Troy, Ltd.             661,200
2,400     Lear Corp.             446,616
9,800 *  LKQ Corp.             371,910
8,100     Magna International, Inc.             456,435
10,100     Meredith Corp.             543,380
19,600 *  Michaels Cos., Inc.             386,316
5,800     Nordstrom, Inc.             280,778
6,400     Oxford Industries, Inc.             477,184
7,900     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             350,207
1,500     Ralph Lauren Corp.             167,700
3,300     Ross Stores, Inc.             257,334
12,200     Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.             298,290
20,800   *  ServiceMaster Holdings, Inc.             1,057,680
12,200   *  Sleep Number Corp.             428,830
15,100     Tapestry, Inc.             794,411
18,300   *  Taylor Morrison Home Corp. - Class "A"             426,024
30,600   *  TRI Pointe Group, Inc.             502,758
7,100     Tupperware Brands Corp.             343,498
29,100 *  William Lyon Homes - Class "A"             799,959
6,200     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.             709,466
                    13,249,930
  Consumer Staples-6.1%              
12,500     B&G Foods, Inc.             296,250
11,900     Conagra Brands, Inc.             438,872
2,450     Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.             290,031
1,200     J.M. Smucker Co.             148,812
31,400     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             744,808
1,300     McCormick & Co., Inc.             138,307
17,700 *  Performance Food Group Co.             528,345
10,700     Pinnacle Foods, Inc.             578,870
6,386     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.             188,068
23,600   * U.S. Foods Holding Corp.             773,372
                    4,125,735
  Energy-3.6%              
11,000     Devon Energy Corp.             349,690
4,900     EOG Resources, Inc.             515,823
5,500     EQT Corp.             261,305
5,200     Hess Corp.             263,224
9,000     National Oilwell Varco, Inc.             331,290
17,300     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             586,470
10,100   * ProPetro Holding Corp.             160,489
                    2,468,291
  Financials-13.9%              
4,600     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             680,524
13,400     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             508,530
30,600     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             1,284,588
4,000     Comerica, Inc.             383,720
14,100     Discover Financial Services             1,014,213
23,900     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             658,923
9,200     First Republic Bank             852,012
20,000     FNF Group, Inc.             800,400
5,600     Great Western Bancorp, Inc.             225,512
8,500     IBERIABANK Corp.             663,000
7,300     Nasdaq, Inc.             629,406
12,200     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             736,758
30,600     Sterling Bancorp             690,030
15,300      Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             309,213
                    9,436,829
  Health Care-10.3%              
2,150     Allergan, PLC             361,824
13,500   *  Centene Corp.             1,442,745
6,100   *  Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.             651,114
7,300     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             550,347
9,200     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             800,400
21,400     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             849,580
20,800   *  Prestige Brands, Inc.             701,376
3,400     Quest Diagnostics, Inc.             341,020
6,400      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             1,321,344
                    7,019,750
  Industrials-15.7%            
15,900     A.O. Smith Corp.             1,011,081
13,500     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.             585,225
14,100   *  Atkore International Group Co.             279,885
11,900     ESCO Technologies, Inc.             696,745
16,000   *  Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.             340,640
23,300   *  Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.             714,844
5,500     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             470,305
5,000     J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.             585,750
15,900     Korn/Ferry International             820,281
2,500     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             287,750
23,100     Masco Corp.             934,164
15,300   *  MasTec, Inc.             719,865
4,900     Owens Corning             393,960
1,800     Roper Technologies, Inc.             505,242
27,500     Schneider National, Inc. - Class "B"             716,650
2,400     Snap-On, Inc.             354,096
3,100     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.             474,920
26,300      Triton International, Ltd.             804,780
                    10,696,183
  Information Technology-14.1%              
6,900     Belden, Inc.             475,686
3,100     Broadcom, Ltd.             730,515
12,200     Cypress Semiconductor Corp.             206,912
9,800   *  Fiserv, Inc.             698,838
4,300   *  FleetCor Technologies, Inc.             870,750
4,300     Lam Research Corp.             873,588
400     LogMeIn, Inc.             46,220
8,180     Methode Electronics, Inc.             319,838
6,100   *  Microsemi Corp.             394,792
3,000     MKS Instruments, Inc.             346,950
7,400     NetApp, Inc.             456,506
8,000   *  NETGEAR, Inc.             457,600
5,200     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)             250,224
6,700     SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.             359,388
4,000     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             399,600
4,400   *  Tech Data Corp.             374,572
11,500     Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             752,330
42,000     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             686,280
4,300     Western Digital Corp.             396,761
3,700   *  Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class "A"             515,003
                    9,612,353
  Materials-7.8%              
9,100   *  Berry Global Group, Inc.             498,771
2,200     Eastman Chemical Co.             232,276
14,500   *  Ferro Corp.             336,690
9,200     FMC Corp.             704,444
7,000     Greif, Inc.             365,750
5,200     KMG Chemicals, Inc.             311,740
2,400     Praxair, Inc.             346,320
9,800     Sealed Air Corp.             419,342
29,200   *  Summit Materials, Inc. - Class "A"             884,176
11,300     Trinseo SA             836,765
21,500   *  Venator Materials, PLC             388,935
                    5,325,209
  Real Estate-4.2%              
9,400     Americold Realty Trust (REIT)             179,352
33,000     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)             503,250
9,500     Douglas Emmett, Inc. (REIT)             349,220
4,000     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)             464,440
15,300     GGP, Inc. (REIT)             313,038
24,700     RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT)             480,168
25,700      Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)             565,400
                    2,854,868
  Utilities-2.1%    
14,500     NiSource, Inc.   346,695
8,800     Portland General Electric Co.     356,488
12,200     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             764,940
                    1,468,123
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $53,604,412)             66,257,271
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-.7%          
$   500 M   Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.68%, 4/19/2018 (cost $499,533)           499,610
Total Value of Investments (cost $54,103,945) 98.0 %         66,756,881
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.0           1,344,723
Net Assets       100.0 %         $ 68,101,604

