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AST MFS GROWTH ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Long-Term Investments — 88.2%
Common Stocks — 69.9%
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%
BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)

31,605   $298,259
Dassault Aviation SA (France)

2,244   355,311
General Dynamics Corp.

3,158   761,646
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

58,930   2,117,944
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

4,825   1,198,868
Lockheed Martin Corp.

1,236   545,570
MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

2,044   474,396
Northrop Grumman Corp.

6,882   3,077,768
Raytheon Technologies Corp.

15,138   1,499,722
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)*

275,460   365,354
Safran SA (France)

2,311   272,066
            10,966,904
Airlines — 0.2%
Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

7,888   457,583
Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

13,304   526,439
JetBlue Airways Corp.*

34,789   520,096
Ryanair Holdings PLC (Ireland), ADR*

8,111   706,630
            2,210,748
Auto Components — 0.4%
Aptiv PLC*

8,150   975,637
Bridgestone Corp. (Japan)

7,800   301,822
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (France)

1,544   209,071
Continental AG (Germany)*

9,688   694,898
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan)

24,200   974,492
Lear Corp.

3,959   564,514
Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

2,925   188,107
Stoneridge, Inc.*

5,140   106,706
Visteon Corp.*

5,856   639,065
Vitesco Technologies Group AG (Germany)*

1,001   39,560
            4,693,872
Automobiles — 0.1%
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (India)

8,952   270,340
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (India)

54,082   574,107
            844,447
Banks — 3.5%
AIB Group PLC (Ireland)(a)

151,898   336,679
Bank of Hawaii Corp.(a)

5,006   420,104
Bank of Ireland Group PLC (Ireland)*

87,756   557,264
Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

637,725   1,238,967
BNP Paribas SA (France)

36,869   2,103,864
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

22,734   359,652
Cathay General Bancorp

11,529   515,923
China Construction Bank Corp. (China) (Class H Stock)

603,000   450,936
Citigroup, Inc.

27,002   1,441,907
Comerica, Inc.

7,957   719,552
Credicorp Ltd. (Peru)(a)

7,348   1,262,901
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

27,500   722,044
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Banks (cont’d.)
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

61,099   $70,235
East West Bancorp, Inc.

11,039   872,302
Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates)

50,451   205,306
Erste Group Bank AG (Austria)

5,972   217,322
First Hawaiian, Inc.

14,806   412,939
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (Class A Stock)

19,648   722,457
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV (Mexico) (Class O Stock)

39,014   293,870
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV (Mexico) (Class O Stock)*

148,058   309,664
Hanmi Financial Corp.

11,664   287,051
HDFC Bank Ltd. (India)

129,407   2,498,898
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

37,609   5,126,859
KBC Group NV (Belgium)

5,984   430,039
KeyCorp

35,781   800,779
Komercni Banka A/S (Czech Republic)

6,736   260,236
Lakeland Financial Corp.

314   22,922
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

237,600   1,461,931
NatWest Group PLC (United Kingdom)

659,338   1,858,383
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

9,814   1,810,192
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.(a)

19,634   1,362,207
Resona Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

59,000   251,469
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

5,168   232,147
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Russia)^

282,099   28
Signature Bank

3,079   903,656
SVB Financial Group*

1,058   591,898
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

3,816   218,695
Tisco Financial Group PCL (Thailand)

135,600   408,950
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada)

18,419   1,461,409
Truist Financial Corp.

23,556   1,335,625
U.S. Bancorp

12,381   658,050
UMB Financial Corp.

4,605   447,422
Umpqua Holdings Corp.

59,558   1,123,264
United Community Banks, Inc.

7,583   263,888
Wintrust Financial Corp.

8,108   753,476
Zions Bancorp NA

19,870   1,302,677
            39,106,039
Beverages — 0.9%
Ambev SA (Brazil), ADR(a)

105,004   339,163
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. (China)

82,000   499,609
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (United Kingdom)

10,838   526,835
Constellation Brands, Inc. (Class A Stock)

1,193   274,772
Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

91,403   4,627,643
Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (The)*

13,649   248,275
Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd. (China) (Class A Stock)

7,400   156,639
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

19,700   294,383
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Beverages (cont’d.)
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (China) (Class A Stock)

2,200   $591,418
PepsiCo, Inc.

10,968   1,835,824
Pernod Ricard SA (France)

4,139   908,667
            10,303,228
Biotechnology — 0.3%
Abcam PLC (United Kingdom)*

15,349   277,332
Allovir, Inc.*

6,289   42,451
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

1,613   263,387
Annexon, Inc.*

6,063   16,552
Ascendis Pharma A/S (Denmark), ADR*(a)

4,360   511,690
BioAtla, Inc.*

4,002   20,010
Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc.*

3,441   71,951
Burning Rock Biotech Ltd. (China), ADR*

10,366   96,300
Hugel, Inc. (South Korea)*

2,687   307,530
Immunocore Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), ADR*

2,765   82,673
Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.*(a)

8,076   40,784
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

1,731   162,281
Prelude Therapeutics, Inc.*

3,863   26,655
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

10,671   76,404
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.*(a)

6,156   50,849
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.*

3,277   184,954
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.*

2,914   78,241
Twist Bioscience Corp.*

2,154   106,364
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

5,343   1,394,363
            3,810,771
Building Products — 1.1%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

3,055   362,965
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

3,963   356,710
Assa Abloy AB (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

19,396   523,985
AZEK Co., Inc. (The)*

46,142   1,146,167
Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

18,725   1,208,512
Daikin Industries Ltd. (Japan)

6,200   1,127,664
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

6,968   517,583
Johnson Controls International PLC

56,957   3,734,670
Masco Corp.

31,727   1,618,077
Trane Technologies PLC

7,164   1,093,943
Trex Co., Inc.*

2,327   152,023
            11,842,299
Capital Markets — 3.2%
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (Brazil)

168,600   555,620
BlackRock, Inc.

2,260   1,727,024
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Canada) (Class A Stock)

8,619   487,294
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

4,920   562,946
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

27,611   2,327,883
CME Group, Inc.

6,779   1,612,453
Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany)

6,988   1,254,249
Euronext NV (Netherlands), 144A

7,450   677,405
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Capital Markets (cont’d.)
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

8,193   $374,748
GCM Grosvenor, Inc. (Class A Stock)

23,854   231,622
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

3,736   1,233,254
Hamilton Lane, Inc. (Class A Stock)

6,462   499,448
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (Hong Kong)

12,200   572,534
IG Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

39,518   423,189
Invesco Ltd.

20,226   466,412
Julius Baer Group Ltd. (Switzerland)

14,124   817,655
KKR & Co., Inc.

11,044   645,743
London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom)

10,323   1,083,262
Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia)

4,031   606,519
Moody’s Corp.

2,515   848,586
Morgan Stanley

30,281   2,646,559
Morningstar, Inc.

2,104   574,750
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC (Russia)^

371,331   1
MSCI, Inc.

8,814   4,432,384
Nasdaq, Inc.

19,574   3,488,087
Northern Trust Corp.

9,261   1,078,443
Open Lending Corp. (Class A Stock)*

21,175   400,419
Raymond James Financial, Inc.

9,694   1,065,468
S&P Global, Inc.

684   280,563
St. James’s Place PLC (United Kingdom)

40,104   759,221
State Street Corp.

6,668   580,916
TPG, Inc.*(a)

13,625   410,658
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. (Class A Stock)

8,502   747,071
UBS Group AG (Switzerland)

118,658   2,317,392
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.(a)

57,907   339,914
            36,129,692
Chemicals — 2.5%
Air Liquide SA (France)

4,726   826,535
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

2,126   531,309
Akzo Nobel NV (Netherlands)

10,511   906,626
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.(a)

6,908   679,816
Avient Corp.

8,691   417,168
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*

64,705   1,590,449
Celanese Corp.

5,003   714,779
Corteva, Inc.

17,510   1,006,475
Croda International PLC (United Kingdom)

6,333   656,005
Diversey Holdings Ltd.*(a)

47,999   363,352
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

36,259   2,667,937
Eastman Chemical Co.

9,307   1,042,942
Element Solutions, Inc.

43,661   956,176
FMC Corp.

4,032   530,490
Ingevity Corp.*

6,047   387,431
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

6,446   846,553
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. (Japan)

12,200   195,946
Linde PLC (United Kingdom)

11,797   3,767,497
Nitto Denko Corp. (Japan)

15,000   1,075,630
PPG Industries, Inc.

12,113   1,587,651
PTT Global Chemical PCL (Thailand)

200,200   304,052
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Chemicals (cont’d.)
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)(a)

4,060   $499,218
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

12,587   3,141,967
Sika AG (Switzerland)

3,413   1,128,627
Symrise AG (Germany)

8,455   1,014,327
UPL Ltd. (India)

95,680   969,781
            27,808,739
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6%
ACV Auctions, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

30,263   448,195
Boyd Group Services, Inc. (Canada)

1,820   241,041
Copart, Inc.*

9,339   1,171,764
GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada)

23,464   763,519
Republic Services, Inc.

5,927   785,328
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. (Canada) (NYSE)(a)

8,015   473,125
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc. (Canada) (XTSE)

14,845   876,819
Secom Co. Ltd. (Japan)

6,300   456,864
Waste Connections, Inc.

9,886   1,381,074
            6,597,729
Communications Equipment — 0.1%
Motorola Solutions, Inc.

3,840   930,048
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Sweden) (Class B Stock)

32,601   297,150
VTech Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

29,900   217,318
            1,444,516
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%
API Group Corp.*

11,181   235,136
Quanta Services, Inc.

4,004   526,967
            762,103
Construction Materials — 0.4%
Vulcan Materials Co.

22,684   4,167,051
Consumer Finance — 0.5%
AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. (Japan)

14,500   142,706
American Express Co.

14,148   2,645,676
Discover Financial Services

6,799   749,182
Encore Capital Group, Inc.*(a)

4,825   302,672
Muthoot Finance Ltd. (India)

4,696   82,311
SLM Corp.

76,577   1,405,954
            5,328,501
Containers & Packaging — 0.5%
Ardagh Metal Packaging SA*(a)

38,252   310,989
Ball Corp.

10,682   961,380
Berry Global Group, Inc.*

19,165   1,110,803
Crown Holdings, Inc.

6,420   803,078
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

60,240   1,207,210
Pactiv Evergreen, Inc.

19,254   193,695
Silgan Holdings, Inc.

8,539   394,758
TriMas Corp.

11,133   357,258
Westrock Co.

13,977   657,338
            5,996,509
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Distributors — 0.3%
Funko, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

9,190   $158,528
LKQ Corp.

46,642   2,118,013
Pool Corp.

3,724   1,574,693
            3,851,234
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

16,652   2,209,554
European Wax Center, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

4,762   140,765
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*(a)

9,155   889,042
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (China), ADR*

29,892   34,376
            3,273,737
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%
Altimeter Growth Corp. 2 (Class A Stock)*

14,555   142,930
Apollo Global Management, Inc.

17,098   1,059,905
Catalyst Partners Acquisition Corp., UTS*

10,096   101,970
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp.*

3,396   37,492
Element Fleet Management Corp. (Canada)

115,089   1,113,928
Equitable Holdings, Inc.

28,639   885,231
Voya Financial, Inc.(a)

6,970   462,459
            3,803,915
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%
Cellnex Telecom SA (Spain), 144A

28,006   1,346,313
Helios Towers PLC (Tanzania)*(a)

434,365   657,683
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (Greece)

44,161   799,035
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia)

920,900   292,799
            3,095,830
Electric Utilities — 1.2%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.

11,421   1,139,473
CLP Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

31,000   302,013
Duke Energy Corp.

26,719   2,983,444
Edison International

8,032   563,043
Eversource Energy

7,992   704,814
Iberdrola SA (Spain)

154,754   1,690,644
NextEra Energy, Inc.

4,252   360,187
Orsted A/S (Denmark), 144A

2,005   252,183
PG&E Corp.*

100,639   1,201,630
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.(a)

9,745   761,084
Portland General Electric Co.

9,469   522,215
Southern Co. (The)

33,288   2,413,713
Xcel Energy, Inc.

8,094   584,144
            13,478,587
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%
AMETEK, Inc.

23,744   3,162,226
Eaton Corp. PLC

19,251   2,921,532
Generac Holdings, Inc.*

288   85,611
 
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AST MFS GROWTH ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO (continued)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Electrical Equipment (cont’d.)
Legrand SA (France)

6,721   $638,849
nVent Electric PLC

11,330   394,058
Prysmian SpA (Italy)

14,295   485,924
Regal Rexnord Corp.

7,649   1,138,018
Schneider Electric SE

25,278   4,244,195
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*

23,872   1,213,891
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

14,998   255,566
Vertiv Holdings Co.

17,350   242,900
            14,782,770
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.7%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

6,230   536,278
Corning, Inc.

18,314   675,970
Delta Electronics, Inc. (Taiwan)

78,000   728,090
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

157,000   578,408
Kyocera Corp. (Japan)

11,400   638,831
Littelfuse, Inc.

3,979   992,402
Methode Electronics, Inc.

15,484   669,683
Plexus Corp.*

5,546   453,718
Softchoice Corp. (Canada)

16,709   377,712
TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

7,098   929,696
Yokogawa Electric Corp. (Japan)

13,100   223,685
Zebra Technologies Corp. (Class A Stock)*

2,081   860,910
            7,665,383
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%
ChampionX Corp.*

20,316   497,335
Expro Group Holdings NV*(a)

17,365   308,750
Halliburton Co.

