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EE11865PFI | 01/2017


 

Table of Contents

Letter from the President 1
Financial Statements 2
Notes to Financial Statements 25
Schedules of Investments 56
Financial Highlights (Includes performance information) 170
Shareholder Expense Example 182
Supplemental Information 184

 

Not FDIC or NCUA insured


 


GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT • ASSET ALLOCATION EXPERTISE • RETIREMENT LEADERSHIP

Mike Beer
President, Principal Funds

Dear Shareholder,

What happens after growth peaks? A bit of deceleration. A synchronized pickup in global growth has been happening for some time. It started in early 2016 after the commodity rout ended; then, gathered steam in 2017. Japan, the Eurozone, and the United States grew above trend. Chinese growth decelerated, but the slowdown was smooth. Commodity prices and global trade perked up nicely. Confidence and other survey measures soared, hitting record high after record high in some cases. Economic data kept surprising on the upside, especially in Europe. Investors and businesses finally realized the post-financial crisis growth slump was over.

But, when things are so good they can’t get any better, they usually don’t. So, world growth may have reached its best pace and be starting to lose just a bit of momentum. Commodity prices are likely very near a peak. J.P. Morgan’s global summary of business surveys seems to be past its top. Other country confidence surveys may also have crested. Investors have gotten used to stronger growth, so, economic surprises, i.e., when data beats expectations, are harder to find.

All major U.S. consumer confidence indices are at or near record highs. However, some key statistics including retail sales, industrial production, new-and existing-home sales, and durable goods orders did slow in January. Consumer spending growth remained vigorous at 3.8%. The United States not only has strong underlying domestic demand, but, fiscal stimulus from the tax package and a new budget should provide extra support, especially for capital spending. The Federal Reserve should still be accommodative even if the committee raises rates two or three times in 2018.

Because markets tend to fluctuate, we believe the most prudent approach for investing is to select a portfolio allocation that is broadly diversified both across and within asset classes.1 We encourage you to work closely with your financial professional to select and monitor those investments best suited to helping you work toward and realize your financial goals.

Our focus at Principal Funds has always been on consistent, long-term performance for our investors. Our investment strategies cover a wide range of asset classes to help you diversify your portfolio as you save for the future—whether you are investing for goals that are years down the road, or closer at hand.


1 Asset allocation and diversification do not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

*All data cited from February 2018 Principal Economic Insights by Robert Baur, Robin Anderson, and the economic committee, available at principalfunds.com/commentary.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES                
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                    
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)                  
                    Dynamic Floating  
              Diversified Real     Rate High Income  
Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts   Blue Chip Fund       Asset Fund(a)     Fund  
Investment in securities--at cost   $ 2,151,664     $ 3,927,862   $ 10,903  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at cost   $ 3,975     $ 63,431   $ 1,067  
Foreign currency--at cost   $     $ 26,060   $  
Assets                      
Investment in securities--at value   $ 2,781,589     $ 4,015,099   $ 10,939  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at value     3,975       63,431     1,067  
Foreign currency--at value           26,091      
Cash     1       8,922      
Deposits with counterparty           12,695      
Receivables:                      
Dividends and interest     2,538       7,058     59  
Expense reimbursement from Manager     2       233     6  
Expense reimbursement from Distributor     1            
Foreign currency contracts           11,891      
Fund shares sold     1,159       5,364      
Investment securities sold           61,235     253  
OTC swap agreements--at value (premiums paid $0, $0 and $0)           933      
Variation margin on futures           14,853      
Variation margin on swaps           55      
Prepaid directors' expenses     1            
Prepaid expenses     14            
Total Assets     2,789,280       4,227,860     12,324  
Liabilities                      
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     1,384       2,546     6  
Accrued distribution fees     70       38     1  
Accrued service fees     3            
Accrued transfer agent fees     35       786     1  
Accrued chief compliance officer fees           1      
Accrued directors' expenses           4     1  
Accrued professional fees     12       70     27  
Accrued other expenses           45     14  
Cash overdraft               22  
Deposits from counterparty           610      
Payables:                      
Foreign currency contracts           12,911      
Fund shares redeemed     3,743       6,981      
Investment securities purchased     3,906       78,118     632  
Options and swaptions contracts written (premiums received $0, $1,248 and $0)           1,225      
OTC swap agreements--at value (premiums received $0, $0 and $0)           602      
Unrealized loss on unfunded loan commitments                
Variation margin on futures           16,685      
Variation margin on swaps           132      
Total Liabilities     9,153       120,754     704  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 2,780,127     $ 4,107,106   $ 11,620  
Net Assets Consist of:                      
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 2,113,350     $ 4,257,455   $ 12,637  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)     2,490       9,695     9  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net realized gain (loss)     34,362       (257,345 )   (1,062 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments     629,925       98,180     36  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign                      
currency           (879 )    
Total Net Assets   $ 2,780,127     $ 4,107,106   $ 11,620  
Capital Stock (par value: $.01 per share):                      
Shares authorized     1,450,000       2,075,000     200,000  
Net Asset Value Per Share:                      
Class A: Net Assets $   107,829   $   103,868   $ 4,426  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     4,924       9,091     476  
Net Asset Value per share $   21.90   $   11.43   $ 9.30  
Maximum Offering Price $   23.17   $   11.88   $ 9.66  
Class C: Net Assets $   57,540   $   23,663     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     2,714       2,109        
Net Asset Value per share $   21.20 (b) $   11.22 (b)      
Class J: Net Assets $   47,523       N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     2,149                
Net Asset Value per share $   22.11 (b)              
Class T: Net Assets $   17       N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     1                
Net Asset Value per share $   22.07                
Maximum Offering Price $   22.64                
Institutional: Net Assets $   102,857   $   2,534,972   $ 7,194  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     4,645       221,624     768  
Net Asset Value per share $   22.14   $   11.44   $ 9.38  
R-3: Net Assets $   7,415   $   82     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     337       7        
Net Asset Value per share $   21.97   $   11.42        
R-4: Net Assets $   1,443   $   11     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     66       1        
Net Asset Value per share $   22.05   $   11.44        
R-5: Net Assets $   8,148   $   11     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     369       1        
Net Asset Value per share $   22.09   $   11.44        
R-6: Net Assets $   2,447,355   $   1,444,499     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     110,494       126,298        
Net Asset Value per share $   22.15   $   11.44        

 

(a)      Consolidated financial statement, see "Basis for Consolidation" in Notes to Financial Statements.
(b)      Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value per share less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES              
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                  
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)                
    Global Multi-     Global     International Small  
Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts   Strategy Fund(a)     Opportunities Fund     Company Fund  
Investment in securities--at cost   $ 2,528,904   $ 778,627   $ 819,451  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at cost   $ 426,294   $ 1,855   $ 15,898  
Foreign currency--at cost   $ 11,132   $ 4,152   $ 243  
Assets                    
Investment in securities--at value   $ 2,603,782   $ 905,599   $ 992,923  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at value     426,294     1,855     15,898  
Foreign currency--at value     11,098     4,125     240  
Cash     2,265     5,352      
Deposits with counterparty     449,392          
Receivables:                    
Dividends and interest     13,585     3,501     1,696  
Expense reimbursement from Manager     90     13     6  
Foreign currency contracts     21,690          
Fund shares sold     2,690     8     256  
Investment securities sold     340,213     22,020     3,865  
OTC swap agreements--at value (premiums paid $1,848, $0 and $0)     10,581          
Unrealized gain on unfunded loan commitments     3          
Variation margin on futures     3,328          
Variation margin on swaps     134          
Other assets     12          
Total Assets     3,885,157     942,473     1,014,884  
Liabilities                    
Accrued management and investment advisory fees     3,257     590     812  
Accrued distribution fees     50     3     1  
Accrued transfer agent fees     245     6     4  
Accrued directors' expenses     4     3     3  
Accrued professional fees     114     23     21  
Accrued other expenses     171     34     42  
Cash overdraft             228  
Deposits from counterparty     270          
Payables:                    
Dividends and interest on securities sold short     1,578          
Foreign currency contracts     30,754          
Fund shares redeemed     1,094     4,462     1,459  
Investment securities purchased     339,374     33,455     1,554  
Options and swaptions contracts written (premiums received $5,069, $0 and $0)     4,325          
Reverse repurchase agreements     249,984          
Short sales (proceeds received $524,920, $0 and $0)     544,498          
OTC swap agreements--at value (premiums received $914, $0 and $0)     4,780          
Unrealized loss on unfunded loan commitments              
Variation margin on futures     3,570          
Variation margin on swaps     338          
Total Liabilities     1,184,406     38,576     4,124  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 2,700,751   $ 903,897   $ 1,010,760  
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 2,623,119   $ 734,503   $ 817,983  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)     9,403     (496 )   (11,791 )
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net realized gain (loss)     16,097     42,839     31,026  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments     61,185     126,972     173,472  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign                    
currency     (9,053 )   79     70  
Total Net Assets   $ 2,700,751   $ 903,897   $ 1,010,760  
Capital Stock (par value: $.01 per share):                    
Shares authorized     1,950,000     650,000     400,000  
Net Asset Value Per Share:                    
Class A: Net Assets $   71,092   $ 4,991   $ 4,947  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     6,407     393     394  
Net Asset Value per share $   11.10   $ 12.71   $ 12.57  
Maximum Offering Price $   11.53   $ 13.45   $ 13.30  
Class C: Net Assets $   46,493   $ 2,215     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     4,306     176        
Net Asset Value per share $   10.80 (b) $ 12.61 (b)      
Institutional: Net Assets $   1,186,640   $ 896,691   $ 4,261  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     105,953     69,992     338  
Net Asset Value per share $   11.20   $ 12.81   $ 12.62  
R-6: Net Assets $   1,396,526     N/A   $ 1,001,552  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     124,748           79,047  
Net Asset Value per share $   11.19         $ 12.67  

 

(a)      Consolidated financial statement, see "Basis for Consolidation" in Notes to Financial Statements.
(b)      Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value per share less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES              
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)                
  Multi-Manager              
  Equity Long/Short     Opportunistic     Origin Emerging  
Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts   Fund     Municipal Fund     Markets Fund  
Investment in securities--at cost $ 284,759   $ 124,476   $ 488,454  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at cost $ 78,983   $   $ 18,744  
Foreign currency--at cost $ 166   $   $ 21  
Assets                  
Investment in securities--at value $ 305,586   $ 125,366   $ 710,030  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at value   78,983         18,744  
Foreign currency--at value   148         21  
Cash   127     14      
Deposits with counterparty   103,218         1,706  
Receivables:                  
Dividends and interest   980     1,393     2,113  
Expense reimbursement from Manager   13     2     14  
Foreign currency contracts   1,861          
Fund shares sold       448     81  
Investment securities sold   29,427         24,644  
OTC swap agreements--at value (premiums paid $0, $0 and $0)   6,415          
Variation margin on futures   137          
Prepaid transfer agent fees       2      
Total Assets   526,895     127,225     757,353  
Liabilities                  
Accrued management and investment advisory fees   428     47     688  
Accrued distribution fees       14     1  
Accrued transfer agent fees   1         1  
Accrued directors' expenses   2     1     1  
Accrued professional fees   21     21     10  
Accrued other expenses   28     13     51  
Deposits from counterparty   200          
Payables:                  
Dividends payable       355      
Dividends and interest on securities sold short   160          
Foreign currency contracts   325          
Fund shares redeemed   128     356     893  
Interest expense and fees payable       31      
Investment securities purchased   28,124     468     8,465  
Short sales (proceeds received $127,133, $0 and $0)   136,286          
OTC swap agreements--at value (premiums received $0, $0 and $0)   261          
Variation margin on futures   454         304  
Floating rate notes issued       6,248      
Total Liabilities   166,418     7,554     10,414  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares $ 360,477   $ 119,671   $ 746,939  
Net Assets Consist of:                  
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital $ 333,092   $ 120,442   $ 641,474  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)   (3,297 )   547     (1,034 )
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net realized gain (loss)   10,537     (2,208 )   (115,222 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   18,540     890     221,778  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign                  
currency   1,605         (57 )
Total Net Assets $ 360,477   $ 119,671   $ 746,939  
Capital Stock (par value: $.01 per share):                  
Shares authorized   400,000     550,000     550,000  
Net Asset Value Per Share:                  
Class A: Net Assets $ 415   $ 45,009   $ 4,758  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   39     4,275     365  
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.77   $ 10.53   $ 13.04  
Maximum Offering Price $ 11.40   $ 10.94   $ 13.80  
Class C: Net Assets   N/A   $ 7,658     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding         728        
Net Asset Value per share       $ 10.52 (a)      
Institutional: Net Assets $ 103   $ 67,004   $ 42,926  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   9     6,362     3,335  
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.81   $ 10.53   $ 12.87  
R-6: Net Assets $ 359,959     N/A   $ 699,255  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   33,273           54,315  
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.82         $ 12.87  

 

(a)      Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value per share less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES              
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)                
  Preferred Securities     Real Estate     Real Estate Debt  
Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts and Real Estate Allocation Fund   Fund     Allocation Fund     Income Fund  
Investment in securities--at cost $ 5,397,109   $   $ 191,491  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at cost $ 37,030   $ 1,680,069   $ 5,235  
Investment in affiliated securities--at cost $ 120,075   $   $  
Assets                  
Investment in securities--at value $ 5,659,860   $   $ 185,754  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at value   37,030     1,649,474     5,235  
Investment in affiliated securities--at value   111,934          
Deposits with counterparty   1,567          
Receivables:                  
Dividends and interest   79,271         1,119  
Expense reimbursement from Manager   2     4,852     5  
Expense reimbursement from Distributor   1          
Fund shares sold   8,838         2  
Investment securities sold   13,937          
Prepaid expenses       6,393     8  
Total Assets   5,912,440     1,660,719     192,123  
Liabilities                  
Accrued management and investment advisory fees   3,160         80  
Accrued administrative service fees   1          
Accrued distribution fees   683     228      
Accrued service fees   2          
Accrued transfer agent fees   600     958     2  
Accrued directors' expenses   2     1,102     1  
Accrued professional fees   28     13,946     21  
Accrued other expenses   106          
Cash overdraft   107          
Deposits from counterparty            
Payables:                  
Fund shares redeemed   8,539         238  
Investment securities purchased           3,114  
Options and swaptions contracts written (premiums received $5,439, $0 and $0)   4,068          
Total Liabilities   17,296     16,234     3,456  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares $ 5,895,144   $ 1,644,485   $ 188,667  
Net Assets Consist of:                  
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital $ 5,582,615   $ 1,662,429   $ 195,138  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)   47,918     3,889     179  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net realized gain (loss)   8,630     8,762     (913 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   255,981     (30,595 )   (5,737 )
Total Net Assets $ 5,895,144   $ 1,644,485   $ 188,667  
Capital Stock (par value: $.01 per share):                  
Shares authorized   2,400,000     200,000,000     500,000  
Net Asset Value Per Share:                  
Class A: Net Assets $ 698,411   $ 1,173,907   $ 1,265  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   67,860     119,501     134  
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.29   $ 9.82   $ 9.47  
Maximum Offering Price $ 10.69   $ 10.39   $ 9.84  
Class C: Net Assets $ 701,895     N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   68,290              
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.28 (a)            
Class J: Net Assets $ 49,702     N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   4,959              
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.02 (a)            
Class T: Net Assets $ 65     N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   6              
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.22              
Maximum Offering Price $ 10.48              
Institutional: Net Assets $ 3,913,193   $ 470,578   $ 1,840  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   382,799     47,336     196  
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.22   $ 9.94   $ 9.37  
R-1: Net Assets $ 1,108     N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   109              
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.17              
R-2: Net Assets $ 1,759     N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   174              
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.11              
R-3: Net Assets $ 2,664     N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   262              
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.15              
R-4: Net Assets $ 1,343     N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   133              
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.13              
R-5: Net Assets $ 3,515     N/A     N/A  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   345              
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.18              
R-6: Net Assets $ 521,489     N/A   $ 185,562  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   51,040           19,798  
Net Asset Value per share $ 10.22         $ 9.37  

 

(a)      Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value per share less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    Small-MidCap  
    Dividend Income  
Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts   Fund  
Investment in securities--at cost $ 2,444,958  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at cost $ 84,703  
Foreign currency--at cost $ 236  
Assets      
Investment in securities--at value $ 2,745,122  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at value   84,703  
Foreign currency--at value   233  
Receivables:      
Dividends and interest   4,605  
Fund shares sold   5,134  
Investment securities sold   39,101  
Total Assets   2,878,898  
Liabilities      
Accrued management and investment advisory fees   1,731  
Accrued distribution fees   178  
Accrued transfer agent fees   564  
Accrued directors' expenses   5  
Accrued professional fees   20  
Accrued other expenses   139  
Deposits from counterparty    
Payables:      
Expense reimbursement to Manager   6  
Fund shares redeemed   3,238  
Investment securities purchased   5,744  
Total Liabilities   11,625  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares $ 2,867,273  
Net Assets Consist of:      
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital $ 2,337,667  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)   14,666  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net realized gain (loss)   214,778  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   300,164  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign      
currency   (2 )
Total Net Assets $ 2,867,273  
Capital Stock (par value: $.01 per share):      
Shares authorized   1,900,000  
Net Asset Value Per Share:      
Class A: Net Assets $ 212,391  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   12,844  
Net Asset Value per share $ 16.54  
Maximum Offering Price $ 17.50  
Class C: Net Assets $ 171,984  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   10,493  
Net Asset Value per share $ 16.39 (a)
Institutional: Net Assets $ 2,387,934  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   143,707  
Net Asset Value per share $ 16.62  
R-6: Net Assets $ 94,964  
Shares Issued and Outstanding   5,711  
Net Asset Value per share $ 16.63  

 

(a)      Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value per share less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
Six Months Ended February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

                Dynamic Floating
          Diversified Real     Rate High Income
Amounts in thousands Blue Chip Fund(a)     Asset Fund(b)     Fund
Net Investment Income (Loss)                
Income:                
Dividends from affiliated Funds $ 15   $ 253   $ 2
Dividends   9,294     30,170     11
Withholding tax   (203 )   (888 )  
Interest       27,039     251
Total Income   9,106     56,574     264
Expenses:                
Management and investment advisory fees   7,740     16,532     34
Distribution fees - Class A   108     126     4
Distribution fees - Class C   234     119     N/A
Distribution fees - Class J   26     N/A     N/A
Distribution fees - R-3   8         N/A
Distribution fees - R-4   1         N/A
Administrative service fees - R-3   2         N/A
Administrative service fees - R-5   1         N/A
Registration fees - Class A   10     13     9
Registration fees - Class C   9     7     N/A
Registration fees - Class J   14     N/A     N/A
Registration fees - Class T   10     N/A     N/A
Registration fees - Institutional   12     21     9
Registration fees - R-6   11     14     N/A
Service fees - R-3   8         N/A
Service fees - R-4   1         N/A
Service fees - R-5   8         N/A
Shareholder reports - Class A   5     30     1
Shareholder reports - Class C   2     4     N/A
Shareholder reports - Class J   3     N/A     N/A
Shareholder reports - Institutional   1     157    
Shareholder reports - R-6       1     N/A
Transfer agent fees - Class A   51     88     6
Transfer agent fees - Class C   31     27     N/A
Transfer agent fees - Class J   20     N/A     N/A
Transfer agent fees - Class T   4     N/A     N/A
Transfer agent fees - Institutional   11     1,483    
Chief compliance officer fees   1     3    
Custodian fees   2     137     1
Directors' expenses   15     35     1
Professional fees   14     67     22
Other expenses   19     29     1
Total Gross Expenses   8,382     18,893     88
Less: Reimbursement from Manager       512    
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class A       37     20
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class C       18     N/A
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class T   14     N/A     N/A
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Institutional       848     22
Less: Reimbursement from Distributor - Class J   5     N/A     N/A
Total Net Expenses   8,363     17,478     46
Net Investment Income (Loss)   743     39,096     218
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,                
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                
Investment transactions   75,574     116,035     4
Foreign currency contracts       (2,156 )  
Foreign currency transactions       (396 )  
Futures contracts       13,512    
Options and swaptions       139    
Swap agreements       13,961    
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:                
Investments   212,496     (125,275 )   56
Foreign currency contracts       (1,824 )  
Futures contracts       (4,111 )  
Options and swaptions       52    
Swap agreements       (4,837 )  
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies       (9 )  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,                
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements   288,070     5,091     60
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 288,813   $ 44,187   $ 278

 

(a)      Class J shares commenced operations on September 11, 2017.
(b)      Consolidated financial statement, see "Basis for Consolidation" in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
Six Months Ended February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    Global Multi-     Global Opportunities     International Small  
Amounts in thousands Strategy Fund(a)     Fund     Company Fund(b)  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividends from affiliated Funds $ 984   $ 6   $ 37  
Dividends   10,653     7,912     6,338  
Withholding tax   (273 )   (313 )   (580 )
Interest   31,262          
Total Income   42,626     7,605     5,795  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   21,681     3,916     5,314  
Distribution fees - Class A   94     6     5  
Distribution fees - Class C   235     10     N/A  
Registration fees - Class A   9     8     8  
Registration fees - Class C   9     7     N/A  
Registration fees - Institutional   40     10     4  
Registration fees - R-6   12     N/A     11  
Shareholder reports - Class A   11     1     1  
Shareholder reports - Class C   5         N/A  
Shareholder reports - Institutional   76          
Transfer agent fees - Class A   43     10     8  
Transfer agent fees - Class C   31     7     N/A  
Transfer agent fees - Institutional   376     1     2  
Chief compliance officer fees   2     1     1  
Custodian fees   170     45     73  
Directors' expenses   25     11     9  
Dividends and interest on securities sold short   1,307          
Professional fees   105     30     18  
Other expenses   139     11     9  
Reverse repurchase agreement interest expense   1,275          
Total Gross Expenses   25,645     4,074     5,463  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager   555          
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class A       9     11  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class C       11     N/A  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Institutional   3     65     5  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - R-6   69     N/A     16  
Total Net Expenses   25,018     3,989     5,431  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   17,608     3,616     364  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,                  
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   89,809     54,449     49,886  
Foreign currency contracts   (12,547 )        
Foreign currency transactions   (226 )   (161 )   (30 )
Futures contracts   55          
Options and swaptions   2,318          
Short sales   (14,757 )        
Swap agreements   (6,257 )        
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:                  
Investments   (23,964 )   12,702     38,542  
Foreign currency contracts   (8,091 )        
Futures contracts   315          
Options and swaptions   (210 )        
Short sales   (4,090 )        
Swap agreements   (6,116 )        
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies   (388 )   65     32  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,                  
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements   15,851     67,055     88,430  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 33,459   $ 70,671   $ 88,794  

 

(a)      Consolidated financial statement, see "Basis for Consolidation" in Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
Six Months Ended February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

  Multi-Manager              
  Equity Long/Short     Opportunistic     Origin Emerging  
Amounts in thousands   Fund     Municipal Fund     Markets Fund  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividends from affiliated Funds $ 195     $ –   $ 38  
Dividends   2,138     2     4,269  
Withholding tax   (51 )       (656 )
Interest   161     2,901     4  
Total Income   2,443     2,903     3,655  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   2,665     296     4,386  
Distribution fees - Class A       53     5  
Distribution fees - Class C   N/A     55     N/A  
Registration fees - Class A   8     9     8  
Registration fees - Class C   N/A     8     N/A  
Registration fees - Institutional   13     15     14  
Registration fees - R-6   8     N/A     8  
Shareholder reports - Class A       1      
Shareholder reports - Institutional       1      
Transfer agent fees - Class A   5     9     6  
Transfer agent fees - Class C   N/A     8     N/A  
Transfer agent fees - Institutional       10     6  
Chief compliance officer fees           1  
Custodian fees   58     1     96  
Directors' expenses   4     2     7  
Dividends and interest on securities sold short   948          
Interest expense and fees       54      
Professional fees   16     17     17  
Other expenses   4     4     5  
Total Gross Expenses   3,729     543     4,559  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class A   13         10  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class C   N/A     10     N/A  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Institutional   14         15  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - R-6   56     N/A     59  
Total Net Expenses   3,646     533     4,475  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   (1,203 )   2,370     (820 )
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,                  
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   21,141     160     49,343  
Foreign currency contracts   (1,214 )        
Foreign currency transactions   (352 )       (116 )
Futures contracts   2,712         2,168  
Short sales   (7,217 )        
Swap agreements   2,859          
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:                  
Investments   4,788     (1,708 )   32,647  
Foreign currency contracts   1,752          
Futures contracts   (174 )       (713 )
Short sales   (2,185 )        
Swap agreements   1,921          
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies   40         (59 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,                  
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements   24,071     (1,548 )   83,270  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 22,868   $ 822   $ 82,450  

 

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
Six Months Ended February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

  Preferred Securities     Real Estate     Real Estate Debt  
Amounts in thousands, except Real Estate Allocation Fund   Fund     Allocation Fund     Income Fund  
Net Investment Income (Loss)                  
Income:                  
Dividends from affiliated Funds $ 284   $ 32,192   $ 12  
Dividends from affiliated securities   4,570          
Dividends   37,204         8  
Interest   130,782         3,778  
Total Income   172,840     32,192     3,798  
Expenses:                  
Management and investment advisory fees   20,621     N/A     510  
Distribution fees - Class A   889     1,503     2  
Distribution fees - Class C   3,642     N/A     N/A  
Distribution fees - Class J   39     N/A     N/A  
Distribution fees - R-1   2     N/A     N/A  
Distribution fees - R-2   3     N/A     N/A  
Distribution fees - R-3   3     N/A     N/A  
Distribution fees - R-4   1     N/A     N/A  
Administrative service fees - R-1   2     N/A     N/A  
Administrative service fees - R-2   2     N/A     N/A  
Administrative service fees - R-3   1     N/A     N/A  
Registration fees - Class A   22     8,386     8  
Registration fees - Class C   13     N/A     N/A  
Registration fees - Class J   7     N/A     N/A  
Registration fees - Class T   11     N/A     N/A  
Registration fees - Institutional   101     8,203     13  
Registration fees - R-6   8     N/A     8  
Service fees - R-1   2     N/A     N/A  
Service fees - R-2   2     N/A     N/A  
Service fees - R-3   3     N/A     N/A  
Service fees - R-4   2     N/A     N/A  
Service fees - R-5   5     N/A     N/A  
Shareholder reports - Class A   39     521      
Shareholder reports - Class C   30     N/A     N/A  
Shareholder reports - Class J   7     N/A     N/A  
Shareholder reports - Institutional   104     22      
Transfer agent fees - Class A   332     6,196     6  
Transfer agent fees - Class C   356     N/A     N/A  
Transfer agent fees - Class J   29     N/A     N/A  
Transfer agent fees - Class T   3     N/A     N/A  
Transfer agent fees - Institutional   1,461     185     1  
Chief compliance officer fees   4     1      
Custodian fees   21         1  
Directors' expenses   48     1,150     3  
Professional fees   21     9,317     17  
Other expenses   27     606     1  
Total Gross Expenses   27,863     36,090     570  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class A       21,956     13  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class T   15     N/A     N/A  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Institutional       10,851     13  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - R-6       N/A     11  
Less: Reimbursement from Distributor - Class J   8     N/A     N/A  
Total Net Expenses   27,840     3,283     533  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   145,000     28,909     3,265  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,                  
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements                  
Net realized gain (loss) from:                  
Investment transactions   (58,907 )       (511 )
Investment transactions in affiliated Funds       (666 )    
Futures contracts   38,581          
Options and swaptions   37,844          
Capital gain distribution received from affiliated Funds       12,400      
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:                  
Investments   (144,923 )       (6,470 )
Investments in affiliated Funds       (67,792 )    
Investment in affiliated securities   (4,366 )        
Options and swaptions   848          
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,                  
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements   (130,923 )   (56,058 )   (6,981 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 14,077   $ (27,149 ) $ (3,716 )

 

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
Six Months Ended February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    Small-MidCap  
  Dividend Income  
Amounts in thousands   Fund  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      
Income:      
Dividends from affiliated Funds $ 150  
Dividends   47,983  
Withholding tax   (454 )
Interest   2  
Total Income   47,681  
Expenses:      
Management and investment advisory fees   12,217  
Distribution fees - Class A   286  
Distribution fees - Class C   905  
Registration fees - Class A   12  
Registration fees - Class C   10  
Registration fees - Institutional   71  
Registration fees - R-6   9  
Shareholder reports - Class A   16  
Shareholder reports - Class C   12  
Shareholder reports - Institutional   108  
Transfer agent fees - Class A   143  
Transfer agent fees - Class C   108  
Transfer agent fees - Institutional   955  
Chief compliance officer fees   2  
Custodian fees   7  
Directors' expenses   29  
Professional fees   15  
Other expenses   16  
Total Gross Expenses   14,921  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class A   32  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class C   18  
Total Net Expenses   14,871  
Net Investment Income (Loss)   32,810  
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,      
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements      
Net realized gain (loss) from:      
Investment transactions   269,477  
Foreign currency transactions   (2 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:      
Investments   (128,121 )
Investment in affiliated securities   3,716  
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies   (3 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign currencies,      
Futures, Options and Swaptions, Short sales, and Swap agreements   145,067  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 177,877  

 

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                                                                 Blue Chip Fund  
 
                                                          Period Ended       Year Ended  
                                                          February 28, 2018       August 31, 2017  
Operations                                                                            
Net investment income (loss)                                                         $       743     $ 11,988  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,                                                
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                                                     75,574       64,524  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,                              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies                                 212,496       215,297  
            Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations       288,813       291,809  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                                                    
From net investment income                                                                 (491 )     (6,795 )
From net realized gain on investments                                                             (66,381 )     (8,486 )
                                    Total Dividends and Distributions           (66,872 )     (15,281 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                                                            
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                                                 799,928       148,658  
                            Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets       1,021,869       425,186  
 
Net Assets                                                                            
Beginning of period                                                             1,758,258       1,333,072  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)                             $   2,780,127     $ 1,758,258  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)                                       $       2,490     $ 2,238  
 
    Class A           Class C            Class J    Class P(a)        Class T      Institutional    R-3       R-4       R-5   R-6  
Capital Share Transactions:                                                                            
Period Ended February 28, 2018(b)                                                                          
Dollars:                                                                            
Sold $ 34,236   $   14,908   $ 10,834   N/A   $   5   $ 41,744   $   596   $   190   $   2,791       $ 904,793 
Issued in acquisitions                   37,751   N/A           432,514       6,762       1,306       6,627        
Reinvested   2,403       1,334           1,139   N/A           2,130       200       38       197     59,364  
Redeemed   (8,518 )     (3,171 )         (5,619 ) N/A         (446,190 )     (1,085 )     (231 )     (2,167 )   (294,953 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 28,121   $   13,071     $     44,105   N/A   $   5   $ 30,198   $   6,473   $   1,303   $   7,448       $ 669,204 
Shares:                                                                            
Sold   1,608       719           501   N/A           1,934       27       9       129     42,932  
Issued in acquisitions                   1,855   N/A           21,244       334       64       326        
Reinvested   115       66           54   N/A           101       10       2       10     2,805  
Redeemed   (402 )     (154 )         (261 ) N/A           (21,781 )     (51 )     (11 )     (100 )   (13,963 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   1,321       631           2,149   N/A           1,498       320       64       365     31,774  
Year Ended August 31, 2017(c),(d)                                                                            
Dollars:                                                                            
Sold $ 37,173   $   18,709     $     N/A  $ 18,679   $   10   $ 381,672   $   309   $   75   $   79   $ 1,630,602  
Reinvested   210       143           N/A   181           14,736                          
Redeemed   (11,281 )     (5,385 )         N/A   (39,436 )       (1,784,271 )           (63 )     (13 )   (113,471 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 26,102   $   13,467     $   $  (20,576)       $ 10 $ (1,387,863)      $ 309   $   12   $   66   $ 1,517,131  
Shares:                                                                            
Sold   2,063       1,069           N/A   1,048       1     21,899       16       4       4     84,553  
Reinvested   12       8           N/A   10           858                          
Redeemed   (643 )     (308 )         N/A   (2,089 )         (93,549 )           (3 )     (1 )   (5,833 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   1,432       769           N/A   (1,031 )     1     (70,792 )     16       1       3     78,720  
 
Distributions:                                                                            
Period Ended February 28, 2018(b)                                                                          
From net investment income $   $       $       N/A   $     $ (17)      $   $     $       $ (474 )
From net realized gain on                                                                            
investments   (2,425 )     (1,337 )         (1,142 ) N/A           (2,152 )     (200 )     (38 )     (197 )   (58,890 )
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (2,425)      $ (1,337)        $   (1,142 ) N/A   $     $ (2,169)      $ (200)      $ (38)      $ (197)       $ (59,364)   
Year Ended August 31, 2017(c),(d)                                                                            
From net investment income $   $       $     1 $ (68)      $   $ (6,727)      $   $     $       $  
From net realized gain on                                                                            
investments   (212 )     (143 )         1 $ (114 )         (8,017 )                        
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (212)      $ (143)        $   1 $ (182)      $   $ (14,744)      $   $     $       $  

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.
(b)      Period from September 11, 2017, date operations commenced, through February 28, 2018 for Class J shares.
(c)      Period from January 3, 2017, date operations commenced, through August 31, 2017 for R-6 shares.
(d)      Period from June 12, 2017, date operations commenced, through August 31, 2017 for Class T shares.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                                           Diversified Real Asset Fund(a)  
 
                                            Period Ended   Year Ended  
                                          February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                                                    
Net investment income (loss)                                         $ 39,096   $ 84,382  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,                            
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                                 141,095     56,922  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,                
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies                   (136,004 )   142,396  
          Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations 44,187     283,700  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                              
From net investment income                                           (89,016 )   (96,628 )
                            Total Dividends and Distributions (89,016 )   (96,628 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                                    
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                                 (151,957 )   400,632  
                        Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets (196,786 )   587,704  
 
Net Assets                                                    
Beginning of period                                           4,303,892     3,716,188  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)                 $ 4,107,106   $ 4,303,892  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)                           $ 9,695   $ 59,615  
      Class A    Class C    Class P(b)           Institutional     R-3      R-4   R-5 R-6        
Capital Share Transactions:                                                    
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                                    
Dollars:                                                    
Sold   $ 16,216 $ 1,915   N/A     $   381,263 $ 69   $ $ $ 295,098        
Reinvested     1,782   241   N/A         54,147           31,163        
Redeemed     (31,300 ) (3,275 ) N/A         (464,004 ) (3 )       (435,269 )      
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (13,302 ) $ (1,119 ) N/A     $   (28,594 ) $ 66   $ $ $ (109,008 )      
Shares:                                                    
Sold     1,380   166   N/A         32,613   6         25,191        
Reinvested     154   21   N/A         4,672           2,689        
Redeemed     (2,693 ) (287 ) N/A         (39,733 )         (37,216 )      
Net Increase (Decrease)     (1,159 ) (100 ) N/A         (2,448 ) 6         (9,336 )      
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                                    
Dollars:                                                    
Sold   $ 72,569 $ 2,941 $ 84,028   $ 1,304,280 $ 13   $ $ $ 1,535,262        
Reinvested     4,231   310   2,521         85,946             714        
Redeemed     (175,184 ) (10,801 ) (238,865 )   (2,219,569 ) (9 )       (47,755 )      
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (98,384 ) $ (7,550)    $ (152,316)           $ (829,343)    $4   $ $ $ 1,488,221        
Shares:                                                    
Sold     6,556   271   7,597         117,575   1         137,106        
Reinvested     394   29   234         7,995             66        
Redeemed     (15,756 ) (993 ) (21,397 )       (198,751 ) (1 )       (4,209 )      
Net Increase (Decrease)     (8,806 ) (693 ) (13,566 )       (73,181 )         132,963        
 
Distributions:                                                    
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                                    
From net investment income $ (1,822 ) $ (272 ) N/A     $   (55,759 ) $   $ $ $ (31,163 )      
From net realized gain on                                                    
investments         N/A                            
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (1,822 ) $ (272 ) N/A     $   (55,759 ) $   $ $ $ (31,163 )      
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                                    
From net investment income $ (4,313 ) $ (369 ) $ (3,760)        $ (87,472 ) $   $ $   $ (714 )      
From net realized gain on                                                    
investments                                    
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (4,313 ) $ (369 ) $ (3,760)        $ (87,472 ) $   $ $   $ (714 )      

 

(a)      Consolidated financial statement, see "Basis for Consolidation" in Notes to Financial Statements.
(b)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
              Dynamic Floating Rate High Income  
Amounts in thousands             Fund        
 
              Period Ended   Year Ended  
              February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                      
Net investment income (loss)           $ 218   $ 649  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,              
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements     4     196  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies     56     10  
        Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     278     855  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                  
From net investment income             (214 )   (635 )
        Total Dividends and Distributions     (214 )   (635 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                      
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions         1,534     (4,364 )
        Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     1,598     (4,144 )
 
Net Assets                      
Beginning of period             10,022     14,166  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 11,620   $ 10,022  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)   $ 9   $ 5  
    Class A   Institutional               
Capital Share Transactions:                      
Period Ended February 28, 2018                      
Dollars:                      
Sold $ 1,601 $ 107              
Reinvested   33   3              
Redeemed   (181 ) (29 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 1,453 $ 81              
Shares:                      
Sold   172   12              
Reinvested   4                
Redeemed   (20 ) (3 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   156   9              
Year Ended August 31, 2017                      
Dollars:                      
Sold $ 704 $ 67              
Reinvested   27   2              
Redeemed   (5,154 ) (10 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (4,423 ) $ 59              
Shares:                      
Sold   76   8              
Reinvested   3                
Redeemed   (554 ) (1 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   (475 ) 7              
 
Distributions:                      
Period Ended February 28, 2018                      
From net investment income $ (72 ) $ (142 )            
From net realized gain on                      
investments                  
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (72 ) $ (142 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                      
From net investment income $ (314 ) $ (321 )            
From net realized gain on                      
investments                  
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (314 ) $ (321 )            

 

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                                           Global Multi-Strategy Fund(a)  
 
                                            Period Ended   Year Ended  
                                            February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                                                    
Net investment income (loss)                                         $ 17,608   $ 28,877  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,                        
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                             58,395     66,596  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies               (42,544 )   42,754  
              Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     33,459     138,227  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                          
From net investment income                                           (21,616 )   (3,555 )
From net realized gain on investments                                     (57,008 )    
                                      Total Dividends and Distributions     (78,624 )   (3,555 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                                    
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                             (103,921 )   (38,863 )
                            Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (149,086 )   95,809  
 
Net Assets                                                    
Beginning of period                                           2,849,837     2,754,028  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)             $ 2,700,751   $ 2,849,837  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)                     $ 9,403   $ 13,411  
      Class A       Class C   Class P(b)         Institutional          R-6              
Capital Share Transactions:                                                    
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                                    
Dollars:                                                    
Sold   $ 5,892   $   3,734     N/A   $   292,362   $ 193,286              
Reinvested     1,708       911     N/A       20,196         39,054              
Redeemed     (48,309 )     (5,548 )   N/A       (263,233 )       (343,974 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (40,709)      $ (903 )   N/A   $   49,325   $ (111,634 )            
Shares:                                                    
Sold     521       340     N/A       25,571         16,783              
Reinvested     152       83     N/A       1,777         3,438              
Redeemed     (4,267 )     (504 )   N/A       (22,936 )       (29,936 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)     (3,594 )     (81 )   N/A       4,412         (9,715 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017(c)                                                    
Dollars:                                                    
Sold   $ 38,628   $   6,347   $ 91,863   $   815,966   $ 1,562,901              
Reinvested               70       2,864                      
Redeemed     (76,964 )     (16,739 )   (390,387 ) (2,028,854 )       (44,558 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (38,336)         $ (10,392)       $ (298,454)        $(1,210,024)          $1,518,343               
Shares:                                                    
Sold     3,530       594     8,351       73,220         138,394              
Reinvested               6       262                      
Redeemed     (7,024 )     (1,561 )   (34,884 )     (180,477 )       (3,931 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)     (3,494 )     (967 )   (26,527 )     (106,995 )       134,463              
 
Distributions:                                                    
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                                    
From net investment income $ (341)      $     N/A   $   (8,872)        $ (12,403 )            
From net realized gain on                                                    
investments     (1,514 )     (1,018 )   N/A       (23,503 )       (30,973 )            
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (1,855)      $ (1,018 )   N/A   $   (32,375)        $ (43,376 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017(c)                                                    
From net investment income $   $     $ (93)      $ (3,462)        $              
From net realized gain on                                                    
investments                                          
Total Dividends and Distributions $   $     $ (93)      $ (3,462)        $              

 

(a)      Consolidated financial statement, see "Basis for Consolidation" in Notes to Financial Statements.
(b)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.
(c)      Period from June 12, 2017, date operations commenced, through August 31, 2017 for R-6 shares.

See accompanying notes.

15


 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                         Global Opportunities Fund  
 
                          Period Ended   Year Ended  
                          February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                                  
Net investment income (loss)                       $ 3,616   $ 19,052  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,              
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                 54,288     106,380  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies     12,767     50,993  
        Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     70,671     176,425  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                              
From net investment income                         (27,962 )   (22,466 )
From net realized gain on investments                     (63,741 )    
                    Total Dividends and Distributions     (91,703 )   (22,466 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                  
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                 (28,481 )   (528,148 )
                    Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (49,513 )   (374,189 )
 
Net Assets                                  
Beginning of period                         953,410     1,327,599  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 903,897   $ 953,410  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)               $ (496 ) $ 23,850  
    Class A   Class C  Class P(a)        Institutional               
Capital Share Transactions:                                  
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                  
Dollars:                                  
Sold $ 604 $ 366   N/A   $   10,787              
Reinvested   462   181   N/A       91,053              
Redeemed   (512 ) (168 ) N/A       (131,254 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 554 $ 379   N/A   $   (29,414 )            
Shares:                                  
Sold   46   29   N/A       813              
Reinvested   36   14   N/A       7,094              
Redeemed   (39 ) (13 ) N/A       (10,030 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   43   30   N/A       (2,123 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                  
Dollars:                                  
Sold $ 1,113 $ 669 $ 42   $   62,847              
Reinvested   49   3   1       22,413              
Redeemed   (2,107 ) (591 ) (214 )     (612,373 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (945 ) $ 81 $ (171)       $ (527,113)               
Shares:                                  
Sold   94   56   4       5,278              
Reinvested   4           1,968              
Redeemed   (179 ) (51 ) (18 )     (49,338 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   (81 ) 5   (14 )     (42,092 )            
 
Distributions:                                  
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                  
From net investment income $ (122 ) $ (39 ) N/A   $   (27,801 )            
From net realized gain on                                  
investments   (345 ) (144 ) N/A       (63,252 )            
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (467 ) $ (183 ) N/A   $   (91,053 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                  
From net investment income $ (49 ) $ (3 ) $ (1)      $ (22,413 )            
From net realized gain on                                  
investments                          
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (49 ) $ (3 ) $ (1)      $ (22,413 )            

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                             International Small Company Fund  
 
                              Period Ended     Year Ended  
                              February 28, 2018     August 31, 2017  
Operations                                      
Net investment income (loss)                           $ 364   $ 7,535  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,              
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                     49,856     21,494  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies     38,574     132,015  
        Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     88,794     161,044  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                  
From net investment income                             (20,943 )   (1,380 )
From net realized gain on investments                         (29,377 )    
                        Total Dividends and Distributions     (50,320 )   (1,380 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                      
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                         (35,389 )   677,042  
                        Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     3,085     836,706  
 
Net Assets                                      
Beginning of period                             1,007,675     170,969  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 1,010,760   $ 1,007,675  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)               $ (11,791 ) $ 8,788  
 
    Class A  Class P(a)      Institutional          R-6              
Capital Share Transactions:                                      
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                      
Dollars:                                      
Sold $ 2,840   N/A   $ 2,359     $   26,884              
Reinvested   169   N/A     131         50,020              
Redeemed   (842 ) N/A     (269 )       (116,681 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 2,167   N/A   $ 2,221   $ (39,777 )            
Shares:                                      
Sold   224   N/A     185         2,094              
Reinvested   13   N/A     10         3,938              
Redeemed   (66 ) N/A     (21 )       (9,148 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   171   N/A     174         (3,116 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017(b)                                      
Dollars:                                      
Sold $ 1,332 $   $ 607,275   $ 1,000,830              
Reinvested   2       1,378                      
Redeemed   (1,095 ) (184 ) (886,001)       (46,495 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 239 $ (184)      $ (277,348)          $ 954,335               
Shares:                                      
Sold   123       60,155         86,092              
Reinvested         142                      
Redeemed   (107 ) (16 )   (77,241 )       (3,929 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   16   (16 )   (16,944 )       82,163              
 
Distributions:                                      
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                      
From net investment income $ (61 ) N/A   $ (54)        $ (20,828 )            
From net realized gain on                                      
investments   (108 ) N/A     (77 )       (29,192 )            
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (169 ) N/A   $ (131)        $ (50,020 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017(b)                                      
From net investment income $ (2 ) $   $ (1,378)        $              
From net realized gain on                                      
investments                              
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (2 ) $   $ (1,378)        $              

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.
(b)      Period from January 3, 2017, date operations commenced, through August 31, 2017 for R-6 shares.

See accompanying notes.

17


 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
                                Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short  
Amounts in thousands                               Fund        
 
                                Period Ended     Year Ended  
                                February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                                        
Net investment income (loss)                             $ (1,203 ) $ (2,052 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,              
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                       17,929     15,611  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies     6,142     9,104  
        Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     22,868     22,663  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                    
From net investment income                               (3,232 )   (1,488 )
From net realized gain on investments                           (14,336 )   (910 )
                          Total Dividends and Distributions     (17,568 )   (2,398 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                        
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                           31,368     (22,518 )
                          Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     36,668     (2,253 )
 
Net Assets                                        
Beginning of period                               323,809     326,062  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 360,477   $ 323,809  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)                 $ (3,297 ) $ 1,138  
    Class A  Class P(a)     Institutional          R-6              
Capital Share Transactions:                                        
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                        
Dollars:                                        
Sold $ 306   N/A   $   18     $   20,747              
Reinvested   15   N/A       5         17,548              
Redeemed   (15 ) N/A               (7,256 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 306   N/A   $   23     $   31,039              
Shares:                                        
Sold   28   N/A       2         1,894              
Reinvested   1   N/A               1,608              
Redeemed   (1 ) N/A               (662 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   28   N/A       2         2,840              
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                        
Dollars:                                        
Sold $ 108 $   $   107     $   7,606              
Reinvested   1                 2,396              
Redeemed   (56 ) (11 )     (41 )       (32,628 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 53 $ (11)      $ 66   $ (22,626 )            
Shares:                                        
Sold   10         10         748              
Reinvested                   236              
Redeemed   (5 ) (1 )     (4 )       (3,170 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   5   (1 )     6         (2,186 )            
 
Distributions:                                        
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                        
From net investment income $ (2 ) N/A   $   (1)        $ (3,229 )            
From net realized gain on                                        
investments   (13 ) N/A       (4 )       (14,319 )            
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (15 ) N/A   $   (5)        $ (17,548 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                        
From net investment income $ (1 ) $   $       $   (1,487 )            
From net realized gain on                                        
investments                   (910 )            
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (1 ) $   $       $   (2,397 )            

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.

