N-Q 1 hennessey_nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS hennessey_nq.htm




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


 
FORM N-Q
 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY



Investment Company Act file number (811-07168)



Hennessy Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 200
Novato, CA 94945
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Neil J. Hennessy
Hennessy Advisors, Inc.
7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 200
Novato, CA 94945
(Name and address of agent for service)



800-966-4354
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2014


Date of reporting period:  July 31, 2014
 
 
 

 
 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.39%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 25.44%
                 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
    36,600     $ 4,432,626       1.87 %
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (a)
    161,327       5,072,121       2.14 %
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.
    119,744       5,651,917       2.39 %
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (a)
    68,700       5,335,929       2.26 %
Jack in the Box, Inc.
    87,800       5,021,282       2.12 %
Jarden Corp. (a)
    77,400       4,326,660       1.83 %
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
    168,900       3,553,656       1.50 %
MDC Partners, Inc. (b)
    183,997       3,794,018       1.60 %
Papa Johns International, Inc.
    95,600       3,985,564       1.69 %
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
    171,400       4,314,138       1.82 %
The New York Times Co.
    320,700       4,005,543       1.69 %
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a)
    328,211       5,402,353       2.28 %
Visteon Corp. (a)
    55,700       5,319,350       2.25 %
              60,215,157       25.44 %
Consumer Staples - 1.94%
                       
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
    123,300       4,587,993       1.94 %
                           
Energy - 9.59%
                       
Exterran Holdings, Inc.
    128,900       5,446,025       2.30 %
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.
    187,000       7,010,630       2.96 %
Matrix Service, Co. (a)
    153,727       4,127,570       1.74 %
Targa Resources Corp.
    48,000       6,120,000       2.59 %
              22,704,225       9.59 %
Financials - 7.60%
                       
BGC Partners, Inc.
    659,773       5,166,023       2.18 %
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
    253,200       4,096,776       1.73 %
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.
    85,600       4,064,288       1.72 %
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
    386,800       4,664,808       1.97 %
              17,991,895       7.60 %
Health Care - 6.26%
                       
Alere, Inc. (a)
    130,700       5,228,000       2.21 %
CIGNA Corp.
    60,700       5,465,428       2.31 %
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (a)
    29,200       4,124,792       1.74 %
              14,818,220       6.26 %
Industrials - 33.35%
                       
Aceto Corp.
    244,484       4,097,552       1.73 %
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
    116,200       5,109,314       2.16 %
Curtiss Wright Corp.
    72,500       4,604,475       1.94 %
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
    147,300       5,517,858       2.33 %
Engility Holdings, Inc. (a)
    113,346       3,917,238       1.65 %
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
    48,400       4,400,528       1.86 %
John Bean Technologies Corp.
    157,086       4,092,090       1.73 %
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
    40,800       4,282,368       1.81 %
Lennox International, Inc.
    52,300       4,462,236       1.88 %
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    28,900       4,825,433       2.04 %
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    38,900       4,795,203       2.03 %
Primoris Services Corp.
    140,600       3,357,528       1.42 %
Raytheon Co.
    48,500       4,402,345       1.86 %
Southwest Airlines, Co.
    217,800       6,159,384       2.60 %
The Manitowoc Co., Inc.
    160,500       4,262,880       1.80 %
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)
    102,400       4,750,336       2.01 %
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
    55,800       5,909,220       2.50 %
              78,945,988       33.35 %
 
 
 

 
 
Information Technology - 6.56%
                       
CSG Systems International, Inc.
    172,000       4,478,880       1.89 %
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    154,800       5,512,428       2.33 %
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)
    211,300       5,529,721       2.34 %
              15,521,029       6.56 %
Materials - 4.65%
                       
AK Steel Holding Corp. (a)
    674,200       6,135,220       2.59 %
PolyOne Corp.
    128,400       4,872,780       2.06 %
              11,008,000       4.65 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $199,614,535)
            225,792,507       95.39 %
                           
RIGHTS - 0.00%
                       
Health Care - 0.00%
                       
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a)(c)
    5,500       5,225       0.00 %
Total Rights (Cost $0)
            5,225       0.00 %
                           
PARTNERSHIPS - 2.33%
                       
Energy - 2.33%
                       
NGL Energy Partners LP
    128,279       5,509,583       2.33 %
Total Partnerships (Cost $4,413,797)
            5,509,583       2.33 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.38%
                       
Money Market Funds - 2.38%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (d)
    5,631,079       5,631,079       2.38 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,631,079)
            5,631,079       2.38 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $209,659,411) - 100.10%
            236,938,394       100.10 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.10)%
            (242,370 )     (0.10 )%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 236,696,024       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
(c)
Security is fair valued in good faith.
                       
(d)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
                           
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 209,819,047                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    34,012,039                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (6,892,692 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 27,119,347                  
 
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
                           
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
                           
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                           
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 

Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded
 
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
 
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price,
 
which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
 
the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
     
 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
       
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
     
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
 
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
     
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
       
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
       
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
     
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
     
levels for specific securities.
                       
                         
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
       
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
 
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
       
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
     
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                         
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
     
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
       
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
     
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
       
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
     
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
       
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                         
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
     
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
     
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                         
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
       
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
     
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
       
                         
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 60,215,157     $ -     $ -     $ 60,215,157  
Consumer Staples
    4,587,993       -       -       4,587,993  
Energy
    22,704,225       -       -       22,704,225  
Financials
    17,991,895       -       -       17,991,895  
Health Care
    14,818,220       -       -       14,818,220  
Industrials
    78,945,988       -       -       78,945,988  
Information Technology
    15,521,029       -       -       15,521,029  
Materials
    11,008,000       -       -       11,008,000  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 225,792,507     $ -     $ -     $ 225,792,507  
                                 
Rights
                               
Health Care
  $ -     $ -     $ 5,225     $ 5,225  
Total Rights
  $ -     $ -     $ 5,225 *   $ 5,225  
                                 
Partnerships
                               
Energy
  $ 5,509,583     $ -     $ -     $ 5,509,583  
Total Partnerships
  $ 5,509,583     $ -     $ -     $ 5,509,583  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 5,631,079     $ -     $ -     $ 5,631,079  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 5,631,079     $ -     $ -     $ 5,631,079  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 236,933,169     $ -     $ 5,225     $ 236,938,394  
                                 
* Acquired in merger.
                               
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               
                                 
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
                               
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
                 
                                 
   
Rights
                         
Balance as of October 31, 2013
  $ 5,225                          
Accrued discounts/premiums
    -                          
Realized gain (loss)
    -                          
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    -                          
Purchases
    -                          
(Sales)
    -                          
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3
    -                          
Balance as of July 31, 2014
  $ 5,225                          
                                 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation during the period for
                               
Level 3 investments held at July 31, 2014
  $ -                          
                                 
The Level 3 investments as of July 31, 2014 represented 0.00% of net assets and did not warrant a disclosure of
                       
significant unobservable valuation inputs.
                               
 
 
 

 
Hennessy Focus Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 76.31%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 30.23%
                 
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a)
    1,169,000     $ 70,338,730       4.89 %
CarMax, Inc. (a)
    2,097,740       102,390,689       7.12 %
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
    1,165,767       49,580,070       3.45 %
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)
    897,900       134,685,000       9.37 %
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)
    1,197,772       12,552,651       0.87 %
Twenty First Century Fox, Inc.
    2,057,204       65,172,223       4.53 %
              434,719,363       30.23 %
Energy - 3.49%
                       
World Fuel Services Corp.
    1,168,204       50,174,362       3.49 %
                         
Financials - 29.50%
                       
Aon PLC (b)
    851,000       71,790,360       4.99 %
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (b)
    569,419       25,424,558       1.77 %
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.
    138,793       17,734,970       1.23 %
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a) (d)
    1,616,620       68,674,018       4.77 %
Markel Corp. (a)
    198,637       125,560,434       8.73 %
Marlin Business Services Corp.
    533,485       9,816,124       0.68 %
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
    517,900       40,220,114       2.80 %
The Charles Schwab Corp.
    2,346,699       65,120,897       4.53 %
              424,341,475       29.50 %
Health Care - 1.45%
                       
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)
    180,000       20,925,000       1.45 %
                         
Industrials - 4.52%
                       
American Woodmark Corp. (a) (d)
    817,409       24,031,825       1.67 %
Mistras Group, Inc. (a)
    11,642       245,879       0.02 %
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (a)
    904,200       22,731,588       1.58 %
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    590,832       17,967,201       1.25 %
              64,976,493       4.52 %
Information Technology - 7.12%
                       
Google, Inc. (a)
    68,984       39,431,254       2.74 %
Google, Inc., Class A (a)
    68,984       39,979,677       2.78 %
MICROS Systems, Inc. (a)
    339,409       22,954,231       1.60 %
              102,365,162       7.12 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $602,442,538)
            1,097,501,855       76.31 %
                         
REITS - 14.52%
                       
Financials - 14.52%
                       
American Tower Corp., Class A
    1,483,679       140,044,461       9.74 %
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.
    2,043,407       68,801,513       4.78 %
              208,845,974       14.52 %
Total REITS (Cost $81,851,999)
            208,845,974       14.52 %
                         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 9.32%
                       
Money Market Funds - 9.32%
                       
Federated Government Obligations Fund - Class I, 0.01% (c)
    61,104,071       61,104,071       4.25 %
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (c)
    73,000,000       73,000,000       5.07 %
              134,104,071       9.32 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $134,104,071)
            134,104,071       9.32 %
                         
Total Investments (Cost $818,398,608) - 100.15%
            1,440,451,900       100.15 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.15)%
            (2,179,852 )     (0.15 )%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 1,438,272,048       100.00 %

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
             
     
REIT-
Real Estate Investment Trust
             
(a)
Non-income producing security.
             
(b)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
             
(c)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
             
(d)
Investment represents five percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer, and is or was an affiliate of the Hennessy Focus Fund, as defined in the Investment
 
Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended July 31, 2014. Details of transactions with these affiliated companies for the period ended July 31, 2014, are as follows:
 
Issuer
 
Encore Capital Group, Inc.
 
American Woodmark Corp.
 
Beginning Cost
$   
       19,557,051
    $
25,862,840
 
 
Purchase Cost
$
         28,182,205
    $
518,661
 
 
Sales Cos4t
$
                        -
    $
-
 
 
Ending Cost
$
        47,739,256
    $
26,381,501
 
 
Dividend Income
                       -
    $
-
 
 
Shares
 
             1,616,620
     
                817,409
 
 
Market Value
        68,674,018
    $
24,031,825
 
 
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
     
       
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
 
       
Cost of investments
  $ 818,398,608  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    638,282,313  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (16,229,021 )
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 622,053,292  
         
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the fund's previous
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
section in the fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
       
 
 

 
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                         
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
       
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
       
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
       
                           
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
       
                           
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
       
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
     
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
       
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
     
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                         
                           
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
       
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
     
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
       
                           
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly
     
traded partnerships and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the
     
last sales price as reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the
 
NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not
 
readily available will be valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied,
     
they are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                           
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
       
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                           
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
     
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
     
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
     
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
       
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                           
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
       
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
     
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
     
levels for specific securities.
                         
                           
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
       
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
     
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
       
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
     
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                         
                           
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
     
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
       
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
     
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
       
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
     
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
       
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                         
                           
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
     
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
     
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                         
                           
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
       
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
     
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
       
                           
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 434,719,363     $ -     $ -     $ 434,719,363  
Energy
    50,174,362       -       -       50,174,362  
Financials
    424,341,475       -       -       424,341,475  
Health Care
    20,925,000       -       -       20,925,000  
Industrials
    64,976,493       -       -       64,976,493  
Information Technology
    102,365,162       -       -       102,365,162  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 1,097,501,855     $ -     $ -     $ 1,097,501,855  
                                 
REITS
                               
Financials
  $ 208,845,974     $ -     $ -     $ 208,845,974  
Total REITS
  $ 208,845,974     $ -     $ -     $ 208,845,974  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 134,104,071     $ -     $ -     $ 134,104,071  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 134,104,071     $ -     $ -     $ 134,104,071  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 1,440,451,900     $ -     $ -     $ 1,440,451,900  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 

Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30  Fund
                   
Schedule of Investments
                   
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                   
               
% of
   
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
   
COMMON STOCKS - 94.82%
                   
Consumer Discretionary - 38.86%
                   
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)
    446,000     $ 8,201,940       2.71 %  
Brunswick Corp.
    221,000       8,912,930       2.95 %  
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
    85,600       8,299,776       2.75 %  
Hanesbrands, Inc.
    140,900       13,767,339       4.55 %  
Lear Corp.
    122,800       11,564,076       3.82 %  
Lithia Motors, Inc.
    121,100       10,759,735       3.56 %  
Skechers USA, Inc. (a)
    295,200       15,400,584       5.09 %  
Tenneco, Inc. (a)
    174,800       11,134,760       3.68 %  
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
    392,800       9,886,776       3.27 %  
Visteon Corp. (a)
    117,300       11,202,150       3.70 %  
Wendy's Co.
    1,031,800       8,409,170       2.78 %  
              117,539,236       38.86 %  
Consumer Staples - 7.10%
                         
Flowers Foods, Inc.
    406,000       7,750,540       2.56 %  
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (a)
    490,374       13,710,857       4.54 %  
              21,461,397       7.10 %  
Financials - 9.19%
                         