15,094   571,610
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

4,845   207,269
            1,584,964
Entertainment — 0.7%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.

5,945   476,254
Electronic Arts, Inc.

16,829   2,129,037
IMAX Corp.*

13,232   250,482
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd. (China)

38,200   121,925
Manchester United PLC (United Kingdom) (Class A Stock)(a)

25,975   375,858
NetEase, Inc. (China), ADR

13,225   1,186,150
Netflix, Inc.*

3,054   1,143,998
Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

400   201,387
ROBLOX Corp. (Class A Stock)*(a)

6,381   295,057
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*(a)

8,574   1,318,167
Warner Music Group Corp. (Class A Stock)

13,001   492,088
            7,990,403
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.3%
Advance Residence Investment Corp. (Japan)

263   744,735
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.(a)

5,547   1,116,334
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Canada)

11,594   432,451
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (cont’d.)
American Homes 4 Rent (Class A Stock)

40,641   $1,626,859
American Tower Corp.

5,853   1,470,391
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

6,432   1,597,516
Big Yellow Group PLC (United Kingdom)

62,386   1,265,681
Boston Properties, Inc.

8,811   1,134,857
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

76,770   1,981,434
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.(a)

17,505   381,259
Douglas Emmett, Inc.

21,805   728,723
Embassy Office Parks REIT (India)

105,372   516,423
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (Class A Stock)(a)

29,403   288,737
Equinix, Inc.

3,733   2,768,467
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

17,471   1,336,182
Extra Space Storage, Inc.

18,153   3,732,257
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV (Mexico)

416,570   487,988
Goodman Group (Australia)

92,325   1,567,360
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (Canada)

14,352   1,106,464
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)

94,796   1,841,886
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust(a)

15,312   347,123
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

1,562   320,835
Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. (Japan)

233   608,377
Life Storage, Inc.

10,426   1,464,123
LXP Industrial Trust

11,288   177,222
Mapletree Logistics Trust (Singapore)

294,418   400,529
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

11,308   2,368,461
National Retail Properties, Inc.

20,177   906,754
National Storage Affiliates Trust

4,508   282,922
National Storage REIT (Australia)

497,578   1,000,443
Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (Singapore)

28,200   97,628
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.(a)

39,990   1,375,256
Prologis, Inc.

27,736   4,478,809
Public Storage

1,499   585,030
Rayonier, Inc.

29,766   1,223,978
Rural Funds Group (Australia)

28,844   63,045
SBA Communications Corp.

4,971   1,710,521
Shaftesbury PLC (United Kingdom)

122,955   996,282
Simon Property Group, Inc.

13,721   1,805,135
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

8,161   375,569
STAG Industrial, Inc.

40,023   1,654,951
Star Asia Investment Corp. (Japan)

634   322,455
STORE Capital Corp.

16,902   494,045
Sun Communities, Inc.(a)

12,369   2,168,162
UNITE Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom)

28,045   425,228
Urban Edge Properties(a)

43,310   827,221
VICI Properties, Inc.

69,794   1,986,337
Warehouses De Pauw CVA (Belgium)

28,892   1,250,084
Welltower, Inc.

13,998   1,345,768
Weyerhaeuser Co.

27,006   1,023,527
WP Carey, Inc.

8,072   652,541
            58,864,365
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%
Albertson’s Cos., Inc. (Class A Stock)(a)

24,703   $821,375
BIM Birlesik Magazalar A/S (Turkey)

58,572   337,672
Ocado Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

10,152   155,626
Performance Food Group Co.*(a)

8,415   428,408
Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

6,600   327,093
Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

150,581   545,057
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico)

179,319   734,856
Walmart, Inc.

2,177   324,199
            3,674,286
Food Products — 1.1%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

5,356   483,432
Danone SA (France)

12,327   681,689
Gruma SAB de CV (Mexico) (Class B Stock)

31,813   398,886
Hostess Brands, Inc.*

21,465   470,942
Ingredion, Inc.(a)

7,184   626,086
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd. (China) (Class A Stock)

97,400   563,041
J.M. Smucker Co. (The)

4,358   590,117
Kellogg Co.(a)

10,101   651,413
Mondelez International, Inc. (Class A Stock)

5,666   355,711
Nestle SA (Switzerland)

49,390   6,412,644
Nomad Foods Ltd. (United Kingdom)*(a)

19,582   442,162
Oatly Group AB, ADR*(a)

33,810   169,388
Orion Corp. (South Korea)

5,550   404,893
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (China)

144,000   242,163
            12,492,567
Gas Utilities — 0.2%
APA Group (Australia)

27,457   218,032
Atmos Energy Corp.(a)

3,343   399,455
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. (China)

275,000   1,161,491
New Jersey Resources Corp.

9,551   438,009
ONE Gas, Inc.(a)

4,146   365,843
            2,582,830
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0%
Abbott Laboratories

30,013   3,552,339
Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

1,812   143,533
Align Technology, Inc.*

1,745   760,820
Becton, Dickinson & Co.

3,368   895,888
Boston Scientific Corp.*

72,903   3,228,874
ConvaTec Group PLC (United Kingdom), 144A

104,779   296,607
CryoPort, Inc.*

7,257   253,342
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

15,565   766,109
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

8,828   1,039,232
Envista Holdings Corp.*(a)

41,261   2,009,823
Hologic, Inc.*

6,189   475,439
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

1,539   841,925
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (cont’d.)
Koninklijke Philips NV (Netherlands)

16,164   $493,216
Medtronic PLC

23,299   2,585,024
Nevro Corp.*

1,872   135,402
Outset Medical, Inc.*

3,858   175,153
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.*(a)

6,325   221,312
Silk Road Medical, Inc.*

2,960   122,219
STERIS PLC

13,177   3,185,803
Terumo Corp. (Japan)

22,000   667,768
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.(a)

5,807   742,715
            22,592,543
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.9%
Agiliti, Inc.*

11,935   251,829
AmerisourceBergen Corp.

5,851   905,208
Cigna Corp.

12,304   2,948,162
Encompass Health Corp.

9,231   656,416
Guardant Health, Inc.*

6,690   443,146
HealthEquity, Inc.*(a)

5,642   380,497
Humana, Inc.

601   261,537
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

2,790   735,611
McKesson Corp.

6,400   1,959,232
Premier, Inc. (Class A Stock)

9,797   348,675
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(a)

4,770   652,822
Universal Health Services, Inc. (Class B Stock)

5,476   793,746
            10,336,881
Health Care Technology — 0.1%
Certara, Inc.*

21,114   453,529
Definitive Healthcare Corp.*

7,395   182,287
            635,816
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%
Aramark

19,022   715,227
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

8,485   656,400
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

1,228   1,942,733
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

2,146   873,443
Dutch Bros, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

1,281   70,801
F45 Training Holdings, Inc.*(a)

14,840   158,788
Flutter Entertainment PLC (Ireland)*

5,584   650,412
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

6,667   1,011,651
Hyatt Hotels Corp. (Class A Stock)*

12,216   1,166,017
International Game Technology PLC(a)

36,848   909,409
Jack in the Box, Inc.(a)

3,878   362,244
MakeMyTrip Ltd. (India)*(a)

11,857   318,123
Marriott International, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

7,966   1,400,024
MGM Resorts International

8,116   340,385
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*(a)

6,943   294,522
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (Class A Stock)

18,028   875,440
Starbucks Corp.

8,758   796,715
Wendy’s Co. (The)

44,103   968,943
Whitbread PLC (United Kingdom)*

5,737   213,824
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (China) (NYSE)

38,512   1,599,788
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (cont’d.)
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (China) (XHKG)

1,950   $84,198
            15,409,087
Household Durables — 0.3%
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai (China) (Class A Stock)

62,700   317,329
Midea Group Co. Ltd. (China) (Class A Stock)

20,000   178,206
Newell Brands, Inc.(a)

43,546   932,320
Toll Brothers, Inc.

24,525   1,153,165
Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd. (China) (Class A Stock)

20,000   156,601
            2,737,621
Household Products — 0.6%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

4,196   416,999
Colgate-Palmolive Co.

27,304   2,070,462
Energizer Holdings, Inc.

15,432   474,688
Kimberly-Clark Corp.

9,016   1,110,411
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (United Kingdom)

36,699   2,822,042
            6,894,602
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%
AES Corp. (The)

37,428   963,023
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%
Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

57,440   2,880,088
Honeywell International, Inc.

15,506   3,017,158
Roper Technologies, Inc.

2,254   1,064,406
            6,961,652
Insurance — 3.3%
AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

277,800   2,900,317
American International Group, Inc.

9,686   607,990
Aon PLC (Class A Stock)

20,922   6,812,831
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

19,388   3,385,145
Assurant, Inc.

5,337   970,427
Beazley PLC (United Kingdom)

43,667   239,326
Chubb Ltd.

17,519   3,747,314
Cincinnati Financial Corp.

3,218   437,519
CNO Financial Group, Inc.

14,800   371,332
Everest Re Group Ltd.(a)

4,193   1,263,686
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

5,912   883,962
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

18,215   1,308,019
Hiscox Ltd. (United Kingdom)

17,326   224,004
Manulife Financial Corp. (Canada)

27,567   587,878
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

15,680   2,672,186
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. (China) (Class H Stock)

123,500   868,275
Progressive Corp. (The)

20,231   2,306,132
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

6,436   704,485
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

5,138   923,852
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

3,836   342,785
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

9,310   1,701,216
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Insurance (cont’d.)
Willis Towers Watson PLC

9,884   $2,334,799
Zurich Insurance Group AG (Switzerland)

1,357   668,336
            36,261,816
Interactive Media & Services — 2.1%
Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

3,530   9,818,166
Alphabet, Inc. (Class C Stock)*

925   2,583,516
Baidu, Inc. (China), ADR*

1,370   181,251
Bumble, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

13,664   395,983
carsales.com Ltd. (Australia)

9,853   152,582
Genius Sports Ltd. (United Kingdom)*

28,908   132,977
IAC/InterActiveCorp*

5,573   558,860
Match Group, Inc.*

21,375   2,324,318
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

8,315   1,848,923
NAVER Corp. (South Korea)

5,936   1,656,638
SEEK Ltd. (Australia)

8,732   192,379
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

67,500   3,149,619
Z Holdings Corp. (Japan)

88,200   384,665
            23,379,877
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.4%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)*

40,900   554,471
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China), ADR*

13,250   1,441,600
Allegro.eu SA (Poland), 144A*

14,615   122,455
Amazon.com, Inc.*

3,475   11,328,326
JD.com, Inc. (China), ADR*

676   39,120
JD.com, Inc. (China) (Class A Stock)*

6,876   198,270
Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (United Kingdom), 144A*

2,385   80,685
Meituan (China) (Class B Stock), 144A*

18,200   350,716
Prosus NV (China)*

6,024   322,048
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. (China), ADR*

24,364   219,276
Vivid Seats, Inc. (Class A Stock)(a)

26,155   289,274
ZOZO, Inc. (Japan)

8,000   213,912
            15,160,153
IT Services — 2.8%
Accenture PLC (Class A Stock)

10,523   3,548,671
Amadeus IT Group SA (Spain)*

20,945   1,365,840
Amdocs Ltd.

10,771   885,484
Block, Inc.*

3,080   417,648
Capgemini SE (France)

5,312   1,181,577
CGI, Inc. (Canada)*

5,310   423,008
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (Class A Stock)

8,534   765,244
Endava PLC (United Kingdom), ADR*

5,275   701,733
Evo Payments, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

22,213   512,898
ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

4,520   647,580
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

12,551   1,260,371
Fiserv, Inc.*

3,935   399,009
Fujitsu Ltd. (Japan)

8,400   1,257,773
Gartner, Inc.*

3,654   1,086,919
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
IT Services (cont’d.)
GDS Holdings Ltd. (China) (Class A Stock)*

22,700   $113,440
Global Payments, Inc.

7,488   1,024,658
Keywords Studios PLC (Ireland)

13,383   465,244
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd. (China), ADR*

15,345   93,144
Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock)

10,184   3,639,558
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (Japan)

16,900   553,273
Nuvei Corp. (Canada), 144A*

4,181   315,206
Okta, Inc.*

2,538   383,136
Paya Holdings, Inc.*(a)

50,918   298,379
Payoneer Global, Inc.*

45,734   203,974
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

5,810   671,926
Remitly Global, Inc.*(a)

29,439   290,563
Sabre Corp.*

34,898   398,884
Shopify, Inc. (Canada) (Class A Stock)*

144   97,338
TaskUS, Inc. (Philippines) (Class A Stock)*(a)

12,790   491,903
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India)

22,639   1,114,036
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.*(a)

46,053   958,363
Visa, Inc. (Class A Stock)(a)

20,813   4,615,699
WNS Holdings Ltd. (India), ADR*

8,429   720,595
            30,903,074
Leisure Products — 0.2%
Brunswick Corp.(a)

11,750   950,457
Malibu Boats, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

3,469   201,237
Mattel, Inc.*

23,955   532,041
Polaris, Inc.(a)

3,592   378,309
Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

3,400   94,366
Yamaha Corp. (Japan)

5,100   221,688
            2,378,098
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.7%
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*

15,089   209,435
Agilent Technologies, Inc.

9,052   1,197,851
Bio-Techne Corp.

2,634   1,140,627
Bruker Corp.

10,275   660,683
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

6,021   1,709,783
Danaher Corp.