 



*  Non-income producing 
 
  Summary of Abbreviations: 
  ADR  American Depositary Receipts 
  ETF  Exchange Traded Fund 
  REIT  Real Estate Investment Trust 
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes 
  was $54,179,515. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments 
  was $12,577,366, consisting of $14,873,271 gross unrealized appreciation 
  and $2,295,905 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

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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total 
Common Stocks    $  66,257,271    $  -    $  -    $  66,257,271 
Short-Term U.S. Government               
Agency Obligations      -      499,610      -    499,610 
Total Investments in Securities*    $  66,257,271    $  499,610    $  -      66,756,881 

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
REAL ESTATE FUND
March 31, 2018

                     
                     
                     
                     
Shares     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-95.3%              
  Apartments REITs-11.4%              
1,112     Apartment Investment & Management Co. - Class "A"             $       45,314
1,606     AvalonBay Communities, Inc.             264,123
809     Camden Property Trust             68,102
3,464     Equity Residential Properties             213,452
311     Essex Property Trust, Inc.             74,852
1,078     Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.             98,357
512     UDR, Inc.             18,237
                    782,437
  Diversified REITs-3.3%              
266     CoreCivic, Inc.             5,192
164     Digital Realty Trust, Inc.             17,282
1,816     Duke Realty Corp.             48,088
2,148     Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.             43,518
1,803     Vornado Realty Trust             121,342
                    235,422
  Health Care REITs-13.1%              
8,863     HCP, Inc.             205,888
110     Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.             3,048
183     Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.             4,840
207     LTC Properties, Inc.             7,866
3,608     Omega Heathcare Investors, Inc.             97,560
1,141   * Quality Care Properties, Inc.             22,170
7,912     Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.             139,647
2,637     Senior Housing Properties Trust             41,295
2,833     Ventas, Inc.             140,319
4,301     Welltower, Inc.             234,103
                    896,736
  Hotels REITs-3.9%              
998     Hospitality Properties Trust             25,289
3,969     Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.             73,982
1,033     LaSalle Hotel Properties             29,967
6,700     RLJ Lodging Trust             130,248
515     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.             7,838
                    267,324
  Infrastructure REITs-3.9%              
136     CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.             5,105
110     Crown Castle International Corp.             12,057
15,185     Uniti Group, Inc.             246,756
                    263,918
  Manufactured Homes REITs-3.7%              
2,025     Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.             177,734
801     Sun Communities, Inc.             73,187
                     250,921
  Office Property REITs-7.9%              
543     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.             67,815
1,952     Boston Properties, Inc.             240,525
293     Brandywine Realty Trust             4,653
953     City Office REIT, Inc.             11,017
1,070     Corporate Office Properties Trust             27,638
304     Douglas Emmett, Inc.             11,175
436     Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. - Class "A"             7,320
1,272   * Equity Commonwealth             39,012
44     Franklin Street Properties Corp.             370
951     JBG SMITH Properties             32,058
640     Mack-Cali Realty Corp.             10,694
832     Paramount Group, Inc.             11,848
567     Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. - Class "A"             9,974
353     SL Green Realty Corp.             34,181
1,716     Tier REIT, Inc.             31,712
                    539,992
  Real Estate Services-1.4%              
600     FNF Group, Inc.             24,012
2,019   * Marcus & Millichap, Inc.             72,805
                    96,817
  Regional Malls REITs-25.0%              
9,461     CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.             39,452
18,721     GGP, Inc.             383,032
4,665     Macerich Co.             261,333
3,668     Pennsylvania REIT             35,396
3,803     Simon Property Group, Inc.             586,993
8,603     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.             189,266
3,416     Taubman Centers, Inc.             194,405
3,449     Washington Prime Group, Inc.             23,005
                    1,712,882
  Shopping Centers REITs-2.3%              
103     Acadia Realty Trust             2,534
1,039     Brixmor Property Group, Inc.             15,845
308     Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.             1,214
4,035     DDR Corp.             29,577
202     Federal Realty Investment Trust             23,454
992     Kimco Realty Corp.             14,285
396     Kite Realty Group Trust             6,031
169     Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust             2,089
315     Regency Centers Corp.             18,579
3,522     Retail Properties of America, Inc. - Class "A'             41,067
52     Weingarten Realty Investors             1,460
                    156,135
  Single Tenant REITs-2.0%    
4,971     Select Income REIT   96,835
734     Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.   5,696
1,393     STORE Capital Corp.   34,574
513     VEREIT, Inc.             3,570
                    140,675
  Specialized REITs-.7%    
2,500     OUTFRONT Media, Inc.             46,850
  Storage REITs-12.9%    
5,747     CubeSmart   162,065
1,461     Extra Space Storage, Inc.   127,633
90     Iron Mountain, Inc.   2,957
1,988     Life Storage, Inc.   166,038
2,117      Public Storage             424,226
                    882,919
  Student Housing REITs-.3%    
552     American Campus Communities, Inc.             21,318
  Warehouse/Industrial REITs-3.5%    
81     DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.   4,564
39     EastGroup Properties, Inc.   3,224
194     First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.   5,671
7,600     Industrial Logistics Properties Trust   154,584
205     Liberty Property Trust   8,145
992     Prologis, Inc.             62,486
                    238,674
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $6,924,932) 95.3 %         6,533,020
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 4.7           319,921
Net Assets       100.0 %         $ 6,852,941

