NPORT-EX 2 scm_poi9302023.htm SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

SHELTON EMERGING MARKETS FUND 

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) 9/30/2023

 

 

Security Description  Shares   Value 
Common Stock (94.81%)          
           
Brazil (3.04%)          
Banco do Brasil SA   40,600   $381,640 
Cosan SA   36,000    122,182 
Klabin SA   37,000    176,145 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA   24,100    180,896 
Total Brazil        860,863 
           
China (26.41%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd*   117,100    1,280,052 
ANTA Sports Products Ltd   57,000    641,644 
BYD Co Ltd   16,700    516,094 
CMOC Group Ltd   945,000    607,012 
Fosun International Ltd   403,500    255,062 
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd (144A)   74,000    339,253 
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd (144A)   24,500    100,588 
Haier Smart Home Co Ltd   94,100    296,213 
Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co Ltd (144A)   24,000    134,547 
Kingsoft Corp Ltd   46,000    166,830 
Kuaishou Technology (144A)*   43,000    345,121 
Meituan (144A)*   41,000    600,020 
NetEase Inc   35,000    712,896 
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd   28,600    163,804 
Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd   112,000    916,797 
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co Ltd   78,000    269,936 
Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd   79,100    121,013 
Total China        7,466,882 
           
Hong Kong (1.93%)          
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd   883,500    544,943 
           
India (11.71%)          
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd   16,900    1,130,103 
HDFC Bank Ltd   13,795    814,043 
ICICI Bank Ltd   6,000    138,720 
Infosys Ltd   48,148    823,812 
Wipro Ltd   83,500    404,140 
Total India        3,310,818 
           
Indonesia (3.91%)          
Astra International Tbk PT   496,900    199,677 
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   782,175    263,822 
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT   677,000    484,008 
Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT   2,566,200    159,031 
Total Indonesia        1,106,538 
           
Mexico (5.26%)          
Alfa SAB de CV   245,000    159,670 
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV   304,900    606,966 
Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV   67,000    139,066 
Regional SAB de CV   81,300    582,826 
Total Mexico        1,488,528 
           
Philippines (2.47%)          
BDO Unibank Inc   85,700    214,590 
Manila Electric Co   42,000    272,737 
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co   220,700    210,302 
Total Philippines        697,629 

 

 

 

 

Security Description  Shares   Value  
South Africa (5.36%)          
The Bidvest Group Ltd   25,000    360,172 
FirstRand Ltd   343,000    1,156,860 
Total South Africa        1,517,032 
           
South Korea (15.81%)          
Doosan Bobcat Inc   5,100    192,412 
F&F Co Ltd   1,800    150,467 
Hanmi Pharm Co Ltd   1,099    243,086 
Hyundai Motor Co   1,767    249,797 
Kia Corp   20,028    1,206,015 
Samsung C&T Corp   10,000    795,982 
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd   24,612    1,245,357 
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd   2,000    385,415 
Total South Korea        4,468,531 
           
Taiwan (14.61%)          
Accton Technology Corp   48,300    737,987 
Asustek Computer Inc   17,000    193,361 
Lite-On Technology Corp   65,000    244,762 
MediaTek Inc   28,700    653,769 
Quanta Computer Inc   20,000    148,453 
Realtek Semiconductor Corp   66,000    807,972 
Sporton International Inc   29,872    233,766 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd   54,500    883,391 
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd   75,000    228,724 
Total Taiwan        4,132,185 
           
Thailand (1.32%)          
PTT Exploration & Production PCL   80,000    373,934 
           
Turkey (2.99%)          
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS   65,750    658,826 
KOC Holding AS   34,700    185,685 
Total Turkey        844,511 
           
Total Common Stock (Cost $25,025,981)        26,812,394 
           
Preferred Stock (4.08%)          
           
Brazil (4.08%)          
Itausa SA (Cost $967,462)   641,410    1,153,532 
           
United States Treasury Bills (0.70%)          
           
0.000%, 11/02/2023 (Cost $199,039)   200,000    199,088 
           
Total Investments (Cost $26,192,482) (99.60%)        28,165,014 
Other Net Assets (0.40%)        114,514 
Net Assets (100.00%)       $28,279,528 

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(144A) Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. As of September 30, 2023, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $1,519,529, which represented approximately 5.37% of net assets.