17,767   5,211,594
Gerresheimer AG (Germany)

5,061   369,528
ICON PLC (Ireland)*

16,036   3,900,276
Illumina, Inc.*

525   183,435
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

32,454   1,144,653
MaxCyte, Inc.*

14,938   104,417
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

381   523,185
Olink Holding AB (Sweden), ADR*(a)

3,996   70,569
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC (United Kingdom)*

9,072   48,349
PerkinElmer, Inc.(a)

22,503   3,925,873
QIAGEN NV*

25,684   1,259,624
Syneos Health, Inc.*

16,311   1,320,376
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

8,394   4,957,916
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

3,940   1,618,198
            29,556,372
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Machinery — 1.6%
Aalberts NV (Netherlands)

5,943   $308,780
Airtac International Group (China)

5,000   161,397
Doosan Bobcat, Inc. (South Korea)

13,229   422,111
Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

4,984   109,100
Flowserve Corp.(a)

11,106   398,705
Fortive Corp.

1,800   109,674
GEA Group AG (Germany)

22,912   942,024
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.*

11,783   178,512
IDEX Corp.

6,877   1,318,527
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

8,457   1,770,896
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

29,319   1,476,212
ITT, Inc.

6,157   463,068
Kubota Corp. (Japan)

34,800   652,201
Otis Worldwide Corp.

6,612   508,793
PACCAR, Inc.

19,282   1,698,166
Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) (Part. Cert.)

2,045   437,401
SMC Corp. (Japan)

2,400   1,342,601
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(a)

12,591   1,760,096
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

90,500   1,455,787
Timken Co. (The)

3,616   219,491
Toyota Industries Corp. (Japan)

9,700   668,097
Weir Group PLC (The) (United Kingdom)(a)

30,339   648,788
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

7,267   698,867
            17,749,294
Media — 0.7%
Altice USA, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

15,126   188,773
Cable One, Inc.

403   590,089
Charter Communications, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

4,545   2,479,388
Comcast Corp. (Class A Stock)

62,782   2,939,453
Discovery, Inc. (Class C Stock)*(a)

22,378   558,779
Liberty Broadband Corp. (Class C Stock)*

5,129   694,056
Quebecor, Inc. (Canada) (Class B Stock)

15,023   358,105
            7,808,643
Metals & Mining — 0.5%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

9,033   552,753
Arconic Corp.*

10,223   261,913
Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

3,313   527,207
Glencore PLC (Australia)*

202,950   1,326,029
Gold Fields Ltd. (South Africa), ADR

13,044   201,660
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

1,606   151,221
Polymetal International PLC (Russia)

34,668   136,117
Rio Tinto PLC (Australia)

18,242   1,449,144
Vale SA (Brazil), ADR(a)

18,727   374,353
            4,980,397
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%
Two Harbors Investment Corp.(a)

68,311   377,760
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Multiline Retail — 0.3%
B&M European Value Retail SA (United Kingdom)

56,533   $395,659
Dollar General Corp.

1,266   281,849
Dollar Tree, Inc.*

10,639   1,703,836
Lojas Renner SA (Brazil)

89,832   521,137
            2,902,481
Multi-Utilities — 0.7%
Ameren Corp.

7,281   682,666
Black Hills Corp.(a)

7,432   572,413
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

26,464   810,857
CMS Energy Corp.

12,400   867,256
Dominion Energy, Inc.

22,515   1,913,099
E.ON SE (Germany)

77,323   898,543
National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

46,722   721,169
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

14,154   990,780
Sempra Energy

5,030   845,644
            8,302,427
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.9%
Capricorn Energy PLC (United Kingdom)*

83,708   243,298
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (China) (Class H Stock)

712,000   355,328
CNX Resources Corp.*(a)

19,433   402,652
ConocoPhillips

21,722   2,172,200
Coterra Energy, Inc.

19,935   537,647
Devon Energy Corp.

22,935   1,356,146
Diamondback Energy, Inc.

8,157   1,118,162
Eni SpA (Italy)

121,570   1,779,127
Enterprise Products Partners LP, MLP

3,979   102,698
EOG Resources, Inc.(a)

8,286   987,940
Galp Energia SGPS SA (Portugal)

119,773   1,519,977
Hess Corp.

10,676   1,142,759
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (Japan)

12,600   347,194
LUKOIL PJSC (Russia), ADR^

6,309   1
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. (Class A Stock)

15,170   358,770
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

10,628   2,657,319
Plains GP Holdings LP (Class A Stock)*(a)

69,523   802,991
Reliance Industries Ltd. (India)

16,760   580,935
Santos Ltd. (Australia)

58,167   336,102
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

9,554   311,041
Targa Resources Corp.

9,666   729,493
TC Energy Corp. (Canada)

6,983   393,850
United Tractors Tbk PT (Indonesia)

400,800   712,593
Valero Energy Corp.

7,983   810,594
Viper Energy Partners LP

15,960   471,937
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

32,877   787,712
            21,018,466
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%
Suzano SA (Brazil)

33,300   386,433
Personal Products — 0.2%
Amorepacific Corp. (South Korea)

3,085   404,820
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Personal Products (cont’d.)
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) (Class A Stock)

5,333   $1,452,283
Kao Corp. (Japan)

15,400   632,990
Kose Corp. (Japan)

1,600   167,638
            2,657,731
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%
Bayer AG (Germany)

21,783   1,487,532
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

6,317   128,614
Eli Lilly & Co.

1,943   556,417
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV (Mexico) (Class B Stock)

250,907   274,875
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.*(a)

2,991   145,512
Hypera SA (Brazil)

18,404   149,789
Johnson & Johnson

26,564   4,707,938
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. (Japan)

23,000   534,691
Merck & Co., Inc.

29,097   2,387,409
Novartis AG (Switzerland)

18,338   1,607,015
Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark) (Class B Stock)

30,000   3,330,734
Optinose, Inc.*

15,184   37,505
Organon & Co.

20,656   721,514
Pfizer, Inc.

54,348   2,813,596
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

7,799   412,879
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

14,408   5,701,248
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

40,600   402,900
Zoetis, Inc.

9,401   1,772,935
            27,173,103
Professional Services — 2.1%
CACI International, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

3,537   1,065,557
Clarivate PLC*

87,201   1,461,489
CoStar Group, Inc.*

30,339   2,020,881
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.*

66,926   1,172,543
Equifax, Inc.

15,733   3,730,294
Experian PLC (United Kingdom)

17,295   670,710
HireRight Holdings Corp.*

16,434   281,021
KBR, Inc.

31,061   1,699,968
Legalzoom.com, Inc.*(a)

10,808   152,825
Leidos Holdings, Inc.

6,978   753,764
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan)

9,600   215,264
RELX PLC (United Kingdom)

10,145   315,871
TransUnion

26,990   2,789,147
TriNet Group, Inc.*

1,219   119,901
Verisk Analytics, Inc.

18,738   4,021,737
Wolters Kluwer NV (Netherlands)

26,148   2,781,171
            23,252,143
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.1%
Ascendas India Trust (Singapore), UTS

460,100   403,023
Capitaland Investment Ltd. (Singapore)*

315,600   925,525
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV (Mexico)

232,216   443,534
 
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AST MFS GROWTH ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO (continued)
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Real Estate Management & Development (cont’d.)
Emaar Properties PJSC (United Arab Emirates)

147,000   $239,351
ESR Cayman Ltd. (China), 144A*

489,000   1,512,158
Grainger PLC (United Kingdom)

226,414   864,216
Grand City Properties SA (Germany)

18,839   376,402
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

94,000   189,861
Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd. (Japan)

4,500   144,922
Katitas Co. Ltd. (Japan)

41,200   1,134,582
LEG Immobilien SE (Germany)

11,725   1,333,639
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA (Brazil)

129,134   661,801
Shurgard Self Storage SA (Belgium)

13,737   853,314
Sino Land Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)

409,909   528,986
Swire Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

339,400   840,327
Vonovia SE (Germany)

30,333   1,414,370
            11,866,011
Road & Rail — 0.9%
Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

12,507   1,677,689
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada) (NYSE)(a)

21,229   1,752,242
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada) (XTSE)

18,339   1,513,593
CSX Corp.

6,176   231,291
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

16,710   843,187
Schneider National, Inc. (Class B Stock)

16,924   431,562
Uber Technologies, Inc.*

12,503   446,107
Union Pacific Corp.

9,564   2,612,980
XPO Logistics, Inc.*(a)

11,135   810,628
            10,319,279
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.6%
Analog Devices, Inc.

5,113   844,565
Applied Materials, Inc.

8,579   1,130,712
ASM International NV (Netherlands)

2,286   833,495
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) (BATE)

959   642,352
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) (XNGS)

1,676   1,119,451
Cohu, Inc.*

9,696   287,002
Entegris, Inc.

14,323   1,880,037
Intel Corp.

16,006   793,257
Lam Research Corp.

2,760   1,483,804
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

5,951   2,890,282
NVIDIA Corp.

13,755   3,753,189
NXP Semiconductors NV (China)

16,874   3,123,040
ON Semiconductor Corp.*

14,134   884,930
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

1,646   247,229
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

205,000   4,223,916
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan), ADR

19,728   2,056,841
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (cont’d.)
Texas Instruments, Inc.

16,089   $2,952,010
            29,146,112
Software — 5.0%
ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

6,148   193,601
Adobe, Inc.*

9,931   4,524,762
Alkami Technology, Inc.*

18,741   268,184
Atlassian Corp. PLC (Class A Stock)*

2,684   788,640
Autodesk, Inc.*

8,819   1,890,353
Avalara, Inc.*

2,424   241,212
Black Knight, Inc.*

34,340   1,991,377
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

28,078   4,617,708
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Inc.*(a)

19,373   213,878
Constellation Software, Inc. (Canada)

1,307   2,234,179
Coupa Software, Inc.*

1,242   126,224
Dassault Systemes SE (France)

5,623   276,419
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.*

11,097   279,311
Everbridge, Inc.*

9,443   412,093
Expensify, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

7,300   128,188
Five9, Inc.*

2,409   265,954
Intuit, Inc.

5,599   2,692,223
Microsoft Corp.(k)

55,767   17,193,524
nCino, Inc.*(a)

3,629   148,716
NCR Corp.*

7,850   315,491
Nice Ltd. (Israel), ADR*

8,264   1,809,816
Oracle Corp. (Japan)

2,700   187,660
Paycor HCM, Inc.*(a)

19,139   557,136
Paylocity Holding Corp.*

6,610   1,360,140
Procore Technologies, Inc.*

3,854   223,378
Q2 Holdings, Inc.*

8,662   534,012
Qualtrics International, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

5,033   143,692
Rapid7, Inc.*

5,638   627,171
salesforce.com, Inc.*

9,297   1,973,939
SAP SE (Germany)

13,605   1,512,011
ServiceNow, Inc.*

4,178   2,326,686
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

7,180   538,644
Synopsys, Inc.*

6,645   2,214,579
Topicus.com, Inc. (Netherlands)*

1,505   112,260
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

3,069   1,365,367
Unity Software, Inc.*

1,017   100,897
Verint Systems, Inc.*

14,076   727,729
WiseTech Global Ltd. (Australia)

2,658   100,274
            55,217,428
Specialty Retail — 0.9%
Burlington Stores, Inc.*

5,420   987,361
Five Below, Inc.*

3,714   588,186
Home Depot, Inc. (The)

1,846   552,563
Leslie’s, Inc.*(a)

33,227   643,275
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

8,467   1,711,943
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

2,068   1,416,497
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.*(a)

18,742   366,781
Ross Stores, Inc.

6,864   620,918
Tractor Supply Co.

4,674   1,090,771
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

3,165   1,260,366
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*(a)

28,878   725,127
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Specialty Retail (cont’d.)
Zumiez, Inc.*(a)

8,576   $327,689
            10,291,477
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.0%
Apple, Inc.

43,584   7,610,202
Corsair Gaming, Inc.*(a)

11,796   249,604
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

62,056   3,549,285
            11,409,091
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%
adidas AG (Germany)

4,106   960,050
Burberry Group PLC (United Kingdom)

31,425   685,521
Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland) (Class A Stock)

8,832   1,114,509
EssilorLuxottica SA (France)

6,200   1,136,242
Kering SA (France)

686   433,707
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

4,417   1,613,221
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

3,764   2,682,650
NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

9,742   1,310,883
On Holding AG (Switzerland) (Class A Stock)*(a)

6,141   154,999
PVH Corp.

7,751   593,804
Skechers USA, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

44,360   1,808,114
            12,493,700
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

18,854   592,001
Tobacco — 0.3%
British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

25,673   1,077,622
Imperial Brands PLC (United Kingdom)

39,016   824,584
ITC Ltd. (India)

94,890   313,317
Philip Morris International, Inc.

7,338   689,332
Swedish Match AB (Sweden)

54,245   407,592
            3,312,447
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.2%
Air Lease Corp.