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
    417,300       9,239,022       3.05 %  
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
    226,000       9,636,640       3.19 %  
Genworth Financial, Inc. (a)
    682,300       8,938,130       2.95 %  
              27,813,792       9.19 %  
Health Care - 7.49%
                         
Omnicare, Inc.
    159,700       9,981,250       3.30 %  
Universal Health Services, Inc.
    118,800       12,664,080       4.19 %  
              22,645,330       7.49 %  
Industrials - 22.30%
                         
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
    277,500       12,201,675       4.03 %  
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)
    262,000       14,721,780       4.87 %  
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
    130,900       11,901,428       3.93 %  
ITT Corp.
    245,900       11,304,023       3.74 %  
Oshkosh Corp.
    181,200       8,375,064       2.77 %  
Swift Transportation Co. (a)
    438,300       8,963,235       2.96 %  
              67,467,205       22.30 %  
Information Technology - 9.88%
                         
Ciena Corp. (a)
    354,600       6,925,338       2.29 %  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    169,600       10,581,344       3.50 %  
Sunpower Corp. (a)
    337,200       12,385,356       4.09 %  
              29,892,038       9.88 %  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $250,574,981)
            286,818,998       94.82 %  
                             
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.02%
                         
Money Market Funds - 5.02%
                         
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b)
    15,181,986       15,181,986       5.02 %  
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $15,181,986)
            15,181,986       5.02 %  
                             
Total Investments (Cost $265,756,967) - 99.84%
            302,000,984       99.84 %  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.16%
            496,660       0.16 %  
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 302,497,644       100.00 %  
                             
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                         
 
 
 

 
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                         
(b)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                         
                             
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                         
                             
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                   
                             
Cost of investments
  $ 265,756,967                    
Gross unrealized appreciation
    44,097,033                    
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (7,853,016 )                  
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 36,244,017                    
                             
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
           
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
           
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                         
                             
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                         
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
   
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
   
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
   
                             
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
   
                             
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
   
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
   
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                         
                             
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
   
 
inputs that reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                             
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
   
                             
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price,
which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
 
the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
 
 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                             
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
   
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                             
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
 
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
 
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
 
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
   
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                             
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
   
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
 
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
 
levels for specific securities.
                         
                             
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
   
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
 
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
   
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
 
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
hierarchy.
                         
 
 
 

 
 
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
   
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
     
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
   
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
     
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
   
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
     
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                           
                               
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
   
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
   
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                           
                               
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
     
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
   
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
     
                               
 
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Total
 
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 117,539,236     $ -     $ -  
 $   117,539,236
 
 
Consumer Staples
    21,461,397       -       -  
        21,461,397
 
 
Financials
    27,813,792       -       -  
        27,813,792
 
 
Health Care
    22,645,330       -       -  
        22,645,330
 
 
Industrials
    67,467,205       -       -  
        67,467,205
 
 
Information Technology
    29,892,038       -       -  
        29,892,038
 
 
Total Common Stocks
  $ 286,818,998     $ -     $ -  
 $   286,818,998
 
                               
 
Short-Term Investments
                           
 
Money Market Funds
  $ 15,181,986     $ -     $ -  
 $     15,181,986
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 15,181,986     $ -     $ -  
 $     15,181,986
 
                               
 
Total Investments
  $ 302,000,984     $ -     $ -  
 $   302,000,984
 
                               
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
             
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                           

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 96.59%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 16.10%
                 
Autozone, Inc. (a)
    4,700     $ 2,430,041       2.03 %
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)
    28,000       1,772,120       1.48 %
Coach, Inc.
    40,100       1,385,856       1.16 %
Dollar General Corp. (a)
    37,000       2,043,510       1.71 %
Ford Motor Co.
    145,400       2,474,708       2.07 %
Lowes Companies, Inc.
    46,100       2,205,885       1.85 %
Macy's, Inc.
    42,100       2,432,959       2.03 %
McDonald's Corp.
    23,400       2,212,704       1.85 %
The Gap, Inc.
    57,100       2,290,281       1.92 %
              19,248,064       16.10 %
Consumer Staples - 17.54%
                       
Altria Group, Inc.
    59,800       2,427,880       2.03 %
General Mills, Inc.
    45,800       2,296,870       1.92 %
Kimberly Clark Corp.
    21,600       2,243,592       1.88 %
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
    42,200       2,261,287       1.89 %
Kroger Co.
    57,700       2,826,146       2.36 %
Pepsico, Inc.
    27,400       2,413,940       2.02 %
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    26,400       2,165,064       1.81 %
Sysco Corp.
    62,600       2,234,194       1.87 %
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    28,700       2,111,746       1.76 %
              20,980,719       17.54 %
Energy - 14.35%
                       
Chevron Corp.
    18,100       2,339,244       1.96 %
ConocoPhillips
    32,200       2,656,500       2.22 %
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    22,700       2,245,938       1.88 %
Halliburton Co.
    45,000       3,104,550       2.59 %
HollyFrontier Corp.
    45,700       2,148,357       1.80 %
Marathon Oil Corp.
    65,300       2,530,375       2.11 %
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
    25,600       2,137,088       1.79 %
              17,162,052       14.35 %
Health Care - 6.32%
                       
Baxter International, Inc.
    32,575       2,433,027       2.04 %
Eli Lilly & Co.
    44,100       2,692,746       2.25 %
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    30,000       2,431,500       2.03 %
              7,557,273       6.32 %
Industrials - 22.12%
                       
Caterpillar, Inc.
    25,100       2,528,825       2.11 %
CSX Corp.
    79,300       2,372,656       1.98 %
Cummins, Inc.
    16,200       2,258,118       1.89 %
Deere & Co.
    24,900       2,119,239       1.77 %
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
    77,200       2,891,912       2.42 %
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    26,900       2,215,753       1.85 %
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    15,300       2,554,641       2.14 %
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    19,900       2,453,073       2.05 %
Raytheon Co.
    25,400       2,305,558       1.93 %
Union Pacific Corp.
    27,000       2,654,370       2.22 %
United Technologies Corp.
    20,000       2,103,000       1.76 %
              26,457,145       22.12 %
Information Technology - 18.13%
                       
Apple, Inc.
    29,150       2,785,865       2.33 %
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    79,600       2,834,556       2.37 %
Intel Corp.
    87,500       2,965,375       2.48 %
International Business Machines Corp.
    12,100       2,319,207       1.94 %
Microsoft Corp.
    61,100       2,637,076       2.20 %
Oracle Corp.
    60,000       2,423,400       2.03 %
SanDisk Corp.
    32,800       3,008,088       2.52 %
Western Digital Corp.
    27,100       2,705,393       2.26 %
              21,678,960       18.13 %
Materials - 2.03%
                       
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
    9,700       2,428,298       2.03 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $94,392,324)
            115,512,511       96.59 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.42%
                       
Money Market Funds - 3.42%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b)
    4,089,385       4,089,385       3.42 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $4,089,385)
            4,089,385       3.42 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $98,481,709) - 100.01%
            119,601,896       100.01 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.01)%
            (8,172 )     (0.01 )%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 119,593,724       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
 
Cost of investments
  $ 98,481,709                    
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
22,831,779
                   
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,711,592 )                  
Net unrealized appreciation
  $  21,120,187                    
                             
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
     
fiscal year end.  For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
     
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
           
               
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
           
The Funds have adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
               
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
               
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.  Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.  These inputs may also include interest
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
           
               
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.  Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
               
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
               
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed.  Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ  Official Closing Price,
which may differ from the last sales price reported.  Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
 the mean between the bid and ask prices.  To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
 of the fair value hierarchy.
           
               
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
 
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
           
               
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
techniques.  The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer.  In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.  These securities are generally classified in
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
           
               
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above.  Short-term debt investments
 
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
maturity exceeded 60 days.  Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
levels for specific securities.
           
               
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
 
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security.  Fair value pricing determinations
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
 
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
receive a fair net asset value.  Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
hierarchy.
           
               
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts.  The
 
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
 
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy.  Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
 
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
           
 
 
 

 
 
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
           
               
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination.  Various
 
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments.  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
associated with investing in those securities.  Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Funds’ securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
 
               

Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 19,248,064     $ -     $ -     $ 19,248,064  
Consumer Staples
    20,980,719       -       -       20,980,719  
Energy
    17,162,052       -       -       17,162,052  
Health Care
    7,557,273       -       -       7,557,273  
Industrials
    26,457,145       -       -       26,457,145  
Information Technology
    21,678,960       -       -       21,678,960  
Materials
    2,428,298       -       -       2,428,298  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 115,512,511     $ -     $ -     $ 115,512,511  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 4,089,385     $ -     $ -     $ 4,089,385  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 4,089,385     $ -     $ -     $ 4,089,385  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 119,601,896     $ -     $ -     $ 119,601,896  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.45%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 9.40%
                 
Ford Motor Co.
    194,300     $ 3,306,986       2.08 %
General Motors Co.
    80,200       2,712,364       1.71 %
McDonald's Corp.
    30,400       2,874,624       1.81 %
Target Corp.
    51,000       3,039,090       1.91 %
Thomson Reuters Corp. (b)
    79,600       3,009,676       1.89 %
              14,942,740       9.40 %
Consumer Staples - 22.73%
                       
Altria Group, Inc.
    82,900       3,365,740       2.12 %
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    92,100       2,774,973       1.75 %
General Mills, Inc.
    60,300       3,024,045       1.90 %
Kellogg Co.
    49,700       2,973,551       1.87 %
Kimberly Clark Corp.
    26,800       2,783,716       1.75 %
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
    55,300       2,963,250       1.86 %
Pepsico, Inc.
    36,000       3,171,600       2.00 %
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    37,500       3,075,375       1.93 %
Procter & Gamble Co.
    37,300       2,884,036       1.81 %
Sysco Corp.
    81,900       2,923,011       1.84 %
The Coca-Cola Co.
    76,000       2,986,040       1.88 %
Unilever PLC - ADR (b)
    74,400       3,216,312       2.02 %
              36,141,649       22.73 %
Energy - 14.38%
                       
BP PLC - ADR (b)
    61,300       3,001,861       1.89 %
Chevron Corp.
    25,400       3,282,696       2.06 %
ConocoPhillips
    44,300       3,654,750       2.30 %
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    31,400       3,106,716       1.95 %
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    32,400       3,165,804       1.99 %
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR (b)
    39,600       3,411,144       2.15 %
Total SA - ADR (b)
    50,300       3,244,350       2.04 %
              22,867,321       14.38 %
Financials - 4.01%
                       
Banco Santander SA - ADR (b)
    338,200       3,371,854       2.12 %
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
    52,100       3,004,607       1.89 %
              6,376,461       4.01 %
Health Care - 15.21%
                       
AbbVie, Inc.
    59,700       3,124,698       1.96 %
Baxter International, Inc.
    42,500       3,174,325       2.00 %
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    58,100       2,941,022       1.85 %
Eli Lilly & Co.
    53,700       3,278,922       2.06 %
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (b)
    55,400       2,679,698       1.68 %
Johnson & Johnson
    32,600       3,262,934       2.05 %
Merck & Co., Inc.
    54,300       3,080,982       1.94 %
Pfizer, Inc.
    92,400       2,651,880       1.67 %
              24,194,461       15.21 %
Industrials - 7.84%
                       
3M Co.
    22,800       3,212,292       2.02 %
General Electric Co.
    116,100       2,919,915       1.84 %
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    19,100       3,189,127       2.00 %
Veritiv Corp. (a)
    1,174       46,861       0.03 %
Waste Management, Inc.
    69,000       3,097,410       1.95 %
              12,465,605       7.84 %
Information Technology - 8.68%
                       
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    131,200       3,310,176       2.08 %
Intel Corp.
    118,000       3,999,020       2.52 %
Microsoft Corp.
    77,500       3,344,900       2.10 %
Texas Instruments, Inc.
    68,100       3,149,625       1.98 %
              13,803,721       8.68 %
Materials - 9.81%
                       
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    47,100       3,029,001       1.91 %
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
    91,000       3,387,020       2.13 %
International Paper Co.
    61,400       2,916,500       1.83 %
Nucor Corp.
    60,600       3,043,332       1.91 %
The Dow Chemical Co.
    63,300       3,232,731       2.03 %
              15,608,584       9.81 %
 
 
 

 
 
Telecommunication Services - 6.39%
                       
AT&T, Inc.
    88,500       3,149,715       1.98 %
CenturyLink, Inc.
    100,500       3,943,620       2.48 %
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    60,900       3,070,578       1.93 %
              10,163,913       6.39 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $122,380,180)
            156,564,455       98.45 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.46%
                       
Money Market Funds - 1.46%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (c)
    2,319,366       2,319,366       1.46 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,319,366)
            2,319,366       1.46 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $124,699,546) - 99.91%
            158,883,821       99.91 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.09%
            150,774       0.09 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 159,034,595       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
ADR
American Depositary Receipt
                       
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
(c)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
 
Cost of investments
  $ 125,112,595                    
Gross unrealized appreciation
   
34,382,794
                   
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (611,568 )                  
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 33,771,226                    
                             
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
       
fiscal year end.  For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
       
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
             
                 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
             
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
   
fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
   
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
   
                 
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
   
                 
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
   
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.  Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
   
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.  These inputs may also include interest
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
             
                 
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.  Unobservable inputs are those
   
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                 
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
   
                 
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, pubicly traded
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed.  Securities listed on The NASDAQ  Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price,
which may differ from the last sales price reported.  Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
 
 the mean between the bid and ask prices.  To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
 
 of the fair value hierarchy.
             
