N-Q/A 1 hft_nqa.htm AMENDED QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS




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, 2019


Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2019


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
Shares
 
 
Value
 
 
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 96.99%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 2.17%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)
65,500
 
$
3,504,905
 
 
2.17%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Discretionary - 29.50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Best Buy Co., Inc.
43,800
 
 
2,594,712
 
 
1.61%
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.
45,600
 
 
2,272,248
 
 
1.41%
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)
25,600
 
 
4,395,776
 
 
2.73%
Crocs, Inc. (a)
230,700
 
 
6,625,704
 
 
4.11%
K12, Inc. (a)
127,300
 
 
4,011,223
 
 
2.49%
KB Home
101,500
 
 
2,173,115
 
 
1.35%
Kohl’s Corp.
48,900
 
 
3,358,941
 
 
2.08%
Lear Corp.
16,200
 
 
2,493,666
 
 
1.55%
Noodles & Co. (a)
261,800
 
 
1,884,960
 
 
1.17%
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)
114,200
 
 
2,768,208
 
 
1.72%
Regis Corp. (a)
188,700
 
 
3,519,255
 
 
2.18%
Rent-A-Center, Inc./TX (a)
183,700
 
 
3,214,750
 
 
2.00%
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. (a)
22,700
 
 
3,084,249
 
 
1.91%
Shoe Carnival, Inc.
81,300
 
 
2,998,344
 
 
1.86%
Turtle Beach Corp. (a)
144,100
 
 
2,145,649
 
 
1.33%
 
 
 
 
47,540,800
 
 
29.50%
Consumer Staples - 6.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)(b)
184,000
 
 
3,372,720
 
 
2.09%
Pyxus International, Inc. (a)
80,500
 
 
1,306,515
 
 
0.81%
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)
118,800
 
 
2,848,824
 
 
1.77%
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (a)
102,700
 
 
3,298,724
 
 
2.05%
 
 
 
 
10,826,783
 
 
6.72%
Energy - 7.62%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CVR Energy, Inc.
153,826
 
 
6,176,114
 
 
3.83%
HollyFrontier Corp.
51,100
 
 
2,878,974
 
 
1.79%
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a)
111,600
 
 
3,225,240
 
 
2.00%
 
 
 
 
12,280,328
 
 
7.62%
Financials - 8.98%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EZCORP, Inc., Class A (a)
235,100
 
 
2,191,132
 
 
1.36%
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.
49,100
 
 
3,455,167
 
 
2.14%
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
126,600
 
 
2,618,088
 
 
1.63%
The Carlyle Group LP
134,900
 
 
2,548,261
 
 
1.58%
The Progressive Corp.
54,300
 
 
3,653,847
 
 
2.27%
 
 
 
 
14,466,495
 
 
8.98%
Health Care - 13.53%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)
54,500
 
 
3,531,055
 
 
2.19%
Anthem, Inc.
13,400
 
 
4,060,200
 
 
2.52%
Centene Corp. (a)
31,000
 
 
4,047,670
 
 
2.51%
Ensign Group, Inc.
76,000
 
 
3,311,320
 
 
2.06%
Providence Service Corp. (a)
48,800
 
 
3,130,032
 
 
1.94%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
13,800
 
 
3,728,760
 
 
2.31%
 
 
 
 
21,809,037
 
 
13.53%
Industrials - 12.54%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ArcBest Corp.
65,300
 
 
2,456,586
 
 
1.52%
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. (a)
77,100
 
 
2,247,465
 
 
1.40%
CBIZ, Inc. (a)
172,900
 
 
3,388,840
 
 
2.10%
CNH Industrial N.V. (b)
219,900
 
 
2,179,209
 
 
1.35%
Insperity, Inc.
47,600
 
 
5,077,968
 
 
3.15%
MasTec, Inc. (a)
61,300
 
 
2,720,494
 
 
1.69%
SPX FLOW, Inc. (a)
65,400
 
 
2,143,158
 
 
1.33%
 
 
 
 
20,213,720
 
 
12.54%
Information Technology - 7.62%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Calix, Inc. (a)
331,400
 
 
3,605,632
 
 
2.24%
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
132,700
 
 
3,313,519
 
 
2.06%
Mantech International Corp., Class A
57,900
 
 
3,263,823
 
 
2.02%
Unisys Corp. (a)
160,200
 
 
2,095,416
 
 
1.30%
 
 
 
 
12,278,390
 
 
7.62%
Materials - 8.31%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boise Cascade Co.
71,400
 
 
1,961,358
 
 
1.21%
Constellium N.V., Class A (a)(b)
254,300
 
 
2,095,432
 
 
1.30%
Huntsman Corp.
92,400
 
 
2,030,028
 
 
1.26%
Verso Corp. (a)
177,000
 
 
4,366,590
 
 
2.71%
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.
102,500
 
 
2,944,825
 
 
1.83%
 
 
 
 
13,398,233
 
 
8.31%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $157,443,859)
 
 
 
156,318,691
 
 
96.99%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.21%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 3.21%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (c)
5,179,905
 
 
5,179,905
 
 
3.21%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,179,905)
 
 
 
5,179,905
 
 
3.21%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $162,623,764) - 100.20%
 
 
 
161,498,596
 
 
100.20%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.20)%
 
 
 
(334,309)
 
 
(0.20)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
161,164,287
 
 
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)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Communication Services
 
$
3,504,905
   
$
   
$
   
$
3,504,905
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
47,540,800
     
     
     
47,540,800
 
Consumer Staples
   
10,826,783
     
     
     
10,826,783
 
Energy
   
12,280,328
     
     
     
12,280,328
 
Financials
   
14,466,495
     
     
     
14,466,495
 
Health Care
   
21,809,037
     
     
     
21,809,037
 
Industrials
   
20,213,720
     
     
     
20,213,720
 
Information Technology
   
12,278,390
     
     
     
12,278,390
 
Materials
   
13,398,233
     
     
     
13,398,233
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
156,318,691
   
$
   
$
   
$
156,318,691
 
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
5,179,905
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,179,905
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
5,179,905
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,179,905
 
 
                               
Total Investments
 
$
161,498,596
   
$
   
$
   
$
161,498,596
 



Hennessy Focus Fund
             
Schedule of Investments
             
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
             
                 
   
Number of
Shares
   
Value
   
% of
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 86.90%
             
Consumer Discretionary - 27.02%
             
Camping World Holdings, Inc. (d)
2,471,506
  $
35,045,955
   
1.91%
CarMax, Inc. (a)
2,842,712
   
167,094,612
   
9.10%
NVR, Inc. (a)
43,767
   
116,420,220
   
6.34%
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)
515,617
   
177,712,555
   
9.67%
         
496,273,342
   
27.02%
Financials - 40.80%
             
Aon PLC (b)
948,454
   
148,176,968
   
8.07%
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (b)(e)
4,276,303
   
184,094,844
   
10.02%
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)(d)
3,082,416
   
91,054,569
   
4.96%
Markel Corp. (a)
149,463
   
157,460,765
   
8.57%
Marlin Business Services Corp. (d)
1,010,273
   
22,417,958
   
1.22%
Metro Bank Plc (a)(b)
956,183
   
13,632,345
   
0.74%
The Charles Schwab Corp.
2,834,440
   
132,566,759
   
7.22%
         
749,404,208
   
40.80%
Industrials - 19.08%
             
American Woodmark Corp. (a)(d)
1,475,202
   
103,190,380
   
5.62%
Ametek, Inc.
459,822
   
33,521,024
   
1.82%
Ashtead Group Plc (b)
2,941,861
   
74,411,801
   
4.05%
Hexcel Corp.
1,846,143
   
125,002,342
   
6.81%
Mistras Group, Inc. (a)
979,716
   
14,411,622
   
0.78%
         
350,537,169
   
19.08%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $955,071,171)
     
1,596,214,719
   
86.90%
                 
REITS - 11.14%
             
Financials - 11.14%
             
American Tower Corp., Class A
1,183,672
   
204,585,869
   
11.14%
Total REITS (Cost $17,456,065)
     
204,585,869
   
11.14%
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.95%
             
Money Market Funds - 1.95%
             
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (c)
35,727,608
   
35,727,608
   
1.95%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $35,727,608)
     
35,727,608
   
1.95%
                 
Total Investments (Cost $1,008,254,844) - 99.99%
     
1,836,528,196
   
99.99%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.01%
     
226,793
   
0.01%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
    $
1,836,754,989
   
100.00%

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
         
                 
PLC
Public Limited Company
             
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 seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
   
(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, as amended, at or during the period ended January 31, 2019. Details of these transactions with these affiliated companies for the period ended January 31, 2019, are as follows:

     
Common Stocks
       
 
Issuer
 
American
Woodmark Corp.
   
Camping World Holdings, Inc.
   
Encore Capital Group, Inc.
   
Marlin Business Services Corp.
   
Total
 
 
Beginning Cost - October 31, 2018
 
$
75,323,233
   
$
52,261,467
   
$
104,853,067
   
$
15,865,289
   
$
248,303,056
 
 
Purchase Cost
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
Sales Cost
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
Ending Cost - January 31, 2019
 
$
75,323,233
   
$
52,261,467
   
$
104,853,067
   
$
15,865,289
   
$
248,303,056
 
 
Dividend Income
 
$
-
   
$
378,635
   
$
-
   
$
141,438
   
$
520,073
 
 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
 
$
14,029,171
   
$
(7,340,373
)
 
$
12,730,378
   
$
(4,435,098
)
 
$
14,984,078
 
 
Realized Gain/Loss
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
Shares
   
1,475,202
     
2,471,506
     
3,082,416
     
1,010,273
     
8,039,397
 
 
Market Value - January 31, 2019
 
$
103,190,380
   
$
35,045,955
   
$
91,054,569
   
$
22,417,958
   
$
251,708,862
 

(e)
Security was erroneously classified in prior reports as a REIT.

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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.


Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Consumer Discretionary
 
$
496,273,342
   
$
   
$
   
$
496,273,342
 
Financials
   
749,404,208
     
     
     
749,404,208
 
Industrials
   
350,537,169
     
     
     
350,537,169
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
1,596,214,719
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,596,214,719
 
                                 
REITS
                               
Financials
 
$
204,585,869
   
$
   
$
   
$
204,585,869
 
Total REITS
 
$
204,585,869
   
$
   
$
   
$
204,585,869
 
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
35,727,608
   
$
   
$
   
$
35,727,608
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
35,727,608
   
$
   
$
   
$
35,727,608
 
                                 
Total Investments
 
$
1,836,528,196
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,836,528,196
 



Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Number of Shares
 
 
Value
 
  % of
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 97.98%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Discretionary - 25.71%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aaron’s, Inc.
364,100
 
 $
18,226,846
 
 
3.54%
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)
1,068,400
 
 
15,790,952
 
 
3.06%
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
697,061
 
 
14,721,928
 
 
2.86%
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.
245,100
 
 
12,213,333
 
 
2.37%
Crocs, Inc. (a)
890,400
 
 
25,572,288
 
 
4.96%
Murphy USA, Inc. (a)
218,900
 
 
16,100,095
 
 
3.12%
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)
548,258
 
 
13,289,774
 
 
2.58%
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. (a)
122,300
 
 
16,616,901
 
 
3.22%
 
 
 
 
132,532,117
 
 
25.71%
Consumer Staples - 10.56%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
160,500
 
 
20,653,140
 
 
4.01%
Post Holdings, Inc. (a)
190,242
 
 
17,658,262
 
 
3.42%
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (a)
673,200
 
 
16,143,336
 
 
3.13%
 
 
 
 
54,454,738
 
 
10.56%
Energy - 4.90%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EnLink Midstream LLC
1,159,085
 
 
12,610,845
 
 
2.44%
PBF Energy, Inc.
346,100
 
 
12,674,182
 
 
2.46%
 
 
 
 
25,285,027
 
 
4.90%
Financials - 6.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assurant, Inc.
181,000
 
 
17,446,590
 
 
3.38%
Old Republic International Corp.
832,700
 
 
16,778,905
 
 
3.26%
 
 
 
 
34,225,495
 
 
6.64%
Health Care - 6.37%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (a)
1,271,100
 
 
14,986,269
 
 
2.91%
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)
134,300
 
 
17,859,214
 
 
3.46%
 
 
 
 
32,845,483
 
 
6.37%
Industrials - 19.92%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arcosa, Inc.
169,267
 
 
4,981,518
 
 
0.97%
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)
267,700
 
 
15,850,517
 
 
3.07%
Insperity, Inc.
153,100
 
 
16,332,708
 
 
3.17%
Landstar System, Inc.
156,600
 
 
15,907,428
 
 
3.09%
NOW, Inc. (a)
1,096,900
 
 
14,841,057
 
 
2.88%
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)
386,500
 
 
22,733,930
 
 
4.41%
Trinity Industries, Inc.
514,900
 
 
12,038,362
 
 
2.33%
 
 
 
 
102,685,520
 
 
19.92%
Information Technology - 8.45%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
359,500
 
 
17,662,235
 
 
3.42%
CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)
94,000
 
 
15,714,920
 
 
3.05%
Conduent, Inc. (a)
800,600
 
 
10,207,650
 
 
1.98%
 
 
 
 
43,584,805
 
 
8.45%
Materials - 7.18%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.
220,600
 
 
16,743,540
 
 
3.25%
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
1,892,900
 
 
20,272,959
 
 
3.93%
 
 
 
 
37,016,499
 
 
7.18%
Utilities - 8.25%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AES Corp.
1,406,400
 
 
23,050,896
 
 
4.47%
UGI Corp.
341,500
 
 
19,475,745
 
 
3.78%
 
 
 
 
42,526,641
 
 
8.25%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $544,180,892)
 
 
 
505,156,325
 
 
97.98%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (b)
11,490,274
 
 
11,490,274
 
 
2.23%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $11,490,274)
 
 
 
11,490,274
 
 
2.23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $555,671,166) - 100.21%
 
 
 
516,646,599
 
 
100.21%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.21)%
 
 
 
(1,067,849)
 
 
(0.21)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
515,578,750
 
 
100.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.


Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, exchange-traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.



The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor. The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Consumer Discretionary
 
$
132,532,117
   
$
   
$
   
$
132,532,117
 
Consumer Staples
   
54,454,738
     
     
     
54,454,738
 
Energy
   
25,285,027
     
     
     
25,285,027
 
Financials
   
34,225,495
     
     
     
34,225,495
 
Health Care
   
32,845,483
     
     
     
32,845,483
 
Industrials
   
102,685,520
     
     
     
102,685,520
 
Information Technology
   
43,584,805
     
     
     
43,584,805
 
Materials
   
37,016,499
     
     
     
37,016,499
 
Utilities
   
42,526,641
     
     
     
42,526,641
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
505,156,325
   
$
   
$
   
$
505,156,325
 
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
11,490,274.00
   
$
   
$
   
$
11,490,274.00
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
11,490,274
   
$
   
$
   
$
11,490,274
 
 
                               
Total Investments
 
$
516,646,599
   
$
   
$
   
$
516,646,599
 



Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
Shares
 
 
Value
 
 
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 97.53%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 8.45%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CBS Corp., Class B
52,800
 
 $
2,611,488
 
 
1.92%
Omnicom Group, Inc.
35,600
 
 
2,772,528
 
 
2.04%
The Walt Disney Co.
27,200
 
 
3,033,344
 
 
2.23%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
56,000
 
 
3,083,360
 
 
2.26%
 
 
 
 
11,500,720
 
 
8.45%
Consumer Discretionary - 19.73%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)
3,800
 
 
3,219,892
 
 
2.36%
Best Buy Co., Inc.
39,900
 
 
2,363,676
 
 
1.74%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
29,800
 
 
3,126,914
 
 
2.30%
General Motors Co.
66,900
 
 
2,610,438
 
 
1.92%
Kohl’s Corp.
45,900
 
 
3,152,871
 
 
2.32%
L Brands, Inc.
57,700
 
 
1,606,368
 
 
1.18%
Starbucks Corp.
50,670
 
 
3,452,653
 
 
2.54%
Target Corp.
39,100
 
 
2,854,300
 
 
2.10%
The Gap, Inc.
89,400
 
 
2,274,336
 
 
1.67%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
23,900
 
 
1,173,251
 
 
0.86%
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
24,100
 
 
1,015,574
 
 
0.74%
 
 
 
 
26,850,273
 
 
19.73%
Consumer Staples - 18.04%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Altria Group, Inc.
43,000
 
 
2,122,050
 
 
1.56%
Campbell Soup Co.
60,600
 
 
2,147,058
 
 
1.58%
Conagra Brands, Inc.
78,700
 
 
1,703,068
 
 
1.25%
CVS Health Corp.
40,200
 
 
2,635,110
 
 
1.94%
General Mills, Inc.
51,100
 
 
2,270,884
 
 
1.67%
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
24,700
 
 
2,751,086
 
 
2.02%
The Kroger Co.
103,200
 
 
2,923,656
 
 
2.15%
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
37,700
 
 
2,334,384
 
 
1.71%
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
41,000
 
 
2,962,660
 
 
2.18%
Walmart, Inc.
28,200
 
 
2,702,406
 
 
1.98%
 
 
 
 
24,552,362
 
 
18.04%
Financials - 3.68%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allstate Corp.
31,000
 
 
2,723,970
 
 
2.00%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
18,000
 
 
2,278,800
 
 
1.68%
 
 
 
 
5,002,770
 
 
3.68%
Health Care - 5.54%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Centene Corp. (a)
27,200
 
 
3,551,504
 
 
2.61%
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
28,600
 
 
3,987,698
 
 
2.93%
 
 
 
 
7,539,202
 
 
5.54%
Industrials - 21.49%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American Airlines Group, Inc.
56,100
 
 
2,006,697
 
 
1.48%
CSX Corp.
52,800
 
 
3,468,960
 
 
2.55%
Deere & Co.
17,600
 
 
2,886,400
 
 
2.12%
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
54,000
 
 
2,669,220
 
 
1.96%
FedEx Corp.
11,700
 
 
2,077,569
 
 
1.53%
PACCAR, Inc.
41,200
 
 
2,699,424
 
 
1.98%
Southwest Airlines Co.
49,400
 
 
2,803,944
 
 
2.06%
Union Pacific Corp.
21,798
 
 
3,467,408
 
 
2.55%
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)
43,800
 
 
3,822,426
 
 
2.81%
Waste Management, Inc.
34,900
 
 
3,338,883
 
 
2.45%
 
 
 
 
29,240,931
 
 
21.49%
Information Technology - 13.85%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apple, Inc.
17,230
 
 
2,867,761
 
 
2.10%
Applied Materials, Inc.
56,700
 
 
2,215,836
 
 
1.63%
HP, Inc.
137,600
 
 
3,031,328
 
 
2.23%
Intel Corp.
62,650
 
 
2,952,068
 
 
2.17%
International Business Machines Corp.
18,500
 
 
2,486,770
 
 
1.83%
Lam Research Corp.
16,200
 
 
2,747,196
 
 
2.02%
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
66,600
 
 
2,545,452
 
 
1.87%
 
 
 
 
18,846,411
 
 
13.85%
Materials - 6.75%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eastman Chemical Co.
28,800
 
 
2,321,856
 
 
1.70%
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
159,800
 
 
1,860,072
 
 
1.37%
Nucor Corp.
44,300
 
 
2,712,932
 
 
1.99%
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
62,800
 
 
2,297,852
 
 
1.69%
 
 
 
 
9,192,712
 
 
6.75%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $127,677,114)
 
 
 
132,725,381
 
 
97.53%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (b)
3,518,869
 
 
3,518,869
 
 
2.59%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,518,869)
 
 
 
3,518,869
 
 
2.59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $131,195,983) - 100.12%
 
 
 
136,244,250
 
 
100.12%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.12)%
 
 
 
(168,733)
 
 
(0.12)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
136,075,517
 
 
100.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.


Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, exchange-traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.


Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.



The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Communication Services
 
$
11,500,720
   
$
   
$
   
$
11,500,720
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
26,850,273
     
     
     
26,850,273
 
Consumer Staples
   
24,552,362
     
     
     
24,552,362
 
Financials
   
5,002,770
     
     
     
5,002,770
 
Health Care
   
7,539,202
     
     
     
7,539,202
 
Industrials
   
29,240,931
     
     
     
29,240,931
 
Information Technology
   
18,846,411
     
     
     
18,846,411
 
Materials
   
9,192,712
     
     
     
9,192,712
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
132,725,381
   
$
   
$
   
$
132,725,381
 
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
3,518,869
   
$
   
$
   
$
3,518,869
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
3,518,869
   
$
   
$
   
$
3,518,869
 
 
                               
Total Investments
 
$
136,244,250
   
$
   
$
   
$
136,244,250
 
 
                               



Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
 
Value
 
 
% of
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 97.45%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 3.92%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AT&T, Inc.
150,160
 
 $
4,513,810
 
 
1.73%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
104,000
 
 
5,726,240
 
 
2.19%
 
 
 
 
10,240,050
 
 
3.92%
Consumer Discretionary - 9.14%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carnival Corp. (a)
78,500
 
 
4,520,030
 
 
1.73%
Ford Motor Co.
512,545
 
 
4,510,396
 
 
1.72%
General Motors Co.
132,600
 
 
5,174,052
 
 
1.98%
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
72,500
 
 
4,231,100
 
 
1.62%
Target Corp.
74,700
 
 
5,453,100
 
 
2.09%
 
 
 
 
23,888,678
 
 
9.14%
Consumer Staples - 16.39%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Altria Group, Inc.
79,900
 
 
3,943,065
 
 
1.51%
CVS Health Corp.
71,400
 
 
4,680,270
 
 
1.79%
General Mills, Inc.
96,100
 
 
4,270,684
 
 
1.63%
PepsiCo, Inc.
46,700
 
 
5,261,689
 
 
2.01%
Philip Morris International, Inc.
52,400
 
 
4,020,128
 
 
1.54%
The Coca-Cola Co.
118,100
 
 
5,684,153
 
 
2.18%
The Kraft Heinz Co.
71,700
 
 
3,445,902
 
 
1.32%
The Procter & Gamble Co.
65,100
 
 
6,280,197
 
 
2.40%
Unilever PLC - ADR (a)
99,600
 
 
5,238,960
 
 
2.01%
 
 
 
 
42,825,048
 
 
16.39%
Energy - 22.73%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BP PLC - ADR (a)
131,400
 
 
5,403,168
 
 
2.07%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (a)
164,600
 
 
4,421,156
 
 
1.69%
Chevron Corp.
44,875
 
 
5,144,918
 
 
1.97%
Equinor ASA - ADR (a)
239,900
 
 
5,464,922
 
 
2.09%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
64,410
 
 
4,719,965
 
 
1.81%
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
81,200
 
 
5,380,312
 
 
2.06%
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
74,960
 
 
5,005,829
 
 
1.92%
Phillips 66
54,900
 
 
5,238,009
 
 
2.00%
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR (a)
78,200
 
 
4,910,960
 
 
1.88%
Schlumberger Ltd. (a)
76,400
 
 
3,377,644
 
 
1.29%
Suncor Energy, Inc. (a)
155,100
 
 
5,012,832
 
 
1.92%
Total S.A. - ADR (a)
96,800
 
 
5,297,864
 
 
2.03%
 
 
 
 
59,377,579
 
 
22.73%
Financials - 9.06%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank of Nova Scotia (a)
84,600
 
 
4,817,124
 
 
1.85%
HSBC Holdings PLC - ADR (a)
104,310
 
 
4,394,580
 
 
1.68%
Manulife Financial Corp. (a)
264,800
 
 
4,257,984
 
 
1.63%
Royal Bank of Canada (a)
65,600
 
 
4,997,408
 
 
1.91%
Toronto-Dominion Bank (a)
92,500
 
 
5,208,675
 
 
1.99%
 
 
 
 
23,675,771
 
 
9.06%
Health Care - 18.32%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amgen, Inc.
30,200
 
 
5,650,722
 
 
2.16%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
89,800
 
 
4,433,426
 
 
1.70%
Eli Lilly & Co.
69,000
 
 
8,270,340
 
 
3.17%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
67,100
 
 
4,697,671
 
 
1.80%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (a)
149,900
 
 
5,876,080
 
 
2.25%
Johnson & Johnson
40,700
 
 
5,416,356
 
 
2.07%
Merck & Co., Inc.
94,900
 
 
7,063,407
 
 
2.70%
Pfizer, Inc.
151,800
 
 
6,443,910
 
 
2.47%
 
 
 
 
47,851,912
 
 
18.32%
Industrials - 9.54%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emerson Electric Co.
77,800
 
 
5,093,566
 
 
1.95%
General Electric Co.
347,734
 
 
3,532,977
 
 
1.35%
Johnson Controls International PLC (a)
143,700
 
 
4,852,749
 
 
1.86%
Thomson Reuters Corp. (a)
129,800
 
 
6,793,732
 
 
2.60%
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
44,200
 
 
4,658,680
 
 
1.78%
 
 
 
 
24,931,704
 
 
9.54%
Information Technology - 8.35%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
135,310
 
 
6,398,810
 
 
2.45%
HP, Inc.
241,100
 
 
5,311,433
 
 
2.03%
Intel Corp.
116,800
 
 
5,503,616
 
 
2.11%
International Business Machines Corp.
34,300
 
 
4,610,606
 
 
1.76%
 
 
 
 
21,824,465
 
 
8.35%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $249,032,824)
 
 
 
254,615,207
 
 
97.45%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.67%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.67%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (b)
6,966,005
 
 
6,966,005
 
 
2.67%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $6,966,005)
 
 
 
6,966,005
 
 
2.67%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $255,998,829) - 100.12%
 
 
 
261,581,212
 
 
100.12%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.12)%
 
 
 
(351,103)
 
 
(0.12)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
261,230,109
 
 
100.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADR
American Depositary Receipt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PLC
Public Limited Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
U.S.-traded security of a foreign corporation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active
markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).