See accompanying notes.

18


 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                         Opportunistic Municipal Fund  
 
                          Period Ended   Year Ended  
                          February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                                  
Net investment income (loss)                       $ 2,370   $ 4,730  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,              
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                 160     (1,000 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies     (1,708 )   (5,547 )
        Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     822     (1,817 )
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                              
From net investment income                         (2,224 )   (4,463 )
                    Total Dividends and Distributions     (2,224 )   (4,463 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                  
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                 4,217     (17,168 )
                    Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     2,815     (23,448 )
 
Net Assets                                  
Beginning of period                         116,856     140,304  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 119,671   $ 116,856  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)               $ 547   $ 401  
    Class A   Class C    Class P(a)        Institutional               
Capital Share Transactions:                                  
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                  
Dollars:                                  
Sold $ 12,277 $ 961   N/A   $   13,662              
Reinvested   747   109   N/A       1,284              
Redeemed   (8,245 ) (7,639 ) N/A       (8,939 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 4,779 $ (6,569 ) N/A   $   6,007              
Shares:                                  
Sold   1,152   90   N/A       1,282              
Reinvested   70   11   N/A       121              
Redeemed   (773 ) (716 ) N/A       (840 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   449   (615 ) N/A       563              
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                  
Dollars:                                  
Sold $ 22,606 $ 2,272 $ 21,394   $   62,363              
Reinvested   1,393   237   1,820       480              
Redeemed   (30,169 ) (4,049 ) (90,423 )     (5,092 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (6,170 ) $ (1,540 ) $ (67,209)      $ 57,751              
Shares:                                  
Sold   2,164   217   2,049       5,922              
Reinvested   134   23   175       45              
Redeemed   (2,933 ) (389 ) (8,655 )     (495 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   (635 ) (149 ) (6,431 )     5,472              
 
Distributions:                                  
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                  
From net investment income $ (775 ) $ (162 ) N/A   $   (1,287 )            
From net realized gain on                                  
investments       N/A                    
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (775 ) $ (162 ) N/A   $   (1,287 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                  
From net investment income $ (1,547 ) $ (451 ) $ (1,978)      $ (487 )            
From net realized gain on                                  
investments                          
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (1,547 ) $ (451 ) $ (1,978)      $ (487 )            

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.

See accompanying notes.

19


 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                               Origin Emerging Markets Fund  
 
                                Period Ended   Year Ended  
                                February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                                        
Net investment income (loss)                             $ (820 ) $ 7,976  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,              
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                     51,395     32,274  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies     31,875     121,890  
          Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     82,450     162,140  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                    
From net investment income                               (6,798 )   (5,516 )
                          Total Dividends and Distributions     (6,798 )   (5,516 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                        
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                           (30,108 )   (233,874 )
                          Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     45,544     (77,250 )
 
Net Assets                                        
Beginning of period                               701,395     778,645  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 746,939   $ 701,395  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)               $ (1,034 ) $ 6,584  
    Class A    Class P(a)   Institutional          R-6              
Capital Share Transactions:                                        
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                        
Dollars:                                        
Sold $ 4,860     N/A   $ 10,810     $   34,300              
Reinvested   15     N/A     394         6,389              
Redeemed   (3,363 )   N/A     (8,025 )       (75,488 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 1,512     N/A   $ 3,179   $ (34,799 )            
Shares:                                        
Sold   370     N/A     879         2,766              
Reinvested   1     N/A     33         525              
Redeemed   (262 )   N/A     (642 )       (6,065 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   109     N/A     270         (2,774 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                        
Dollars:                                        
Sold $ 2,533 $   102   $ 57,086   $ 608,797              
Reinvested   1         5,514                      
Redeemed   (197 )   (117 ) (884,582)       (23,011 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 2,337 $ (15) $     (821,982)           $ 585,786               
Shares:                                        
Sold   231     10     6,235         59,240              
Reinvested           677                      
Redeemed   (19 )   (11 )   (90,587 )       (2,161 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   212     (1 )   (83,675 )       57,079              
 
Distributions:                                        
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                        
From net investment income $ (15 )   N/A   $ (394)        $ (6,389 )            
From net realized gain on                                        
investments       N/A                          
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (15 )   N/A   $ (394)        $ (6,389 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                                        
From net investment income $ (1 ) $     $ (5,514)        $ (1 )            
From net realized gain on                                        
investments                                
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (1 ) $     $ (5,514)        $ (1 )            

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.

See accompanying notes.

20


 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                                                   Preferred Securities Fund      
 
                                                    Period Ended     Year Ended  
                                                February 28, 2018     August 31, 2017  
Operations                                                                      
Net investment income (loss)                                               $   145,000     $ 277,561  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,                                                      
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                                       17,518           32,569  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,                          
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies                               (148,441 )         82,958  
        Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   14,077       393,088  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                                              
From net investment income                                                   (144,070 )     (262,117 )
From net realized gain on investments                                               (9,890 )     (49,533 )
                          Total Dividends and Distributions   (153,960 )     (311,650 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                                                      
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                                           151,236       (25,317 )
                          Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   11,353           56,121  
 
Net Assets                                                                      
Beginning of period                                                   5,883,791       5,827,670  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)                           $   5,895,144     $ 5,883,791  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)                                   $   47,918     $     46,988  
    Class A     Class C    Class J     Class P(a)           Class T          Institutional         R-1    R-2   R-3   R-4   R-5     R-6  
Capital Share Transactions:                                                                      
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                                                  
Dollars:                                                                      
Sold $ 94,874 $ 34,691 $ 4,526   N/A   $     61       $ 674,294   $   103 $ 244 $ 435 $ 306 $   1,518 $ 27,283  
Reinvested   15,752   12,119   1,334   N/A         1         67,816       29   25   62   33     104     14,070  
Redeemed   (128,243 ) (79,775 ) (6,364 ) N/A         (6 )       (553,130 )     (310 ) (228 ) (447 ) (269 )   (1,517 ) (28,155 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (17,617)    $ (32,965)    $(504 ) N/A   $     56       $ 188,980   $   (178 ) $ 41 $ 50 $ 70 $   105 $ 13,198  
Shares:                                                                      
Sold   9,065   3,313   444   N/A         6         64,814       10   24   42   30     146     2,628  
Reinvested   1,508   1,161   131   N/A                 6,535       3   2   6   3     10     1,357  
Redeemed   (12,256 ) (7,636 ) (625 ) N/A         (1 )       (53,374 )     (30 ) (22 ) (43 ) (26 )   (147 ) (2,711 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (1,683 ) (3,162 ) (50 ) N/A         5         17,975       (17 ) 4   5   7     9     1,274  
Year Ended August 31, 2017(b),(c)                                                                  
Dollars:                                                                      
Sold $ 252,923 $ 76,787 $ 8,563 $ 580,876   $     10         $ 2,706,601  $   318 $ 841 $ 940 $ 2,471 $   891     $ 525,198 
Reinvested   36,474   27,050   2,735   44,825                 97,484       77   51   155   108     200     6,123  
Redeemed   (448,696 ) (221,991 ) (10,742)   (2,224,218)              (1,472,413 )     (672 ) (397 ) (1,753 ) (2,756 )   (1,850 ) (11,530 )
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (159,299)    $ (118,154)  $  556   $(1,598,517)      $   10   $ 1,331,672   $   (277 ) $ 495 $ (658 ) $ (177 ) $   (759)     $ 519,791   
Shares:                                                                      
Sold   24,556   7,465   853   57,277         1         261,046       32   83   92   248     87     50,283  
Reinvested   3,571   2,653   274   4,447                 9,567       8   5   15   11     20     587  
Redeemed   (43,819 ) (21,653 ) (1,075 ) (215,132 )               (143,157 )     (67 ) (39 ) (174 ) (270 )   (182 ) (1,104 )
Net Increase (Decrease)   (15,692 ) (11,535 ) 52   (153,408 )       1         127,456       (27 ) 49   (67 ) (11 )   (75 ) 49,766  
 
Distributions:                                                                      
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                                                  
From net investment                                                                      
income $ (16,711)    $ (14,375)    $(1,260 ) N/A   $     (1)        $ (98,265)      $ (27 ) $ (38 ) $ (58 ) $ (31 ) $ (97) $     (13,207  )
From net realized gain                                                                      
on investments   (1,162 ) (1,199 ) (88 ) N/A                 (6,560 )     (2 ) (3 ) (4 ) (2 )   (7)   (863 )
Total Dividends and                                                                      
Distributions $ (17,873)    $ (15,574)    $(1,348 ) N/A   $   (1)         $(104,825)       $ (29 ) $ (41 ) $ (62 ) $ (33 ) $   (104)     $ (14,070)   
Year Ended August 31, 2017(b),(c)                                                                  
From net investment                                                                      
income $ (34,912)    $ (29,885)    $(2,323 ) $ (55,857)      $     $ (132,502)      $ (62 ) $ (61 ) $ (128 ) $ (95 ) $   (169)    $ (6,123 )
From net realized gain                                                                      
on investments   (7,274 ) (7,181 ) (435 ) (13,549 )               (20,994 )     (16 ) (11 ) (29 ) (13 )   (31)    
Total Dividends and                                                                      
Distributions $ (42,186)    $ (37,066)    $(2,758 ) $ (69,406)      $     $ (153,496)      $ (78 ) $ (72 ) $ (157 ) $ (108 ) $   (200)    $ (6,123 )

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.
(b)      Period from January 3, 2017, date operations commenced, through August 31, 2017 for R-6 shares.
(c)      Period from June 12, 2017, date operations commenced, through August 31, 2017 for Class T shares.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in dollars                 Real Estate Allocation Fund  
 
                  Period Ended   Year Ended  
                  February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                          
Net investment income (loss)               $ 28,909   $ 35,673  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,              
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements     11,734     (41 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies     (67,792 )   8,873  
            Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     (27,149 )   44,505  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                  
From net investment income                 (28,668 )   (33,767 )
From net realized gain on investments             (1,255 )   (5,295 )
            Total Dividends and Distributions     (29,923 )   (39,062 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                          
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions     175,535     602,317  
            Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     118,463     607,760  
 
Net Assets                          
Beginning of period                 1,526,022     918,262  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 1,644,485   $ 1,526,022  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)   $ 3,889   $ 3,648  
    Class A   Institutional              
Capital Share Transactions:                          
Period Ended February 28, 2018                          
Dollars:                          
Sold $ 317,622   $   197,006              
Reinvested   23,137       6,786              
Redeemed   (330,550 )     (38,466 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 10,209   $   165,326              
Shares:                          
Sold   31,450       19,252              
Reinvested   2,288       663              
Redeemed   (32,755 )     (3,741 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   983       16,174              
Year Ended August 31, 2017                          
Dollars:                          
Sold $ 657,205   $   135,371              
Reinvested   31,072       7,990              
Redeemed   (214,082 )     (15,239 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 474,195   $   128,122              
Shares:                          
Sold   66,299       13,822              
Reinvested   3,180       814              
Redeemed   (21,474 )     (1,545 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   48,005       13,091              
 
Distributions:                          
Period Ended February 28, 2018                          
From net investment                          
income $ (22,182)      $ (6,486 )            
From net realized gain on                          
investments   (955 )     (300 )            
Total Dividends and Distributions$  (23,137)       $(6,786 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                          
From net investment                          
income $ (26,885)      $ (6,882 )            
From net realized gain on                          
investments   (4,187 )     (1,108 )            
Total Dividends and Distributions$  (31,072)       $(7,990 )            

 

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                         Real Estate Debt Income Fund  
 
                          Period Ended   Year Ended  
                          February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                                  
Net investment income (loss)                       $ 3,265   $ 6,301  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,              
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                 (511 )   (402 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies     (6,470 )   (1,314 )
        Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     (3,716 )   4,585  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                              
From net investment income                         (3,514 )   (5,904 )
From net realized gain on investments                         (5 )
                    Total Dividends and Distributions     (3,514 )   (5,909 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                  
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                     4,332     38,106  
                    Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (2,898 )   36,782  
 
Net Assets                                  
Beginning of period                         191,565     154,783  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 188,667   $ 191,565  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)       $ 179   $ 428  
    Class A  Class P(a)        Institutional    R-6              
Capital Share Transactions:                                  
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                  
Dollars:                                  
Sold $ 359   N/A   $   329 $ 11,521              
Reinvested   20   N/A       37   3,456              
Redeemed   (216 ) N/A       (557 ) (10,617 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 163   N/A   $   (191 ) $ 4,360              
Shares:                                  
Sold   37   N/A       34   1,213              
Reinvested   2   N/A       4   363              
Redeemed   (22 ) N/A       (58 ) (1,107 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   17   N/A       (20 ) 469              
Year Ended August 31, 2017(b)                                  
Dollars:                                  
Sold $ 820 $ 37     $ 49,705   $ 191,930             
Reinvested   26   3       4,265   1,614              
Redeemed   (521 ) (171 )     (203,973 ) (5,629 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 325 $ (131)        $ (150,003)    $ 187,915               
Shares:                                  
Sold   85   4       5,194   19,744              
Reinvested   3         445   167              
Redeemed   (54 ) (18 )     (21,006 ) (582 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   34   (14 )     (15,367 ) 19,329              
 
Distributions:                                  
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                  
From net investment income $ (21 ) N/A   $   (37 ) $ (3,456 )            
From net realized gain on                                  
investments     N/A                      
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (21 ) N/A   $   (37 ) $ (3,456 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017(b)                                  
From net investment income $ (27 ) $ (3)      $ (4,260 ) $ (1,614 )            
From net realized gain on                                  
investments           (5 )              
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (27 ) $ (3)      $ (4,265 ) $ (1,614 )            

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.
(b)      Period from January 3, 2017, date operations commenced, through August 31, 2017 for R-6 shares.

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands                                       Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund  
 
                                        Period Ended     Year Ended  
                                        February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                                                
Net investment income (loss)                                     $ 32,810   $ 69,938  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures,                        
options and swaptions, short sales, and swap agreements                             269,475     172,411  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments, futures, options and swaptions, short sales,              
swap agreements, and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies               (124,408 )   115,448  
          Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     177,877     357,797  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders                                          
From net investment income                                       (27,874 )   (64,435 )
From net realized gain on investments                                 (140,116 )    
                                  Total Dividends and Distributions     (167,990 )   (64,435 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                                                
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions                             (343,947 )   616,771  
                        Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (334,060 )   910,133  
 
Net Assets                                                
Beginning of period                                       3,201,333     2,291,200  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)             $ 2,867,273   $ 3,201,333  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)                       $ 14,666   $ 9,730  
      Class A   Class C   Class P(a)         Institutional          R-6              
Capital Share Transactions:                                                
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                                
Dollars:                                                
Sold   $ 15,370 $ 3,649   N/A     $   383,943     $   2,290              
Reinvested     10,821   7,989   N/A         119,974         20,689              
Redeemed     (47,195)   (18,142)    N/A         (281,910 )       (561,425 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ (21,004 ) $ (6,504 ) N/A     $   222,007   $ (538,446 )            
Shares:                                                
Sold     891   213   N/A         22,119         133              
Reinvested     633   471   N/A         6,976         1,204              
Redeemed     (2,730 ) (1,059 ) N/A         (16,287 )       (32,252 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)     (1,206 ) (375 ) N/A         12,808         (30,915 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017(b)                                                
Dollars:                                                
Sold $ 119,761 $ 32,660   $ 632,686  $ 1,924,493          $ 625,779             
Reinvested     4,949   2,497   21,467         32,841                      
Redeemed     (126,324 ) (40,754)    (1,537,447)          (1,064,115)          (11,722 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   $ (1,614 ) $ (5,597)    $ (883,294)          $893,219   $ 614,057              
Shares:                                                
Sold     7,634   2,119   38,789         117,122         37,323              
Reinvested     313   159   1,334         2,068                      
Redeemed     (7,774 ) (2,549 ) (91,323 )       (64,393 )       (697 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)     173   (271 ) (51,200 )       54,797         36,626              
 
Distributions:                                                
Period Ended February 28, 2018                                                
From net investment income $ (1,685 ) $ (656 ) N/A     $   (20,901)        $ (4,632 )            
From net realized gain on                                                
investments     (9,900 ) (8,056 ) N/A         (106,103 )       (16,057 )            
Total Dividends and Distributions  $ (11,585)   $(8,712 ) N/A   $ (127,004)        $ (20,689 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017(b)                                                
From net investment income $ (5,461 ) $ (2,787 ) $ (23,148)        $ (33,039)        $              
From net realized gain on                                                
investments                                      
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (5,461 ) $ (2,787 ) $ (23,148)        $ (33,039)        $              

 

(a)      Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares on June 23, 2017.
(b)      Period from January 3, 2017, date operations commenced, through August 31, 2017 for R-6 shares.

See accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

1. Organization

Principal Funds, Inc. (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series fund in the mutual fund industry. The financial statements for Blue Chip Fund, Diversified Real Asset Fund, Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund, Global Multi-Strategy Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, International Small Company Fund, Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund, Opportunistic Municipal Fund, Origin Emerging Markets Fund, Preferred Securities Fund, Real Estate Allocation Fund, Real Estate Debt Income Fund and Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund (known as the "Funds") are presented herein. The Funds may offer up to eleven classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class J, Class T, Institutional, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to Class A, Class C, Class P, and Class T shares. Certain detailed financial information for Class J, Institutional, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6 classes of shares is provided separately.

Each of the Funds is an investment company and applies specialized accounting and reporting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies. Each of the Funds was an investment company at all times during the period. The Funds have not provided financial support, and are not contractually required to provide financial support to any investee.

On May 1, 2017, Principal Management Corporation (formerly the “Manager”) was merged into Principal Global Investors, LLC (the “Manager”). The merger did not involve a change in actual control or actual management with respect to the investment adviser of the Funds. The personnel responsible for fulfilling the obligations to the Funds pursuant to the investment advisory agreement remain the same.

Effective January 3, 2017, the initial purchases of $10,000 of R-6 shares of Blue Chip Fund, International Small Company Fund, Preferred Securities Fund, Real Estate Debt Income Fund, and Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund were made by the Manager.

Effective June 12, 2017, the initial purchases of $10,000 of Class T shares of Blue Chip Fund and Preferred Securities Fund were made by the Manager.

Effective June 12, 2017, the initial purchases of $10,000 of R-6 shares of Global Multi-Strategy Fund= was made by the Manager.

Effective June 23, 2017, Class P shares discontinued operations and converted to Institutional shares.

Effective September 11, 2017, the initial purchase of $10,000 of Class J shares of Blue Chip Fund was made by the Manager.

Effective September 29, 2017, Blue Chip Fund acquired all the assets and assumed all the liabilities of LargeCap Growth Fund II, a series of the Fund, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by shareholders September 20, 2017. The purpose of the acquisition was to combine two accounts managed by the Manager with similar investment objectives, principal policies, and risks. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 68,251,000 shares from LargeCap Growth Fund II for 23,823,000 shares valued at $484,960,000 of Blue Chip Fund at an approximate exchange rate of .28, .36, .32, .30, .32, .33, .34 for Class J, Institutional, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5 classes of shares, respectively. LargeCap Growth Fund II R-1, R-2 and R-3 classes of shares were merged into Blue Chip Fund R-3 class of shares. The investment securities of LargeCap Growth Fund II, with a fair value of approximately $460,792,000 and a cost of $435,339,000 and $24,277,000 cash were the primary assets acquired by Blue Chip Fund on September 29, 2017. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by Blue Chip Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from LargeCap Growth Fund II were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of Blue Chip Fund. The aggregate net assets of LargeCap Growth Fund II and Blue Chip Fund immediately prior to the acquisition in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) were approximately $484,962,000 ($4,594,000 of accumulated realized gain) and $1,774,803,000 ($67,323,000 of accumulated realized gain), respectively. The aggregate net assets of Blue Chip Fund immediately following the acquisition were $2,259,765,000. In accordance with Sections 381-384 of the Internal Revenue Code, a portion of accumulated realized losses may be subject to limitation.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on September 1, 2017, the beginning of the fiscal year for Blue Chip Fund, Blue Chip Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the period ended February 28, 2018, would have been $662,000 of net investment income, $295,532,000 of net realized and unrealized gain on investments, and $296,194,000 of net increase in net assets resulting from operations. Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of LargeCap Growth Fund II that have been included in Blue Chip Fund’s statement of operations since September 29, 2017.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

1. Organization (Continued)

All classes of shares for each of the Funds represent interests in the same portfolio of investments, and will vote together as a single class except where otherwise required by law or as determined by the Fund’s Board of Directors. In addition, the Board of Directors declares separate dividends on each class of shares.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Security Valuation. Certain of the Funds (as listed in the table below, singly “a Fund of Funds” and collectively, “the Funds of Funds”) invest in other series of the Fund which are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each respective fund on the day of valuation. Other publicly traded investment funds are valued at the respective fund’s net asset value. The shares of the other series of the Fund and other publicly traded investment funds are referred to as the “Underlying Funds”.

Blue Chip Fund Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund
Diversified Real Asset Fund Origin Emerging Markets Fund
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund Preferred Securities Fund
Global Multi-Strategy Fund Real Estate Allocation Fund
Global Opportunities Fund Real Estate Debt Income Fund
International Small Company Fund Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund

 

The Funds (with the exception of Real Estate Allocation Fund) value securities for which market quotations are readily available at fair value, which is determined using the last reported sale price. If no sales are reported, as is regularly the case for some securities traded over-the-counter, securities are valued using the last reported bid price or an evaluated bid price provided by a pricing service. Pricing services use modeling techniques that incorporate security characteristics such as current quotations by broker/dealers, coupon, maturity, quality, type of issue, trading characteristics, other yield and risk factors, and other market conditions to determine an evaluated bid price or, in the case of certain credit default swaps, a mean price provided by a pricing service. When reliable market quotations are not considered to be readily available, which may be the case, for example, with respect to restricted securities, certain debt securities, preferred stocks, and foreign securities, the investments are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Manager under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The value of foreign securities used in computing the net asset value per share is generally determined as of the close of the foreign exchange where the security is principally traded. Events that occur after the close of the applicable foreign market or exchange but prior to the calculation of the Funds’ net asset values are reflected in the Funds’ net asset values and these securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Manager under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Many factors, provided by independent pricing services, are reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value, including, but not limited to, price movements in ADRs, futures contracts, industry indices, general indices, and foreign currencies.

To the extent the Funds invest in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges which trade on days on which the Funds do not determine net asset values, for example weekends and other customary national U.S. holidays, the Funds’ net asset values could be significantly affected on days when shareholders cannot purchase or redeem shares.

Certain securities issued by companies in emerging market countries may have more than one quoted valuation at any given point in time, sometimes referred to as a “local” price and a “premium” price. The premium price is often a negotiated price, which may not consistently represent a price at which a specific transaction can be effected. It is the policy of the Funds to value such securities at prices at which it is expected those shares may be sold, and the Manager or any sub-advisor is authorized to make such determinations subject to such oversight by the Fund’s Board of Directors as may occasionally be necessary.

Currency Translation. Foreign holdings are translated to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at the daily close of the New York Stock Exchange. The identified cost of the Funds’ holdings is translated at approximate rates prevailing when acquired. Income and expense amounts are translated at approximate rates prevailing when received or paid, with daily accruals of such amounts reported at approximate rates prevailing at the date of valuation. Since the carrying amount of the foreign securities is determined based on the exchange rate and market values at the close of the period, it is not practicable to isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the period.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amount of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the exchange rate relating to assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, purchased and held in non-U.S. denominated currencies.

The following funds held securities denominated in foreign currencies that exceeded 5% of net assets of the fund:

Diversified     Global     Global     International    
Real Asset Fund     Multi- Strategy Fund     Opportunities     Small Company    
Euro 7.5 % Euro 5.6 % Euro 8.6 % Japanese Yen 27.7 %
            Japanese Yen 8.1   Euro 26.0  
            British Pound 6.1   British Pound 19.4  
            Hong Kong Dollar 5.3   Canadian Dollar 9.4  
 
Multi-Manager                      
Equity Long/Short     Origin Emerging                
Fund     Markets Fund                
Euro 11.0 % Hong Kong Dollar 37.7 %            
Japanese Yen 6.9   South Korean Won 11.1              
      Thai Baht 8.2              

 

Income and Investment Transactions. The Funds record investment transactions on a trade date basis. Trade date for senior floating rate interests purchased in the primary market is considered the date on which the loan allocations are determined. Trade date for senior floating rate interests purchased in the secondary market is the date on which the transaction is entered into. The identified cost basis has been used in determining the net realized gain or loss from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments. The Funds record dividend income on the ex-dividend date, except dividend income from foreign securities whereby the ex-dividend date has passed; such dividends are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities are accreted/amortized, respectively, on the level yield method over the lives of the respective securities. The Funds allocate all income and realized and unrealized gains or losses on a daily basis to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of the value of shares outstanding of each class.

Expenses. Expenses directly attributed to a particular fund are charged to that fund. Other expenses not directly attributed to a particular fund are apportioned among the registered investment companies managed by the Manager.

Management fees are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of the value of shares outstanding of each class. Expenses specifically attributable to a particular class are charged directly to such class and are included separately in the statements of operations.

In addition to the expenses the Funds bear directly, each of the Fund of Funds indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which they invest. Because the Underlying Funds have varied expense levels and each of the Fund of Funds may own different proportions of the Underlying Funds at different times, the amount of expense incurred indirectly by each Fund of Funds will vary. Expenses included in the statement of operations of the Fund of Funds reflect the expenses of each Fund of Funds and do not include any expenses associated with the Underlying Funds.

Distributions to Shareholders. With respect to Opportunistic Municipal Fund, net investment income is declared as dividends daily to settled shares of record as of that day, and all distributions of realized gains from investment transactions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of the other Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gain from investments and foreign currency transactions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for net operating losses, foreign currency transactions, options and futures contracts, certain defaulted securities, sales of Passive Foreign Investment Companies, losses deferred due to wash sales, tax straddles, mortgage-backed securities, certain preferred securities, swap agreements, short sales, partnership investments, REITs, utilization of earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, and limitations imposed by Sections 381-384 of the Internal Revenue Code. Permanent book and tax basis differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and distributions exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes, they are reported as return of capital distributions.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Federal Income Taxes. No provision for federal income taxes is considered necessary because each of the Funds intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code and intends to distribute each year substantially all of its net investment income and realized capital gains to shareholders.

Management evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more likely than not” that each tax position would be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more likely than not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. During the period ended February 28, 2018, the Funds did not record any such tax benefit or expense in the accompanying financial statements. The statute of limitations remains open for the, shorter of the fiscal years from 2014-2016 or commencement of the fund’s operations to 2016. No examinations are in progress at this time.

Foreign Taxes. Certain of the Funds are subject to foreign income taxes imposed by certain countries in which they invest. Foreign income taxes are accrued by the Funds as a reduction of income. These amounts are shown as withholding tax on foreign dividends on the statements of operations. In consideration of recent decisions rendered by European courts, certain of the Funds have filed additional tax reclaims for taxes withheld in prior years. Due to the uncertainty and timing of these reclaims, a corresponding receivable will only be recorded when both the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties regarding collectability.

Basis for Consolidation. Diversified Real Asset Fund and Global Multi-Strategy Fund (the “Consolidated Funds”) may invest up to 25% of their total assets in their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries DRA Cayman Corporation and GMS Cayman Corporation (the “Cayman Subsidiaries”) each organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Consolidated Funds are the sole shareholder of their respective Cayman Subsidiaries, and shares of the Cayman Subsidiaries will not be sold or offered to other investors. To the extent that the Consolidated Funds invest in their Cayman Subsidiaries, they will be subject to the particular risks associated with the Cayman Subsidiaries investments, which are discussed in the applicable Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. The principal purpose of investing in the Cayman Subsidiaries is to allow the Consolidated Funds to gain exposure to the commodity markets within the limitations of federal tax laws applicable to regulated investment companies. Diversified Real Asset Fund’s investment portfolio has been consolidated and includes the portfolio holdings of Diversified Real Asset Fund and its Cayman Subsidiary. Global Multi-Strategy Fund’s investment portfolio has been consolidated and includes the portfolio holdings of Global Multi-Strategy Fund and its Cayman Subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements for Diversified Real Asset Fund include the accounts of Diversified Real Asset Fund and its Cayman Subsidiary and the consolidated financial statements for Global Multi-Strategy Fund include the accounts of Global Multi-Strategy Fund and its Cayman Subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. At February 28, 2018, the net assets of the Cayman Subsidiaries were as follows (amounts in thousands):

      Percent of Consolidated  
    Net Assets Fund’s Net Assets  
Diversified Real Asset Fund $ 436,556 10.62 %
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   26,566 0.98  

 

Investment Company Reporting Modernization. Effective October 13, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved a final rule, Investment Company Reporting Modernization. The SEC adopted new rules and forms as well as amendments to its rules and forms to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. As of February 28, 2018, the Fund has adopted the new rules, forms and amendments.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies

Borrowings. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Funds (with the exception of Real Estate Allocation Fund) and other registered investment companies managed by the Manager may participate in an interfund lending facility (“Facility”). The Facility allows the Funds to borrow money from or loan money to the other participants. Loans under the Facility are made to handle unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest paid and received on borrowings is the average of the current repurchase agreement rate and the bank loan rate (the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate or (ii) the One Month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%). Diversified Real Asset Fund, Global Multi-Strategy Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, International Small Company Fund, Origin Emerging Markets Fund, Preferred Securities Fund, Real Estate Debt Income Fund, and Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund each loaned to the Facility. The interest income received is included in interest income on the statements of operations. There were no outstanding borrowings as of February 28, 2018.

During the period ended February 28, 2018, funds borrowing from the Facility were as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Average Daily Weighted Average  
    Outstanding Balance Annual Interest Rate  
Blue Chip Fund $ 686 1.79 %
Global Opportunities Fund   944 1.82  
International Small Company Fund   140 1.74  
Opportunistic Municipal Fund   11 1.78  
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   2 1.66  

 

The interest expense associated with these borrowings is included in other expenses on the statements of operations.

In addition, the Funds (with the exception of Diversified Real Asset Fund) participate with other registered investment companies managed by the Manager in an unsecured joint line of credit with a bank which allows the participants to borrow up to $100 million, collectively. Borrowings are made solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each participant, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate or the One Month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Additionally, a commitment fee is charged at an annual rate of .15% on the amount of the line of credit. The Funds did not borrow against the line of credit for the period ended February 28, 2018.

Commodity Linked Notes. Diversified Real Asset Fund invests in structured notes whose market values are primarily derived from changes in the value of various commodity indices and other factors. Valuations on these securities may be volatile as the payment features on certain notes may contain attributes that multiply the effects of changes in the values of the underlying indices. Structured notes may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities. Structured notes may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities. Fluctuations in the fair value of the structured notes are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying financial statements. Interest income is accrued daily. These notes are subject to prepayment, credit, and interest rate risks. At maturity, or when a note is sold, the fund records a realized gain or loss.

Contingent Convertible Securities. Certain Funds invest in contingent convertible securities (“CoCos”). CoCos are hybrid debt securities that may convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain “triggers.” Although a CoCo’s equity conversion and principal write-down features are tailored to the particular issuing banking institution and its regulatory requirements, triggers are generally linked to regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions calling into question such institution’s continued viability as a going-concern. CoCos may have no stated maturity and fully discretionary coupons, which means coupon payments can be canceled at the issuing banking institution’s discretion or at the request of the relevant regulatory authority without causing a default. To provide the appropriate regulatory capital treatment, CoCos are usually issued in the form of subordinated debt instruments that rank junior to the claims of holders of more senior obligations in the event of the issuer’s liquidation. If CoCos are converted into equity securities due to a trigger event, holders will be further subordinated. The value of CoCos is unpredictable and is influenced by many factors including, without limitation: the creditworthiness of the issuer and/or fluctuations in such issuer’s applicable capital ratios; supply and demand for CoCos; general market conditions and available liquidity; and economic, financial and political events that affect the issuer, its particular market or the financial markets in general. Due to these features, CoCos may have substantially greater risk than other securities in times of financial stress. Because of the uncertainty regarding whether a conversion event will occur, it may be difficult to predict when, if at all, a CoCo will be converted to equity, and a fund may suffer losses as a result. If the trigger level is breached, the issuer’s decision to write down, write off or convert a CoCo may result in the fund's complete loss on an investment in CoCos with no chance of recovery even if the issuer remains in existence.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

Counterparties. The Funds may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that another party with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions will fail to perform on their commitment. To the extent that unpaid amounts owed to the Funds exceed a predetermined threshold agreed to with the counterparty, such counterparty shall advance collateral to the Funds in the form of cash or cash equivalents equal in value to the unpaid amount owed to the Funds. If the unpaid amount owed to the Funds subsequently decreases, the Funds would be required to return all or a portion of the collateral.

Master Netting Agreements may also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Netting Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions governed under the relevant master netting agreement with a counterparty exceeds a specified threshold.

Diversified Real Asset Fund, Global Multi-Strategy Fund and Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund have financial instruments that are subject to Master Netting Agreements or similar agreements.

As of February 28, 2018, financial assets and liabilities subject to Master Netting Agreements or similar agreements were as follows (amounts in thousands):

Fund: Diversified Real Asset Fund
Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter Summary

                                          Counterparty                                
    ANZ   BOA      BARC     DB     GS   HSBC      JPM     M3     NAB     NOM   RBS     TDB   UBS      WP   Total  
Assets*                                                                                
Foreign Currency                                                                                
Contracts $ 252 $ 8   $ 4,322   $ 2,198   $ 168 $ 81   $ 4,771   $   $ 11   $ 6 $ 1   $ 66 $   $ 7 $ 11,891  
Interest Rate Swaps         911     22                                     933  
Purchased Interest                                                                                
Rate Swaptions         164     1,084                                     1,248  
Purchased Options         54               11                           65  
Total OTC $ 252 $ 8   $ 5,451   $ 3,304   $ 168 $ 81   $ 4,782   $   $ 11   $ 6 $ 1   $ 66 $   $ 7 $ 14,137  
 
Liabilities*                                                                                
Foreign Currency                                                                                
Contracts $ $   $ (4,131 ) $ (2,907 ) $ $ (168 ) $ (5,482 ) $   $ (47 ) $ $ (174 ) $ $ (2 ) $ $ (12,911 )
Interest Rate Swaps             (2 )                                   (2 )
Total Return Swaps     (292 )                     (308 )                     (600 )
Written Interest                                                                                
Rate Swaptions             (1,203 )                                   (1,203 )
Written Options         (21 )             (1 )                         (22 )
Total OTC $ $ (292 ) $ (4,152 ) $ (4,112 ) $ $ (168 ) $ (5483 ) $ (308 ) $ (47 ) $ $ (174 ) $ $ (2 ) $ $ (14,738 )
 
Net Market Value                                                                                
of OTC                                                                                
Derivatives $ 252 $ (284 ) $ 1,299   $ (808 ) $ 168 $ (87 ) $ (701 ) $ (308 ) $ (36 ) $ 6 $ (173 ) $ 66 $ (2 ) $ 7 $ (601 )
Collateral                                                                                
(Received)/Pledged     284 **   (457 )^   808 **         550 **                         1,185 **
Net Exposure $ 252 $   $ 842   $   $ 168 $ (87 ) $ (151 ) $ (308 ) $ (36 ) $ 6 $ (173 ) $ 66 $ (2 ) $ 7 $ 584  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
3. Operating Policies (Continued)                                                                          
 
Fund: Global Multi-Strategy Fund                                                                                
Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter Summary                                                              
 
                                  Counterparty                                      
    BOA     BARC     BNYM      BNP     CITI     CS     DB     GS     HSBC     JPM     ML     MS     UBS     Total  
Assets*                                                                                    
Credit Default Swaps $ 17   $   $   $   $   $   $   $ 1,272   $   $ 66   $ 72   $ 51   $   $ 1,478  
Currency Swaps   6                                                     6  
Equity Basket Swaps   63                         2,986                     5,422         8,471  
Foreign Currency                                                                                    
Contracts   11,684     2,495     921     17     4,580     9     610         820         149     327     78     21,690  
Interest Rate Swaps   118                                                     118  
Purchased Interest                                                                                    
Rate Swaptions   92     22                                                 114  
Purchased Options       1,587                     86                 261             1,934  
Synthetic Futures   39                 82                         90     69         280  
Total Return Swaps                   27                 135             66         228  
Total OTC $ 12,019   $ 4,104   $ 921   $ 17   $ 4,689   $ 9   $ 3,682   $ 1,272   $ 955   $ 66   $ 572   $ 5,935   $ 78   $ 34,319  
 
Liabilities*                                                                                    
Credit Default Swaps $   $   $   $   $   $   $   $ (2,018 ) $   $ (23 ) $   $ (28 ) $   $ (2,069 )
Equity Basket Swaps                           (127 )                   (1,871 )       (1,998 )
Foreign Currency                                                                                    
Contracts   (16,592 )   (2,600 )   (2,884 )   (6 )   (5,270 )   (1,644 )   (44 )       (814 )   (74 )   (255 )   (446 )   (125 )   (30,754 )
Interest Rate Swaps   (73 )                                                   (73 )
Synthetic Futures   (179 )               (134) ^^                       (113) ^^   (212 )       (638 )
Total Return Swaps                                               (2 )       (2 )
Written Options       (931 )                                               (931 )
Total OTC $ (16,844 ) $ (3,531)     $(2,884)    $ (6)      $(5,404)      $(1,644)    $ (171 ) $ (2,018 ) $ (814 ) $ (97 ) $ (368 ) $ (2,559 ) $ (125)     $(36,465)   
 
Net Market Value of                                                                                    
OTC Derivatives $ (4,825 ) $ 573     $(1,963)  $ 11   $ (715)     $(1,635)    $ 3,511   $ (746 ) $ 141   $ (31 ) $ 204   $ 3,376   $ (47 ) $ (2,146 )
Collateral                                                                                    
(Received)/Pledged   77 **               715 **           746 **       9 **               832 **
Net Exposure $ (4,748 ) $ 573     $(1,963)  $ 11   $   $ (1,635 ) $ 3,511   $   $ 141   $ (22 ) $ 204   $ 3,376   $ (47 ) $ (1,314 )
 
Fund: Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund                                                                    
Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter Summary                                                              
 
                                              Counterparty                                
          BOA           CITI           DB           JPM                 MS           Total  
Assets*                                                                                    
Equity Basket Swaps       $         $         $ 2,977         $               $ 3,433         $ 6,410  
Foreign Currency Contracts                     618                     6                 1,237           1,861  
Total Return Swaps               5                                                         5  
Total OTC             $ 5         $ 618         $ 2,977         $ 6               $ 4,670         $ 8,276  
 
Liabilities*                                                                                    
Equity Basket Swaps       $         $         $         $               $ (249 )       $ (249 )
Foreign Currency Contracts                     (109 )                   (33 )               (183 )         (325 )
Synthetic Futures                                                             (8 )         (8 )
Total Return Swaps               (1 )                                             (3 )         (4 )
Total OTC             $ (1 )       $ (109 )                 $ (33 )             $ (443 )       $ (586 )
 
Net Market Value of OTC Derivatives         $ 4         $ 509         $ 2,977         $ (27)             $ 4,227         $ 7,690  
Collateral (Received)/Pledged                     (200 )^                                             (200 )^
Net Exposure             $ 4         $ 309         $ 2,977         $ (27 )             $ 4,227         $ 7,490  

 

* Represents amount of offsetting derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement that are not netted against the gross derivative assets or liabilities for presentation on the statements of assets and liabilities.

**The fund has pledged securities or cash to the counterparty as collateral which may be in excess of the amount owed to the counterparty.

^ The counterparty has pledged cash or securities to the fund as collateral in a segregated account which is not included in the assets of the fund.

^^Represents derivatives owned by the Cayman Subsidiary.

Counterparty Abbreviations used:    
ANZ Australia and New Zealand Banking Group JPM JP Morgan Chase
BARC Barclays Bank PLC M3 M3 Capital Partners
BNP BNP Paribas ML Merrill Lynch
BNYM Bank of New York Mellon MS Morgan Stanley
BOA Bank of America RBC RBC Dominion Securities
CITI Citigroup Inc RBS Royal Bank of Scotland
DB Deutsche Bank AG SS State Street
GS Goldman Sachs TDB Toronto Dominion Bank
HSBC HSBC Securities UBS UBS AG
    WP Westpac

 

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        NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS              
        PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.              
        February 28, 2018 (unaudited)              
 
3. Operating Policies (Continued)                        
 
Fund: Global Multi-Strategy Fund                        
 
              Total Borrowings and              
    Repurchase Agreement   Payable for Reverse     Other Financing     Collateral        
Counterparty   Proceeds to be Received   Repurchase Agreements     Transactions     (Received)/Pledged     Net Exposure  
Barclays Bank $ 4,758 $ (4,896 ) $ (138 ) $ (4,529 ) $ (4,667 )
Merrill Lynch   186,089   (245,088 )   (58,999 )   24,184     (34,815 )

 

The financial instruments that are subject to Master Netting Agreements or similar agreements may include right of setoff provisions. Derivative instruments include provisions to setoff positions covered under the agreements with the same counterparties and provisions to setoff positions outside of the agreements with the same counterparties in the event of default by one of the parties. Derivative instruments also include collateral provisions. Collateral received and pledged are generally settled daily with each counterparty.

Deposits with Counterparty. Cash pledged as collateral is reflected as an asset on the statement of assets and liabilities as deposits with counterparty. There are a variety of security types which require varying levels of pledged collateral. Customer account agreements govern cleared derivatives transactions such as futures contracts and certain swap agreements. Such transactions require posting of initial margin as determined by each relevant clearing agency which is segregated in an account at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) accounts are maintained in a segregated account at the custodian for OTC Derivatives. Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (“MSFTA”) accounts are also maintained in a segregated account at the custodian for collateral related to forward currency contracts and TBA securities. Certain funds may pledge cash to a broker for securities sold short and repurchase agreements.

As of February 28, 2018, deposits with counterparty were as follows (amounts in thousands):

        FCM (Futures          
    Repurchase   and Cleared       ISDA (OTC  
    Agreements   Swaps)   Shorts   Derivatives)  
Diversified Real Asset Fund $ $ 2,965 $ $ 9,730
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   2,309   28,378   335,605   83,100
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund     4,556   88,022   10,640
Origin Emerging Markets Fund     1,706      
Preferred Securities Fund     1,567      

 

Deposits from Counterparty. Cash received from a counterparty as collateral is reflected as a liability on the statement of assets and liabilities as deposits from counterparty. There are a variety of security types which require varying levels of pledged collateral. The collateral posted to the fund by the broker is received in the fund’s custodian account.

As of February 28, 2018, deposits from counterparty were as follows (amounts in thousands):

    ISDA (OTC  
    Derivatives)  
Diversified Real Asset Fund $ 610
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   270
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund   200

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held. Opportunistic Municipal Fund has entered into transactions in which a fund transfers fixed rate bonds to trusts in exchange for cash and residual interests in the trusts’ assets and cash flows, which are in the form of inverse floating rate securities. The trusts finance the purchases of the fixed rate bonds by issuing floating rate notes to third parties. The fund enters into shortfall and forbearance agreements with the trusts, which commit the fund to pay the trusts, in certain circumstances, the difference between the liquidation value of the fixed rate bonds held by the trusts and the liquidation value of the floating rate notes held by third parties, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. The residual interests held by the fund (inverse floating rate securities) include the right of the fund (1) to cause the holders of the floating rate notes to tender their notes at par at the next interest rate reset date, and (2) to transfer the fixed rate bond from the trusts to the fund, thereby collapsing the trusts. The fund accounts for the transfer of bonds to the trusts as secured borrowings, with the securities transferred remaining in the fund’s investment assets, and the related floating rate notes reflected as fund liabilities under the caption “floating rate notes issued” in the statement of assets and liabilities. The balance of the floating rate notes issued as of February 28, 2018 was $6,248,000. The average outstanding balance for the liability during the period ended February 28, 2018 was $6,127,000 at a weighted average annual interest rate of 1.75%. The notes issued by the trusts have interest rates that reset weekly, and the floating rate note holders have the option to tender their notes to the trusts for redemption at par at each reset date.

Foreign Currency Contracts. Certain of the Funds may be subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing such Funds’ investment objectives. The Funds may use foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against changes in the value of foreign currencies. Certain of the Funds enter into forward contracts to purchase and sell foreign currencies at a specified future date at a fixed exchange rate. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the forward rate, and are marked-to-market daily. The change in fair value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate the fluctuations in underlying prices of the Funds’ portfolio securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although forward foreign currency contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. In addition, the Funds could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably to the U.S. dollar.

Futures Contracts. The Funds are subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds (with the exception of Real Estate Allocation Fund) may enter into futures contracts to hedge against changes in or to gain exposure to, change in the value of equities, interest rates and foreign currencies. Initial margin deposits are made by cash deposits or segregation of specific securities as may be required by the exchange on which the transaction was conducted. Pursuant to the contracts, a fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the fund as a variation margin receivable or payable on financial derivative instruments. Future contracts are marked to market daily at the closing settlement price or in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available, the security is valued at the last available closing settlement price. During the period the futures contracts are open, daily changes in the fair value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses. These unrealized gains or losses are included as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments on the statements of assets and liabilities. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the fund’s cost basis in the contract. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds because futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Illiquid Securities. Illiquid securities generally cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business (within seven calendar days) at approximately the value at which each of the Funds has valued the investments. This may have an adverse effect on each of the Funds’ ability to dispose of particular illiquid securities at fair value and may limit each of the Funds’ ability to obtain accurate market quotations for purposes of valuing the securities.

Indemnification. Under the Fund’s by-laws, present and past officers, directors and employees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into a variety of contracts that may contain representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

Inflation-Indexed Bonds. Certain of the Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on these bonds is generally fixed at issuance at a rate lower than typical bonds. Over the life of an inflation-indexed bond, however, interest will be paid based on a principal value, which is adjusted for inflation. Any increase or decrease in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income on the statements of operations, even though the Funds would not receive the principal until maturity.