                 
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
   
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
             
 
 
 

 
 
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
     
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
     
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
     
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
       
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
       
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
     
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
     
levels for specific securities.
                       
                         
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
       
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
     
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
       
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
     
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                         
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
     
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
       
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
     
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
       
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
     
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
       
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                         
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
     
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
     
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                         
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
       
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
     
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
       
                         
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 14,942,740     $ -     $ -     $ 14,942,740  
Consumer Staples
    36,141,649       -       -       36,141,649  
Energy
    22,867,321       -       -       22,867,321  
Financials
    6,376,461       -       -       6,376,461  
Health Care
    24,194,461       -       -       24,194,461  
Industrials
    12,465,605       -       -       12,465,605  
Information Technology
    13,803,721       -       -       13,803,721  
Materials
    15,608,584       -       -       15,608,584  
Telecommunication Services
    10,163,913       -       -       10,163,913  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 156,564,455     $ -     $ -     $ 156,564,455  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 2,319,366     $ -     $ -     $ 2,319,366  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 2,319,366     $ -     $ -     $ 2,319,366  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 158,883,821     $ -     $ -     $ 158,883,821  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Large Value Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.65%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 6.80%
                 
Ford Motor Co.
    126,260     $ 2,148,945       1.43 %
Lowes Companies, Inc.
    22,515       1,077,343       0.72 %
Macy's, Inc.
    28,035       1,620,143       1.08 %
The Walt Disney Co.
    22,470       1,929,724       1.29 %
Time Warner, Inc.
    30,555       2,536,676       1.69 %
Viacom, Inc.
    10,705       884,982       0.59 %
              10,197,813       6.80 %
Consumer Staples - 5.78%
                       
CVS Caremark Corp.
    42,565       3,250,263       2.17 %
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
    29,120       1,560,395       1.04 %
Kroger Co.
    53,000       2,595,940       1.73 %
Procter & Gamble Co.
    16,255       1,256,837       0.84 %
              8,663,435       5.78 %
Energy - 13.86%
                       
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    27,175       2,903,649       1.94 %
Chevron Corp.
    15,245       1,970,264       1.31 %
ConocoPhillips
    60,105       4,958,662       3.31 %
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    50,780       5,024,173       3.35 %
Marathon Oil Corp.
    68,890       2,669,488       1.78 %
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
    8,800       1,948,848       1.30 %
Valero Energy Corp.
    25,560       1,298,448       0.87 %
              20,773,532       13.86 %
Financials - 23.82%
                       
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)
    8,640       1,721,520       1.15 %
Allstate Corp.
    42,080       2,459,576       1.64 %
American International Group, Inc.
    38,540       2,003,309       1.34 %
BlackRock, Inc.
    5,615       1,711,059       1.14 %
Capital One Financial Corp.
    18,415       1,464,729       0.98 %
Citigroup, Inc.
    51,035       2,496,122       1.67 %
E Trade Financial Corp. (a)
    45,730       961,245       0.64 %
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
    46,510       1,588,782       1.06 %
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
    90,285       5,206,736       3.47 %
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
    43,575       2,212,303       1.48 %
MetLife, Inc.
    24,955       1,312,633       0.88 %
Morgan Stanley
    60,035       1,941,532       1.29 %
Regions Financial Corp.
    98,955       1,003,404       0.67 %
State Street Corp.
    10,185       717,431       0.48 %
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
    47,740       1,816,507       1.21 %
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    25,765       2,127,158       1.42 %
Wells Fargo & Co.
    97,255       4,950,279       3.30 %
              35,694,325       23.82 %
Health Care - 12.70%
                       
CIGNA Corp.
    41,365       3,724,504       2.49 %
Johnson & Johnson
    54,975       5,502,448       3.67 %
McKesson Corp.
    7,110       1,364,125       0.91 %
Medtronic, Inc.
    55,200       3,408,048       2.27 %
Pfizer, Inc.
    175,560       5,038,572       3.36 %
              19,037,697       12.70 %
Industrials - 10.07%
                       
Caterpillar, Inc.
    16,105       1,622,579       1.08 %
Danaher Corp.
    22,230       1,642,352       1.10 %
General Dynamics Corp.
    17,875       2,087,264       1.39 %
General Electric Co.
    67,810       1,705,422       1.14 %
Honeywell International, Inc.
    22,495       2,065,716       1.38 %
Ingersoll-Rand PLC (b)
    25,355       1,490,620       0.99 %
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    6,260       1,045,232       0.70 %
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    7,580       871,321       0.58 %
Ryder System, Inc.
    17,215       1,482,728       0.99 %
Southwest Airlines Co.
    38,170       1,079,448       0.72 %
              15,092,682       10.07 %
 
 
 

 
 
Information Technology - 10.74%
                       
Apple, Inc.
    11,675       1,115,780       0.75 %
Autodesk, Inc. (a)
    19,145       1,021,386       0.68 %
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    35,905       905,883       0.61 %
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)
    14,125       956,686       0.64 %
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    53,015       1,887,864       1.26 %
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)
    44,005       1,035,878       0.69 %
LAM Research Corp.
    17,860       1,250,200       0.83 %
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
    30,135       920,624       0.61 %
Microsoft Corp.
    65,345       2,820,290       1.88 %
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(b)
    26,055       1,624,529       1.08 %
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    26,190       1,329,405       0.89 %
Western Digital Corp.
    12,235       1,221,420       0.82 %
              16,089,945       10.74 %
Materials - 4.37%
                       
Eastman Chemical Co.
    12,755       1,004,839       0.67 %
Huntsman Corp.
    60,490       1,575,764       1.05 %
International Paper Co.
    29,590       1,405,525       0.94 %
Newmont Mining Corp.
    35,690       889,038       0.60 %
The Dow Chemical Co.
    32,640       1,666,925       1.11 %
              6,542,091       4.37 %
Telecommunication Services - 1.93%
                       
AT&T, Inc.
    55,555       1,977,203       1.32 %
T- Mobile US, Inc. (a)
    27,580       908,485       0.61 %
              2,885,688       1.93 %
Utilities - 5.58%
                       
American Electric Power, Inc.
    48,265       2,509,297       1.68 %
DTE Energy Co.
    34,305       2,532,395       1.69 %
NRG Energy, Inc.
    36,920       1,143,043       0.76 %
Sempra Energy
    21,845       2,178,165       1.45 %
              8,362,900       5.58 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $115,257,560)
            143,340,108       95.65 %
                           
REITS - 3.44%
                       
Financials - 3.44%
                       
Kilroy Realty Corp.
    24,115       1,491,272       1.00 %
Prologis, Inc.
    22,055       900,064       0.60 %
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    16,388       2,756,298       1.84 %
Total REITS (Cost $3,916,618)
            5,147,634       3.44 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.12%
                       
Money Market Funds - 1.12%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (c)
    1,685,548       1,685,548       1.12 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,685,548)
            1,685,548       1.12 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $120,859,726) - 100.21%
            150,173,290       100.21 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.21)%
            (307,768 )     (0.21 )%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 149,865,522       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
REIT-
Real Estate Investment Trust
                       
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
(c)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 121,171,346                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    30,184,432                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,182,488 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 29,001,944                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
       
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
       
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
       
                         
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
       
                         
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
       
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
     
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
       
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                         
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
       
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
     
                         
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
       
                         
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded
 
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
 
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing
 
Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
 
the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
     
of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
       
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
     
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
     
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
     
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
       
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
       
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
     
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
     
levels for specific securities.
                       
                         
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
       
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
     
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
       
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
     
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                         
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
     
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
       
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
     
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
       
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
     
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
       
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                         
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
     
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
     
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                         
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
       
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
     
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
       
 
 
 

 
 
                         
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 10,197,813     $ -     $ -     $ 10,197,813  
Consumer Staples
    8,663,435       -       -       8,663,435  
Energy
    20,773,532       -       -       20,773,532  
Financials
    35,694,325       -       -       35,694,325  
Health Care
    19,037,697       -       -       19,037,697  
Industrials
    15,092,682       -       -       15,092,682  
Information Technology
    16,089,945       -       -       16,089,945  
Materials
    6,542,091       -       -       6,542,091  
Telecommunication Services
    2,885,688       -       -       2,885,688  
Utilities
    8,362,900       -       -       8,362,900  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 143,340,108     $ -     $ -     $ 143,340,108  
                                 
REITS
                               
Financials
  $ 5,147,634     $ -     $ -     $ 5,147,634  
Total REITS
  $ 5,147,634     $ -     $ -     $ 5,147,634  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 1,685,548     $ -     $ -     $ 1,685,548  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 1,685,548     $ -     $ -     $ 1,685,548  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 150,173,290     $ -     $ -     $ 150,173,290  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Total Return Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares/Par Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 74.02%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 6.61%
                 
McDonald's Corp.
    58,600     $ 5,541,216       6.61 %
                           
Consumer Staples - 6.77%
                       
Procter & Gamble Co.
    60,700       4,693,324       5.60 %
The Coca-Cola Co.
    25,100       986,179       1.17 %
              5,679,503       6.77 %
Energy - 7.32%
                       
Chevron Corp.
    47,500       6,138,900       7.32 %
                           
Health Care - 14.33%
                       
Merck & Co., Inc.
    115,300       6,542,122       7.80 %
Pfizer, Inc.
    190,600       5,470,220       6.53 %
              12,012,342       14.33 %
Industrials - 5.82%
                       
General Electric Co.
    194,200       4,884,130       5.82 %
                           
Information Technology - 15.81%
                       
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    76,200       1,922,526       2.29 %
Intel Corp.
    234,800       7,957,372       9.49 %
Microsoft Corp.
    78,300       3,379,428       4.03 %
              13,259,326       15.81 %
Materials - 2.83%
                       
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    36,900       2,373,039       2.83 %
                           
Telecommunication Services - 14.53%
                       
AT&T, Inc.
    168,900       6,011,151       7.17 %
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    122,400       6,171,408       7.36 %
              12,182,559       14.53 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $48,927,257)
            62,071,015       74.02 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 66.64%
                       
Money Market Funds - 2.24%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (a)
    1,876,877       1,876,877       2.24 %
                           
U.S. Treasury Bills (c) - 64.40%
                       
0.025%, 08/21/2014 (b)
    13,000,000       12,999,819       15.50 %
0.030%, 09/25/2014 (b)
    18,000,000       17,999,450       21.47 %
0.025%, 10/16/2014 (b)
    23,000,000       22,999,334       27.43 %
              53,998,603       64.40 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $55,875,904)
            55,875,480       66.64 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $104,803,161) - 140.66%
            117,946,495       140.66 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (40.66)%
            (34,092,799 )     (40.66 )%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 83,853,696       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
(a)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is discount rate at issue.
                       
(c)
Collateral or partial collateral for securities sold subject to repurchase.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
 
Schedule of Reverse Repurchase Agreements
                       
                               
 
Face Value
 
Counterparty
 
Rate
   
Principal Trade Date
   
Maturity Date
   
Maturity Amount
 
    8,995,000  
Jefferies LLC
    0.25 %  
5/22/2014
   
8/21/2014
      9,000,622  
    10,794,000  
Jefferies LLC
    0.25 %  
6/26/2014
   
9/25/2014
    $ 10,800,746  
    14,392,000  
Jefferies LLC
    0.25 %  
7/24/2014
   
10/16/2014
      14,400,295  
  $ 34,181,000                           $ 34,201,663  
                                     
As of July 31, 2014, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $53,998,603 as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
         
                                     
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                     
 
 
 

 
 
Cost of investments
  $ 104,968,148                      
Gross unrealized appreciation
    13,173,680                      
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (195,333 )                    
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 12,978,347                      
                                   
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
               
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
               
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                           
                                   
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                           
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
         
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
         
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
             
                                   
     
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
         
                                   
     
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
         
     
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
     
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
       
     
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
     
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                           
                                   
     
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
       
     
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                                   
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
         
                                   
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded partnerships,
 
and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as reported
         
by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price,
       
which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
         
the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
         
of the fair value hierarchy.
                           
                                   
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
         
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                           
                                   
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
         
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
         
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
         
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
         
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
         
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                           
                                   
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
         
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
         
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
         
levels for specific securities.
                           
                                   
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
         
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
         
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
         
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
         
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
         
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
         
hierarchy.
                             