 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.



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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).
Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.
The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs and are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Communication Services
 
$
10,240,050
   
$
   
$
   
$
10,240,050
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
23,888,678
     
     
     
23,888,678
 
Consumer Staples
   
42,825,048
     
     
     
42,825,048
 
Energy
   
59,377,579
     
     
     
59,377,579
 
Financials
   
23,675,771
     
     
     
23,675,771
 
Health Care
   
47,851,912
     
     
     
47,851,912
 
Industrials
   
24,931,704
     
     
     
24,931,704
 
Information Technology
   
21,824,465
     
     
     
21,824,465
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
254,615,207
   
$
   
$
   
$
254,615,207
 
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
6,966,005
   
$
   
$
   
$
6,966,005
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
6,966,005
   
$
   
$
   
$
6,966,005
 
 
                               
Total Investments
 
$
261,581,212
   
$
   
$
   
$
261,581,212
 



Hennessy Total Return Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
Shares/Par
Amount
 
 
Value
 
 
% of
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 70.25%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 6.87%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
91,700
 
 $
5,049,002
 
 
6.87%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Staples - 14.44%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Coca-Cola Co.
106,600
 
 
5,130,658
 
 
6.98%
The Procter & Gamble Co.
56,900
 
 
5,489,143
 
 
7.46%
 
 
 
 
 
10,619,801
 
 
14.44%
Energy - 13.50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chevron Corp.
43,800
 
 
5,021,670
 
 
6.83%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
66,900
 
 
4,902,432
 
 
6.67%
 
 
 
 
 
9,924,102
 
 
13.50%
Financials - 4.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
33,700
 
 
3,487,950
 
 
4.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Health Care - 13.36%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
62,400
 
 
4,644,432
 
 
6.31%
Pfizer, Inc.
122,100
 
 
5,183,145
 
 
7.05%
 
 
 
 
 
9,827,577
 
 
13.36%
Information Technology - 17.34%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
115,400
 
 
5,457,266
 
 
7.42%
Intel Corp.
37,600
 
 
1,771,712
 
 
2.41%
International Business Machines Corp.
41,100
 
 
5,524,662
 
 
7.51%
 
 
 
 
 
12,753,640
 
 
17.34%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $44,565,831)
 
 
 
51,662,072
 
 
70.25%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 71.39%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.24%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (a)
1,646,472
 
 
1,646,472
 
 
2.24%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills (c) - 69.15%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.340%, 02/14/2019 (b)
18,000,000
 
 
17,984,985
 
 
24.46%
2.375%, 03/21/2019 (b)
15,000,000
 
 
14,953,400
 
 
20.33%
2.410%, 04/18/2019 (b)
18,000,000
 
 
17,910,504
 
 
24.36%
 
 
 
 
 
50,848,889
 
 
69.15%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $52,495,557)
 
 
 
52,495,361
 
 
71.39%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $97,061,388) - 141.64%
 
 
 
104,157,433
 
 
141.64%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (41.64)%
 
 
 
(30,618,384)
 
 
(41.64)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
73,539,049
 
 
100.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
(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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.



Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, exchange-traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.



Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable registered mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.



The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

     
   
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
 
                       
Communication Services
 
 
 
$
5,049,002
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,049,002
 
Consumer Staples
 
 
   
10,619,801
     
     
     
10,619,801
 
Energy
 
 
   
9,924,102
     
     
     
9,924,102
 
Financials
 
 
   
3,487,950
     
     
     
3,487,950
 
Health Care
 
 
   
9,827,577
     
     
     
9,827,577
 
Information Technology
 
 
   
12,753,640
     
     
     
12,753,640
 
Total Common Stocks
 
 
 
$
51,662,072
   
$
   
$
   
$
51,662,072
 
     
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
 
 
                               
Money Market Funds
 
 
 
$
1,646,472
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,646,472
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
 
   
     
50,848,889
     
     
50,848,889
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
 
 
$
1,646,472
   
$
50,848,889
   
$
   
$
52,495,361
 
     
 
                               
Total Investments
 
 
 
$
53,308,544
   
$
50,848,889
   
$
    $ 104,157,433
 
     
 
                               
Schedule of Reverse Repurchase Agreements
                               
     
 
                               
     
 
                               
 
Face Value
 
Counterparty
 
Rate
   
Principal
Trade Date
   
Maturity
Date
   
Maturity
Amount
 
 
$
10,794,000
 
Jefferies LLC
   
2.60%

 
11/15/2018
   
2/14/2019
   
$
10,864,161
 
   
8,995,000
 
Jefferies LLC
   
2.75%

 
12/20/2018
   
3/21/2019
     
9,056,841
 
   
10,794,000
 
Jefferies LLC
   
2.70%

 
  1/17/2019
   
4/18/2019
     
10,866,860
 
 
$
30,583,000
 
 
                         
$
30,787,861
 
       
 
                               
As of January 31, 2019, the fair value of securities held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements was $33,899,258, as noted on the Schedule of Investments.
 
       
 
                               
Reverse repurchase agreements are carried at face value; hence, they are not included in the fair value hierarchy. The face value of the reverse repurchase agreements at January 31, 2019, was $30,583,000. 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 $30,787,861.
                         



Hennessy Equity and Income Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
Shares/Par Amount
 
 
Value
 
 
% of
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 56.07%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 4.01%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)
5,374
 
 $
5,999,372
 
 
3.05%
Verizon Communications, Inc.
34,557
 
 
1,902,709
 
 
0.96%
 
 
 
 
7,902,081
 
 
4.01%
Consumer Discretionary - 11.44%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CarMax, Inc. (a)
65,409
 
 
3,844,741
 
 
1.95%
Carnival Corp. (b)
79,212
 
 
4,561,027
 
 
2.32%
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
54,102
 
 
5,238,697
 
 
2.66%
Home Depot, Inc.
19,640
 
 
3,604,529
 
 
1.83%
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
16,998
 
 
1,634,528
 
 
0.83%
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)
10,576
 
 
3,645,124
 
 
1.85%
 
 
 
 
22,528,646
 
 
11.44%
Consumer Staples - 4.50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Altria Group, Inc.
56,861
 
 
2,806,090
 
 
1.43%
Nestle S.A. (b)
44,458
 
 
3,878,516
 
 
1.97%
The Coca-Cola Co.
45,038
 
 
2,167,679
 
 
1.10%
 
 
 
 
8,852,285
 
 
4.50%
Energy - 1.23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chevron Corp.
21,067
 
 
2,415,332
 
 
1.23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financials - 14.18%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alleghany Corp.
5,933
 
 
3,747,045
 
 
1.90%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)
41,396
 
 
8,508,534
 
 
4.32%
BlackRock, Inc.
9,336
 
 
3,875,187
 
 
1.97%
The Charles Schwab Corp.
70,000
 
 
3,273,900
 
 
1.66%
The Progressive Corp.
77,199
 
 
5,194,721
 
 
2.64%
Wells Fargo & Co.
68,162
 
 
3,333,803
 
 
1.69%
 
 
 
 
27,933,190
 
 
14.18%
Health Care - 1.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
39,917
 
 
1,970,702
 
 
1.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrials - 7.40%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deere & Co.
10,576
 
 
1,734,464
 
 
0.88%
FedEx Corp.
13,946
 
 
2,476,391
 
 
1.26%
General Dynamics Corp.
17,110
 
 
2,928,719
 
 
1.49%
Norfolk Southern Corp.
23,392
 
 
3,923,774
 
 
1.99%
Southwest Airlines Co.
61,767
 
 
3,505,895
 
 
1.78%
 
 
 
 
14,569,243
 
 
7.40%
Information Technology - 7.69%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apple, Inc.
34,411
 
 
5,727,367
 
 
2.91%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
77,866
 
 
3,682,283
 
 
1.87%
Visa, Inc., Class A
42,444
 
 
5,730,364
 
 
2.91%
 
 
 
 
15,140,014
 
 
7.69%
Materials - 4.62%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Albemarle Corp.
34,905
 
 
2,817,881
 
 
1.43%
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
17,253
 
 
3,048,260
 
 
1.55%
NewMarket Corp.
8,061
 
 
3,233,186
 
 
1.64%
 
 
 
 
9,099,327
 
 
4.62%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $89,000,806)
 
 
 
110,410,820
 
 
56.07%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.15%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 0.06%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AT&T, Inc., 5.625%, 08/01/2067
4,665
 
 
115,925
 
 
0.06%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Staples - 0.10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CHS, Inc., Series 4, 7.500%, Perpetual
7,005
 
 
188,855
 
 
0.10%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy - 0.06%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enbridge, Inc., Series B, 6.375% to 04/15/2023, 3.593% to 4/15/2028, 3.843% to 04/15/2043, then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.593%, 04/15/2078 (b)(f)
4,410
 
 
111,132
 
 
0.06%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financials - 1.85%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aegon N.V., 6.375%, Perpetual (b)
3,845
 
 
98,163
 
 
0.05%
Arch Capital Group Ltd., Series F, 5.450%, Perpetual (b)
4,955
 
 
114,213
 
 
0.06%
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd, Series E, 5.500%, Perpetual (b)
2,680
 
 
62,042
 
 
0.03%
Banc of California, Inc., Series E, 7.000%, Perpetual
3,805
 
 
94,402
 
 
0.05%
Bank of America Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series GG, 6.000%, Perpetual
3,455
 
 
89,761
 
 
0.04%
Series CC, 6.200%, Perpetual
2,290
 
 
60,593
 
 
0.03%
BB&T Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.625%, Perpetual
4,230
 
 
109,134
 
 
0.05%
Series F, 5.200%, Perpetual
4,740
 
 
114,518
 
 
0.06%
Capital One Financial Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series F, 6.200%, Perpetual
4,330
 
 
112,190
 
 
0.06%
Series H, 6.000%, Perpetual
4,365
 
 
111,482
 
 
0.06%
Citigroup, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series K, 6.875% to 11/15/2023 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.130%, Perpetual (f)
2,150
 
 
55,900
 
 
0.03%
Series S, 6.300%, Perpetual
3,605
 
 
91,495
 
 
0.05%
First Republic Bank
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series F, 5.700%, Perpetual
3,120
 
 
80,621
 
 
0.04%
Series G, 5.500%, Perpetual
3,170
 
 
82,927
 
 
0.04%



Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Series G, 6.000%, Perpetual (a)
4,150
 
 
110,100
 
 
0.06%
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Series D, 6.250%, Perpetual
5,930
 
 
154,061
 
 
0.08%
IBERIABANK Corp., Series B, 6.625% to 08/01/2025 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.262%, Perpetual (f)
1,920
 
 
50,362
 
 
0.02%
ING Groep N.V., 6.125%, Perpetual
1,935
 
 
48,956
 
 
0.02%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series BB, 6.150%, Perpetual
6,490
 
 
169,129
 
 
0.09%
KeyCorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series E, 6.125% to 12/15/2026 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.892%, Perpetual (f)
4,075
 
 
110,636
 
 
0.06%
Series F, 5.650%, Perpetual
2,065
 
 
50,283
 
 
0.02%
Legg Mason, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.450%, 09/15/2056
2,270
 
 
55,274
 
 
0.03%
6.375%, 03/15/2056
1,946
 
 
52,445
 
 
0.02%
MetLife, Inc., Series E, 5.625%, Perpetual
4,400
 
 
111,144
 
 
0.06%
Morgan Stanley, Series I, 6.375% to 10/15/2024 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.708%, Perpetual (f)
7,000
 
 
183,960
 
 
0.09%
National General Holdings Corp., Series C, 7.500%, Perpetual
2,450
 
 
48,584
 
 
0.02%
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.625%, 08/15/2058
2,075
 
 
52,083
 
 
0.03%
Regions Financial Corp., Series B, 6.375% to 09/15/2024 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.536%, Perpetual (f)
4,145
 
 
109,511
 
 
0.05%
State Street Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series D, 5.900% to 03/15/2024 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.108%, Perpetual (f)
4,150
 
 
108,979
 
 
0.05%
Series E, 6.000%, Perpetual
1,950
 
 
50,564
 
 
0.03%
Synovus Financial Corp., Series D, 6.300% to 06/21/2023 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.352%, Perpetual (f)
2,100
 