8,506   379,793
Electrocomponents PLC (United Kingdom)

34,315   487,061
GMS, Inc.*

3,055   152,047
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.*

1,950   315,296
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (China)

5,305   201,961
Triton International Ltd. (Bermuda)

3,680   258,262
Univar Solutions, Inc.*

17,802   572,156
WESCO International, Inc.*

2,055   267,438
            2,634,014
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%
Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd. (China) (Class A Stock)*

20,000   153,571
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%
Advanced Info Service PCL (Thailand)

37,300   260,839
Etihad Etisalat Co. (Saudi Arabia)

9,570   105,741
      Shares   Value
Common Stocks (continued)
Wireless Telecommunication Services (cont’d.)
KDDI Corp. (Japan)

46,400   $1,521,509
SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan)

7,400   332,733
T-Mobile US, Inc.*(a)

2,568   329,603
Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

727,341   1,184,313
            3,734,738
 
Total Common Stocks

(cost $620,413,550)

  781,103,381
Preferred Stock — 0.1%
Household Products
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany) (PRFC)

17,950   1,198,653
(cost $1,675,650)      
    
      Units  
Warrants* — 0.0%
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland), expiring 11/22/23

8,589 6,785
(cost $0)    
    
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
 
Asset-Backed Securities — 1.1%
Automobiles — 0.1%
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust,
Series 2021-03A, Class C, 144A
1.630%   09/16/30     250 235,755
DT Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2019-02A, Class C, 144A
3.180%   02/18/25     4 3,990
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2020-01A, Class C, 144A
2.490%   01/15/25     35 34,891
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust,
Series 2019-02A, Class A2, 144A
2.070%   10/15/24     100 100,013
Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust,
Series 2020-A, Class C, 144A
2.080%   03/20/24     57 56,835
Securitized Term Auto Loan Receivables Trust (Canada),
Series 2019-CRTA, Class B, 144A
2.453%   03/25/26     13 13,353
Series 2019-CRTA, Class C, 144A
2.849%   03/25/26     16 16,094
            460,931
Collateralized Loan Obligations — 1.0%
ACREC Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2021-FL01, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)
2.618%(c)   10/16/36     150 148,565
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.)
Series 2021-FL01, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.650%)
3.118%(c)   10/16/36     180   $178,126
ACRES Commercial Realty Ltd.,
Series 2021-FL02, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.650%)
3.091%(c)   01/15/37     186   183,272
Allegro CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2016-01A, Class CR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)
2.241%(c)   01/15/30     670   662,383
Arbor Realty Collateralized Loan Obligation Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2020-FL01, Class B, 144A, 1 Month Term SOFR + 1.914% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.800%)
2.216%(c)   02/15/35     500   495,236
Series 2020-FL01, Class C, 144A, 1 Month Term SOFR + 2.164% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.050%)
2.466%(c)   02/15/35     100   99,066
Series 2021-FL02, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)
1.997%(c)   05/15/36     600   578,491
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd.,
Series 2021-FL01, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)
2.397%(c)   12/15/35     100   98,743
Series 2021-FL01, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.950%)
3.347%(c)   12/15/35     100   98,958
Series 2021-FL03, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.850%)
2.247%(c)   08/15/34     102   100,295
Series 2021-FL03, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%)
2.597%(c)   08/15/34     100   97,972
Series 2021-FL04, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%)
2.697%(c)   11/15/36     204   201,238
Series 2022-FL01, Class D, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.000%)
3.050%(c)   01/15/37     560   555,989
BDS Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2019-FL04, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%)
1.541%(c)   08/15/36     125   124,258
Series 2019-FL04, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)
2.441%(c)   08/15/36     147   144,451
Series 2021-FL07, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%)
1.968%(c)   06/16/36     100   97,531
BSPDF Issuer Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2021-FL01, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.800%)
2.197%(c)   10/15/36     258   255,398
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.)
BSPRT Issuer Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2018-FL04, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)
1.997%(c)   09/15/35     150   $149,638
Series 2019-FL05, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)
2.397%(c)   05/15/29     100   98,940
Series 2021-FL06, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)
1.997%(c)   03/15/36     752   742,316
Series 2021-FL06, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.050%)
2.447%(c)   03/15/36     100   96,936
Series 2021-FL07, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%)
2.697%(c)   12/15/38     100   97,863
Series 2021-FL07, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.750%)
3.147%(c)   12/15/38     100   96,503
CHCP Ltd.,
Series 2021-FL01, Class B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.764% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.650%)
1.814%(c)   02/15/38     600   589,721
Series 2021-FL01, Class C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.214% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.100%)
2.264%(c)   02/15/38     100   97,775
Columbia Cent CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2018-28A, Class A2R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.700%)
2.015%(c)   11/07/30     500   494,866
Series 2018-28A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)
2.465%(c)   11/07/30     253   247,466
Ladder Capital Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2021-FL02, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)
2.547%(c)   12/13/38     115   113,656
LoanCore Issuer Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2019-CRE02, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.450% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.450%)
2.847%(c)   05/15/36     35   35,000
Series 2021-CRE05, Class AS, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)
2.147%(c)   07/15/36     328   324,797
Series 2021-CRE05, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)
2.397%(c)   07/15/36     313   309,048
Series 2021-CRE06, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.900%)
2.297%(c)   11/15/38     590   583,654
Madison Park Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2017-23A, Class CR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)
2.268%(c)   07/27/31     500   497,629
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.)
MF1 Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2020-FL04, Class AS, 144A, 1 Month Term SOFR + 2.214% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.100%)
2.543%(c)   11/15/35     136   $133,934
Series 2022-FL08, Class C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%)
2.250%(c)   02/19/37     146   143,689
Series 2022-FL08, Class D, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.650%)
2.700%(c)   02/19/37     100   98,246
MidOcean Credit CLO (Cayman Islands),
Series 2013-02A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.650%)
1.779%(c)   01/29/30     448   444,190
Neuberger Berman CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2013-15A, Class CR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.850%)
2.091%(c)   10/15/29     353   347,223
Oaktree CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2015-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.870% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)
1.124%(c)   10/20/27     87   86,689
Series 2019-01A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)
2.009%(c)   04/22/30     300   296,617
Series 2019-01A, Class CR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.350%)
2.609%(c)   04/22/30     250   243,678
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2020-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.350%)
1.830%(c)   02/20/28     250   248,613
Race Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2013-08A, Class AR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.040% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.040%)
1.520%(c)   02/20/30     247   245,434
STWD Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2021-FL02, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.100%)
2.568%(c)   04/18/38     117   113,411
Series 2022-FL03, Class B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.950%)
2.000%(c)   11/15/38     100   98,974
Series 2022-FL03, Class C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%)
2.250%(c)   11/15/38     159   156,949
              11,353,427
Other — 0.0%
Business Jet Securities LLC,
Series 2020-01A, Class A, 144A
2.981%   11/15/35     77   74,218
Series 2021-01A, Class B, 144A
2.918%   04/15/36     81   75,901
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)
Other (cont’d.)
CARS-DB4 LP,
Series 2020-01A, Class A4, 144A
3.190%   02/15/50     100   $96,842
              246,961
Small Business Loan — 0.0%
United States Small Business Administration,
Series 2013-20H, Class 1
3.160%   08/01/33     67   66,067
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities

(cost $12,304,369)

  12,127,386
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.8%
AREIT Trust,
Series 2019-CRE03, Class A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.134% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.020%)
1.184%(c)   09/14/36     23   22,570
Series 2019-CRE03, Class B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.664% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.550%)
1.714%(c)   09/14/36     100   99,037
Series 2019-CRE03, Class C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.014% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.900%)
2.064%(c)   09/14/36     100   98,879
Series 2022-CRE06, Class B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.850%)
1.900%(c)   11/17/24     100   98,022
Series 2022-CRE06, Class C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)
2.200%(c)   12/17/24     139   136,208
Series 2022-CRE06, Class D, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.850%)
2.900%(c)   12/17/24     100   97,981
Bancorp Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2019-CRE06, Class B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.664% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.550%)
1.714%(c)   09/15/36     17   16,808
BANK,
Series 2019-BN24, Class A3
2.960%   11/15/62     21   20,355
Benchmark Mortgage Trust,
Series 2020-B18, Class A5
1.925%   07/15/53     111   99,331
BPCRE Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2021-FL01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.850%)
1.291%(c)   02/15/37     2   1,635
BXMT Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2020-FL02, Class B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.514% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.400%)
1.564%(c)   02/15/38     100   99,078
Series 2021-FL04, Class AS, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.300%)
1.697%(c)   05/15/38     248   244,312
Series 2021-FL04, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.550%)
1.947%(c)   05/15/38     543   533,462
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(continued)
Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending,
Series 2019-CF02, Class A5
2.874%   11/15/52     347   $333,891
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2015-PC01, Class A5
3.902%   07/10/50     145   146,851
FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,
Series K066, Class A2
3.117%   06/25/27     800   812,607
Series K078, Class A2
3.854%   06/25/28     160   168,919
Series K097, Class X1, IO
1.090%(cc)   07/25/29     100   6,770
Series K098, Class X1, IO
1.144%(cc)   08/25/29     149   10,611
GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2017-GS06, Class A3
3.433%   05/10/50     250   249,513
LoanCore Issuer Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2019-CRE03, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)
1.997%(c)   04/15/34     90   88,970
MF1 Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2021-FL05, Class C, 144A, 1 Month Term SOFR + 1.814% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.700%)
2.143%(c)   07/15/36     142   138,539
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,
Series 2017-H01, Class A5
3.530%   06/15/50     200   201,262
Series 2019-H07, Class A4
3.261%   07/15/52     161   158,038
PFP Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Series 2021-07, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.400%)
1.831%(c)   04/14/38     100   98,192
Series 2021-07, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.650%)
2.081%(c)   04/14/38     100   96,511
Series 2021-08, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)
2.581%(c)   08/09/37     730   720,894
Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC,
Series 2021-FL07, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%)
2.657%(c)   11/25/36     100   99,276
Series 2021-FL07, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.950%)
3.407%(c)   11/25/36     100   97,298
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2017-C07, Class A4
3.679%   12/15/50     255   258,435
Series 2018-C08, Class A4
3.983%   02/15/51     463   477,435
Series 2019-C16, Class A4
3.605%   04/15/52     200   200,330
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(continued)
Series 2019-C17, Class A4
2.921%   10/15/52     768   $737,963
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2016-LC25, Class A4
3.640%   12/15/59     401   405,212
Series 2017-C42, Class A4
3.589%   12/15/50     510   515,265
Series 2018-C46, Class A4
4.152%   08/15/51     808   840,596
 
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

(cost $8,726,704)