                                   
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
         
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
         
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
         
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
         
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
         
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
         
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                           
                                   
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
         
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
         
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                           
                                   
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
         
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
         
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
             
                                   
     
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
     
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 5,541,216     $ -     $ -     $ 5,541,216  
     
Consumer Staples
    5,679,503       -       -       5,679,503  
     
Energy
    6,138,900       -       -       6,138,900  
     
Health Care
    12,012,342       -       -       12,012,342  
     
Industrials
    4,884,130       -       -       4,884,130  
     
Information Technology
    13,259,326       -       -       13,259,326  
     
Materials
    2,373,039       -       -       2,373,039  
     
Telecommunication Services
    12,182,559       -       -       12,182,559  
     
Total Common Stocks
  $ 62,071,015     $ -     $ -     $ 62,071,015  
                                       
     
Short-Term Investments
                               
     
Money Market Funds
  $ 1,876,877     $ -     $ -     $ 1,876,877  
     
U.S. Treasury Bills
    -       53,998,603       -       53,998,603  
     
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 1,876,877     $ 53,998,603     $ -     $ 55,875,480  
                                       
     
Total Investments
  $ 63,947,892     $ 53,998,603     $ -     $ 117,946,495  
                                       
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                       
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               
                                       
Reverse repurchase agreements are carried at face value; hence, they are not included in the fair valuation heirarchy. The face
                       
value of the reverse repurchase agreements at July 31, 2014, was $34,181,000. Due to the short-term nature of the reverse
                       
repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. The face value plus interest due at maturity is equal to $34,201,663.
                 

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Equity and Income Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
                   
   
Number of Shares/Par Amount
   
Value
   
% of Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 62.20%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 6.16%
                 
CarMax, Inc. (a)
    190,759     $ 9,310,947       2.62 %
Carnival Corp.
    167,720       6,074,818       1.71 %
Lowes Companies, Inc.
    135,516       6,484,441       1.83 %
              21,870,206       6.16 %
Consumer Staples - 10.11%
                       
Altria Group, Inc.
    160,639       6,521,943       1.84 %
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B
    30,466       2,639,879       0.74 %
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
    63,112       7,242,733       2.04 %
Lorillard, Inc.
    70,196       4,245,454       1.20 %
Reynolds American, Inc.
    92,121       5,144,958       1.45 %
The Coca-Cola Co.
    128,231       5,038,196       1.42 %
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    68,452       5,036,698       1.42 %
              35,869,861       10.11 %
Energy - 5.97%
                       
Apache Corp.
    60,750       6,236,595       1.76 %
Chevron Corp.
    60,371       7,802,348       2.20 %
ConocoPhillips
    86,678       7,150,935       2.01 %
              21,189,878       5.97 %
Financials - 9.87%
                       
Bank of America Corp.
    403,060       6,146,665       1.73 %
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)
    64,789       8,126,484       2.29 %
BlackRock, Inc.
    26,158       7,971,127       2.25 %
Wells Fargo & Co.
    193,973       9,873,226       2.78 %
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (c)
    4,811       2,910,222       0.82 %
              35,027,724       9.87 %
Health Care - 5.61%
                       
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    164,088       8,306,135       2.34 %
Eli Lilly & Co.
    124,630       7,609,908       2.14 %
Pfizer, Inc.
    139,605       4,006,663       1.13 %
              19,922,706       5.61 %
Industrials - 4.15%
                       
FedEx Corp.
    35,498       5,213,946       1.47 %
General Dynamics Corp.
    81,450       9,510,917       2.68 %
              14,724,863       4.15 %
Information Technology - 11.53%
                       
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    219,556       5,539,398       1.56 %
Corning, Inc.
    362,537       7,123,852       2.01 %
EMC Corp.
    237,143       6,948,290       1.96 %
Intel Corp.
    215,279       7,295,805       2.05 %
International Business Machines Corp.
    19,145       3,669,522       1.03 %
Microsoft Corp.
    93,533       4,036,884       1.14 %
Visa, Inc., Class A
    29,979       6,325,869       1.78 %
              40,939,620       11.53 %
Materials - 7.21%
                       
Albemarle Corp.
    115,005       7,054,407       1.99 %
NewMarket Corp.
    31,620       12,236,940       3.44 %
The Mosaic Co.
    137,000       6,317,070       1.78 %
              25,608,417       7.21 %
Telecommunication Services - 1.59%
                       
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    111,758       5,634,838       1.59 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $166,405,270)
            220,788,113       62.20 %
                           
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.04%
                       
Financials - 0.04%
                       
Fannie Mae Preferred (a)
    10,600       122,218       0.04 %
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $265,000)
            122,218       0.04 %
                           
REITS - 0.09%
                       
Financials - 0.09%
                       
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
    19,000       314,830       0.09 %
Total REITS (Cost $325,454)
            314,830       0.09 %
                           
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.97%
                       
Consumer Discretionary - 0.72%
                       
Amazon.com, Inc.
                       
0.650%, 11/27/2015
    800,000       801,218       0.23 %
Comcast Corp.
                       
4.950%, 06/15/2016
    600,000       646,096       0.18 %
 
 
 

 
 
Starbucks Corp.
                       
6.250%, 08/15/2017
    300,000       342,513       0.10 %
The Home Depot, Inc.
                       
5.400%, 03/01/2016
    700,000       752,115       0.21 %
              2,541,942       0.72 %
Consumer Staples - 0.34%
                       
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
                       
7.750%, 01/15/2019
    150,000       184,586       0.05 %
CVS Caremark Corp.
                       
5.750%, 06/01/2017
    600,000       673,044       0.19 %
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
                       
5.000%, 10/25/2040
    300,000       333,974       0.10 %
              1,191,604       0.34 %
Energy - 0.25%
                       
Encana Corp. (c)
                       
3.900%, 11/15/2021
    850,000       899,025       0.25 %
                           
Financials - 14.47%
                       
Aflac, Inc.
                       
8.500%, 05/15/2019
    650,000       830,926       0.23 %
American Express Centrurion
                       
0.875%, 11/13/2015
    700,000       702,673       0.20 %
American Express Co.
                       
6.150%, 08/28/2017
    1,550,000       1,766,070       0.50 %
American Express Credit Corp.
                       
2.750%, 09/15/2015
    1,150,000       1,178,460       0.33 %
American International Group, Inc.
                       
4.875%, 06/01/2022
    600,000       665,266       0.19 %
5.850%, 01/16/2018
    1,075,000       1,218,275       0.34 %
Associated Banc-Corp
                       
5.125%, 03/28/2016
    700,000       741,839       0.21 %
Associates Corporation of North America
                       
6.950%, 11/01/2018
    300,000       355,866       0.10 %
Bank New York Mellon Corp.
                       
1.969%, 06/20/2017
    500,000       508,637       0.14 %
Bank of Montreal (c)
                       
2.500%, 01/11/2017
    400,000       413,563       0.12 %
Bank of Nova Scotia (c)
                       
2.550%, 01/12/2017
    1,000,000       1,034,043       0.29 %
Blackrock, Inc.
                       
3.500%, 03/18/2024
    1,000,000       1,006,809       0.28 %
Boston Properties, Inc.
                       
5.875%, 10/15/2019
    700,000       811,923       0.23 %
Capital One Financial Corp.
                       
4.750%, 07/15/2021
    1,500,000       1,655,413       0.47 %
Citigroup, Inc.
                       
6.125%, 11/21/2017
    1,455,000       1,653,407       0.47 %
Credit Suisse USA, Inc.
                       
5.125%, 08/15/2015
    975,000       1,021,175       0.29 %
Discover Financial Services
                       
5.200%, 04/27/2022
    900,000       993,719       0.28 %
Fifth Third Bancorp
                       
3.625%, 01/25/2016
    700,000       729,008       0.21 %
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.
                       
6.750%, 03/19/2020
    590,000       678,730       0.19 %
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
                       
3.000%, 06/12/2017
    1,750,000       1,817,580       0.51 %
Franklin Resources, Inc.
                       
1.375%, 09/15/2017
    1,080,000       1,079,041       0.30 %
General Electric Capital Corp.
                       
5.625%, 05/01/2018
    1,050,000       1,190,829       0.34 %
General Electric Capital Corp.
                       
1.625%, 04/02/2018
    500,000       499,880       0.14 %
General Electric Capital Corp.
                       
5.000%, 01/08/2016
    500,000       530,698       0.15 %
Genworth Financial, Inc.
                       
6.515%, 05/22/2018
    500,000       575,570       0.16 %
HSBC Finance Corp.
                       
2.375%, 02/13/2015
    1,000,000       1,010,872       0.29 %
5.000%, 06/30/2015
    1,200,000       1,248,683       0.35 %
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
                       
6.000%, 01/15/2018
    1,000,000       1,134,932       0.32 %
KeyCorp
                       
3.750%, 08/13/2015
    900,000       929,307       0.26 %
5.100%, 03/24/2021
    950,000       1,070,358       0.30 %
Lazard Group
                       
6.850%, 06/15/2017
    320,000       363,618       0.10 %
Lincoln National Corp.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
6.250%, 02/15/2020
    780,000       917,725       0.26 %
Manulife Financial Corp. (c)
                       
3.400%, 09/17/2015
    300,000       309,323       0.09 %
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.
                       
6.875%, 04/25/2018
    955,000       1,115,487       0.31 %
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc., Series MTNC
                       
0.694%, 01/15/2015
    250,000       250,335       0.07 %
MetLife, Inc., Series A
                       
6.817%, 08/15/2018
    100,000       118,459       0.03 %
Morgan Stanley
                       
5.375%, 10/15/2015
    500,000       527,360       0.15 %
5.750%, 01/25/2021
    850,000       982,729       0.28 %
6.625%, 04/01/2018
    250,000       289,391       0.08 %
National Australia Bank Ltd. (c)
                       
1.353%, 08/07/2015
    2,000,000       2,022,186       0.57 %
Prudential Financial, Inc.
                       
5.500%, 03/15/2016
    310,000       332,479       0.09 %
Prudential Financial, Inc., Series MTNB
                       
5.100%, 09/20/2014
    285,000       286,768       0.08 %
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.
                       
6.500%, 11/15/2018
    700,000       784,000       0.22 %
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
                       
5.625%, 04/01/2024
    700,000       785,497       0.22 %
Royal Bank of Canada (c)
                       
2.200%, 07/27/2018
    1,000,000       1,016,770       0.29 %
Simon Property Group, Inc.
                       
6.100%, 05/01/2016
    1,010,000       1,090,806       0.31 %
St. Paul Travelers, Inc.
                       
5.500%, 12/01/2015
    275,000       292,711       0.08 %
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
                       
3.600%, 04/15/2016
    250,000       261,482       0.07 %
6.000%, 09/11/2017
    250,000       281,604       0.08 %
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.
                       
6.400%, 10/02/2017
    1,350,000       1,542,962       0.44 %
The Charles Schwab Corp.
                       
0.850%, 12/04/2015
    1,000,000       1,003,530       0.28 %
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
                       
5.350%, 01/15/2016
    500,000       532,206       0.15 %
5.375%, 03/15/2020
    1,100,000       1,238,400       0.35 %
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
                       
5.375%, 03/15/2017
    300,000       329,904       0.09 %
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (c)
                       
4.375%, 03/16/2016
    400,000       421,534       0.12 %
Toronto Dominion Bank (c)
                       
2.375%, 10/19/2016
    1,000,000       1,032,729       0.29 %
Wachovia Corp.
                       
5.750%, 06/15/2017
    850,000       955,902       0.27 %
Wells Fargo & Co.
                       
5.625%, 12/11/2017
    1,000,000       1,131,486       0.32 %
Westpac Banking Corp. (c)
                       
0.843%, 01/17/2019
    1,075,000       1,083,715       0.31 %
4.200%, 02/27/2015
    500,000       510,983       0.14 %
4.875%, 11/19/2019
    450,000       505,196       0.14 %
              51,370,829       14.47 %
Health Care - 2.26%
                       
AbbVie, Inc.
                       
1.200%, 11/06/2015
    1,250,000       1,256,947       0.35 %
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
                       
5.000%, 07/15/2020
    650,000       710,601       0.20 %
Amgen, Inc.
                       
2.500%, 11/15/2016
    1,000,000       1,034,190       0.29 %
Celgene Corp.
                       
2.300%, 08/15/2018
    1,000,000       1,010,715       0.28 %
3.625%, 05/15/2024
    600,000       601,153       0.17 %
Express Scripts Holding Co.
                       
3.500%, 06/15/2024
    700,000       691,852       0.20 %
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc. (c)
                       
1.500%, 05/08/2017
    500,000       504,679       0.14 %
Merck and Co., Inc.
                       
6.000%, 09/15/2017
    850,000       970,453       0.27 %
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
                       
5.375%, 03/15/2016
    250,000       268,716       0.08 %
Wellpoint, Inc.
                       
2.375%, 02/15/2017
    960,000       987,780       0.28 %
              8,037,086       2.26 %
Industrials - 0.29%
                       
John Deere Capital Corp.
                       
1.850%, 09/15/2016
    1,000,000       1,021,443       0.29 %
 
 
 

 
 
Information Technology - 1.85%
                       
Altera Corp.
                       
1.750%, 05/15/2017
    1,000,000       1,007,337       0.29 %
Applied Materials, Inc.
                       
4.300%, 06/15/2021
    300,000       324,570       0.09 %
Corning, Inc.
                       
6.850%, 03/01/2029
    275,000       342,134       0.10 %
eBay, Inc.
                       
3.250%, 10/15/2020
    1,000,000       1,031,041       0.29 %
EMC Corp.
                       
1.875%, 06/01/2018
    1,000,000       999,382       0.28 %
Hewlett Packard Co.
                       
3.000%, 09/15/2016
    1,000,000       1,039,680       0.29 %
Juniper Networks, Inc.
                       
4.600%, 03/15/2021
    1,000,000       1,071,644       0.30 %
KLA-Tencor Corp.
                       