 



Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $7,030,242. Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on
  investments was $497,222, consisting of $228,944 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $726,166 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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks*   $ 6,533,020   $ -   $ -   $ 6,533,020

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
SELECT GROWTH FUND
March 31, 2018

                     
                     
                     
                     
Shares     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-98.0%              
  Consumer Discretionary-13.4%              
15,225     Home Depot, Inc.             $    2,713,704
18,277     Las Vegas Sands Corp.             1,314,116
9,100     Lear Corp.             1,693,419
10,700     McDonald's Corp.             1,673,266
12,500     PVH Corp.             1,892,875
                    9,287,380
  Consumer Staples-5.9%              
9,472     Procter & Gamble Co.             750,940
30,500     Sysco Corp.             1,828,780
17,400     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.              1,548,078
                    4,127,798
  Energy-.9%              
5,260     Chevron Corp.             599,851
  Financials-10.4%              
29,200     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.             1,504,676
15,090     Discover Financial Services             1,085,424
16,200     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             1,781,514
22,100     SunTrust Banks, Inc.             1,503,684
25,900     U.S. Bancorp             1,307,950
                    7,183,248
  Health Care-16.0%              
26,700     Baxter International, Inc.             1,736,568
5,100   * Biogen, Inc.             1,396,482
22,000   * Centene Corp.             2,351,140
15,030   * Express Scripts Holding Co.             1,038,272
14,433     Perrigo Co., PLC             1,202,846
14,000   * Varian Medical Systems, Inc.             1,717,100
8,400   * Waters Corp.             1,668,660
                    11,111,068
  Industrials-11.9%              
6,200     Boeing Co.             2,032,856
18,100     Eaton Corp., PLC             1,446,371
23,000     Emerson Electric Co.             1,570,900
6,500     Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.             1,675,440
9,100     Parker Hannifin Corp.             1,556,373
                    8,281,940
  Information Technology-37.2%    
17,800   * Adobe Systems, Inc.   3,846,224
1,600   * Alphabet, Inc. - Class "A"   1,659,424
9,200     Apple, Inc.   1,543,576
12,100   * Arista Networks, Inc.   3,089,130
65,900   * Cadence Design Systems, Inc.   2,423,143
11,800   * F5 Networks, Inc.   1,706,398
14,000   * Facebook, Inc.   2,237,060
7,700   * FleetCor Technologies, Inc.   1,559,250
19,700     Microsoft Corp.   1,798,019
36,400     NetApp, Inc.   2,245,516
20,600   * PayPal Holdings, Inc.   1,562,922
22,000   * Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.             2,151,160
                    25,821,822
  Materials-2.3%    
15,700     Celanese Corp. - Class "A"             1,573,297
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $49,933,047) 98.0 %         67,986,404
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 2.0           1,396,604
Net Assets       100.0 %         $ 69,383,008

 



* Non-income producing
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes
  was $49,933,047. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments
  was $18,053,357, consisting of $18,555,923 gross unrealized appreciation
  and $502,566 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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks*   $ 67,986,404   $ -   $ -   $ 67,986,404

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND
March 31, 2018

                     
     