  8,431,056
Corporate Bonds — 8.7%
Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%
Boeing Co. (The),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.196%   02/04/26     346   327,366
5.150%   05/01/30     98   104,376
5.705%   05/01/40     92   103,050
5.805%   05/01/50     89   102,705
TransDigm, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
4.625%   01/15/29     549   513,655
              1,151,152
Agriculture — 0.1%
BAT Capital Corp. (United Kingdom),
Gtd. Notes
3.222%   08/15/24     102   101,967
4.742%   03/16/32     344   346,107
4.906%   04/02/30     260   267,510
BAT International Finance PLC (United Kingdom),
Gtd. Notes
4.448%   03/16/28     333   333,781
              1,049,365
Airlines — 0.0%
Azul Investments LLP (Brazil),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.250%   06/15/26(a)     200   168,657
Auto Manufacturers — 0.1%
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.950%   05/28/27     200   203,339
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.100%   01/17/24     200   206,961
Hyundai Capital America,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.375%   10/15/27     95   87,272
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
1.800%   01/10/28     135   119,548
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC (Germany),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.200%   09/26/26     200   196,108
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Auto Manufacturers (cont’d.)
3.750%   05/13/30     200   $199,304
              1,012,532
Banks — 1.5%
ABQ Finance Ltd. (Qatar),
Gtd. Notes, EMTN
2.000%   07/06/26     230   215,659
Banco Bradesco SAs (Brazil),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
4.375%   03/18/27(a)     286   286,635
Banco Continental SAECA (Paraguay),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.750%   12/10/25     193   176,745
Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana (Dominican Republic),
Sub. Notes
7.000%   02/01/23     175   177,630
Banco del Estado de Chile (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.704%   01/09/25     400   397,653
Banco Industrial SA (Guatemala),
Sub. Notes, 144A
4.875%(ff)   01/29/31     175   169,029
Bangkok Bank PCL (Thailand),
Sub. Notes, 144A
3.466%(ff)   09/23/36(a)     370   331,498
Sub. Notes, 144A, MTN
3.733%(ff)   09/25/34     316   294,281
Sub. Notes, EMTN
3.733%(ff)   09/25/34     200   186,254
Banistmo SA (Panama),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.250%   07/31/27     226   218,571
Bank Hapoalim BM (Israel),
Sub. Notes, 144A
3.255%(ff)   01/21/32     353   325,914
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (Israel),
Sub. Notes, 144A
3.275%(ff)   01/29/31     200   187,452
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (Indonesia),
Sub. Notes, EMTN
3.750%   03/30/26     281   266,768
Bank of America Corp.,
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series Z
6.500%(ff)   10/23/24(oo)     239   251,089
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.572%(ff)   10/20/32     871   793,280
3.004%(ff)   12/20/23     250   250,635
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN
2.496%(ff)   02/13/31     483   443,195
4.271%(ff)   07/23/29     200   206,550
Barclays PLC (United Kingdom),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.894%(ff)   11/24/32     225   204,209
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN
4.972%(ff)   05/16/29     200   209,984
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Banks (cont’d.)
BPCE SA (France),
Sub. Notes, 144A, MTN
4.500%   03/15/25     200   $202,466
CBQ Finance Ltd. (Qatar),
Gtd. Notes, EMTN
2.000%   05/12/26     211   198,928
China Construction Bank Corp. (China),
Sub. Notes
4.250%(ff)   02/27/29     200   202,683
Citigroup, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.666%(ff)   01/29/31     500   464,484
Commercial Bank PSQC (The) (Qatar),
Jr. Sub. Notes
4.500%(ff)   03/03/26(oo)     224   217,084
Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.750%   03/26/25     250   249,261
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.091%(ff)   05/14/32     250   224,935
Deutsche Bank AG (Germany),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.311%(ff)   11/16/27     301   276,932
Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Kazakhstan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.950%   05/06/31     226   184,901
4.125%   12/10/22     400   389,465
Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (United Arab Emirates),
Jr. Sub. Notes
6.125%(ff)   04/09/26(oo)     258   262,927
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.650%(ff)   10/21/32     370   336,069
HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),
Jr. Sub. Notes
4.000%(ff)   03/09/26(oo)     200   189,524
4.700%(ff)   03/09/31(a)(oo)     341   306,932
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Macau Ltd. (Macau),
Sub. Notes
2.875%(ff)   09/12/29     300   293,999
Ipoteka-Bank ATIB (Uzbekistan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.500%   11/19/25     200   177,600
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.545%(ff)   11/08/32     398   363,274
2.739%(ff)   10/15/30     461   436,187
3.509%(ff)   01/23/29     186   185,730
Sub. Notes
2.956%(ff)   05/13/31     242   226,886
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.750%   01/11/27     447   448,076
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.048%   07/17/30     521   461,813
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Banks (cont’d.)
Morgan Stanley,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN
2.699%(ff)   01/22/31     500   $467,746
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN
2.188%(ff)   04/28/26(a)     700   677,180
National Bank of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.850%   10/21/25     261   220,340
NBK SPC Ltd. (Kuwait),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
1.625%(ff)   09/15/27     294   268,786
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (Singapore),
Sub. Notes, 144A
1.832%(ff)   09/10/30     204   192,055
QNB Finance Ltd. (Qatar),
Gtd. Notes, EMTN
2.750%   02/12/27     207   201,609
State Savings Bank of Ukraine Via SSB #1 PLC (Ukraine),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
9.375%   03/10/23     20   13,195
9.625%   03/20/25     150   75,000
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.130%   07/08/30     524   468,941
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. (Japan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
0.850%   03/25/24     435   416,785
UBS Group AG (Switzerland),
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A
4.375%(ff)   02/10/31(oo)     477   430,598
United Overseas Bank Ltd. (Singapore),
Sub. Notes, 144A
3.863%(ff)   10/07/32(hh)     200   200,000
Sub. Notes, 144A, MTN
2.000%(ff)   10/14/31     298   276,877
Uzbek Industrial & Construction Bank ATB (Uzbekistan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.750%   12/02/24     200   179,342
Wells Fargo & Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN
2.572%(ff)   02/11/31     675   627,217
Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia),
Sub. Notes
2.894%(ff)   02/04/30     119   114,849
              16,723,707
Beverages — 0.1%
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium),
Gtd. Notes
4.700%   02/01/36     234   254,324
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium),
Gtd. Notes
4.500%   06/01/50     360   386,444
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Beverages (cont’d.)
Becle SAB de CV (Mexico),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.500%   10/14/31     230   $204,867
Central American Bottling Corp./CBC Bottling Holdco SL/Beliv Holdco SL (Guatemala),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.250%   04/27/29     380   379,003
Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.350%   01/19/32     258   245,225
              1,469,863
Building Materials — 0.2%
Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.875%   07/11/31     215   196,188
7.375%   06/05/27     200   214,243
GCC SAB de CV (Mexico),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.614%   04/20/32(a)     294   273,055
Johnson Controls International PLC,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.000%   01/15/36     77   94,492
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series CB
2.500%   03/15/30     31   28,420
Masco Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.750%   08/01/29     200   243,922
Standard Industries, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.375%   01/15/31     240   210,756
4.375%   07/15/30     190   174,070
Vulcan Materials Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.500%   06/01/30     235   233,494
              1,668,640
Chemicals — 0.3%
Axalta Coating Systems LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.375%   02/15/29     165   145,072
Braskem Idesa SAPI (Mexico),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.990%   02/20/32     217   213,286
Consolidated Energy Finance SA (Switzerland),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.625%   10/15/28     321   298,945
6.500%   05/15/26     240   245,400
Equate Petrochemical BV (Kuwait),
Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN
2.625%   04/28/28     200   185,129
GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd. (Thailand),
Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN
5.200%   03/30/52     200   206,047
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Chemicals (cont’d.)
MEGlobal Canada ULC (Kuwait),
Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN
5.875%   05/18/30     400   $445,073
OCP SA (Morocco),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.875%   04/25/44     200   203,900
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.750%   06/23/31     400   363,214
5.125%   06/23/51     223   187,248
Sasol Financing USA LLC (South Africa),
Gtd. Notes
4.375%   09/18/26     256   245,869
5.500%   03/18/31     415   388,157
Synthos SA (Poland),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
2.500%   06/07/28   EUR 218   210,813
              3,338,153
Commercial Services — 0.1%
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (India),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.000%   08/02/41     298   280,170
Element Fleet Management Corp. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
1.600%   04/06/24     172   166,234
ERAC USA Finance LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.000%   10/15/37     100   130,920
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd./GEMS Education Delaware LLC (United Arab Emirates),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.125%   07/31/26     200   200,910
JSW Infrastructure Ltd. (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.950%   01/21/29     200   190,183
              968,417
Computers — 0.1%
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.300%   10/01/29(a)     489   532,648
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.1%
GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital US LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.375%   03/24/29     250   247,510
3.625%   03/24/32     250   250,102
              497,612
Distribution/Wholesale — 0.0%
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.000%   01/15/28     165   158,646
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland),
Gtd. Notes
3.000%   10/29/28     150   138,276
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Diversified Financial Services (cont’d.)
3.300%   01/30/32     163   $147,335
4.500%   09/15/23     263   265,216
6.500%   07/15/25     300   318,158
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd. (Ireland),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.950%   07/01/24     189   188,109
4.250%   04/15/26     91   90,228
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.125%   02/21/26     160   145,617
2.750%   02/21/28     145   129,861
CCBL Cayman 1 Corp. Ltd. (China),
Gtd. Notes, EMTN
3.500%   05/16/24     200   200,352
Charles Schwab Corp. (The),
Jr. Sub. Notes
5.000%(ff)   06/01/27(oo)     372   372,153
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.900%   03/03/32     94   90,487
China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. (China),
Sub. Notes
2.875%(ff)   09/28/30     200   193,384
DAE Sukuk Difc Ltd. (United Arab Emirates),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.750%   02/15/26     200   194,792
E*TRADE Financial Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
4.500%   06/20/28     200   208,115
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. (Cayman Islands),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.500% or PIK 7.250%
6.500%   09/15/24     204   185,511
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
3.100%   09/15/27     165   164,337
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.100%   06/15/30     52   47,659
LPL Holdings, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.000%   03/15/29     359   340,637
Muthoot Finance Ltd. (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
4.400%   09/02/23     200   200,036
Power Finance Corp. Ltd. (India),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
3.950%   04/23/30     250   239,677
Raymond James Financial, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.950%   07/15/46     150   169,429
Salmon River Export LLC,
U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes
2.193%   09/15/26     213   210,443
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
4.400%   03/13/24     326   319,219
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, EMTN
5.100%   07/16/23     200   200,117
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Diversified Financial Services (cont’d.)
Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP,
Insured Notes, 144A
5.185%(s)   02/15/43     173   $51,308
              4,810,456
Electric — 1.0%
Adani Transmission Ltd. (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.250%   05/21/36     362   331,163
AEP Transmission Co. LLC,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.000%   12/01/46     111   112,629
AES Andes SA (Chile),
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A
6.350%(ff)   10/07/79     200   197,825
AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL (Panama),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.375%   05/31/30     299   283,366
Alfa Desarrollo SpA (Chile),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.550%   09/27/51     199   172,718
Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (Bulgaria),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.450%   07/22/28   EUR 197   192,441
Calpine Corp.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
3.750%   03/01/31     230   206,091
Chile Electricity PEC SpA (Chile),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
2.882%(s)   01/25/28     275   207,406
China Southern Power Grid International Finance BVI Co. Ltd. (China),
Gtd. Notes
4.250%   09/18/28     200   209,547
Cikarang Listrindo Tbk PT (Indonesia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.950%   09/14/26     200   199,066
Clearway Energy Operating LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.750%   03/15/28(a)     515   517,569
Comision Federal de Electricidad (Mexico),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.875%   07/26/33     244   214,339
4.688%   05/15/29     292   288,234
ContourGlobal Power Holdings SA (Spain),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
3.125%   01/01/28   EUR 100   102,822
Electricidad Firme de Mexico Holdings SA de CV (Mexico),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.900%   11/20/26     200   185,849
Emirates Semb Corp. Water & Power Co. PJSC (United Arab Emirates),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.450%   08/01/35     200   201,490
Empresa de Transmision Electrica SA (Panama),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.125%   05/02/49     200   202,947
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Electric (cont’d.)
Enel Chile SA (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.875%   06/12/28     200   $206,945
Enel Finance International NV (Italy),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.500%   04/06/28     300   298,006
Energuate Trust (Guatemala),
Gtd. Notes
5.875%   05/03/27     400   391,002
EnfraGen Energia Sur SA/EnfraGen Spain SA/Prime Energia SpA (Spain),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
5.375%   12/30/30     223   155,720
Engie Energia Chile SA (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.400%   01/28/30     200   184,245
4.500%   01/29/25     400   412,002
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. (South Africa),
Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN
6.350%   08/10/28     200   204,374
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.125%   02/11/25     400   387,572
FirstEnergy Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.650%   03/01/30     69   62,725
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series C
5.350%   07/15/47     139   145,068
Greenko Power II Ltd. (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
4.300%   12/13/28     213   200,129
Greenko Wind Projects Mauritius Ltd. (India),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.500%   04/06/25     236   235,115
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV (Mexico),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.875%   01/14/48     200   173,679
Inkia Energy Ltd. (Peru),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.875%   11/09/27     200   193,183
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (Israel),
Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, GMTN
3.750%   02/22/32     223   214,186
Jersey Central Power & Light Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.750%   03/01/32     310   288,730
Mercury Chile Holdco LLC (Chile),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.500%   01/24/27     200   191,471
Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV (Vietnam),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
5.125%   05/07/29     250   225,068
National Central Cooling Co. PJSC (United Arab Emirates),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.500%   10/21/27     200   183,223
NPC Ukrenergo (Ukraine),
Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.875%   11/09/26     200   75,000
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Electric (cont’d.)
Oryx Funding Ltd. (Oman),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.800%   02/03/31     200   $200,562
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.,
First Mortgage
3.000%   06/15/28     152   141,555
3.300%   08/01/40     469   384,555
Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT (Indonesia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.875%   07/17/49     200   192,884
ReNew Wind Energy AP2/ReNew Power Pvt Ltd. other 9 Subsidiaries (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.500%   07/14/28     250   228,170
Star Energy Geothermal Darajat II/Star Energy Geothermal Salak (Indonesia),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.850%   10/14/38     200   198,541
Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd. (Indonesia),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.750%   04/24/33     168   177,060
State Grid Overseas Investment BVI Ltd. (China),
Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN
3.500%   05/04/27     675   681,707
Termocandelaria Power Ltd. (Colombia),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
7.875%   01/30/29     340   342,720
Terraform Global Operating LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.125%   03/01/26     222   220,679
Transelec SA (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.875%   01/12/29     300   305,310
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.625%   07/26/23     200   204,844
              11,531,532
Electronics — 0.0%
Arrow Electronics, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.950%   02/15/32     287   263,902
Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.1%
Adani Green Energy UP Ltd./Prayatna Developers Pvt Ltd./Parampujya Solar Energy Pvt Ltd. (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.250%   12/10/24     210   214,833
Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA (Dominican Republic),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.625%   11/08/28     265   245,863
FS Luxembourg Sarl (Brazil),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
10.000%   12/15/25     200   210,025
Greenko Dutch BV (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
3.850%   03/29/26     194   184,387
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Energy-Alternate Sources (cont’d.)
Investment Energy Resources Ltd. (Guatemala),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.250%   04/26/29     217   $219,864
Sweihan PV Power Co. PJSC (United Arab Emirates),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
3.625%   01/31/49     200   186,651