6.900%, 05/01/2018
    650,000       756,971       0.21 %
              6,572,759       1.85 %
Materials - 1.78%
                       
Alcoa, Inc.
                       
6.150%, 08/15/2020
    625,000       688,721       0.19 %
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC (c)
                       
5.125%, 08/01/2022
    1,000,000       976,261       0.28 %
El du Pont de Nemours & Co.
                       
4.750%, 03/15/2015
    315,000       323,188       0.09 %
Goldcorp, Inc. (c)
                       
2.125%, 03/15/2018
    1,250,000       1,251,868       0.35 %
International Paper Co.
                       
9.375%, 05/15/2019
    250,000       328,214       0.09 %
Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC (c)
                       
1.375%, 06/17/2016
    1,000,000       1,010,198       0.29 %
2.000%, 03/22/2017
    640,000       654,235       0.18 %
The Dow Chemical Co.
                       
4.250%, 11/15/2020
    1,000,000       1,086,719       0.31 %
              6,319,404       1.78 %
Telecommunication Services - 1.93%
                       
AT&T, Inc.
                       
2.950%, 05/15/2016
    775,000       804,164       0.23 %
3.000%, 02/15/2022
    250,000       248,149       0.07 %
5.350%, 09/01/2040
    200,000       217,920       0.06 %
5.800%, 02/15/2019
    800,000       924,526       0.26 %
CenturyLink, Inc.
                       
5.150%, 06/15/2017
    400,000       428,000       0.12 %
Deutsche Telekom AG
                       
6.000%, 07/08/2019
    1,160,000       1,349,842       0.38 %
Verizon Communications, Inc.
                       
0.700%, 11/02/2015
    800,000       801,055       0.23 %
6.350%, 04/01/2019
    600,000       705,040       0.20 %
8.750%, 11/01/2018
    292,000       367,682       0.10 %
Vodafone Group PLC (c)
                       
1.500%, 02/19/2018
    1,000,000       990,043       0.28 %
              6,836,421       1.93 %
Utilities - 0.08%
                       
Sempra Energy
                       
6.500%, 06/01/2016
    275,000       302,379       0.08 %
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $82,936,668)
            85,092,892       23.97 %
                           
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 3.25%
                       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
                       
3.000%, 05/01/2042
    1,449,491       1,421,681       0.40 %
3.000%, 09/01/2042
    2,758,661       2,705,734       0.76 %
5.000%, 05/01/2020
    116,006       125,716       0.04 %
5.500%, 04/01/2037
    220,273       247,178       0.07 %
Federal National Mortgage Association
                       
2.400%, 11/07/2024
    1,000,000       943,325       0.27 %
3.000%, 03/20/2028
    2,200,000       2,192,333       0.62 %
3.500%, 01/01/2042
    915,296       933,786       0.26 %
 
 
 

 
 
4.000%, 12/01/2041
    1,184,446       1,247,829       0.35 %
4.000%, 10/01/2041
    1,306,047       1,376,145       0.39 %
4.500%, 08/01/2020
    131,537       139,237       0.04 %
6.000%, 10/01/2037
    165,990       186,391       0.05 %
Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $11,675,222)
            11,519,355       3.25 %
                           
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUES - 0.52%
                       
Federal Home Loan Banks
                       
3.000%, 07/17/2029
    1,200,000       1,200,894       0.34 %
5.750%, 06/15/2037
    600,000       664,346       0.18 %
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues (Cost $1,897,411)
          $ 1,865,240       0.52 %
                           
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 5.14%
                       
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 0.45%
                       
U.S. Treasury Bond
                       
3.625%, 02/15/2044
    1,500,000       1,591,172       0.45 %
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bond
                       
0.125%, 07/15/2022
    25,863       25,933       0.00 %
              1,617,105       0.45 %
U.S. Treasury Notes - 4.69%
                       
U.S. Treasury Notes
                       
2.375%, 03/31/2016
    2,005,000       2,071,416       0.58 %
2.500%, 08/15/2023
    1,300,000       1,302,285       0.37 %
2.750%, 02/15/2024
    5,400,000       5,501,882       1.55 %
3.250%, 03/31/2017
    1,000,000       1,062,812       0.30 %
4.125%, 05/15/2015
    6,500,000       6,705,790       1.89 %
              16,644,185       4.69 %
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $18,175,632)
            18,261,290       5.14 %
                           
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (EXCLUDING MONEY MARKET FUNDS) - 2.80%
                       
Apollo Investment Corp.
    40,000       339,600       0.10 %
Ares Capital Corp.
    17,500       292,425       0.08 %
Calamos Convertible Opportunity And Income Fund
    16,000       214,240       0.06 %
iShares iBoxx $High Yield Corporation Bond Fund
    12,000       1,109,280       0.31 %
iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund
    70,000       2,767,100       0.78 %
NGP Capital Resources Co.
    8,000       49,600       0.01 %
PennantPark Investment Corp.
    19,000       211,470       0.06 %
PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio
    80,000       1,968,800       0.55 %
SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond
    14,500       587,975       0.17 %
SPDR Barclays Short Term High Yield
    62,500       1,898,125       0.53 %
Wisdomtree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
    11,000       514,470       0.15 %
              9,953,085       2.80 %
Total Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds) (Cost $10,042,324)
            9,953,085       2.80 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.64%
                       
Money Market Funds - 1.64%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b)
    5,815,843       5,815,843       1.64 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,815,843)
            5,815,843       1.64 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $297,538,825) - 99.65%
            353,732,866       99.65 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.35%
            1,252,675       0.35 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 354,985,541       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
                           
REIT-
Real Estate Investment Trust
                       
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 297,615,289                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    58,083,984                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,966,407 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 56,117,577                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
             
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
   
 
 
 

 
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
       
                         
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
       
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
     
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                         
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
     
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
     
                         
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
       
                         
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly
 
traded partnerships and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the
 
last sales price as reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the
 
NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not
 
readily available will be valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied,
 
they are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
     
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
 
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
 
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
     
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
     
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                         
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
       
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
     
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
     
levels for specific securities.
                       
                         
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
       
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
 
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
     
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
     
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                         
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
     
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
     
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
     
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
     
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
     
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
     
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                         
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
 
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
 
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                         
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
     
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
 
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
       
                         
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 21,870,206     $ -     $ -     $ 21,870,206  
Consumer Staples
    35,869,861       -       -       35,869,861  
Energy
    21,189,878       -       -       21,189,878  
Financials
    35,027,724       -       -       35,027,724  
Health Care
    19,922,706       -       -       19,922,706  
Industrials
    14,724,863       -       -       14,724,863  
Information Technology
    40,939,620       -       -       40,939,620  
Materials
    25,608,417       -       -       25,608,417  
Telecommunication Services
    5,634,838       -       -       5,634,838  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 220,788,113     $ -     $ -       220,788,113  
 
 
 

 
 
                                 
Preferred Stocks
                               
Financials
  $ 122,218     $ -     $ -     $ 122,218  
Total Prederred Stocks
  $ 122,218     $ -     $ -     $ 122,218  
                                 
REITS
                               
Financials
  $ 314,830     $ -     $ -     $ 314,830  
Total REITS
  $ 314,830     $ -     $ -     $ 314,830  
                                 
Corporate Bonds
                               
Consumer Discretionary
  $ -     $ 2,541,942     $ -     $ 2,541,942  
Consumer Staples
    -       1,191,604       -       1,191,604  
Energy
    -       899,025       -       899,025  
Financials
    -       51,370,829       -       51,370,829  
Health Care
    -       8,037,086       -       8,037,086  
Industrials
    -       1,021,443       -       1,021,443  
Information Technology
    -       6,572,759       -       6,572,759  
Materials
    -       6,319,404       -       6,319,404  
Telecommunication Services
    -       6,836,421       -       6,836,421  
Utilities
    -       302,379       -       302,379  
Total Corporate Bonds
  $ -     $ 85,092,892     $ -     $ 85,092,892  
                                 
Mortgage Backed Securities
  $ -     $ 11,519,355     $ -     $ 11,519,355  
                                 
U.S. Government Agency Issues
  $ -     $ 1,865,240     $ -     $ 1,865,240  
                                 
U.S. Treasury Obligations
                               
U.S. Treasury Bonds
  $ -     $ 1,617,105     $ -     $ 1,617,105  
U.S. Treasury Notes
    -       16,644,185       -       16,644,185  
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
  $ -     $ 18,261,290     $ -     $ 18,261,290  
                                 
Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds)
  $ 9,953,085     $ -     $ -     $ 9,953,085  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 5,815,843     $ -     $ -     $ 5,815,843  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 5,815,843     $ -     $ -     $ 5,815,843  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 236,994,089     $ 116,738,777     $ -     $ 353,732,866  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 

Hennessy Balanced Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares/Par Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 49.33%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 4.50%
                 
McDonald's Corp.
    5,900     $ 557,904       4.50 %
                           
Consumer Staples - 4.62%
                       
Procter & Gamble Co.
    7,400       572,168       4.62 %
                           
Energy - 4.85%
                       
Chevron Corp.
    4,650       600,966       4.85 %
                           
Health Care - 9.34%
                       
Merck & Co., Inc.
    11,550       655,347       5.29 %
Pfizer, Inc.
    17,500       502,250       4.05 %
              1,157,597       9.34 %
Industrials - 4.59%
                       
General Electric Co.
    22,600       568,390       4.59 %
                           
Information Technology - 8.32%
                       
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    8,750       220,762       1.78 %
Intel Corp.
    22,700       769,303       6.21 %
Microsoft Corp.
    950       41,002       0.33 %
              1,031,067       8.32 %
Materials - 3.35%
                       
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    6,450       414,800       3.35 %
                           
Telecommunication Services - 9.76%
                       
AT&T, Inc.
    16,850       599,691       4.84 %
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    12,100       610,082       4.92 %
              1,209,773       9.76 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,994,847)
            6,112,665       49.33 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 50.71%
                       
Money Market Funds - 4.72%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (a)
    585,384       585,384       4.72 %
                           
U.S. Treasury Bills - 45.99%
                       
0.025%, 08/21/2014 (b)
    1,000,000       999,958       8.07 %
0.035%, 09/18/2014 (b)
    800,000       799,893       6.46 %
0.050%, 02/05/2015 (b)
    1,500,000       1,499,648       12.10 %
0.050%, 03/05/2015 (b)
    300,000       299,897       2.42 %
0.125%, 04/02/2015 (b)
    500,000       499,805       4.04 %
0.095%, 05/28/2015 (b)
    600,000       599,600       4.84 %
0.110%, 06/25/2015 (b)
    1,000,000       999,157       8.06 %
              5,697,958       45.99 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $6,282,575)
            6,283,342       50.71 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $11,277,422) - 100.04%
            12,396,007       100.04 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.04)%
            (4,629 )     (0.04 )%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 12,391,378       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
(a)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is discount rate at issue.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
 
 
 

 
 
Cost of investments
  $ 11,286,985                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    1,133,860                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (24,838 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,109,022                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
                           
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
                           
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
                           
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                           
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
                           
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price,
which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
 
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
 
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
levels for specific securities.
                       
                           
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
 
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
 
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
hierarchy.
                       
                           
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
 
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
 
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
 
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                           
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
 
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
 

                         
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 557,904     $ -     $ -     $ 557,904  
Consumer Staples
    572,168       -       -       572,168  
Energy
    600,966       -       -       600,966  
Health Care
    1,157,597       -       -       1,157,597  
Industrials
    568,390       -       -       568,390  
Information Technology
    1,031,067       -       -       1,031,067  
Materials
    414,800       -       -       414,800  
Telecommunication Services
    1,209,773       -       -       1,209,773  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 6,112,665     $ -     $ -     $ 6,112,665  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 585,384     $ -     $ -     $ 585,384  
U.S. Treasury Bills
    -       5,697,958       -       5,697,958  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 585,384     $ 5,697,958     $ -     $ 6,283,342  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 6,698,049     $ 5,697,958     $ -     $ 12,396,007  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Core Bond Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
   
Number of Shares/Par
         
% of
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.72%
                 
Financials - 1.72%
                 
Fannie Mae Preferred (a)
    7,900     $ 91,087       1.72 %
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $197,500)
            91,087       1.72 %
                         
REITS - 1.88%
                       
Financials - 1.88%
                       
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
    6,000       99,420       1.88 %
Total REITS (Cost $100,716)
            99,420       1.88 %
                         
CORPORATE BONDS - 57.69%
                       
Consumer Discretionary - 3.65%
                       
YUM! Brands, Inc.
                       
5.300%, 09/15/2019
    175,000       193,018       3.65 %
Financials - 36.67%
                       
Associated Banc-Corp
                       
5.125%, 03/28/2016
    250,000       264,942       5.01 %
Associates Corporation of North America
                       
6.950%, 11/01/2018
    175,000       207,588       3.92 %
Discover Financial Services
                       
5.200%, 04/27/2022
    175,000       193,223       3.65 %
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
                       
3.000%, 06/12/2017
    225,000       233,689       4.42 %
Lazard Group
                       
6.850%, 06/15/2017
    215,000       244,306       4.62 %
Manulife Financial Corp. (c)
                       
3.400%, 09/17/2015
    200,000       206,215       3.90 %
Prudential Financial, Inc.
                       