Shares or        
Principal        
Amount     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-99.0%              
  Consumer Discretionary-12.4%              
97,000   * Century Communities, Inc.             $    2,905,150
20,000     Cheesecake Factory, Inc.             964,400
65,000     Dana Holding Corp.             1,674,400
88,000     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             1,976,480
12,000   * Genesco Inc.             487,200
54,000     Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.             1,088,100
13,300   * Helen of Troy, Ltd.             1,157,100
28,900     Meredith Corp.             1,554,820
59,500   * Michaels Cos., Inc.             1,172,745
39,000   * Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.             835,770
23,000     Oxford Industries, Inc.             1,714,880
33,500     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             1,485,055
47,500     Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.             1,161,375
51,000   * ServiceMaster Holdings, Inc.             2,593,350
52,500   * Taylor Morrison Home Corp. - Class "A"             1,222,200
131,000   * TRI Pointe Group, Inc.             2,152,330
25,000     Tupperware Brands Corp.             1,209,500
18,500   * Visteon Corp.             2,039,440
74,500   * William Lyon Homes - Class "A"             2,048,005
40,100     Wolverine World Wide, Inc.             1,158,890
                    30,601,190
  Consumer Staples-4.0%              
44,000     B&G Foods, Inc.             1,042,800
30,500   Energizer Holdings, Inc.             1,817,190
11,000   Lancaster Colony Corp.             1,354,540
40,000   * Performance Food Group Co.             1,194,000
38,500     Pinnacle Foods, Inc.             2,082,850
36,565     Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.             1,076,839
40,500   * U.S. Foods Holding Corp.             1,327,185
                    9,895,404
  Energy-5.2%              
18,000     Andeavor Logistics, LP             1,810,080
65,000   * Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.             1,040,000
51,000     Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.             2,075,700
39,500   * Dril-Quip, Inc.             1,769,600
20,000     Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             1,348,200
108,000   * Jagged Peak Energy, Inc.             1,526,040
71,000   * Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. - Class "A"             1,199,190
58,000     PBF Energy, Inc. - Class "A"             1,966,200
                    12,735,010
  Financials-23.9%              
86,000   * AllianceBernstein Holding, LP (MLP)             2,309,100
55,000     American Financial Group, Inc.             6,172,100
42,000     Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.             1,883,700
47,000   * Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc.             486,450
82,000     Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.             3,111,900
111,000     Brown & Brown, Inc.             2,823,840
75,000   * Capstar Financial Holdings, Inc.             1,412,250
59,000     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             2,476,820
37,500   * FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. - Class "A"             1,916,250
72,000     Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             1,985,040
52,000     Great Western Bancorp, Inc.             2,094,040
68,500   * Green Bancorp, Inc.             1,524,125
46,000     Guaranty Bancorp             1,304,100
29,000     IBERIABANK Corp.             2,262,000
42,000     iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (ETF)             2,115,540
22,000     Kemper Corp.             1,254,000
75,500   OceanFirst Financial Corp.             2,019,625
120,000     Old National Bancorp of Indiana             2,028,000
30,000     Popular, Inc.             1,248,600
36,000     Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.             2,614,680
32,000     QCR Holdings, Inc.             1,435,200
45,000   * Seacoast Banking Corp.             1,191,150
63,000     Simmons First National Corp. - Class "A"             1,792,350
31,000     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             1,872,090
180,000     Sterling Bancorp             4,059,000
136,500     TCF Financial Corp.             3,113,565
117,000     Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class "A"             2,364,570
                    58,870,085
  Health Care-6.1%              
22,000   * Cambrex Corp.             1,150,600
28,000   * Centene Corp.             2,992,360
12,000   * Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.             1,280,880
20,000     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             1,740,000
13,000   * ICON, PLC             1,535,820
28,500     PerkinElmer, Inc.             2,158,020
69,500     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             2,759,150
40,195   * Varex Imaging Corp.             1,438,177
                    15,055,007
  Industrials-15.9%              
25,500     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.             1,105,425
39,100   * Atkore International Group Co.             776,135
35,500     Comfort Systems USA, Inc.             1,464,375
25,000     ESCO Technologies, Inc.             1,463,750
71,500   * Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.             2,193,620
34,500     Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)             2,563,005
8,500     iShares U.S. Industrials (ETF)             1,232,755
29,000     ITT, Inc.             1,420,420
35,000     Korn/Ferry International             1,805,650
41,000     Masco Corp.             1,658,040
138,000   * NCI Building Systems, Inc.             2,442,600
38,000     Orbital ATK, Inc.             5,039,180
16,000     Owens Corning             1,286,400
30,900     Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.             1,200,465
26,750   * Patrick Industries, Inc.             1,654,488
22,000     Regal Beloit Corp.             1,613,700
48,000     Schneider National, Inc. - Class "B"             1,250,880
11,500     Snap-On, Inc.             1,696,710
60,500   * SPX Corp.             1,965,040
22,000     Standex International Corp.             2,097,700
27,500     Timken Co.             1,254,000
69,000     Triton International, Ltd.             2,111,400
                    39,295,738
  Information Technology-12.6%              
62,000   * ARRIS International, PLC             1,647,340
45,000   * Autoweb, Inc.             134,100
42,500   * Axcelis Technologies, Inc.             1,045,500
18,000     Belden, Inc.             1,240,920
65,500   * CommScope Holding Co., Inc.             2,618,035
31,000   * Diodes, Inc.             944,260
46,500   * Microsemi Corp.             3,009,480
210,000   * Mitel Networks Corp.             1,948,800
30,000     MKS Instruments, Inc.             3,469,500
40,000     NetApp, Inc.             2,467,600
58,500   * Perficient, Inc.             1,340,820
17,100     Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)             822,852
10,000   * Tech Data Corp.             851,300
150,000     Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.             2,451,000
100,000   * TTM Technologies, Inc.             1,529,000
39,000   * Web.com Group, Inc.             705,900
32,000     Western Digital Corp.             2,952,640
13,000   * Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class "A"             1,809,470
                    30,988,517
  Materials-9.9%              
43,000     AptarGroup, Inc.             3,862,690
36,000   * Berry Global Group, Inc.             1,973,160
108,500   * Constellium NV - Class "A"             1,177,225
101,000   * Ferro Corp.             2,345,220
27,500     Greif, Inc.             1,436,875
62,000   Louisiana-Pacific Corp.             1,783,740
89,000   * PQ Group Holdings, Inc.             1,243,330
24,500     Sealed Air Corp.             1,048,355
18,000     Sensient Technologies Corp.             1,270,440
55,000     Trinseo SA             4,072,750
118,500   * Venator Materials, PLC   2,143,665
31,000     WestRock Co.                 1,989,270
                       24,346,720
  Real Estate-5.4%    
60,000     Americold Realty Trust (REIT)   1,144,800
120,000     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)   1,830,000
63,500     Douglas Emmett, Inc. (REIT)   2,334,260
19,000     Federal Realty Investment Trust (REIT)   2,206,090
104,500     RLJ Lodging Trust (REIT)   2,031,480
76,000     Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (REIT)   1,156,720
69,500     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)           1,529,000
52,000     Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. (REIT)             1,003,600
                    13,235,950
  Telecommunication Services-.4%    
43,000     iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (ETF)           1,161,860
  Utilities-3.2%    
43,000     Black Hills Corp.   2,334,900
23,500     Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   1,875,300
43,500     Portland General Electric Co.   1,762,185
30,500     WEC Energy Group, Inc.             1,912,350
                      7,884,735
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $192,426,737)                    244,070,216
  SHORT-TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-.8%            
  Federal Home Loan Bank:    
$  1,000 M   1.56%, 4/12/2018   999,542
1,000 M   1.7%, 4/26/2018                    998,900
Total Value of Short-Term U.S. Government Agency Obligations (cost $1,998,160)                  1,998,442
Total Value of Investments (cost $194,424,897) 99.8 %         246,068,658
Other Assets, Less Liabilities .2                  436,548
Net Assets     100.0 %              $ 246,505,206