 
52,668
 
 
0.03%
TCF Financial Corp., Series C, 5.700%, Perpetual
2,090
 
 
50,515
 
 
0.03%
The Allstate Corp., Series G, 5.625%, Perpetual
4,745
 
 
117,771
 
 
0.06%
The Charles Schwab Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series C, 6.000%, Perpetual
4,315
 
 
113,139
 
 
0.06%
Series D, 5.950%, Perpetual
4,375
 
 
114,100
 
 
0.06%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series K, 6.375% to 05/10/2024 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.550%, Perpetual (f)
2,560
 
 
67,738
 
 
0.03%
Series N, 6.300%, Perpetual
2,620
 
 
68,434
 
 
0.03%
U.S. Bancorp, Series F, 6.500% to 01/15/2022 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.468%, Perpetual (d)(f)
2,755
 
 
74,881
 
 
0.04%
Webster Financial Corp., Series F, 5.250%, Perpetual
1,160
 
 
26,819
 
 
0.01%
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series V, 6.000%, Perpetual
4,325
 
 
112,147
 
 
0.06%
Series X, 5.500%, Perpetual
4,475
 
 
110,980
 
 
0.06%
 
 
 
 
3,652,704
 
 
1.85%
Utilities - 0.08%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DTE Energy Co., Series F, 6.000%, 12/15/2076
2,320
 
 
63,498
 
 
0.03%
The Southern Co., 6.250%, 10/15/2075
3,840
 
 
100,570
 
 
0.05%
 
 
 
 
164,068
 
 
0.08%
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $4,236,940)
 
 
 
4,232,684
 
 
2.15%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REITS - 0.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financials - 0.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annaly Capital Management, Inc., Series F, 6.950% to 09/30/2022 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.993%, Perpetual (f)
4,370
 
 
110,343
 
 
0.06%
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
9,010
 
 
163,982
 
 
0.08%
Chimera Investment Corp.
9,270
 
 
176,408
 
 
0.09%
Chimera Investment Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series A, 8.000%, Perpetual
4,620
 
 
118,549
 
 
0.06%
Series B, 8.000% to 03/30/2024 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.791%, Perpetual (f)
2,350
 
 
60,160
 
 
0.03%
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc., Series C, 7.500% to 09/27/2027 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.289%, Perpetual (f)
4,340
 
 
104,073
 
 
0.05%
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Series C, 6.125%, Perpetual
4,180
 
 
98,272
 
 
0.05%
Public Storage, Series B, 5.400%, Perpetual
3,180
 
 
78,323
 
 
0.04%
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
7,765
 
 
171,451
 
 
0.09%
Two Harbors Investment Corp.
10,655
 
 
155,457
 
 
0.08%
Two Harbors Investment Corp., Series B, 7.625% to 07/27/2027 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.352%, Perpetual (f)
6,880
 
 
171,174
 
 
0.09%
Vornado Realty Trust, Series M, 5.250%, Perpetual
3,590
 
 
81,565
 
 
0.04%
 
 
 
 
1,489,757
 
 
0.76%
Total REITS (Cost $1,466,984)
 
 
 
1,489,757
 
 
0.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CORPORATE BONDS - 24.28%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 2.06%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AT&T, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.000%, 02/15/2022
500,000
 
 
497,205
 
 
0.25%
4.250%, 03/01/2027
980,000
 
 
992,797
 
 
0.51%
5.350%, 09/01/2040
200,000
 
 
202,374
 
 
0.10%
Deutsche Telekom AG, 6.000%, 07/08/2019
1,160,000
 
 
1,174,808
 
 
0.60%
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.450%, 11/01/2022
1,200,000
 
 
1,178,273
 
 
0.60%
 
 
 
 
4,045,457
 
 
2.06%
Consumer Discretionary - 1.03%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, 3.600%, 11/28/2024
1,000,000
 
 
1,008,011
 
 
0.51%
Ford Motor Co., 7.450%, 07/16/2031
1,000,000
 
 
1,015,302
 
 
0.52%
 
 
 
 
2,023,313
 
 
1.03%
Consumer Staples - 0.69%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CVS Health Corp., 4.125%, 05/15/2021
1,000,000
 
 
1,017,715
 
 
0.52%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.000%, 10/25/2040
300,000
 
 
345,405
 
 
0.17%
 
 
 
 
1,363,120
 
 
0.69%
Energy - 2.87%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boardwalk Pipelines LP, 4.450%, 07/15/2027
1,200,000
 
 
1,132,541
 
 
0.58%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 3.900%, 02/01/2025
1,000,000
 
 
1,009,630
 
 
0.51%
Encana Corp., 3.900%, 11/15/2021
1,600,000
 
 
1,612,473
 
 
0.82%
Husky Energy, Inc., 4.000%, 04/15/2024
750,000
 
 
753,824
 
 
0.38%
National Oilwell Varco, Inc., 2.600%, 12/01/2022
1,200,000
 
 
1,150,634
 
 
0.58%
 
 
 
 
5,659,102
 
 
2.87%
Financials - 11.17%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American International Group, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.125%, 02/15/2024
1,000,000
 
 
1,023,503
 
 
0.52%
4.875%, 06/01/2022
1,000,000
 
 
1,054,312
 
 
0.53%
Capital One Financial Corp., 4.750%, 07/15/2021
1,500,000
 
 
1,550,654
 
 
0.79%



Capital One NA, 2.250%, 09/13/2021
500,000
   
485,061
   
0.25%
Diamond 1 Finance Corp. / Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 5.450%, 06/15/2023 (e)
1,220,000
   
1,279,440
   
0.65%
Discover Financial Services, 5.200%, 04/27/2022
900,000
   
937,521
   
0.48%
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., 6.750%, 03/19/2020
590,000
   
613,931
   
0.31%
General Electric Capital Corp., 6.000%, 08/07/2019
610,000
   
618,369
   
0.31%
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH, 4.000%, 05/15/2025
765,000
   
779,545
   
0.40%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.700%, 05/18/2023
1,000,000
   
980,858
   
0.50%
KeyCorp, 5.100%, 03/24/2021
950,000
   
990,433
   
0.50%
Lincoln National Corp., 6.250%, 02/15/2020
280,000
   
289,266
   
0.15%
Morgan Stanley, 5.500%, 07/28/2021
2,333,000
   
2,467,402
   
1.25%
Prudential Financial, Inc., 3.878%, 03/27/2028
400,000
   
409,883
   
0.21%
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
             
3.625%, 09/15/2026
1,500,000
   
1,428,231
   
0.73%
5.625%, 04/01/2024
700,000
   
758,345
   
0.38%
Synchrony Financial, 3.750%, 08/15/2021
1,200,000
   
1,195,991
   
0.61%
Synovus Financial Corp., 3.125%, 11/01/2022
1,300,000
   
1,251,627
   
0.64%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
             
5.375%, 03/15/2020
1,100,000
   
1,128,435
   
0.57%
6.000%, 06/15/2020
1,500,000
   
1,559,425
   
0.79%
Westpac Banking Corp., 4.875%, 11/19/2019(b)
450,000
   
457,217
   
0.23%
Willis North America, Inc., 3.600%, 05/15/2024
750,000
   
735,576
   
0.37%
       
21,995,025
   
11.17%
Health Care - 3.15%
             
Agilent Technologies, Inc., 5.000%, 07/15/2020
650,000
   
666,639
   
0.34%
Amgen, Inc.
             
3.450%, 10/01/2020
1,000,000
   
1,008,220
   
0.51%
3.625%, 05/22/2024
750,000
   
762,247
   
0.39%
Celgene Corp., 3.625%, 05/15/2024
1,600,000
   
1,596,577
   
0.81%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp., 4.300%, 06/15/2028
1,450,000
   
1,478,407
   
0.75%
Express Scripts Holding Co., 3.500%, 06/15/2024
700,000
   
693,986
   
0.35%
       
6,206,076
   
3.15%
Industrials - 0.52%
             
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 3.750%, 06/15/2025
1,000,000
   
1,028,625
   
0.52%
                 
Information Technology - 0.61%
             
Apple, Inc., 4.500%, 02/23/2036
250,000
   
268,433
   
0.14%
Corning, Inc., 6.850%, 03/01/2029
275,000
   
320,984
   
0.16%
Juniper Networks, Inc., 4.600%, 03/15/2021
600,000
   
617,578
   
0.31%
       
1,206,995
   
0.61%
Materials - 1.67%
             
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 5.125%, 08/01/2022
1,000,000
   
1,022,500
   
0.52%
Goldcorp, Inc., 3.625%, 06/09/2021
750,000
   
752,279
   
0.38%
Newmont Mining Corp., 3.500%, 03/15/2022
1,000,000
   
1,005,065
   
0.51%
The Dow Chemical Co., 4.250%, 11/15/2020
500,000
   
509,844
   
0.26%
       
3,289,688
   
1.67%
Retail Trade - 0.51%
             
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.
             
4.375%, 09/01/2023
900,000
   
866,503
   
0.44%
4.500%, 12/15/2034
175,000
   
140,142
   
0.07%
       
1,006,645
   
0.51%
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $48,063,778)
     
47,824,046
   
24.28%
                 
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 5.22%
             
Fannie Mae Pool
             
3.000%, 10/01/2043
2,436,793
   
2,407,098
   
1.22%
3.500%, 01/01/2042
494,285
   
500,156
   
0.25%
4.000%, 10/01/2041
555,947
   
574,188
   
0.29%
4.000%, 12/01/2041
494,688
   
510,919
   
0.26%
4.500%, 08/01/2020
14,647
   
14,965
   
0.01%
6.000%, 10/01/2037
127,764
   
139,954
   
0.07%
Fannie Mae REMICS
             
Series 13-52, 1.250%, 06/25/2043
153,839
   
135,462
   
0.07%
Series 12-22, 2.000%, 11/25/2040
130,177
   
127,106
   
0.06%
Series 12-16, 2.000%, 11/25/2041
114,402
   
110,934
   
0.06%
Series 10-134, 2.250%, 03/25/2039
97,560
   
96,468
   
0.05%
Freddie Mac Gold Pool
             
3.000%, 05/01/2042
901,361
   
891,368
   
0.45%
3.000%, 09/01/2042
1,714,629
   
1,695,562
   
0.86%
3.500%, 01/01/2048
1,671,541
   
1,682,552
   
0.85%
5.000%, 05/01/2020
11,283
   
11,344
   
0.01%
5.500%, 04/01/2037
69,945
   
75,917
   
0.04%
Freddie Mac REMICS
             
Series 4146, 1.500%, 10/15/2042
91,418
   
89,582
   
0.05%
Series 4309, 2.000%, 10/15/2043
92,448
   
89,035
   
0.04%
Series 3928, 2.500%, 08/15/2040
246,260
   
246,720
   
0.13%
Series 3870, 2.750%, 01/15/2041
70,966
   
70,239
   
0.04%
Series 4016, 3.000%, 09/15/2039
295,521
   
294,357
   
0.15%
Series 4322, 3.000%, 05/15/2043
282,494
   
284,264
   
0.14%
Government National Mortgage Association, 1.750%, 02/16/2043
241,249
   
227,081
   
0.12%
Total Mortgage Backed Securities (Cost $10,386,637)
     
10,275,271
   
5.22%
                 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 5.07%
             
U.S. Treasury Bonds - 0.51%
             
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.625%, 02/15/2044
900,000
   
1,000,758
   
0.51%



U.S. Treasury Notes - 4.56%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.625%, 11/15/2020
2,200,000
 
 
2,205,199
 
 
1.12%
2.750%, 02/15/2024
3,000,000
 
 
3,042,188
 
 
1.54%
3.000%, 10/31/2025
450,000
 
 
463,377
 
 
0.23%
3.625%, 08/15/2019
3,250,000
 
 
3,269,614
 
 
1.67%
 
 
 
 
8,980,378
 
 
4.56%
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $9,936,351)
 
 
 
9,981,136
 
 
5.07%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUES - 3.20%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fannie Mae
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.500%, 08/10/2021
1,000,000
 
 
971,279
 
 
0.49%
1.500%, 04/18/2028 (g)
1,000,000
 
 
997,953
 
 
0.51%
2.500%, 03/30/2026 (g)
1,200,000
 
 
1,200,160
 
 
0.61%
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.250%, 10/17/2031 (g)
1,250,000
 
 
1,214,781
 
 
0.62%
2.750%, 07/11/2031
800,000
 
 
734,570
 
 
0.37%
Freddie Mac
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.000%, 10/27/2023 (g)
1,200,000
 
 
1,189,711
 
 
0.60%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total U.S. Government Agency Issues (Cost $6,399,090)
 
 
 