5.500%, 03/15/2016
    148,000       158,732       3.00 %
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
                       
5.375%, 03/15/2017
    200,000       219,936       4.16 %
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (c)
                       
4.375%, 03/16/2016
    200,000       210,767       3.99 %
              1,939,398       36.67 %
Health Care - 9.31%
                       
AbbVie, Inc.
                       
1.200%, 11/06/2015
    200,000       201,112       3.80 %
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
                       
5.000%, 07/15/2020
    175,000       191,316       3.62 %
Celgene Corp.
                       
3.625%, 05/15/2024
    100,000       100,192       1.89 %
              492,620       9.31 %
Information Technology - 2.86%
                       
KLA-Tencor Corp.
                       
6.900%, 05/01/2018
    130,000       151,394       2.86 %
Utilities - 5.20%
                       
Sempra Energy
                       
6.500%, 06/01/2016
    250,000       274,890       5.20 %
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $2,889,420)
            3,051,320       57.69 %
                         
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 10.05%
                       
Federal National Mortgage Association
                       
3.000%, 08/01/2042
    312,239       307,157       5.81 %
3.000%, 03/20/2028
    225,000       224,216       4.24 %
Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $545,916)
            531,373       10.05 %
                         
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 17.19%
                       
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 1.98%
                       
6.250%, 08/15/2023
    80,000       104,888       1.98 %
                         
U.S. Treasury Notes - 15.21%
                       
U.S. Treasury Notes - 15.21%
                       
2.500%, 08/15/2023
    385,000       385,677       7.29 %
2.750%, 02/15/2024
    150,000       152,830       2.89 %
3.250%, 03/31/2017
    250,000       265,703       5.03 %
              804,210       15.21 %
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $908,016)
            909,098       17.19 %
 
 
 

 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (EXCLUDING MONEY MARKET FUNDS) - 8.90%
                       
iShares iBoxx $High Yield Corporation Bond Fund
    1,600       147,904       2.80 %
iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund
    3,500       138,355       2.61 %
SPDR Barclays Short Term High Yield
    5,000       151,850       2.87 %
Wisdomtree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
    700       32,739       0.62 %
              470,848       8.90 %
Total Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds) (Cost $474,053)
            470,848       8.90 %
                         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.97%
                       
Money Market Funds - 1.97%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b)
    104,427       104,427       1.97 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $104,427)
            104,427       1.97 %
                         
Total Investments (Cost $5,220,048) - 99.40%
            5,257,573       99.40 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.60%
            31,519       0.60 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 5,289,092       100.00 %

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
                           
REIT-
Real Estate Investment Trust
                       
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                   
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 5,220,708                    
Gross unrealized appreciation
    169,558                    
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (132,693 )                  
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 36,865                    
                             
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
             
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
             
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                         
                             
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                         
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
       
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
       
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
       
                             
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
       
                             
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
       
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
     
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
       
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
     
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                         
                             
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
       
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
     
                             
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
       
                             
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly
     
traded partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the
     
last sales price as reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the
 
NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not
     
readily available will be valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied,
     
they are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                             
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
       
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                             
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
     
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
     
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
     
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
       
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                         
                             
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
       
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
     
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
     
levels for specific securities.
                         
 
 
 

 
 
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
       
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
     
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
       
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
     
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                         
                             
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
     
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
       
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
     
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
       
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
     
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
       
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                         
                             
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
     
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
     
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                         
                             
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
       
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
     
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
       
                             
     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Preferred Stocks
                         
 
Financials
  $ 91,087     $ -     $ -     $ 91,087  
 
Total Preferred Stocks
  $ 91,087     $ -     $ -     $ 91,087  
                                   
 
REITS
                               
 
Financials
  $ 99,420     $ -     $ -     $ 99,420  
 
Total REITS
  $ 99,420     $ -     $ -     $ 99,420  
                                   
 
Corporate Bonds
                               
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ -     $ 193,018     $ -     $ 193,018  
 
Financials
    -       1,939,398       -       1,939,398  
 
Health Care
    -       492,620       -       492,620  
 
Information Technology
    -       151,394       -       151,394  
 
Utilities
    -       274,890       -       274,890  
 
Total Corporate Bonds
  $ -     $ 3,051,320     $ -     $ 3,051,320  
                                   
 
Mortgage Backed Securities
  $ -     $ 531,373     $ -     $ 531,373  
                                   
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations
                               
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds
            104,888             $ 104,888  
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
    -       804,210       -       804,210  
 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
  $ -     $ 909,098     $ -     $ 909,098  
                                   
 
Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds)
  $ 470,848     $ -     $ -     $ 470,848  
                                   
 
Short-Term Investments
                               
 
Money Market Funds
  $ 104,427     $ -     $ -     $ 104,427  
 
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 104,427     $ -     $ -     $ 104,427  
                                   
 
Total Investments
  $ 765,782     $ 4,491,791     $ -     $ 5,257,573  
                                   
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Gas Utility Index Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 92.30%
                 
Energy - 27.53%
                 
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a)
    1,400,117     $ 99,072,279       4.90 %
Enbridge, Inc. (c)
    2,054,247       100,617,018       4.98 %
Energen Corp.
    155,492       12,692,812       0.63 %
EQT Corp.
    482,232       45,243,006       2.24 %
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
    2,761,225       99,348,875       4.91 %
Spectra Energy Corp.
    2,399,615       98,192,246       4.86 %
TransCanada Corp. (c)
    2,019,427       101,314,653       5.01 %
              556,480,889       27.53 %
Financials - 0.47%
                       
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A (a)
    50       9,406,200       0.47 %
                           
Utilities - 64.30%
                       
AGL Resources, Inc.
    1,155,916       59,691,502       2.95 %
ALLETE, Inc.
    3,900       182,988       0.01 %
Alliant Energy Corp.
    102,154       5,771,701       0.29 %
Ameren Corp.
    236,890       9,108,420       0.45 %
Atmos Energy Corp.
    1,223,962       59,141,844       2.93 %
Avista Corp.
    137,472       4,265,756       0.21 %
Black Hills Corp.
    113,459       5,980,424       0.30 %
Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
    1,107,726       26,939,896       1.33 %
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
    93,763       6,103,034       0.30 %
CMS Energy Corp.
    962,648       27,849,407       1.38 %
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
    550,886       30,899,196       1.53 %
Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp.
    26,393       504,106       0.02 %
Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.
    83,047       1,627,721       0.08 %
Dominion Resources, Inc.
    1,447,096       97,881,573       4.84 %
DTE Energy Co.
    388,954       28,712,584       1.42 %
Duke Energy Corp.
    169,337       12,214,278       0.60 %
Entergy Corp.
    17,050       1,241,752       0.06 %
Exelon Corp.
    605,881       18,830,781       0.93 %
Gas Natural, Inc.
    81,350       1,048,602       0.05 %
Iberdrola SA - ADR (c)
    477,144       14,147,320       0.70 %
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
    461,488       30,255,153       1.50 %
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
    832,678       26,237,684       1.30 %
MGE Energy, Inc.
    57,996       2,181,810       0.11 %
National Fuel Gas Co.
    506,824       34,925,242       1.73 %
National Grid PLC - ADR (c)
    1,382,198       99,227,994       4.91 %
New Jersey Resources Corp.
    349,642       17,859,713       0.88 %
NiSource, Inc.
    2,278,131       85,839,976       4.25 %
Northeast Utilities
    366,975       16,110,203       0.80 %
Northwest Natural Gas Co.
    293,568       12,688,009       0.63 %
Northwestern Corp.
    144,698       6,687,942       0.33 %
One Gas, Inc.
    575,078       20,702,808       1.02 %
ONEOK, Inc.
    1,411,598       90,949,259       4.50 %
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
    95,904       2,575,022       0.13 %
PG&E Corp.
    1,361,799       60,831,561       3.01 %
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
    883,707       30,655,796       1.52 %
PPL Corp.
    129,035       4,256,865       0.21 %
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
    1,207,790       42,477,974       2.10 %
Questar Corp.
    1,501,615       33,395,918       1.65 %
RGC Resources, Inc.
    52,536       1,039,687       0.05 %
SCANA Corp.
    291,966       14,855,230       0.73 %
Sempra Energy
    1,005,440       100,252,422       4.96 %
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
    230,128       12,327,957       0.61 %
Southwest Gas Corp.
    523,690       25,938,366       1.28 %
TECO Energy, Inc.
    344,736       6,019,091       0.30 %
The Empire District Electric Co.
    30,850       756,133       0.04 %
The Laclede Group, Inc.
    382,133       17,952,608       0.89 %
UGI Corp.
    282,935       13,733,665       0.68 %
UIL Holdings Corp.
    266,133       9,343,930       0.46 %
Unitil Corp.
    91,918       2,941,376       0.14 %
UNS Energy Corp.
    26,980       1,630,132       0.08 %
Vectren Corp.
    439,416       16,737,355       0.83 %
WGL Holdings, Inc.
    457,587       17,836,741       0.88 %
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
    202,960       8,844,997       0.44 %
Xcel Energy, Inc.
    636,399       19,601,089       0.97 %
 
 
 

 
 
              1,299,812,593       64.30 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,458,990,831)
            1,865,699,682       92.30 %
                           
PARTNERSHIPS - 5.99%
                       
Energy - 5.99%
                       
Energy Transfer Equity, LP
    1,787,908       97,244,316       4.81 %
Plains GP Holdings LP
    800,000       23,768,000       1.18 %
                121,012,316       5.99 %
Total Partnerships (Cost $31,714,279)
            121,012,316       5.99 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.16%
                       
Money Market Funds - 2.16%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b)
    43,744,161       43,744,161       2.16 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $43,744,161)
            43,744,161       2.16 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $1,534,449,271) - 100.45%
            2,030,456,159       100.45 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.45)%
            (9,109,275 )     (0.45 )%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 2,021,346,884       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
                           
ADR-
American Depositary Receipt
                       
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 1,550,833,300                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    500,957,919                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (21,335,060 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 479,622,859                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
                           
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
                           
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
                           
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                           
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
                           
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly
 
traded partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the
 
last sales price as reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the
 
NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not
 
readily available will be valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied,
 
they are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
 
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
 
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
 
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
 
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
 
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
 
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
 
levels for specific securities.
                       
                           
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
 
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
 
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
 
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
 
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                           
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
 
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
 
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
 
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
 
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
 
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
 
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                           
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
 
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
 
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                           
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
 
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
 
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
 

Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Energy
  $ 556,480,889     $ -     $ -     $ 556,480,889  
Financials
    9,406,200       -       -       9,406,200  
Utilities
    1,299,812,593       -       -       1,299,812,593  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 1,865,699,682     $ -     $ -     $ 1,865,699,682  
                                 
Partnerships
                               
Energy
  $ 121,012,316     $ -     $ -     $ 121,012,316  
Total Partnerships
  $ 121,012,316     $ -     $ -     $ 121,012,316  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 43,744,161     $ -     $ -     $ 43,744,161  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 43,744,161     $ -     $ -     $ 43,744,161  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 2,030,456,159     $ -     $ -     $ 2,030,456,159  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized transfers between Levels 1 and 2.
                               
                                 
Below is a reconciliation that details the transfer of securities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the reporting period.
                 
                                 
                                 
   
Common Stock
                         
Transfers into Level 1
  $ 504,106                          
Transfers out of Level 1
    -                          
                                 
Net Transfers into/(out of) Level 1
  $ 504,106                          
                                 
                                 
Transfers into Level 2
    -                          
Transfers out of Level 2
    (504,106 )                        
                                 
Net transfers into/(out of) Level 2
  $ (504,106 )                        
                                 
The Fund transferred $504,106 from Level 2 to Level 1 at July 31, 2014. The security was transferred due to lack of an active market on October 31, 2013, but actively traded on
 
July 31, 2014.
                               