Options Contracts. During the period, Global Multi-Strategy Fund, Diversified Real Asset Fund, Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund, and Preferred Securities Fund wrote call and put options on swaps, securities, indices and currencies they own or in which they may invest for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. Writing put options tends to increase a fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease a fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. When a fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as options contracts written on the statements of assets and liabilities. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against amounts paid on the underlying swap, security, index or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. A fund, as a writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying swap, security, index or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the swap, security, index or currency underlying the written option. There is the risk a fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. A fund may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing call options tends to increase a fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease a fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. A fund pays a premium which is included on the fund’s statements of assets and liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying swap, security, index or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. Details of options contracts open at year end are included in the Funds' schedules of investments.

Rebates. Subject to best execution, the Funds may direct certain portfolio transactions to brokerage firms that, in turn, have agreed to rebate a portion of the related brokerage commission to the Funds in cash. Commission rebates are included as a component of realized gain from investment transactions in the statements of operations.

Repurchase Agreements. The Funds may invest in repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized, typically by U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities. It is the Funds’ policy that the counterparties’ custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities. The fair value of the collateral is at all times at least equal to the total amount of the repurchase obligation. In the event of default on the obligation to repurchase, the Funds have the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. In the event the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults, the Funds could experience delays in the realization of the collateral.

In addition, Global Multi-Strategy Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain counterparties that are collateralized by assets other than U.S. government or U.S. government agency securities. The collateral pledged by the counterparty under these repurchase agreements is maintained in a segregated account at the counterparty’s custodian. After entering into the repurchase agreement, the fund may sell short the security pledged by the counterparty as collateral in anticipation of a decline in market value. Upon the settlement of the short sale, the fund will unwind the repurchase agreement.

Although the repurchase agreements are typically open-ended through the maturity date of the collateral, the fund has a right to terminate the repurchase agreement at any time with two days’ notice. During periods of high demand for the collateral security, the fund may also pay the counterparty a fee and the amount is recorded as interest expense on the statement of operations.

Global Master Repurchase Agreements govern the repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions between the fund and the counterparty. Collateral requirements for certain counterparties may be determined on a total exposure basis, rather than on an individual repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement basis in order to determine the collateral to be received or pledged.

Restricted Securities. Certain of the Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. Global Multi-Strategy Fund has entered into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells securities and agrees to repurchase them at a specified date and price. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings by the fund, and are subject to the fund’s restrictions on borrowing. Reverse repurchase agreements may increase the volatility of a fund and involve the risk that interest costs on money borrowed may exceed the return on securities purchased with the borrowed money. While a reverse repurchase agreement is outstanding, the Fund will maintain cash or appropriate liquid assets to cover its obligation under the agreement. The Fund will enter into reverse repurchase agreements only with parties that the Sub-Advisor deems creditworthy. The fund must segregate assets in an amount equal to the amount the fund owes pursuant to the terms of the reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are shown as a separate line item on the statements of assets and liabilities. Interest payments made are shown as reverse repurchase agreement interest expense on the statements of operations. The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended February 28, 2018 was $223,290,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 1.14%. The following table shows a breakdown of the obligations owed by fund, security type sold and remaining maturity for the reverse repurchase agreements.

        Payable for Reverse
Fund Security Type Remaining Contractual Tenor   Repurchase Agreement
Global Multi Strategy Fund U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities Overnight and Continuous $ 222,238
Global Multi Strategy Fund U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities Greater than 90 Days   4,896
Global Multi Strategy Fund Foreign Corporate Bond Greater than 90 Days   22,850
  Gross amount of recognized liabilities for reverse repurchase agreements $ 249,984

 

Senior Floating Rate Interests. The Funds may invest in senior floating rate interests (bank loans). Senior floating rate interests hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity (the “Borrower”), are typically secured by specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated debtholders and stockholders of the Borrower. Senior floating rate interests are typically structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as the agent of the lenders participating in the senior floating rate interest. Senior floating rate interests are typically rated below-investment-grade, which means they are more likely to default than investment-grade loans. A default could lead to non-payment of income which would result in a reduction of income to the fund and there can be no assurance that the liquidation of any collateral would satisfy the Borrower’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that such collateral could be readily liquidated.

Senior floating rate interests pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR).

Senior floating rate interests generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for the Borrower to repay, prepayments of senior floating rate interests may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of senior floating rate interests may be substantially less than stated maturities shown in the schedules of investments.

In connection with the senior floating rate interests, the Funds may also enter into unfunded loan commitments (“commitments”). All or a portion of the commitments may be unfunded. The Funds are obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. Therefore, the Funds must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation. Unfunded loan commitments are marked to market daily and the unrealized gain or loss is shown as a separate line item called unrealized gain or loss on unfunded loan commitments on the statements of assets and liabilities. As of February 28, 2018, the unfunded loan commitments were as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Unfunded Loan Commitment   Unrealized gain/loss
Diversified Real Asset Fund $ 47 $
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   2,013   3

 

Short Sales. Global Multi-Strategy Fund and Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund entered into short sales transactions during the period. A short sale is a transaction in which a fund sells a security it does not own as a hedge against some of its long positions and/or in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the security. The fund must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker dealer which made the short sale. A security sold in a short sale transaction and the interest or dividend payable on the security if any, is reflected as a liability on the statement of assets and liabilities. The fund is obligated to pay any interest or dividends received on the borrowed securities. Interest accrued and dividends declared on short positions are recorded as an expense and appear as dividends and interest on shorts on the statement of operations. A fund is obligated to deliver the security at the market price at the time the short position is closed. Possible losses from short sales may be unlimited.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

The fund is required to pledge cash or securities to the broker as collateral for securities sold short. Collateral requirements are calculated daily based on the current market value of the short positions. Cash deposited with the broker for collateral is included in deposits with counterparty on the statement of assets and liabilities and securities segregated as collateral are footnoted in the schedule of investments. The fund may pay broker’s fees on the borrowed securities and may also pay a financing charge for the difference in the market value of the short position and cash collateral deposited with the broker. These fees are included as short sale fees on the statement of operations.

Swap Agreements. Diversified Real Asset Fund, Global Multi-Strategy Fund, and Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund invested in swap agreements during the period. Swap agreements are negotiated agreements between a fund and a counterparty to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon, or calculated by reference to, changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. A fund may enter into credit default, currency, interest rate, or total return swap agreements to manage its exposure to credit, currency, interest rate, or market risk. In connection with these agreements, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency.

Swap agreements are valued through a pricing service or using procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s Board of Directors; changes in value are recorded as unrealized gain or loss. These unrealized gains or losses are included as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments on the statements of assets and liabilities.

Upon termination of swap agreements, the Funds recognize a realized gain or loss. Net periodic payments to be received or paid are accrued daily and are recorded in the statements of operations as realized gains or losses.

Payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected as such on the statements of assets and liabilities and represent payments made or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, interest rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are amortized daily over the term of the swap agreement as realized gains or losses on the statements of operations.

Notional principal amounts are used to express the extent of involvement in these agreements. Risks may exceed amounts shown on the statements of assets and liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, unfavorable interest rate fluctuation, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the swap agreements.

The Funds and any counterparty are required to maintain an agreement that requires the Funds and that counterparty to monitor the net fair value of all derivative transactions entered into pursuant to the contract between the Funds and such counterparty. If the net fair value of such derivatives transactions between the Funds and that counterparty exceeds a certain threshold (as defined in the agreement), the Funds or the counterparty are required to post cash and/or securities as collateral. Fair values of derivatives transactions presented in the financial statements are not netted with the fair values of other derivatives transactions or with any collateral amounts posted by the Funds or any counterparty.

Credit default swaps involve commitments to pay a fixed rate at a predetermined frequency in exchange for a lump sum payment if a “credit event”, as defined in the agreement, affecting a third party occurs. Credit events may include a failure to pay interest, bankruptcy, restructuring, or other event as defined in the agreement. A “buyer” of credit protection agrees to pay a counterparty to assume the credit risk of an issuer upon the occurrence of a credit event. The “seller” of the protection receives periodic payments and agrees to assume the credit risk of an issuer upon the occurrence of a credit event. As the seller of credit protection, a fund would add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

If a fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If a fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. A fund may use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds, which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect. Credit default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against default, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality.

Credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event). The Funds may use credit default swaps on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where the Funds own or has exposure to the referenced obligation).

For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of February 28, 2018 for which a fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the footnotes to the schedules of investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

Synthetic futures, which are total return swaps on futures contracts, along with equity basket swaps generally involve the commitment to receive positive returns or pay negative returns on a specified reference security, basket of securities, security index or index component, without actually owning the underlying position.

Currency swap agreements involve the commitment to exchange cash flows on a notional amount based on changes in the relative values of the specified currencies.

Interest rate swaps involve the commitment to exchange cash flows based on changes in the value of a specific reference security or a basket of securities.

Certain collateral amounts relate to exchange cleared swaps which are not subject to master netting agreements with counterparties.

To Be Announced Securities. The Funds may trade portfolio securities on a “to-be-announced” (“TBA”) or when-issued basis. In a TBA or when-issued transaction, the Funds commit to purchase or sell securities for which all specific information is not known at the time of the trade. Securities purchased on a TBA or when-issued basis are not settled until they are delivered to the Funds, normally 15 to 30 days later. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other portfolio securities.

Underlying Funds. The performance and risks of each Fund of Funds directly correspond to the performance and risks of the underlying funds in which the Fund of Funds invest. By investing in many underlying funds, the Fund of Funds has partial exposure to the risks of many different areas of the market. The more a fund of funds allocates to stock funds, the greater the expected risk.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

An underlying fund to a fund of funds may experience relatively large redemptions or purchases as the fund of funds periodically reallocates or rebalances its assets. These transactions may accelerate the realization of taxable income if sales of portfolio securities result in gains and could increase transaction costs. In addition, when a fund of funds reallocates or redeems significant assets away from an underlying fund, the loss of assets to the underlying fund could result in increased expense ratios for that fund.

The Manager is the advisor to the Funds of Funds and each of the underlying funds. Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC (“Principal-REI”) is Sub-advisor to Real Estate Allocation Fund. Principal-REI also serves as Sub-Advisor to some of the underlying funds. The Manager and Principal-REI are committed to minimizing the potential impact of underlying fund risk on underlying funds to the extent consistent with pursuing the investment objectives of the fund of funds which it manages. Each may face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities to all such funds.

As of February 28, 2018, the Funds of Funds owned the following percentages, in the aggregate, of the outstanding shares of the underlying funds listed below:

Fund Total Percentage of Outstanding Shares Owned  
Blue Chip Fund 69.40 %
Diversified Real Asset Fund 18.77  
Global Multi-Strategy Fund 37.92  
Global Opportunities Fund 98.01  
International Small Company Fund 99.08  
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund 41.23  
Origin Emerging Markets Fund 62.35  
Preferred Securities Fund 7.43  
Real Estate Debt Income Fund 98.36  
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund 3.08  

 

U.S. Government Agencies or Government-Sponsored Enterprises. Certain of the Funds may invest in U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. Government securities are obligations of, and in certain cases, guaranteed by, the U.S. Government or its agencies. The U.S. Government does not guarantee the net asset value of the Funds’ shares. Some U.S. Government securities such as treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Other securities, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Bank are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Still other securities, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations.

Government related guarantors (those not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government) include FNMA and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). FNMA is a government sponsored corporation, the common stock of which is owned entirely by private stockholders. FNMA purchases conventional residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks, credit unions, and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but Participation Certificates are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

Derivatives. The following tables provide information about where in the statements of assets and liabilities and statements of operations information about derivatives can be found (amounts in thousands):

           
Derivatives not accounted for  Asset Derivatives February 28, 2018   Fair  Liability Derivatives February 28, 2018   Fair  
as hedging instruments Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location Value Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Value  
Diversified Real Asset Fund              
Commodity contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 15,578* Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 5,817 *
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      
Foreign exchange contracts Receivables $ 11,956 Payables $ 12,933  
Interest rate contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 3,355* Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 2,151 *
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      
    Total$ 30,889   $ 20,901  
Global Multi-Strategy Fund              
Commodity contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 172 Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 247  
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      
Credit contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 1,544* Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 2,146 *
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      
Equity contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 12,769* Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 8,830 *
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      
Foreign exchange contracts Receivables $ 23,630 Payables $ 31,685  
Interest rate contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 11,762* Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 7,997 *
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      
    Total$ 49,877   $ 50,905  
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund            
Equity contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 7,816* Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 899 *
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      
Foreign exchange contracts Receivables $ 1,861 Payables $ 325  
    Total$ 9,677   $ 1,224  
Origin Emerging Markets Fund            
Equity contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 202* Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized  $  
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      
Preferred Securities Fund              
Interest rate contracts Receivables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 2,818 Payables, Net Assets Consist of Net unrealized $ 4,068  
  appreciation (depreciation) of investments     appreciation (depreciation) of investments      

 

*Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts, and certain synthetic futures contracts as shown in the schedules of investments. Only the portion of the unrealized appreciation/depreciation not yet cash settled is shown in the statements of assets and liabilities as variation margin.

            Change in Unrealized  
            Appreciation/(Depreciation) of  
Derivatives not accounted for Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives   Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives     Derivatives Recognized in Statement  
as hedging instruments Recognized in Statement of Operations   Recognized in Statement of Operations     of Operations  
Diversified Real Asset Fund              
Commodity contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Futures $ 26,155   $ (10,234 )
  contracts and Swap agreements/Net change            
  in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of            
  Futures contracts and Swap agreements            
Foreign exchange contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Investment   (2,836 )   (1,669 )
  transactions, Foreign currency contracts, and            
  Options and swaptions/Net change in            
  unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of            
  Investments, Foreign currency contracts, and            
  Options and swaptions            
Interest rate contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Investment   956     1,186  
  transactions, Futures contracts, Options and            
  swaptions, and Swap agreements/Net            
  change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Investments,            
  Futures contracts, Options and swaptions,            
  and Swap agreements            
  Total $ 24,275   $ (10,717 )
Global Multi-Strategy Fund              
Commodity contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Swap $ 1,533   $ (497 )
  agreements/Net change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Swap            
  agreements            
Credit contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Swap   (1,505 )   (146 )
  agreements/Net change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Swap            
  agreements            

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS          
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
3. Operating Policies (Continued)            
 
            Change in Unrealized  
            Appreciation/(Depreciation) of  
Derivatives not accounted for Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives     Derivatives Recognized in Statement  
as hedging instruments Recognized in Statement of Operations Recognized in Statement of Operations     of Operations  
Global Multi-Strategy Fund (continued)            
Equity contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Investment $ (11,427 ) $ (8,075 )
  transactions, Futures contracts, Options and            
  swaptions, and Swap agreements/Net            
  change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Investments,            
  Futures contracts, Options and swaptions,            
  and Swap agreements            
Foreign exchange contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Investment   (11,820 )   (8,626 )
  transactions, Foreign currency contracts,            
  Options and swaptions, and Swap            
  agreements/Net change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Investments,            
  Foreign currency contracts, Options and            
  swaptions, and Swap agreements            
Interest rate contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Investment   (1,519 )   2,454  
  transactions, Futures contracts, Options and            
  swaptions, and Swap agreements/Net            
  change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Investments,            
  Futures contracts, Options and swaptions,            
  and Swap agreements            
  Total $ (24,738 ) $ (14,890 )
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund            
Equity contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Futures $ 5,571   $ 1,747  
  contracts and Swap agreements/Net change            
  in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of            
  Futures contracts and Swap agreements            
Foreign exchange contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Foreign   (1,214 )   1,752  
  currency contracts/Net change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Foreign            
  currency contracts            
  Total $ 4,357   $ 3,499  
Origin Emerging Markets Fund            
Equity contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Futures $ 2,168   $ (713 )
  contracts/Net change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Futures            
  contracts            
Preferred Securities Fund              
Interest rate contracts Net realized gain (loss) from Investment $ 1,245   $ 101  
  transactions, Futures contracts, and Options            
  and swaptions/Net change in unrealized            
  appreciation/(depreciation) of Investments            
  and Options and swaptions            

 

Long equity futures contracts are used to obtain market exposure for the cash balances that are maintained by certain of the Funds and the notional values of the futures contracts will vary in accordance with changing cash balances. Long and short U.S. Treasury futures contracts are used to obtain interest rate exposure in order to manage duration of Diversified Real Asset Fund and Global Multi-Strategy Fund. The Preferred Securities Fund uses long and short U.S. Treasury futures contracts to mitigate interest rate volatility. The notional values of the futures contracts will vary in accordance with changing duration of these funds.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

The following table includes a summary of the average quarterly outstanding notional by derivative instrument type for the period ended February 28, 2018:

Contract Type Derivative Type   Average Notional (000's)
Diversified Real Asset Fund      
Commodity Contracts Futures - Long $ 454,273
  Futures - Short   215,234
  Total Return Swaps - Receive Floating Rate   202,937
Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Currency Contracts - Contracts to Accept   553,583
  Foreign Currency Contracts - Contracts to Deliver   597,603
  Purchased Options   42,899
  Written Options   40,844
Interest Rate Contracts Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps - Pay Floating Rate   101,665
  Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps - Receive Floating Rate   63,730
  Futures - Long   39,682
  Futures - Short   116,840
  Interest Rate Swaps - Pay Floating Rate   11,193
  Interest Rate Swaps - Receive Floating Rate   23,440
  Purchased Interest Rate Swaptions   31,110
  Purchased Options   411
  Written Interest Rate Swaptions   56,310
  Written Options   457
 
Global Multi-Strategy Fund      
Commodity Contracts Synthetic Futures - Long   16,993
  Synthetic Futures - Short   9,592
Credit Contracts Credit Default Swaps - Buy Protection   86,644
  Credit Default Swaps - Sell Protection   1,000
  Exchange Cleared Credit Default Swaps - Buy Protection   9,607
  Exchange Cleared Credit Default Swaps - Sell Protection   13,953
Equity Contracts Futures - Long   242,364
  Futures - Short   206,098
  Purchased Options   843
  Synthetic Futures - Long   12,747
  Synthetic Futures - Short   11,826
  Total Return Equity Basket Swaps   680,374
  Total Return Swaps - Pay Floating Rate   5,459
  Total Return Swaps - Receive Floating Rate   3,135
  Written Options   565
Foreign Exchange Contracts Currency Swaps – Contracts to Accept   4,822
  Currency Swaps – Contracts to Deliver   4,799
  Foreign Currency Contracts - Contracts to Accept   1,291,162
  Foreign Currency Contracts - Contracts to Deliver   1,275,645
  Purchased Options   146,765
  Written Options   95,242
Interest Rate Contracts Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps - Pay Floating Rate   292,793
  Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps - Receive Floating Rate   255,901
  Futures - Long   1,249,726
  Futures - Short   1,038,235
  Interest Rate Swaps - Pay Floating Rate   56,215
  Interest Rate Swaps - Receive Floating Rate   44,062
  Purchased Interest Rate Swaptions   38,848
  Purchased Options   33,238
  Synthetic Futures - Long   48,678
  Synthetic Futures - Short   99,278
  Total Return Swaps - Receive Floating Rate   26,646
  Written Interest Rate Swaptions   5,062

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    3. Operating Policies (Continued)      
 
    Contract Type Derivative Type   Average Notional (000’s)
    Global Multi-Strategy Fund (Continued)      
    Interest Rate Contracts (Continue) Written Options $ 5,730
 
    Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund      
    Equity Contracts Futures - Long   42,132
      Futures - Short   31,090
      Synthetic Futures - Long   1,545
      Total Return Equity Basket Swaps   233,113
      Total Return Swaps - Pay Floating Rate   313
      Total Return Swaps - Receive Floating Rate   1,298
    Foreign Exchange Contracts Foreign Currency Contracts - Contracts to Accept   38,026
      Foreign Currency Contracts - Contracts to Deliver   60,420
 
    Origin Emerging Markets Fund      
    Equity Contracts Futures - Long   26,830
 
    Preferred Securities Fund      
    Interest Rate Contracts Purchased Options   14,262
      Written Options   14,262
 
4 . Fair Valuation      

 

Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the Funds may use one or more of the following approaches: market, income and/or cost. A hierarchy for inputs is used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Funds own estimates about the estimates market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical securities as of the reporting date. The type of securities included in Level 1 includes listed equities and listed derivatives.

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.). Investments which are generally included in this category include corporate bonds, senior floating rate interests, and municipal bonds.

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). Investments which are generally included in this category include certain corporate bonds and certain mortgage backed securities.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the market place, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Funds in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

4. Fair Valuation (Continued)

Fair value is a market based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset rather than an entity specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, the Fund’s own assumptions are set to reflect those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Funds use prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date.

Investments which are generally included in the Level 3 category are primarily valued using quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for these investments. These investments are classified as Level 3 investments due to the lack of market transparency and market corroboration to support these quoted prices. Valuation models may be used as the pricing source for other investments classified as Level 3. Valuation models rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs such as prepayment rates, probability of default, or loss severity in the event of default. Significant increases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement. Benchmark pricing procedures set the base price of a security based on current market data. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or internal value based on relevant market data.

The fair values of these securities are dependent on economic, political and other considerations. The values of the underlying investee securities may be affected by significant changes in the economic conditions, changes in government policies, and other factors (e.g., natural disasters, accidents, conflicts, etc.).

Fair value of these investments is determined in good faith by the Manager under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s Board of Directors. The Manager has established a valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”) of senior officers and employees, with the responsibility of overseeing the pricing and valuation of all securities, including securities where market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee meets at least monthly and reports directly to the Board of Directors. A pricing group (the “Pricing Group”) who reports to the Valuation Committee relies on the established pricing policies to determine fair valuation. Included in the pricing policies is an overview of the approved valuation approaches established for each asset class. The Pricing Group will consider all appropriate information available when determining fair valuation.

The Pricing Group relies on externally provided valuation inputs to determine the value of Level 3 securities. Security values are updated as new information becomes available. Valuation data and changes in valuation amounts are reviewed on a daily basis based on specified criteria for the security, asset class, and other factors. In addition, valuation data is periodically compared to actual transactions executed by the Funds (i.e., purchases/sales) and differences between transaction prices and prior period valuation data are investigated based on specified tolerances.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.

The beginning of the period timing recognition has been adopted for the significant transfers between levels of each Fund’s assets and liabilities. There were no significant purchases, sales, or transfers into or out of Level 3. The table below includes transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 for the period-ended February 28, 2018 due to lack of exchange-traded valuation data:

Preferred Securities Fund    $ 5,905,049

Below are transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the period-ended February 28, 2018 due to the resumption of trading for previous thinly traded securities:

Global Multi-Strategy Fund $ 39,394
Preferred Securities Fund   85,362

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2018 in valuing the Funds' securities carried at value (amounts shown in thousands):

      Level 2 - Other        
    Level 1 - Quoted Significant Observable   Level 3 - Significant    
Fund   Prices Inputs   Unobservable Inputs   Totals (Level 1,2,3)
 
Blue Chip Fund                
Common Stocks* $ 2,781,589 $ $ $ 2,781,589
Investment Companies*   3,975       3,975
  Total investments in securities $ 2,785,564 $ $ $ 2,785,564

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
4. Fair Valuation (Continued)                      
        Level 2 - Other            
    Level 1 - Quoted   Significant Observable     Level 3 - Significant      
Fund   Prices     Inputs     Unobservable Inputs Totals (Level 1,2,3)
 
Diversified Real Asset Fund                      
Bonds* $   $ 337,392   $ $ 337,392  
Commodity Indexed Structured Notes*       22,974       22,974  
Common Stocks                      
Basic Materials   219,334     256,053       475,387  
Communications       2,145       2,145  
Consumer, Cyclical   38,627     13,538       52,165  
Consumer, Non-cyclical   40,703     60,360       101,063  
Diversified       3,268       3,268  
Energy   494,041     99,544     61   593,646  
Financial   289,250     206,248       495,498  
Industrial   100,816     116,095       216,911  
Technology   6,144     4,646       10,790  
Utilities   133,508     121,081       254,589  
Convertible Bonds*       273       273  
Investment Companies*   77,688           77,688  
Senior Floating Rate Interests*       710,328       710,328  
U.S. Government & Government Agency Obligations*       723,100       723,100  
Purchased Interest Rate Swaptions       1,248       1,248  
Purchased Options       65       65  
Total investments in securities $ 1,400,111   $ 2,678,358   $ 61 $ 4,078,530  
Assets                      
Commodity Contracts**                      
Futures $ 15,578   $   $ $ 15,578  
Foreign Exchange Contracts**                      
Foreign Currency Contracts $   $ 11,891   $ $ 11,891  
Interest Rate Contracts**                      
Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps $   $ 949   $ $ 949  
Futures   225           225  
Interest Rate Swaps       933       933  
Liabilities                      
Commodity Contracts**                      
Futures $ (5,217 ) $   $ $ (5,217 )
Total Return Swaps       (600 )     (600 )
Foreign Exchange Contracts**                      
Foreign Currency Contracts $   $ (12,911 ) $ $ (12,911 )
Written Options       (22 )     (22 )
Interest Rate Contracts**                      
Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps $   $ (681 ) $ $ (681 )
Futures   (265 )         (265 )
Interest Rate Swaps       (2 )     (2 )
Interest Rate Swaptions       (1,203 )     (1,203 )
 
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund                      
Bonds* $   $ 2,072   $ $ 2,072  
Investment Companies*   1,541           1,541  
Senior Floating Rate Interests*       8,393       8,393  
Total investments in securities $ 1,541   $ 10,465   $ $ 12,006  
 
Global Multi-Strategy Fund                      
Bonds* $   $ 753,119   $ 19,018 $ 772,137  
Common Stocks                      
Basic Materials   59,029     31,720       90,749  
Communications   109,852     12,758     80   122,690  
Consumer, Cyclical   89,150     46,536     16   135,702  
Consumer, Non-cyclical   146,904     48,542       195,446  
Diversified   1,002     2,256       3,258  
Energy   50,835     12,148       62,983  
Financial   121,386     58,837     2,792   183,015  
Industrial   76,417     41,348       117,765  
Technology   98,921     14,117     4   113,042  
Utilities   15,884     10,161       26,045  
Convertible Bonds*       73,121       73,121  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
4. Fair Valuation (Continued)                      
        Level 2 - Other            
    Level 1 - Quoted   Significant Observable     Level 3 - Significant      
Fund   Prices     Inputs     Unobservable Inputs Totals (Level 1,2,3)
 
Global Multi-Strategy Fund (Continued)                      
Convertible Preferred Stocks                      
Communications $   $   $ 213 $ 213  
Consumer, Cyclical           40   40  
Consumer, Non-cyclical   3,489     104       3,593  
Energy   201           201  
Financial   1,531     4,161       5,692  
Industrial   174           174  
Technology       378       378  
Utilities   804           804  
Investment Companies*   453,364           453,364  
Preferred Stocks                      
Basic Materials       345       345  
Communications       107     1,646   1,753  
Consumer, Cyclical       1,666       1,666  
Financial   868         722   1,590  
Industrial           69   69  
Technology           146   146  
Repurchase Agreements*       190,847       190,847  
Senior Floating Rate Interests*       158,119       158,119  
U.S. Government & Government Agency Obligations*       308,589       308,589  
Purchased Interest Rate Swaptions       114       114  
Purchased Options   4,492     1,934       6,426  
Total investments in securities $ 1,234,303   $ 1,771,027   $ 24,746 $ 3,030,076  
Short Sales                      
Bonds       (20,632 )     (20,632 )
Common Stocks                      
Basic Materials $ (4,586 ) $ (13,336 ) $ $ (17,922 )
Communications   (23,902 )   (11,239 )     (35,141 )
Consumer, Cyclical   (32,451 )   (19,642 )     (52,093 )
Consumer, Non-cyclical   (30,672 )   (25,467 )     (56,139 )
Diversified       (2,023 )     (2,023 )
Energy   (9,500 )   (5,713 )     (15,213 )
Financial   (21,765 )   (20,996 )     (42,761 )
Industrial   (18,068 )   (17,276 )     (35,344 )
Technology   (33,998 )   (1,921 )     (35,919 )
Utilities   (8,946 )   (7,204 )     (16,150 )
Convertible Bonds       (582 )     (582 )
Investment Companies   (752 )         (752 )
U.S. Government & Government Agency Obligations       (213,827 )     (213,827 )
Total Short Sales $ (184,640 ) $ (359,858 ) $ $ (544,498 )
Assets                      
Credit Contracts**                      
Credit Default Swaps $   $ 1,478   $ $ 1,478  
Exchange Cleared Credit Default Swaps       66       66  
Commodity Contracts**                      
Synthetic Futures $   $ 172   $ $ 172  
Equity Contracts**                      
Futures $ 1,073   $   $ $ 1,073  
Synthetic Futures       93       93  
Total Return Equity Basket Swaps       8,471       8,471  
Total Return Swaps       66       66  
Foreign Exchange Contracts**                      
Currency Swaps $   $ 6   $ $ 6  
Foreign Currency Contracts       21,690       21,690  
Interest Rate Contracts**                      
Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps $   $ 4,786   $ $ 4,786  
Futures   5,141           5,141  
Interest Rate Swaps       118       118  
Synthetic Futures       15       15  
Total Return Swaps       162       162  
Liabilities                      
Credit Contracts**                      
Credit Default Swaps $   $ (2,069 ) $ $ (2,069 )
Exchange Cleared Credit Default Swaps       (77 )     (77 )
Commodity Contracts**                      
Synthetic Futures $   $ (247 ) $ $ (247 )

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
4. Fair Valuation (Continued)                      
        Level 2 - Other            
    Level 1 - Quoted   Significant Observable     Level 3 - Significant      
Fund   Prices     Inputs     Unobservable Inputs Totals (Level 1,2,3)
 
Global Multi-Strategy Fund (Continued)                      
Liabilities (Continued)                      
Equity Contracts**                      
Futures $ (5,108 ) $   $ $ (5,108 )
Written Options   (1,481 )         (1,481 )
Synthetic Futures       (241 )     (241 )
Total Return Equity Basket Swaps       (1,998 )     (1,998 )
Total Return Swaps       (2 )     (2 )
Foreign Exchange Contracts**                      
Foreign Currency Contracts $   $ (30,754 ) $ $ (30,754 )
Written Options       (931 )     (931 )
Interest Rate Contracts**                      
Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps $   $ (4,295 ) $ $ (4,295 )
Futures   (1,566 )         (1,566 )
Interest Rate Swaps       (73 )     (73 )
Interest Rate Swaption              
Written Options   (1,913 )         (1,913 )
Synthetic Futures       (150 )     (150 )
 
Global Opportunities Fund                      
Common Stocks                      
Basic Materials $   $ 4,736   $ $ 4,736  
Communications   94,728           94,728  
Consumer, Cyclical   50,655     78,368       129,023  
Consumer, Non-cyclical   120,001     45,775       165,776  
Diversified   53           53  
Energy   13,015     23,760       36,775  
Financial   125,797     104,649       230,446  
Industrial   89,712     27,940       117,652  
Technology   72,365     15,624       87,989  
Utilities   12,473     20,497       32,970  
Investment Companies*   1,855           1,855  
Preferred Stocks   5,451           5,451  
Total investments in securities $ 586,105   $ 321,349   $ $ 907,454  
 
International Small Company Fund                      
Common Stocks                      
Basic Materials $ 16,249   $ 64,788   $ $ 81,037  
Communications   6,043     28,089       34,132  
Consumer, Cyclical   21,061     159,352       180,413  
Consumer, Non-cyclical   5,668     136,509       142,177  
Diversified       12,470       12,470  
Energy   17,647     26,309       43,956  
Financial   14,616     193,330       207,946  
Industrial   15,227     189,288       204,515  
Technology   14,018     52,070       66,088  
Utilities       17,900       17,900  
Investment Companies*   15,898           15,898  
Preferred Stocks                      
Industrial       2,289       2,289  
Total investments in securities $ 126,427   $ 882,394   $ $ 1,008,821  
 
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund                      
Common Stocks                      
Basic Materials $ 13,281   $ 8,422   $ $ 21,703  
Communications   22,531     5,633       28,164  
Consumer, Cyclical   24,923     15,304       40,227  
Consumer, Non-cyclical   51,473     8,147       59,620  
Energy   11,930     4,384       16,314  
Financial   25,815     11,336       37,151  
Industrial   27,854     20,528       48,382  
Technology   26,566     7,605       34,171  
Utilities   3,481     2,107       5,588  
Investment Companies*   78,983           78,983  
Preferred Stocks                      
Consumer, Cyclical       2,295       2,295  
U.S. Government & Government Agency Obligations*       11,971       11,971  
Total investments in securities $ 286,837   $ 97,732   $ $ 384,569  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
4. Fair Valuation (Continued)                    
        Level 2 - Other            
    Level 1 - Quoted   Significant Observable     Level 3 - Significant      
Fund   Prices     Inputs     Unobservable Inputs Totals (Level 1,2,3)
 
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund (Continued)                    
Short Sales                      
Common Stocks                      
Basic Materials $ (3,357 ) $ (2,090 ) $ $ (5,447 )
Communications   (7,016 )   (1,617 )     (8,633 )
Consumer, Cyclical   (12,509 )   (6,324 )     (18,833 )
Consumer, Non-cyclical   (19,664 )   (3,528 )     (23,192 )
Energy   (7,331 )   (290 )     (7,621 )
Financial   (13,723 )   (5,525 )     (19,248 )
Industrial   (7,419 )   (7,820 )     (15,239 )
Technology   (12,914 )   (1,743 )     (14,657 )
Utilities   (5,136 )   (1,620 )     (6,756 )
Investment Companies   (16,660 )         (16,660 )
  Total Short Sales$ (105,729 ) $ (30,557 ) $ $ (136,286 )
Assets                      
Equity Contracts**                      
Futures $ 1,401   $   $ $ 1,401  
Total Return Equity Basket Swaps     6,410       6,410  
Total Return Swaps       5       5  
Foreign Exchange Contracts**                      
Foreign Currency Contracts $   $ 1,861   $ $ 1,861  
Liabilities                      
Equity Contracts**                      
Futures $ (638 ) $   $ $ (638 )
Synthetic Futures       (8 )     (8 )
Total Return Equity Basket Swaps     (249 )     (249 )
Total Return Swaps       (4 )     (4 )
Foreign Exchange Contracts**                      
Foreign Currency Contracts $   $ (325 ) $ $ (325 )
 
Opportunistic Municipal Fund                      
Investment Companies* $ 113   $   $ $ 113  
Municipal Bonds*       125,253       125,253  
  Total investments in securities $ 113   $ 125,253   $ $ 125,366  
 
Origin Emerging Markets Fund                      
Common Stocks                      
Basic Materials $ 7,117   $ 60,228   $ $ 67,345  
Communications   66,985     56,531       123,516  
Consumer, Cyclical   8,540     40,381       48,921  
Consumer, Non-cyclical   7,849     26,341       34,190  
Diversified       13,884       13,884  
Energy       69,353       69,353  
Financial       186,566       186,566  
Industrial       64,312       64,312  
Technology   45,959     47,623       93,582  
Utilities   4,726     3,635       8,361  
Investment Companies*   18,744           18,744  
  Total investments in securities $ 159,920   $ 568,854   $ $ 728,774  
Assets                      
Equity Contracts**                      
Futures   202           202  
 
Preferred Securities Fund                      
Bonds* $   $ 4,393,955   $ $ 4,393,955  
Convertible Preferred Stocks                      
Financial   80,347           80,347  
Investment Companies*   37,030           37,030  
Preferred Stocks                      
Communications   101,532     142,114       243,646  
Consumer, Non-cyclical       27,734       27,734  
Financial   640,565     122,355       762,920  
Government       67,356       67,356  
Industrial   39,816           39,816  
Utilities   151,271     1,931       153,202  
Purchased Options   2,818           2,818  
  Total investments in securities $ 1,053,379   $ 4,755,445   $ $ 5,808,824  
Liabilities                      
Interest Rate Contracts**                      
Written Options   (4,068 )         (4,068 )

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
4. Fair Valuation (Continued)              
      Level 2 - Other        
    Level 1 - Quoted Significant Observable   Level 3 - Significant    
Fund   Prices   Inputs   Unobservable Inputs    Totals (Level 1,2,3)
 
Real Estate Allocation Fund                
Investment Companies* $ 1,649 $ $ $ 1,649
  Total investments in securities $ 1,649 $ $ $ 1,649
 
Real Estate Debt Income Fund                
Bonds* $ $ 185,754 $ $ 185,754
Investment Companies*   5,235       5,235
  Total investments in securities $ 5,235 $ 185,754 $ $ 190,989
 
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund              
Common Stocks                
Basic Materials $ 104,998 $ $ $ 104,998
Communications   95,001       95,001
Consumer, Cyclical   362,453       362,453
Consumer, Non-cyclical   329,143       329,143
Energy   202,884       202,884
Financial   942,414   18,307     960,721
Government   41,182       41,182
Industrial   320,863       320,863
Technology   157,330       157,330
Utilities   170,547       170,547
Investment Companies*   84,703       84,703
  Total investments in securities $ 2,811,518 $ 18,307 $ $ 2,829,825

 

*      For additional detail regarding sector classifications, please see the Schedules of Investments.
**      Exchange Cleared Swaps, Futures, and Foreign Currency Contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of the instrument.

At the end of the period, there were no Funds which had a significant Level 3 balance. During the period, there were no significant purchases, sales, or transfers into or out of Level 3.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

5. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates

Management Services. The Funds have agreed to pay investment advisory and management fees to the Manager computed at an annual percentage rate of each of the Funds’ average daily net assets. A portion of the management fee is paid by the Manager to the sub-advisor of each of the Funds, some of which are affiliates of the Manager. The annual rates used in this calculation for the Funds are as follows:

      Net Assets of Fund      
  First $500   Next $500   Next $500     Over $1.5  
  million   million   million   billion  
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund .65 % .63 % .61 % .60 %
Global Opportunities Fund .85   .83   .81   .80  
International Small Company Fund 1.05   1.03   1.01   1.00  
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund 1.57   1.55   1.53   1.52  
Opportunistic Municipal Fund .50   .48   .46   .45  
Origin Emerging Markets Fund 1.20   1.18   1.16   1.15  
Real Estate Debt Income Fund .55   .53   .51   .50  

 

          Net Assets of Fund          
  First $500   Next $500   Next $500   Next $500   Next $1   Over $3  
  million   million   million   million   billion   billion  
Blue Chip Fund .70 % .68 % .66 % .65 % .64 % .63 %
Diversified Real Asset Fund .85   .83   .81   .80   .79   .78  
Global Multi-Strategy Fund 1.60   1.58   1.56   1.55   1.54   1.53  
Preferred Securities Fund .75   .73   .71   .70   .69   .68  
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund .80   .78   .76   .75   .74   .73  
 
      All Net Assets              
Real Estate Allocation Fund     .00 %                

 

In addition to the management fee, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 classes of shares of the Funds pay the Manager a service fee and an administrative service fee computed at an annual percentage rate of each class’s average daily net assets. The annual rates for the service fee are .25%, .25%, .25%, .25%, and .25% and the annual rates for the administrative service fee are .28%, .20%, .07%, .03%, and .01% for R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5, respectively. Class A, Class C, Class T, and Institutional shares of the Funds reimburse Principal Shareholder Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”) (wholly owned by the Manager) for transfer agent services. Class J shares pays the Transfer Agent a fee for the services provided in an amount that includes a profit.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

5. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses (excluding interest expense, expenses related to fund investments, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) for certain classes of shares of certain of the Funds. The reductions and reimbursements are in amounts that maintain total operating expenses at or below certain limits. The limits are expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to each class of shares on an annualized basis during the reporting period. The operating expense limits are as follows:

  Period from September 1, 2017 through February 28, 2018    
  Class A   Class C   Class T Institutional   Expiration
Blue Chip Fund 1.35 %* 2.10 %* 1.22% .81 % December 30, 2018
Diversified Real Asset Fund 1.22 ^ 1.97 ^ N/A .85 ^ December 30, 2018
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund 1.10   N/A   N/A .75   December 30, 2018
Global Multi-Strategy Fund N/A   2.75   N/A 1.63   December 30, 2018
Global Opportunities Fund 1.50   2.25   N/A .85   December 30, 2018
International Small Company Fund 1.60   N/A   N/A 1.20   December 30, 2018
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund 2.02   N/A   N/A 1.67   December 30, 2018
Opportunistic Municipal Fund .90   1.65   N/A .62   December 30, 2018
Origin Emerging Markets Fund 1.75   N/A   N/A 1.25   December 30, 2018
Preferrred Securities Fund N/A   N/A   1.07 .81 # December 30, 2018
Real Estate Allocation Fund .50   N/A   N/A .15   December 30, 2018
Real Estate Debt Income Fund 1.00   N/A   N/A .70   December 30, 2018
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund 1.13 ** 1.88 ** N/A .86   December 30, 2018

 

*      Contractual limit expires June 30, 2018.
**      Period from October 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018.
^      Prior to October 1, 2017, the contractual limits were 1.25%, 2.00%, and .88% for Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class, respectively.
#      Prior to December 31, 2017, the contractual limit was .82%.

In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to limit certain of the Funds’ management and investment advisory fees. The expense limit will reduce the Fund’s management and investment advisory fees by the following amounts:

      Expiration
Diversified Real Asset Fund .03%* December 30, 2018
Global Multi-Strategy Fund .04   December 30, 2018
 
* Period from October 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018.    

 

In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to limit R-6 expenses other than management and investment advisory fees and distribution fees and, if necessary, pay expenses normally payable by the Funds, excluding interest expense, expenses related to fund investments, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses. The limits are expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to R-6 shares on an annualized basis during the reporting period. The limits are as follows:

  Period from September 1, 2017 through February 28, 2018
  R-6   Expiration
Blue Chip Fund .01 % December 30, 2018
Diversified Real Asset Fund .02   December 30, 2018
Global Multi-Strategy Fund .02   December 30, 2018
International Small Company Fund .02   December 30, 2018
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund .02   December 30, 2018
Origin Emerging Markets Fund .02   December 30, 2018
Preferred Securities Fund .02   December 30, 2018
Real Estate Debt Income Fund .02   December 30, 2018
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund .02   December 30, 2018

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

5. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

Amounts owed to the Funds under the terms of the expense limitation agreements are reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities as expense reimbursement from Manager and are settled periodically.

Distribution Fees. The Class A, Class C, Class J, Class T, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 shares of the Funds bear distribution fees. The fee is computed at an annual rate of the average daily net assets attributable to each class of each of the Funds. Distribution fees are paid to Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. (“the Distributor”), the principal distributor of the Funds. A portion of the distribution fees may be paid to other selling dealers for providing certain services. The annual rates are .25%, 1.00%, .15%, .25%, .35%, .30%, .25%, and .10% for Class A, Class C, Class J, Class T, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 classes of shares, respectively.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to limit the distribution fees (expressed as a percent of average net assets on an annualized basis) attributable to Class J shares. The limit will maintain the level of distribution fees not to exceed .12% for Class J shares. The voluntary expense limit may be terminated at any time.

Amounts owed to the Funds under the terms of the expense limitation agreements are reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities as expense reimbursement from Distributor and are settled monthly.

Sales Charges. The Distributor receives proceeds of any CDSC on certain Class A, Class C, and Class J share redemptions. The charge for Class A shares is 1.00% of the lesser of current market value or the cost of shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase that were originally sold without a sales charge. The charge for Class C shares is 1.00% of the lesser of current market value or the cost of shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase. The charge for Class J shares is 1.00% of the lesser of current market value or the cost of shares redeemed within 18 months of purchase. The Distributor also retains sales charges on sales of Class A shares based on declining rates which begin at 3.75% for Diversified Real Asset Fund, Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund, Global Multi-Strategy Fund, Opportunistic Municipal Fund, Preferred Securities Fund, and Real Estate Debt Income Fund and 5.50% for Blue Chip Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, International Small Company Fund, Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund, Origin Emerging Markets Fund, Real Estate Allocation Fund, and Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund. The Distributor also retains sales charges on sales of Class T shares based on declining rates which begin at 2.50% for Blue Chip Fund and Preferred Securities Fund. The aggregate amounts of these charges retained by the Distributor for the period ended February 28, 2018, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Class A   Class C Class J
Blue Chip Fund $ 205 $ 5 $2
Diversified Real Asset Fund   10   1 N/A
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund   2   N/A N/A
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   9   2 N/A
Global Opportunities Fund   5   N/A
International Small Company Fund   6   N/A N/A
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund   3   N/A N/A
Opportunistic Municipal Fund   3   1 N/A
Origin Emerging Markets Fund   3   N/A N/A
Preferred Securities Fund   150   18 2
Real Estate Allocation Fund   3   N/A N/A
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   2   N/A N/A
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund   34   9 N/A

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

5. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

Affiliated Ownership. At February 28, 2018, Principal Life Insurance Company (an affiliate of the Manager), the Manager, Principal Securities, Inc., Collective Investment Trusts sponsored by Principal Trust Company, benefit plans and separate accounts sponsored on behalf of Principal Life Insurance Company, and other affiliated entities owned shares of the Funds as follows (amounts in thousands):

  Class A Class C Class J    Institutional  R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6
Blue Chip Fund 1 320 N/A N/A 1 1 23,264
Diversified Real Asset Fund N/A 66 N/A N/A 1 1 1 23,597
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund 212 N/A N/A 750 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Global Multi-Strategy Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18,187
Global Opportunities Fund N/A 638 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
International Small Company Fund N/A N/A 84 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund N/A N/A 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 16,167
Opportunistic Municipal Fund N/A 30 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Origin Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18,138
Preferred Securities Fund 8,219
Real Estate Allocation Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Real Estate Debt Income Fund N/A N/A 64 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund N/A 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 373

 

Affiliated Brokerage Commissions. With respect to Preferred Securities Fund, $62,000 of brokerage commission was paid to Spectrum Asset Management, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group. The other Funds did not pay brokerage commissions to any member of the Principal Financial Group during the period ended February 28, 2018.