6,308,454
 
 
3.20%

INVESTMENT COMPANIES (EXCLUDING MONEY MARKET FUNDS) - 1.33%
             
Financials - 0.65%
             
Apollo Investment Corp.
10,090
   
154,377
   
0.08%
Ares Capital Corp.
10,130
   
165,119
   
0.08%
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
11,000
   
157,960
   
0.08%
FS Investment Corp.
21,350
   
136,426
   
0.07%
Hercules Capital, Inc.
13,115
   
172,331
   
0.09%
Monroe Capital Corp.
12,670
   
152,547
   
0.08%
New Mountain Finance Corp.
12,065
   
169,393
   
0.08%
TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.
8,965
   
177,776
   
0.09%
         
1,285,929
   
0.65%
Other Investment Companies - 0.67%
             
Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund
34,000
   
675,920
   
0.34%
SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond
1,000
   
35,350
   
0.02%
SPDR Barclays Short Term High Yield
4,000
   
108,160
   
0.05%
Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund
89,820
   
509,280
   
0.26%
         
1,328,710
   
0.67%
Total Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds) (Cost $2,805,706)
     
2,614,639
   
1.33%

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.26%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 1.26%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (c)
2,488,164
 
 
2,488,164
 
 
1.26%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,488,164)
 
 
 
2,488,164
 
 
1.26%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $174,784,456) - 99.34%
 
 
 
195,624,971
 
 
99.34%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.66%
 
 
 
1,291,743
 
 
0.66%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
 196,916,714
 
 
100.00%

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PLC
Public Limited Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 seven-day yield as of January 31,2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(d)
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 nine-month period ended January 31, 2019, are as follows:
   
 

 
Preferred Stocks
 
 
 
 
 
                 
 
     Issuer
 
U.S. Bancorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Beginning Cost - October 31, 2018
 $
79,259
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Purchase Cost
$
  -
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Sales Cost
$
 -
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Ending Cost - January 31, 2019
$
79,259
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Dividend Income
$
 1,119
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation
$
468
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Realized Gain/Loss
$
  -
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Shares
$
 2,755
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Market Value - January 31, 2019
$
74,881
 
 
 
 
 
   
(e)
Rule 144A security. Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  Rule 144A securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.  As of January 31, 2019, the market value of this security totaled $1,279,440, which represents 0.65% of net assets.
(f)
Variable rate security; rate disclosed is the current rate as of January 31, 2019.
       
(g)
Step-up bond; rate disclosed is the current rate as of January 31, 2019.
           

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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.



Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

Common Stocks
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Communication Services
 
$
7,902,081
   
$
   
$
   
$
7,902,081
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
22,528,646
     
     
     
22,528,646
 
Consumer Staples
   
8,852,285
     
     
     
8,852,285
 
Energy
   
2,415,332
     
     
     
2,415,332
 
Financials
   
27,933,190
     
     
     
27,933,190
 
Health Care
   
1,970,702
     
     
     
1,970,702
 
Industrials
   
14,569,243
     
     
     
14,569,243
 
Information Technology
   
15,140,014
     
     
     
15,140,014
 
Materials
   
9,099,327
     
     
     
9,099,327
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
110,410,820
   
$
   
$
   
$
110,410,820
 
 
                               
Preferred Stocks
                               
Communication Services
 
$
115,925
   
$
   
$
   
$
115,925
 
Consumer Staples
   
188,855
     
     
     
188,855
 
Energy
   
111,132
     
     
     
111,132
 
Financials
   
3,652,704
     
     
     
3,652,704
 
Utilities
   
164,068
     
     
     
164,068
 
Total Preferred Stocks
 
$
4,232,684
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,232,684
 
 
                               
REITS
                               
Financials
 
$
1,489,757
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,489,757
 
Total REITS
 
$
1,489,757
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,489,757
 
 
                               
Corporate Bonds
                               
Communication Services
 
$
   
$
4,045,457
   
$
   
$
4,045,457
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
     
2,023,313
     
     
2,023,313
 
Consumer Staples
   
     
1,363,120
     
     
1,363,120
 
Energy
   
     
5,659,102
     
     
5,659,102
 
Financials
   
     
21,995,025
     
     
21,995,025
 
Health Care
   
     
6,206,076
     
     
6,206,076
 
Industrials
   
     
1,028,625
     
     
1,028,625
 
Information Technology
   
     
1,206,995
     
     
1,206,995
 
Materials
   
     
3,289,688
     
     
3,289,688
 
Retail Trade
   
     
1,006,645
     
     
1,006,645
 
Total Corporate Bonds
 
$
   
$
47,824,046
   
$
   
$
47,824,046
 
 
                               
Mortgage Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
10,275,271
   
$
   
$
10,275,271
 
 
                               



U.S. Treasury Obligations
                       
U.S. Treasury Bonds
 
$
   
$
1,000,758
   
$
   
$
1,000,758
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
   
     
8,980,378
     
     
8,980,378
 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
 
$
   
$
9,981,136
   
$
   
$
9,981,136
 
                                 
U.S. Government Agency Issues
 
$
   
$
6,308,454
   
$
   
$
6,308,454
 
                                 
Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds)
                               
Financials
 
$
1,285,929
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,285,929
 
Other Investment Companies
   
1,328,710
     
     
     
1,328,710
 
Total Investment Companies (Excluding Money Market Funds)
 
$
2,614,639
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,614,639
 
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
2,488,164
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,488,164
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
2,488,164
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,488,164
 
                                 
Total Investments
 
$
121,236,064
   
$
74,388,907
   
$
   
$
195,624,971
 



Hennessy Balanced Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
Shares/Par
Amount
 
 
Value
 
 
% of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 52.43%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 4.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
11,008
 
 $
606,100
 
 
4.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Staples - 10.11%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Coca-Cola Co.
13,500
 
 
649,755
 
 
4.98%
The Procter & Gamble Co.
6,950
 
 
670,467
 
 
5.13%
 
 
 
 
1,320,222
 
 
10.11%
Energy - 9.79%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chevron Corp.
5,530
 
 
634,015
 
 
4.85%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
8,800
 
 
644,864
 
 
4.94%
 
 
 
 
1,278,879
 
 
9.79%
Financials - 3.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4,750
 
 
491,625
 
 
3.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Health Care - 9.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
8,600
 
 
640,098
 
 
4.90%
Pfizer, Inc.
14,952
 
 
634,712
 
 
4.86%
 
 
 
 
1,274,810
 
 
9.76%
Industrials - 1.20%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General Electric Co.
15,402
 
 
156,484
 
 
1.20%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Information Technology - 13.17%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
14,688
 
 
694,596
 
 
5.32%
Intel Corp.
6,950
 
 
327,484
 
 
2.50%
International Business Machines Corp.
5,196
 
 
698,446
 
 
5.35%
 
 
 
 
1,720,526
 
 
13.17%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $6,181,133)
 
 
 
6,848,646
 
 
52.43%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 66.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 18.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (a)
652,000
 
 
652,000
 
 
5.00%
First American Government Obligations Fund, Institutional Class, 2.28% (a)
478,388
 
 
478,388
 
 
3.66%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund, Government Portfolio, 2.31% (a)
652,000
 
 
652,000
 
 
4.99%
The Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.29% (a)
652,000
 
 
652,000
 
 
4.99%
 
 
 
 
2,434,388
 
 
18.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bills - 48.12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.395%, 5/23/2019 (b)
1,000,000
 
 
992,708
 
 
7.60%
2.485%, 6/20/2019 (b)
800,000
 
 
792,656
 
 
6.07%
2.460%, 7/18/2019 (b)
400,000
 
 
395,528
 
 
3.03%
2.645%, 11/07/2019 (b)
700,000
 
 
686,718
 
 
5.26%
2.635%, 12/05/2019 (b)
1,000,000
 
 
979,094
 
 
7.50%
2.515%, 01/30/2020 (b)
2,500,000
 
 
2,437,807
 
 
18.66%
 
 
 
 
6,284,511
 
 
48.12%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $8,717,825)
 
 
 
8,718,899
 
 
66.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $14,898,958) - 119.19%
 
 
 
15,567,545
 
 
119.19%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (19.19)%
 
 
 
(2,506,134)
 
 
(19.19)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
  13,061,411
 
 
100.00%

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
(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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.



Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, exchange-traded funds, closed-end mutual funds, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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, available will generally 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.

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.


The Board has delegated day-to-day valuation matters to a Valuation and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Communication Services
 
$
606,100
   
$
   
$
   
$
606,100
 
Consumer Staples
   
1,320,222
     
     
     
1,320,222
 
Energy
   
1,278,879
     
     
     
1,278,879
 
Financials
   
491,625
     
     
     
491,625
 
Health Care
   
1,274,810
     
     
     
1,274,810
 
Industrials
   
156,484
     
     
     
156,484
 
Information Technology
   
1,720,526
     
     
     
1,720,526
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
6,848,646
   
$
   
$
   
$
6,848,646
 
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
2,434,388
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,434,388
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
   
     
6,284,511
     
     
6,284,511
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
2,434,388
   
$
6,284,511
   
$
   
$
8,718,899
 
 
                               
Total Investments
 
$
9,283,034
   
$
6,284,511
   
$
   
$
15,567,545
 



Hennessy BP Energy Fund
             
Schedule of Investments
             
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
Number of
         
% of
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 84.73%
             
Agricultural Products - 3.34%
             
Nutrien Ltd. (b)
                 47,687
   $
2,471,140
   
3.34%
                 
Building Materials - 1.69%
             
Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a)
                 81,839
   
            1,248,863
   
1.69%
                 
Chemicals - 5.62%
             
Huntsman Corp.
               119,933
   
            2,634,928
   
3.56%
Westlake Chemical Corp.
                 20,638
   
            1,525,148
   
2.06%
         
            4,160,076
   
5.62%
Downstream - 5.93%
             
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.
                 69,416
   
            2,256,714
   
3.05%
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
                 32,179
   
            2,132,181
   
2.88%
         
            4,388,895
   
5.93%
Exploration & Production - 36.61%
             
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
                 47,960
   
            2,269,947
   
3.07%
Antero Resources Corp. (a)
               169,390
   
            1,704,063
   
2.30%
Callon Petroleum Co. (a)
               210,898
   
            1,716,710
   
2.32%
Concho Resources, Inc. (a)
                 18,278
   
            2,190,436
   
2.96%
Continental Resources, Inc. (a)
                 46,302
   
            2,137,763
   
2.89%
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
                 26,644
   
            2,747,529
   
3.71%
Marathon Oil Corp.
               144,393
   
            2,279,965
   
3.08%
Newfield Exploration Co. (a)
                 91,963
   
            1,681,084
   
2.27%
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
                 37,763
   
            2,521,813
   
3.41%
Parsley Energy, Inc. - Class A (a)
               145,145
   
            2,696,794
   
3.65%
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
                 17,639
   
            2,510,382
   
3.40%
WPX Energy, Inc. (a)
               213,906
   
            2,622,488
   
3.55%
         
          27,078,974
   
36.61%
Industrials - 2.90%
             
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
                 50,663
   
            2,148,618
   
2.90%
                 
Metals & Mining - 2.85%
             
Alcoa Corp. (a)
                 70,968
   
            2,106,330
   
2.85%
                 
Midstream - 6.60%
             
Targa Resources Corp.
                 58,675
   
            2,523,612
   
3.41%
The Williams Companies, Inc.
                 87,554
   
            2,357,829
   
3.19%
         
            4,881,441
   
6.60%
Oil Services - 17.95%
             
Halliburton Co.
                 65,742
   
            2,061,669
   
2.79%
MRC Global, Inc. (a)
               118,875
   
            1,856,828
   
2.51%
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
               187,752
   
            2,277,432
   
3.08%
ProPetro Holding Corp. (a)
               159,430
   
            2,605,086
   
3.52%
Quanta Services, Inc.
                 72,919
   
            2,576,957
   
3.48%
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. - Class A
               126,443
   
            1,901,703
   
2.57%
         
          13,279,675
   
17.95%
Transportation - 1.24%
             
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.
                 28,814
   
               914,845
   
1.24%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $70,222,596)
     
          62,678,857
   
84.73%
                 
PARTNERSHIPS & TRUSTS - 11.45%
             
Midstream - 11.45%
             
Energy Transfer Equity LP
               176,256
   
            2,592,722
   
3.51%
Enterprise Products Partners LP
                 74,879
   
            2,071,902
   
2.80%
MPLX LP
                 48,794
   
            1,713,646
   
2.32%
Plains All American Pipeline LP
                 91,740
   
            2,088,920
   
2.82%
         
            8,467,190
   
11.45%
Total Partnerships & Trusts (Cost $8,558,955)
     
            8,467,190
   
11.45%
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.94%
             
Money Market Funds - 3.94%
             
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund, Government Portfolio, 2.31% (c)
            2,914,504
   
            2,914,504
   
3.94%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $2,914,504)
     
            2,914,504
   
3.94%
                 
Total Investments (Cost $81,696,055) - 100.12%
     
          74,060,551
   
100.12%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.12)%
     
               (87,647)
   
(0.12)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
     $
 73,972,904
   
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) 
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
       
                 

Note: The Fund concentrates its investments in the Energy industry. For presentation purposes, the Fund uses custom categories.