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 94.43%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 0.39%
                 
KB Home
    60,000     $ 978,000       0.39 %
                           
Financials - 94.04%
                       
Associated Banc-Corp.
    435,000       7,795,200       3.13 %
Astoria Financial Corp.
    750,000       9,660,000       3.88 %
Bancorp Inc. Del (a)
    335,000       3,182,500       1.28 %
Bank Mutual Corp.
    235,000       1,417,050       0.57 %
BankUnited, Inc.
    305,000       9,528,200       3.83 %
Banner Corp.
    220,000       8,852,800       3.55 %
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    95,000       1,178,000       0.47 %
Capital Bank Financial Corp. (a)
    220,000       5,011,600       2.01 %
Clifton Bancorp, Inc.
    340,000       4,202,400       1.69 %
Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    258,500       4,901,160       1.97 %
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)
    175,000       7,434,000       2.98 %
First Bancorp (a) (c)
    660,000       3,392,400       1.36 %
First Internet Bancorp
    52,809       928,910       0.37 %
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    325,244       5,951,965       2.39 %
Flushing Financial Corp.
    480,000       8,918,400       3.58 %
Fulton Financial Corp.
    430,000       4,876,200       1.96 %
Genworth Financial, Inc. (a)
    530,000       6,943,000       2.79 %
Hingham Institution for Savings
    94,000       7,762,520       3.12 %
HomeStreet, Inc.
    236,783       4,129,496       1.66 %
Independent Bank Corp. - Mich (a)
    210,000       2,780,400       1.12 %
Independent Bank Corp.
    75,000       2,738,250       1.10 %
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
    865,000       8,952,750       3.59 %
MBIA, Inc. (a)
    460,000       4,406,800       1.77 %
MGIC Investment Corp. (a)
    690,000       5,099,100       2.05 %
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
    215,400       3,427,014       1.38 %
Popular, Inc. (a) (c)
    185,000       5,901,500       2.37 %
Provident Financial Services, Inc.
    550,000       9,190,500       3.69 %
Radian Group, Inc.
    620,000       7,849,200       3.15 %
Servisfirst Bancshares, Inc.
    111,000       3,129,090       1.26 %
Square 1 Financial, Inc. (a)
    160,000       3,049,600       1.22 %
Stonegate Mortgage Corp. (a)
    400,000       5,148,000       2.07 %
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
    635,000       6,464,300       2.59 %
Synovus Financial Corp.
    410,000       9,655,500       3.88 %
Territorial Bancorp, Inc.
    105,000       2,110,500       0.85 %
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
    275,000       4,653,000       1.87 %
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
    434,512       5,509,612       2.21 %
Washington Federal, Inc.
    460,000       9,641,600       3.87 %
Webster Financial Corp.
    145,000       4,157,150       1.67 %
Wintrust Financial Corp.
    210,000       9,729,300       3.91 %
WSFS Financial Corp.
    72,000       5,154,480       2.07 %
Zions Bancorporation
    325,000       9,366,500       3.76 %
              234,179,947       94.04 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $209,906,779)
            235,157,947       94.43 %
                           
PARTNERSHIPS - 1.47%
                       
Financials - 1.47%
                       
KKR & Co. LP
    160,000       3,667,200       1.47 %
Total Partnerships (Cost $2,648,425)
            3,667,200       1.47 %
                           
REITS - 0.51%
                       
Financials - 0.51%
                       
RAIT Financial Trust
    165,000       1,270,500       0.51 %
Total REITS (Cost $1,197464)
            1,270,500       0.51 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.34%
                       
Money Market Funds - 2.34%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b)
    5,825,665       5,825,665       2.34 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,825,665)
            5,825,665       2.34 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $219,578,333) - 98.75%
            245,921,312       98.75 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.25%
            3,100,873       1.25 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 249,022,185       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
REIT-
Real Estate Investment Trust
                       
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 222,967,049                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    32,067,775                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (9,113,512 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 22,954,263                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
                           
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
                           
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
                           
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                           
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
                           
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing
Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
 
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
 
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
levels for specific securities.
                       
                           
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
 
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
 
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
hierarchy.
                       
 
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
 
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
 
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
 
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                           
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
 
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
 

Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 978,000     $ -     $ -     $ 978,000  
Financials
    234,179,947       -       -       234,179,947  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 235,157,947     $ -     $ -     $ 235,157,947  
                                 
Partnerships
                               
Financials
  $ 3,667,200     $ -     $ -     $ 3,667,200  
Total Partnerships
  $ 3,667,200     $ -     $ -     $ 3,667,200  
                                 
REITS
                               
Financials
  $ 1,270,500     $ -     $ -     $ 1,270,500  
Total REITS
  $ 1,270,500     $ -     $ -     $ 1,270,500  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 5,825,665     $ -     $ -     $ 5,825,665  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 5,825,665     $ -     $ -     $ 5,825,665  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 245,921,312     $ -     $ -     $ 245,921,312  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 92.73%
                 
Financials - 85.02%
                 
American International Group, Inc.
    75,000     $ 3,898,500       4.04 %
Bank of America Corp.
    255,000       3,888,750       4.03 %
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)
    12,000       1,505,160       1.56 %
Capital One Financial Corp.
    53,000       4,215,620       4.37 %
CIT Group, Inc.
    65,000       3,192,150       3.31 %
Citigroup, Inc.
    84,000       4,108,440       4.26 %
Comerica, Inc.
    64,000       3,216,640       3.34 %
Discover Financial Services
    67,000       4,091,020       4.24 %
Fifth Third Bancorp
    224,000       4,587,520       4.76 %
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
    340,000       3,338,800       3.46 %
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
    71,000       4,094,570       4.25 %
KeyCorp
    180,000       2,437,200       2.53 %
MetLife, Inc.
    73,000       3,839,800       3.98 %
Morgan Stanley
    134,000       4,333,560       4.50 %
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    30,000       2,609,100       2.71 %
Regions Financial Corp.
    460,000       4,664,400       4.84 %
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
    120,000       4,566,000       4.74 %
The Charles Schwab Corp.
    15,000       416,250       0.43 %
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    16,000       2,765,920       2.87 %
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    53,000       4,375,680       4.54 %
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
    42,000       3,761,520       3.90 %
U.S. Bancorp (c)
    101,000       4,245,030       4.40 %
Wells Fargo & Co.
    75,000       3,817,500       3.96 %
              81,969,130       85.02 %
Information Technology - 7.71%
                       
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
    49,000       3,633,350       3.77 %
Visa, Inc., Class A
    18,000       3,798,180       3.94 %
              7,431,530       7.71 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $73,513,883)
            89,400,660       92.73 %
                           
PARTNERSHIPS - 4.31%
                       
Partnerships - 4.31%
                       
Blackstone Group LP
    127,000       4,150,360       4.31 %
Total Partnerships (Cost $2,250,528)
            4,150,360       4.31 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.55%
                       
Money Market Funds - 2.55%
                       
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b)
    2,459,170       2,459,170       2.55 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,459,170)
            2,459,170       2.55 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $78,223,581) - 99.59%
            96,010,190       99.59 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.41%
            395,093       0.41 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 96,405,283       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
                           
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
(c)
Investment in affiliated security. Quasar Distributors, LLC, which serves as the Fund's distributor, is a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp. Details of transactions with this
 
 
affiliated company for the period ended July 31, 2014, are as follows:
                       
                           
 
Issuer
 
U.S. Bancorp
                 
 
Beginning Cost
  $ 1,739,350                  
 
Purchase Cost
  $ 2,366,097                  
 
Sales Cost
  $ 245,617                  
 
Ending Cost
  $ 3,859,830                  
 
Dividend Income
  $ 60,380                  
 
Shares
    101,000                  
 
Market Value
  $ 4,245,030                  
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 80,410,765                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    15,918,792                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (319,366 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 15,599,425                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
                           
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
                           
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
                           
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                           
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
                           
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly
 
traded partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the
 
last sales price as reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the
 
NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not
 
readily available will be valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied,
 
they are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
 
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
 
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
 
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
 
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
 
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
 
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
 
levels for specific securities.
                       
                           
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
 
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
 
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
 
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
 
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                           
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
 
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
 
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
 
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
 
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
 
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
 
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
 
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
 
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                           
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
 
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
 
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
 

Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Financials
  $ 81,969,130     $ -     $ -     $ 81,969,130  
Information Technology
    7,431,530       -       -       7,431,530  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 89,400,660     $ -     $ -     $ 89,400,660  
                                 
Partnerships
                               
Financials
  $ 4,150,360     $ -     $ -     $ 4,150,360  
Total Partnerships
  $ 4,150,360     $ -     $ -     $ 4,150,360  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 2,459,170     $ -     $ -     $ 2,459,170  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 2,459,170     $ -     $ -     $ 2,459,170  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 96,010,190     $ -     $ -     $ 96,010,190  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               
 
 
 

 
 
Hennessy Technology Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.19%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 11.52%
                 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
    625     $ 195,619       3.35 %
Harman International Industries
    2,055       223,070       3.82 %
Netflix, Inc. (a)
    600       253,632       4.35 %
              672,321       11.52 %
Financials - 0.69%
                       
Zillow, Inc. (a)
    280       40,188       0.69 %
                40,188       0.69 %
                           
Health Care - 18.79%
                       
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    807       128,305       2.20 %
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
    840       45,536       0.78 %
athenahealth, Inc. (a)
    140       17,416       0.30 %
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)
    395       132,084       2.26 %
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)
    1,473       134,853       2.31 %
Illumina, Inc. (a)
    773       123,611       2.12 %
McKesson Corp.
    1,315       252,296       4.32 %
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
    2,160       262,440       4.50 %
              1,096,541       18.79 %
Industrials - 0.54%
                       
Aerovironment, Inc. (a)
    1,000       31,490       0.54 %
                31,490       0.54 %
                           
Information Technology - 61.25%
                       
3D Systems Corp. (a)
    1,122       56,246       0.96 %
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.
    1,315       17,595       0.30 %
Applied Materials, Inc.
    12,235       256,446       4.39 %
Arris Group, Inc. (a)
    4,312       147,341       2.53 %
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (a)
    1,110       31,424       0.54 %
Corning, Inc.
    13,015       255,745       4.38 %
Dealertrack Technologies, Inc (a)
    1,620       60,863       1.04 %
Edgewater Technology, Inc. (a)
    5,275       32,230       0.55 %
Envestnet, Inc. (a)
    190       8,286       0.14 %
Finisar Corp. (a)
    2,520       49,720       0.85 %
First Solar, Inc. (a)
    1,070       67,528       1.16 %
Fleetmatics Group PLC (a) (c)
    1,165       36,802       0.63 %
LAM Research Corp.
    3,630       254,100       4.35 %
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)
    4,680       32,011       0.55 %
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)
    2,265       66,500       1.14 %
Methode Electronics, Inc.
    795       25,424       0.44 %
Microchip Technology, Inc.
    5,579       251,167       4.30 %
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
    8,450       258,147       4.42 %
NetSuite, Inc. (a)
    260       21,921       0.38 %
Pandora Media, Inc. (a)
    1,390       34,917       0.60 %
Rambus, Inc. (a)
    2,825       32,516       0.56 %
Reis, Inc.
    1,525       32,955       0.57 %
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)
    4,790       259,857       4.45 %
SanDisk Corp.
    2,805       257,247       4.41 %
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)
    990       58,212       1.00 %
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    4,940       250,754       4.30 %
Splunk, Inc. (a)
    790       37,146       0.64 %
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (a)
    2,495       108,058       1.85 %
Stratasys Ltd. (a) (c)
    1,470       147,794       2.53 %
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a)
    845       113,999       1.95 %
Workday, Inc. (a)
    1,850       155,104       2.66 %
Yelp, Inc. (a)
    515       34,587       0.59 %
Zebra Technologies Corp. (a)
    1,525       122,107       2.09 %
              3,574,749       61.25 %
Telecommunication Services - 4.40%
                       
T- Mobile US, Inc. (a)
    7,792       256,669       4.40 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,312,400)
            5,671,958       97.19 %
                           
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (EXCLUDING MONEY MARKET FUNDS) - 0.65%
                       
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
    2,320       38,095       0.65 %
Total Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds) (Cost $30,636)
            38,095       0.65 %
 
 
 

 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.29%
                       
Money Market Funds - 6.29%
                       
Federated Government Obligations Fund - Class I, 0.01% (b)
    67,077       67,077       1.15 %
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (b)
    300,000       300,000       5.14 %
              367,077       6.29 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $367,077)
            367,077       6.29 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $5,710,113) - 104.13%
            6,077,130       104.13 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (4.13)%
            (241,128 )     (4.13 )%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 5,836,002       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
(a)
Non-income producing security.
                       
(b)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
(c)
U.S. traded security of a foreign corporation.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                       
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 5,720,675                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    533,321                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (176,866 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 356,455                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
                           
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
       
                           
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
         
                           
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                           
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
                           
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly
 
traded partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the
 
last sales price as reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the
 
NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not
 
readily available will be valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied,
 
they are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
 
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
 
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
 
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
 
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
 
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
 
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
 
levels for specific securities.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
 
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
 
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
 
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
 
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                           
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
 
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
 
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
 
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
 
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
 
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
 
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                           
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
 
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
 
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                           
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
 
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
 
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
       
 
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ 672,321     $ -     $ -     $ 672,321  
Financials
    40,188       -       -       40,188  
Health Care
    1,096,541       -       -       1,096,541  
Industrials
    31,490       -       -       31,490  
Information Technology
    3,574,749       -       -       3,574,749  
Telecommunication Services
    256,669       -       -       256,669  
Total Common Stocks
  $ 5,671,958     $ -     $ -     $ 5,671,958  
                                 
Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds)
  $ 38,095     $ -     $ -     $ 38,095  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 367,077     $ -     $ -     $ 367,077  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 367,077     $ -     $ -     $ 367,077  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 6,077,130     $ -     $ -     $ 6,077,130  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized no transfers between levels.
                               