6. Investment Transactions

For the period ended February 28, 2018, the cost of investment securities purchased and proceeds from investment securities sold (not including short-term investments and U.S. government securities) by the Funds were as follows (amounts in thousands):

            Covers on    
            Securities Sold   Securities Sold
    Purchases   Sales   Short   Short
Blue Chip Fund $ 625,333 $ 343,301 $ $
Diversified Real Asset Fund   1,158,848   1,351,403    
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund   4,250   2,555    
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   2,622,254   2,684,895   704,991   691,929
Global Opportunities Fund   431,071   518,263    
International Small Company Fund   216,523   317,643    
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund   376,722   364,839   114,359   123,420
Opportunistic Municipal Fund   45,711   42,497    
Origin Emerging Markets Fund   143,139   185,191    
Preferred Securities Fund   516,798   361,026    
Real Estate Allocation Fund   570   393    
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   31,121   24,806    
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund   512,160   1,041,445    

 

For the period ended February 28, 2018, the cost of U.S. government securities purchased and proceeds from U.S. government securities sold (not including short-term investments) by the Funds were as follows (amounts in thousands):

            Covers on    
            Securities Sold   Securities Sold
    Purchases   Sales   Short   Short
Diversified Real Asset Fund $ 688,967 $ 681,473 $ $
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   1,839,040   1,715,250   991,446   1,018,909

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

7. Federal Tax Information

Distributions to Shareholders. The federal income tax character of distributions paid for the periods ended February 28, 2018, and August 31, 2017 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

                  Long-Term  
    Ordinary Income   Tax-Exempt Income   Capital Gain  
    2018   2017   2018 2017 ^ 2018   2017 *
Blue Chip Fund $ 3,511 $ 11,106 $ — $ — $   63,361 $ 4,175  
Diversified Real Asset Fund   89,016   96,628        
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund   214   635        
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   66,313   3,555     12,311    
Global Opportunities Fund   78,458   22,466     13,245    
International Small Company Fund   45,566   1,380     4,754    
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund   10,996   2,398     6,573    
Opportunistic Municipal Fund     5   2,224 4,458      
Origin Emerging Markets Fund   6,798   5,516        
Preferred Securities Fund   144,533   264,083     9,427   47,567  
Real Estate Allocation Fund   30   35       4  
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   3,514   5,906       3  
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund   69,264   64,435     98,726    

 

^ The Funds designate these distributions as exempt interest per IRC Sec. 852(b)(5).

*The Funds designate these distributions as long-term capital gain dividends per IRC Sec. 852 (b)(3)(C) in the 20-percent group (which may be taxed at a 20-percent rate, a 15-percent rate or a 0-percent rate, depending on the shareholder’s taxable income).

Certain Funds may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

7. Federal Tax Information (Continued)

Distributable Earnings. As of August 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings/(deficit) on a federal tax basis were as follows (amounts in thousands):

                                  Total  
    Undistributed   Undistributed     Undistributed          Net Unrealized   Other     Accumulated  
    Ordinary   Tax-Exempt    Long-Term    Accumulated       Appreciation    Temporary     Earnings  
    Income   Income   Capital Gains   Losses     (Depreciation) Differences*     (Deficit)  
Blue Chip Fund $ 2,003 $ $ 26,137 $   $ 391,243   $   $ 419,383  
Diversified Real Asset Fund   59,778       (312,443 )   147,145         (105,520 )
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund   7       (1,064 )   (25 )   1     (1,081 )
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   43,364     6,564       78,818     (5,949 )   122,797  
Global Opportunities Fund   75,329     4,500       110,597         190,426  
International Small Company Fund   29,816       (566 )   125,053         154,303  
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund   8,173     4,488       10,297     (873 )   22,085  
Opportunistic Municipal Fund     41     (2,368 )   2,958         631  
Origin Emerging Markets Fund   6,583       (164,514 )   187,744         29,813  
Preferred Securities Fund   8,162     738       402,681     40,831     452,412  
Real Estate Allocation Fund   5           34         39  
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   428       (257 )   588         759  
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund   35,881     56,022       427,816         519,719  

 

*Represents book-to-tax accounting differences related to straddle loss deferrals, constructive sale gain recognition, defaulted securities, contingent convertible bonds, and perpetual bonds.

Capital Loss Carryforwards. For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards are losses that can be used to offset future capital gains of the Funds. At August 31, 2017, the Funds had approximate net capital loss carryforwards as follows (amounts in thousands):

    No Expiration:    
    Short-Term   Long-Term   Total
Diversified Real Asset Fund $ 263,465 $ 48,978 $ 312,443
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund   310   755   1,065
International Small Company Fund   566     566
Opportunistic Municipal Fund   1,934   434   2,368
Origin Emerging Markets Fund   164,515     164,515
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   257     257

 

Capital losses generated in taxable years beginning after the enactment date of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 on December 22, 2010, will be carried forward with no expiration and with the character of the loss retained.

As of August 31, 2017, the following funds utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Utilized
Diversified Real Asset Fund $ 59,301
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund   197
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   20,326
Global Opportunities Fund   13,167
International Small Company Fund   1,986
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund   2,717
Opportunistic Municipal Fund   118
Origin Emerging Markets Fund   36,773
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund   9,047

 

Late-Year Losses. A regulated investment company may elect to treat any portion of any qualified late-year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late-year losses are certain capital and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Fund’s taxable year subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. As of August 31, 2017, the Funds do not plan to defer any late-year losses.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

7. Federal Tax Information (Continued)

Reclassification of Capital Accounts. The Funds may record reclassifications in their capital accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the total net assets of the Funds. The reclassifications are a result of permanent differences between U.S. GAAP and tax accounting. Adjustments are made to reflect the impact these items have on current and future distributions to shareholders. Therefore, the source of the Funds’ distributions may be shown in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets as from net investment income, from net realized gains on investments or from capital depending on the type of book and tax differences that exist. For the year ended August 31, 2017, the Funds recorded reclassifications as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Accumulated     Accumulated        
    Undistributed Net     Net Realized        
    Investment Income     Gain on Investments     Paid in Capital  
Blue Chip Fund $ (4,311 ) $ (30,723 ) $ 35,034  
Diversified Real Asset Fund   (21,350 )   31,505     (10,155 )
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund   1     (1 )    
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   (9,288 )   (5,974 )   15,262  
Global Opportunities Fund   8,482     (36,791 )   28,309  
International Small Company Fund   2,227     (7,562 )   5,335  
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund   3,797     (3,797 )    
Opportunistic Municipal Fund   (72 )   72      
Origin Emerging Markets Fund   (1,225 )   1,225      
Preferred Securities Fund   7,644     (18,392 )   10,748  
Real Estate Allocation Fund       (1 )   1  
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   (2 )   2      
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund   (36,625 )   (34,311 )   70,936  

 

Federal Income Tax Basis. At February 28, 2018, the net federal income tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and federal tax cost of investments held by the Funds were as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Unrealized   Unrealized     Net Unrealized     Cost for Federal
    Appreciation   (Depreciation)     Appreciation/(Depreciation)     Income Tax Purposes
Blue Chip Fund $ 660,541 $ (31,349 ) $ 629,192   $ 2,156,372
Diversified Real Asset Fund   164,179   (138,408 )   25,771     4,078,507
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund   96   (68 )   28     11,978
Global Multi-Strategy Fund   126,246   (72,050 )   54,196     2,956,548
Global Opportunities Fund   140,568   (17,283 )   123,285     784,169
International Small Company Fund   182,276   (18,718 )   163,558     845,263
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund   23,779   (5,956 )   17,823     359,892
Opportunistic Municipal Fund*   3,160   (1,893 )   1,267     117,851
Origin Emerging Markets Fund   223,796   (3,408 )   220,388     508,588
Preferred Securities Fund   342,920   (88,311 )   254,609     5,550,186
Real Estate Allocation Fund   10   (44 )   (34 )   1,683
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   805   (6,687 )   (5,882 )   196,871
Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund   466,753   (171,325 )   295,428     2,534,397

 

* The fund holds floating rate securities which are accounted for differently for U.S. GAAP vs. federal income tax purposes. This causes a difference in cost basis and fair market value of investments for tax and U.S. GAAP purposes.

8. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. On March 13, 2018, the Board of Directors approved a Plan of Liquidation for the Real Estate Allocation Fund. Pursuant to the Plan of Liquidation, the Real Estate Allocation Fund will liquidate on or about April 27, 2018. There were no additional items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

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Schedule of Investments
Blue Chip Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 100.06% Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's)  
Aerospace & Defense - 3.30%       Software (continued)        
TransDigm Group Inc 318,239 $ 91,752 salesforce.com Inc (a) 640,481 $ 74,456  
              $ 212,905  
Banks - 0.37%       TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 2,781,589  
First Republic Bank/CA 109,455   10,157 INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.14% Shares Held Value (000's)  
        Money Market Funds - 0.14%        
Building Materials - 0.59%       Principal Government Money Market Fund (b) 3,974,952   3,975  
Martin Marietta Materials Inc 80,802   16,478            
        TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 3,975  
Chemicals - 6.07%       Total Investments   $ 2,785,564  
Air Products & Chemicals Inc 405,474   65,196 Other Assets and Liabilities - (0.20)%   $ (5,437 )
Praxair Inc 560,906   83,996 TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%   $ 2,780,127  
Sherwin-Williams Co/The 49,079   19,709            
    $ 168,901            
Commercial Services - 5.17%       (a) Non-income producing security        
Ecolab Inc 84,240   10,989 (b) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Gartner Inc (a) 311,792   35,360   Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
IHS Markit Ltd (a) 326,089   15,343   Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the  
Moody's Corp 491,219   81,975   outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-  
    $ 143,667   schedule for transactional information.        
Diversified Financial Services - 11.85%                  
Charles Schwab Corp/The 1,027,103   54,457            
FNF Group 427,475   17,069            
Mastercard Inc 713,866   125,469   Portfolio Summary (unaudited)      
Visa Inc 1,077,505   132,469 Sector       Percent  
    $ 329,464 Financial     35.56 %
Electric - 0.55%       Communications     25.87 %
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP 377,977   15,248 Consumer, Cyclical     10.96 %
        Consumer, Non-cyclical     8.65 %
Healthcare - Products - 3.48%       Technology     7.66 %
Danaher Corp 797,981   78,027 Basic Materials     6.07 %
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc 335,328   18,798 Industrial     3.89 %
    $ 96,825 Energy     0.85 %
Home Builders - 0.23%       Utilities     0.55 %
Lennar Corp - A Shares 113,772   6,437 Investment Companies     0.14 %
        Other Assets and Liabilities     (0.20 )%
Insurance - 11.40%       TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %
Aon PLC 563,068   79,010            
Berkshire Hathaway Inc - Class B (a) 903,109   187,124            
Markel Corp (a) 45,629   50,739            
    $ 316,873            
Internet - 24.02%                  
Alphabet Inc - A Shares (a) 7,384   8,151            
Alphabet Inc - C Shares (a) 201,152   222,219            
Amazon.com Inc (a) 182,821   276,508            
Booking Holdings Inc (a) 35,247   71,694            
Facebook Inc (a) 436,408   77,820            
Liberty Ventures (a) 211,552   11,322            
    $ 667,714            
Media - 1.85%                  
Liberty Global PLC - C Shares (a) 1,712,640   51,431            
 
Pipelines - 0.85%                  
Kinder Morgan Inc/DE 1,456,757   23,599            
 
Private Equity - 4.79%                  
Brookfield Asset Management Inc 3,435,905   133,038            
 
REITs - 7.15%                  
American Tower Corp 983,868   137,082            
Equinix Inc 59,922   23,496            
SBA Communications Corp (a) 242,190   38,089            
    $ 198,667            
Retail - 10.73%                  
CarMax Inc (a) 872,724   54,039            
Costco Wholesale Corp 48,579   9,274            
O'Reilly Automotive Inc (a) 122,735   29,971            
Restaurant Brands International Inc 646,487   37,878            
Starbucks Corp 1,168,915   66,745            
TJX Cos Inc/The 784,392   64,853            
Yum! Brands Inc 438,356   35,673            
    $ 298,433            
Software - 7.66%                  
Microsoft Corp 1,476,476   138,449            

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Blue Chip Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Affiliated Securities   August 31, 2017 Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018
    Value   Cost   Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund   $   $ 214,625 $ 210,650 $   3,975
    $   $ 214,625 $ 210,650 $   3,975
 
 
    Realized Gain/Loss     Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized
    Income   on Investments     Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 15 $   $     $
  $ 15 $   $     $
Amounts in thousands                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 53.70% Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Agriculture - 0.34%       Electric (continued)      
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 110,040 $ 4,569 PG&E Corp 305,971 $ 12,572
Bunge Ltd 65,587   4,947 Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA 873,280   4,840
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd 15,976,400   4,325     $ 102,653
    $ 13,841 Electronics - 0.16%      
Automobile Parts & Equipment - 0.07%       Badger Meter Inc 20,266   965
Aptiv PLC 33,134   3,026 Halma PLC 263,033   4,346
        Watts Water Technologies Inc 19,360   1,462
Building Materials - 0.56%           $ 6,773
Boise Cascade Co 5,822   235 Energy - Alternate Sources - 0.14%      
Duratex SA 478,700   1,688 China Longyuan Power Group Corp Ltd 3,907,000   2,578
Geberit AG 16,499   7,449 Pattern Energy Group Inc 84,300   1,565
Louisiana-Pacific Corp 134,139   3,823 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 24,572   1,776
Norbord Inc 92,677   3,129     $ 5,919
Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc (a) 52,715   554 Engineering & Construction - 1.53%      
Reliance Worldwide Corp Ltd 328,894   1,091 Aegion Corp (a) 29,349   674
Vulcan Materials Co 42,924   5,053 Aena SME SA (b) 35,001   7,108
    $ 23,022 Arcadis NV 64,499   1,545
Chemicals - 2.05%       Auckland International Airport Ltd 396,800   1,842
CF Industries Holdings Inc 117,117   4,830 Beijing Capital International Airport Co Ltd 532,400   785
Covestro AG (b) 34,947   3,942 Eiffage SA 20,200   2,187
DowDuPont Inc 49,115   3,453 Enav SpA (b) 1,947,893   9,912
FMC Corp 46,487   3,648 Ferrovial SA 406,904   8,781
Ingevity Corp (a) 20,958   1,570 Flughafen Zurich AG 39,438   9,364
K+S AG 508,116   14,150 Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV 78,100   754
Lenzing AG 20,038   2,474 Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (a) 202,300   1,135
LyondellBasell Industries NV 45,750   4,951 Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura 134,455   1,374
Monsanto Co 37,082   4,575 SAB de CV      
Mosaic Co/The 180,668   4,755 Sydney Airport 1,994,197   10,131
Nutrien Ltd 205,420   10,093 Vinci SA 73,034   7,211
Nutrien Ltd 109,400   5,387     $ 62,803
OCI NV (a) 194,992   4,571 Environmental Control - 0.15%      
Olin Corp 115,730   3,761 China Water Affairs Group Ltd 760,000   670
Yara International ASA 269,881   11,926 CT Environmental Group Ltd 2,586,000   450
    $ 84,086 Kurita Water Industries Ltd 73,700   2,253
Commercial Services - 1.06%       SIIC Environment Holdings Ltd 810,800   315
Abertis Infraestructuras SA 126,300   3,014 Tetra Tech Inc 50,279   2,461
Atlantia SpA 254,887   7,829     $ 6,149
Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc (a),(c) 11,792   74 Food - 0.21%      
Corp America Airports SA (a) 47,900   762 Ingredion Inc 31,690   4,140
Getlink SE 484,529   6,232 Wilmar International Ltd 1,894,800   4,590
Macquarie Atlas Roads Group 354,000   1,510     $ 8,730
OHL Mexico SAB de CV 4,487,365   7,970 Forest Products & Paper - 4.07%      
Transurban Group 1,808,307   16,116 Acadian Timber Corp 154,100   2,327
    $ 43,507 BillerudKorsnas AB 197,542   2,927
Consumer Products - 0.23%       Canfor Corp (a) 391,498   9,251
Avery Dennison Corp 38,454   4,544 Clearwater Paper Corp (a) 34,826   1,310
Kimberly-Clark Corp 44,070   4,888 Domtar Corp 74,025   3,313
    $ 9,432 Empresas CMPC SA 976,900   3,764
Cosmetics & Personal Care - 0.41%       Fibria Celulose SA ADR 1,104,305   20,762
Essity AB 150,769   4,126 Holmen AB 54,940   2,842
Kao Corp 37,300   2,723 Interfor Corp (a) 285,769   5,423
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA 662,539   6,566 International Paper Co 206,141   12,284
Unicharm Corp 116,600   3,255 Klabin SA 937,600   5,074
    $ 16,670 Mondi PLC 587,861   15,292
Electric - 2.50%       Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd 4,535,000   8,069
ACEA SpA 39,761   690 Oji Holdings Corp 1,177,000   7,671
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp 340,000   3,362 Quintis Ltd (a),(d) 2,854,062   709
American Electric Power Co Inc 128,300   8,414 Sappi Ltd 750,921   4,833
CLP Holdings Ltd 349,000   3,530 Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 262,453   9,131
CMS Energy Corp 50,600   2,148 Stora Enso OYJ 770,240   13,602
Dominion Energy Inc 48,800   3,615 Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd 307,200   5,122
Edison International 104,555   6,335 Suzano Papel e Celulose SA 859,900   5,636
Enel SpA 1,454,413   8,442 UPM-Kymmene OYJ 396,644   13,571
Entergy Corp 38,600   2,927 West Fraser Timber Co Ltd 132,357   9,219
FirstEnergy Corp 53,500   1,730 Western Forest Products Inc 2,381,813   5,067
Hera SpA 648,903   2,207     $ 167,199
Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd 14,110,000   3,407 Gas - 1.47%      
Iberdrola SA 1,418,750   10,441 Atmos Energy Corp 38,100   3,067
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV 1,474,587   6,962 ENN Energy Holdings Ltd 272,700   2,074
Innogy SE (b) 89,537   3,571 Italgas SpA 189,735   1,017
NextEra Energy Inc 88,900   13,526 National Grid PLC 1,884,300   19,070
NRG Energy Inc 29,100   753 Sempra Energy 196,511   21,416
Orsted A/S (b) 51,100   3,181        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Diversified Real Asset Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Gas (continued)       Mining (continued)      
Snam SpA 778,570 $ 3,485 Glencore PLC (a) 4,124,281 $ 21,688
Southcross Holdings Borrower LP (a),(c) 37   12 Goldcorp Inc 346,700   4,339
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc 122,500   8,070 MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR 252,716   4,991
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd 35,000   874 Newcrest Mining Ltd 539,207   8,849
Western Gas Equity Partners LP 33,823   1,231 Newmont Mining Corp 287,580   10,986
    $ 60,316 Norsk Hydro ASA 643,302   4,322
Hand & Machine Tools - 0.03%       Orocobre Ltd (a) 254,788   1,269
Franklin Electric Co Inc 26,862   1,052 Rio Tinto Ltd 270,955   16,798
        South32 Ltd 1,773,211   4,478
Healthcare - Products - 0.22%       Southern Copper Corp 104,361   5,503
Danaher Corp 90,834   8,882 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd 112,800   5,238
        Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 209,500   3,998
Healthcare - Services - 0.00%           $ 140,755
Millennium Health LLC (a),(c) 22,091   1 Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 0.42%      
Millennium Health LLC (a),(c),(d),(e) 20,580   Aalberts Industries NV 66,968   3,350
Millennium Health LLC (a),(c),(d),(e) 19,318   Alfa Laval AB 208,577   5,010
    $ 1 Pentair PLC 112,921   7,757
Holding Companies - Diversified - 0.08%       Sulzer AG 8,826   1,172
Empresas COPEC SA 202,543   3,268     $ 17,289
        Oil & Gas - 4.94%      
Home Builders - 0.22%       Aker BP ASA 144,614   3,548
DR Horton Inc 74,574   3,125 Anadarko Petroleum Corp 91,253   5,205
Toll Brothers Inc 72,198   3,164 Andeavor 51,315   4,599
TRI Pointe Group Inc (a) 191,457   2,935 Antero Midstream Partners LP 255,759   6,678
    $ 9,224 BP PLC 662,830   4,308
Iron & Steel - 2.03%       Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 90,525   2,187
ArcelorMittal (a) 336,083   11,412 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 129,200   4,002
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 1,256,668   4,833 Chevron Corp 36,880   4,128
JFE Holdings Inc 185,900   4,274 CNOOC Ltd 6,168,000   8,803
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp 180,500   4,267 ConocoPhillips 86,249   4,684
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC 194,177   5,048 Continental Resources Inc/OK (a) 95,752   4,549
Nucor Corp 148,134   9,688 Devon Energy Corp 205,659   6,307
POSCO 19,764   6,539 Ecopetrol SA ADR 378,311   6,624
Severstal PJSC 282,395   4,574 Eni SpA 266,508   4,425
Steel Dynamics Inc 94,652   4,378 EOG Resources Inc 108,788   11,034
thyssenkrupp AG 160,091   4,335 EQT GP Holdings LP 48,519   1,144
Vale SA ADR 1,431,132   19,649 Exxon Mobil Corp 52,688   3,991
voestalpine AG 75,404   4,350 Galp Energia SGPS SA 278,124   5,009
    $ 83,347 Gazprom PJSC ADR 981,854   4,850
Lodging - 0.70%       Hess Corp 99,466   4,518
City Developments Ltd 1,094,400   10,464 Imperial Oil Ltd 142,100   3,848
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc (a) 151,009   6,518 Kunlun Energy Co Ltd 815,500   764
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc 148,261   11,978 LUKOIL PJSC ADR 78,999   5,235
    $ 28,960 Novatek PJSC 38,731   5,259
Machinery - Diversified - 0.75%       Occidental Petroleum Corp 186,065   12,206
        Ocean Rig UDW Inc (a) 49,483   1,280
ANDRITZ AG 97,627   5,664        
Ebara Corp 65,900   2,432 OMV AG 41,235   2,345
        Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR(a) 429,094   5,617
Gorman-Rupp Co/The 13,261   354 Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR(a) 451,482   6,339
IDEX Corp 53,202   7,278        
Interpump Group SpA 59,875   1,979 Phillips 66 44,981   4,065
Kadant Inc 13,164   1,256 Pioneer Natural Resources Co 28,122   4,787
Lindsay Corp 7,402   655 Repsol SA 238,681   4,241
Valmet OYJ 84,709   1,811 Rosneft Oil Co PJSC 889,599   5,155
Xylem Inc/NY 124,995   9,322 Royal Dutch Shell PLC - A Shares 137,514   4,343
    $ 30,751 Showa Shell Sekiyu KK 240,800   3,092
Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 0.19%       Statoil ASA 218,098   4,964
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 27,687   707 Suncor Energy Inc 126,300   4,158
Mueller Industries Inc 40,115   1,063 TOTAL SA 168,311   9,573
Mueller Water Products Inc - Class A 110,388   1,214 Valero Energy Corp 119,904   10,841
        Vantage Drilling International (a),(d),(e) 1,554   61
Rexnord Corp (a) 72,155   2,091        
Tenaris SA 155,107   2,677 Woodside Petroleum Ltd 188,571   4,209
        Woodside Petroleum Ltd - Rights (a) 19,343   32
    $ 7,752        
Mining - 3.43%           $ 203,007
Alcoa Corp (a) 124,919   5,618 Oil & Gas Services - 0.68%      
Anglo American PLC 238,550   5,777 Baker Hughes a GE Co 147,609   3,897
Antofagasta PLC 356,450   4,238 Halliburton Co 221,423   10,278
        Newpark Resources Inc (a) 355,770   2,935
Barrick Gold Corp 318,463   3,669        
   Schlumberger Ltd  138,349     9,081
BHP Billiton Ltd 211,746   4,972 Select Energy Services Inc (a) 134,106   1,926
Franco-Nevada Corp 53,800   3,770        
Freeport-McMoRan Inc (a) 863,220   16,056     $ 28,117
Fresnillo PLC 251,115   4,196 Packaging & Containers - 1.39%      
        Amcor Ltd/Australia 374,882   4,019
        Ball Corp 120,516   4,815

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Diversified Real Asset Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Packaging & Containers (continued)       REITs (continued)      
DS Smith PLC 1,202,697 $ 7,888 Equinix Inc 27,247 $ 10,684
Greif Inc - Class A 38,188   2,198 Essex Property Trust Inc 44,427   9,944
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp 15,099   527 Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust 6,297,056   5,191
Packaging Corp of America 158,433   18,885 Gecina SA 64,659   11,324
Sealed Air Corp 91,329   3,870 Goodman Group 2,258,333   14,280
Sonoco Products Co 52,376   2,512 Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc 442   2,379
WestRock Co 186,594   12,270 Hudson Pacific Properties Inc 158,271   4,997
    $ 56,984 Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA 926,811   9,784
Pipelines - 8.68%       Invitation Homes Inc 593,950   12,918
Andeavor Logistics LP 235,182   10,931 Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp 6,837   5,016
Antero Midstream GP LP 94,549   1,749 Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp 1,766   3,393
APA Group 1,404,357   8,664 Link REIT 1,140,500   9,695
APA Group - Rights (a) 82,608   15 MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp 8,107   6,097
BP Midstream Partners LP 133,672   2,548 Merlin Properties Socimi SA 607,088   8,679
Buckeye Partners LP 182,595   8,180 Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc 1,405   1,924
Cheniere Energy Inc (a) 402,831   21,157 Park Hotels & Resorts Inc 86,745   2,254
Enbridge Energy Management LLC (a) 392,821   4,627 Physicians Realty Trust 438,859   6,306
Enbridge Inc 91,277   2,904 PotlatchDeltic Corp 274,368   14,034
Enbridge Inc 741,929   23,595 Prologis Inc 264,284   16,037
Energy Transfer Equity LP 827,335   12,824 Rayonier Inc 569,792   19,367
Energy Transfer Partners LP 525,979   9,578 Regency Centers Corp 211,708   12,302
Enterprise Products Partners LP 886,308   22,530 Rexford Industrial Realty Inc 463,368   12,511
EQT Midstream Partners LP 173,804   10,692 SBA Communications Corp (a) 42,487   6,682
Inter Pipeline Ltd 75,700   1,316 Segro PLC 1,057,045   8,297
Kinder Morgan Inc/DE 1,226,300   19,867 Simon Property Group Inc 108,183   16,607
Koninklijke Vopak NV 135,122   6,356 STORE Capital Corp 211,236   5,036
Magellan Midstream Partners LP 308,904   19,294 Sun Communities Inc 76,209   6,673
MPLX LP 523,357   18,072 Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc 412,836   5,957
Noble Midstream Partners LP 36,048   1,738 Unibail-Rodamco SE 47,737   11,107
ONEOK Inc 244,419   13,768 UNITE Group PLC/The 669,280   7,005
Pembina Pipeline Corp 253,827   8,161 Weyerhaeuser Co 646,485   22,646
Phillips 66 Partners LP 202,721   9,962     $ 402,832
Plains All American Pipeline LP 692,057   14,602 Retail - 0.11%      
Shell Midstream Partners LP 342,768   8,244 Gymboree Corp/The (a),(c) 17,842   348
Spectra Energy Partners LP 98,312   3,863 Gymboree Corp/The (a) 48,577   947
Tallgrass Energy GP LP 50,409   1,016 Lowe's Cos Inc 35,046   3,140
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP 162,295   6,224     $ 4,435
Targa Resources Corp 208,423   9,306 Software - 0.26%      
TransCanada Corp 528,414   22,854 Avaya Holdings Corp (a) 221,362   4,646
Valero Energy Partners LP 164,723   6,347 InterXion Holding NV (a) 109,124   6,144
Western Gas Partners LP 279,065   12,990     $ 10,790
Williams Cos Inc/The 653,910   18,153 Storage & Warehousing - 0.11%      
Williams Partners LP 399,448   14,476 Americold Realty Trust (a) 76,839   1,383
    $ 356,603 Safestore Holdings PLC 454,104   3,074
Real Estate - 2.26%           $ 4,457
ADO Properties SA (b) 179,573   9,330 Telecommunications - 0.05%      
Aroundtown SA 910,843   6,945 Cellnex Telecom SA (b) 32,800   844
Deutsche Wohnen SE 341,456   14,081 Eutelsat Communications SA 55,700   1,301
Entra ASA (b) 321,352   4,445        
            $ 2,145
Fabege AB 416,104   9,011 Textiles - 0.05%      
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd 1,371,916   9,420 Mohawk Industries Inc (a) 8,600   2,063
Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd 683,900   16,361        
New World Development Co Ltd 10,061,000   15,216 Transportation - 0.11%      
Pope Resources a Delaware LP 73,271   5,089 East Japan Railway Co 37,500   3,518
SOHO China Ltd 4,838,500   2,768 Prumo Logistica SA (a) 234,020   818
    $ 92,666     $ 4,336
REITs - 9.81%       Water - 2.23%      
Agree Realty Corp 67,782   3,193 American States Water Co 32,584   1,731
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc 124,275   15,076 American Water Works Co Inc 158,506   12,579
American Homes 4 Rent 552,829   10,609 Aqua America Inc 157,946   5,400
American Tower Corp 120,669   16,813 Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd (a) 4,368,000   2,828
Apartment Investment & Management Co 89,642   3,466 California Water Service Group 42,653   1,619
AvalonBay Communities Inc 73,375   11,448 Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao 451,041   5,196
CapitaLand Commercial Trust 3,006,000   3,904 Paulo ADR      
CatchMark Timber Trust Inc 406,414   5,316 Cia de Saneamento do Parana 530,140   8,712
CFE Capital S de RL de CV (a) 1,188,600   1,243        
        Connecticut Water Service Inc 10,294   532
Crown Castle International Corp 138,577   15,252 Guangdong Investment Ltd 3,111,600   4,744
CubeSmart 205,698   5,515 Middlesex Water Co 14,528   515
Daiwa Office Investment Corp 491   2,840 Pennon Group PLC 1,080,017   9,029
Dexus 1,080,658   7,756 Severn Trent PLC 804,938   18,851
Digital Realty Trust Inc 70,194   7,064 SJW Group 14,405   763
EPR Properties 73,065   4,211 Suez 370,829   5,093
        United Utilities Group PLC 606,238   5,551

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's)     Principal      
Water (continued)           BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Veolia Environnement SA   335,814 $   8,156 Media - 0.01%            
York Water Co/The   11,423     321 iHeartCommunications Inc            
      $   91,620 0.00%, 12/15/2019 (a)   $ 523   $ 413
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $   2,205,462              
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 1.89% Shares Held Value (000's) Sovereign - 0.65%            
Exchange Traded Funds - 0.35%           Canadian Government Real Return Bond            
Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index ETF   146,255     4,914 4.25%, 12/01/2026   CAD 1,416     1,466
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF   192,154     9,343 Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro            
      $   14,257 1.25%, 10/27/2020   EUR 1,004     1,295
Money Market Funds - 1.54%           1.65%, 04/23/2020     1,875     2,414
Principal Government Money Market Fund (f) 63,430,952     63,431 2.55%, 09/15/2041     206     309
            Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond            
            0.10%, 09/10/2024   JPY 1,257,155     12,390
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $   77,688 Mexican Udibonos            
  Principal       2.00%, 06/09/2022   MXN 23,562     1,168
BONDS - 8.21% Amount (000's) Value (000's) 4.50%, 12/04/2025     11,781     662
Federal & Federally Sponsored Credit - 2.49%         New Zealand Government Bond            
Federal Farm Credit Banks           2.50%, 09/20/2040   NZD 1,099     854
1.43%, 12/18/2019 (g) $ 11,000 $ 10,994              
            2.58%, 09/20/2035     2,831     2,265
Federal Reserve Prime Loan Rate + (6.14)%         3.15%, 09/20/2030     4,394     3,767
1.52%, 09/25/2019 (g)   22,400     22,382              
 1 Month LIBOR + (0.21)%                   $   26,590
                         
1.55%, 01/23/2019 (g)   8,500     8,503 TOTAL BONDS       $   337,392
1 Month LIBOR + (0.05)%           COMMODITY INDEXED STRUCTURED   Principal      
1.70%, 11/04/2019 (g)   25,000     24,990 NOTES - 0.56%   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
3 Month Treasury Bill Index + 0.05%           Banks - 0.56%            
1.71%, 08/01/2018 (g)   8,500     8,509 Royal Bank of Canada; Dow Jones - UBS            
1 Month LIBOR + 0.14%           Commodity Index Linked Note            
            1.38%, 03/12/2018 (b),(i)   $ 4,200     4,577
1.74%, 06/19/2019 (g)   11,000     11,006              
            1.38%, 03/12/2018 (b),(i)     17,000     18,397
3 Month Treasury Bill Index + 0.09%                        
1.75%, 01/25/2019 (g)   16,000     16,012         $   22,974
3 Month Treasury Bill Index + 0.10%           TOTAL COMMODITY INDEXED STRUCTURED NOTES $   22,974
      $   102,396     Principal      
Finance - Mortgage Loan/Banker - 5.06%           CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.01%   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Fannie Mae           Oil & Gas - 0.01%            
1.58%, 03/08/2019 (g)   4,200     4,203 Vantage Drilling International            
            1.00%, PIK 1.00%, 12/31/2030 (d),(i),(j)     273     273
1 Month LIBOR + 0.00%                        
1.65%, 02/28/2019 (g)   4,000     4,002              
1 Month LIBOR + 0.00%           TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS       $   273
Fannie Mae Discount Notes           SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS -               Principal      
1.23%, 04/04/2018 (g),(h)   22,500     22,472 17.30 % Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Federal Home Loan Banks           Advertising - 0.27%            
1.50%, 06/21/2019 (g)   21,000     21,000 Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc            
1 Month LIBOR + (0.18)%           5.02%, 07/23/2021 (k)   $ 1,985 $   1,953
1.50%, 11/13/2019 (g)   10,000     9,994 US LIBOR + 3.25%            
1 Month LIBOR + (0.08)%           Affinion Group Inc            
1.51%, 09/20/2018 (g)   10,000     10,006 9.56%, 03/31/2022 (k)     2,729     2,827
3 Month LIBOR + (0.12)%           US LIBOR + 7.75%            
1.52%, 07/19/2019 (g)   9,000     9,000 Checkout Holding Corp            
1 Month LIBOR + (0.14)%           5.15%, 04/03/2021 (k)     1,671     1,313
1.53%, 12/16/2019 (g)   7,500     7,498 US LIBOR + 3.50%            
1 Month LIBOR + (0.06)%           Getty Images Inc            
1.54%, 06/27/2019 (g)   9,300     9,296 5.19%, 10/03/2019 (k)     3,491     3,336
1 Month LIBOR + (0.19)%           US LIBOR + 3.50%            
1.54%, 01/23/2020 (g)   5,800     5,798 Red Ventures LLC            
1 Month LIBOR + (0.07)%           5.65%, 10/18/2024 (k)     1,746     1,756
1.55%, 08/28/2019 (g)   12,000     11,861 US LIBOR + 4.00%            
1.74%, 01/30/2020 (g)   11,000     10,999         $   11,185
3 Month Treasury Bill + 0.14%           Aerospace & Defense - 0.27%            
Freddie Mac           Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC            
1.48%, 08/08/2019 (g)   39,800     39,783 6.55%, 10/28/2021 (k)     4,686     4,740
1 Month LIBOR + (0.20)%           US LIBOR + 5.00%            
1.48%, 08/12/2019 (g)   30,400     30,387 10.75%, 04/28/2022 (k)     1,621     1,643
1 Month LIBOR + (0.20)%           US LIBOR + 9.00%            
1.53%, 07/05/2019 (g)   5,400     5,399 TransDigm Inc            
3 Month LIBOR + (0.17)%           4.41%, 06/09/2023 (k)     4,794     4,821
1.55%, 06/28/2019 (g)   3,300     3,299 US LIBOR + 2.75%            
1 Month LIBOR + (0.10)%                   $   11,204
Freddie Mac Discount Notes           Airlines - 0.36%            
1.33%, 04/04/2018 (h)   3,000     2,996 American Airlines Inc            
      $   207,993 3.58%, 10/10/2021 (k)     3,112     3,118
            US LIBOR + 2.00%            

 

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SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's)    Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's)    Value (000's)
Airlines (continued)         Commercial Services (continued)        
American Airlines Inc (continued)         Gartner Inc        
3.59%, 12/14/2023 (k) $ 2,163 $ 2,163 3.57%, 03/21/2022 (k) $ 1,222 $ 1,226
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
3.63%, 06/26/2020 (k)   3,865   3,872 3.57%, 03/15/2024 (k)   744   748
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
3.65%, 04/28/2023 (k)   2,475   2,475 KAR Auction Services Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.00%         4.25%, 03/09/2023 (k)   772   775
Delta Air Lines Inc         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
4.09%, 10/18/2018 (k)   3,013   3,024 Laureate Education Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         5.15%, 04/26/2024 (k)   2,321   2,334
    $   14,652 US LIBOR + 3.50%        
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.07%         Monitronics International Inc        
FCA US LLC         7.19%, 09/30/2022 (k)   2,271   2,264
3.60%, 12/05/2018 (k)   2,897   2,902 US LIBOR + 5.50%        
US LIBOR + 2.00%         PAREXEL International Corp        
          4.40%, 08/09/2024 (k)   748   748
Automobile Parts & Equipment - 0.03%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Allison Transmission Inc         Prime Security Services Borrower LLC        
3.65%, 09/23/2022 (k)   1,109   1,118 4.40%, 05/02/2022 (k)   2,441   2,461
US LIBOR + 2.50%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
          Syniverse Holdings Inc        
Beverages - 0.07%         0.00%, 02/09/2023 (k),(l)   5,650   5,694
Jacobs Douwe Egberts International BV         US LIBOR + 5.00%        
4.06%, 07/02/2022 (k)   3,018   3,027 0.00%, 02/09/2024 (k),(l)   2,000   2,028
US LIBOR + 2.25%         US LIBOR + 9.00%        
          WEX Inc        
Biotechnology - 0.16%         3.90%, 06/30/2023 (k)   1,182   1,190
Concordia International Corp         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
5.90%, 10/21/2021 (k)   7,478   6,680     $   29,256
US LIBOR + 4.25%         Computers - 1.05%        
          Conduent Business Services LLC        
Building Materials - 0.11%         4.65%, 12/07/2023 (k)   2,240   2,257
Quikrete Holdings Inc         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
4.39%, 11/03/2023 (k)   4,583   4,600 CSRA Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.75%         3.69%, 11/30/2023 (k)   1,241   1,243
          US LIBOR + 3.00%        
Chemicals - 0.10%         Dell International LLC        
Duke Finance LLC         3.15%, 12/31/2018 (k)   2,358   2,358
5.94%, 02/21/2024 (k)   1,470   1,471 US LIBOR + 1.50%        
US LIBOR + 4.25%         3.39%, 09/07/2021 (k)   4,942   4,936
INEOS US Finance LLC         US LIBOR + 1.75%        
3.65%, 03/31/2024 (k)   240   241 3.65%, 09/07/2023 (k)   12,600   12,597
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
Minerals Technologies Inc         iQor US Inc        
4.75%, 05/09/2021 (k)   1,305   1,318 6.69%, 04/01/2021 (k)   2,685   2,686
Tronox Blocked Borrower LLC         US LIBOR + 5.00%        
4.69%, 09/13/2024 (k)   302   304 McAfee LLC        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         6.13%, 09/30/2024 (k)   4,069   4,088
Tronox Finance LLC         US LIBOR + 4.50%        
4.69%, 09/13/2024 (k)   698   702 10.15%, 09/26/2025 (k)   750   752
US LIBOR + 3.00%         US LIBOR + 8.50%        
    $   4,036 NeuStar Inc        
Coal - 0.04%         5.42%, 03/01/2024 (k)   1,746   1,746
Peabody Energy Corp         US LIBOR + 3.75%        
5.15%, 03/31/2022 (k)   1,440   1,458 Optiv Security Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.50%         4.81%, 02/01/2024 (k)   1,923   1,829
          US LIBOR + 3.25%        
 Commercial Services - 0.71%          Peak 10 Holding Corp        
Allied Universal Holdco  LLC         5.19%, 07/24/2024 (k)   1,169   1,171
5.44%, 07/27/2022 (k)   1,672   1,652 US LIBOR + 3.50%        
US LIBOR + 3.75%         Tempo Acquisition LLC        
Camelot Finance LP         4.65%, 05/01/2024 (k)   1,990   1,994
4.89%, 10/03/2023 (k)   2,963   2,982 US LIBOR + 3.00%        
US LIBOR + 3.25%         TierPoint LLC        
Ceridian HCM Holding Inc         5.40%, 04/26/2024 (k)   1,174   1,175
5.15%, 09/15/2020 (k)   1,207   1,211 US LIBOR + 3.75%        
US LIBOR + 3.50%         Western Digital Corp        
Concentra Inc         2.87%, 04/29/2023 (k)   4,428   4,448
4.53%, 06/01/2022 (k)   3,918   3,943 US LIBOR + 2.00%        
US LIBOR + 2.75%             $   43,280

 