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
           
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
                 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
                 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
                 
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, partnerships, rights, master limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).



Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Agricultural Products
 
$
2,471,140
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,471,140
 
Building Materials
   
1,248,863
     
     
     
1,248,863
 
Chemicals
   
4,160,076
     
     
     
4,160,076
 
Downstream
   
4,388,895
     
     
     
4,388,895
 
Exploration & Production
   
27,078,974
     
     
     
27,078,974
 
Industrials
   
2,148,618
     
     
     
2,148,618
 
Metals & Mining
   
2,106,330
     
     
     
2,106,330
 
Midstream
   
4,881,441
     
     
     
4,881,441
 
Oil Services
   
13,279,675
     
     
     
13,279,675
 
Transportation
   
914,845
     
     
     
914,845
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
62,678,857
   
$
   
$
   
$
62,678,857
 
                                 
Partnerships & Trusts
                               
Midstream
 
$
8,467,190
   
$
   
$
   
$
8,467,190
 
Total Partnerships & Trusts
 
$
8,467,190
   
$
   
$
   
$
8,467,190
 
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
2,914,504
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,914,504
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
2,914,504
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,914,504
 
                                 
Total Investments
 
$
74,060,551
   
$
   
$
   
$
74,060,551
 



Hennessy BP Midstream Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
 
Shares
 
 
Value
 
 
Net Assets
 
COMMON STOCKS - 30.17%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gathering & Processing - 9.84%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EnLink Midstream LLC
               152,414
 
 $
 1,658,262
 
 
2.68%
 
Targa Resources Corp.
               102,814
 
 
            4,422,030
 
 
7.16%
 
 
 
 
 
            6,080,292
 
 
9.84%
 
Natural Gas/NGL Transportation - 20.33%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
               185,940
 
 
            3,365,514
 
 
5.44%
 
ONEOK, Inc.
                 31,326
 
 
            2,011,442
 
 
3.25%
 
Tellurian, Inc. (a)
                 82,135
 
 
               821,350
 
 
1.33%
 
The Williams Companies, Inc.
               236,502
 
 
            6,368,999
 
 
10.31%
 
 
 
 
 
          12,567,305
 
 
20.33%
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $18,822,985)
 
 
 
          18,647,597
 
 
30.17%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PARTNERSHIPS & TRUSTS - 69.81%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude Oil & Refined Products - 35.97%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Andeavor Logistics LP
                 39,262
 
 
            1,409,113
 
 
2.28%
 
BP Midstream Partners LP
                 83,261
 
 
            1,308,030
 
 
2.12%
 
Enterprise Products Partners LP
               219,306
 
 
            6,068,197
 
 
9.82%
 
Hess Midstream Partners LP
                 83,305
 
 
            1,819,381
 
 
2.94%
 
Magellan Midstream Partners LP
                 44,801
 
 
            2,753,022
 
 
4.45%
 
Phillips 66 Partners LP
                 53,119
 
 
            2,603,893
 
 
4.21%
 
Plains All American Pipeline LP
               131,226
 
 
            2,988,016
 
 
4.83%
 
Shell Midstream Partners LP
               161,764
 
 
            3,287,045
 
 
5.32%
 
 
 
 
 
          22,236,697
 
 
35.97%
 
Gathering & Processing - 16.06%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Antero Midstream GP LP
               150,541
 
 
            2,020,260
 
 
3.27%
 
CNX Midstream Partners LP
               163,460
 
 
            2,608,822
 
 
4.22%
 
MPLX LP
                 90,949
 
 
            3,194,129
 
 
5.17%
 
Western Gas Partners LP
                 43,470
 
 
            2,102,209
 
 
3.40%
 
 
 
 
 
            9,925,420
 
 
16.06%
 
Natural Gas/NGL Transportation - 17.78%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cheniere Energy Partners LP
                 31,609
 
 
            1,284,589
 
 
2.08%
 
Energy Transfer Equity LP
               575,515
 
 
            8,465,822
 
 
13.70%
 
Tallgrass Energy LP
                 52,100
 
 
            1,241,543
 
 
2.00%
 
 
 
 
 
          10,991,954
 
 
17.78%
 
Total Partnerships & Trusts (Cost $42,512,893)
 
 
 
          43,154,071
 
 
69.81%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.00% (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 0.00%  (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 2.31% (c)
                      521
 
 
                      521
 
 
0.00%
 (b)
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $521)
 
 
 
                      521
 
 
0.00%
 (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $61,336,399) - 99.98%
 
 
 
          61,802,189
 
 
99.98%
 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.02%
 
 
 
                   9,979
 
 
0.02%
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
61,812,168
 
 
100.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
Amount calculated is less than 0.005%.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: The Fund concentrates its investments in the Energy industry. For presentation purposes, the Fund uses custom categories.


Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, partnerships, rights, master limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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. Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time. The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).



Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV  provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value. If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized. Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor. The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Gathering & Processing
 
$
6,080,292
   
$
   
$
   
$
6,080,292
 
Natural Gas/NGL Transportation
   
12,567,305
     
     
     
12,567,305
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
18,647,597
   
$
   
$
   
$
18,647,597
 
 
                               
Partnerships & Trusts
                               
Crude Oil & Refined Products
 
$
22,236,697
   
$
   
$
   
$
22,236,697
 
Gathering & Processing
   
9,925,420
     
     
     
9,925,420
 
Natural Gas/NGL Transportation
   
10,991,954
     
     
     
10,991,954
 
Total Partnerships & Trusts
 
$
43,154,071
   
$
   
$
   
$
43,154,071
 
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
521
   
$
   
$
   
$
521
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
521
   
$
   
$
   
$
521
 
 
                               
Total Investments
 
$
61,802,189
   
$
   
$
   
$
61,802,189
 
 
                               



Hennessy Gas Utility Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
Shares
 
 
Value
 
 
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 98.12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy - 23.66%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a)
657,917
 
 $
43,192,251
 
 
4.85%
Enbridge, Inc. (b)
1,243,765
 
 
45,546,674
 
 
5.12%
Equitrans Midstream Corp. (a)
1,096,345
 
 
22,825,903
 
 
2.56%
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
2,487,101
 
 
45,016,528
 
 
5.06%
Tellurian, Inc. (a)
882,690
 
 
8,826,900
 
 
0.99%
TransCanada Corp. (b)
1,062,353
 
 
45,171,250
 
 
5.08%
 
 
 
 
210,579,506
 
 
23.66%
Financials - 0.52%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A (a)
15
 
 
4,672,500
 
 
0.52%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utilities - 73.94%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (b)
278,664
 
 
3,076,451
 
 
0.35%
ALLETE, Inc.
1,475
 
 
113,486
 
 
0.01%
Ameren Corp.
103,240
 
 
7,158,662
 
 
0.80%
Atmos Energy Corp.
460,086
 
 
44,918,196
 
 
5.05%
Avangrid, Inc.
17,200
 
 
857,764
 
 
0.10%
Avista Corp.
57,572
 
 
2,409,388
 
 
0.27%
Black Hills Corp.
139,547
 
 
9,473,846
 
 
1.06%
Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
631,828
 
 
19,536,122
 
 
2.19%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
60,158
 
 
5,448,510
 
 
0.61%
CMS Energy Corp.
411,998
 
 
21,481,576
 
 
2.41%
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
291,936
 
 
22,668,830
 
 
2.55%
Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp.
14,599
 
 
267,534
 
 
0.03%
Dominion Resources, Inc.
592,877
 
 
41,643,680
 
 
4.68%
DTE Energy Co.
193,804
 
 
22,820,421
 
 
2.56%
Duke Energy Corp.
278,787
 
 
24,471,923
 
 
2.75%
Entergy Corp.
7,260
 
 
647,519
 
 
0.07%
Eversource Energy
147,075
 
 
10,208,476
 
 
1.15%
Exelon Corp.
240,631
 
 
11,492,537
 
 
1.29%
Fortis, Inc. (b)
334,276
 
 
11,926,968
 
 
1.34%
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
400,407
 
 
10,294,464
 
 
1.16%
MGE Energy, Inc.
30,229
 
 
1,944,027
 
 
0.22%
National Fuel Gas Co.
264,924
 
 
15,180,145
 
 
1.71%
National Grid PLC - ADR (b)
746,844
 
 
40,695,530
 
 
4.57%
New Jersey Resources Corp.
271,634
 
 
13,174,249
 
 
1.48%
NiSource, Inc.
1,055,781
 
 
28,801,706
 
 
3.24%
Northwest Natural Holding Co.
141,803
 
 
8,876,868
 
 
1.00%
NorthWestern Corp.
46,398
 
 
2,965,296
 
 
0.33%
ONE Gas, Inc.
246,675
 
 
20,264,351
 
 
2.28%
PG&E Corp. (a)
635,449
 
 
8,260,837
 
 
0.93%
PPL Corp.
298,419
 
 
9,346,483
 
 
1.05%
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
410,490
 
 
22,392,229
 
 
2.52%
RGC Resources, Inc.
41,863
 
 
1,177,606
 
 
0.13%
Sempra Energy
384,340
 
 
44,960,093
 
 
5.05%
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
315,671
 
 
9,400,682
 
 
1.06%
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
217,317
 
 
17,020,267
 
 
1.91%
Spire, Inc.
206,491
 
 
16,389,191
 
 
1.84%
The Southern Co.
931,200
 
 
45,256,320
 
 
5.08%
UGI Corp.
210,752
 
 
12,019,187
 
 
1.35%
Unitil Corp.
41,298
 
 
2,166,493
 
 
0.24%
Vectren Corp.
222,628
 
 
16,113,815
 
 
1.81%
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
490,740
 
 
35,838,742
 
 
4.03%
Xcel Energy, Inc.
286,399
 
 
14,995,852
 
 
1.68%
 
 
 
 
658,156,322
 
 
73.94%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $504,803,565)
 
 
 
873,408,328
 
 
98.12%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PARTNERSHIPS - 1.09%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy - 1.09%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plains GP Holdings L.P., Class A
426,255
 
 
9,735,664
 
 
1.09%
Total Partnerships (Cost $9,496,450)
 
 
 
9,735,664
 
 
1.09%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.77%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 0.77%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (c)
6,816,294
 
 
6,816,294
 
 
0.77%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $6,816,294)
 
 
 
6,816,294
 
 
0.77%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $521,116,309) - 99.98%
 
 
 
889,960,286
 
 
99.98%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.02%
 
 
 
169,274
 
 
0.02%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
 890,129,560
 
 
100.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PLC
Public Limited Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).


 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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. Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time. The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value. If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized. Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor. The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations. Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are included in the schedule of Investments.