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Japan Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 88.48%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 25.55%
                 
Asics Corp.
    115,200     $ 2,444,831       5.34 %
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.
    337,000       2,338,987       5.10 %
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
    22,100       2,667,263       5.82 %
Shimano, Inc.
    20,500       2,393,187       5.22 %
Toyota Motor Corp.
    31,600       1,865,666       4.07 %
              11,709,934       25.55 %
Consumer Staples - 14.35%
                       
Kao Corp.
    64,200       2,640,175       5.76 %
Pigeon Corp.
    28,100       1,614,208       3.52 %
Unicharm Corp.
    37,900       2,320,720       5.07 %
              6,575,103       14.35 %
Financials - 5.79%
                       
Mizuho Financial Group
    503,200       976,949       2.13 %
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
    41,100       1,675,420       3.66 %
              2,652,369       5.79 %
Health Care - 9.06%
                       
Mani, Inc.
    2,600       147,570       0.32 %
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    123,600       1,912,767       4.18 %
Terumo Corp.
    92,200       2,090,640       4.56 %
              4,150,977       9.06 %
Industrials - 25.11%
                       
Daikin Industries
    17,100       1,174,411       2.56 %
Itochu Corp.
    30,700       390,895       0.85 %
Komatsu, Ltd.
    7,500       166,330       0.36 %
Kubota Corp.
    36,000       473,951       1.03 %
Marubeni Corp.
    46,000       323,290       0.71 %
Misumi Group, Inc.
    74,700       2,380,666       5.20 %
Mitsubishi Corp.
    105,800       2,229,403       4.86 %
Nidec Corp.
    38,700       2,520,404       5.50 %
Sumitomo Corp.
    140,500       1,851,517       4.04 %
              11,510,867       25.11 %
Information Technology - 4.75%
                       
Keyence Corp.
    5,000       2,178,225       4.75 %
                           
Materials - 3.87%
                       
Fuji Seal International, Inc.
    60,900       1,775,975       3.87 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $27,849,439)
            40,553,450       88.48 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.84%
                       
Money Market Funds - 5.84%
                       
Federated Government Obligations Fund - Class I, 0.01% (a)
    494,912       494,912       1.08 %
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (a)
    2,180,000       2,180,000       4.76 %
              2,674,912       5.84 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,674,912)
            2,674,912       5.84 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $30,524,351) - 94.32%
            43,228,362       94.32 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 5.68%
            2,601,706       5.68 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 45,830,068       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
(a)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 30,573,637                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    13,212,268                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (557,543 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 12,654,725                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
 
 
 

 
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
                           
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
                           
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                           
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
                           
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded
 
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
 
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price,
 
which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
 
the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
 
 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
 
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
 
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
 
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
 
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
 
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
 
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
 
levels for specific securities.
                       
                           
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
 
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
 
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
 
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
 
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                           
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
 
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
 
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
 
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
 
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
 
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
 
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                           
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
 
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
 
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                           
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
 
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
 
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
 

 
 

 
 
Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ -     $ 11,709,934     $ -     $ 11,709,934  
Consumer Staples
    -       6,575,103       -       6,575,103  
Financials
    -       2,652,369       -       2,652,369  
Health Care
    -       4,150,977       -       4,150,977  
Industrials
    -       11,510,867       -       11,510,867  
Information Technology
    -       2,178,225       -       2,178,225  
Materials
    -       1,775,975       -       1,775,975  
Total Common Stocks
  $ -     $ 40,553,450     $ -     $ 40,553,450  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 2,674,912     $ -     $ -     $ 2,674,912  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 2,674,912     $ -     $ -     $ 2,674,912  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 2,674,912     $ 40,553,450     $ -     $ 43,228,362  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2.
                               
                                 
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 relate to the use of a fair valuation pricing service. On days when the fair
                         
valuation pricing service is used, non-U.S. dollar denominated securities move from a Level 1 to a Level 2 classification.
                 

 
 

 
 
Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund
                 
Schedule of Investments
                 
July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
                 
               
% of
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 91.56%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 28.57%
                 
Ahresty Corp.
    35,000     $ 305,495       1.44 %
Bic Camera, Inc.
    50,000       433,446       2.05 %
Doshisha Co., Ltd.
    21,700       399,631       1.89 %
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    15,000       274,067       1.29 %
Faltec Co., Ltd.
    21,000       313,260       1.48 %
Fujibo Holdings, Inc.
    126,000       346,349       1.64 %
Hagihara Industries, Inc.
    19,100       287,066       1.36 %
Haseko Corp.
    44,500       353,350       1.67 %
Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    135,000       267,405       1.26 %
Kinugawa Rubber Industrials Co., Ltd.
    78,000       417,451       1.97 %
Komehyo Co., Ltd.
    24,200       382,737       1.81 %
Komeri Co., Ltd.
    12,000       280,407       1.32 %
Nissei Build Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    140,000       410,659       1.94 %
Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.
    40,000       285,180       1.35 %
Sankyo Seiko Co.
    79,000       314,483       1.49 %
Seiren Co., Ltd.
    40,100       358,062       1.69 %
SNT Corp.
    61,100       263,414       1.24 %
Starts Corp., Inc.
    12,000       197,422       0.93 %
Studio Alice Co., Ltd.
    11,400       159,280       0.75 %
              6,049,164       28.57 %
Consumer Staples - 3.71%
                       
Kaneko Seeds Co.
    22,600       207,957       0.98 %
S Foods, Inc.
    25,000       392,856       1.86 %
Yamatane Corp.
    108,000       184,639       0.87 %
              785,452       3.71 %
Energy - 0.55%
                       
Itochu Enex Co., Ltd.
    15,900       115,664       0.55 %
                           
Financials - 3.26%
                       
The Tochigi Bank, Inc.
    86,000       355,733       1.68 %
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.
    48,000       334,220       1.58 %
              689,953       3.26 %
Health Care - 0.83%
                       
Nichii Gakkan Co.
    20,500       174,977       0.83 %
Industrials - 29.26%
                       
Anest Iwata Corp.
    55,000       386,037       1.82 %
Central Glass Co., Ltd.
    101,000       350,925       1.66 %
Daiichi Jitsugyo, Inc.
    71,000       387,693       1.83 %
Hanwa Co., Ltd.
    91,000       377,381       1.78 %
Hitachi Zosen Corp.
    73,600       383,017       1.81 %
Kito Corp.
    12,600       338,160       1.60 %
Kitz Corp.
    65,900       380,117       1.80 %
Kondotec, Inc.
    46,000       305,347       1.44 %
Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    84,000       301,684       1.42 %
Miyaji Engineering Group, Inc.
    199,000       402,760       1.90 %
Nakano Corp.
    102,200       349,646       1.65 %
Nittoku Engineering Co., Ltd.
    38,100       362,252       1.71 %
Okamura Corp.
    44,000       378,148       1.79 %
Ryobi Ltd.
    116,000       377,341       1.78 %
SBS Holdings, Inc.
    39,300       259,967       1.23 %
Shin Nippon Air Technologies Co., Ltd.
    24,700       190,571       0.90 %
Tocalo Co., Ltd.
    19,900       339,921       1.61 %
Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd.
    20,200       323,480       1.53 %
              6,194,447       29.26 %
 
 
 

 
 
Information Technology - 18.91%
                       
Aiphone Co., Ltd.
    14,600       272,745       1.29 %
Asahi Net, Inc.
    25,700       126,339       0.60 %
Dai-ichi Seiko Co.
    25,000       421,365       1.99 %
Elecom Co., Ltd.
    10,000       255,234       1.20 %
Hakuto Co., Ltd.
    19,900       204,703       0.97 %
Information Services International - Dentsu, Ltd.
    29,800       389,237       1.84 %
Iriso Electronics
    4,500       278,321       1.31 %
Macnica, Inc.
    5,400       177,267       0.84 %
Panasonic Industrial Devices SUNX Co., Ltd.
    81,900       403,272       1.90 %
SIIX Corp.
    13,900       257,490       1.22 %
Sumida Corp.
    60,000       420,241       1.98 %
TKC Corp.
    7,000       148,074       0.70 %
Towa Corp.
    58,700       332,894       1.57 %
Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    61,100       317,162       1.50 %
              4,004,344       18.91 %
Materials - 6.47%
                       
Hakudo Co., Ltd.
    31,200       295,416       1.39 %
Shinagawa Refract
    156,000       370,828       1.75 %
UBE Industries, Ltd.
    213,000       367,521       1.74 %
Yushiro Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    26,600       336,255       1.59 %
              1,370,020       6.47 %
Total Common Stocks (Cost $16,351,001)
            19,384,021       91.56 %
                           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.17%
                       
Money Market Funds - 6.17%
                       
Federated Government Obligations Fund - Class I, 0.01% (a)
    260,985       260,985       1.23 %
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 0.01% (a)
    1,045,000       1,045,000       4.94 %
              1,305,985       6.17 %
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,305,985)
            1,305,985       6.17 %
                           
Total Investments (Cost $17,656,986) - 97.73%
            20,690,006       97.73 %
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 2.27%
            481,163       2.27 %
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 21,171,169       100.00 %
                           
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
                       
   
(a)
The rate listed is the fund's 7-day yield as of July 31, 2014.
                       
                           
Note: For presentation purposes, the Fund has grouped some of the industry categories. For purposes of categorizing securities for compliance with Section 8(b)(1) of the
 
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
                       
                           
The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at July 31, 2014 was as follows*:
                 
                           
Cost of investments
  $ 17,833,146                  
Gross unrealized appreciation
    3,091,840                  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (234,980 )                
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,856,860                  
                           
* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at the Fund's previous
         
fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year's federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements
         
section in the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual report.
                       
                           
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at July 31, 2014
                       
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring
 
fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a
 
discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
                           
 
Level 1 – Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
                           
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
 
model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for
 
 
which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, the prices are fair value adjusted due to post market close subsequent events (foreign markets),
 
 
little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers. These inputs may also include interest
 
 
rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates and similar data.
                       
                           
 
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those
 
 
inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
                           
Following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
 
 
 

 
 
Equity Securities –Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, foreign issued common stocks, exchange traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, publicly traded
 
partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will be valued at the last sales price as
 
reported by the primary exchange on which the securities are listed. Securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price,
 
which may differ from the last sales price reported. Securities traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is not readily available will be valued at
 
the mean between the bid and ask prices. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified in Level 1
 
 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Investment Companies – Investments in investment companies (e.g., mutual funds and exchange traded funds) are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by
 
the Fund’s service agent and will be classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Debt Securities - Debt securities, including corporate bonds, asset backed securities, mortgage backed securities, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and U.S. government
 
agency issues, are valued at market on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service that utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and formula-based
 
techniques. The pricing service may consider recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, market price quotations (where observable),
 
bond spreads, and fundamental data relating to the issuer. In addition, the model may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities,
 
broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations. These securities are generally classified in
 
Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
                       
                           
Short-Term Securities - Short-term equity investments, including money market funds, are valued in the manner specified above. Short-term debt investments
 
are valued at amortized cost, if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to
 
maturity exceeded 60 days. Short-term securities are generally in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair market hierarchy depending on the inputs used and market activity
 
levels for specific securities.
                       
                           
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted fair value pricing procedures that are followed when a price for a security is not readily available
 
or if a significant event has occurred that indicates the closing price of a security no longer represents the true value of that security. Fair value pricing determinations
 
are made in good faith in accordance with these procedures. There are numerous criteria that will be given consideration in determining a fair value of a security.
 
Some of these criteria are trading volume of security and markets, the value of other like securities, and news events with direct bearing to security or market. Fair value
 
pricing results in an estimated price that reasonably reflects the current market conditions in order to rate the portfolio holdings such that shareholder transactions
 
receive a fair net asset value. Depending on the relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value
 
hierarchy.
                       
                           
Fair valuing of foreign securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using correlations between the movement of prices of such securities and
 
indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as closing market prices of relevant American Depositary Receipts or futures contracts. The
 
effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee
 
instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price foreign securities may result in a value that is different from a foreign
 
security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values and are generally considered Level 2
 
prices in the fair valuation hierarchy. Because the Fund may invest in foreign securities, the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities may change on days when you
 
will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares.
                       
                           
The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s
 
investment advisor. The function of the Valuation Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions
 
taken by the Valuation Committee are reviewed by the Board.
                       
                           
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various
 
inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk
 
associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund's securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:
 

Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Consumer Discretionary
  $ -     $ 6,049,164     $ -     $ 6,049,164  
Consumer Staples
    -       785,452       -       785,452  
Energy
    -       115,664       -       115,664  
Financials
    -       689,953       -       689,953  
Health Care
    -       174,977       -       174,977  
Industrials
    -       6,194,447       -       6,194,447  
Information Technology
    -       4,004,344       -       4,004,344  
Materials
    -       1,370,020       -       1,370,020  
Total Common Stocks
  $ -     $ 19,384,021     $ -     $ 19,384,021  
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
  $ 1,305,985     $ -     $ -     $ 1,305,985  
Total Short-Term Investments
  $ 1,305,985     $ -     $ -     $ 1,305,985  
                                 
Total Investments
  $ 1,305,985     $ 19,384,021     $ -     $ 20,690,006  
                                 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. During the nine-month period ended July 31, 2014,
                 
the Fund recognized significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2.
                               
                                 
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 relate to the use of a fair valuation pricing service. On days when the fair
                         
valuation pricing service is used, non-U.S. dollar denominated securities move from a Level 1 to a Level 2 classification.
                 
 
 
 

 
 
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)  
The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(d)).

(b)  
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).  Filed herewith.
 

 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant)  Hennessy Funds Trust                                                              
                                                                                             

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Neil J. Hennessy                                                                                                                                                        
                                           Neil J. Hennessy, Chief Executive Officer

Date  September 29, 2014                                                                                



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Neil J. Hennessy                                                                                                                                                             
                                             Neil J. Hennessy, Chief Executive Officer

Date  September 29, 2014                                                                                

 
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Teresa M. Nilsen                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                             Teresa M. Nilsen, Principal Financial Officer

Date  September 29, 2014