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SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's)    Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's)  Value (000's)
Consumer Products - 0.04%         Entertainment (continued)        
Spectrum Brands Inc         CEOC LLC        
3.74%, 06/23/2022 (k) $ 1,567 $ 1,572 4.15%, 04/04/2024 (k) $ 2,260 $ 2,274
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
          Cineworld Group PLC        
Cosmetics & Personal Care - 0.11%         0.00%, 02/07/2025 (k),(l)   2,500   2,496
Coty Inc         Delta 2 Lux Sarl        
3.58%, 10/27/2020 (k)   1,792   1,783 4.15%, 02/01/2024 (k)   8,202   8,178
US LIBOR + 1.75%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
Revlon Consumer Products Corp         Lions Gate Entertainment Corp        
5.15%, 07/21/2023 (k)   3,498   2,812 3.90%, 12/08/2023 (k)   848   852
US LIBOR + 3.50%         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
    $   4,595 Scientific Games International Inc        
Distribution & Wholesale - 0.13%         4.45%, 08/14/2024 (k)   8,636   8,674
Univar USA Inc         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
4.15%, 07/01/2024 (k)   5,248   5,273 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         4.90%, 05/06/2021 (k)   2,569   2,585
          US LIBOR + 3.25%        
Diversified Financial Services - 0.38%             $   26,266
Capital Automotive LP         Environmental Control - 0.19%        
4.15%, 03/21/2024 (k)   4,599   4,619 Advanced Disposal Services Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         3.72%, 11/10/2023 (k)   5,992   6,011
7.65%, 03/21/2025 (k)   2,669   2,711 US LIBOR + 2.25%        
US LIBOR + 6.00%         Core & Main LP        
Ditech Holding Corp         4.57%, 07/19/2024 (k)   1,746   1,748
7.65%, 12/11/2020 (k)   7,059   6,968 US LIBOR + 3.00%        
US LIBOR + 3.75%             $   7,759
Vantiv LLC         Food - 0.65%        
3.59%, 08/07/2024 (k)   1,500   1,508 Albertson's LLC        
US LIBOR + 2.00%         4.40%, 08/25/2021 (k)   13,196   13,012
    $   15,806 US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Electric - 0.65%         Chobani LLC        
Calpine Corp         5.15%, 10/07/2023 (k)   2,400   2,416
4.20%, 05/05/2023 (k)   2,857   2,866 US LIBOR + 3.50%        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         Moran Foods LLC        
4.20%, 01/15/2024 (k)   1,605   1,608 7.65%, 12/01/2023 (k)   812   719
US LIBOR + 2.50%         US LIBOR + 6.00%        
Dayton Power & Light Co/The         Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC        
3.65%, 08/19/2022 (k)   2,624   2,635 3.58%, 01/30/2024 (k)   3,048   3,065
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
Dynegy Inc         US Foods Inc        
4.35%, 02/07/2024 (k)   620   624 4.15%, 06/27/2023 (k)   7,608   7,664
US LIBOR + 2.75%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co LLC             $   26,876
4.47%, 06/28/2018 (k)   3,726   3,726 Gas - 0.00%        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         Southcross Holdings Borrower LP        
Vistra Operations Co LLC         4.50%, PIK 5.50%, 04/13/2023 (c),(j),(k)   36   35
3.85%, 12/14/2023 (k)   2,970   2,984          
US LIBOR + 2.75%         Healthcare - Products - 0.26%        
4.15%, 08/04/2023 (k)   1,814   1,824 ConvaTec Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         3.94%, 10/13/2023 (k)   3,122   3,134
4.15%, 08/04/2023 (k)   10,238   10,291 US LIBOR + 2.25%        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         DJO Finance LLC        
    $   26,558 4.92%, 06/24/2020 (k)   1,706   1,689
Electronics - 0.04%         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
TTM Technologies Inc         Kinetic Concepts Inc        
4.15%, 09/13/2024 (k)   1,791   1,794 4.94%, 02/02/2024 (k)   2,884   2,891
US LIBOR + 2.50%         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
          Onex Carestream Finance LP        
Engineering & Construction - 0.10%         5.69%, 06/05/2019 (k)   2,445   2,455
Brand Industrial Services Inc         US LIBOR + 4.00%        
6.00%, 06/14/2024 (k)   2,772   2,791 10.19%, 12/15/2019 (k)   565   562
US LIBOR + 4.25%         US LIBOR + 8.50%        
Engility Corp             $   10,731
4.93%, 08/12/2023 (k)   1,355   1,365 Healthcare - Services - 0.86%        
US LIBOR + 3.25%         Air Medical Group Holdings Inc        
    $   4,156 0.00%, 09/26/2024 (k),(l)   2,500   2,526
Entertainment - 0.64%         US LIBOR + 4.25%        
CCM Merger Inc         Ardent Legacy Acquisitions Inc        
4.40%, 08/08/2021 (k)   1,199   1,207 7.15%, 08/04/2021 (k)   238   238
US LIBOR + 2.75%         US LIBOR + 5.50%        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's)      Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Healthcare - Services (continued)         Leisure Products & Services - 0.14%        
CHS/Community Health Systems Inc         Equinox Holdings Inc        
4.73%, 12/13/2019 (k) $ 1,934 $ 1,916 4.57%, 03/08/2024 (k) $ 1,043 $ 1,049
US LIBOR + 2.75%         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
4.98%, 01/14/2021 (k)   2,497   2,438 Life Time Fitness Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         4.73%, 06/10/2022 (k)   2,247   2,257
HCA Inc         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
3.65%, 03/17/2023 (k)   4,673   4,697 Planet Fitness Holdings LLC        
US LIBOR + 2.00%         4.66%, 03/31/2021 (k)   2,217   2,240
3.90%, 02/15/2024 (k)   4,954   4,989 US LIBOR + 3.50%        
US LIBOR + 2.25%             $   5,546
Heartland Dental LLC         Leisure Time - 0.07%        
6.45%, 07/26/2023 (k)   3,045   3,099 Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc        
US LIBOR + 4.75%         4.90%, 06/28/2024 (k)   1,763   1,768
Jaguar Holding Co II         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
4.42%, 08/18/2022 (k)   6,272   6,288 Sabre GLBL Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.75%         0.00%, 02/22/2024 (k),(l)   977   979
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC             $   2,747
4.69%, 05/25/2023 (k)   1,817   1,825 Lodging - 0.36%        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         Boyd Gaming Corp        
New Millennium Holdco Inc         3.97%, 09/15/2023 (k)   2,578   2,591
8.15%, 12/21/2020 (k)   1,103   375 US LIBOR + 2.50%        
US LIBOR + 6.50%         Caesars Resort Collection LLC        
Quorum Health Corp         4.40%, 10/02/2024 (k)   5,000   5,031
8.40%, 04/29/2022 (k)   649   662 US LIBOR + 2.75%        
US LIBOR + 6.75%         CityCenter Holdings LLC        
Select Medical Corp         4.15%, 04/18/2024 (k)   3,810   3,825
5.21%, 02/13/2024 (k)   1,944   1,951 US LIBOR + 2.50%        
US LIBOR + 3.50%         Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC        
Syneos Health Inc         3.62%, 10/25/2023 (k)   3,304   3,321
3.85%, 06/28/2024 (k)   3,209   3,219 US LIBOR + 2.00%        
US LIBOR + 2.25%             $   14,768
Tennessee Merger Sub Inc         Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.05%    
4.35%, 02/06/2024 (k)   937   911 North American Lifting Holdings Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.75%         6.19%, 11/26/2020 (k)   1,018   956
    $   35,134 US LIBOR + 4.50%        
Holding Companies - Diversified - 0.02%         Vertiv Group Corp        
Travelport Finance Luxembourg Sarl         5.58%, 11/30/2023 (k)   903   907
4.59%, 09/02/2021 (k)   925   927 US LIBOR + 4.00%        
US LIBOR + 2.75%             $   1,863
          Machinery - Diversified - 0.45%        
Household Products/Wares - 0.02%         Columbus McKinnon Corp/NY        
Prestige Brands Inc         4.62%, 01/31/2024 (k)   1,755   1,760
4.40%, 01/20/2024 (k)   947   953 US LIBOR + 2.50%        
US LIBOR + 2.75%         Gardner Denver Inc        
          4.44%, 07/30/2024 (k)   7,289   7,310
Insurance - 0.21%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Acrisure LLC         NN Inc        
5.99%, 11/22/2023 (k)   1,489   1,512 4.90%, 03/26/2021 (k)   2,728   2,740
US LIBOR + 4.25%         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC         5.40%, 10/19/2022 (k)   1,384   1,395
4.90%, 08/14/2022 (k)   2,803   2,814 US LIBOR + 3.75%        
US LIBOR + 3.25%         RBS Global Inc        
HUB International Ltd         3.85%, 08/21/2024 (k)   1,229   1,236
4.84%, 10/02/2020 (k)   4,136   4,151 US LIBOR + 2.25%        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         Zebra Technologies Corp        
    $   8,477 3.75%, 10/27/2021 (k)   2,468   2,479
Internet - 0.22%         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
Ancestry.com Operations Inc         Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC        
4.90%, 10/19/2023 (k)   2,358   2,368 5.69%, 12/20/2023 (k)   1,733   1,733
US LIBOR + 3.25%         US LIBOR + 4.00%        
TIBCO Software Inc             $   18,653
5.07%, 12/04/2020 (k)   6,467   6,480 Media - 1.95%        
US LIBOR + 3.50%         Altice Financing SA        
    $   8,848 4.47%, 07/15/2025 (k)   2,978   2,936
Investment Companies - 0.07%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
RPI Finance Trust         CBS Radio Inc        
3.69%, 03/27/2023 (k)   2,952   2,967 4.62%, 03/02/2024 (k)   3,170   3,185
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
          Charter Communications Operating LLC        
          3.65%, 04/13/2025 (k)   7,651   7,665
          US LIBOR + 2.00%        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's)      Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Media (continued)         Oil & Gas (continued)        
CSC Holdings LLC         Seadrill Operating LP        
4.14%, 01/12/2026 (k) $ 1,750 $ 1,751 4.69%, 02/12/2021 (k) $ 3,612 $ 3,126
US LIBOR + 2.50%         US LIBOR + 6.00%        
Cumulus Media Holdings Inc             $   17,909
4.90%, 12/18/2020 (k)   8,056   6,918 Packaging & Containers - 0.32%        
US LIBOR + 3.25%         Berry Global Inc        
Gray Television Inc         3.58%, 01/19/2024 (k)   2,481   2,488
3.83%, 02/02/2024 (k)   591   594 US LIBOR + 2.00%        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         CROWN Americas LLC        
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc         0.00%, 01/17/2025 (k),(l)   1,833   1,848
4.65%, 05/11/2021 (k)   3,145   2,955 Reynolds Group Holdings Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         4.39%, 02/05/2023 (k)   8,455   8,492
iHeartCommunications Inc         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
0.00%, 01/22/2019 (a),(k)   24,305   19,292 SIG Combibloc PurchaseCo Sarl        
US LIBOR + 6.75%         4.47%, 02/03/2022 (k)   225   225
0.00%, 07/30/2019 (a),(k)   3,386   2,687 US LIBOR + 3.00%        
US LIBOR + 7.50%             $   13,053
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings         Pharmaceuticals - 0.55%        
LLC         Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc        
5.65%, 05/02/2022 (k)   4,099   4,032 3.90%, 05/20/2021 (k)   4,883   4,900
US LIBOR + 4.00%         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
Mediacom Illinois LLC         Change Healthcare Holdings LLC        
3.73%, 02/15/2024 (k)   485   486 4.39%, 03/01/2024 (k)   9,395   9,411
US LIBOR + 2.25%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Meredith Corp         Grifols Worldwide Operations USA Inc        
4.66%, 01/17/2025 (k)   5,000   5,027 3.72%, 01/31/2025 (k)   5,955   5,976
US LIBOR + 3.00%         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
Mission Broadcasting Inc         PharMerica Corp        
4.07%, 01/17/2024 (k)   477   478 5.08%, 09/26/2024 (k)   2,000   2,012
US LIBOR + 2.50%         US LIBOR + 3.50%        
Nexstar Broadcasting Inc         Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc        
4.07%, 01/17/2024 (k)   3,748   3,758 5.08%, 03/11/2022 (k)   224   226
US LIBOR + 2.50%         US LIBOR + 3.50%        
Nielsen Finance LLC         Vizient Inc        
3.58%, 10/04/2023 (k)   2,978   2,984 4.40%, 02/13/2023 (k)   235   237
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Tribune Media Co             $   22,762
4.65%, 01/26/2024 (k)   4,553   4,554          
          Pipelines - 0.07%        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         BCP Renaissance Parent LLC        
UPC Financing Partnership         5.77%, 09/19/2024 (k)   1,455   1,466
4.09%, 01/15/2026 (k)   5,522   5,518          
          US LIBOR + 4.00%        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         Traverse Midstream Partners LLC        
Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership         5.85%, 09/21/2024 (k)   1,594   1,605
4.09%, 04/15/2025 (k)   5,150   5,101          
 US LIBOR + 2.50%         US LIBOR + 4.00%        
            $   3,071
    $   79,921 Real Estate - 0.04%        
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 0.10%         Realogy Group LLC        
Gates Global LLC         3.83%, 01/26/2025 (k)   1,492   1,499
4.44%, 04/01/2024 (k)   4,182   4,208          
          US LIBOR + 2.25%        
US LIBOR + 3.00%                  
          REITs - 0.16%        
Oil & Gas - 0.44%         Uniti Group LP        
BCP Raptor LLC         4.65%, 10/24/2022 (k)   6,832   6,562
5.99%, 06/22/2024 (k)   1,990   2,004          
          US LIBOR + 3.00%        
US LIBOR + 4.25%                  
California Resources Corp         Retail - 1.20%        
6.34%, 11/14/2022 (k)   4,500   4,551          
          1011778 BC ULC        
US LIBOR + 4.75%         3.91%, 02/16/2024 (k)   9,961   9,974
11.97%, 12/31/2021 (k)   1,750   1,973          
          US LIBOR + 2.25%        
US LIBOR + 10.37%         Academy Ltd        
Fieldwood Energy LLC         5.49%, 07/01/2022 (k)   404   322
0.00%, 09/20/2020 (a),(k)   802   152          
          US LIBOR + 4.00%        
US LIBOR + 7.13%         Belk Inc        
4.57%, 09/28/2018 (k)   511   509 6.46%, 12/12/2022 (k)   1,187   1,026
US LIBOR + 2.88%         US LIBOR + 4.75%        
8.69%, 08/31/2020 (k)   2,918   2,895          
          BJ's Wholesale Club Inc        
US LIBOR + 7.00%         5.08%, 01/26/2024 (k)   1,369   1,365
8.86%, 09/17/2020 (k)   3,011   2,699          
          US LIBOR + 3.75%        
US LIBOR + 7.13%         Dollar Tree Inc        
          4.19%, 05/26/2022 (k)   4,800   4,812

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Diversified Real Asset Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's)    Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Retail (continued)         Software (continued)        
Hudson's Bay Co         Infor US Inc        
4.90%, 09/30/2022 (k) $ 1,352 $ 1,301 4.44%, 02/01/2022 (k) $ 4,943 $ 4,947
US LIBOR + 3.25%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
IRB Holding Corp         Informatica LLC        
4.83%, 01/17/2025 (k)   1,500   1,514 4.94%, 08/05/2022 (k)   1,005   1,010
US LIBOR + 3.25%         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd LLC         Kronos Inc/MA        
0.00%, 10/25/2020 (k),(l)   1,802   1,525 5.30%, 11/01/2023 (k)   1,782   1,793
US LIBOR + 3.25%         US LIBOR + 3.50%        
Petco Animal Supplies Inc         LANDesk Software Group Inc        
4.77%, 01/26/2023 (k)   5,475   3,799 5.90%, 01/20/2024 (k)   2,482   2,437
US LIBOR + 3.00%         US LIBOR + 4.25%        
PetSmart Inc         MA FinanceCo LLC        
4.57%, 03/11/2022 (k)   4,608   3,754 4.15%, 11/19/2021 (k)   841   840
US LIBOR + 3.00%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
Serta Simmons Bedding LLC         4.40%, 04/19/2024 (k)   1,032   1,034
5.22%, 10/20/2023 (k)   2,712   2,614 US LIBOR + 2.75%        
US LIBOR + 3.50%         Rackspace Hosting Inc        
Toys R Us - Delaware Inc         4.76%, 11/03/2023 (k)   2,799   2,805
3.87%, 04/26/2024 (k)   17,889   17,464 US LIBOR + 3.00%        
US LIBOR + 6.75%         RP Crown Parent LLC        
    $   49,470 4.65%, 10/12/2023 (k)   2,970   2,990
Semiconductors - 0.19%         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
Bright Bidco BV         Seattle SpinCo Inc        
5.07%, 06/30/2024 (k)   1,712   1,738 4.40%, 04/19/2024 (k)   6,968   6,981
US LIBOR + 3.50%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Cavium Inc         Sophia LP        
3.82%, 08/16/2022 (k)   3,047   3,051 4.94%, 09/30/2022 (k)   4,886   4,891
US LIBOR + 2.25%         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
Microsemi Corp         SS&C Technologies Inc        
3.74%, 01/13/2023 (k)   1,215   1,217 0.00%, 02/28/2025 (k),(l)   1,536   1,544
US LIBOR + 2.00%         0.00%, 02/28/2025 (k),(l)   5,843   5,872
ON Semiconductor Corp         Veritas US Inc        
3.65%, 03/31/2023 (k)   1,591   1,598 6.19%, 01/27/2023 (k)   5,353   5,322
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 4.50%        
    $   7,604     $   76,196
Shipbuilding - 0.01%         Telecommunications - 1.21%        
Drillship Kithira Owners Inc         Avaya Inc        
8.00%, 09/24/2020 (k)   283   294 6.34%, 11/08/2024 (k)   5,600   5,628
          US LIBOR + 4.75%        
Software - 1.86%         CenturyLink Inc        
Almonde Inc         4.32%, 06/20/2022 (k)   1,500   1,495
9.23%, 04/28/2025 (k)   200   198 US LIBOR + 2.75%        
US LIBOR + 7.25%         4.32%, 01/31/2025 (k)   5,898   5,793
Blackboard Inc         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
6.73%, 06/30/2021 (k)   2,302   2,229 CommScope Inc        
US LIBOR + 5.00%         3.65%, 12/29/2022 (k)   440   442
BMC Software Finance Inc         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
4.90%, 09/10/2022 (k)   6,411   6,427 Cyxtera DC Holdings Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.25%         4.78%, 03/15/2024 (k)   1,919   1,928
Cengage Learning Inc         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
5.84%, 06/07/2023 (k)   6,832   6,270 9.03%, 03/14/2025 (k)   691   695
US LIBOR + 4.25%         US LIBOR + 7.25%        
Compuware Corp         Frontier Communications Corp        
5.15%, 12/15/2021 (k)   6,478   6,556 5.40%, 05/31/2024 (k)   3,087   3,036
US LIBOR + 3.50%         US LIBOR + 3.75%        
Digicert Holdings Inc         Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA        
6.52%, 09/20/2024 (k)   1,500   1,516 5.71%, 11/30/2023 (k)   9,926   9,850
US LIBOR + 4.75%         US LIBOR + 3.75%        
DTI Holdco Inc         6.46%, 01/15/2024 (k)   1,828   1,861
7.02%, 09/30/2023 (k)   1,679   1,690 US LIBOR + 4.50%        
US LIBOR + 5.25%         6.63%, 01/15/2024 (k)   2,925   2,934
Evergreen Skills Lux Sarl         Maxar Technologies Ltd        
6.33%, 04/23/2021 (k)   5,569   5,389 4.33%, 07/05/2024 (k)   3,250   3,261
US LIBOR + 4.75%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
9.83%, 04/28/2022 (k)   804   710 Sprint Communications Inc        
US LIBOR + 8.25%         4.18%, 01/31/2024 (k)   9,925   9,928
First Data Corp         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
3.87%, 07/08/2022 (k)   2,741   2,745 West Corp        
US LIBOR + 2.25%         5.65%, 10/10/2024 (k)   1,514   1,526
          US LIBOR + 4.00%        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Diversified Real Asset Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal     U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT     Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's)   Value (000's) AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Telecommunications (continued)         U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Obligations (continued)    
Windstream Services LLC           0.63%, 01/15/2024   $ 18,564 $ 18,611
5.59%, 03/29/2021 (k) $ 1,327 $ 1,251   0.63%, 01/15/2026     13,193   13,119
US LIBOR + 4.00%           0.75%, 02/15/2042     15,646   14,959
      $ 49,628   0.75%, 02/15/2045     15,062   14,225
Transportation - 0.13%           0.88%, 02/15/2047     7,174   6,968
CEVA Group PLC           1.00%, 02/15/2046     5,115   5,132
6.50%, 03/19/2021 (k)   371   365   1.00%, 02/15/2048     7,225   7,250
US LIBOR + 5.50%           1.13%, 01/15/2021     12,876   13,177
7.27%, 03/12/2021 (k)   520   510   1.25%, 07/15/2020     9,688   9,962
US LIBOR + 5.50%           1.38%, 02/15/2044     7,822   8,534
7.27%, 03/19/2021 (k)   65   64   1.75%, 01/15/2028     6,377   6,980
US LIBOR + 5.50%           2.00%, 01/15/2026     7,509   8,257
CEVA Intercompany BV           2.13%, 02/15/2040     5,625   6,995
7.27%, 03/19/2021 (k)   377   370   2.13%, 02/15/2041     3,874   4,843
US LIBOR + 5.50%           2.38%, 01/15/2025     5,464   6,101
Commercial Barge Line Co           2.38%, 01/15/2027     6,591   7,521
10.40%, 11/12/2020 (k)   913   533   2.50%, 01/15/2029     6,686   7,891
US LIBOR + 8.75%           3.38%, 04/15/2032     4,918   6,586
HGIM Corp           3.63%, 04/15/2028     6,232   7,965
0.00%, 06/18/2018 (k),(l)   256   112   3.88%, 04/15/2029     6,131   8,134
US LIBOR + 4.25%                   $ 461,067
0.00%, 06/18/2018 (k),(l)   1,852   820 TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCY    
US LIBOR + 3.00%         OBLIGATIONS       $ 723,100
0.00%, 06/18/2020 (a),(k)   2,396   982 TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.00%       $ 65
US LIBOR + 4.50%         TOTAL PURCHASED INTEREST RATE SWAPTIONS -    
XPO Logistics Inc         0.03 %     $ 1,248
3.96%, 02/14/2025 (k)   1,644   1,648 Total Investments       $ 4,078,530
US LIBOR + 2.00%         Other Assets and Liabilities - 0.70%       $ 28,576
      $ 5,404 TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $ 4,107,106
Trucking & Leasing - 0.17%                      
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 US LLC                      
3.84%, 04/03/2022 (k)   7,056   7,045 (a) Non-income producing security          
US LIBOR + 2.25%         (b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
            1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from
TOTAL SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS $ 710,328   registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the
U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT   Principal       period, the value of these securities totaled $65,307 or 1.59% of net assets.
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 17.60%   Amount (000's)   Value (000's) (c) Restricted Security. Please see Restricted Security Sub-Schedule for more
U.S. Treasury - 3.15%           information.          
1.65%, 01/31/2020 (g) $ 15,000 $ 14,995 (d) Fair value of these investments is determined in good faith by the Manager
3 Month Treasury Bill Index + 0.00%           under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Board of
1.70%, 10/31/2019 (g)   28,400   28,420   Directors. Certain inputs used in the valuation may be unobservable;
3 Month Treasury Bill Index + 0.10%           however, each security is evaluated individually for purposes of ASC 820
1.71%, 07/31/2019 (g),(m)   35,000   35,042   which results in not all securities being identified as Level 3 of the fair
3 Month Treasury Bill Index + 0.06%           value hierarchy. At the end of the period, the fair value of these securities
1.72%, 04/30/2019 (g),(n)   13,000   13,014   totaled $1,043 or 0.00% of net assets.          
3 Month Treasury Bill Index + 0.14%         (e) The value of these investments was determined using significant
1.79%, 01/31/2019 (g)   38,000   38,062   unobservable inputs.          
3 Month Treasury Bill Index + 0.14%         (f) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the
      $ 129,533   Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the
U.S. Treasury Bill - 3.23%           Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the
1.27%, 03/15/2018 (g),(h)   64,000   63,968   outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-
1.29%, 04/12/2018 (h)   42,500   42,424   schedule for transactional information.          
1.41%, 03/01/2018 (h)   3,200   3,200 (g) All or a portion of this security is owned by the DRA Cayman Corporation,
1.57%, 05/17/2018 (h)   20,000   19,933   which is a 100% owned subsidiary of the fund.    
1.76%, 08/16/2018 (h)   3,000   2,975 (h) Rate shown is the discount rate of the original purchase.    
      $ 132,500 (i) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Obligations - 11.23%       rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based
0.13%, 04/15/2020   12,026   11,987   on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference
0.13%, 04/15/2021   13,277   13,154   rate and spread in their description.          
0.13%, 01/15/2022   24,728   24,427 (j) Payment in kind; the issuer has the option of paying additional securities
0.13%, 04/15/2022   23,583   23,211   in lieu of cash.          
0.13%, 07/15/2022   13,597   13,441 (k) Rate information disclosed is based on an average weighted rate as of
0.13%, 01/15/2023   23,437   22,998   February 28, 2018.          
0.13%, 07/15/2024   24,496   23,835 (l) This Senior Floating Rate Note will settle after February 28, 2018, at
0.13%, 07/15/2026   19,969   19,068   which time the interest rate will be determined.    
0.25%, 01/15/2025   21,707   21,124 (m) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin
0.38%, 07/15/2023   15,902   15,817   requirements for futures contracts. At the end of the period, the value of
0.38%, 07/15/2025   18,622   18,283   these securities totaled $23,028 or 0.56% of net assets.    
0.38%, 01/15/2027   18,640   18,054 (n) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin
0.38%, 07/15/2027   5,734   5,558   requirements for swap and/or swaption contracts. At the end of the period,
0.50%, 01/15/2028   24,246   23,672   the value of these securities totaled $5,303 or 0.13% of net assets.
0.63%, 07/15/2021   22,966   23,228              

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                              
Sector           Percent                          
Government           25.80 %                        
Energy           15.00 %                        
Financial           13.49 %                        
Basic Materials           11.68 %                        
Industrial           7.23 %                        
Utilities           6.85 %                        
Consumer, Non-cyclical         5.90 %                        
Consumer, Cyclical           4.26 %                        
Communications           3.71 %                        
Technology           3.36 %                        
Investment Companies           1.89 %                        
Diversified           0.10 %                        
Purchased Interest Rate Swaptions         0.03 %                        
Purchased Options           0.00 %                        
Other Assets and Liabilities         0.70 %                        
TOTAL NET ASSETS         100.00 %                        
 
Affiliated Securities     August 31, 2017     Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018  
         Value       Cost   Proceeds           Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund $       $   600,930 $ 537,499     $     63,431  
    $       $   600,930 $ 537,499     $     63,431  
 
 
            Realized Gain/Loss Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized  
      Income   on Investments Capital Gain Distributions     Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money Market Fund $   253 $       $           $  
    $   253 $       $           $  
Amounts in thousands                                      
 
 
Restricted Securities

Security Name         Acquisition Date         Cost     Value      Percent of Net Assets  
Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc       03/31/2014       $   376 $   74     0.00 %
Gymboree Corp/The         08/18/2017           223     348     0.01 %
Millennium Health LLC       03/15/2016                   0.00 %
Millennium Health LLC       03/15/2016                   0.00 %
Millennium Health LLC       12/21/2015           206     1     0.00 %
Southcross Holdings Borrower LP     04/29/2016-12/29/2017       34     35     0.00 %
Southcross Holdings Borrower LP       04/29/2016           6     12     0.00 %
Total                       $     470     0.01 %
 
Amounts in thousands.                                      
 
 
Options

Purchased Options     Contracts/ Notional             Upfront           Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty   Shares Amount Exercise Price    Expiration Date    Payments/(Receipts)      Fair Value      Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Put - EUR versus SEK JP Morgan Chase 1 EUR 40,300 EUR   9.90 03/16/2018 $ 629 $   11   $ (618 )
Put - GBP versus USD Barclays Bank PLC 1 GBP 3,480 GBP   1.35 07/24/2018   33     54     21  
Total                   $   662 $   65   $ (597 )
 
Written Options     Contracts/ Notional             Upfront           Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty   Shares Amount Exercise Price    Expiration Date    Payments/(Receipts)      Fair Value      Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Call - GBP versus USD  Barclays Bank PLC   1 GBP 3,480 GBP   1.47 07/24/2018 $ (37 ) $   (21 ) $ 16  
Put - EUR versus SEK JP Morgan Chase 1 EUR 60,700 EUR   9.70 03/16/2018   (376 )   (1 )   375  
Total                   $   (413 ) $   (22 ) $ 391  
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts/shares.                                  
 
 
Interest Rate Swaptions

        Pay/                            
        Receive                            
Purchased Swaptions   Floating Rate Floating Notional     Exercise   Expiration    Upfront     Fair     Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty   Index Rate Amount     Rate Date      Payments/(Receipts)      Value       Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Put - 10 Year Barclays Bank PLC   6 Month Receive  JPY 1,517,095     1.10%     06/30/2022 $   206   $ 124   $ (82 )
Interest Rate Swap     LIBOR                                
Put - 10 Year Deutsche Bank AG   3 Month Receive $ 13,810 2.95%     08/23/2022   631     713     82  
Interest Rate Swap     LIBOR                                
Put - 30 Year Barclays Bank PLC   3 Month Receive  335   2.68%     01/13/2021   31     40     9  
Interest Rate Swap     LIBOR                                

 

See accompanying notes.

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      Consolidated Schedule of Investments                
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Interest Rate Swaptions (continued)

      Pay/                        
      Receive                        
Purchased Swaptions   Floating Rate Floating     Notional   Exercise   Expiration  Upfront     Fair     Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty Index Rate   Amount Rate Date  Payments/(Receipts)      Value       Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Put - 30 Year Deutsche Bank AG 3 Month Receive $3,265 3.54%  06/18/2019 $63   $ 72   $ 9  
Interest Rate Swap   LIBOR                          
Put - 30 Year Deutsche Bank AG 3 Month Receive   1,020 2.68% 01/13/2021  136     120     (16 )
Interest Rate Swap   LIBOR                          
Put - 30 Year Deutsche Bank AG 3 Month Receive   3,285 3.04% 06/18/2019  137     179     42  
Interest Rate Swap   LIBOR                          
Total             $ 1,204   $ 1,248   $ 44  
 
      Pay/                        
      Receive                        
Written Swaptions   Floating Rate Floating    Notional Exercise   Expiration  Upfront     Fair     Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty Index Rate   Amount Rate Date  Payments/(Receipts)      Value       Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Call - 2 Year Interest Deutsche Bank AG 3 Month Receive $71,800 2.40% 02/25/2020 $ (219 ) $ (247 ) $ (28 )
Rate Swap   LIBOR                          
Put - 10 Year Deutsche Bank AG 3 Month Pay   19,390 2.65% 08/23/2018 (247 )   (607 )   (360 )
Interest Rate Swap   LIBOR                          
Put - 10 Year Deutsche Bank AG Euribor 6 Pay EUR 8,390 1.65% 02/22/2019 (96 )   (82 )   14  
Interest Rate Swap   Month                          
Put - 2 Year Interest  Deutsche Bank AG 3 Month Pay $ 71,800 3.40% 02/25/2020 (273 )   (267 )   6  
Rate Swap   LIBOR                          
Total             $ (835 ) $ (1,203 ) $ (368 )
 
Amounts in thousands.                              
 
Futures Contracts

Description and Expiration Date   Type   Contracts Notional Amount Value and Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
90 Day Eurodollar; December 2018   Long   195 $ 47,517 $           (111 )
90 Day Eurodollar; December 2019   Short   195   47,361             131  
90 Day Short Sterling; December 2019   Short   138   23,432             27  
Brent Crude; December 2018(a)   Long   425   26,490             1,504  
Brent Crude; May 2018(a)   Short   759   49,130             1,976  
Canada 10 Year Bond; June 2018   Short   44   4,515              
Cocoa; May 2018 (a)     Long   627   13,907             584  
Coffee 'C'; May 2018(a)     Long   26   1,190             (4 )
Copper; May 2018(a)     Long   181   14,175             (130 )
Corn; May 2018(a)     Long   1,440   27,504             686  
Cotton No.2; May 2018(a)   Long   215   8,915             8  
Euro Bund 10 Year Bund; March 2018   Short   49   9,531             (49 )
Euro-Bobl 5 Year; March 2018   Long   98   15,667             29  
Euro-BTP; March 2018   Long   26   4,341             38  
Feeder Cattle; March 2018(a)   Long   190   13,751             (60 )
Feeder Cattle; May 2018(a)   Long   99   7,353             (22 )
Gasoline RBOB; May 2018 (a)   Long   318   25,901             3  
Gold 100 oz; April 2018(a)   Long   57   7,512             (193 )
Japan 10 Year Bond TSE; March 2018   Short   9   12,731             (1 )
KC HRW Wheat; May 2018 (a)   Short   588   15,354             (1,103 )
Lean Hogs; April 2018(a)   Short   321   8,632             577  
Live Cattle; April 2018(a)   Long   366   18,048             96  
Live Cattle; June 2018(a)   Long   149   6,890             (83 )
LME Lead; March 2018(a)   Short                 427  
LME Lead; May 2018(a)   Short   272   17,000             490  
LME Nickel; December 2018(a)   Long   55   4,589             325  
LME Nickel; June 2018(a)   Long   102   8,449             831  
LME Nickel; March 2018 (a)   Short                 (914 )
LME PRI Alum; December 2018(a)   Long   295   15,860             (169 )
LME PRI Alum; June 2018(a)   Long   161   8,591             (160 )
LME PRI Alum; March 2018(a)   Short                 603  
LME Zinc; December 2018(a)   Long   225   19,184             (241 )
LME Zinc; June 2018(a)   Short                 791  
LME Zinc; March 2018(a)   Short                 (209 )
Low Sulphur Gasoline; May 2018 (a)   Long   461   26,657             (342 )

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Futures Contracts (continued)

Description and Expiration Date   Type Contracts   Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
 
Natural Gas; May 2018(a)   Long 5 $   135   $        
NY Harb ULSD; May 2018(a)   Long 363     29,044           (7 )
Palladium; June 2018(a)   Short 44     4,565           (22 )
Platinum; April 2018 (a)   Long 168     8,300           617  
Short Term Euro-BTP; March 2018   Short 22     3,042            
Silver; July 2018(a)   Short 24     1,980           8  
Soybean Meal; May 2018(a)   Long 549     21,669           2,138  
Soybean Oil; May 2018(a)   Long 1,510     29,200           (371 )
Soybean; May 2018(a)   Short 28     1,478           (10 )
Sugar #11; May 2018(a)   Short 516     7,733           15  
UK 10 Year Gilt; June 2018   Long 70     11,668           (2 )
US 10 Year Ultra Note; June 2018   Short 10     1,281           (1 )
US 5 Year Note; June 2018   Long 150     17,089           (33 )
US Ultra Bond; June 2018   Short 104     16,211           (68 )
Wheat; May 2018 (a)   Long 313     7,747           414  
WTI Crude; April 2018 (a)   Long 591     36,429           (1,177 )
WTI Crude; December 2018(a)   Long 1,164     67,687           3,066  
WTI Crude; May 2018(a)   Short 1,127     69,277           419  
Total               $       10,321  
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts.                          
 
(a) All or a portion of this security is owned by the DRA Cayman Corporation, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of the fund.          
Foreign Currency Contracts

                Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Accept   In Exchange For   Fair Value   Asset   Liability  
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 AUD 40,870,000   $ 32,735 $ 31,737 $ $ (998 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 CAD 9,538,338     7,612   7,442     (170 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 CHF 12,746,395     13,671   13,568   53   (156 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 EUR 28,243,000     35,050   34,597     (453 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 GBP 6,592,515     9,158   9,098   30   (90 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 JPY 6,272,764,653     57,564   59,032   1,468    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 KRW 3,390,812,100     3,177   3,130     (47 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 MXN 92,421,242     4,766   4,860   102   (8 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 NOK 25,052,755     3,157   3,179   27   (5 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 NZD 18,456,720     13,537   13,302     (235 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 SEK 155,647,998     19,506   18,871     (635 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 TWD 144,700,000     5,000   4,960     (40 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 AUD 1,593,000     1,249   1,237     (12 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 BRL 5,176,323     1,583   1,585   2    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 CAD 10,107,401     8,076   7,887     (189 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 CHF 16,848,244     18,113   17,934     (179 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 CLP 959,390,800     1,573   1,612   39    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 COP 4,648,790,000     1,609   1,620   11    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 EUR 4,233,000     5,225   5,185     (40 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 IDR 21,593,360,000     1,607   1,560     (47 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 INR 102,484,816     1,592   1,559     (33 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 JPY 3,203,423,505     29,391   30,147   756    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 NZD 14,359,000     10,401   10,348     (53 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 PLN 13,468,059     3,972   3,942     (30 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 RUB 403,794,865     7,015   7,132   117    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 TRY 26,975,918     6,876   6,981   105    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 ZAR 93,100,656     7,347   7,836   489    
Goldman Sachs & Co 04/04/2018 MXN 47,980,165     2,426   2,532   106    
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 AUD 12,655,000     10,040   9,827     (213 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 BRL 18,069,090     5,564   5,534     (30 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 CAD 27,822,299     22,434   21,709     (725 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 CHF 13,863,714     14,774   14,758   54   (70 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 EUR 63,622,000     78,828   77,936   82   (974 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 GBP 6,115,000     8,539   8,439     (100 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 INR 359,139,840     5,556   5,462     (94 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 JPY 9,309,786,194     85,234   87,613   2,388   (9 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 KRW 1,701,684,920     1,588   1,571     (17 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 MXN 298,427,510     15,707   15,693   104   (118 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 NOK 83,642,578     10,436   10,615   179    
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 NZD 7,640,000     5,593   5,506     (87 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 SEK 120,601,869     14,938   14,622     (316 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 SGD 3,781,430     2,851   2,859   12   (4 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 TRY 21,517,931     5,552   5,569   17    

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)

                  Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Accept   In Exchange For   Fair Value   Asset   Liability  
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 TWD 91,882,017 $ 3,177 $ 3,149 $ $ (28 )
National Australia Bank 03/05/2018 GBP 1,439,470   2,029   1,982     (47 )
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC 03/05/2018 EUR 48,000   60   59     (1 )
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC 03/05/2018 NZD 3,236,480   2,366   2,334     (32 )
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC 04/04/2018 CAD 3,030,000   2,418   2,363     (55 )
UBS AG 03/05/2018 EUR 80,000   99   97     (2 )
Total               $ 6,141 $ (6,342 )
                  Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Deliver   In Exchange For   Fair Value   Asset   Liability  
Australia and New Zealand Banking 03/05/2018 GBP 1,084,000 $ 1,515 $ 1,493 $ 22 $  
Group                        
Australia and New Zealand Banking 03/05/2018 NZD 11,749,000   8,703   8,473   230    
Group                        
Bank of America NA 03/05/2018 EUR 10,000   12   12      
Bank of America NA 04/04/2018 EUR 3,103,000   3,803   3,795   8    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 GBP 91,000   129   125   4    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 JPY 671,522,000   6,155   6,295     (140 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 AUD 34,204,000   27,277   26,562   715    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 BRL 18,172,456   5,686   5,566   120    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 CAD 22,530,866   18,060   17,580   480    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 CHF 5,957,099   6,309   6,342   39   (72 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 EUR 17,831,000   22,019   21,843   228   (52 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 GBP 4,023,000   5,703   5,552   151    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 HKD 28,363,014   3,632   3,630   2    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 IDR 21,290,336,000   1,552   1,538   14    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 JPY 4,000,311,221   36,763   37,645   22   (904 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 KRW 4,789,037,500   4,375   4,420     (45 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 MXN 194,636,890   10,164   10,236     (72 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 NOK 9,843,064   1,257   1,249   8    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 NZD 24,899,052   18,143   17,944   207   (8 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 SEK 144,370,398   18,156   17,504   652    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/26/2018 TWD 36,512,500   1,251   1,252     (1 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 AUD 6,028,768   4,726   4,682   44    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 CAD 4,887,546   3,972   3,814   158    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 CHF 930,487   1,000   990   10    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 EUR 48,187,426   58,703   59,028   274   (599 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 GBP 8,153,273   11,118   11,252   3   (137 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 HKD 69,215,234   8,869   8,859   10    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 INR 454,198,020   6,978   6,907   71    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 JPY 2,907,966,565   26,290   27,366     (1,076 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 KRW 3,474,766,680   3,266   3,207   59    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 NZD 1,703,049   1,249   1,227   22    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 RUB 426,527,240   7,312   7,533     (221 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 SEK 10,026,742   1,244   1,216   28    
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 TRY 27,911,785   7,169   7,224     (55 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 TWD 134,102,720   4,560   4,597     (37 )
Deutsche Bank AG 04/26/2018 ZAR 93,061,536   7,633   7,832     (199 )
Goldman Sachs & Co 04/04/2018 CAD 3,030,000   2,425   2,363   62    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/05/2018 EUR 3,235,000   4,029   3,948   81    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/05/2018 JPY 671,522,000   6,189   6,295     (106 )
HSBC Securities Inc 04/04/2018 JPY 1,345,050,000   12,578   12,640     (62 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 AUD 21,427,000   16,885   16,640   256   (11 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 BRL 5,094,320   1,540   1,560     (20 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 CAD 9,744,270   7,807   7,603   204    
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 CHF 25,847,756   27,398   27,514   172   (288 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 CLP 958,834,250   1,595   1,611     (16 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 COP 4,685,384,000   1,629   1,633     (4 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 EUR 36,225,000   44,785   44,375   410    
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 GBP 3,640,000   5,064   5,023   41    
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 JPY 7,632,546,637   69,818   71,828     (2,010 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 KRW 1,717,179,600   1,578   1,585     (7 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 MXN 228,692,113   11,864   12,027   22   (185 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 NOK 79,046,920   10,070   10,032   59   (21 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 NZD 38,822,878   28,279   27,979   337   (37 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 PLN 13,410,742   4,006   3,926   80    
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 SEK 93,243,560   11,659   11,305   354    
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 SGD 2,141,696   1,618   1,619     (1 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 TRY 20,769,913   5,306   5,375     (69 )
JPMorgan Chase 04/26/2018 TWD 93,544,430   3,178   3,206     (28 )
National Australia Bank 03/05/2018 NZD 1,202,810   878   867   11    
Nomura Securities 03/05/2018 GBP 63,000   88   87   1    
Nomura Securities 03/05/2018 JPY 2,000,000   19   19      

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)

                            Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty   Settlement Date   Contracts to Deliver In Exchange For   Fair Value     Asset     Liability  
Nomura Securities 04/04/2018   CAD 1,863,000 $   1,458 $ 1,453   $ 5   $      
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC 03/05/2018   GBP 42,552     60   59     1          
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC 04/04/2018   MXN 47,453,436     2,418   2,504             (86 )
Toronton Dominion Bank 03/05/2018   CAD 1,888,000     1,537   1,471     66          
Westpac Banking Corp 04/04/2018   NZD 9,716,000     7,010   7,003     7          
Total                           $ 5,750   $ (6,569 )
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts.                                        
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps

    (Pay)/                                      
    Receive                                      
    Floating Fixed     Payment    Notional   Unrealized     Upfront     Fair Value  
Counterparty Floating Rate Index Rate Rate    Frequency  Maturity Date Amount     Appreciation/(Depreciation)      Payments/(Receipts)       Asset     Liability   
Barclays Bank US CPI Urban Receive 1.59 % Annual 09/13/2018 $ 12,807 $     451   $   $ 451 $  
PLC Consumers                                        
  NAS(CPURNSA)                                        
Barclays Bank US CPI Urban Receive 2.07 % Annual 03/10/2018   7,960       460         460    
PLC Consumers                                        
  NAS(CPURNSA)                                        
Deutsche Bank Eurostat Eurozone Pay 1.97 % Annual 03/15/2047 EUR 995       (2 )         (2 )
AG HICP Ex Tobacco                                        
  Unrevised Series                                        
  NSA                                        
Deutsche Bank Eurostat Eurozone Receive 1.47 % Annual 03/15/2027   995       22         22    
AG HICP Ex Tobacco                                        
  Unrevised Series                                        
  NSA                                        
Total               $       931   $   $ 933 $ (2 )
 
Amounts in thousands.                                        
 
Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    (Pay)/                                      
    Receive                                      
    Floating Fixed     Payment    Notional   Unrealized     Upfront            
Floating Rate Index Rate Rate  Frequency  Maturity Date Amount   Appreciation/(Depreciation)      Payments/(Receipts)      Fair Value  
3 Month LIBOR   Pay 1.88%   Semiannual 11/15/2019 $ 13,435 $     (131 ) $ 1   $     (130 )
3 Month LIBOR   Receive 2.17%    Quarterly 08/24/2027   700       43             43  
3 Month LIBOR   Pay 1.94%    Semiannual 11/24/2019   13,435       (123 )           (123 )
3 Month LIBOR   Pay 1.73%  Semiannual 08/31/2046   910       (77 )   (154 )       (231 )
6 Month GBP LIBOR Receive 1.45%  Semiannual 01/24/2028 GBP 3,915       73     (4 )       69  
6 Month GBP LIBOR Receive 1.57%  Semiannual 01/23/2048   2,895       88     (1 )       87  
6 Month GBP LIBOR Receive 1.52%  Semiannual 01/10/2048   1,465       71     (2 )       69  
6 Month JPY LIBOR Receive 0.27%  Semiannual 11/08/2027 JPY 298,780       11     1         12  
6 Month JPY LIBOR Pay 0.09%  Semiannual 11/08/2022   624,725       (7 )   (1 )       (8 )
6 Month JPY LIBOR Receive 0.35%  Semiannual 01/11/2028   289,555       (7 )   1         (6 )
6 Month JPY LIBOR Pay 0.09%  Semiannual 11/08/2022   624,725       (8 )           (8 )
6 Month JPY LIBOR Pay 0.15%  Semiannual 01/30/2023   1,183,300       8             8  
6 Month JPY LIBOR Receive 1.01%  Semiannual 01/30/2048   204,610       (55 )   (1 )       (56 )
Euribor 6 Month   Receive 1.52%  Semiannual 01/05/2048 EUR 840       23             23  
Euribor 6 Month   Receive 0.95%  Semiannual 01/15/2028   2,220       32             32  
Euribor 6 Month   Receive 1.49%  Semiannual 01/08/2048   840       29     1         30  
Euribor 6 Month   Receive 0.95%  Semiannual 01/15/2028   2,220       32     (1 )       31  
Eurostat Eurozone HICP Ex Tobacco Pay 1.83 % Annual 05/15/2047   1,370       (50 )   (2 )       (52 )
Unrevised Series NSA                                        
Eurostat Eurozone HICP Ex Tobacco Receive 1.30 % Annual 09/29/2022   4,075       26     2         28  
Unrevised Series NSA                                        
HICP Ex Food and Energy Pay 1.59 % Annual 01/15/2028   3,770       7             7  
HICP Ex Food and Energy Pay 2.00 % Annual 02/15/2048   1,610       33             33  
HICP Ex Food and Energy Pay 1.57 % Annual 02/15/2028   2,795       3             3  
HICP Ex Food and Energy Pay 1.97 % Annual 01/15/2048   590       5             5  
HICP Ex Food and Energy Receive 1.26 % Annual 08/15/2022   4,095       34     2         36  
HICP Ex Food and Energy Pay 1.99 % Annual 01/15/2048   590       9             9  
NZFM New Zealand Bank Bill 3 Receive 3.06% Quarterly 09/08/2027 NZD 4,239       39     (1 )       38  
Month FRA                                          
NZFM New Zealand Bank Bill 3 Receive 3.07% Quarterly 09/08/2027   2,088       18     (1 )       17  
Month FRA                                          
NZFM New Zealand Bank Bill 3 Receive 3.07% Quarterly 09/08/2027   2,109       18     (1 )       17  
Month FRA                                          
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.51 % Annual 01/15/2048 GBP 625       8             8  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Diversified Real Asset Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

    (Pay)/                                  
    Receive                                  
    Floating Fixed   Payment      Notional   Unrealized     Upfront          
Floating Rate Index Rate Rate   Frequency   Maturity Date    Amount    Appreciation/(Depreciation)        Payments/(Receipts)      Fair Value  
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.60 % Annual 11/15/2042 GBP 2,795 $   98   $   3   $   101  
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.41 % Annual 02/15/2028   2,840   (7 )     29       22  
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.52 % Annual 02/15/2027   3,130   50       3       53  
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.62 % Annual 02/15/2047   330   27       2       29  
UK RPI All Items NSA Receive 3.55 % Annual 11/15/2047   2,795   (110 )     (4 )     (114 )
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.21 % Annual 02/15/2023   18,910   (39 )     (5 )     (44 )
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.41 % Annual 01/15/2028   5,135   (4 )     1       (3 )
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.55 % Annual 11/15/2032   4,640   76       2       78  
UK RPI All Items NSA Receive 3.33 % Annual 01/15/2023   5,135   1             1  
UK RPI All Items NSA Pay 3.51 % Annual 02/15/2048   10   (4 )     4        
UK RPI All Items NSA Receive 3.46 % Annual 11/15/2027   4,640   (40 )     (1 )     (41 )
US CPI Urban Consumers Receive 2.11 % Annual 11/09/2019 $ 24,530   87             87  
NAS(CPURNSA)                                      
US CPI Urban Consumers Pay 1.92 % Annual 04/01/2018   11,915   (19 )           (19 )
NAS(CPURNSA)                                      
Total               $   268   $   (127 ) $   141  
 
Amounts in thousands.                                    
 
 
Total Return Swaps

      Pay/Receive                     Value and Unrealized  
      Positive     Payment   Expiration    Notional   Upfront Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Reference Entity  Contracts Return    Financing Rate  Frequency    Date    Amount  Payments/(Receipts)     Asset     Liability   
Bank of America Bloomberg 536,743 Receive   3 Month US Monthly  03/22/2018 $ 96,921 $   $   $ (136 )
NA Commodity       Treasury Rate                          
  Index Total         plus .10%                          
  Return (a)                                    
Bank of America BofA Merrill 299,021 Receive     .26% Annual  03/05/2018   32,530           (156 )
NA Lynch                                    
  Commodity                                    
  MLBXCS3E                                    
  Excess Return                                    
  Strategy(a)                                    
M3 Capital Bloomberg 75,226 Receive   3 Month US Monthly  03/22/2018   31,039           (21 )
Partners Commodity       Treasury Rate                          
  Index 2 Month         plus .17%                          
  Forward Total                                    
  Return (a)                                    
M3 Capital Bloomberg 419,698 Receive   3 Month US Monthly  03/22/2018   75,786           (105 )
Partners Commodity       Treasury Rate                          
  Index Total         plus .09%                          
  Return (a)                                    
M3 Capital Macquarie 231,671 Receive     .30% Annual  03/05/2018   23,366           (182 )
Partners Commodity                                    
  Product 251E(a)                                    
Total                   $     $   $ (600 )
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts                                  

 

(a)      All or a portion of this security is owned by the DRA Cayman Corporation, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of the fund.