 



* Non-income producing
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  MLP Master Limited Partnership
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $194,595,108. Accumulated net unrealized
  appreciation on investments was $51,473,550, consisting of
  $61,897,806 gross unrealized appreciation and $10,424,256 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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks   $ 244,070,216   $ -   $ -   $ 244,070,216
Short-Term U.S. Government            
Agency Obligations     -     1,998,442     -     1,998,442
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 244,070,216   $ 1,998,442   $ -   $ 246,068,658

 

*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 March 31, 2018. Transfers, if any, between Levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.



Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
TOTAL RETURN FUND
March 31, 2018

                     
     
Shares or        
Principal        
Amount     Security             Value
  COMMON STOCKS-56.8%              
  Consumer Discretionary-6.3%              
1,500     Aptiv, PLC             $     127,455
2,800     Aramark Holdings Corp.             110,768
2,900     Big Lots, Inc.             126,237
3,200     BorgWarner, Inc.             160,736
5,550     CBS Corp. - Class "B"             285,214
4,800     DSW, Inc. - Class "A"             107,808
3,400     Ford Motor Co.             37,672
2,700     Home Depot, Inc.             481,248
3,800     L Brands, Inc.             145,198
850     Lear Corp.             158,177
2,950     Magna International, Inc.             166,232
600     Meredith Corp.             32,280
800   * Michaels Cos., Inc.             15,768
1,600     Penske Automotive Group, Inc.             70,928
800     Ross Stores, Inc.             62,384
3,500     Tapestry, Inc.             184,135
3,000     Tupperware Brands Corp.             145,140
2,200     Walt Disney Co.             220,968
600     Whirlpool Corp.             91,866
1,850     Wyndham Worldwide Corp.              211,696
                     2,941,910
  Consumer Staples-5.1%              
7,050     Altria Group, Inc.             439,356
4,500     B&G Foods, Inc.             106,650
5,300     Coca-Cola Co.             230,179
6,100     Conagra Brands, Inc.             224,968
600     Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.             71,028
9,513     Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (ADR)             225,648
2,300     PepsiCo, Inc.             251,045
4,600     Philip Morris International, Inc.             457,240
2,550     Procter & Gamble Co.             202,164
2,250     Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.             200,183
                    2,408,461
  Energy-4.6%              
2,400     Anadarko Petroleum Corp.             144,984
1,100     Chevron Corp.             125,444
3,800     ConocoPhillips             225,302
5,000     Devon Energy Corp.             158,950
2,950     ExxonMobil Corp.             220,099
3,300     Halliburton Co.             154,902
1,400     Hess Corp.             70,868
4,000     Marathon Oil Corp.             64,520
5,700     Marathon Petroleum Corp.             416,727
1,600     Occidental Petroleum Corp.             103,936
1,550     Phillips 66             148,676
1,200     Schlumberger, Ltd.             77,736
7,000     Suncor Energy, Inc.             241,780
                    2,153,924
  Financials-9.6%              
4,500     American Express Co.             419,760
2,500     American International Group, Inc.             136,050
2,300     Ameriprise Financial, Inc.             340,262
1,900     Chubb, Ltd.             259,863
7,700     Citizens Financial Group, Inc.             323,246
1,100     Comerica, Inc.             105,523
4,750     Discover Financial Services             341,667
2,000     Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class "A"             74,460
2,600     IBERIABANK Corp.             202,800
6,400     JPMorgan Chase & Co.             703,808
4,000     MetLife, Inc.             183,560
1,700     Morgan Stanley             91,732
2,250     PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.             340,290
3,700     SPDR S&P Regional Banking (ETF)             223,443
7,100     Sterling Bancorp             160,105
5,300     U.S. Bancorp             267,650
6,400     Wells Fargo & Co.             335,424
                    4,509,643
  Health Care-9.8%              
6,250     Abbott Laboratories             374,500
4,900     AbbVie, Inc.             463,785
800     Aetna, Inc.             135,200
600     Allergan, PLC             100,974
2,517     Baxter International, Inc.             163,706
1,400   * Centene Corp.             149,618
4,300     CVS Health Corp.             267,503
2,100     Gilead Sciences, Inc.             158,319
1,250     Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.             108,750
4,050     Johnson & Johnson             519,007
3,700     Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR)             141,747
2,150     Medtronic, PLC             172,473
5,200     Merck & Co., Inc.             283,244
12,800     Pfizer, Inc.             454,272
4,400     Phibro Animal Health Corp. - Class "A"             174,680
840     Shire, PLC (ADR)             125,488
2,900     Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.             598,734
2,800     Zoetis, Inc.             233,828
                    4,625,828
  Industrials-7.1%              
1,850     3M Co.             406,112
2,200     Apogee Enterprises, Inc.             95,370
8,400   * Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.             257,712
3,100     Honeywell International, Inc.             447,981
2,100     Ingersoll-Rand, PLC             179,571
7,415     Johnson Controls International, PLC             261,305
450     Lockheed Martin Corp.             152,068