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Energy
 
$
210,579,506
   
$
   
$
   
$
210,579,506
 
Financials
   
4,672,500
     
     
     
4,672,500
 
Utilities
   
657,888,788
     
267,534
     
     
658,156,322
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
873,140,794
   
$
267,534
   
$
   
$
873,408,328
 
 
                               
Partnerships
                               
Energy
 
$
9,735,664
   
$
   
$
   
$
9,735,664
 
Total Partnerships
 
$
9,735,664
   
$
   
$
   
$
9,735,664
 
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
6,816,294
   
$
   
$
   
$
6,816,294
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
6,816,294
   
$
   
$
   
$
6,816,294
 
 
                               
Total Investments
 
$
889,692,752
   
$
267,534
   
$
   
$
889,960,286
 



Hennessy Japan Fund
             
Schedule of Investments
             
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
             
   
Number of
         
% of
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 87.19%
             
Communication Services - 4.96%
             
Softbank Group Co.
379,700
   $
29,906,601
   
4.96%
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 17.19%
             
Asics Corp.
930,000
   
13,461,779
   
2.23%
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
60,100
   
27,580,284
   
4.58%
Isuzu Motors, Ltd.
475,000
   
7,065,792
   
1.17%
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.
29,600
   
7,054,843
   
1.17%
Shimano, Inc.
203,000
   
28,484,203
   
4.73%
Toyota Motor Corp.
324,100
   
19,948,389
   
3.31%
         
103,595,290
   
17.19%
Consumer Staples - 13.57%
             
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
870,600
   
22,039,887
   
3.66%
Kao Corp.
397,700
   
28,116,753
   
4.67%
Pigeon Corp.
75,400
   
2,956,237
   
0.49%
Unicharm Corp.
925,000
   
28,626,557
   
4.75%
         
81,739,434
   
13.57%
Financials - 8.45%
             
Anicom Holdings, Inc.
244,800
   
6,889,183
   
1.14%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
5,075,800
   
27,226,186
   
4.52%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
451,600
   
16,800,416
   
2.79%
         
50,915,785
   
8.45%
Health Care - 9.25%
             
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
1,041,300
   
28,076,566
   
4.66%
Terumo Corp.
484,900
   
27,683,963
   
4.59%
         
55,760,529
   
9.25%
Industrials - 28.01%
             
Daikin Industries
246,700
   
26,703,093
   
4.43%
Kubota Corp.
1,780,100
   
28,221,804
   
4.68%
Misumi Group, Inc.
1,211,700
   
27,734,688
   
4.60%
Mitsubishi Corp.
968,200
   
28,376,238
   
4.71%
Nidec Corp.
244,700
   
29,427,158
   
4.89%
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
1,054,800
   
28,311,394
   
4.70%
         
168,774,375
   
28.01%
Information Technology - 4.48%
             
Keyence Corp.
52,500
   
27,017,316
   
4.48%
                 
Materials - 1.28%
             
Fuji Seal International, Inc.
232,200
   
7,713,914
   
1.28%
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $454,782,536)
     
525,423,244
   
87.19%
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 11.42%
             
Money Market Funds - 11.42%
             
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (a)
28,050,000
   
28,050,000
   
4.66%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund, Government Portfolio, 2.31% (a)
12,697,259
   
12,697,259
   
2.11%
The Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.29% (a)
28,050,000
   
28,050,000
   
4.65%
         
68,797,259
   
11.42%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $68,797,259)
     
68,797,259
   
11.42%
                 
Total Investments (Cost $523,579,795) - 98.61%
     
594,220,503
   
98.61%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.39%
     
8,378,473
   
1.39%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
     $
 602,598,976
   
100.00%

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
       
                 
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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.



Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
           
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
                 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
                 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).


 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
                 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Communication Services
 
$
   
$
29,906,601
   
$
   
$
29,906,601
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
     
103,595,290
     
     
103,595,290
 
Consumer Staples
   
     
81,739,434
     
     
81,739,434
 
Financials
   
     
50,915,785
     
     
50,915,785
 
Health Care
   
     
55,760,529
     
     
55,760,529
 
Industrials
   
     
168,774,375
     
     
168,774,375
 
Information Technology
   
     
27,017,316
     
     
27,017,316
 
Materials
   
     
7,713,914
     
     
7,713,914
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
   
$
525,423,244
   
$
   
$
525,423,244
 
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
68,797,259
   
$
   
$
   
$
68,797,259
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
68,797,259
   
$
   
$
   
$
68,797,259
 
                                 
Total Investments
 
$
68,797,259
   
$
525,423,244
   
$
   
$
594,220,503
 



Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund
             
Schedule of Investments
             
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
             
   
Number of
         
% of
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 96.13%
             
Communication Services - 3.32%
             
Kakaku.com., Inc.
176,200
   $
3,093,335
   
1.87%
Macromill, Inc.
167,500
   
2,386,946
   
1.45%
         
5,480,281
   
3.32%
Consumer Discretionary - 13.77%
             
Bic Camera, Inc.
232,400
   
2,732,617
   
1.66%
DCM Holdings Co., Ltd.
371,600
   
3,793,584
   
2.30%
Hiramatsu, Inc.
494,500
   
1,524,974
   
0.92%
Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd.
213,400
   
1,719,552
   
1.04%
Komeda Holdings Co., Ltd.
140,900
   
2,697,662
   
1.64%
Matsuoka Corp.
29,400
   
750,499
   
0.46%
Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd.
183,300
   
2,594,853
   
1.57%
Saizeriya Co., Ltd.
163,600
   
3,108,708
   
1.89%
Seiren Co., Ltd.
116,600
   
1,947,300
   
1.18%
TPR Co., Ltd.
85,600
   
1,828,930
   
1.11%
         
22,698,679
   
13.77%
Consumer Staples - 4.83%
             
Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.
102,300
   
3,177,249
   
1.93%
Nishimoto Co., Ltd.
78,900
   
3,308,247
   
2.01%
Soiken Holdings, Inc.
341,300
   
1,474,737
   
0.89%
         
7,960,233
   
4.83%
Financials - 1.26%
             
Lifenet Insurance Co. (a)
381,600
   
2,071,811
   
1.26%
                 
Health Care - 3.87%
             
Nihon Kohden Corp.
98,900
   
3,115,950
   
1.89%
Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
86,400
   
3,267,788
   
1.98%
         
6,383,738
   
3.87%
Industrials - 41.39%
             
BELLSYSTEM24 Holdings, Inc.
208,300
   
2,776,689
   
1.68%
Benefit One, Inc.
129,200
   
4,373,104
   
2.65%
Daihen Corp.
39,200
   
879,897
   
0.53%
EF-ON, Inc.
292,800
   
2,334,651
   
1.42%
Hamakyorex Co., Ltd.
87,400
   
3,125,520
   
1.89%
Hanwa Co., Ltd.
119,700
   
3,324,063
   
2.02%
Hito Communication, Inc.
229,300
   
3,195,112
   
1.94%
Juki Corp.
125,800
   
1,375,855
   
0.83%
KAWADA TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.
28,300
   
1,760,663
   
1.07%
Kito Corp.
202,500
   
3,131,726
   
1.90%
Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd.
133,200
   
3,129,992
   
1.90%
METAWATER Co., Ltd.
114,300
   
3,182,429
   
1.93%
MIRAIT Holdings Corp.
215,200
   
3,110,243
   
1.89%
Nihon Flush Co., Ltd.
140,300
   
2,384,493
   
1.45%
Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.
143,300
   
3,359,483
   
2.04%
Nippon Yusoki Co., Ltd.
345,600
   
3,594,647
   
2.18%
Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd.
34,900
   
1,239,041
   
0.75%
Okamura Corp.
243,300
   
3,136,742
   
1.90%
Sato Holdings Corp.
145,900
   
3,453,324
   
2.09%
SBS Holdings, Inc.
304,600
   
4,462,732
   
2.71%
Senko Co., Ltd.
106,900
   
870,799
   
0.53%
Shibuya Corp.
78,000
   
2,596,469
   
1.57%
Takeei Corp.
306,900
   
2,017,302
   
1.22%
Takuma Co., Ltd.
316,400
   
4,010,327
   
2.43%
Tocalo Co., Ltd.
167,600
   
1,431,645
   
0.87%
         
68,256,948
   
41.39%



Information Technology - 18.65%
             
Digital Garage, Inc.
117,200
   
2,820,504
   
1.71%
Elecom Co., Ltd.
124,900
   
3,334,859
   
2.02%
Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings, Inc.
266,400
   
3,482,847
   
2.11%
Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
433,600
   
3,122,621
   
1.89%
Nihon Unisys, Ltd.
141,100
   
3,372,851
   
2.05%
Nippon Signal Company, Ltd.
227,100
   
1,977,092
   
1.20%
NS Solutions Corp.
131,600
   
3,466,324
   
2.10%
OBIC Business Consultants Co., Ltd.
81,300
   
3,005,724
   
1.82%
Sun Corp.
246,600
   
1,703,910
   
1.03%
Transcosmos, Inc.
86,800
   
1,808,814
   
1.10%
UMC Electronics Co., Ltd.
177,100
   
2,662,251
   
1.62%
         
30,757,797
   
18.65%
Materials - 8.47%
             
Asahi Holdings, Inc.
149,100
   
3,179,670
   
1.93%
Asia Pile Holdings Co.
564,200
   
3,440,370
   
2.09%
Kuriyama Holdings Corp.
239,800
   
1,605,373
   
0.97%
Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.
50,000
   
2,399,014
   
1.45%
Stella Chemifa Corp.
126,100
   
3,338,994
   
2.03%
         
13,963,421
   
8.47%
Real Estate - 0.57%
             
Tosei Corp.
100,300
   
941,837
   
0.57%
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $159,839,394)
     
158,514,745
   
96.13%
                 
REITS - 0.52%
             
Real Estate - 0.52%
             
Star Mica Co Ltd.
64,700
   
859,677
   
0.52%
Total REITS (Cost $988,096)
     
859,677
   
0.52%
                 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.28%
             
Money Market Funds - 3.28%
             
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (b)
5,406,923
   
5,406,923
   
3.28%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,406,923)
     
5,406,923
   
3.28%
                 
Total Investments (Cost $166,234,413) - 99.93%
     
164,781,345
   
99.93%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.07%
     
109,872
   
0.07%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
     $
164,891,217
   
100.00%

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)
Non-income producing security.
             
(b)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
       
                 
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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.



Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
           
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
                 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
                 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
                 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
                 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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. Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time. The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board,instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are included in the Schedule of Investments.

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Communication Services
 
$
   
$
5,480,281
   
$
   
$
5,480,281
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
     
22,698,679
     
     
22,698,679
 
Consumer Staples
   
     
7,960,233
     
     
7,960,233
 
Financials
   
     
2,071,811
     
     
2,071,811
 
Health Care
   
     
6,383,738
     
     
6,383,738
 
Industrials
   
     
68,256,948
     
     
68,256,948
 
Information Technology
   
     
30,757,797
     
     
30,757,797
 
Materials
   
     
13,963,421
     
     
13,963,421
 
Real Estate
   
     
941,837
     
     
941,837
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
   
$
158,514,745
   
$
   
$
158,514,745
 
                                 
REITS
                               
Real Estate
   
     
859,677
     
     
859,677
 
Total REITS
 
$
   
$
859,677
   
$
   
$
859,677
 
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
5,406,923
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,406,923
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
5,406,923
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,406,923
 
                                 
Total Investments
 
$
5,406,923
   
$
159,374,422
   
$
   
$
164,781,345
 



Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund
             
Schedule of Investments
             
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
             
   
Number of
         
% of
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 98.72%
             
Communication Services - 0.86%
             
Zillow Group, Inc. (a)
8,500
   $
295,885
   
0.86%
                 
Financials - 78.19%
             
American Express Co.
5,000
   
513,500
   
1.50%
Bank of America Corp.
91,000
   
2,590,770
   
7.55%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)
10,000
   
2,055,400
   
5.99%
Capital One Financial Corp.
28,000
   
2,256,520
   
6.58%
Citigroup, Inc.
33,000
   
2,127,180
   
6.20%
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
52,000
   
1,763,840
   
5.14%
Fifth Third Bancorp
15,000
   
402,300
   
1.17%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
23,000
   
2,380,500
   
6.94%
KeyCorp
85,000
   
1,399,950
   
4.08%
M&T Bank Corp.
5,000
   
822,700
   
2.40%
Moody’s Corp.
11,000
   
1,743,610
   
5.08%
Morgan Stanley
25,000
   
1,057,500
   
3.08%
State Street Corp.
14,000
   
992,600
   
2.89%
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
32,000
   
1,901,440
   
5.54%
The Charles Schwab Corp.
24,000
   
1,122,480
   
3.27%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
1,500
   
297,015
   
0.87%
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
13,000
   
1,594,710
   
4.65%
U.S. Bancorp (c)
20,000
   
1,023,200
   
2.98%
Wells Fargo & Co.
16,000
   
782,560
   
2.28%
         
26,827,775
   
78.19%
Information Technology - 19.67%
             
Mastercard, Inc., Class A 
11,000
   
2,322,430
   
6.77%
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)
24,000
   
2,130,240
   
6.21%
Visa, Inc., Class A
17,000
   
2,295,170
   
6.69%
         
6,747,840
   
19.67%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $28,872,035)
     
33,871,500
   
98.72%
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.84%
             
Money Market Funds - 1.84%
             
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (b)
629,630
   
629,630
   
1.84%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $629,630)
     
629,630
   
1.84%
                 
Total Investments (Cost $29,501,665) - 100.56%
     
34,501,130
   
100.56%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.56)%
     
(192,429)
   
(0.56)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
     $
 34,308,701
   
100.00%
                 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
             

(a)
Non-income producing security.
             
(b)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
       
(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 three-month period ended January 31, 2019, are as follows:

       Common Stocks          
                 
 
Issuer

U.S. Bancorp
         
 
Beginning Cost - October 31, 2018
 
 $          1,145,644
           
 
Purchase Cost
 
 $             238,285
           
 
Sales Cost
 
 $          (372,324)
           
 
Ending Cost - January 31, 2019
 
 $          1,011,605
           
 
Dividend Income
 
 $                 5,920
           
 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation
 
 $                 7,299
           
 
Realized Gain
 
 $            (34,664)
           
 
Shares
 
                  20,000
           
 
Market Value - January 31, 2019
 
 $          1,023,200
           

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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.



Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
           
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
                 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
                 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
                 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
                 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of risk associated with investing in those securities. Details related to the fair value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Communication Services
 
$
295,885
   
$
   
$
   
$
295,885
 
Financials
   
26,827,775
     
     
     
26,827,775
 
Information Technology
   
6,747,840
     
     
     
6,747,840
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
33,871,500
   
$
   
$
   
$
33,871,500
 
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
629,630
   
$
   
$
   
$
629,630
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
629,630
   
$
   
$
   
$
629,630
 
                                 
Total Investments
 
$
34,501,130
   
$
   
$
   
$
34,501,130
 


Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund
             
Schedule of Investments
             
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
             
   
Number of
         
% of
   
Shares
   
Value
   
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 93.90%
             
Financials - 93.90%
             
Banc of California, Inc.
325,000
   $
4,738,500
   
3.31%
BankUnited, Inc.
95,000
   
3,211,950
   
2.24%
Banner Corp.
37,500
   
2,045,250
   
1.43%
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
175,000
   
2,728,250
   
1.90%
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
55,000
   
1,498,750
   
1.05%
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
70,000
   
1,654,800
   
1.16%
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
450,000
   
6,691,500
   
4.67%
Columbia Financial, Inc. (a)
230,000
   
3,406,300
   
2.38%
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
300,000
   
6,000,000
   
4.19%
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
60,000
   
1,183,200
   
0.83%
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (a)
85,000
   
4,664,800
   
3.26%
First BanCorp. (b)
580,000
   
6,177,000
   
4.31%
Franklin Financial Network, Inc. (a)
40,000
   
1,274,800
   
0.89%
Hancock Whitney Corp.
25,000
   
1,027,000
   
0.72%
HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. (a)
160,000
   
2,428,800
   
1.70%
Hingham Institution for Savings
32,500
   
6,009,250
   
4.20%
IBERIABANK Corp.
45,000
   
3,325,050
   
2.32%
Independent Bank Corp.
70,000
   
5,584,600
   
3.90%
Kearny Financial Corp. of Maryland
355,000
   
4,558,200
   
3.18%
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
260,000
   
4,069,000
   
2.84%
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
375,000
   
5,938,125
   
4.15%
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
135,000
   
3,254,850
   
2.27%
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
280,000
   
6,722,800
   
4.69%
Opus Bank
227,500
   
4,754,750
   
3.32%
PacWest Bancorp
87,500
   
3,376,625
   
2.36%
People’s United Financial, Inc.
45,000
   
737,100
   
0.51%
Sterling Bancorp
250,000
   
4,810,000
   
3.36%
Synovus Financial Corp.
105,000
   
3,719,100
   
2.60%
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)
70,000
   
4,078,900
   
2.85%
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd. (b)
25,000
   
876,250
   
0.61%
TriCo Bancshares
99,000
   
3,734,280
   
2.61%
Union Bankshares Corp.
220,000
   
6,943,200
   
4.85%
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
225,000
   
3,332,250
   
2.33%
Veritex Holdings, Inc. (a)
130,000
   
3,439,800
   
2.40%
Washington Federal, Inc.
115,000
   
3,345,350
   
2.34%
Western Alliance Bancorp (a)
10,000
   
442,800
   
0.31%
Wintrust Financial Corp.
37,500
   
2,667,750
   
1.86%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $122,380,414)
     
134,450,930
   
93.90%
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.82%
             
Money Market Funds - 6.82%
             
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (c)
7,259,000
   
7,259,000
   
5.07%
The Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.29% (c)
2,505,962
   
2,505,962
   
1.75%
         
9,764,962
   
6.82%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $9,764,962)
     
9,764,962
   
6.82%
                 
Total Investments (Cost $132,145,376) - 100.72%
     
144,215,892
   
100.72%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.72)%
     
(1,035,992)
   
(0.72)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
     $
143,179,900
   
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)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
   
                 
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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.



Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
       
The Fund follows fair value 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 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
                 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).





       
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
                 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable registered mutual 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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available.  All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are as follows:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Financials
 
$
134,450,930
   
$
   
$
   
$
134,450,930
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
134,450,930
   
$
   
$
   
$
134,450,930
 
                                 
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
9,764,962
   
$
   
$
   
$
9,764,962
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
9,764,962
   
$
   
$
   
$
9,764,962
 
                                 
Total Investments
 
$
144,215,892
   
$
   
$
   
$
144,215,892
 



Hennessy Technology Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
Shares
 
 
Value
 
 
Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 97.55%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communication Services - 3.41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changyou.com Ltd. - ADR
3,689
 
 $
74,702
 
 
1.64%
Match Group, Inc.
1,506
 
 
80,556
 
 
1.77%
 
 
 
 
155,258
 
 
3.41%
Consumer Discretionary - 3.09%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
40
 
 
68,749
 
 
1.51%
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)
197
 
 
71,708
 
 
1.58%
 
 
 
 
140,457
 
 
3.09%
Information Technology - 91.05%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accenture PLC, Class A  (b)
462
 
 
70,940
 
 
1.56%
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)
288
 
 
71,372
 
 
1.57%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)
3,320
 
 
81,041
 
 
1.78%
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)
9,537
 
 
76,296
 
 
1.68%
Apple, Inc.
443
 
 
73,733
 
 
1.62%
Applied Materials, Inc.
2,002
 
 
78,238
 
 
1.72%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
493
 
 
68,941
 
 
1.52%
Avalara, Inc. (a)
1,888
 
 
75,275
 
 
1.66%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
1,417
 
 
69,617
 
 
1.53%
Box, Inc., Class A (a)
3,462
 
 
72,425
 
 
1.59%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)
1,580
 
 
75,887
 
 
1.67%
CDW Corp. of Delaware
827
 
 
68,864
 
 
1.52%
Celestica, Inc. (a)(b)
7,228
 
 
71,774
 
 
1.58%
Citrix Systems, Inc.
640
 
 
65,626
 
 
1.44%
Coherent, Inc. (a)
601
 
 
71,038
 
 
1.56%
Dropbox, Inc. (a)
3,099
 
 
76,576
 
 
1.69%
DXC Technology Co.
1,149
 
 
73,674
 
 
1.62%
Evo Payments, Inc. (a)
2,869
 
 
72,155
 
 
1.59%
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)
402
 
 
64,702
 
 
1.42%
Fair Isaac Corp. (a)
339
 
 
76,343
 
 
1.68%
Fiserv, Inc. (a)
877
 
 
72,730
 
 
1.60%
Fortinet, Inc. (a)
927
 
 
70,980
 
 
1.56%
GreenSky, Inc. (a)
6,713
 
 
73,843
 
 
1.63%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
4,633
 
 
72,228
 
 
1.59%
Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (a)(b)
3,973
 
 
81,725
 
 
1.80%
Intuit, Inc.
336
 
 
72,516
 
 
1.60%
Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (b)
1,945
 
 
64,088
 
 
1.41%
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
2,836
 
 
75,579
 
 
1.66%
KLA-Tencor Corp.
751
 
 
80,034
 
 
1.76%
Lam Research Corp.
506
 
 
85,807
 
 
1.89%
LG Display Co., Ltd. - ADR (a)(b)
7,865
 
 
66,538
 
 
1.47%
Logitech International S.A. (b)
2,106
 
 
76,658
 
 
1.69%
Mastercard, Inc., Class A
340
 
 
71,784
 
 
1.58%
Methode Electronics, Inc.
2,729
 
 
70,272
 
 
1.55%
NetApp, Inc.
1,089
 
 
69,446
 
 
1.53%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)
365
 
 
78,409
 
 
1.73%
Paychex, Inc.
1,026
 
 
72,641
 
 
1.60%
Paycom Software, Inc. (a)
511
 
 
75,751
 
 
1.67%
Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)
1,067
 
 
75,789
 
 
1.67%
Proofpoint, Inc. (a)
740
 
 
75,384
 
 
1.66%
QIWI plc - ADR (a)
4,790
 
 
76,640
 
 
1.69%
Red Hat, Inc. (a)
396
 
 
70,425
 
 
1.55%
Sanmina Corp. (a)
2,755
 
 
86,011
 
 
1.89%
Science Applications International Corp.
1,011
 
 
67,879
 
 
1.49%
Seagate Technology PLC (b)
1,771
 
 
78,420
 
 
1.73%
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)
356
 
 
78,327
 
 
1.72%
SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
2,113
 
 
52,424
 
 
1.15%
SYNNEX Corp.
798
 
 
77,214
 
 
1.70%
Tech Data Corp. (a)
768
 
 
73,444
 
 
1.62%
Texas Instruments, Inc.
706
 
 
71,080
 
 
1.57%
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a)
268
 
 
73,183
 
 
1.61%
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
644
 
 
69,687
 
 
1.53%
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a)
7,445
 
 
88,298
 
 
1.94%
Versum Materials, Inc.
2,371
 
 
87,182
 
 
1.92%
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
3,783
 
 
73,768
 
 
1.62%
Wix.com Ltd. (a)(b)
695
 
 
75,998
 
 
1.67%
 
 
 
 
4,136,699
 
 
91.05%
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,047,135)
 
 
 
4,432,414
 
 
97.55%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.77%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.77%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Government Portfolio, Institutional Class, 2.28% (c)
125,738
 
 
125,738
 
 
2.77%
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $125,738)
 
 
 
125,738
 
 
2.77%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments (Cost $4,172,873) - 100.32%
 
 
 
4,558,152
 
 
100.32%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.32)%
 
 
 
(14,702)
 
 
(0.32)%
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
 
 
 $
  4,543,450
 
 
100.00%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADR
American Depositary Receipt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PLC
Public Limited Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
U.S.-traded security of a foreign corporation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)
The rate listed is the fund’s seven-day yield as of January 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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, as amended, the Fund uses more specific industry classifications.

Summary of Fair Value Exposure at January 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
The Fund follows fair value 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 of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that the Fund has the ability to access at the date of measurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar instruments, and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets, such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk curves, default rates, and similar data).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information) when observable inputs are unavailable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, partnerships, rights, and real estate investment trusts, that are traded on a securities exchange for which a last-quoted sales price is readily available will generally 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 generally 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 generally 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.  Securities traded on foreign exchanges generally are not valued at the same time the Fund calculates its NAV because most foreign markets close well before such time.  The earlier close of most foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.  In certain circumstances, it may be determined that a foreign security needs to be fair valued because it appears that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded, but before the time the Fund calculates its NAV, such as by a development that affects an entire market or region (e.g., a weather-related event) or a potentially global development (e.g., a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide).

Registered Investment Companies – Investments in open-end registered investment companies, commonly referred to as mutual funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the applicable mutual fund company’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 generally valued at market price 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 observable market data, such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data.  Certain securities are valued primarily 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 with an original term to maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value.  If the original term to maturity of a short-term debt investment exceeded 60 days, then the values as of the 61st day prior to maturity are amortized.  Amortized cost is not used if its use would be inappropriate due to credit or other impairments of the issuer, in which case the security’s fair value would be determined, as described below. Short-term securities are generally classified in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value 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, such as the trading volume of a security and markets, the values of other similar securities, and news events with direct bearing on a security or markets. Fair value pricing results in an estimated price for a security that reflects the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive in a current sale. 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.

The fair value 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’ values as determined by the Board or its designee, pursuant to the fair value pricing procedures adopted by the Board, instead of being determined by the market.  Using a fair value pricing methodology to price a foreign security may result in a value that is different from such foreign security’s most recent closing price and from the value used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Such securities are generally classified in Level 2 of the fair value 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 and Liquidity Committee comprised of one or more representatives from Hennessy Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment advisor.  The function of the Valuation and Liquidity Committee is to value securities where current and reliable market quotations are not readily available. 
All actions taken by the Valuation and Liquidity 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 determinations.  Various inputs are used to determine 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 value hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of January 31, 2019, are included in the

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                       
Communication Services
 
$
155,258
   
$
   
$
   
$
155,258
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
140,457
     
     
     
140,457
 
Information Technology
   
4,136,699
     
     
     
4,136,699
 
Total Common Stocks
 
$
4,432,414
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,432,414
 
 
                               
Short-Term Investments
                               
Money Market Funds
 
$
125,738
   
$
   
$
   
$
125,738
 
Total Short-Term Investments
 
$
125,738
   
$
   
$
   
$
125,738
 
 
                               
Total Investments
 
$
4,558,152
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,558,152
 



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.

HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST
(Registrant)
 
 
By: /s/ Neil J. Hennessy                   
Neil J. Hennessy
President
 
Date:   May 24, 2019

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:  /s/ Neil J. Hennessy                   
Neil J. Hennessy, President
 
Date:   May 24, 2019
 
 
By:  /s/ Teresa M. Nilsen                   
Teresa M. Nilsen, Treasurer
 
Date:   May 24, 2019