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 13.26%   Shares Held Value (000's)       Principal    
Exchange Traded Funds - 4.08%           BONDS (continued)     Amount (000's) Value (000's)
PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio   20,500 $   474 Real Estate - 0.77%          
            Crescent Communities LLC/Crescent          
Money Market Funds - 9.18%           Ventures Inc          
Principal Government Money Market Fund (a)   1,067,248     1,067 8.88%, 10/15/2021 (b)   $ 84 $ 89
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $   1,541 Software - 0.26%          
     Principal        Epicor SoftwareCorp          
BONDS - 17.83%   Amount (000's)             Value (000's) 9.94%,  06/30/2023 (b)     29   30
Chemicals - 2.14%           3 Month LIBOR + 8.25%          
Consolidated Energy Finance SA                      
5.34%, 06/15/2022 (b) $ 250 $ 249 Telecommunications - 2.21%          
3 Month LIBOR + 3.75%           Frontier Communications Corp          
            11.00%, 09/15/2025     50   39
Diversified Financial Services - 3.88%           GTT Communications Inc          
            7.88%, 12/31/2024 (b)     90   93
Ally Financial Inc                      
5.75%, 11/20/2025   110     115 Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA          
            8.00%, 02/15/2024 (b)     40   42
Credit Acceptance Corp                      
7.38%, 03/15/2023   110     115 Sprint Corp          
E*TRADE Financial Corp           7.88%, 09/15/2023     80   83
5.30%, 12/31/2049 (c),(d)   125     123       $   257
3 Month LIBOR + 3.16%           TOTAL BONDS     $   2,072
ILFC E-Capital Trust II           SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS -     Principal    
4.62%, 12/21/2065 (b),(e)   100     98 72.23 %   Amount (000's)    Value (000's)
      $   451 Aerospace & Defense - 1.83%          
Gas - 0.86%           Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC          
NGL Energy Partners LP / NGL Energy           6.55%, 11/28/2021 (f)   $ 105 $ 106
Finance Corp           US LIBOR + 5.50%          
7.50%, 11/01/2023   100     100 TransDigm Inc          
            4.41%, 06/09/2023 (f)     105   106
Healthcare - Products - 0.61%           US LIBOR + 2.75%          
Universal Hospital Services Inc                 $   212
7.63%, 08/15/2020   70     71 Automobile Manufacturers - 2.46%          
            Navistar Inc          
Insurance - 2.16%           5.08%, 11/06/2024 (f)     285   286
Catlin Insurance Co Ltd           US LIBOR + 3.50%          
4.71%, 07/29/2049 (b),(c)   160     157            
3 Month LIBOR + 2.98%           Automobile Parts & Equipment - 1.39%          
Liberty Mutual Group Inc           American Axle & Manufacturing Inc          
4.49%, 03/07/2067 (b)   95     94 3.88%, 04/06/2024 (f)     161   162
3 Month LIBOR + 2.91%           US LIBOR + 2.25%          
      $   251            
Machinery - Diversified - 0.82%           Chemicals - 2.92%          
Cloud Crane LLC           A Schulman Inc          
10.13%, 08/01/2024 (b)   85     95 4.84%, 06/01/2022 (f)     71   71
            US LIBOR + 3.25%          
Media - 0.72%           Aruba Investments Inc          
DISH DBS Corp           4.94%, 02/02/2022 (f)     98   98
5.88%, 11/15/2024   90     84 US LIBOR + 3.50%          
            Emerald Performance Materials LLC          
Mining - 0.27%           9.40%, 08/01/2022 (f)     170   170
Northwest Acquisitions ULC / Dominion           US LIBOR + 6.75%          
Finco Inc                 $   339
7.13%, 11/01/2022 (b)   30     31 Commercial Services - 4.97%          
            Garda World Security Corp          
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 0.93%           6.90%, 05/24/2024 (f)     96   96
Bombardier Inc           US LIBOR + 4.00%          
7.50%, 03/15/2025 (b)   105     108 Prime Security Services Borrower LLC          
            4.40%, 05/02/2022 (f)     109   110
Oil & Gas - 2.20%           US LIBOR + 2.75%          
Continental Resources Inc/OK           Team Health Holdings Inc          
4.50%, 04/15/2023   100     101 4.40%, 02/06/2024 (f)     169   165
MEG Energy Corp           US LIBOR + 2.75%          
6.50%, 01/15/2025 (b)   50     49 TMS International Corp          
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp           4.63%, 08/14/2024 (f)     204   206
4.88%, 01/15/2023 (b)   35     35 US LIBOR + 3.00%          
5.50%, 02/15/2026 (b)   20     20       $   577
Whiting Petroleum Corp           Computers - 3.24%          
5.75%, 03/15/2021   50     51 Dell International LLC          
      $   256 3.65%, 09/07/2023 (f)     242   242
            US LIBOR + 2.00%          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's)    Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Computers (continued)         Leisure Products & Services (continued)        
McAfee LLC         Intrawest Resorts Holdings Inc        
6.08%, 09/30/2024 (f) $ 135 $ 135 4.90%, 07/31/2024 (f) $ 161 $ 162
US LIBOR + 4.50%         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
    $   377     $   344
Consumer Products - 1.54%         Lodging - 2.60%        
Prestige Brands Inc         Caesars Resort Collection LLC        
4.40%, 01/26/2024 (f)   178   179 4.40%, 12/22/2024 (f)   205   206
US LIBOR + 2.75%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
          Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC        
Diversified Financial Services - 1.53%         3.62%, 10/25/2023 (f)   96   96
Russell Investments US Institutional Holdco         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
Inc             $   302
5.94%, 06/01/2023 (f)   177   178 Media - 3.50%        
US LIBOR + 5.75%         CSC Holdings LLC        
          4.14%, 01/12/2026 (f)   35   35
Electric - 0.75%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
Dynegy Inc         Meredith Corp        
4.35%, 02/07/2024 (f)   86   87 4.66%, 01/17/2025 (f)   70   70
US LIBOR + 2.75%         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
          Unitymedia Finance LLC        
Entertainment - 3.51%         3.84%, 09/30/2025 (f)   95   95
CCM Merger Inc         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
4.40%, 08/06/2021 (f)   86   87 Univision Communications Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.75%         4.40%, 03/15/2024 (f)   209   207
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
3.90%, 12/08/2023 (f)   121   122     $   407
US LIBOR + 2.25%         Oil & Gas - 4.40%        
WMG Acquisition Corp         California Resources Corp        
3.83%, 11/01/2023 (f)   199   199 6.34%, 11/14/2022 (f)   205   207
US LIBOR + 2.25%         US LIBOR + 4.75%        
    $   408 11.97%, 12/31/2021 (f)   95   107
Food - 2.86%         US LIBOR + 10.37%        
B&G Foods Inc         Chesapeake Energy Corp        
3.65%, 11/02/2022 (f)   137   138 9.44%, 08/23/2021 (f)   185   197
US LIBOR + 2.00%         US LIBOR + 7.50%        
Post Holdings Inc             $   511
3.90%, 05/24/2024 (f)   194   194 Packaging & Containers - 4.19%        
US LIBOR + 2.25%         Berry Global Inc        
    $   332 3.62%, 10/01/2022 (f)   94   94
Forest Products & Paper - 0.64%         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
Caraustar Industries Inc         Coveris Holdings SA        
7.19%, 03/14/2022 (f)   74   74 5.94%, 06/29/2022 (f)   142   143
US LIBOR + 5.50%         US LIBOR + 4.25%        
          CROWN Americas LLC        
Healthcare - Products - 2.26%         0.00%, 01/17/2025 (f),(g)   60   60
DJO Finance LLC         US LIBOR + 2.00%        
4.92%, 06/08/2020 (f)   94   93 Flex Acquisition Co Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.25%         4.69%, 12/29/2023 (f)   94   95
Kinetic Concepts Inc         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
4.94%, 02/02/2024 (f)   169   169 Reynolds Group Holdings Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.25%         4.40%, 02/05/2023 (f)   94   95
    $   262 US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Healthcare - Services - 2.44%             $   487
Acadia Healthcare Co Inc         REITs - 2.05%        
4.40%, 02/16/2023 (f)   119   119 GEO Group Inc/The        
US LIBOR + 2.75%         3.95%, 03/22/2024 (f)   94   94
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
4.69%, 06/07/2023 (f)   164   165 iStar Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         4.59%, 10/01/2021 (f)   50   50
    $   284 US LIBOR + 3.75%        
Insurance - 2.11%         MGM Growth Properties Operating        
Asurion LLC         Partnership LP        
7.65%, 08/04/2025 (f)   195   200 3.90%, 04/25/2023 (f)   93   94
US LIBOR + 6.00%         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
Genworth Holdings Inc             $   238
0.00%, 02/28/2023 (f),(g)   45   45          
US LIBOR + 4.50%                  
    $   245          
Leisure Products & Services - 2.96%                  
ClubCorp Holdings Inc                  
4.94%, 09/18/2024 (f)   181   182          
US LIBOR + 3.25%                  

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS Principal       (d) Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on  
(continued) Amount (000's)   Value (000's)     a fixed rate and may convert to a variable rate or floating rate in the  
Retail - 6.70%             future.    
Academy Ltd           (e) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference  
5.55%, 07/01/2022 (f) $ 123 $ 98     rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based  
US LIBOR + 4.00%             on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference  
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc             rate and spread in their description.    
3.83%, 10/11/2024 (f)   100   100   (f) Rate information disclosed is based on an average weighted rate as of  
US LIBOR + 2.25%             February 28, 2018.    
IRB Holding Corp           (g) This Senior Floating Rate Note will settle after February 28, 2018, at  
4.83%, 01/17/2025 (f)   200   202     which time the interest rate will be determined.    
US LIBOR + 3.25%                  
JC Penney Corp Inc             Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
6.23%, 06/23/2023 (f)   95   91   Sector   Percent  
US LIBOR + 4.25%           Consumer, Cyclical 19.62 %
KFC Holding Co           Consumer, Non-cyclical 14.68 %
3.59%, 06/16/2023 (f)   118   118   Communications 13.79 %
US LIBOR + 2.00%           Investment Companies 13.26 %
Michaels Stores Inc           Financial 12.49 %
4.38%, 01/30/2023 (f)   145   146   Industrial 9.65 %
US LIBOR + 2.75%           Energy 6.60 %
PetSmart Inc           Basic Materials 5.98 %
4.57%, 03/11/2022 (f)   30   24   Technology 5.64 %
US LIBOR + 3.00%           Utilities 1.61 %
      $ 779   Other Assets and Liabilities (3.32 )%
Semiconductors - 0.88%           TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %
Micron Technology Inc                  
3.65%, 04/26/2022 (f)   102   102          
US LIBOR + 2.00%                  
 
Software - 1.27%                  
Signode Industrial Group US Inc                  
4.42%, 05/01/2021 (f)   148   148          
US LIBOR + 4.75%                  
 
Telecommunications - 7.34%                  
Avaya Inc                  
6.34%, 11/08/2024 (f)   295   297          
US LIBOR + 4.75%                  
GTT Communications Inc                  
4.94%, 01/09/2024 (f)   69   69          
US LIBOR + 3.25%                  
Level 3 Parent LLC                  
3.79%, 02/22/2024 (f)   95   95          
US LIBOR + 2.25%                  
Maxar Technologies Ltd                  
4.33%, 10/04/2024 (f)   280   281          
US LIBOR + 2.75%                  
West Corp                  
5.65%, 10/10/2024 (f)   110   111          
US LIBOR + 4.00%                  
      $ 853          
Trucking & Leasing - 1.89%                  
Avolon TLB Borrower 1 US LLC                  
0.00%, 03/21/2022 (f),(g)   220   220          
US LIBOR + 2.25%                  
 
TOTAL SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   $ 8,393          
Total Investments     $ 12,006          
Other Assets and Liabilities - (3.32)%     $ (386 )        
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%     $ 11,620          

 

(a)      Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub- schedule for transactional information.
(b)      Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $1,190 or 10.24% of net assets.
(c)      Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of interest, but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date.

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Affiliated Securities   August 31, 2017     Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018
    Value       Cost   Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund   $ —   $ 2,798 $ 1,731 $   1,067
    $ —   $ 2,798 $ 1,731 $   1,067
 
 
    Realized Gain/Loss   Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized
    Income   on Investments   Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 2 $   $     $
  $ 2 $   $     $
Amounts in thousands                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 38.90% Shares Held Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's)
Advertising - 0.02%       Automobile Parts & Equipment (continued)      
Dentsu Inc 9,500 $ 436 Nissin Kogyo Co Ltd 14,200 $ 251
Gendai Agency Inc 3,900   21 NOK Corp 15,400   328
Omnicom Group Inc (a) 3,787   289 Nokian Renkaat OYJ 30,647   1,405
Relia Inc 11,600   147 Pacific Industrial Co Ltd 6,914   97
    $ 893 Rheinmetall AG 2,349   310
Aerospace & Defense - 0.69%       Showa Corp 14,420   227
Boeing Co/The 553   200 Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd 47,561   750
Cobham PLC (b) 199,592   310 Sumitomo Riko Co Ltd 14,900   152
IHI Corp 4,180   142 Tokai Rika Co Ltd 18,400   398
Jamco Corp 5,850   131 Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd 45,214   837
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd 27,149   984 Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd 13,500   327
Leonardo SpA 31,393   336 Toyota Industries Corp 3,102   195
Lockheed Martin Corp 1,870   659     $ 16,600
Orbital ATK Inc 12,490   1,649 Banks - 1.98%      
Raytheon Co 421   92 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 63,543   529
Rockwell Collins Inc (a) 92,918   12,796 Banco Santander SA 291,777   2,000
Ste Industrielle d'Aviation Latecoere SA (b) 82,155   488 Bank of America Corp 119,627   3,840
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC 25,448   556 Bank of Ireland Group PLC (b) 68,005   635
United Technologies Corp 1,461   197 Bank of Kyoto Ltd/The 2,075   115
    $ 18,540 Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The (a) 44,180   2,520
Agriculture - 0.21%       Bank of the Ozarks 7,054   352
Altria Group Inc (a) 36,521   2,299 Bankinter SA 69,468   763
Bunge Ltd 22,640   1,708 BB&T Corp 3,329   181
Philip Morris International Inc (a) 7,204   746 BNP Paribas SA 8,381   663
Swedish Match AB 18,646   792 Capital One Financial Corp (a) 32,748   3,207
    $ 5,545 China Construction Bank Corp 438,000   449
Airlines - 0.24%       CIT Group Inc (a) 8,300   440
American Airlines Group Inc 5,828   316 Citigroup Inc 37,777   2,852
Delta Air Lines Inc (a) 34,655   1,868 Citizens Financial Group Inc 10,971   477
Deutsche Lufthansa AG 36,254   1,210 Comerica Inc (a) 7,689   747
International Consolidated Airlines Group 53,790   453 Danske Bank A/S 21,040   844
JetBlue Airways Corp (b) 76,607   1,613 DBS Group Holdings Ltd 31,500   677
Southwest Airlines Co (a) 19,631   1,135 Erste Group Bank AG 11,618   591
        Fifth Third Bancorp (a) 26,600   879
    $ 6,595        
Apparel - 0.46%       First Citizens BancShares Inc/NC 1,195   486
Adidas AG 8,673   1,922 First Republic Bank/CA 9,300   863
Asics Corp 4,710   74 Fukuoka Financial Group Inc 101,000   515
Hermes International 1,846   993 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 2,066   543
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 6,566   1,964 Hachijuni Bank Ltd/The 79,000   474
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (a),(b) 10,400   654 IBERIABANK Corp 29,489   2,383
NIKE Inc 69,154   4,635 ICICI Bank Ltd ADR 39,604   376
        JPMorgan Chase & Co (a) 14,231   1,644
Sanyo Shokai Ltd 7,000   162        
Under Armour Inc - Class A (b) 72   1 KeyCorp 17,700   374
Under Armour Inc - Class C (b) 128,478   1,934 Kyushu Financial Group Inc 69,500   386
    $ 12,339 M&T Bank Corp 16,583   3,148
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.32%       Macquarie Group Ltd 2,872   229
General Motors Co 51,963   2,045 MainSource Financial Group Inc 463   17
Hino Motors Ltd 12,614   166 Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario 30,705   366
Honda Motor Co Ltd 30,320   1,096 SpA      
Hyundai Motor Co 1,156   172 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 255,693   1,801
Mitsubishi Motors Corp 35,040   275 Mizuho Financial Group Inc 721,900   1,333
PACCAR Inc 16,536   1,184 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd 76,100   745
Peugeot SA 39,732   896 PacWest Bancorp 2,047   107
        PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The (a) 17,189   2,710
Suzuki Motor Corp 21,000   1,198 Regions Financial Corp (a) 65,584   1,273
Volkswagen AG 7,537   1,497        
    $ 8,529 Resona Holdings Inc 64,800   367
        San-In Godo Bank Ltd/The 10,700   101
Automobile Parts & Equipment - 0.61%       Sberbank of Russia PJSC 135,517   649
Aisan Industry Co Ltd 10,400   119 Standard Chartered PLC 56,539   627
Aisin Seiki Co Ltd 19,200   1,117 State Bank of India Ltd 3,797   156
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc 14,073   558 State Street Corp (a) 21,423   2,274
Aptiv PLC 10,538   962 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 33,600   1,453
Daikyonishikawa Corp 11,280   192 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc 12,620   507
Denso Corp 8,400   490 SunTrust Banks Inc (a) 25,707   1,795
Exedy Corp 8,900   289 Tochigi Bank Ltd/The 23,600   96
GKN PLC 62,533   377 Tokyo TY Financial Group Inc 4,623   114
IJT Technology Holdings Co Ltd 6,900   60 UBS Group AG (b) 27,617   523
Keihin Corp 16,500   343 United Overseas Bank Ltd 23,100   484
Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd 13,100   904 US Bancorp 17,500   951
Lear Corp (a) 12,765   2,382        
        Wells Fargo & Co (a) 16,304   953
Linamar Corp 27,200   1,489        
Magna International Inc 17,500   963     $ 53,584
NGK Insulators Ltd 30,390   564 Beverages - 0.30%      
NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd 20,359   514 Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 11,100   568

 

See accompanying notes.

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Beverages (continued)       Chemicals (continued)      
Coca-Cola Co/The (a) 43,412 $ 1,876 Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd 2,960 $ 209
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd 137,904   933 Nitto Denko Corp 12,900   1,059
Diageo PLC 38,430   1,304 Nutrien Ltd 67,212   3,310
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc 1,160   135 Praxair Inc (a) 25,648   3,841
Heineken NV 3,891   404 Sherwin-Williams Co/The 11,248   4,517
Molson Coors Brewing Co 7,600   580 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd 21,633   2,273
Monster Beverage Corp (b) 8,499   539 Tokai Carbon Co Ltd 7,300   126
PepsiCo Inc 7,681   842 Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co Ltd 4,850   189
Refresco Group NV (c) 12,660   308 Westlake Chemical Corp 5,226   566
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd 13,000   603 WR Grace & Co 88,010   5,825
    $ 8,092     $ 67,180
Biotechnology - 0.77%       Coal - 0.01%      
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b) 2,803   329 China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd 85,750   243
Biogen Inc (a),(b) 6,325   1,828        
Bioverativ Inc (b) 90,818   9,507 Commercial Services - 1.10%      
Cascadian Therapeutics Inc (b) 2,878   29 Adecco Group AG 11,746   944
Celgene Corp (a),(b) 3,241   282 Altech Corp 3,326   70
Exact Sciences Corp (b) 24,339   1,086 AMERCO 3,930   1,352
Genmab A/S (b) 3,867   786 Automatic Data Processing Inc 1,756   203
        Babcock International Group PLC 27,243   243
Gilead Sciences Inc 33,879   2,667 Benesse Holdings Inc 4,520   162
H Lundbeck A/S 12,853   673        
Hugel Inc (b) 323   165 Bureau Veritas SA 13,458   353
Illumina Inc (a),(b) 1,156   264 Capella Education Co 1,008   78
        Cimpress NV (b) 2,535   413
Incyte Corp (a),(b) 3,100   264        
Juno Therapeutics Inc (b) 18,230   1,582 Cintas Corp 9,666   1,650
        CoStar Group Inc (b) 3,883   1,329
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (a),(b) 2,785   892        
United Therapeutics Corp (a),(b) 4,728   548 Element Fleet Management Corp 64,300   244
        Everi Holdings Inc (a),(b) 527,310   3,928
    $ 20,902 FleetCor Technologies Inc (b) 5,386   1,077
Building Materials - 0.49%       Getlink SE 74,074   953
CEMEX Holdings Philippines Inc (b),(c) 1,255,912   88        
Cemex SAB de CV ADR(b) 648,537   4,248 JAC Recruitment Co Ltd 5,600   118
        Kroton Educacional SA 63,100   298
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd 690,000   528 Localiza Rent a Car SA 38,600   306
Cie de Saint-Gobain 11,751   665 Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (a) 130,291   5,276
CRH PLC 16,548   544 ManpowerGroup Inc (a) 7,308   866
Geberit AG 1,056   477 Moody's Corp (a) 6,273   1,046
LafargeHolcim Ltd (b) 5,889   343        
        New Oriental Education & Technology 1,906   174
Lennox International Inc 10,136   2,074 Group Inc ADR      
Masco Corp (a) 42,658   1,754        
Ply Gem Holdings Inc (b) 855   19 Outsourcing Inc 2,765   53
        PayPal Holdings Inc (b) 18,776   1,491
Sanwa Holdings Corp 17,900   248 Persol Holdings Co Ltd 3,358   86
Sika AG 100   820 Prestige International Inc 11,700   150
Taiheiyo Cement Corp 5,975   221 QinetiQ Group PLC 91,016   256
Vulcan Materials Co 6,300   742 Randstad Holding NV 20,125   1,434
Wienerberger AG 15,984   432 Recruit Holdings Co Ltd 42,300   1,023
    $ 13,203 Rent-A-Center Inc/TX 5,032   38
Chemicals - 2.49%       ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc (b) 10,673   548
A Schulman Inc 1,879   82 SGS SA 276   700
Air Products & Chemicals Inc 14,548   2,339 Strike Co Ltd 2,670   163
Akzo Nobel NV 95,793   9,332 TechnoPro Holdings Inc 5,886   350
Albemarle Corp (a) 22,800   2,290        
        Toppan Forms Co Ltd 16,500   186
Arkema SA 7,214   941 Transurban Group 41,004   365
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (a),(b) 31,851   981 United Rentals Inc (b) 3,385   593
BASF SE 8,747   914 Worldpay Inc (b) 12,925   1,051
Brenntag AG 14,396   897     $ 29,570
Calgon Carbon Corp 12,430   264 Computers - 1.24%      
Celanese Corp 609   61 Accenture PLC - Class A (a) 13,003   2,094
CF Industries Holdings Inc 12,044   497 Apple Inc (a) 46,435   8,271
Denka Co Ltd 5,340   195 Atos SE 8,433   1,109
DIC Corp 2,794   100 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (a) 8,298   680
DowDuPont Inc 1,139   80 Computershare Ltd 31,494   433
EMS-Chemie Holding AG 1,070   682 CSRA Inc 30,148   1,222
FMC Corp (a) 12,355   970        
        Dell Technologies Inc Class V (b) 69,755   5,182
GCP Applied Technologies Inc (b) 34,117   1,049        
        DST Systems Inc 76,438   6,357
Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd 41,700   926 Ferrotec Holdings Corp 14,700   366
Huntsman Corp 2,403   78 ForeScout Technologies Inc (b) 300   9
JSR Corp 19,900   479 ForeScout Technologies Inc (b),(d) 5,374   160
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co Ltd 15,363   176 Fortinet Inc (a),(b) 23,798   1,201
KH Neochem Co Ltd 8,225   257 Fujitsu Ltd 176,178   1,051
Kuraray Co Ltd 18,600   323 Gemalto NV 11,154   670
Linde AG 2,737   607 HP Inc (a) 29,070   680
LyondellBasell Industries NV (a) 9,421   1,020        
        Inventec Corp 382,000   301
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc 21,600   534 Melco Holdings Inc 2,710   92
Monsanto Co 155,557   19,191        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Computers (continued)       Electric (continued)      
NetApp Inc (a) 24,996 $ 1,514 American Electric Power Co Inc 408 $ 27
SCSK Corp 9,404   385 Avista Corp 25,155   1,203
Western Digital Corp (a) 19,629   1,708 Calpine Corp (b) 91,004   1,385
    $ 33,485 Dynegy Inc (b) 44,314   542
Consumer Products - 0.09%       E.ON SE 51,848   526
Avery Dennison Corp (a) 4,085   483 Edison International 5,272   319
Church & Dwight Co Inc (a) 12,738   626 Electric Power Development Co Ltd 41,000   1,040
Kimberly-Clark Corp (a) 11,717   1,300 Endesa SA 91,178   1,914
    $ 2,409 Exelon Corp 3,695   137
Cosmetics & Personal Care - 0.35%       FirstEnergy Corp (a) 30,300   980
Beiersdorf AG 3,326   364 Fortum OYJ 54,204   1,190
Ci:z Holdings Co Ltd 2,000   115 Kansai Electric Power Co Inc/The 81,400   989
Colgate-Palmolive Co 16,851   1,162 NextEra Energy Inc 1,064   162
Coty Inc (a) 150,292   2,904 NRG Energy Inc 152,032   3,931
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The 506   70 Origin Energy Ltd (b) 161,745   1,122
Kao Corp 10,600   774 PG&E Corp 37,136   1,526
Lion Corp 26,600   497 SCANA Corp 24,447   970
Pola Orbis Holdings Inc 8,700   365 Vistra Energy Corp (b) 15,982   303
Procter & Gamble Co/The (a) 13,943   1,095 Westar Energy Inc 26,335   1,283
Shiseido Co Ltd 7,400   444     $ 20,624
Unicharm Corp 42,200   1,178 Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.10%      
Unilever NV 10,404   544 Funai Electric Co Ltd 17,900   128
    $ 9,512 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd 1,700   93
Distribution & Wholesale - 0.20%       General Cable Corp 16,471   487
Bunzl PLC 15,377   413 Legrand SA 4,188   328
Fastenal Co 13,389   733 Schneider Electric SE (b) 15,160   1,314
Fourlis Holdings SA (b) 23,177   162 Ushio Inc 18,000   248
HD Supply Holdings Inc (a),(b) 22,700   823     $ 2,598
Marubeni Corp 156,400   1,192 Electronics - 0.46%      
Mitsubishi Corp 41,000   1,148 ADT Inc (b) 23,262   246
Nippon Gas Co Ltd 4,700   201 Alps Electric Co Ltd 32,147   876
Trusco Nakayama Corp 6,260   163 Avigilon Corp (b) 2,139   45
WW Grainger Inc (a) 2,000   523 Fortive Corp (a) 29,744   2,284
    $ 5,358 Fujitsu General Ltd 11,150   213
Diversified Financial Services - 1.20%       Hirose Electric Co Ltd 6,300   936
Acom Co Ltd (b) 129,006   581 Hitachi High-Technologies Corp 22,267   1,080
Alliance Data Systems Corp 3,132   755 Honeywell International Inc 1,085   164
American Express Co 27,995   2,730 Hosiden Corp 9,700   142
Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc (b) 11,619   520 Jabil Inc 12,006   325
BlackRock Inc 1,843   1,013 Keyence Corp 2,700   1,635
CI Financial Corp 33,000   734 Keysight Technologies Inc (b) 11,969   563
Credit Acceptance Corp (b) 3,506   1,103 Kyocera Corp 6,635   391
Credit Saison Co Ltd 42,539   730 Mettler-Toledo International Inc (a),(b) 571   352
Daiwa Securities Group Inc 90,000   598 MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc 38,915   881
Ditech Holding Corp (b) 7,629   78 Nichicon Corp 19,700   243
Ditech Holding Corp - Warrants (b) 12,997   Nippon Ceramic Co Ltd 7,300   204
Ditech Holding Corp - Warrants (b) 10,313   Shibaura Electronics Co Ltd 400   23
E*TRADE Financial Corp (b) 20,654   1,079 Siix Corp 4,640   224
Element Comm Aviation (b),(d),(e),(f) 280   2,773 SMK Corp 17,870   78
FNF Group 22,550   900 Sodick Co Ltd 5,700   79
Franklin Resources Inc (a) 42,543   1,645 Tokyo Seimitsu Co Ltd 10,793   444
Ichigo Inc 69,700   286 Waters Corp (a),(b) 4,342   889
Ichiyoshi Securities Co Ltd 11,800   139 Yamaichi Electronics Co Ltd 4,150   73
IGM Financial Inc 13,000   397     $ 12,390
Intercontinental Exchange Inc (a) 13,660   998 Energy - Alternate Sources - 0.01%      
Invesco Ltd 16,900   550 China Longyuan Power Group Corp Ltd 564,000   372
Japan Exchange Group Inc 80,800   1,390        
Kenedix Inc 28,100   178 Engineering & Construction - 0.23%      
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 14,136   780 Aecon Group Inc 13,740   204
Mastercard Inc (a) 6,982   1,227 Boskalis Westminster 7,320   276
Nasdaq Inc 12,717   1,027 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co NV ADR 33,912   592
Nomura Holdings Inc 219,500   1,336 China State Construction International 114,000   155
Ocwen Financial Corp (b) 94,718   345 Holdings Ltd      
OneMain Holdings Inc (b) 62,195   1,907 Chiyoda Corp 33,900   333
Partners Group Holding AG 2,227   1,614 CIMIC Group Ltd 13,721   495
Synchrony Financial (a) 40,603   1,478 Hazama Ando Corp 26,633   192
T Rowe Price Group Inc (a) 10,467   1,171 HOCHTIEF AG 9,531   1,601
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp 18,693   1,075 Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd 4,624   164
Visa Inc 8,986   1,104 Japan Airport Terminal Co Ltd 7,400   279
Zenkoku Hosho Co Ltd 5,740   253 JGC Corp 16,400   374
    $ 32,494 Kyudenko Corp 6,417   297
Electric - 0.76%              
AGL Energy Ltd 63,884   1,075        

 

See accompanying notes.

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Engineering & Construction (continued)       Healthcare - Products (continued)      
Obayashi Corp 40,400 $ 456 IDEXX Laboratories Inc (a),(b) 1,473 $ 276
SHO-BOND Holdings Co Ltd 2,040   146 Masimo Corp (b) 4,200   368
Toyo Engineering Corp 13,900   130 Medtronic PLC 44,012   3,516
Vinci SA 4,869   481 Nipro Corp 34,178   503
    $ 6,175 NxStage Medical Inc (b) 28,171   656
Entertainment - 0.16%       Olympus Corp 14,500   580
Avex Inc 14,700   223     $ 12,770
Churchill Downs Inc 1,587   410 Healthcare - Services - 1.26%      
Genting Singapore PLC 1,664,200   1,446 Aetna Inc 100,702   17,830
IMAX China Holding Inc (b),(c) 81,100   229 Ain Holdings Inc 682   46
OPAP SA 33,892   412 Almost Family Inc (b) 156   9
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc (b) 7,715   233 Centene Corp (a),(b) 5,399   548
Regal Entertainment Group 47,163   1,084 Cigna Corp 4,855   951
Sankyo Co Ltd 8,950   321 CMIC Holdings Co Ltd 3,900   96
    $ 4,358 DaVita Inc (a),(b) 19,400   1,397
Environmental Control - 0.16%       Envision Healthcare Corp (b) 53,587   2,063
Daiseki Co Ltd 5,150   150 EPS Holdings Inc 6,200   129
Kurita Water Industries Ltd 7,200   220 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA 12,660   1,336
Waste Connections Inc 37,210   2,634 Humana Inc 6,764   1,839
Waste Management Inc (a) 14,424   1,245 Kindred Healthcare Inc 1,687   15
    $ 4,249 Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (b) 7,577   1,308
Food - 0.62%       PeptiDream Inc (b) 2,048   93
Ajinomoto Co Inc 19,739   360 Quest Diagnostics Inc 18,659   1,923
Belc Co Ltd 1,800   101 Ryman Healthcare Ltd 114,132   877
Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc (b) 6,375   255 UnitedHealth Group Inc (a) 16,014   3,622
CJ CheilJedang Corp 2,008   625     $ 34,082
Conagra Brands Inc 50,721   1,833 Holding Companies - Diversified - 0.12%      
Empire Co Ltd 63,500   1,176 HRG Group Inc (b) 4,535   72
Ezaki Glico Co Ltd 11,393   556 J2 Acquisition Ltd (b),(c) 38,500   368
Hershey Co/The (a) 18,335   1,801 J2 Acquisition Ltd - Warrants (b) 38,500   19
Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc 20,500   173 Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd 9,600   625
Mondelez International Inc 3,090   136 Matlin and Partners Acquisition Corp - 103,668   52
Nestle SA 17,420   1,384 Warrants (b)      
Orion Holdings Corp 6,095   144 Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp (b) 83,975   850
Pinnacle Foods Inc 38,843   2,096 Ocelot Partners Ltd (b),(c) 15,246   147
Safeway, Inc. - CVR - Casa Ley (b),(e),(f) 11,050   Ocelot Partners Ltd - Warrants (b) 15,246   9
Saputo Inc 45,800   1,464 Swire Pacific Ltd 111,000   1,116
Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd 9,700   405     $ 3,258
Snyder's-Lance Inc 2,918   146 Home Builders - 0.22%      
Tesco PLC 702,944   2,034 Cairn Homes PLC (b) 172,443   370
Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co Ltd 2,500   59 Glenveagh Properties PLC (b),(c) 178,019   250
Woolworths Group Ltd 65,125   1,392 Land & Houses PCL 986,600   346
Yakult Honsha Co Ltd 9,700   694 Lennar Corp - A Shares 44,538   2,520
    $ 16,834 Lennar Corp - B Shares 557   25
Forest Products & Paper - 0.15%       NVR Inc (b) 742   2,110
Domtar Corp 10,314   462 Sekisui House Ltd 8,250   144
International Paper Co 13,127   782 Taylor Wimpey PLC 98,223   250
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 15,708   546     $ 6,015
UPM-Kymmene OYJ 68,742   2,352 Home Furnishings - 0.06%      
    $ 4,142 Electrolux AB 33,209   1,090
Gas - 0.19%       Pioneer Corp (b) 217,282   392
China Resources Gas Group Ltd 103,800   348     $ 1,482
Snam SpA 294,960   1,320 Insurance - 2.07%      
Toho Gas Co Ltd 11,000   321 Aflac Inc (a) 14,103   1,253
UGI Corp (a) 36,402   1,569 AIA Group Ltd 144,800   1,202
WGL Holdings Inc 18,580   1,547 Alleghany Corp (b),(g) 985   597
    $ 5,105 American International Group Inc (g) 13,254   760
Hand & Machine Tools - 0.15%       AMP Ltd 521,962   2,129
DMG Mori Co Ltd 13,600   272 Assurant Inc (a) 10,618   907
Finning International Inc 42,400   1,129 Athene Holding Ltd (a),(b) 32,420   1,531
Fuji Electric Co Ltd 58,000   439 AXA SA 51,382   1,609
SMC Corp/Japan 1,700   709 Berkshire Hathaway Inc - Class B (b) 6,992   1,449
Stanley Black & Decker Inc (a) 8,776   1,397 Brighthouse Financial Inc (b) 1,535   83
    $ 3,946 Chubb Ltd 12,710   1,804
Healthcare - Products - 0.47%       Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc 25,600   501
Abbott Laboratories 8,617   520 Everest Re Group Ltd (a) 6,384   1,534
Align Technology Inc (b) 3,834   1,006 Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 1,870   914
Asahi Intecc Co Ltd 7,620   268 Genworth Financial Inc (b) 76,959   209
Baxter International Inc (a) 24,364   1,652 Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The 53,793   2,843
Edwards Lifesciences Corp (a),(b) 17,177   2,296 Infinity Property & Casualty Corp 1,369   161
Entellus Medical Inc (b) 2,973   71 Insurance Australia Group Ltd 89,737   567
Henry Schein Inc (b) 5,058   335 Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd 73,200   882
Hologic Inc (b) 18,623   723        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Insurance (continued)       Iron & Steel (continued)      
Markel Corp (b) 2,541 $ 2,826 Kyoei Steel Ltd 11,800 $ 188
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 12,103   1,005 Nakayama Steel Works Ltd 16,400   109
MetLife Inc 181,947   8,404 Steel Dynamics Inc 17,403   805
MGIC Investment Corp (b) 46,986   648 Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd 48,800   394
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs- 8,577   1,918 Vale SA ADR 30,297   416
Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen       voestalpine AG 12,940   746
NN Group NV 16,887   753 Yamato Kogyo Co Ltd 10,960   319
Progressive Corp/The (a) 26,849   1,546     $ 4,987
Prudential Financial Inc 57,331   6,095 Leisure Products & Services - 0.06%      
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd (a) 5,086   652 Hana Tour Service Inc 3,749   353
Swiss Re AG 8,824   898 Harley-Davidson Inc 16,226   736
T&D Holdings Inc 38,700   635 Yamaha Corp 9,900   438
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 9,377   430     $ 1,527
Travelers Cos Inc/The (a) 6,100   848 Lodging - 0.97%      
UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA 189,193   454 Boyd Gaming Corp 89,245   3,157
Validus Holdings Ltd 25,336   1,714 Caesars Entertainment Corp (b) 206,326   2,620
Voya Financial Inc 26,132   1,333 Choice Hotels International Inc 19,647   1,555
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd 875   706 Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd 119,000   1,032
Willis Towers Watson PLC 4,899   774 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (a) 47,104   3,805
XL Group Ltd (a) 77,696   3,287 Hyatt Hotels Corp 41,619   3,216
    $ 55,861 ILG Inc 38,411   1,166
Internet - 1.75%       InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 14,583   940
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR(b) 18,741   3,488 Kingston Financial Group Ltd 198,000   119
Alphabet Inc - A Shares (a),(b) 5,318   5,871 Kyoritsu Maintenance Co Ltd 13,373   573
Alphabet Inc - C Shares (b) 3,091   3,414 La Quinta Holdings Inc (b) 6,249   118
Amazon.com Inc (a),(b) 3,125   4,726 Las Vegas Sands Corp (a) 39,266   2,859
Booking Holdings Inc (b) 76   155 Marriott International Inc/MD 11,859   1,675
Com Hem Holding AB 37,880   626 Tropicana Entertainment Inc (b) 53,176   2,949
Dip Corp 5,250   162 Wynn Macau Ltd 107,200   374
DraftKings Inc (b),(d),(e),(f) 54,277   80     $ 26,158
eBay Inc (a),(b) 14,342   615 Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.14%      
Expedia Inc 25,209   2,652 ABB Ltd 43,842   1,061
F5 Networks Inc (b) 10,658   1,583 Atlas Copco AB - A Shares 45,373   1,930
Facebook Inc (a),(b) 66,615   11,879 Caterpillar Inc 3,389   524
GoDaddy Inc (b) 19,280   1,153 Tadano Ltd 9,750   152
Klarna Holding AB (b),(d),(f) 808   94        
            $ 3,667
LAC Co Ltd 8,200   108 Machinery - Diversified - 0.31%      
Mail.Ru Group Ltd (b) 4,558   163 AGCO Corp (a) 14,172   944
Match Group Inc (b) 7,162   287 Cummins Inc (a) 12,419   2,088
NCSoft Corp 549   190 Deere & Co 7,959   1,280
Netflix Inc (a),(b) 3,400   991        
NHN Entertainment Corp (b) 3,452   250 FANUC Corp 2,100   531
        Hisaka Works Ltd 5,700   59
PChome Online Inc 72,000   393 IDEX Corp 13,349   1,826
Proofpoint Inc (b) 492   53        
        Kubota Corp 23,400   423
Proto Corp 2,700   46 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 15,180   618
Rakuten Inc 87,400   795 Rockwell Automation Inc (a) 2,008   363
Shopify Inc (b) 7,770   1,074        
        Toshiba Machine Co Ltd 28,900   207
SMS Co Ltd 2,218   91     $ 8,339
Start Today Co Ltd 13,400   346 Media - 2.22%      
Trade Desk Inc/The (b) 17,269   972        
        Altice NV - A Shares (b) 25,679   245
Trend Micro Inc/Japan 3,300   186 CJ E&M Corp 3,784   301
Twitter Inc (a),(b) 36,400   1,160        
        Comcast Corp - Class A (a) 118,950   4,307
United Internet AG 6,939   470 DISH Network Corp (a),(b) 138,749   5,785
Wayfair Inc (b) 10,786   835        
        FactSet Research Systems Inc 5,853   1,189
 Yahoo Japan Corp  31,313    145        
Yandex NV (b)  29,308   1,204 Fuji Media Holdings Inc 13,720   234
        Global Eagle Entertainment Inc (b) 480,025   648
Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (b) 1,561   72        
        Gray Television Inc (a),(b) 241,288   3,330
Yume No Machi Souzou Iinkai Co Ltd 7,500   122 Liberty Global PLC - A Shares (b) 3,200   100
Zillow Group Inc - C Shares (b) 16,278   776        
        Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT 1,658,104   184
    $ 47,227 Nexstar Media Group Inc 33,411   2,387
Investment Companies - 0.37%       Nippon Television Holdings Inc 29,515   558
Altaba Inc (b) 91,581   6,855        
        Scripps Networks Interactive Inc 87,141   7,831
Investor AB 12,257   551 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (a) 105,289   3,559
Kinnevik AB 57,187   2,087 Telenet Group Holding NV (b) 6,357   436
Leucadia National Corp (a) 17,435   418        
        Time Warner Inc 87,657   8,149
    $ 9,911 Tribune Media Co 114,157   4,757
Iron & Steel - 0.19%       TV Asahi Holdings Corp 6,180   125
ArcelorMittal (b) 32,000   1,087 Twenty-First Century Fox Inc - A Shares 250,961   9,240
Chubu Steel Plate Co Ltd 5,800   46 Viacom Inc - B Shares (a) 10,000   333
Hitachi Metals Ltd 10,317   131 Walt Disney Co/The 1,244   128
Japan Steel Works Ltd/The 6,400   197 Wolters Kluwer NV 10,173   515
JFE Holdings Inc 15,456   355        
Kobe Steel Ltd 17,682   194        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Media (continued)       Oil & Gas (continued)      
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc 149,077 $ 5,687 Rowan Cos PLC (b) 52,235 $ 635
    $ 60,028 SandRidge Energy Inc (b) 52,101   733
Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 0.02%       Seven Generations Energy Ltd (b) 61,500   719
Neturen Co Ltd 8,200   82 Showa Shell Sekiyu KK 93,800   1,204
Tocalo Co Ltd 12,400   168 SM Energy Co 54,169   993
Tsubaki Nakashima Co Ltd 8,452   246 Statoil ASA 68,066   1,549
UACJ Corp 3,300   80 Suncor Energy Inc 12,700   418
    $ 576 Suncor Energy Inc 8,866   292
Mining - 0.54%       TOTAL SA 74,249   4,223
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 24,900   949 Tourmaline Oil Corp 18,700   272
Alcoa Corp (b) 24,758   1,113 Transocean Ltd (b) 229,626   2,092
Alumina Ltd 181,324   310 Ultra Petroleum Corp (b) 312,359   1,153
Barrick Gold Corp 43,900   506 Valero Energy Corp 589   53
BHP Billiton Ltd 32,018   752 Whiting Petroleum Corp (b) 75,449   2,053
Boliden AB 31,311   1,107 YPF SA ADR 21,404   495
Constellium NV (b) 254,955   2,957     $ 49,807
Freeport-McMoRan Inc (a),(b) 50,302   935 Oil & Gas Services - 0.46%      
Glencore PLC (b) 151,901   799 Baker Hughes a GE Co (a) 96,868   2,557
Goldcorp Inc 44,800   561 C&J Energy Services Inc (b) 104,798   2,515
Kinross Gold Corp (b) 113,200   407 Halliburton Co (a) 153,788   7,139
Mitsubishi Materials Corp 13,945   435 RPC Inc 15,274   300
Newcrest Mining Ltd 27,843   457     $ 12,511
Newmont Mining Corp (a) 10,009   382 Packaging & Containers - 0.23%      
Norsk Hydro ASA 115,765   778 Ball Corp 18,340   733
Pacific Metals Co Ltd (b) 6,450   199 Berry Global Group Inc (b) 7,322   398
Pretium Resources Inc (b) 280,569   1,793 KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp 60,293   2,103
    $ 14,440 Packaging Corp of America 9,541   1,137
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 0.31%       RPC Group PLC 34,492   380
Alstom SA 78,727   3,314 Sealed Air Corp 19,392   822
AO Smith Corp (a) 9,408   604 Silgan Holdings Inc (g) 20,908   595
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp 6,524   272 WestRock Co 631   42
Illinois Tool Works Inc (a) 15,348   2,478     $ 6,210
Nikon Corp 49,200   999 Pharmaceuticals - 2.06%      
Parker-Hannifin Corp 4,243   757 Akorn Inc (b) 32,218   546
    $ 8,424 Allergan PLC 9,993   1,541
Office & Business Equipment - 0.04%       AmerisourceBergen Corp (a) 21,786   2,073
Canon Inc 15,000   572 AstraZeneca PLC 7,302   478
Ricoh Co Ltd 46,300   497 Bayer AG 40,414   4,716
    $ 1,069 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (a) 146,531   9,700
Oil & Gas - 1.84%       Cardinal Health Inc 12,131   840
Anadarko Petroleum Corp 11,498   656 China Biologic Products Holdings Inc (b) 8,703   704
Andeavor 25,768   2,309 China Traditional Chinese Medicine 678,000   407
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (b) 3,210   90 Holdings Co Ltd      
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 34,700   838 CVS Health Corp (a) 137,735   9,329
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP (b) 139,175   919 Eisai Co Ltd 33,710   1,784
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3,186   100 Eli Lilly & Co 1,410   109
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 2,300   71 Express Scripts Holding Co (a),(b) 22,000   1,660
Chevron Corp (a) 23,146   2,590 Johnson & Johnson 1,487   193
Cimarex Energy Co (a) 11,319   1,088 McKesson Corp 6,138   916
ConocoPhillips (a) 54,620   2,967 Mylan NV (a),(b) 143,122   5,770
Crescent Point Energy Corp 55,400   398 Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd 4,990   278
Devon Energy Corp (a) 16,760   514 Novartis AG 26,121   2,179
Diamondback Energy Inc (b) 22,450   2,798 Novo Nordisk A/S 13,522   699
Dommo Energia SA ADR(b) 269   9 Orion Oyj 30,591   996
Encana Corp 23,886   251 Perrigo Co PLC (a) 8,400   684
EQT Corp 25,934   1,305 Pfizer Inc 67,775   2,461
Exxon Mobil Corp (a) 16,538   1,253 Recordati SpA 18,018   644
Galp Energia SGPS SA 13,299   239 Shionogi & Co Ltd 34,000   1,770
Halcon Resources Corp (b) 372,485   2,254 Sinopharm Group Co Ltd 55,940   245
Hess Corp 26,443   1,201 Suzuken Co Ltd/Aichi Japan 15,895   647
Husky Energy Inc 25,300   334 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 23,100   1,310
Inpex Corp 28,600   342 TESARO Inc (b) 3,758   208
Jagged Peak Energy Inc (b) 42,513   523 UCB SA 24,658   2,037
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co Ltd 12,100   280 Zoetis Inc (a) 9,962   806
Marathon Petroleum Corp (a) 9,926   636     $ 55,730
Midstates Petroleum Co Inc (b) 149,112   2,010 Pipelines - 0.00%      
Newfield Exploration Co (a),(b) 89,131   2,080 Williams Cos Inc/The 1,815   50
Oil Search Ltd 113,510   656        
OMV AG 24,613   1,399 Private Equity - 0.08%      
Parsley Energy Inc (b) 19,372   490 3i Group PLC 127,305   1,637
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc 3,046   55 Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc 39,549   647
PDC Energy Inc (b) 11,934   627     $ 2,284
Repsol SA 92,380   1,641        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Real Estate - 0.49%       Retail (continued)      
BR Malls Participacoes SA 75,000 $ 274 Walmart Inc (a) 16,848 $ 1,516
BUWOG AG (b) 18,582   654 Xebio Holdings Co Ltd 11,900   241
Hang Lung Group Ltd 406,000   1,371 Yum! Brands Inc (a) 9,151   745
Katitas Co Ltd (b) 2,700   78     $ 42,325
LEG Immobilien AG 3,006   312 Semiconductors - 1.20%      
Metrovacesa SA (b),(c) 15,849   288 Applied Materials Inc (a) 44,667   2,572
Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd 36,500   636 ASML Holding NV 8,225   1,604
Neinor Homes SA (b),(c) 15,189   285 Broadcom Ltd (a) 24,675   6,082
Swiss Prime Site AG (b) 7,573   706 Cavium Inc (b) 22,415   1,996
Takara Leben Co Ltd 36,900   163 Cypress Semiconductor Corp 8,402   147
VICI Properties Inc (b) 431,223   8,430 Enplas Corp 1,550   56
WeWork Cos Inc (b),(d),(e),(f) 356   19 Intel Corp (a) 43,543   2,146
    $ 13,216 King Yuan Electronics Co Ltd 243,500   259
REITs - 0.58%       KLA-Tencor Corp (a) 10,790   1,223
American Tower Corp 11,760   1,639 Microchip Technology Inc 10,334   919
CyrusOne Inc 18,624   929 Micron Technology Inc (b) 59,220   2,890
Forest City Realty Trust Inc 81,902   1,742 Micronics Japan Co Ltd 3,500   35
Grivalia Properties REIC AE 35,996   415 Miraial Co Ltd 4,000   79
Hibernia REIT plc 188,859   326 NVIDIA Corp 5,335   1,291
Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc 10   54 NXP Semiconductors NV (b) 20,049   2,499
Klepierre SA 26,226   1,080 QUALCOMM Inc 65,420   4,253
Macerich Co/The 22,464   1,324 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 451   980
New York REIT Inc (a),(b) 442,563   960 Shinko Electric Industries Co Ltd 31,100   249
PotlatchDeltic Corp 1,368   70 Skyworks Solutions Inc (a) 4,193   458
Public Storage 16,076   3,126 SUMCO Corp 11,900   315
Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust 82,469   516 Teradyne Inc 3,165   144
Unibail-Rodamco SE 10,133   2,358 Tokyo Electron Ltd 1,900   371
Ventas Inc 23,300   1,126 UT Group Co Ltd (b) 2,100   74
    $ 15,665 Xcerra Corp (b) 18,646   186
Retail - 1.57%       Xilinx Inc (a) 22,325   1,591
Adastria Co Ltd 2,500   54     $ 32,419
Aeon Co Ltd 41,700   703 Software - 1.71%      
ASKUL Corp 14,266   518 Activision Blizzard Inc 55,620   4,068
Best Buy Co Inc (a) 4,260   309 Adobe Systems Inc (a),(b) 11,632   2,432
CarMax Inc (b) 14,149   876 Alpha Systems Inc 1,300   28
Cawachi Ltd 3,800   93 Amadeus IT Group SA 10,446   767
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (a),(b) 3,603   1,148 ANSYS Inc (b) 5,245   839
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 8,755   768 Aspen Technology Inc (b) 4,091   316
Citizen Watch Co Ltd 36,500   278 Autodesk Inc (b) 29,631   3,481
cocokara fine Inc 1,849   119 Birst Inc (b),(d),(e),(f) 21,065   4
Costco Wholesale Corp (a) 14,261   2,723 Black Knight Inc (b) 21,639   1,031
Dollar Tree Inc (b) 10,257   1,053 Callidus Software Inc (b) 6,193   222
Dollarama Inc 5,900   687 Capcom Co Ltd 5,518   220
Domino's Pizza Inc (a) 6,163   1,371 Citrix Systems Inc (b) 13,546   1,246
Fast Retailing Co Ltd 4,200   1,656 Constellation Software Inc/Canada 1,700   1,100
Floor & Decor Holdings Inc (b) 8,100   365 Cresco Ltd 4,263   152
H2O Retailing Corp 9,050   177 DeNA Co Ltd 35,930   654
Home Depot Inc/The (a) 10,998   2,004 Electronic Arts Inc (a),(b) 6,156   762
Honeys Holdings Co Ltd 6,580   65 First Data Corp (a),(b) 103,200   1,612
Hyundai Department Store Co Ltd 3,028   255 Gree Inc 43,400   273
IDOM Inc 16,000   106 Guidewire Software Inc (b) 14,205   1,141
Jack in the Box Inc 79,429   7,155 Konami Holdings Corp 23,300   1,227
Jand Inc (b),(d),(e),(f) 1,693   16 Microsoft Corp (a),(g) 79,700   7,474
Jean Coutu Group PJC Inc/The 21,052   398 Nuance Communications Inc (b) 59,245   951
Liberty Interactive Corp QVC Group (a),(b) 23,400   676 Oracle Corp (a) 47,341   2,399
Lululemon Athletica Inc (a),(b) 3,458   280 Oracle Corp Japan 2,400   185
Luxottica Group SpA 34,733   2,083 Paychex Inc (a) 35,837   2,334
Matahari Department Store Tbk PT 215,200   166 PTC Inc (b) 36,281   2,676
McDonald's Corp (a) 15,764   2,487 salesforce.com Inc (b) 12,230   1,422
Nishimatsuya Chain Co Ltd 10,200   121 SAP SE 8,633   901
PAL GROUP Holdings Co Ltd 4,800   135 ServiceNow Inc (b) 7,959   1,282
Panera Bread Co (b),(d),(f) 1,664   524 SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc 22,191   1,099
Raia Drogasil SA 12,800   307 Systena Corp 2,400   103
Restaurant Brands International Inc 19,100   1,119 Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (b) 11,863   1,327
Rite Aid Corp (b) 57,905   114 TechMatrix Corp 6,600   109
Ross Stores Inc (a) 33,476   2,614 Veeva Systems Inc (a),(b) 8,742   609
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co Ltd 96,000   240 Verint Systems Inc (b) 7,604   296
Starbucks Corp (a) 17,602   1,005 Workday Inc (b) 10,478   1,327
Sundrug Co Ltd 6,700   309     $ 46,069
Swatch Group AG/The 5,005   400 Telecommunications - 0.54%      
TJX Cos Inc/The (a) 28,066   2,320 Acacia Communications Inc (b) 21,590   836
Ulta Beauty Inc (a),(b) 4,665   949 AT&T Inc 1,481   54
United Arrows Ltd 3,700   151 CenturyLink Inc 20,775   367
USS Co Ltd 45,100   926        