500     ManpowerGroup, Inc.             57,550
4,900     Masco Corp.             198,156
3,800   * MasTec, Inc.             178,790
1,700     Owens Corning             136,680
6,300     Schneider National, Inc. - Class "B"             164,178
1,100     Snap-On, Inc.             162,294
850     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.             130,220
9,000     Triton International, Ltd.             275,400
2,000     United Technologies Corp.             251,640
                    3,355,027
  Information Technology-10.1%              
4,600     Apple, Inc.             771,788
4,600     Applied Materials, Inc.             255,806
1,100     Broadcom, Ltd.             259,215
13,300     Cisco Systems, Inc.             570,437
1,460   * Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class "V"             106,887
2,045     DXC Technology Co.             205,584
3,750   * eBay, Inc.             150,900
1,000   * FleetCor Technologies, Inc.             202,500
8,600     Intel Corp.             447,888
100     Lam Research Corp.             20,316
9,200     Microsoft Corp.             839,684
1,100   * NXP Semiconductors NV             128,700
5,200     Oracle Corp.             237,900
5,700     QUALCOMM, Inc.             315,837
1,100     TE Connectivity, Ltd.             109,890
1,300      Western Digital Corp.             119,951
                    4,743,283
  Materials-1.4%              
4,200     International Paper Co.             224,406
850     Praxair, Inc.             122,655
2,000     RPM International, Inc.             95,340
2,600     Sealed Air Corp.             111,254
1,500     Trinseo SA             111,075
                    664,730
  Real Estate-1.1%              
10,700     Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)             163,175
3,700     GGP, Inc. (REIT)             75,702
6,900     Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (REIT)             151,800
5,500       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. (REIT)              106,150
                    496,827
  Telecommunication Services-1.2%              
7,450     AT&T, Inc.             265,592
6,300     Verizon Communications, Inc.             301,266
                    566,858
  Utilities-.5%              
700     Dominion Energy, Inc.             47,201
4,900     Exelon Corp.             191,149
                    238,350
Total Value of Common Stocks (cost $21,438,196)             26,704,841
  CORPORATE BONDS-30.9%              
  Aerospace/Defense-.6%              
$   300 M   Rockwell Collins, Inc., 3.2%, 3/15/2024             291,989
  Automotive-1.5%              
200 M   Daimler Finance NA, LLC, 3.35%, 2/22/2023         (a)   199,432
400 M   Lear Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/2025           422,832
100 M   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2026              97,968
                     720,232
  Chemicals-.8%            
100 M   Agrium, Inc., 3.375%, 3/15/2025           97,228
100 M   Dow Chemical Co., 3.5%, 10/1/2024           99,235
200 M   LYB International Finance Co. BV, 3.5%, 3/2/2027              192,304
                     388,767
  Energy-4.7%            
300 M   Andeavor Logistics, LP, 5.25%, 1/15/2025           305,370
200 M   BP Capital Markets, PLC, 3.216%, 11/28/2023           198,411
300 M   Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd., 7.75%, 5/15/2019         (a)   315,084
100 M   Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, 4.2%, 9/15/2021           101,803
200 M   Enterprise Products Operating, 7.55%, 4/15/2038           270,921
200 M   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP, 3.45%, 2/15/2023           196,702
  Kinder Morgan, Inc.:            
150 M   5.625%, 11/15/2023         (a)   160,676
250 M   4.3%, 3/1/2028           249,408
300 M   Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, 5%, 3/1/2026           322,522
100 M   Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, 3/15/2019              106,050
                     2,226,947
  Financial Services-4.6%            
100 M   American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025           98,624
100 M   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 5.3%, 3/15/2020           104,251
100 M   Assured Guaranty U.S. Holding, Inc., 5%, 7/1/2024           106,744
Brookfield Finance, Inc.:            
300 M   4%, 4/1/2024           302,599
200 M   4.25%, 6/2/2026           201,097
ERAC USA Finance, LLC:            
100 M   4.5%, 8/16/2021         (a)   103,745
100 M   3.3%, 10/15/2022         (a)   99,944
100 M   Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 8.125%, 1/15/2020           108,306
300 M   GE Capital International Funding Services, Ltd., 4.418%, 11/15/2035           293,797
208 M   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 5.25%, 3/1/2026           220,037
100 M   Key Bank NA, 3.4%, 5/20/2026           96,811
100 M   Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.95%, 5/1/2022         (a)   105,688
100 M   Prudential Financial, Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2019           105,361
200 M   Travelers Cos., Inc., 4.05%, 3/7/2048              202,397
                     2,149,401
  Financials-3.7%            
200 M   Bank of America Corp., 4.1%, 7/24/2023           206,609
100 M   Barclays Bank, PLC, 5.125%, 1/8/2020           103,341
100 M   Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 4/24/2024           99,402
100 M   Citigroup, Inc., 4.5%, 1/14/2022           104,004
100 M   Deutsche Bank AG, 3.7%, 5/30/2024           96,660
100 M   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.625%, 1/22/2023           100,455
200 M   HSBC Holdings, PLC, 2.65%, 1/5/2022           194,561
  JPMorgan Chase & Co.:            
100 M   4.5%, 1/24/2022           104,094
100 M   3.54%, 5/1/2028         +   97,847
Morgan Stanley:            
200 M   5.5%, 7/28/2021           213,774