              1,261,623
Engineering & Construction — 0.0%
Delhi International Airport Ltd. (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
6.450%   06/04/29     200   181,970
Hacienda Investments Ltd. Via DME Airport DAC (Russia),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.350%   02/08/28     200   20,000
India Airport Infra (India),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.250%   10/25/25     288   275,177
              477,147
Entertainment — 0.1%
Genm Capital Labuan Ltd. (Malaysia),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.882%   04/19/31     307   266,197
Magallanes, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.050%   03/15/42     329   335,643
5.141%   03/15/52     295   302,002
5.391%   03/15/62     118   121,920
WMG Acquisition Corp.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
3.000%   02/15/31(a)     405   363,562
              1,389,324
Food Service — 0.0%
Aramark Services, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.000%   02/01/28     100   96,994
Foods — 0.2%
Agrosuper SA (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.600%   01/20/32     150   144,580
Aragvi Finance International DAC (Moldova),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
8.450%   04/29/26     200   166,000
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV (Mexico),
Jr. Sub. Notes
5.950%(ff)   04/17/23(oo)     200   203,105
Grupo KUO SAB De CV (Mexico),
Gtd. Notes
5.750%   07/07/27     268   264,601
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT (Indonesia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.541%   04/27/32     506   455,984
4.805%   04/27/52     200   173,493
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Foods (cont’d.)
JBS Finance Luxembourg Sarl,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.625%   01/15/32     225   $207,108
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
6.500%   04/15/29     180   190,754
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.500%   01/15/30     300   305,921
              2,111,546
Gas — 0.1%
Boston Gas Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.150%   08/01/27     641   620,003
Gas Natural de Lima y Callao SA (Peru),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.375%   04/01/23     200   203,315
KeySpan Gas East Corp.,
Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.742%   08/15/26     139   133,894
NiSource, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.600%   05/01/30     377   374,099
              1,331,311
Healthcare-Products — 0.0%
Alcon Finance Corp. (Switzerland),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
2.600%   05/27/30     200   184,986
2.750%   09/23/26     200   194,127
              379,113
Healthcare-Services — 0.1%
DaVita, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.625%   06/01/30     105   98,134
HCA, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
4.125%   06/15/29     93   94,711
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.700%   02/01/45     82   87,445
Toledo Hospital (The),
Sec’d. Notes, Series B
5.325%   11/15/28     166   174,460
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
5.750%   11/15/38     62   67,399
Tower Health,
Sec’d. Notes, Series 2020
4.451%   02/01/50     151   126,904
              649,053
Insurance — 0.2%
American International Group, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.700%   07/10/35     83   89,014
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Insurance (cont’d.)
Aon Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
3.750%   05/02/29(a)     431   $440,675
Brown & Brown, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.200%   03/17/32     211   214,418
4.950%   03/17/52     385   411,051
Corebridge Financial, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.900%   04/05/32     184   183,728
4.350%   04/05/42     27   26,993
4.400%   04/05/52     78   77,987
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.375%   03/03/31     128   119,861
4.850%   04/17/28     100   103,465
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.800%   08/19/29     107   101,784
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.200%   03/01/48     134   139,032
              1,908,008
Internet — 0.1%
Match Group Holdings II LLC,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.625%   10/01/31     170   153,061
Meituan (China),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.125%   10/28/25     200   177,281
3.050%   10/28/30(a)     243   195,207
MercadoLibre, Inc. (Brazil),
Gtd. Notes
3.125%   01/14/31     277   241,634
Prosus NV (China),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.680%   01/21/30     200   176,979
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
3.061%   07/13/31     227   188,628
4.027%   08/03/50     200   151,106
United Group BV (Netherlands),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
3.625%   02/15/28   EUR 100   99,921
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.625%   08/15/28   EUR 100   103,429
              1,487,246
Investment Companies — 0.1%
Dua Capital Ltd. (Malaysia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.780%   05/11/31     400   362,517
Huarong Finance 2019 Co. Ltd. (China),
Gtd. Notes, EMTN
3.750%   05/29/24     250   244,065
              606,582
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Iron/Steel — 0.1%
CSN Inova Ventures (Brazil),
Gtd. Notes
6.750%   01/28/28     200   $207,371
JSW Steel Ltd. (India),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.050%   04/05/32     333   308,677
              516,048
Lodging — 0.1%
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.625%   02/15/32(a)     400   361,668
Las Vegas Sands Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.500%   08/18/26     62   58,526
Marriott International, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series EE
5.750%   05/01/25     9   9,557
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series FF
4.625%   06/15/30     229   239,028
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series GG
3.500%   10/15/32     173   164,740
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series HH
2.850%   04/15/31     91   83,179
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series II
2.750%   10/15/33     416   366,992
              1,283,690
Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.0%
BWX Technologies, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.125%   06/30/28     123   118,592
Machinery-Diversified — 0.1%
CNH Industrial NV (United Kingdom),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN
3.850%   11/15/27     189   190,290
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
4.950%   09/15/28     400   422,609
              612,899
Media — 0.2%
Cable Onda SA (Panama),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.500%   01/30/30     250   242,129
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.500%   08/15/30     105   98,592
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
4.908%   07/23/25     100   103,547
5.250%   04/01/53(a)     492   498,468
6.484%   10/23/45     200   227,948
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Media (cont’d.)
CSC Holdings LLC,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.125%   12/01/30(a)     400   $352,225
4.500%   11/15/31     240   215,088
Discovery Communications LLC,
Gtd. Notes
4.650%   05/15/50(a)     256   249,884
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.125%   07/01/30(a)     345   323,275
5.500%   07/01/29     185   187,710
VTR Finance NV (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.375%   07/15/28     200   193,984
              2,692,850
Mining — 0.2%
Anglo American Capital PLC (South Africa),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
2.250%   03/17/28     200   183,333
2.875%   03/17/31(a)     200   183,471
3.875%   03/16/29     200   200,036
4.750%   03/16/52     200   208,446
ERO Copper Corp. (Brazil),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.500%   02/15/30     189   184,343
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia),
Gtd. Notes
7.500%   04/01/25     200   203,278
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.875%   10/15/27     286   299,099
Glencore Funding LLC (Australia),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
2.850%   04/27/31     231   211,296
Minsur SA (Peru),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.500%   10/28/31     200   193,176
Novelis Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.250%   11/15/26     45   42,991
3.875%   08/15/31     224   204,833
Volcan Cia Minera SAA (Peru),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.375%   02/11/26     59   56,588
              2,170,890
Oil & Gas — 1.1%
Diamondback Energy, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
4.400%   03/24/51     110   111,526
Ecopetrol SA (Colombia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.625%   11/02/31     91   82,364
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.450%   09/16/31     245   224,651
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Oil & Gas (cont’d.)
Energean Israel Finance Ltd. (Israel),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.875%   03/30/26     218   $211,478
5.375%   03/30/28     303   293,120
Energean PLC (Egypt),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.500%   04/30/27     278   265,714
Eni SpA (Italy),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.250%   05/09/29     259   267,240
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series XR, 144A
4.000%   09/12/23     200   203,008
Gazprom PJSC via Gaz Finance PLC (Russia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
1.850%   11/17/28   EUR 228   95,846
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC (Kazakhstan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.375%   10/24/48     200   188,030
Leviathan Bond Ltd. (Israel),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
6.125%   06/30/25     193   196,310
6.500%   06/30/27     114   117,168
6.750%   06/30/30     426   439,204
Marathon Petroleum Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.750%   09/15/44     433   440,673
MC Brazil Downstream Trading Sarl (Brazil),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
7.250%   06/30/31(a)     271   249,277
Medco Bell Pte Ltd. (Indonesia),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
6.375%   01/30/27     254   246,572
Medco Laurel Tree Pte Ltd. (Indonesia),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.950%   11/12/28     295   287,477
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC (Hungary),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.500%   10/08/27   EUR 101   104,071
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico),
Gtd. Notes
5.950%   01/28/31(a)     523   483,033
6.350%   02/12/48     260   204,827
6.490%   01/23/27     81   82,170
6.500%   03/13/27     175   177,662
6.500%   06/02/41     189   156,142
6.700%   02/16/32     683   648,850
6.840%   01/23/30     225   223,571
6.950%   01/28/60     314   255,684
7.690%   01/23/50     916   800,761
Gtd. Notes, MTN
6.750%   09/21/47(a)     732   595,255
6.875%   08/04/26     81   84,691
Petronas Capital Ltd. (Malaysia),
Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN
3.500%   04/21/30     200   203,816
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Oil & Gas (cont’d.)
Puma International Financing SA (Singapore),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.000%   01/24/26     400   $376,711
Qatar Energy (Qatar),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.125%   07/12/41     200   182,923
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.250%   07/12/31     244   225,574
3.300%   07/12/51     200   184,642
SA Global Sukuk Ltd. (Saudi Arabia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
1.602%   06/17/26     200   188,066
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Arabia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.500%   11/24/70     233   197,925
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.250%   11/24/30     200   183,117
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
4.250%   04/16/39     200   205,438
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2014 Ltd. (China),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.375%   04/10/24     300   308,077
State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.950%   03/18/30     1,150   1,279,382
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd. (Kazakhstan),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
3.250%   08/15/30     271   219,292
4.000%   08/15/26     600   546,222
Uzbekneftegaz JSC (Uzbekistan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.750%   11/16/28     222   181,064
              12,218,624
Oil & Gas Services — 0.0%
Halliburton Co.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.920%   03/01/30     150   145,201
5.000%   11/15/45     23   24,962
              170,163
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%
Canpack SA/Canpack US LLC (Poland),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.125%   11/01/25     200   185,191
3.875%   11/15/29     200   173,972
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI,
Gtd. Notes
4.750%   02/01/26     305   308,681
SAN Miguel Industrias Pet SA/NG PET R&P Latin America SA (Peru),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.500%   08/02/28     355   319,445
              987,289
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%
Cigna Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.400%   03/15/30     215   $199,036
Jazz Securities DAC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.375%   01/15/29     275   266,425
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
4.125%   04/30/28     275   262,020
              727,481
Pipelines — 0.5%
Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline LLC (United Arab Emirates),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
4.600%   11/02/47     200   212,000
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
2.742%   12/31/39     222   194,257
Cheniere Energy Partners LP,
Gtd. Notes
4.500%   10/01/29(a)     604   606,947
Enbridge, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes
4.250%   12/01/26     189   195,228
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd. (United Arab Emirates),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
1.750%   09/30/27     486   466,862
2.160%   03/31/34(a)     394   363,199
2.625%   03/31/36     349   313,357
2.940%   09/30/40     295   266,826
3.250%   09/30/40     459   415,553
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP,
Gtd. Notes
5.400%   09/01/44     186   201,306
MPLX LP,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.950%   03/14/52     459   478,067
ONEOK, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
5.200%   07/15/48     134   143,222
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.550%   12/15/29     64   61,875
3.800%   09/15/30(a)     484   473,913
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
4.200%   03/15/28     184   189,317
4.500%   05/15/30     173   181,294
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (Azerbaijan),
Gov’t. Gtd. Notes
6.875%   03/24/26     400   437,974
Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.875%   03/24/26     260   284,683
Spectra Energy Partners LP,
Gtd. Notes
3.375%   10/15/26     282   281,560
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Pipelines (cont’d.)
Targa Resources Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
4.200%   02/01/33     57   $57,518
4.950%   04/15/52     93   94,649
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes
5.875%   04/15/26     151   155,749
              6,075,356
Real Estate — 0.0%
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. (China),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.600%   07/15/26     250   69,500
Sunac China Holdings Ltd. (China),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
7.500%   02/01/24     200   51,422
Times China Holdings Ltd. (China),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
6.750%   07/08/25     220   86,863
              207,785
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%
American Tower Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.100%   06/15/30     1,000   872,730
3.550%   07/15/27     189   187,672
3.800%   08/15/29     21   20,927
Boston Properties LP,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.450%   10/01/33     598   521,026
2.550%   04/01/32(a)     399   359,791
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.050%   07/01/30     116   116,358
Crown Castle International Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.350%   07/15/25     263   245,726
Equinix, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.800%   07/15/27     500   455,848
2.150%   07/15/30(a)     488   428,502
Iron Mountain, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.500%   02/15/31(a)     525   484,335
SBA Communications Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.125%   02/01/29     220   199,997
3.875%   02/15/27(a)     322   314,264
              4,207,176
Retail — 0.1%
Grupo Axo SAPI de CV (Mexico),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.750%   06/08/26     200   188,384
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Retail (cont’d.)
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
3.750%   06/15/29     295   $263,896
TJX Cos., Inc. (The),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.875%   04/15/30     98   102,163
              554,443
Semiconductors — 0.1%
Broadcom, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes
4.150%   11/15/30     439   444,720
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.137%   11/15/35     147   129,601
3.187%   11/15/36     96   84,358
3.469%   04/15/34     163   150,964
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc. (China),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
2.700%   05/01/25     20   19,430
              829,073
Software — 0.1%
Fiserv, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.650%   06/01/30(a)     286   264,091
3.500%   07/01/29     70   68,885
Roper Technologies, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.000%   06/30/30     500   445,364
SS&C Technologies, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.500%   09/30/27     300   302,407
              1,080,747
Telecommunications — 0.3%
AT&T, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.500%   09/15/53     98   86,648
CT Trust (Guatemala),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
5.125%   02/03/32     200   199,891
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd. (Qatar),
Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN
2.625%   04/08/31     240   224,904
PPF Telecom Group BV (Netherlands),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
3.250%   09/29/27   EUR 199   215,190
Rogers Communications, Inc. (Canada),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.500%   03/15/42(a)     377   382,889
4.550%   03/15/52     377   379,039
Switch Ltd.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A
4.125%   06/15/29     180   177,078
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Telecommunications (cont’d.)
Telefonica Celular del Paraguay SA (Paraguay),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.875%   04/15/27     200   $202,532
T-Mobile USA, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
2.550%   02/15/31     431   390,847
4.375%   04/15/40     34   34,289
Total Play Telecomunicaciones SA de CV (Mexico),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
6.375%   09/20/28     277   244,469
Verizon Communications, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.100%   03/22/28     83   77,480
2.550%   03/21/31(a)     423   393,017
4.272%   01/15/36     500   527,366
VTR Comunicaciones SpA (Chile),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
5.125%   01/15/28     200   189,668
              3,725,307
Transportation — 0.1%
Acu Petroleo Luxembourg Sarl (Brazil),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
7.500%   07/13/35     250   231,083
Autoridad del Canal de Panama (Panama),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.950%   07/29/35     200   225,252
Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd. (India),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
2.800%   02/10/31     444   397,031
3.570%   01/21/32     200   189,684
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
2.800%   02/10/31     200   178,843
MV24 Capital BV (Brazil),
Sr. Sec’d. Notes
6.748%   06/01/34     181   175,854
Ukraine Railways Via Rail Capital Markets PLC (Ukraine),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.875%   07/15/26     200   55,000
8.250%   07/09/24     200   60,000
              1,512,747
Trucking & Leasing — 0.0%
DAE Funding LLC (United Arab Emirates),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
3.375%   03/20/28     200   187,634
Water — 0.0%
Aegea Finance Sarl (Brazil),
Gtd. Notes, 144A
5.750%   10/10/24     200   201,512
 