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value(000 's) CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS        
Telecommunications (continued)           - 0.41 %     Shares Held   Value (000's)
China Telecom Corp Ltd 1,292,000   $ 563   Agriculture - 0.03%            
GCI Liberty Inc (b) 2,875     111   Bunge Ltd 4.88% (k)       6,930 $ 759
Globalstar Inc (b) 224,368     213                
Goodman Networks Inc (b),(d),(e),(f) 142,878       Computers - 0.01%            
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization 34,695     492   NCR Corp 0.00% PIK 1.38%, (b),(k),(l)   288   378
SA                        
Koninklijke KPN NV 249,545     781   Diversified Financial Services - 0.01%        
LogMeIn Inc 12,563     1,452   2017 Mandatory Exchangeable Trust   2,150   269
Loral Space & Communications Inc (b) 19,097     846   5.19%, 12/01/2020 (c)            
Motorola Solutions Inc (a) 16,613     1,763                
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp 33,738     1,567   Electric - 0.02%            
Nokia OYJ 86,869     506   Black Hills Corp 7.75%, 11/01/2018   10,000   578
NTT DOCOMO Inc 9,100     233                
SoftBank Group Corp 3,400     280   Food - 0.00%            
Tele2 AB 40,659     481   Post Holdings Inc 2.50% (k)   725   104
Telenor ASA 17,565     394                
Verizon Communications Inc (a) 75,470     3,603   Gas - 0.01%            
      $ 14,542   Sempra Energy 6.00%, 01/15/2021   2,225   226
Textiles - 0.11%                        
Mohawk Industries Inc (a),(b) 8,955     2,148   Healthcare - Services - 0.09%        
Seiren Co Ltd 6,079     118   Anthem Inc 5.25%, 05/01/2018   43,075   2,472
UniFirst Corp/MA 4,667     725                
      $ 2,991   Internet - 0.01%            
Toys, Games & Hobbies - 0.05%           Airbnb, Inc 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   1,685   177
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc 27,200     878   Dropbox Inc 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   2,671   36
Nintendo Co Ltd 1,200     547             $ 213
      $ 1,425   Investment Companies - 0.14%        
Transportation - 1.09%           Mandatory Exchangeable Trust 5.75%,   18,658   3,892
Canadian National Railway Co 50,942     3,941   06/03/2019 (c)          
CJ Logistics Corp (b) 2,182     267                
CSX Corp 49,602     2,664   Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 0.01%        
Deutsche Post AG 39,965     1,823   Rexnord Corp 5.75%, 11/15/2019   2,750   174
Expeditors International of Washington Inc 10,341     672                
(a)           Oil & Gas - 0.01%            
FedEx Corp 303     75   Chesapeake Energy Corp 5.75% (k)   355   201
Genesee & Wyoming Inc (b) 34,597     2,405                
Golar LNG Ltd 259,906     7,023   Pharmaceuticals - 0.01%            
Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc (b) 70,805     229   Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 7.00%,   725   258
Kamigumi Co Ltd 34,000     743   12/15/2018            
Kansas City Southern (a) 6,995     721                
Keikyu Corp 24,700     441   REITs - 0.06%            
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co Ltd 8,600     330   Welltower Inc 6.50% (a),(k)   28,100   1,531
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc 17,020     820                
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd 43,400     1,352   Retail - 0.00%            
Nippon Yusen KK 81,226     1,755   Jand Inc 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)       3,781   40
Student Transportation Inc 7,034     53                
Union Pacific Corp 9,450     1,231   TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS $ 11,095
United Parcel Service Inc (g) 13,553     1,415   PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.21%   Shares Held   Value (000's)
XPO Logistics Inc (b) 8,072     794   Automobile Manufacturers - 0.06%        
ZTO Express Cayman Inc ADR(b) 43,740     694   Porsche Automobil Holding SE 1.01%   14,048   1,170
      $ 29,448   Volkswagen AG 3.96%       2,548   496
Water - 0.01%                     $ 1,666
Veolia Environnement SA 13,004     316   Banks - 0.03%            
            Itau Unibanco Holding SA   0.18% 55,300   868
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 1,050,695                
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 16.79% Shares Held Value(000 's) Chemicals - 0.01%            
Exchange Traded Funds - 0.08%           FUCHS PETROLUB SE   0.91% 6,105   345
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund 30,168     871   Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.00%        
PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 7,273     1,216   Lithium Technology Corp 0.00 % (b),(d),(e),(f)   59,552   18
      $ 2,087                
Money Market Funds - 16.71%           Internet - 0.06%            
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds 24,982,722 24,983   General Assembly Space, Inc 0.00% (b),(d),(f)   2,184   107
- Government Portfolio (a),(h)           Pinterest Inc 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   87,425   608
Principal Government Money Market Fund 426,294,431     426,294   Uber Technologies Inc 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   15,196   534
(i),(j)           Veracode Inc 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   6,031   24
      $ 451,277   Zuora Inc 0.00 % (b),(d),(e),(f)   40,988   267
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 453,364             $ 1,540
            Private Equity - 0.01%            
            Forward Venture Services LLC 0.00%   54,650   272
            (b),(d),(e),(f)            
 
            Real Estate - 0.02%            
            WeWork Cos Inc Series D-1 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   4,867   252

 

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PREFERRED STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)   Principal    
Real Estate (continued)             BONDS (continued) Amount (000's)      Value (000's)
WeWork Cos Inc Series D-2 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   3,824   $   198 Automobile Asset Backed Securities (continued)      
        $   450 First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2016-2        
Software - 0.01%             3.35%, 11/15/2022 (c) $ 70 $ 69
Marklogic Corp 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   14,832       146 Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2015-1        
              3.76%, 06/15/2021 (c)   165   166
Telecommunications - 0.01%             Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2015-B        
Goodman Networks Inc 0.00% (b),(d),(e),(f)   169,992       213          
              1.16%, 11/15/2019   128   128
Trucking & Leasing - 0.00%             Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-C        
AerGen Aviation Finance Ltd 0.00%   12,150       51 1.73%, 09/15/2019   760   760
(b),(d),(e),(f)             1 Month LIBOR + 0.14%        
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS       $   5,569 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2017-A        
  Principal Amount         1.71%, 12/15/2019   487   487
BONDS - 28.59%   (000's) Value (000's) 1 Month LIBOR + 0.12%        
Aerospace & Defense - 0.19%             Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP        
              3.29%, 10/25/2023 (c)   315   312
Embraer Netherlands Finance BV                      
5.05%, 06/15/2025 $ 310     $ 321 Honda Auto Receivables 2016-4 Owner        
5.40%, 02/01/2027   280       297 Trust        
Embraer Overseas Ltd             1.21%, 12/18/2020   1,145   1,130
5.70%, 09/16/2023 (c)   320       342 Honda Auto Receivables 2017-1 Owner        
Leonardo US Holdings Inc             Trust        
6.25%, 01/15/2040 (c)   716       795 1.72%, 07/21/2021   310   307
StandardAero Aviation Holdings Inc             Honda Auto Receivables 2017-3 Owner        
10.00%, 07/15/2023 (c)   2,000       2,170 Trust        
Triumph Group Inc             1.79%, 09/20/2021   380   374
7.75%, 08/15/2025   1,260       1,304 Honda Auto Receivables 2018-1 Owner        
        $   5,229 Trust        
              2.64%, 02/15/2022 (e),(f)   1,175   1,175
Airlines - 0.13%                      
Latam Airlines 2015-1 Pass Through Trust             Motor 2017-1 PLC        
              2.15%, 09/25/2024 (c)   715   716
4.50%, 08/15/2025   1,001       993          
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / VistaJet Co             1 Month LIBOR + 0.53%        
Finance LLC             Nissan Auto Receivables 2016-B Owner        
7.75%, 06/01/2020 (c)   2,737       2,655 Trust        
        $   3,648 1.89%, 04/15/2019   97   97
Automobile Asset Backed Securities - 0.68%           1 Month LIBOR + 0.30%        
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables 2015-             Nissan Auto Receivables 2016-C Owner        
4             Trust        
3.72%, 12/08/2021   189       192 1.18%, 01/15/2021   200   197
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust             Nissan Auto Receivables 2017-A Owner        
2016-2             Trust        
3.65%, 05/09/2022   80       81 1.65%, 01/15/2020   175   175
CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2017-4             1 Month LIBOR + 0.06%        
1.72%, 04/15/2021   805       805 1.74%, 08/16/2021   375   370
1 Month LIBOR + 0.13%             Nissan Auto Receivables 2018-A Owner        
              Trust        
CIG AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2017-             2.65%, 05/16/2022 (e),(f)   745   745
1                      
2.71%, 05/15/2023 (c)   124       123 Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 2016-1        
              5.15%, 11/15/2021 (c)   815   829
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2016-B                      
8.14%, 05/15/2023 (c)   855       906 Toyota Auto Receivables 2016-C        
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2017-D             1.14%, 08/17/2020   165   163
3.73%, 09/15/2023 (c)   190       188 Toyota Auto Receivables 2016-D Owner        
CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2018-A             Trust        
3.05%, 12/15/2023 (c)   105       105 1.72%, 05/15/2019   125   125
Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1             1 Month LIBOR + 0.13%        
3.81%, 05/15/2024   685       684 Toyota Auto Receivables 2017-A Owner        
DT Auto Owner Trust 2014-3             Trust        
4.47%, 11/15/2021 (c)   158       160 1.66%, 09/16/2019   354   354
DT Auto Owner Trust 2015-2             1 Month LIBOR + 0.07%        
4.25%, 02/15/2022 (c)   260       263 1.73%, 02/16/2021   460   456
DT Auto Owner Trust 2016-1             Toyota Auto Receivables 2017-C Owner        
4.66%, 12/15/2022 (c)   1,335       1,356 Trust        
DT Auto Owner Trust 2016-2             1.67%, 07/15/2020   1,315   1,315
5.43%, 11/15/2022 (c)   820       841 1 Month LIBOR + 0.08%        
Fifth Third Auto Trust 2017-1             USAA Auto Owner Trust 2016-1        
1.74%, 04/15/2020   405       405 1.20%, 06/15/2020   251   250
1 Month LIBOR + 0.15%             Veros Automobile Receivables Trust 2017-        
              1        
First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2014-1             2.84%, 04/17/2023 (c)   260   259
3.28%, 04/15/2021 (c)   70       70          
First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2014-2             Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust        
3.47%, 02/15/2021 (c)   120       120 2017-1        
              3.46%, 10/17/2022 (c)   145   146
First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2015-1                      
3.59%, 01/18/2022 (c)   100       100 Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust        
              2018-1        
First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2015-2             3.41%, 05/15/2023 (c)   175   175
4.22%, 12/15/2021 (c)   565       570          
                  $   18,249

 

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
  Principal       Principal    
BONDS (continued) Amount (000's)    Value (000's) BONDS (continued) Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Automobile Floor Plan Asset Backed Securities – 0.03%     Banks (continued)        
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust         RESPARCS Funding II LP        
2.27%, 10/17/2022 (c) $ 190 $ 191 7.50%, 12/31/2049 (k) $ 767 $ 425
1 Month LIBOR + 0.68%         Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp        
2.44%, 04/18/2022 (c)   715   723 2.24%, 01/11/2019   1,225   1,229
1 Month LIBOR + 0.85%         3 Month LIBOR + 0.54%        
    $   914 2.48%, 07/23/2018   600   601
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.17%         3 Month LIBOR + 0.74%        
BMW US Capital LLC         Toronto-Dominion Bank/The        
2.00%, 09/13/2019 (c)   1,205   1,211 2.15%, 01/18/2019   630   632
3 Month LIBOR + 0.41%         3 Month LIBOR + 0.42%        
General Motors Financial Co Inc         US Bank NA/Cincinnati OH        
2.65%, 04/13/2020   1,500   1,517 2.06%, 01/24/2020   1,255   1,256
3 Month LIBOR + 0.93%         3 Month LIBOR + 0.32%        
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp         Wells Fargo & Co        
2.30%, 01/13/2020 (c)   1,215   1,221 2.37%, 04/23/2018   615   616
3 Month LIBOR + 0.58%         3 Month LIBOR + 0.63%        
Toyota Motor Credit Corp             $   36,870
2.17%, 10/18/2019   605   608 Beverages - 0.25%        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.44%         CEDC Finance Corp International Inc        
    $   4,557 10.00%, 12/31/2022 (c)   5,338   4,737
Banks - 1.36%         PepsiCo Inc        
ABQ Finance Ltd         1.82%, 05/02/2019   1,430   1,430
3.50%, 02/22/2022   5,875   5,720 3 Month LIBOR + 0.04%        
Banco Hipotecario SA         1.97%, 10/04/2019   610   612
26.77%, 11/07/2022 (c) ARS 10,245   510 3 Month LIBOR + 0.27%        
Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar + 4.00%           $   6,779
23.71%, 01/12/2020 (c)   9,230   447 Biotechnology - 0.10%        
Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar + 2.50%       Gilead Sciences Inc        
Banco Macro SA         1.85%, 03/20/2019   1,415   1,416
17.50%, 05/08/2022 (c)   5,115   240 3 Month LIBOR + 0.22%        
Banco Supervielle SA         1.88%, 09/20/2019   1,415   1,417
27.27%, 08/09/2020 (c)   11,000   546 3 Month LIBOR + 0.25%        
Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar + 4.50%           $   2,833
Bank of America Corp         Building Materials - 0.02%        
2.73%, 03/22/2018 $ 605   605 Cemex SAB de CV        
3 Month LIBOR + 1.07%         6.13%, 05/05/2025 (c)   650   686
Capital One NA                  
3.03%, 08/17/2018   550   552 Chemicals - 0.30%        
3 Month LIBOR + 1.15%         Braskem Netherlands Finance BV        
Citibank NA         3.50%, 01/10/2023 (c)   3,675   3,556
2.19%, 02/12/2021   1,385   1,384 Mexichem SAB de CV        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.35%         4.00%, 10/04/2027 (c)   345   330
Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial SA         Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS        
Findeter         5.88%, 01/26/2023 (c)   4,300   4,309
7.88%, 08/12/2024 (c) COP 3,380,000   1,200     $   8,195
HSH N Funding I Via Banque de         Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities - 1.15%      
Luxembourg         Banc of America Commercial Mortgage        
1.99%, 12/31/2049 (k) EUR 3,630   1,926 Trust 2007-4        
Euribor 12 Month + 2.15%         5.87%, 02/10/2051 (c),(o)   1,740   1,757
Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island         BXMT 2017-FL1 Ltd        
6.13%, 12/31/2049 (c),(k),(m) $ 5,700   5,755 3.54%, 06/15/2035 (c)   365   366
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note + 3.98%         1 Month LIBOR + 1.95%        
JPMorgan Chase & Co         CCRESG Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-        
2.16%, 06/01/2021   1,425   1,436 HEAT        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.68%         5.49%, 04/10/2029 (c),(o)   255   253
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA         CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-        
2.07%, 02/13/2020   1,385   1,384 C8        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.25%         4.95%, 06/15/2050 (o)   710   718
2.26%, 09/23/2019   1,215   1,223 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.59%         GC19        
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau         4.40%, 03/10/2047 (c),(o)   1,795   1,345
2.38%, 12/29/2022 (n)   2,325   2,277 4.90%, 03/10/2047 (c),(o)   3,229   2,986
2.88%, 04/03/2028   465   459 Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-        
Morgan Stanley         C4        
3.03%, 04/25/2018   605   606 3.00%, 10/12/2050 (c)   757   614
3 Month LIBOR + 1.28%         COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage        
QNB Finansbank AS/Turkey         Trust 2007-C2        
4.88%, 05/19/2022 (c)   6,000   5,841 5.62%, 04/15/2047 (o)   5,060   5,016
          COMM 2015-CCRE25 Mortgage Trust        
          3.80%, 08/10/2048 (o)   2,280   1,859
          COMM 2015-LC21 Mortgage Trust        
          1.06%, 07/10/2048 (c),(o),(p)   3,125   202

 

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
    Principal           Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)      Value (000's) BONDS (continued)     Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (continued)       Commercial Services (continued)          
COMM 2016-SAVA Mortgage Trust           Corporate Risk Holdings LLC          
4.58%, 10/15/2034 (c)   $ 370 $ 371 9.50%, 07/01/2019 (c)   $ 10,489 $ 10,856
1 Month LIBOR + 3.00%           KAR Auction Services Inc          
Commercial Mortgage Trust 2005-GG5           5.13%, 06/01/2025 (c)     221   223
5.57%, 04/10/2037 (o)     1,998   1,963 Monitronics International Inc          
CSMC 2014-USA OA LLC           9.13%, 04/01/2020     2,500   2,175
4.37%, 09/15/2037 (c)     825   733 Sotheby's          
Ginnie Mae           4.88%, 12/15/2025 (c)     1,041   1,010
0.60%, 01/16/2053 (o),(p)     6,932   236       $   26,753
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-GG10           Computers - 0.27%          
5.79%, 08/10/2045 (o)     307   312 Apple Inc          
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC32           1.99%, 02/07/2020     720   722
4.41%, 07/10/2048 (c),(o)     2,476   1,667 3 Month LIBOR + 0.20%          
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage           IBM Credit LLC          
Securities Trust 2007-CIBC20           1.95%, 02/05/2021     1,370   1,369
6.28%, 02/12/2051 (c),(o)     197   201 3 Month LIBOR + 0.16%          
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage           International Business Machines Corp          
Securities Trust 2007-LDP10           1.99%, 01/27/2020     1,255   1,259
5.46%, 01/15/2049 (o)     52   52 3 Month LIBOR + 0.23%          
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage           West Corp          
Securities Trust 2013-C13           8.50%, 10/15/2025 (c)     4,000   3,880
3.99%, 01/15/2046 (c),(o)     268   223       $   7,230
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage           Credit Card Asset Backed Securities - 0.49%          
Securities Trust 2015-SGP           American Express Credit Account Master          
6.09%, 07/15/2036 (c)     785   789 Trust          
1 Month LIBOR + 4.50%           2.04%, 05/15/2023     1,260   1,238
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill           American Express Issuance Trust II          
Lynch Trust 2017-C34           2.02%, 08/15/2019     570   571
0.89%, 11/15/2052 (c),(o),(p)     3,150   212 1 Month LIBOR + 0.43%          
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2011-C2           BA Credit Card Trust          
5.48%, 06/15/2044 (c),(o)     475   468 1.95%, 08/15/2022     1,030   1,016
Motel 6 Trust 2017-M6MZ           2.70%, 07/17/2023 (e),(f)     1,365   1,365
8.51%, 08/15/2019 (c)     1,395   1,404 Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust          
1 Month LIBOR + 6.93%           2.00%, 01/17/2023     620   612
SCG Trust 2013-SRP1           Chase Issuance Trust          
4.34%, 11/15/2026 (c)     365   362 1.89%, 01/18/2022     1,260   1,264
1 Month LIBOR + 2.50%           1 Month LIBOR + 0.30%          
5.09%, 11/15/2026 (c)     400   395 Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust          
1 Month LIBOR + 3.25%           1.75%, 11/19/2021     1,210   1,194
5.18%, 11/15/2026 (c)     850   832 1.80%, 04/07/2022     1,330   1,332
1 Month LIBOR + 3.34%           1 Month LIBOR + 0.22%          
Tharaldson Hotel Portfolio Trust 2018-           1.84%, 01/19/2021     1,260   1,262
THPT           1 Month LIBOR + 0.25%          
3.58%, 11/11/2034 (c)     977   979 1.92%, 04/07/2022     1,330   1,309
1 Month LIBOR + 2.00%           2.49%, 01/20/2023     1,370   1,360
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust           Tidewater Sales Finance Master Trust Series          
Series 2006-C25           2017 -A        
5.19%, 05/15/2043 (c),(o)     809   751 4.55%, 04/15/2021 (c)     435   432
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust           World Financial Network Credit Card Master          
Series 2007-C30           Trust          
5.48%, 12/15/2043 (o)     368   370 2.07%, 02/15/2022     165   165
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust           1 Month LIBOR + 0.48%          
2016-NX S6               $   13,120
2.00%, 11/15/2049 (c),(o),(p)     7,575   1,033            
2.31%, 11/15/2049 (c),(o)     2,570   1,293 Distribution & Wholesale - 0.04%          
            H&E Equipment Services Inc          
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-           5.63%, 09/01/2025 (c)     1,000   1,023
C4                      
5.23%, 06/15/2044 (c),(o)     845   820            
            Diversified Financial Services - 0.90%          
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-           Ally Financial Inc          
C6           4.75%, 09/10/2018     1,300   1,312
5.58%, 04/15/2045 (c),(o)     500   486            
            American Express Credit Corp          
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-           2.57%, 11/05/2018     605   607
C7           3 Month LIBOR + 0.78%          
4.83%, 06/15/2045 (c),(o)     160   129            
            ASP AMC Merger Sub Inc          
      $   31,197 8.00%, 05/15/2025 (c)     4,422   4,201
Commercial Services - 0.99%           CPPIB Capital Inc          
APX Group Inc           2.75%, 11/02/2027 (c),(n)     332   319
7.63%, 09/01/2023     1,300   1,383 Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC          
Atento Luxco 1 SA           8.38%, 11/15/2022 (c)     1,986   2,016
6.13%, 08/10/2022     6,685   6,863 Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS          
Cenveo Corp           4.88%, 05/18/2021     6,616   6,535
0.00%, 08/01/2019 (b),(c)     8,934   4,243            

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
  Principal       Principal    
BONDS (continued) Amount (000's) Value (000's) BONDS (continued) Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Diversified Financial Services (continued)         Gas – 0.08%        
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM         NGL Energy Partners LP / NGL Energy        
ENR         Finance Corp        
7.25%, 09/27/2023 $ 7,815 $ 7,971 5.13%, 07/15/2019 $ 725 $ 727
USAA Capital Corp         6.13%, 03/01/2025   360   346
2.00%, 02/01/2019 (c)   1,430   1,431 6.88%, 10/15/2021   45   45
3 Month LIBOR + 0.23%         7.50%, 11/01/2023   920   924
    $   24,392     $   2,042
Electric - 0.51%         Hand & Machine Tools - 0.12%        
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP         Apex Tool Group LLC        
8.38%, 11/08/2027 (c) COP 2,150,000   777 7.00%, 02/01/2021 (c)   1,084   1,104
Enel SpA         Apex Tool Group LLC / BC Mountain        
8.75%, 09/24/2073 (c),(m) $ 1,700   2,045 Finance Inc        
USSW5 Index Spread + 5.88%         9.00%, 02/15/2023 (c)   2,114   2,108
GenOn Energy Inc             $   3,212
0.00%, 10/15/2018 (b)   5,581   4,646 Healthcare - Services - 0.02%        
0.00%, 10/15/2020 (b)   6,661   5,545 Polaris Intermediate Corp        
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV         8.50%, PIK 9.25%, 12/01/2022 (c),(l),(o)   560   571
3.75%, 01/14/2028 (c)   430   409          
4.88%, 01/14/2048 (c)   270   248 Insurance - 0.31%        
    $   13,670 Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance Inc        
Electronics - 0.04%         7.00%, 11/15/2025 (c)   2,000   1,955
TTM Technologies Inc         Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant        
5.63%, 10/01/2025 (c)   1,000   995 Holdings Co-Issuer        
          8.25%, 08/01/2023 (c)   2,265   2,356
Engineering & Construction - 0.17%         Ardonagh Midco 3 PLC        
ABG Orphan Holdco Sarl         8.38%, 07/15/2023 (c) GBP 655   922
14.00%, PIK 14.00%, 02/28/2021(l),(o)   3,103   3,297 Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp        
AECOM         2.03%, 01/10/2020 $ 1,225   1,231
5.13%, 03/15/2027   1,240   1,201 3 Month LIBOR + 0.32%        
    $   4,498 2.07%, 03/07/2018   605   605
Entertainment - 0.09%         3 Month LIBOR + 0.55%        
Eldorado Resorts Inc         Metropolitan Life Global Funding I        
6.00%, 04/01/2025   2,298   2,367 1.91%, 09/14/2018 (c)   1,205   1,207
WMG Acquisition Corp         3 Month LIBOR + 0.34%        
5.50%, 04/15/2026 (c),(f),(q)   104   104     $   8,276
    $   2,471 Internet - 0.17%        
Environmental Control - 0.12%         Netflix Inc        
GFL Environmental Inc         4.38%, 11/15/2026   4,524   4,343
5.38%, 03/01/2023 (c)   362   362 4.88%, 04/15/2028 (c)   189   186
Waste Pro USA Inc             $   4,529
5.50%, 02/15/2026 (c)   2,933   2,948 Iron & Steel - 0.05%        
    $   3,310 Gerdau Trade Inc        
Food - 0.54%         4.88%, 10/24/2027 (c)   715   713
BRF GmbH         Vale Overseas Ltd        
4.35%, 09/29/2026 (c)   840   780 6.25%, 08/10/2026   460   519
BRF SA             $   1,232
7.75%, 05/22/2018 (c) BRL 1,500   458 Leisure Products & Services - 0.41%        
ESAL GmbH         Constellation Merger Sub Inc        
6.25%, 02/05/2023 $ 6,025   5,726 8.50%, 09/15/2025 (c)   4,365   4,275
Fresh Market Inc/The         LTF Merger Sub Inc        
9.75%, 05/01/2023 (c)   762   516 8.50%, 06/15/2023 (c)   3,168   3,319
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV         Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd        
4.70%, 11/10/2047 (c)   1,430   1,369 7.25%, 02/01/2025 (c)   1,322   1,411
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance Inc         Viking Cruises Ltd        
5.75%, 06/15/2025 (c)   540   516 5.88%, 09/15/2027 (c)   1,805   1,760
7.25%, 06/01/2021 (c)   625   633 VOC Escrow Ltd        
MARB BondCo PLC         5.00%, 02/15/2028 (c)   366   356
6.88%, 01/19/2025 (c)   735   702     $   11,121
Nova Austral SA         Lodging - 0.19%        
8.25%, 05/26/2021 (c)   3,900   3,897 Diamond Resorts International Inc        
    $   14,597 7.75%, 09/01/2023 (c)   2,778   2,997
Forest Products & Paper - 0.06%         10.75%, 09/01/2024 (c)   2,074   2,247
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA             $   5,244
5.50%, 11/02/2047 (c)   525   534 Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.05%      
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd         Caterpillar Financial Services Corp        
4.00%, 01/14/2025   605   594 2.22%, 01/10/2020   1,225   1,233
Suzano Austria GmbH         3 Month LIBOR + 0.51%        
5.75%, 07/14/2026 (c)   480   511          
    $   1,639          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
  Principal       Principal    
BONDS (continued) Amount (000's)    Value (000's) BONDS (continued) Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Machinery - Diversified - 0.17%         Mortgage Backed Securities (continued)        
Cloud Crane LLC         Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust        
10.13%, 08/01/2024 (c) $ 4,075 $ 4,564 2003-8        
          5.50%, 10/25/2033 $ 102 $ 104
Media - 0.53%         Banc of America Funding 2004-B Trust        
Altice Financing SA         3.48%, 11/20/2034 (o)   172   170
7.50%, 05/15/2026 (c)   3,725   3,753 Banc of America Funding 2005-5 Trust        
7.50%, 05/15/2026   1,300   1,310 5.50%, 09/25/2035   53   56
AMC Networks Inc         Banc of America Funding 2005-7 Trust        
4.75%, 08/01/2025   1,111   1,076 5.75%, 11/25/2035   105   111
CBS Radio Inc         Banc of America Funding 2007-4 Trust        
7.25%, 11/01/2024 (c)   430   443 5.50%, 11/25/2034   166   170
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Inc         Banc of America Mortgage 2005-A Trust        
7.63%, 03/15/2020   1,145   1,144 3.70%, 02/25/2035 (o)   44   44
DISH DBS Corp         Banc of America Mortgage 2005-I Trust        
5.88%, 11/15/2024   615   576 3.39%, 10/25/2035 (o)   352   346
7.75%, 07/01/2026   255   251 BCAP LLC Trust 2007-AA2        
Grupo Televisa SAB         6.00%, 03/25/2022   185   184
7.25%, 05/14/2043 MXN 4,370   171 CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2004-        
Lee Enterprises Inc         12        
9.50%, 03/15/2022 (c) $ 2,209   2,314 3.74%, 08/25/2034 (o)   94   92
NBCUniversal Enterprise Inc         CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2004-        
5.25%, 12/19/2049 (c),(k)   1,205   1,241 HYB4        
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl         3.57%, 09/20/2034 (o)   46   45
5.50%, 03/01/2028 (c)   1,400   1,351 CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2004-        
Time Warner Cable LLC         HYB8        
4.50%, 09/15/2042   645   583 3.10%, 01/20/2035 (o)   91   90
    $   14,213 Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-3        
Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 0.03%         3.51%, 08/25/2035 (o)   565   564
Zekelman Industries Inc         Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage        
9.88%, 06/15/2023 (c)   655   721 Securities Corp        
          3.53%, 11/25/2033 (o)   77   77
Mining - 0.15%         3.66%, 12/25/2033 (o)   53   53
Constellium NV         CSFB Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through        
6.63%, 03/01/2025 (c)   3,467   3,588 Certificates Series 2003-27        
First Quantum Minerals Ltd         5.75%, 11/25/2033   51   52
6.50%, 03/01/2024 (c)   205   204 Deutsche Mortgage Securities Inc Mortgage        
6.88%, 03/01/2026 (c)   205   204 Loan Trust 2004-4        
    $   3,996 1.97%, 06/25/2034   177   171
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 0.17%         1 Month LIBOR + 0.35%        
FXI Holdings Inc         DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR5        
7.88%, 11/01/2024 (c)   1,391   1,372 1.92%, 09/19/2045   178   145
General Electric Co         1 Month LIBOR + 0.33%        
2.40%, 04/02/2018   354   354 Dukinfield 2 Plc        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.71%         1.76%, 12/20/2052 GBP 374   521
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV         LIBOR GBP 3M + 1.25%        
2.22%, 05/25/2018 (c)   400   400 Eurosail-UK 2007-2np PLC        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.28%         0.67%, 03/13/2045   138   186
Working Capital Solutions Funding LCC         LIBOR GBP 3M + 0.15%        
8.33%, 08/30/2018 (e),(f)   2,400   2,400 Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities        
    $   4,526 3.82%, 01/25/2030 $ 40   41
Mortgage Backed Securities - 1.38%         1 Month LIBOR + 2.20%        
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 2004-4         5.17%, 07/25/2030   2,947   2,998
3.54%, 03/25/2035 (o)   79   77 1 Month LIBOR + 3.55%        
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust 2005-1         6.47%, 10/25/2029   220   246
3.46%, 05/25/2035 (o)   237   240 1 Month LIBOR + 4.85%        
Alternative Loan Trust 2003-22CB         7.37%, 07/25/2029   2,625   3,118
5.75%, 12/25/2033   141   145 1 Month LIBOR + 5.75%        
Alternative Loan Trust 2003-9T1         Fannie Mae Interest Strip        
5.50%, 07/25/2033   65   66 4.00%, 11/25/2040 (p)   14,193   2,989
Alternative Loan Trust 2004-14T2         Fannie Mae REMICS        
5.50%, 08/25/2034   76   79 4.48%, 05/25/2047 (p)   2,460   493
Alternative Loan Trust 2004-16CB         1 Month LIBOR + 6.10%        
5.50%, 07/25/2034   117   120 Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk        
5.50%, 08/25/2034   127   130 Debt Notes        
Alternative Loan Trust 2004-28CB         3.27%, 04/25/2024   280   284
5.75%, 01/25/2035   59   59 1 Month LIBOR + 1.65%        
Alternative Loan Trust 2004-J10         3.47%, 10/25/2027   550   562
6.00%, 09/25/2034   232   241 1 Month LIBOR + 1.85%        
Alternative Loan Trust 2004-J3         3.82%, 02/25/2024   402   414
5.50%, 04/25/2034   79   80 1 Month LIBOR + 2.20%        
Alternative Loan Trust 2005-J1         6.07%, 03/25/2030   400   435
5.50%, 02/25/2025   144   146 1 Month LIBOR + 4.45%        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
    Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)   BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)   Value (000's)
Mortgage Backed Securities (continued)           Mortgage Backed Securities (continued)          
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk           Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2003-          
Debt Notes (continued)           A9          
6.57%, 07/25/2029   $ 1,619 $ 1,824  4.00%, 08/25/2033   $ 385 $ 385
1 Month LIBOR + 4.95%           Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-          
10.42%, 03/25/2028     6,989 8,884   A8 CB        
1 Month LIBOR + 8.80%           5.38%, 07/25/2035     298   269
GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR1           RFMSI Series 2006-S1 Trust          
3.97%, 03/18/2035 (o)     333 336   5.75%, 01/25/2036     94   94
GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR4           RFMSI Series 2006-SA2 Trust          
3.97%, 07/19/2035 (o)     80 78   4.62%, 08/25/2036 (o)     493   460
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-4F           Rmac 2005-Ns3 PLC          
6.50%, 02/25/2035     50 50   0.03%, 06/12/2043   EUR 50   61
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-2           Euribor 3 Month + 0.36%          
2.33%, 10/19/2033     645 627   RMAC Securities No 1 PLC          
1 Month LIBOR + 0.74%           0.00%, 06/12/2044 (b)     96   116
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-           Euribor 3 Month + 0.15%          
AR12           Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan          
2.40%, 12/25/2034     616 566   Trust          
1 Month LIBOR + 0.78%           1.93%, 07/25/2035   $ 744   595
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-           1 Month LIBOR + 0.31%          
AR6           3.71%, 09/25/2034 (o)     217   220
3.72%, 10/25/2034 (o)     752 766   Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan          
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-           Trust Series 2004-6          
AR7           3.36%, 06/25/2034 (o)     121   120
2.84%, 09/25/2034     173 157   Structured Asset Securities Corp Mortgage          
1 Month LIBOR + 1.22%           Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-20          
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-           5.75%, 11/25/2034     86   87
AR11           Structured Asset Securities Corp Trust 2005-          
3.45%, 08/25/2035 (o)     730 660   1          
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-           5.50%, 02/25/2035     130   132
AR16 IP         Towd Point Mortgage Funding 2016-          
2.26%, 07/25/2045     197 190   Granite1 PLC          
1 Month LIBOR + 0.64%           1.92%, 07/20/2046   GBP 200   278
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2005-A2           LIBOR GBP 3M + 1.40%          
3.55%, 04/25/2035 (o)     164 163   Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities          
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2006-A1           2003-M Trust          
3.64%, 02/25/2036 (o)     240 222   3.73%, 12/25/2033 (o)   $ 202   204
Lehman XS Trust Series 2005-7N           Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities          
1.90%, 12/25/2035     71 61   2004-I Trust          
1 Month LIBOR + 0.28%           3.53%, 07/25/2034 (o)     434   441
Lehman XS Trust Series 2006-2N           Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities          
1.88%, 02/25/2046     139 123   2004-O Trust          
1 Month LIBOR + 0.26%           3.55%, 08/25/2034 (o)     91   93
Ludgate Funding PLC           Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities          
0.00%, 01/01/2061 (b)   EUR 104 124   2005-11 Trust          
Euribor 3 Month + 0.16%           5.50%, 11/25/2035     24   24
1.12%, 01/01/2061   GBP 410 554   Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities          
LIBOR GBP 3M + 0.60%           2005-16 Trust          
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust           6.00%, 01/25/2036     106   107
2004-7           Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities          
3.35%, 07/25/2034 (o)   $ 199 195   2005-AR10 Trust          
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust           3.62%, 05/01/2035 (o)     62   63
2005-2           Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities          
3.40%, 03/25/2035 (o)     558 522   2005-AR12 Trust          
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust           3.66%, 06/25/2035 (o)     116   119
2006-2                 $   37,246
3.75%, 04/25/2036 (o)     113 112   Oil & Gas - 1.36%          
MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2003-9           Bellatrix Exploration Ltd          
5.25%, 11/25/2033     56 58   8.50%, 05/15/2020 (c)     1,040   852
MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2004-5           California Resources Corp          
5.50%, 06/25/2034     68 70   8.00%, 12/15/2022 (c)     745   590
6.00%, 06/25/2034     80 83   Cobalt International Energy Inc          
MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2004-8           0.00%, 12/01/2021 (b)     4,214   4,551
6.00%, 09/25/2034     380 404   0.00%, 12/01/2023 (b)     5,412   5,331
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust           Cosan Luxembourg SA          
Series MLCC 2006-2           7.00%, 01/20/2027 (c)     390   416
3.28%, 05/25/2036 (o)     37 37   Denbury Resources Inc          
Newgate Funding PLC           9.00%, 05/15/2021 (c)     653   668
0.27%, 12/15/2050   EUR 148 178   9.25%, 03/31/2022 (c)     1,727   1,770
Euribor 3 Month + 0.60%                      
RALI Series 2006-QO4 Trust                      
1.81%, 04/25/2046   $ 202 190              
1 Month LIBOR + 0.19%                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
  Principal           Principal    
BONDS (continued) Amount (000's)   Value (000's)  BONDS (continued)     Amount (000's)          Value (000's)
Oil & Gas (continued)         Other Asset Backed Securities (continued)          
Ensco PLC         AMMC CLO 18 Ltd          
7.75%, 02/01/2026 $ 180 $ 170 8.61%, 05/26/2028 (c)   $ 1,750 $ 1,754
Geopark Ltd         3 Month LIBOR + 6.67%          
6.50%, 09/21/2024 (c)   220   221 Apidos CLO XXII          
Gulfport Energy Corp         7.74%, 10/20/2027 (c)     750   758
6.38%, 05/15/2025   705   695 3 Month LIBOR + 6.00%          
Halcon Resources Corp         Apollo Aviation Securitization Equity Trust          
6.75%, 02/15/2025   693   700 5.44%, 01/16/2038 (c),(e),(f)     248   248
MEG Energy Corp         Ascentium Equipment Receivables 2017-2          
6.38%, 01/30/2023 (c)   295   253 Trust          
7.00%, 03/31/2024 (c)   940   801 2.87%, 08/10/2022 (c)     80   79
Midstates Petroleum Co Inc         Avery Point VII CLO Ltd          
0.00%, 06/01/2020 (b),(e),(f)   1,471   8.32%, 01/15/2028 (c)     1,400   1,433
OGX Austria GmbH         3 Month LIBOR + 6.60%          
0.00%, 06/01/2018 (b),(c)   600   Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIa Trust          
0.00%, 04/01/2022 (b),(c)   1,100   2017 -RN7        
Petrobras Global Finance BV         3.10%, 09/28/2032 (c),(o)     246   245
5.30%, 01/27/2025 (c)   589   577 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIa Trust          
5.63%, 05/20/2043   645   552 2017 -RN8        
5.75%, 02/01/2029   4,000   3,850 3.35%, 11/28/2032 (c),(o)     504   500
6.00%, 01/27/2028 (c)   3,925   3,866 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIb Trust          
6.25%, 12/14/2026 GBP 1,000   1,480 2017 -RN2        
7.25%, 03/17/2044 $ 245   249 3.47%, 04/28/2032 (c),(o)     40   40
Petroleos Mexicanos         Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IIIb Trust          
5.35%, 02/12/2028 (c)   3,300   3,244 2017 -RN3        
6.35%, 02/12/2048 (c)   2,900   2,827 3.23%, 05/28/2032 (c),(o)     64   64
7.65%, 11/24/2021 (c) MXN 6,500   328 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IV Trust          
Sanchez Energy Corp         2018 -RN2        
7.25%, 02/15/2023 (c) $ 570   577 3.60%, 02/25/2033 (c),(o)     375   375
Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd         Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust          
8.25%, 02/15/2025 (c)   165   166 2018 -RN1        
SRC Energy Inc         3.28%, 01/28/2033 (c),(e),(f),(o)     700   700
6.25%, 12/01/2025 (c)   155   157 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust          
Vine Oil & Gas LP / Vine Oil & Gas Finance         2017-NP L1        
Corp         3.60%, 01/28/2032 (c),(o)     109   109
8.75%, 04/15/2023 (c)   715   690 Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust          
YPF SA         2017-NP L2        
6.95%, 07/21/2027 (c)   860   866 2.98%, 10/28/2032 (c),(o)     366   365
27.13%, 07/07/2020 (c)   410   343 BCC Funding XIV LLC          
Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar + 4.00%       6.00%, 04/21/2025 (c)     250   249
    $   36,790 Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease          
          Securitization Ltd 2016-1          
Other Asset Backed Securities - 1.94%         4.21%, 12/16/2041 (c),(o)     238   242
AASET 2017-1 Trust         5.68%, 12/16/2041 (c),(o)     657   660
3.97%, 05/16/2042 (c)   235   234 BlueMountain CLO 2013-4 Ltd          
AIM Aviation Finance Ltd         7.37%, 04/15/2025 (c)     3,000   2,970
5.07%, 02/15/2040 (c),(o)   1,083   1,046 3 Month LIBOR + 5.65%          
AJAX Mortgage Loan Trust         Bowman Park CLO Ltd          
3.47%, 04/25/2057 (c),(o)   92   92 7.32%, 11/23/2025 (c)     1,000   999
Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2016-B         3 Month LIBOR + 5.40%          
4.00%, 09/25/2065 (c),(o)   438   438 CAM Mortgage Trust          
Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2016-C         5.00%, 01/15/2056 (c),(o)     402   397
4.00%, 10/25/2057 (c),(o)   261   261 CCG Receivables Trust 2018-1          
Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust 2017-B         3.42%, 06/16/2025 (c)     100   99
3.16%, 09/25/2056 (c),(o)   382   377 CLI Funding V LLC          
ALM VII R Ltd         3.38%, 10/18/2029 (c)     457   452
8.86%, 10/15/2028 (c)   2,000   2,095 CLUB Credit Trust 2017-P1          
3 Month LIBOR + 7.14%         2.42%, 09/15/2023 (c)     242   242
American Homes 4 Rent 2014-SFR2 Trust         Coinstar Funding LLC Series 2017-1          
5.15%, 10/17/2036 (c)   280   299 5.22%, 04/25/2047 (c)     720   741
6.23%, 10/17/2036 (c)   695   772 Colony American Finance 2015-1 Ltd          
American Homes 4 Rent 2014-SFR3 Trust         5.65%, 10/15/2047 (c)     550   570
6.42%, 12/17/2036 (c)   900   1,012 Colony American Finance 2016-1 Ltd          
American Homes 4 Rent 2015-SFR1         4.64%, 06/15/2048 (c),(o)     260   259
5.64%, 04/17/2052 (c)   1,045   1,127 Colony American Homes 2015-1          
AMMC CLO 17 Ltd         3.73%, 07/17/2032 (c)     730   730
8.59%, 11/15/2027 (c)   2,500   2,505 1 Month LIBOR + 2.15%          
3 Month LIBOR + 6.75%         4.58%, 07/17/2032 (c)     170   171
          1 Month LIBOR + 3.00%          
          5.23%, 07/17/2032 (c)     580   582
          1 Month LIBOR + 3.65%          
          Diamond Resorts Owner Trust          
          6.07%, 10/22/2029 (c)     210   206