100 M   4%, 7/23/2025           101,026
100 M   U.S. Bancorp, 3.6%, 9/11/2024           100,329
200 M   UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, 4.253%, 3/23/2028         (a)   201,700
                    1,723,802
  Food/Beverage/Tobacco-.5%            
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:            
100 M   3.65%, 2/1/2026           99,573
100 M   4.9%, 2/1/2046             108,269
                    207,842
  Forest Products/Containers-.6%            
200 M   Packaging Corp. of America, 3.4%, 12/15/2027           191,714
100 M   Rock-Tenn Co., 4.9%, 3/1/2022             105,328
                    297,042
  Health Care-.9%            
200 M   CVS Health Corp., 3.875%, 7/20/2025           198,576
100 M   Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.75%, 11/15/2021           104,331
100 M   Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.75%, 8/23/2022             101,793
                    404,700
  Information Technology-1.7%            
100 M   Apple, Inc., 2.5%, 2/9/2025           94,899
400 M   Corning, Inc., 7.25%, 8/15/2036           488,807
200 M   Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 4.42%, 6/15/2021         (a)   205,302
                    789,008
  Manufacturing-.2%            
100 M   Johnson Controls International, PLC, 5%, 3/30/2020             104,119
  Media-Broadcasting-.9%            
  Comcast Corp.:            
100 M   5.15%, 3/1/2020           104,080
300 M    4.25%, 1/15/2033             311,343
                      415,423
  Media-Diversified-.2%            
100 M   Time Warner, Inc., 3.6%, 7/15/2025             97,462
  Metals/Mining-.7%            
235 M   Glencore Funding, LLC, 4.625%, 4/29/2024         (a)   241,063
100 M   Newmont Mining Corp., 5.125%, 10/1/2019             102,938
                    344,001
  Real Estate-4.2%            
200 M   Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 3.95%, 1/15/2028           195,716
75 M   Digital Realty Trust, LP, 4.75%, 10/1/2025           78,420
100 M   ERP Operating, LP, 3.375%, 6/1/2025           98,829
200 M   Essex Portfolio, LP, 3.875%, 5/1/2024           201,474
100 M   HCP, Inc., 4.25%, 11/15/2023           102,492
300 M   STORE Capital Corp., 4.5%, 3/15/2028           298,576
200 M   Tanger Properties, LP, 3.125%, 9/1/2026           183,733
100 M   Ventas Realty, LP, 4.75%, 6/1/2021           104,121
200 M   Vornado Realty, LP, 3.5%, 1/15/2025           192,850
  Welltower, Inc.:            
100 M   4%, 6/1/2025           100,074
400 M   4.25%, 4/1/2026             405,633
                    1,961,918
  Retail-General Merchandise-1.0%            
300 M   Amazon.com, Inc., 4.8%, 12/5/2034           333,289
100 M   Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 12/16/2036             128,746
                    462,035
  Schools-.2%            
100 M   Yale University, 2.086%, 4/15/2019             99,790
  Telecommunications-.4%      
200 M   AT&T, Inc., 4.25%, 3/1/2027              202,541
  Transportation-1.9%      
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC:        
250 M   7%, 12/15/2025         307,805
100 M   5.15%, 9/1/2043         116,006
100 M   Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP, 4.875%, 7/11/2022       (a)   105,348
400 M    Southwest Airlines Co., 3%, 11/15/2026           376,976
                        906,135
Utilities-1.6%      
100 M   Commonwealth Edison Co., 5.9%, 3/15/2036         123,297
100 M   Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 4.15%, 12/1/2044         102,916
100 M   Electricite de France SA, 3.625%, 10/13/2025       (a)   100,146
100 M   Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.95%, 12/15/2044         102,583
100 M   Ohio Power Co., 5.375%, 10/1/2021         107,664
100 M   Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 4%, 12/15/2044         100,978
100 M   Sempra Energy, 9.8%, 2/15/2019           105,898
                    743,482
Total Value of Corporate Bonds (cost $15,026,256)             14,536,636
  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-5.6%          
  Fannie Mae-5.0%      
42 M   2.5%, 7/1/2031     40,782
250 M   3%, 5/1/2029 - 11/1/2030     250,726
892 M   3.5%, 11/1/2028 - 1/1/2048     899,354
886 M   4%, 7/1/2041 - 3/1/2047     912,366
147 M   4.5%, 8/1/2041 - 1/1/2047     155,059
77 M   5%, 3/1/2042             82,828
                    2,341,115
  Freddie Mac-.6%      
64 M   3.5%, 7/1/2044     64,633
71 M   4%, 7/1/2044 - 4/1/2045     73,696
126 M   4.5%, 12/1/2043             132,620
                    270,949
Total Value of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $2,677,808)             2,612,064
  EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-1.8%          
9,995     iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (ETF) (cost $854,998)           855,972
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS-1.8%          
$   100 M   U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 8/15/2044         103,000
  U.S. Treasury Notes:      
550 M   1.375%, 4/30/2020     539,548
200 M   2.375%, 5/15/2027                  194,074
Total Value of U.S. Government Obligations (cost $856,647)                 836,622
  TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-1.1%          
125 M   Met. St. Louis, MO Swr. Dist. Wstwtr. Sys. Rev., 5%, 5/1/2047         144,735
300 M   New Jersey State Tpk. Auth., 4%, 1/1/2043         309,777
75 M   Tomball, TX ISD GO, 5%, 2/15/2041           87,656
Total Value of Taxable Municipal Bonds (cost $552,905)             542,168
  PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES-. 2%          
  Transportation      
100 M   American Airlines 17-2 AA PTT, 3.35%, 10/15/2029 (cost $100,818)           97,223
Total Value of Investments (cost $41,507,628) 98.2 %       46,185,526
Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.8           856,627
Net Assets     100.0 %         $ 47,042,153