 

 

 

 

 

SHELTON INTERNATIONAL SELECT EQUITY FUND 

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) 9/30/2023

 

 

Security Description  Shares   Value 
Common Stock (98.18%)          
           
Australia (2.17%)          
Qantas Airways Ltd*   333,228   $1,109,618 
           
Britain (6.66%)          
Associated British Foods PLC   59,523    1,501,763 
BP PLC   125,081    810,922 
Halma PLC   17,000    402,051 
Legal & General Group PLC   159,799    433,781 
The Weir Group PLC   11,219    260,266 
Total Britain        3,408,783 
           
Canada (7.50%)          
Element Fleet Management Corp   86,988    1,248,230 
George Weston Ltd   11,940    1,324,157 
Kinross Gold Corp   106,300    484,448 
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust   58,600    779,613 
Total Canada        3,836,448 
           
China (8.88%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd*   54,100    591,382 
ANTA Sports Products Ltd   23,600    265,663 
BYD Co Ltd   13,000    401,750 
Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd (144A)   212,000    971,913 
Genscript Biotech Corp*   168,000    443,023 
Kingsoft Corp Ltd   93,000    337,286 
Kuaishou Technology (144A)*   48,400    388,461 
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd   132,900    761,175 
Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc(144A)*   65,000    378,923 
Total China        4,539,576 
           
Denmark (2.02%)          
Demant A/S*   24,871    1,031,548 
           
France (9.92%)          
BNP Paribas SA   28,601    1,827,212 
L’Oreal SA   2,340    972,712 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   3,000    2,272,122 
Total France        5,072,046 
           
Germany (3.35%)          
Deutsche Post AG   42,096    1,714,948 
           
Hong Kong (4.48%)          
AIA Group Ltd   190,900    1,556,553 
Power Assets Holdings Ltd   152,000    735,665 
SITC International Holdings Co Ltd   200    336 
Total Hong Kong        2,292,554 

 

 

 

 

Security Description  Shares   Value  
India (2.28%)          
HDFC Bank Ltd   19,788    1,167,690 
           
Ireland (3.47%)          
CRH PLC   32,466    1,776,770 
           
Israel (1.63%)          
Nice Ltd*   4,900    833,000 
           
Italy (4.43%)          
Eni SpA   119,821    1,932,540 
Poste Italiane SpA (144A)   31,708    334,142 
         2,266,682 
Japan (18.95%)          
Amada Co Ltd   158,500    1,595,702 
Canon Inc   66,700    1,609,020 
Denso Corp   76,000    1,221,057 
Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd   9,000    156,824 
Mitsubishi Electric Corp   120,400    1,489,682 
Nomura Research Institute Ltd   18,700    487,143 
Renesas Electronics Corp*   14,900    227,876 
Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   127,100    1,168,166 
SMC Corp   1,700    761,946 
Yokogawa Electric Corp   50,200    970,301 
Total Japan        9,687,717 
           
Mexico (1.03%)          
Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV   253,900    526,998 
           
Netherlands (0.55%)          
Stellantis NV   14,700    281,211 
           
Singapore (1.06%)          
DBS Group Holdings Ltd   22,000    541,358 
           
South Africa (2.58%)          
Sanlam Ltd   381,200    1,322,140 
           
South Korea (6.83%)          
Kia Corp   20,921    1,259,789 
Orion Corp   5,000    474,556 
Samsung C&T Corp   11,713    932,333 
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd   16,300    824,773 
Total South Korea        3,491,451 
           
Spain (1.46%)          
CaixaBank SA   186,968    748,346 
           
Sweden (2.20%)          
Lifco AB   64,000    1,124,472 
           
Switzerland (3.94%)          
Nestle SA   17,805    2,014,992 

 

 

 

 

Security Description  Shares   Value  
Taiwan (1.54%)          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd   9,089    789,834 
           
Turkey (1.25%)          
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS   321,927    641,747 
           
Total Common Stock (Cost $48,928,406)        50,219,929 
           
Total Investments (Cost $48,928,406) (98.18%)        50,219,929 
Other Net Assets (1.82%)        929,449 
Net Assets (100.00%)       $51,149,378 

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(144A) Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. As of September 30, 2023, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $2,073,439 which represented approximately 4.05% of net assets.

 

 

 

 

 

SHELTON TACTICAL CREDIT FUND 

Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) 9/30/2023

 

 

Security Description/Long Positions        
         
Common Stock (0.53%)  Shares   Value 
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical (0.45%)          
Pyxus International Inc*   124,942   $147,432 
           
Energy (0.00%)          
CHC Group LLC*(b)   9,358     
           
Financial (0.08%)          
CBL & Associates LP(a)   1,526,000    15,260 
CBL & Associates LP(a)   1,000,000    10,000 
Total Financial        25,260 
           
Total Common Stock (Cost $2,040,643)        172,692 
           
Corporate Debt (90.12%)          
           
Basic Materials (5.36%)          
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, 6.750%, 3/15/2026 (144A)   1,750,000    1,744,702 
           
Communications (6.12%)          
Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Co-Obligor Inc, 5.875%, 8/15/2027 (144A)   1,250,000    1,107,075 
Sirius XM Radio Inc, 5.500%, 7/1/2029 (144A)   1,000,000    884,518 
Total Communications        1,991,593 
           