Total Corporate Bonds

(cost $103,531,847)

  97,123,535
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Municipal Bonds — 0.1%
Florida — 0.1%
Escambia County Health Facilities Authority,
Taxable, Revenue Bonds
3.607%   08/15/40     30   $28,527
State Board of Administration Finance Corp.,
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series A
2.154%   07/01/30     384   350,450
              378,977
Illinois — 0.0%
Sales Tax Securitization Corp.,
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series B
3.411%   01/01/43     90   82,457
New Jersey — 0.0%
New Jersey Economic Development Authority,
Revenue Bonds, Series A
7.425%   02/15/29     176   206,323
Puerto Rico — 0.0%
Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth,
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series B
9.120%   06/01/22     100   102,269
 
Total Municipal Bonds

(cost $817,838)

  770,026
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%
Fannie Mae REMICS,
Series 2010-43, Class AH
3.250%   05/25/40     4   3,633
Series 2014-10, Class KM
3.500%   09/25/43     11   11,200
Series 2014-35, Class CA
3.500%   06/25/44     7   6,625
Series 2017-33, Class LB
3.000%   05/25/39     13   12,631
Freddie Mac REMICS,
Series 4533, Class GA
3.000%   06/15/28     16   16,422
Government National Mortgage Assoc.,
Series 2012-12, Class KN
4.500%   09/20/41     4   4,336
Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust,
Series 2019-02, Class MV
3.500%   08/25/58     9   9,089
Series 2019-03, Class MA
3.500%   10/25/58     10   9,773
Series 2019-03, Class MV
3.500%   10/25/58     9   9,175
Series 2019-04, Class MA
3.000%   02/25/59     12   11,824
Series 2019-04, Class MV
3.000%   02/25/59     9   9,139
 
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

(cost $106,186)

  103,847
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Sovereign Bonds — 4.1%
Angolan Government International Bond (Angola),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
9.375%   05/08/48     400   $393,183
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
8.000%   11/26/29     200   200,876
9.125%   11/26/49     622   606,138
Argentine Republic Government International Bond (Argentina),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.125%(cc)   07/09/35     256   78,337
2.000%(cc)   01/09/38     2,520   950,922
2.500%(cc)   07/09/41     2,038   722,781
Benin Government International Bond (Benin),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.875%   01/19/32   EUR 100   96,523
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.875%   01/19/32   EUR 184   177,601
6.875%   01/19/52   EUR 100   92,771
Bermuda Government International Bond (Bermuda),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.375%   08/20/30     241   221,092
3.375%   08/20/50     203   179,837
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional (Brazil),
Notes, Series NTNF
10.000%   01/01/29   BRL 855   167,994
Brazilian Government International Bond (Brazil),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.750%   01/14/50(a)     465   389,669
Chile Government International Bond (Chile),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
2.750%   01/31/27     200   195,869
4.340%   03/07/42     297   305,804
Colombia Government International Bond (Colombia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.125%   04/15/31     250   212,042
4.500%   01/28/26     200   199,889
Costa Rica Government International Bond (Costa Rica),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.000%   04/04/44     600   589,953
7.158%   03/12/45     625   620,005
Croatia Government International Bond (Croatia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.750%   03/04/41   EUR 101   100,420
Dominican Republic International Bond (Dominican Republic),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.500%   01/27/25     200   206,995
5.875%   01/30/60     900   768,738
5.950%   01/25/27     200   205,598
6.400%   06/05/49     450   422,923
6.500%   02/15/48     200   191,289
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.500%   01/30/30     150   138,079
4.875%   09/23/32     484   438,955
5.300%   01/21/41     173   150,890
5.500%   02/22/29     309   306,218
5.875%   01/30/60     514   439,035
6.000%   02/22/33     369   360,199
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Sovereign Bonds (continued)
Ecuador Government International Bond (Ecuador),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
0.500%(cc)   07/31/40     945   $543,279
1.000%(cc)   07/31/35     918   600,836
5.000%(cc)   07/31/30     32   26,679
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
0.500%(cc)   07/31/40     363   208,803
1.000%(cc)   07/31/35     577   377,513
Egypt Government International Bond (Egypt),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.588%   02/21/28(a)     500   464,351
8.700%   03/01/49     400   341,038
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
8.875%   05/29/50     200   172,483
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
5.800%   09/30/27     200   182,986
6.375%   04/11/31   EUR 100   94,768
7.053%   01/15/32     600   527,640
7.500%   02/16/61     271   214,729
8.500%   01/31/47     750   641,986
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
7.053%   01/15/32     200   175,880
El Salvador Government International Bond (El Salvador),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
8.250%   04/10/32     184   92,542
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
7.125%   01/20/50     200   89,615
Export-Import Bank of India (India),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
2.250%   01/13/31(a)     372   320,522
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
4.000%   01/14/23     250   251,485
Gabon Government International Bond (Gabon),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
7.000%   11/24/31     200   191,878
Ghana Government International Bond (Ghana),
Bank Gtd. Notes
10.750%   10/14/30     270   284,336
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.875%   02/11/35     515   358,891
8.750%   03/11/61     200   137,789
Guatemala Government Bond (Guatemala),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.875%   02/13/28     200   204,855
6.125%   06/01/50     632   662,069
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.700%   10/07/33     200   185,065
4.650%   10/07/41     200   186,432
4.900%   06/01/30     200   204,120
6.125%   06/01/50     200   209,516
Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.100%   03/12/33   EUR 171   164,651
3.400%   09/18/29     200   204,402
3.550%   03/31/32     200   205,342
4.350%   01/11/48     609   627,903
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Sovereign Bonds (continued)
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
4.125%   01/15/25     200   $206,689
Ivory Coast Government International Bond (Ivory Coast),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.875%   01/30/32   EUR 100   97,391
5.250%   03/22/30   EUR 250   255,515
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.875%   01/30/32   EUR 285   277,565
6.625%   03/22/48   EUR 101   97,505
6.875%   10/17/40   EUR 402   404,692
Jordan Government International Bond (Jordan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.375%   10/10/47     530   482,839
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.850%   07/07/30     370   345,964
Mexican Bonos (Mexico),
Bonds, Series M
5.750%   03/05/26   MXN 2,500   114,701
7.750%   05/29/31   MXN 2,300   112,043
Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.450%   10/25/33   EUR 126   117,418
3.500%   02/12/34     256   238,288
3.750%   04/19/71     273   218,011
4.400%   02/12/52     200   184,208
Morocco Government International Bond (Morocco),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.500%   11/27/31   EUR 100   90,825
2.000%   09/30/30   EUR 121   116,969
4.000%   12/15/50     200   160,294
4.250%   12/11/22     200   202,523
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.000%   12/15/32     256   221,862
4.000%   12/15/50     200   160,294
Nigeria Government International Bond (Nigeria),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.696%   02/23/38     420   366,909
7.875%   02/16/32     200   189,646
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
7.625%   11/21/25     220   228,630
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
6.125%   09/28/28     259   237,638
7.375%   09/28/33     325   295,655
Oman Government International Bond (Oman),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.250%   01/25/31     200   211,965
6.500%   03/08/47     400   393,232
6.750%   01/17/48     700   699,146
7.000%   01/25/51     416   427,156
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.250%   01/25/31     221   234,221
7.000%   01/25/51(a)     400   410,727
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
6.000%   08/01/29     400   417,745
Pakistan Government International Bond (Pakistan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.875%   03/31/36     116   80,312
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Sovereign Bonds (continued)
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
6.000%   04/08/26     200   $157,675
8.875%   04/08/51     200   140,042
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
7.375%   04/08/31     250   187,310
Panama Bonos del Tesoro (Panama),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.362%   06/30/31     271   254,386
Panama Government International Bond (Panama),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.500%   01/19/63     457   440,021
Panama Notas del Tesoro (Panama),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.750%   04/17/26     158   159,319
Paraguay Government International Bond (Paraguay),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.000%   04/15/26     200   208,636
5.400%   03/30/50     400   403,648
5.600%   03/13/48     200   205,057
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.849%   06/28/33     200   192,691
4.950%   04/28/31(a)     600   629,537
5.400%   03/30/50     400   403,648
Philippine Government International Bond (Philippines),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.200%   04/28/33   EUR 147   144,686
1.750%   04/28/41   EUR 232   218,254
3.556%   09/29/32     239   244,765
4.200%   03/29/47     253   265,318
Province of Santa Fe (Argentina),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
7.000%   03/23/23     150   139,870
Qatar Government International Bond (Qatar),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.750%   04/16/30     300   317,163
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
4.400%   04/16/50     550   617,704
4.817%   03/14/49     300   356,254
Republic of Cameroon International Bond (Cameroon),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
5.950%   07/07/32   EUR 153   149,052
Republic of Kenya Government International Bond (Kenya),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.875%   06/24/24     200   200,762
8.250%   02/28/48     200   178,597
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
8.000%   05/22/32     200   194,386
Republic of South Africa Government Bond (South Africa),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2030
8.000%   01/31/30   ZAR 2,693   168,388
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2032
8.250%   03/31/32   ZAR 4,277   261,482
Republic of South Africa Government International Bond (South Africa),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.300%   10/12/28     200   193,043
4.850%   09/30/29     200   195,504
5.750%   09/30/49     820   717,022
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Sovereign Bonds (continued)
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond (Uzbekistan),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.900%   10/19/31     200   $173,990
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.900%   10/19/31     200   173,990
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
3.700%   11/25/30     246   213,664
Romanian Government International Bond (Romania),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
3.750%   02/07/34   EUR 45   46,565
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
2.000%   01/28/32   EUR 302   277,545
2.000%   04/14/33   EUR 58   51,591
2.124%   07/16/31   EUR 85   80,376
Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
2.625%   12/02/40   EUR 200   168,613
2.750%   04/14/41   EUR 131   111,399
Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
1.750%   07/13/30   EUR 274   256,362
2.124%   07/16/31   EUR 83   78,485
Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond (Russia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.250%   06/23/27     200   46,000
4.750%   05/27/26     200   44,000
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.100%   03/28/35     200   32,000
Rwanda International Government Bond (Rwanda),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
5.500%   08/09/31     200   182,739
Saudi Government International Bond (Saudi Arabia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
2.250%   02/02/33     434   399,645
3.250%   11/17/51     258   228,429
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
4.500%   10/26/46     910   958,597
4.625%   10/04/47     200   214,940
Senegal Government International Bond (Senegal),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.250%   05/23/33     240   226,701
6.750%   03/13/48     200   172,576
Serbia International Bond (Serbia),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
1.500%   06/26/29   EUR 102   96,027
3.125%   05/15/27   EUR 100   107,737
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
3.125%   05/15/27   EUR 177   190,695
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN
2.050%   09/23/36   EUR 268   228,156
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN
2.050%   09/23/36   EUR 167   142,172
Sri Lanka Government International Bond (Sri Lanka),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
6.200%   05/11/27     350   166,256
7.550%   03/28/30     200   94,998
Turkey Government International Bond (Turkey),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.250%   03/13/25     400   373,219
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
Sovereign Bonds (continued)
4.250%   04/14/26     300   $269,847
5.250%   03/13/30     300   252,703
5.950%   01/15/31(a)     400   344,805
6.375%   10/14/25     267   261,253
6.500%   09/20/33     332   290,095
8.600%   09/24/27     200   204,742
Ukraine Government International Bond (Ukraine),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
0.010%(cc)   05/31/40     771   235,155
7.253%   03/15/33     400   165,000
7.375%   09/25/32     600   247,500
7.750%   09/01/25     225   95,625
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
6.876%   05/21/29     420   172,200
7.253%   03/15/33     266   109,725
Uruguay Government International Bond (Uruguay),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
3.875%   07/02/40   UYU 1,130   31,349
4.375%   01/23/31     172   186,997
4.975%   04/20/55(a)     662   775,728
5.100%   06/18/50     39   46,217
Vietnam Government International Bond (Vietnam),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
4.800%   11/19/24     546   564,828
 
Total Sovereign Bonds

(cost $51,517,845)