 



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 March 31, 2018, the Fund
  held eleven 144A securities with an aggregate value of $1,838,128
  representing 3.9% of the Fund's net assets.
 
 
Interest rates are determined and reset periodically. The interest rates
  above are the rates in effect at March 31, 2018.
 
  Summary of Abbreviations:
  ADR American Depositary Receipts
  ETF Exchange Traded Fund
  GO General Obligation
  ISD Independent School District
  REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
  PTT Pass-Through Trust
 
  At March 31, 2018, the cost of investments for federal income tax
  purposes was $41,510,118. Accumulated net unrealized appreciation on
  investments was $4,675,408, consisting of $6,247,316 gross unrealized
  appreciation and $1,571,908 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

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 March 31, 2018:

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Common Stocks   $ 26,704,841   $ -   $ -   $ 26,704,841
Corporate Bonds     -     14,536,636     -     14,536,636
Residential            
Mortgage-Backed Securities     -     2,612,064     -     2,612,064
Exchange Traded Funds     855,972     -     -     855,972
U.S. Government Obligations     -     836,622     -     836,622
Taxable Municipal Bonds     -     542,168     -     542,168
Pass-Through Certificates     -     97,223     -     97,223
Total Investments in Securities*   $ 27,560,813   $ 18,624,713   $ -   $ 46,185,526

 

*The Portfolio of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for common stocks, 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 March 31, 2018. 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 evaluated prices that are provided by a pricing service approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). 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 evaluated prices.

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 March 31, 2018, the Investment Grade Fund held one security that was fair valued at a value of $300,000 representing .5% 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. 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 March 31, 2018, 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 March 31, 2018 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 March 31, 2018, the Covered Call Strategy 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 March 31, 2018, the Balanced Income Fund and Limited Duration Fund had investments in interest rate futures contracts, which are listed in its Portfolios of Investments.

Name Change - Effective January 31, 2018, the First Investors Limited Duration High Quality Bond Fund changed its name to First Investors Limited Duration Bond Fund. The purpose of the name change is to reflect some changes to the Fund's investment strategies.


 

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/ E. Blake Moore Jr.

E. Blake Moore Jr.

President and Principal Executive Officer

Date: May 25, 2018

 

 

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/ E. Blake Moore Jr.

E. Blake Moore Jr.

President and Principal Executive Officer

 

By: /s/ Joseph I. Benedek

Joseph I. Benedek

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date: May 25, 2018