Consumer, Cyclical (29.45%)          
Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co, 8.750%, 7/15/2025 (144A)   1,250,000    1,271,034 
Acushnet Co, 7.375%, 10/15/2028 (144A)   1,000,000    1,007,500 
Air Canada 2020-1 Class C Pass Through Trust, 10.500%, 7/15/2026 (144A)   1,250,000    1,333,487 
The Bon-Ton Department Stores Inc, 8.000%, 6/15/2021(a)   4,958,932    37,192 
Cinemark USA Inc, 5.875%, 3/15/2026 (144A)   750,000    720,190 
Dream Finders Homes Inc, 8.250%, 8/15/2028 (144A)   225,000    225,364 
Guitar Center Inc, 8.500%, 1/15/2026 (144A)   750,000    654,375 
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd, 5.750%, 1/20/2026 (144A)   1,000,000    899,864 
PetSmart Inc / PetSmart Finance Corp, 7.750%, 2/15/2029 (144A)   1,500,000    1,397,726 
Titan International Inc, 7.000%, 4/30/2028   750,000    700,954 
Victoria’s Secret & Co, 4.625%, 7/15/2029 (144A)   750,000    543,696 
WMG Acquisition Corp, 3.000%, 2/15/2031 (144A)   1,000,000    787,500 
Total Consumer, Cyclical        9,578,882 
           
Consumer, Non-cyclical (21.31%)          
Eli Lilly & Co, 4.875%, 2/27/2053   1,000,000    917,276 
GTCR W-2 Merger Sub LLC, 7.500%, 1/15/2031 (144A)   1,000,000    1,003,750 
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co / JBS USA Finance Inc, 5.750%, 4/1/2033   1,000,000    914,653 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co, 4.375%, 6/1/2046   1,750,000    1,357,633 
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, 5.340%, 5/19/2063   500,000    460,030 
Triton Water Holdings Inc, 6.250%, 4/1/2029 (144A)   1,000,000    817,500 

 

 

 

 

   Shares   Value  
           
United Rentals North America Inc, 6.000%, 12/15/2029 (144A)   1,500,000    1,460,193 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical        6,931,035 
           
Energy (9.41%)          
Energy Ventures Gom LLC / EnVen Finance Corp, 11.750%, 4/15/2026 (144A)   1,272,000    1,315,916 
Talos Production Inc, 12.000%, 1/15/2026   750,000    782,048 
Transocean Inc, 8.000%, 2/1/2027 (144A)   1,000,000    962,500 
Total Energy        3,060,464 
           
Financial (13.91%)          
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.850%, 10/29/2041   1,850,000    1,311,777 
Iron Mountain Inc, 5.250%, 7/15/2030 (144A)   1,250,000    1,092,328 
Sun Communities Operating LP, 5.700%, 1/15/2033   1,500,000    1,417,819 
Visa Inc, 2.700%, 4/15/2040   1,000,000    703,737 
Total Financial        4,525,661 
           
Industrial (3.11%)          
Eletson Holdings Inc / Eletson Finance US LLC / Agathonissos Finance LLC, 9.625%, 1/15/2022(b)   548,153     
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp, 5.250%, 6/1/2029 (144A)   500,000    410,099 
LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 3.797%, 12/31/2057 (144A)   1,000,000    602,411 
Total Industrial        1,012,510 
           
Utilities (1.45%)          
Boston Gas Co, 6.119%, 7/20/2053 (144A)   500,000    471,617 
           
Total Corporate Debt (Cost $31,729,667)        29,316,464 
           
Municipal Bonds (2.13%)          
           
Development (0.42%)          
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 7.500%, 7/1/2032 (144A)(a)   250,000    32,500 
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 8.000%, 7/1/2039 (144A)(a)   2,050,000    102,500 
Total Development        135,000 
           
General Obligation (0.04%)          
Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp, 5.500%, 8/1/2031(a)   400,000    12,000 
           
Tobacco Settlement (1.67%)          
Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 4.306%, 6/1/2049   750,000    543,011 
           
Total Municipal Debt (Cost $2,862,097)        690,011 
           
United States Treasury Bills (7.05%)          
           
0.000%, 10/26/2023 (Cost $2,291,253)   2,300,000    2,291,917 
           
United States Treasury Bonds (4.81%)          
           
3.875%, 5/15/2043 (Cost $1,758,127)   1,800,000    1,563,750 
           
Term Loans (1.73%)          
Pyxus Holdings Inc, TSFR1M (floor 1.500%) + 8.000%, 12/31/2027(c)   294,742    275,092 
Pyxus Holdings Inc, TSFR1M (floor 1.500%) + 8.000%, 12/31/2027(c)   442,113    287,373 
Total Term Loans (Cost $730,296)        562,465 
           
Total Long Positions (Cost $41,412,083) (106.37%)        34,597,299 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-6.37%)        (2,072,788)
Net Assets (100.00%)       $32,524,511 

 

 

 

* Non income security. 

# Security is illiquid. 

(a) Defaulted security 

(b) Level 3 security fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0% of net assets. The total value of the fair value security is $0.00. 

(c) Variable rate security. 

 

(144A) Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration only to qualified institutional buyers. As of September 30, 2023, these securities had a total aggregate market value of $20,848,347 which represented approximately 64.10% of net assets.