  45,319,043
U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 1.6%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
2.000%   02/01/42     149   139,314
2.000%   02/01/52     33   30,252
2.000%   02/01/52     66   61,427
2.000%   02/01/52     77   71,147
2.000%   03/01/52     623   578,687
2.500%   08/01/40     64   62,043
2.500%   10/01/51     73   69,950
2.500%   12/01/51     123   117,256
2.500%   03/01/52     59   56,438
3.000%   11/01/42     87   86,980
3.000%   11/01/46     204   202,653
3.000%   12/01/46     69   68,478
3.000%   02/01/50     29   28,312
3.000%   06/01/50     34   33,226
3.000%   01/01/52     100   97,922
3.500%   04/01/32     56   57,294
3.500%   08/01/32     100   101,355
3.500%   07/01/42     20   20,841
3.500%   08/01/46     95   97,554
3.500%   05/01/49     8   8,124
4.000%   01/01/40     186   194,711
4.500%   08/01/46     48   50,389
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
1.500%   09/01/41     72   65,528
1.500%   02/01/42     25   22,492
2.000%   TBA     475   460,295
2.000%   TBA     875   849,810
2.000%   TBA     1,250   1,160,303
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations(continued)
2.000%   02/01/42     273   $255,046
2.000%   03/01/42     147   137,741
2.000%   04/01/42     244   229,148
2.000%   12/01/50     22   20,578
2.000%   01/01/51     15   14,085
2.000%   02/01/51     23   21,867
2.000%   03/01/52     38   35,498
2.000%   03/01/52     1,650   1,533,515
2.500%   TBA     100   98,824
2.500%   TBA     750   714,064
2.500%   TBA     1,525   1,454,945
2.500%   07/01/40     39   38,420
2.500%   03/01/42     125   120,491
2.500%   04/01/42     179   172,645
2.500%   08/01/46     90   86,526
2.500%   11/01/46     21   19,904
2.500%   02/01/50     11   10,412
2.500%   02/01/50     27   25,919
2.500%   07/01/50     24   23,398
2.500%   07/01/50     40   38,103
2.500%   10/01/50     127   122,001
2.500%   08/01/51     47   45,080
2.500%   12/01/51     98   94,231
2.500%   12/01/51     147   140,765
2.500%   01/01/52     124   118,446
2.500%   01/01/52     124   118,465
2.500%   01/01/52     124   119,044
2.500%   03/01/52     67   64,073
2.500%   03/01/52     156   149,697
3.000%   TBA     150   151,031
3.000%   TBA     400   391,250
3.000%   11/01/28     6   6,427
3.000%   09/01/32     94   94,823
3.000%   08/01/33     25   25,408
3.000%   11/01/46     95   93,966
3.000%   06/01/51     41   40,366
3.000%   12/01/51     100   98,114
3.000%   12/01/51     173   169,414
3.000%   01/01/52     99   97,678
3.500%   TBA     75   74,677
3.500%   TBA     1,001   999,143
3.500%   03/01/42     132   134,395
3.500%   03/01/46     4   4,178
3.500%   04/01/46     61   62,234
3.500%   06/01/46     140   142,462
3.500%   12/01/47     29   29,704
3.500%   05/01/49     28   28,632
4.000%   TBA     75   76,005
4.000%   TBA     450   457,573
4.000%   06/01/39     236   246,482
4.000%   03/01/45     140   146,548
4.000%   02/01/46     49   51,235
4.000%   04/01/46     48   50,344
5.000%   11/01/33     41   44,215
5.000%   06/01/40     42   45,076
5.000%   10/01/41     68   73,685
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Principal
Amount
(000)#
  Value
 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations(continued)
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
2.000%   01/20/52     348   $332,147
2.500%   08/20/51     72   69,577
2.500%   09/20/51     193   187,818
2.500%   11/20/51     295   286,214
3.000%   TBA     725   716,476
3.000%   06/20/46     87   86,870
3.000%   09/20/47     15   15,086
3.000%   11/20/51     147   145,268
3.000%   02/20/52     100   98,639
3.500%   TBA     250   251,367
3.500%   TBA     725   726,699
3.500%   01/15/42     86   88,020
3.500%   04/20/46     39   39,430
3.500%   05/20/46     98   99,738
4.000%   TBA     106   107,923
4.000%   TBA     200   203,164
4.500%   04/20/49     42   43,408
5.000%   06/20/48     25   26,129
 
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

(cost $18,604,256)

  18,174,750
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 1.8%
U.S. Treasury Bonds
1.125%   08/15/40     500   391,719
1.375%   11/15/40     1,450   1,185,148
1.750%   08/15/41     650   562,961
2.375%   11/15/49     1,450   1,416,469
2.500%   02/15/46     957   936,963
3.500%   02/15/39     633   724,785
U.S. Treasury Notes
0.125%   12/31/22     975   965,516
0.375%   10/31/23(k)     6,500   6,318,965
0.750%   12/31/23     8,300   8,085,043
 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(cost $21,574,814)

  20,587,569
 
Total Long-Term Investments

(cost $839,273,059)

  984,946,031
    
      Shares  
Short-Term Investments — 18.7%
Affiliated Mutual Funds
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(wa)

141,420,570 141,420,570
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund

(cost $67,808,954; includes $67,796,571 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wa)

67,866,114 67,805,035
 
Total Short-Term Investments

(cost $209,229,524)

209,225,605
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—106.9%

(cost $1,048,502,583)

1,194,171,636
 
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) — (6.9)%

(77,563,990)
 
Net Assets — 100.0%

$1,116,607,646
    
Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the quarterly schedule of portfolio holdings:
BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
EUR Euro
HUF Hungarian Forint
INR Indian Rupee
KZT Kazakhstani Tenge
MXN Mexican Peso
PLN Polish Zloty
RUB Russian Ruble
UYU Uruguayan Peso
ZAR South African Rand
    
144A Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.
ADR American Depositary Receipt
BATE CBOE- Europe – BXE Order Books
CLO Collateralized Loan Obligation
CVA Certificate Van Aandelen (Bearer)
EAFE Europe, Australasia, Far East
EMTN Euro Medium Term Note
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
GMTN Global Medium Term Note
IO Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
LP Limited Partnership
MLP Master Limited Partnership
MSCI Morgan Stanley Capital International
MTN Medium Term Note
NYSE New York Stock Exchange
PIK Payment-in-Kind
PJSC Public Joint-Stock Company
PRFC Preference Shares
REITs Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICS Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Security
RTS Russian Trading System
S&P Standard & Poor’s
SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TBA To Be Announced
UTS Unit Trust Security
XHKG Hong Kong Stock Exchange
XNGS NASDAQ Global Select Exchange
XTSE Toronto Stock Exchange
    
* Non-income producing security.
# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
^ Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $30 and 0.0% of net assets.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $65,460,455; cash collateral of $67,796,571 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Portfolio purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Portfolio may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.
(b) Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.
 
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(c) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at March 31, 2022.
(cc) Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of March 31, 2022. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.
(ff) Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.
(hh) When-issued security.
(k) Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives.
(oo) Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.
(s) Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date.
(wa) PGIM Investments LLC, the co-manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable.
(z) Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments:
 
Futures contracts outstanding at March 31, 2022:
Number
of
Contracts
  Type   Expiration
Date
  Current
Notional
Amount
  Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Long Positions:
47   2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Jun. 2022   $9,960,328   $(122,072)
33   5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Jun. 2022   3,784,688   (152)
5   10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes   Jun. 2022   614,375   (16,748)
47   30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds   Jun. 2022   8,324,875   (315,539)
421   Mini MSCI EAFE Index   Jun. 2022   45,139,620   2,868,888
294   S&P 500 E-Mini Index   Jun. 2022   66,602,025   4,154,775
                6,569,152
Short Positions:
10   10 Year Euro-Bund   Jun. 2022   1,755,176   76,973
59   10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes   Jun. 2022   7,992,656   154,659
                231,632
                $6,800,784
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at March 31, 2022:
Purchase
Contracts
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value at
Settlement
Date
  Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 05/03/22   Citibank, N.A.   BRL 284   $55,635   $59,103   $3,468   $
Expiring 05/03/22   Goldman Sachs International   BRL 686   134,966   142,865   7,899  
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 04/26/22   Barclays Bank PLC   CLP 22,473   27,958   28,429   471  
Expiring 04/26/22   Citibank, N.A.   CLP 177,673   221,096   224,758   3,662  
Expiring 04/26/22   Goldman Sachs International   CLP 43,811   54,396   55,421   1,025  
Expiring 04/26/22   Goldman Sachs International   CLP 28,974   36,017   36,652   635  
Czech Koruna,
Expiring 04/08/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   CZK 3,463   153,663   156,797   3,134  
Expiring 04/08/22   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   CZK 3,807   175,066   172,372     (2,694)
Expiring 07/15/22   BNP Paribas S.A.   CZK 3,464   155,335   155,059     (276)
Expiring 07/15/22   Goldman Sachs International   CZK 1,157   51,522   51,791   269  
Expiring 07/15/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   CZK 1,135   51,145   50,806     (339)
Euro,
Expiring 04/08/22   Barclays Bank PLC   EUR 107   118,011   118,395   384  
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   EUR 318   365,654   351,865     (13,789)
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   EUR 126   144,273   139,418     (4,855)
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   EUR 121   134,530   133,672     (858)
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   EUR 93   102,919   103,168   249  
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   EUR 40   46,083   44,551     (1,532)
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   EUR 23   26,233   25,687     (546)
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at March 31, 2022 (continued):
Purchase
Contracts
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value at
Settlement
Date
  Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):
Euro (cont’d.),
Expiring 04/08/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 96   $107,856   $105,882   $  $(1,974)
Expiring 04/08/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 92   104,697   101,850     (2,847)
Expiring 04/08/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   EUR 78   85,342   86,595   1,253  
Expiring 04/08/22   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   EUR 5,548   6,150,296   6,139,054     (11,242)
Expiring 04/08/22   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   EUR 165   188,366   182,144     (6,222)
Expiring 04/08/22   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   EUR 11   11,533   11,694   161  
Expiring 04/08/22   State Street Bank & Trust Company   EUR 134   153,808   148,270     (5,538)
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 04/08/22   State Street Bank & Trust Company   HUF 36,466   115,149   109,690     (5,459)
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 06/15/22   Barclays Bank PLC   INR 15,379   198,856   200,548   1,692  
Kazakhstani Tenge,
Expiring 05/03/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   KZT 97,794   219,762   204,104     (15,658)
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 04/08/22   BNP Paribas S.A.   MXN 2,103   102,056   105,586   3,530  
Expiring 04/08/22   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.   MXN 392   19,677   19,686   9  
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   MXN 2,281   109,743   114,523   4,780  
Polish Zloty,
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   PLN 656   153,085   156,020   2,935  
Expiring 07/15/22   BNP Paribas S.A.   PLN 221   51,512   52,040   528  
Expiring 07/15/22   Goldman Sachs International   PLN 651   153,541   153,292     (249)
Expiring 07/15/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   PLN 221   52,046   52,039     (7)
Russian Ruble,
Expiring 04/25/22   Citibank, N.A.   RUB 4,275   58,646   50,423     (8,223)
Expiring 04/25/22   Goldman Sachs International   RUB 25,014   342,913   295,038     (47,875)
South African Rand,
Expiring 04/08/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR 7,149   489,397   488,756     (641)
              $10,922,783   $10,828,043   36,084   (130,824)
    
Sale
Contracts
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value at
Settlement
Date
  Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 05/03/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   BRL 558   $106,428   $116,125   $  $(9,697)
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 04/26/22   Barclays Bank PLC   CLP 107,338   131,140   135,784     (4,644)
Czech Koruna,
Expiring 04/08/22   BNP Paribas S.A.   CZK 3,464   157,078   156,842   236  
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   CZK 1,007   46,347   45,595   752  
Expiring 04/08/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   CZK 1,793   82,544   81,183   1,361  
Expiring 04/08/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   CZK 1,006   46,296   45,549   747  
Euro,
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   EUR 6,415   7,297,286   7,098,123   199,163  
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   EUR 100   110,741   110,322   419  
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   EUR 23   25,616   25,519   97  
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   EUR 146   163,815   161,102   2,713  
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   EUR 145   165,445   160,073   5,372  
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   EUR 99   112,989   109,835   3,154  
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   EUR 25   27,294   27,270   24  
Expiring 07/15/22   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   EUR 5,548   6,175,594   6,165,804   9,790  
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   HUF 1   3   3    
Expiring 04/08/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   HUF 36,465   113,004   109,687   3,317  
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at March 31, 2022 (continued):
Sale
Contracts
  Counterparty   Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value at
Settlement
Date
  Current
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 06/15/22   Barclays Bank PLC   INR 15,411   $199,271   $200,966   $  $(1,695)
Kazakhstani Tenge,
Expiring 05/03/22   Citibank, N.A.   KZT 49,530   108,666   103,373   5,293  
Expiring 05/03/22   Merrill Lynch International   KZT 48,264   105,726   100,731   4,995  
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   MXN 4,776   230,603   239,795     (9,192)
Polish Zloty,
Expiring 04/08/22   Goldman Sachs International   PLN 651   155,052   154,831   221  
Expiring 04/08/22   UBS AG   PLN 5   1,171   1,189     (18)
Russian Ruble,
Expiring 04/25/22   Goldman Sachs International   RUB 6,686   87,037   78,861   8,176  
Expiring 04/25/22   Goldman Sachs International   RUB 4,018   51,401   47,392   4,009  
Expiring 04/25/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   RUB 18,584   227,105   219,197   7,908  
South African Rand,
Expiring 04/08/22   BNP Paribas S.A.   ZAR 2,480   164,066   169,532     (5,466)
Expiring 04/08/22   HSBC Bank PLC   ZAR 1,706   111,932   116,626     (4,694)
Expiring 04/08/22   State Street Bank & Trust Company   ZAR 2,963   188,733   202,597     (13,864)
Expiring 07/15/22   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR 7,149   483,359   482,750   609  
              $16,875,742   $16,666,656   258,356   (49,270)
                      $294,440   $(180,094)
Other information regarding the Portfolio is available in the Portfolio’s most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).
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