 

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
      Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)     Amount (000's) Value (000's)   BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)       Value (000's)
Other Asset Backed Securities (continued)           Other Asset Backed Securities (continued)        
Five Guys Funding LLC           Sound Point Clo XV Ltd        
4.60%, 07/25/2047 (c)   $ 219 $ 222  7.70%, 01/23/2029 (c) $ 1,500 $ 1,517
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd - Class C           3 Month LIBOR + 5.96%        
6.00%, 01/05/2030 (c),(e),(f)     634 466   SpringCastle America Funding LLC        
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd - Class D           3.05%, 04/25/2029 (c)   191   192
7.50%, 01/05/2030 (c),(e),(f)     254 101   Sprite 2017-1 Ltd        
GCA2014 Holdings Ltd - Class E           5.75%, 12/15/2037 (c)   740   739
0.00%, 01/05/2030 (b),(c),(e),(f)     1,030   TAL Advantage V LLC        
GCAT 2017-2 LLC           3.55%, 11/20/2038 (c)   302   297
3.50%, 04/25/2047 (c),(o)     307 305   THL Credit Wind River 2014-3 CLO Ltd        
GCAT 2017-3 LLC           7.34%, 01/22/2027 (c)   3,000   3,000
3.35%, 04/25/2047 (c),(o)     192 192   3 Month LIBOR + 5.60%        
GCAT 2017-4 LLC           Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd        
3.23%, 05/25/2022 (c),(o)     42 42   5.75%, 05/17/2032 (c),(o)   237   239
GCAT 2017-5 LLC           Verizon Owner Trust 2017-3        
3.23%, 07/25/2047 (c),(o)     132 131   1.86%, 04/20/2022 (c)   535   536
Global Container Assets Ltd           1 Month LIBOR + 0.27%        
4.50%, 02/05/2030 (c)     345 328   VOLT LIV LLC        
Harbour Aircraft Investments Ltd           3.50%, 02/25/2047 (c),(o)   111   111
8.00%, 11/15/2037 (e),(f)     1,432 1,428   5.87%, 02/25/2047 (c),(o)   545   546
Invitation Homes 2015-SFR1 Trust           VOLT LV LLC        
5.78%, 03/17/2032 (c)     690 693   3.50%, 03/25/2047 (c),(o)   295   294
1 Month LIBOR + 4.20%           VOLT LVI LLC        
Invitation Homes 2015-SFR3 Trust           3.50%, 03/25/2047 (c),(o)   468   468
5.33%, 08/17/2032 (c)     430 433   5.88%, 03/25/2047 (c),(o)   650   651
1 Month LIBOR + 3.75%           VOLT LVII LLC        
Invitation Homes 2018-SFR1 Trust           3.38%, 04/25/2047 (c),(o)   110   110
3.57%, 03/17/2037 (c)     105 106   VOLT LXI LLC        
1 Month LIBOR + 2.00%           3.13%, 06/25/2047 (c),(o)   308   307
Kabbage Asset Securitization LLC           VOLT LXIII LLC        
8.00%, 03/15/2022 (c)     253 265   3.00%, 10/25/2047 (c),(o)   270   268
Magnetite IX Ltd           VOLT XL LLC        
7.50%, 07/25/2026 (c)     1,750 1,739   4.88%, 11/27/2045 (c),(o)   215   214
3 Month LIBOR + 5.75%           WAVE 2017-1 Trust        
NYMT Residential 2016-RP1           5.68%, 11/15/2042 (c),(e),(f)   299   300
4.00%, 03/25/2021 (c),(o)     75 75       $   52,461
Oak Hill Advisors Residential Loan Trust           Packaging & Containers - 0.09%        
2017-NP L2         BWAY Holding Co        
3.00%, 07/25/2057 (c),(o)     508 505   5.50%, 04/15/2024 (c)   2,416   2,470
4.88%, 07/25/2057 (c),(o)     705 699            
Oak Hill Advisors Residential Loan Trust           Pharmaceuticals - 0.11%        
2017-NPLA           Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco        
3.00%, 06/25/2057 (c),(o)     226 224   Inc        
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2014-2           6.00%, 02/01/2025 (c)   2,920   2,095
3.02%, 09/18/2024 (c)     77 77   Merck & Co Inc        
5.31%, 09/18/2024 (c)     1,210 1,216   2.23%, 05/18/2018   605   605
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2015-1           3 Month LIBOR + 0.36%        
3.19%, 03/18/2026 (c)     194 194   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III        
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2015-2           BV        
5.64%, 07/18/2025 (c)     625 630   4.10%, 10/01/2046   340   251
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2015-3               $   2,951
4.16%, 11/20/2028 (c)     790 799   Pipelines - 0.11%        
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust 2016-2           EnLink Midstream Partners LP        
5.94%, 03/20/2028 (c)     1,295 1,310   6.00%, 12/31/2049 (k),(m)   1,265   1,202
OSAT 2016-NPL1 Trust           3 Month LIBOR + 4.11%        
3.75%, 07/25/2056 (c),(o)     149 149   NGPL PipeCo LLC        
PRPM 2017-2 LLC           7.77%, 12/15/2037 (c)   265   324
3.47%, 09/25/2022 (c),(o)     892 884   Transcanada Trust        
5.00%, 09/25/2022 (c),(o)     270 260   5.30%, 03/15/2077 (m)   1,435   1,446
PRPM 2017-3 LLC           3 Month LIBOR + 3.21%        
3.47%, 11/25/2022 (c),(o)     332 328            
5.00%, 11/25/2022 (c),(o)     105 105       $   2,972
            Real Estate - 0.42%        
RCO Mortgage LLC 2017-1           China Evergrande Group        
3.38%, 08/25/2022 (c),(o)     891 887            
            8.25%, 03/23/2022   8,675   8,926
Rise Ltd           Hunt Cos Inc        
4.75%, 02/15/2039 (o)     297 298   6.25%, 02/15/2026 (c)   735   720
Shenton Aircraft Investment I Ltd           Rialto Holdings LLC / Rialto Corp        
4.75%, 10/15/2042 (c)     951 978   7.00%, 12/01/2018 (c)   1,599   1,599
Sierra Timeshare 2013-3 Receivables               $   11,245
Funding LLC           Regional Authority - 0.16%        
2.20%, 10/20/2030 (c)     106 106            
            Provincia de Buenos Aires/Argentina        
            5.75%, 06/15/2019 (c)   735   750

 

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
  Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued) Amount (000's) Value (000's) BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Regional Authority (continued)         Sovereign (continued)          
Provincia de Buenos         Montenegro Government International          
Aires/Argentina (continued)         Bond (continued)          
6.50%, 02/15/2023 (c) $ 545 $ 556 5.75%, 03/10/2021   EUR 426 $ 571
7.88%, 06/15/2027 (c)   450   468 Nigeria Government International Bond          
26.64%, 05/31/2022 ARS 51,665   2,446 6.50%, 11/28/2027 (c)   $ 2,800   2,831
Argentina Deposit Rates Badlar + 3.83%       7.14%, 02/23/2030 (c)     2,500   2,566
    $   4,220 7.70%, 02/23/2038 (c)     2,700   2,801
REITs - 0.03%         Oman Government International Bond          
VICI Properties 1 LLC / VICI FC Inc         5.63%, 01/17/2028 (c)     5,300   5,274
8.00%, 10/15/2023 $ 864   957 Peru Government Bond          
          6.15%, 08/12/2032 (c)   PEN 22,100   7,411
Retail - 0.19%         Peruvian Government International Bond          
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc         6.35%, 08/12/2028 (c)     9,300   3,179
2.07%, 12/13/2019 (c)   690   691 6.35%, 08/12/2028     17,750   6,067
3 Month LIBOR + 0.50%         Qatar Government International Bond          
Golden Nugget Inc         6.55%, 04/09/2019 (c),(n)   $ 2,790   2,901
6.75%, 10/15/2024 (c)   520   533 6.55%, 04/09/2019 (n)     3,988   4,147
PF Chang's China Bistro Inc         Republic of Poland Government Bond          
10.25%, 06/30/2020 (c)   2,062   1,794 2.50%, 07/25/2027   PLN 63,341   17,371
Staples Inc         Republic of South Africa Government Bond          
8.50%, 09/15/2025 (c)   2,270   2,179 8.75%, 01/31/2044   ZAR 68,825   5,637
    $   5,197 8.75%, 02/28/2048     22,820   1,873
Savings & Loans - 0.03%         10.50%, 12/21/2026 (n)     13,169   1,280
Flagstar Bancorp Inc         Republic of South Africa Government          
6.13%, 07/15/2021   717   756 International Bond          
          6.88%, 05/27/2019   $ 22,930   23,909
Software - 0.01%         Russian Federal Bond - OFZ          
Veritas US Inc / Veritas Bermuda Ltd         7.70%, 03/23/2033   RUB 359,000   6,674
10.50%, 02/01/2024 (c)   200   191 Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond          
          5.25%, 06/23/2047   $ 7,800   8,108
Sovereign - 9.95%         Serbia International Bond          
1MDB Global Investments Ltd         4.88%, 02/25/2020     4,000   4,092
4.40%, 03/09/2023   12,100   11,689 5.88%, 12/03/2018 (c)     1,063   1,085
Abu Dhabi Government International Bond         5.88%, 12/03/2018     11,400   11,639
2.50%, 10/11/2022 (c)   3,900   3,756 6.75%, 11/01/2024 (o)     2,225   2,238
Argentina POM Politica Monetaria         Sri Lanka Government International Bond          
27.85%, 06/21/2020 ARS 6,725   363 5.88%, 07/25/2022     5,420   5,523
Argentina Central Bank 7D Repo Rate + 0.00%       6.25%, 07/27/2021     2,400   2,488
Argentine Republic Government         Turkey Government International Bond          
International Bond         4.88%, 10/09/2026     5,875   5,610
3.38%, 10/12/2020 CHF 5,162   5,632 6.75%, 04/03/2018 (n)     15,400   15,445
3.38%, 01/15/2023 EUR 1,527   1,844 7.50%, 11/07/2019     1,334   1,415
3.88%, 01/15/2022   66   83 Ukraine Government International Bond          
5.00%, 01/15/2027   3,580   4,237 0.00%, 05/31/2040 (b),(c),(o)     6,015   4,060
5.25%, 01/15/2028   2,624   3,114 0.00%, 05/31/2040 (b),(o)     4,400   2,970
Costa Rica Government International Bond         7.38%, 09/25/2032     3,800   3,687
4.37%, 05/22/2019 (e),(f) $ 10,075   10,090 7.75%, 09/01/2022     2,100   2,215
7.00%, 04/04/2044 (n)   3,873   4,019 7.75%, 09/01/2025     3,200   3,296
7.16%, 03/12/2045 (n)   236   247       $   268,793
Egypt Government International Bond         Student Loan Asset Backed Securities - 0.08%      
5.88%, 06/11/2025   6,450   6,488 SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust          
7.90%, 02/21/2048 (c)   2,700   2,834 2003 -A        
El Salvador Government International Bond         4.01%, 06/15/2032     240   241
7.38%, 12/01/2019   3,451   3,572 Mexico Treasuruies Auction Rate + 0.00%      
Hellenic Republic Treasury Bill         SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust          
0.00%, 04/10/2018 (b) EUR 104   127 2003 -B        
0.00%, 04/13/2018 (b)   696   847 4.04%, 03/15/2033     850   854
0.00%, 05/04/2018 (b)   4,624   5,630 Mexico Treasuruies Auction Rate + 0.00%      
0.00%, 08/03/2018 (b)   6,508   7,893 SMB Private Education Loan Trust 2017-B          
Iraq International Bond         2.34%, 10/15/2035 (c)     310   312
5.80%, 01/15/2028 $ 4,675   4,509 1 Month LIBOR + 0.75%          
Malaysia Government Bond         SoFi Professional Loan Program 2014-B          
4.18%, 07/15/2024 MYR 45,300   11,721 LLC          
Mexican Bonos         2.87%, 08/25/2032 (c)     40   40
5.75%, 03/05/2026 MXN 23,500   1,108 1 Month LIBOR + 1.25%          
Montenegro Government International         SoFi Professional Loan Program 2015-A          
Bond         LLC          
3.88%, 03/18/2020 (c) EUR 5,812   7,368 2.82%, 03/25/2033 (c)     247   249
3.88%, 03/18/2020   507   643 1 Month LIBOR + 1.20%          
5.38%, 05/20/2019   2,045   2,616 SoFi Professional Loan Program 2015-C          
          LLC          
          3.58%, 08/25/2036 (c)     101   99

 

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
  Principal       Principal    
BONDS (continued) Amount (000's)      Value (000's) CONVERTIBLE BONDS (continued) Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Student Loan Asset Backed Securities (continued)         Commercial Services (continued)        
Sofi Professional Loan Program 2016-A           Macquarie Infrastructure Corp        
LLC           2.00%, 10/01/2023 $ 710 $ 639
3.57%, 01/26/2038 (c) $   501 $ 493     $   1,181
      $   2,288 Diversified Financial Services - 0.00%        
Supranational Bank - 0.45%           PRA Group Inc        
Asian Development Bank           3.50%, 06/01/2023 (c)   50   54
2.75%, 01/19/2028 (n)     387   378          
Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement           Electric - 0.02%        
5.00%, 07/27/2027 (c)     5,900   5,949 NRG Yield Inc        
European Investment Bank           3.25%, 06/01/2020 (c)   25   25
2.38%, 05/13/2021 (n)     1,135   1,125 3.50%, 02/01/2019 (c)   425   423
2.38%, 06/15/2022 (n)     2,117   2,082     $   448
Inter-American Development Bank           Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.02%      
2.38%, 07/07/2027 (n)     712   673 SunPower Corp        
2.50%, 01/18/2023 (n)     1,550   1,529 0.75%, 06/01/2018   575   568
International Bank for Reconstruction &                    
Development           Electronics - 0.05%        
2.50%, 11/22/2027 (n)     320   306 TTM Technologies Inc        
      $   12,042 1.75%, 12/15/2020   550   959
Telecommunications - 0.92%           Vishay Intertechnology Inc        
Avanti Communications Group PLC           2.25%, 11/15/2040   300   440
15.00%, PIK 15.00%, 10/01/2021(c),(l),(o)     1,208   967     $   1,399
Axtel SAB de CV           Energy - Alternate Sources - 0.00%        
6.38%, 11/14/2024 (c)     6,000   6,112 SunEdison Inc        
Cisco Systems Inc           0.00%, 10/01/2018 (b),(f)   400   8
1.97%, 09/20/2019     1,420   1,425 0.00%, 01/15/2020 (b),(f)   1,425   30
3 Month LIBOR + 0.34%           0.00%, 01/01/2021 (b),(f)   725   15
Goodman Networks Inc               $   53
8.00%, 05/11/2022     2,425   1,661 Engineering & Construction - 0.01%        
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA           Tutor Perini Corp        
9.75%, 07/15/2025 (c)     5,621   5,333 2.88%, 06/15/2021   245   266
MTN Mauritius Investment Ltd                    
4.76%, 11/11/2024     8,900   8,670 Healthcare - Products - 0.00%        
T-Mobile USA Inc           Insulet Corp        
4.75%, 02/01/2028     706   689 1.38%, 11/15/2024 (c)   55   58
      $   24,857          
Transportation - 0.31%           Healthcare - Services - 0.30%        
Hidrovias International Finance SARL           Anthem Inc        
5.95%, 01/24/2025 (c)     5,000   5,015 2.75%, 10/15/2042 (a)   2,450   7,875
Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc           Brookdale Senior Living Inc        
5.88%, 04/01/2020     4,857   3,351 2.75%, 06/15/2018   100   99
      $   8,366     $   7,974
TOTAL BONDS     $   772,137 Holding Companies - Diversified - 0.01%        
  Principal Amount     RWT Holdings Inc        
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 2.71% (000 's) Value (000's) 5.63%, 11/15/2019   185   186
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.02%                    
Tesla Inc           Internet - 0.22%        
2.38%, 03/15/2022     350   428 Twitter Inc        
            0.25%, 09/15/2019   3,374   3,255
Biotechnology - 0.06%           VeriSign Inc        
Acorda Therapeutics Inc           4.86%, 08/15/2037   825   2,786
1.75%, 06/15/2021     275   252     $   6,041
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc           Investment Companies - 0.57%        
3.25%, 06/01/2022     200   209 Aabar Investments PJSC        
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc           0.50%, 03/27/2020 EUR 5,500   6,296
0.60%, 08/01/2024     430   404 1.00%, 03/27/2022   8,100   8,846
1.50%, 10/15/2020     180   199 Prospect Capital Corp        
Innoviva Inc           4.95%, 07/15/2022 $ 175   175
2.13%, 01/15/2023     200   207     $   15,317
Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc           Iron & Steel - 0.01%        
3.25%, 07/01/2023     460   367 Allegheny Technologies Inc        
      $   1,638 4.75%, 07/01/2022   125   245
Coal - 0.00%           Cleveland-Cliffs Inc        
Alpha Natural Resources Inc           1.50%, 01/15/2025   100   109
0.00%, 12/15/2020 (b),(e),(f)     100       $   354
            Media - 0.27%        
Commercial Services - 0.04%           DISH Network Corp        
Element Fleet Management Corp           2.38%, 03/15/2024 (c)   470   424
5.13%, 06/30/2019 (c) CAD   725   542 3.38%, 08/15/2026   6,800   6,841
            Liberty Media Corp        
            2.25%, 09/30/2046   115   120
                $   7,385

 

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
    Principal         Principal        
CONVERTIBLE BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's) CONVERTIBLE BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)   Value (000's)
Mining - 0.00%         Transportation (continued)              
Endeavour Mining Corp         Ship Finance International Ltd              
3.00%, 02/15/2023 (c) $ 50 $ 52 5.75%, 10/15/2021   $ 275     $ 286
                    $   492
Oil & Gas - 0.15%         Trucking & Leasing - 0.01%              
Chesapeake Energy Corp         Greenbrier Cos Inc/The              
5.50%, 09/15/2026   745   640 2.88%, 02/01/2024     320       370
Cobalt International Energy Inc                        
0.00%, 05/15/2024 (b)   3,624   1,178                
          TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS         $   73,121
Denbury Resources Inc                
3.50%, 03/31/2024 (c)   593   625  SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal Amount        
          - 5.85 %   (000 's) Value (000's)
Nabors Industries Inc         Advertising - 0.00%              
0.75%, 01/15/2024 (c)   395   301                
          Lamar Media Corp              
SM Energy Co         0.00%, 02/14/2025 (r),(s)   $ 125   $   126
1.50%, 07/01/2021   90   87 US LIBOR + 1.75%              
Transocean Inc                        
0.50%, 01/30/2023   854   936 Aerospace & Defense - 0.03%              
Whiting Petroleum Corp         TransDigm Inc              
1.25%, 04/01/2020   200   188 4.10%, 08/22/2024 (s)     189       190
    $   3,955 US LIBOR + 2.75%              
Oil & Gas Services - 0.01%         4.32%, 08/14/2022 (s)     64       64
Weatherford International Ltd         US LIBOR + 2.75%              
5.88%, 07/01/2021   300   285 4.41%, 06/09/2023 (s)     485       488
          US LIBOR + 2.75%              
Pharmaceuticals - 0.02%                   $   742
Flexion Therapeutics Inc         Apparel - 0.01%              
3.38%, 05/01/2024 (c)   165   199                
          Hanesbrands Inc              
Horizon Pharma Investment Ltd         3.34%, 12/05/2024 (s)     255       256
2.50%, 03/15/2022   325   300 US LIBOR + 1.75%              
    $   499                
Private Equity - 0.01%         Automobile Manufacturers - 0.01%              
Hercules Capital Inc         UOS LLC              
4.38%, 02/01/2022   165   166 7.15%, 04/07/2023 (s)     186       192
          US LIBOR + 5.50%              
REITs - 0.07%                        
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc         Automobile Parts & Equipment - 0.15%              
4.75%, 08/23/2022   125   125 Commercial Vehicle Group Inc              
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc         7.57%, 04/12/2023 (s)     1,361       1,364
4.38%, 05/05/2022   175   171 US LIBOR + 6.00%              
iStar Inc         Horizon Global Corp              
3.13%, 09/15/2022 (c)   805   770 0.00%, 02/09/2024 (r),(s)     306       305
Redwood Trust Inc         US LIBOR + 5.00%              
4.75%, 08/15/2023   125   120 Superior Industries International Inc              
Spirit Realty Capital Inc         6.07%, 03/22/2024 (s)     1,492       1,509
2.88%, 05/15/2019   725   722 US LIBOR + 4.50%              
    $   1,908 Trico Group LLC              
Semiconductors - 0.77%         8.48%, 01/31/2025 (s)     357       357
Intel Corp         US LIBOR + 6.50%              
3.25%, 08/01/2039   3,501   8,332 Truck Hero Inc              
Microchip Technology Inc         5.64%, 05/16/2024 (s)     642       645
2.25%, 02/15/2037 (c)   708   833 US LIBOR + 4.00%              
Novellus Systems Inc                   $   4,180
2.63%, 05/15/2041   2,000   11,465 Building Materials - 0.17%              
Rovi Corp         American Bath Group LLC              
0.50%, 03/01/2020   150   145 6.94%, 09/30/2023 (s)     3,385       3,418
Synaptics Inc         US LIBOR + 5.25%              
0.50%, 06/15/2022 (c)   125   120                
          Janus International Group LLC              
    $   20,895 0.00%, 02/07/2025 (r),(s)     241       240
Software - 0.02%         US LIBOR + 3.00%              
Evolent Health Inc         NCI Building Systems Inc              
2.00%, 12/01/2021   130   133 3.58%, 01/26/2025 (s)     125       125
Verint Systems Inc         US LIBOR + 2.00%              
1.50%, 06/01/2021   345   332 Quikrete Holdings Inc              
    $   465 4.39%, 11/03/2023 (s)     809       812
Telecommunications - 0.03%         US LIBOR + 2.75%              
Finisar Corp                   $   4,595
0.50%, 12/15/2036   745   684 Chemicals - 0.19%              
          Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings Inc              
Transportation - 0.02%         3.69%, 06/21/2024 (s)     172       173
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc         US LIBOR + 2.00%              
1.88%, 06/01/2024   150   181 GrafTech Finance Inc              
Echo Global Logistics Inc         5.08%, 01/31/2025 (s)     2,132       2,129
2.50%, 05/01/2020   25   25 5.08%, 01/31/2025 (s)     418       418

 

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's)       Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Chemicals (continued)         Computers (continued)        
HVSC Merger Sub Corp         McAfee LLC (continued)        
10.02%, 10/20/2025 (s) $ 760 $ 764 10.15%, 09/26/2025 (s) $ 1,178 $ 1,181
US LIBOR + 8.25%         US LIBOR + 8.50%        
LUX HOLDCO III         NeuStar Inc        
0.00%, 02/14/2025 (r),(s)   416   419 5.42%, 03/01/2024 (s)   324   325
0.00%, 02/13/2026 (r),(s)   297   299 US LIBOR + 3.75%        
New Arclin US Holding Corp             $   5,875
10.44%, 02/14/2025 (s)   478   482 Distribution & Wholesale - 0.01%        
US LIBOR + 8.75%         HD Supply Inc        
WR Grace & Co-Conn         4.19%, 10/17/2023 (s)   332   334
0.00%, 02/21/2025 (r),(s)   163   163 US LIBOR + 2.50%        
0.00%, 02/21/2025 (r),(s)   280   280          
    $   5,127 Diversified Financial Services - 0.32%        
Commercial Services - 0.45%         Ditech Holding Corp        
AVSC Holding Corp         7.65%, 12/11/2020 (s)   4,967   4,902
0.00%, 02/21/2025 (r),(s)   536   537 US LIBOR + 3.75%        
0.00%, 08/22/2025 (r),(s)   961   963 Kestra Financial Inc        
Belron SA         6.19%, 06/24/2022 (s)   766   758
4.29%, 10/25/2024 (s)   170   171 US LIBOR + 5.25%        
US LIBOR + 2.50%         Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC        
Camelot Finance LP         6.59%, 12/07/2020 (s)   2,901   2,907
4.89%, 10/03/2023 (s)   302   304 US LIBOR + 5.00%        
US LIBOR + 3.25%             $   8,567
Cenveo Corp         Electric - 0.31%        
8.00%, 11/02/2018 (f),(s)   1,632   1,632 AES Corp/VA        
Imagine! Print Solutions Inc         3.94%, 05/19/2022 (s)   969   969
10.45%, 06/21/2023 (s)   427   393 US LIBOR + 2.00%        
US LIBOR + 8.75%         Chief Power Finance LLC        
Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC         6.40%, 12/31/2020 (s)   862   728
5.73%, 06/29/2024 (s)   995   1,011 US LIBOR + 4.75%        
US LIBOR + 4.25%         Star West Generation LLC        
KUEHG Corp         6.45%, 03/13/2020 (s)   7,254   6,565
9.94%, 08/22/2025 (s)   977   987 US LIBOR + 4.75%        
Lighthouse Network LLC             $   8,262
10.15%, 11/20/2025 (s)   558   556          
          Electronics - 0.02%        
US LIBOR + 8.50%         EPV Merger Sub Inc        
On Assignment Inc         0.00%, 02/23/2026 (r),(s)   527   526
0.00%, 02/21/2025 (r),(s)   135   136          
US LIBOR + 2.00%         Engineering & Construction - 0.07%        
Paradigm Acquisition Corp         ATS Consolidated Inc        
5.94%, 10/04/2024 (s)   1,273   1,286 0.00%, 02/21/2025 (r),(s)   715   718
US LIBOR + 4.25%         Engility Corp        
10.02%, 10/06/2025 (s)   578   577 4.93%, 08/12/2023 (s)   204   206
US LIBOR + 8.50%         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
PSC Industrial Outsourcing LP         Gopher Sub Inc        
10.09%, 10/03/2025 (s)   980   962 4.66%, 02/01/2025 (s)   985   983
US LIBOR + 8.50%         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc           $   1,907
0.00%, 02/28/2021 (r),(s)   679   679          
          Entertainment - 0.03%        
 Syniverse Holdings Inc                  
0.00%, 02/09/2023 (r),(s)   664   669 AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc        
          3.84%, 10/31/2023 (s)   64   64
US LIBOR + 5.00%         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
USS Ultimate Holdings Inc         Cineworld Group PLC        
5.33%, 08/09/2024 (s)   50   50          
          0.00%, 02/07/2025 (r),(s)   853   852
US LIBOR + 3.75%                  
Weight Watchers International Inc             $   916
6.43%, 11/20/2024 (s)   1,330   1,345 Environmental Control - 0.01%        
US LIBOR + 4.75%         GFL Environmental Inc        
          4.45%, 09/27/2023 (s)   158   159
    $   12,258 US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Computers - 0.22%                  
Access CIG LLC         Food - 0.12%        
0.00%, 02/14/2025 (r),(s)   836   842          
          Del Monte Foods Inc        
Dell International LLC         5.15%, 01/26/2021 (s)   464   393
3.39%, 09/07/2021 (s)   701   700          
          US LIBOR + 3.25%        
US LIBOR + 1.75%         Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp        
McAfee LLC         6.19%, 07/29/2023 (s)   1,611   1,615
6.13%, 09/30/2024 (s)   818   822          
 US LIBOR + 4.50%         US LIBOR + 4.25%        
                   
10.15%, 09/26/2025 (s)   2,000   2,005 JBS USA LUX SA        
          4.10%, 10/30/2022 (s)   690   686
US LIBOR + 8.50%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        

 

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS Principal    
(continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Food (continued)         Internet (continued)        
Post Holdings Inc         Zayo Group LLC        
3.83%, 05/17/2024 (s) $ 333 $ 334 3.82%, 01/19/2024 (s) $ 293 $ 294
US LIBOR + 2.25%         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
Utz Quality Foods LLC             $   2,123
5.10%, 11/13/2024 (s)   315   318 Investment Companies - 0.21%        
US LIBOR + 3.50%         Pipeline Cynergy Holdings LLC        
    $   3,346 6.65%, 01/03/2023 (s)   224   226
Food Service - 0.02%         TKC Holdings Inc        
Aramark Services Inc         6.03%, 02/01/2023 (s)   1,055   1,066
3.57%, 03/07/2025 (s)   465   468 US LIBOR + 4.25%        
US LIBOR + 2.00%         9.78%, 01/31/2024 (s)   3,337   3,357
          US LIBOR + 8.00%        
Healthcare - Services - 0.34%         UFC Holdings LLC        
21st Century Oncology Inc         4.82%, 08/18/2023 (s)   992   997
7.85%, 01/16/2023 (s)   3,378   3,258 US LIBOR + 3.25%        
US LIBOR + 6.13%             $   5,646
CVS Holdings I LP         Iron & Steel - 0.07%        
4.79%, 01/31/2025 (s)   357   356 Can Am Construction Inc/Canada        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         7.07%, 07/01/2024 (s)   1,990   2,020
6.99%, 02/01/2026 (s)   396   395 US LIBOR + 5.50%        
US LIBOR + 6.75%                  
Envision Healthcare Corp         Leisure Products & Services - 0.04%        
4.58%, 12/01/2023 (s)   188   188 Recess Holdings Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         9.25%, 09/18/2025 (s)   1,077   1,061
Heartland Dental LLC         US LIBOR + 7.75%        
6.45%, 07/26/2023 (s)   2,042   2,078          
US LIBOR + 4.75%         Leisure Time - 0.01%        
10.08%, 07/26/2024 (s)   1,100   1,116 ClubCorp Holdings Inc        
US LIBOR + 8.50%         4.94%, 08/16/2024 (s)   279   281
Surgery Center Holdings Inc         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
4.83%, 06/20/2024 (s)   823   823          
US LIBOR + 3.25%         Lodging - 0.01%        
Tennessee Merger Sub Inc         Boyd Gaming Corp        
4.35%, 02/06/2024 (s)   1,118   1,087 0.00%, 05/16/2024 (r),(s)   206   207
US LIBOR + 2.75%                  
    $   9,301 Machinery - Diversified - 0.02%        
Home Furnishings - 0.03%         Engineered Machinery Holdings Inc        
TGP Holdings III LLC         4.94%, 07/25/2024 (s)   249   250
6.69%, 09/25/2024 (s)   268   271 US LIBOR + 3.25%        
US LIBOR + 5.00%         PM Merger Sub Inc        
10.19%, 09/25/2025 (s)   516   521 0.00%, 03/07/2025 (r),(s)   419   420
US LIBOR + 8.50%             $   670
    $   792 Media - 0.20%        
Insurance - 0.30%         Altice US Finance I Corp        
Confie Seguros Holding II Co         3.82%, 07/28/2025 (s)   439   438
7.23%, 04/19/2022 (s)   2,906   2,906 US LIBOR + 2.25%        
US LIBOR + 4.75%         CBS Radio Inc        
11.48%, 05/08/2019 (s)   1,720   1,667 4.62%, 03/02/2024 (s)   242   243
US LIBOR + 9.00%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Genworth Holdings Inc         CSC Holdings LLC        
0.00%, 02/28/2023 (r),(s)   709   719 3.84%, 07/15/2025 (s)   683   681
Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
5.13%, 12/13/2024 (s)   240   242 Meredith Corp        
US LIBOR + 3.50%         4.66%, 01/17/2025 (s)   192   193
Mayfield Agency Borrower inc         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
0.00%, 01/30/2026 (r),(s)   1,213   1,207 4.66%, 01/17/2025 (s)   240   241
Mayfield Agency Borrower Inc         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
0.00%, 01/31/2025 (r),(s)   716   718 Radiate Holdco LLC        
USI Inc/NY         4.57%, 12/09/2023 (s)   824   823
4.69%, 05/16/2024 (s)   758   756 US LIBOR + 3.00%        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         Unitymedia Finance LLC        
    $   8,215 3.84%, 09/08/2025 (s)   999   997
Internet - 0.08%         US LIBOR + 2.25%        
Ancestry.com Operations Inc         UPC Financing Partnership        
4.90%, 10/19/2023 (s)   595   598 4.09%, 01/15/2026 (s)   376   376
US LIBOR + 3.25%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
Shutterfly Inc         Virgin Media Bristol LLC        
0.00%, 08/17/2024 (r),(s)   239   240 4.09%, 01/15/2026 (s)   530   532
US LIBOR + 2.75%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
Uber Technologies Inc                  
5.57%, 07/13/2023 (s)   986   991          
US LIBOR + 4.00%                  

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal     SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS Principal    
(continued) Amount (000's)      Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Media (continued)         Retail (continued)        
Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership         Harbor Freight Tools USA Inc        
4.09%, 04/15/2025 (s) $ 963 $ 953 4.07%, 08/18/2023 (s) $ 275 $ 275
US LIBOR + 2.50%         US LIBOR + 2.50%        
    $   5,477 IRB Holding Corp        
Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 0.09%         4.83%, 01/17/2025 (s)   235   237
Atkore International Inc         US LIBOR + 3.25%        
4.45%, 12/22/2023 (s)   94   94 JC Penney Corp Inc        
US LIBOR + 2.75%         6.23%, 06/09/2023 (s)   6,440   6,157
Eco-Bat Technologies Ltd         US LIBOR + 4.25%        
12.00%, PIK 12.00%, 03/29/2018(l),(o),(s) EUR 5,644   2,310 PF Chang's China Bistro Inc        
    $   2,404 6.51%, 08/18/2022 (s)   965   949
Oil & Gas - 0.36%         US LIBOR + 5.00%        
BCP Raptor LLC         Serta Simmons Bedding LLC        
5.99%, 06/22/2024 (s) $ 388   391 5.22%, 10/20/2023 (s)   855   824
US LIBOR + 4.25%         US LIBOR + 3.50%        
California Resources Corp         Tacala Investment Corp        
6.34%, 11/14/2022 (s)   691   699 4.82%, 01/26/2025 (s)   111   112
US LIBOR + 4.75%             $   10,099
6.34%, 11/14/2022 (s)   184   186 Semiconductors - 0.01%        
US LIBOR + 4.75%         Cavium Inc        
PowerTeam Services LLC         3.82%, 08/16/2022 (s)   152   153
0.00%, 03/06/2025 (r),(s)   1,202   1,202 US LIBOR + 2.25%        
Seadrill Operating LP                  
4.69%, 02/12/2021 (s)   8,363   7,237 Software - 0.50%        
US LIBOR + 6.00%         Almonde Inc        
    $   9,715 4.98%, 06/13/2024 (s)   438   438
Oil & Gas Services - 0.02%         US LIBOR + 3.50%        
Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC         9.23%, 04/28/2025 (s)   1,000   992
4.59%, 01/31/2025 (s)   623   623 US LIBOR + 7.25%        
US LIBOR + 3.00%         Canyon Buyer Inc        
          6.09%, 02/07/2025 (s)   307   308
Packaging & Containers - 0.07%         US LIBOR + 4.25%        
BWAY Corp         Cvent Inc        
4.96%, 04/03/2024 (s)   711   714 5.32%, 06/16/2023 (s)   982   989
US LIBOR + 3.25%         US LIBOR + 3.75%        
CROWN Americas LLC         Digicert Holdings Inc        
0.00%, 01/17/2025 (r),(s)   55   56 9.77%, 09/19/2025 (s)   619   625
Kloeckner Pentaplast of America Inc         US LIBOR + 8.00%        
5.94%, 06/29/2022 (s)   698   686 Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc        
US LIBOR + 4.25%         4.57%, 09/29/2023 (s)   129   129
KPEX Holdings Inc         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
4.90%, 01/24/2025 (s)   216   216 DTI Holdco Inc        
US LIBOR + 3.25%         7.02%, 09/30/2023 (s)   1,487   1,497
Plastipak Holdings Inc         US LIBOR + 5.25%        
4.45%, 10/10/2024 (s)   115   115 Evergreen Skills Lux Sarl        
US LIBOR + 2.75%         9.90%, 04/28/2022 (s)   2,000   1,767
    $   1,787 US LIBOR + 8.25%        
Pharmaceuticals - 0.14%         First Data Corp        
          3.87%, 07/08/2022 (s)   107   107
Alphabet Holding Co Inc                  
5.15%, 09/15/2024 (s)   1,990   1,915 US LIBOR + 2.25%        
US LIBOR + 3.50%         MA FinanceCo LLC        
9.40%, 09/15/2025 (s)   1,252   1,177 4.40%, 04/19/2024 (s)   23   23
US LIBOR + 7.75%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC         Navicure Inc        
4.39%, 03/01/2024 (s)   473   473 5.33%, 10/23/2024 (s)   1,413   1,418
US LIBOR + 2.75%         US LIBOR + 3.75%        
Romulus Merger Sub LLC         Project Deep Blue Holdings LLC        
4.34%, 01/31/2025 (s)   125   124 5.06%, 01/10/2025 (s)   803   807
    $   3,689 US LIBOR + 3.25%        
Pipelines - 0.14%         Quintiles IMS Inc        
          3.69%, 01/14/2025 (s)   264   266
Southcross Energy Partners LP                  
5.94%, 08/04/2021 (s)   3,753   3,705 US LIBOR + 2.00%        
US LIBOR + 4.25%         Rackspace Hosting Inc        
          4.76%, 11/03/2023 (s)   203   204
Retail - 0.37%         US LIBOR + 3.00%        
1011778 BC ULC         Seattle SpinCo Inc        
          4.40%, 04/19/2024 (s)   157   158
3.91%, 02/16/2024 (s)   824   825          
US LIBOR + 2.25%         US LIBOR + 2.75%        
        SS&C Technologies Inc        
 Bass Pro Group LLC         0.00%, 02/28/2025 (r),(s)   1,002   1,007
6.57%, 09/25/2024 (s)   723   720          
          0.00%, 02/28/2025 (r),(s)   166   167
US LIBOR + 5.00%         0.00%, 02/28/2025 (r),(s)   357   359
          0.00%, 02/28/2025 (r),(s)   59   60

 

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Global Multi-Strategy Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   Principal       U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT   Principal      
(continued) Amount (000's)     Value (000's) AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)   Amount (000's)     Value (000's)
Software (continued)           U.S. Treasury Bill - 1.73%            
Veritas US Inc           1.37%, 03/22/2018 (a),(v)   $ 45,800   $ 45,764
6.19%, 01/27/2023 (s) $ 1,187   $ 1,180 1.72%, 12/06/2018 (u),(v)     850     838
US LIBOR + 4.50%                     $ 46,602
Vero Parent Inc           U.S. Treasury Strip - 0.15%            
6.69%, 08/09/2024 (s)   959     959 0.00%, 11/15/2046 (b),(w)     7,007     2,834
US LIBOR + 5.00%           0.00%, 05/15/2047 (b),(w)     3,298     1,309
        $ 13,460           $ 4,143
Telecommunications - 0.62%           TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCY      
Consolidated Communications Inc           OBLIGATIONS         $ 308,589
4.57%, 10/05/2023 (s)   239     235     Maturity Amount      
US LIBOR + 3.00%           REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 7.07%     (000's)   Value (000's)
Cyxtera DC Holdings Inc           Banks - 7.07%            
4.78%, 03/15/2024 (s)   995     1,000 Barclays Bank PLC Repurchase Agreement;   $ 4,757   $ 4,758
US LIBOR + 3.00%           1.00% dated 02/27/2018 (collateralized            
Global Tel*Link Corp           by Digicel Group Ltd; $4,848,021;            
5.69%, 05/23/2020 (s)   2,194     2,203 8.25%; dated 09/30/20)(x)            
US LIBOR + 4.00%           Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     650     650
9.94%, 11/23/2020 (s)   2,933     2,929 securities sold short; 0.00% dated            
US LIBOR + 7.75%           02/15/2018 (collateralized by Colombia            
GTT Communications Inc           Government International Bond;            
4.88%, 01/09/2024 (s)   129     129 $617,659; 4.50%; dated 01/28/26)(b),(x)          
US LIBOR + 3.25%           Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     5,291     5,286
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA           securities sold short; 0.50% dated            
5.71%, 11/30/2023 (s)   3,782     3,753 10/23/2017 (collateralized by Turkey            
US LIBOR + 3.75%           Government International Bond;            
6.46%, 01/15/2024 (s)   715     728 $5,065,499; 7.38%; dated 02/05/25) (x)          
US LIBOR + 0.00%           Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     1,407     1,405
Securus Technologies Holdings Inc           securities sold short; 0.50% dated            
6.15%, 06/20/2024 (s)   1,494     1,510 10/23/2017 (collateralized by Turkey            
9.90%, 06/20/2025 (s)   1,866     1,888 Government International Bond;            
Sprint Communications Inc           $1,346,596; 7.38%; dated 02/05/25) (x)          
4.18%, 01/31/2024 (s)   670     670 Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     1,024     1,023
US LIBOR + 2.50%           securities sold short; 0.85% dated            
US TelePacific Corp           01/24/2018 (collateralized by Mexico            
0.00%, 05/02/2023 (r),(s)   1,797     1,738 Government International Bond;            
US LIBOR + 5.00%           $1,000,668; 4.15%; dated 03/28/27) (x)          
        $ 16,783 Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement; 0.85%     3,110     3,109
Transportation - 0.08%           dated 02/15/2018 (collateralized by El            
Gruden Acquisition Inc           Salvador Government International Bond;            
7.19%, 08/18/2022 (s)   822     830 $3,180,657; 7.65%; dated 06/15/35) (x)          
US LIBOR + 5.50%           Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     2,113     2,112
Navios Maritime Partners LP           securities sold short; 0.85% dated            
6.54%, 09/14/2020 (s)   1,238     1,242 02/15/2018 (collateralized by Colombia            
        $ 2,072 Government International Bond;            
TOTAL SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS   $ 158,119 $2,122,797; 3.88%; dated 04/25/27) (x)          
U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT Principal Amount       Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     7,677     7,677
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 11.42%   (000 's)   Value (000's) securities sold short; 1.05% dated            
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - 2.61%       02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018            
4.00%, 04/01/2048 (t) $ 69,020   $ 70,577 (collateralized by United States Treasury            
            Note/Bond; $7,671,955; 2.00%; dated            
U.S. Treasury - 6.93%           01/31/20 )          
0.75%, 04/30/2018 (u)   1,000     999 Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     961     960
1.13%, 02/28/2021 (n)   9,930     9,553 securities sold short; 1.25% dated            
1.13%, 08/31/2021 (n)   15,700     14,968 02/15/2018 (collateralized by Mexico            
1.38%, 02/29/2020 (n)   7,146     7,020 Government International Bond;            
1.38%, 05/31/2020 (n)   27,425     26,848 $966,098; 3.75%; dated 01/11/28) (x)          
1.38%, 01/31/2021 (n)   6,620     6,424 Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     3,806     3,806
1.63%, 03/31/2019 (n)   14,385     14,307 securities sold short; 1.35% dated            
1.63%, 02/15/2026 (n)   14,156     12,921 02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018            
1.63%, 05/15/2026 (n)   4,710     4,285 (collateralized by United States Treasury            
1.75%, 09/30/2022 (n)   6,000     5,772 Note/Bond; $3,763,720; 1.88%; dated            
1.88%, 02/28/2022 (n)   4,138     4,028 08/31/24 )          
2.00%, 01/15/2021 (n)   3,957     3,912 Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     10,784     10,784
2.13%, 12/31/2022 (n)   4,137     4,039 securities sold short; 1.36% dated            
2.13%, 02/29/2024 (n)   14,431     13,933 02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018            
2.13%, 03/31/2024 (n)   14,325     13,821 (collateralized by United States Treasury            
2.38%, 08/15/2024 (n)   3,346     3,266 Note/Bond; $10,774,429; 1.50%; dated            
2.75%, 02/28/2025 (n)   18,742     18,679 08/15/20 )          
3.00%, 02/15/2047   773     754              
3.75%, 11/15/2043 (n)   19,556     21,738              
        $ 187,267              

 

See accompanying notes.

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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS     Maturity     REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS   Maturity      
(continued)     Amount (000's) Value (000's) (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)  
Banks (continued)           Banks (continued)          
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on   $ 11,383 $ 11,382 Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on $   3,980 $ 3,980  
securities sold short; 1.37% dated             securities sold short; 1.43% dated          
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018             02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018          
(collateralized by United States Treasury         (collateralized by United States Treasury          
Note/Bond; $11,379,270; 1.38%; dated         Inflation Indexed Bonds; $3,995,390;          
09/15/20 )           1.00%; dated 02/15/48)          
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     12,091   12,091       $   190,847  
securities sold short; 1.37% dated           TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS   $   190,847  
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018           TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.24%   $   6,426  
(collateralized by United States Treasury       TOTAL PURCHASED INTEREST RATE SWAPTIONS - 0.00% $   114  
Note/Bond; $12,066,968; 1.88%; dated       Total Investments $ 3,030,076  
10/31/22 )         Other Assets and Liabilities - (12.19)%   $   (329,325 )
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     15,750   15,750 TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% $ 2,700,751  
securities sold short; 1.38% dated                        
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018           (a) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for short  
(collateralized by United States Treasury         sales. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Note/Bond; $15,746,712; 2.38%; dated         $118,285 or 4.38% of net assets.          
05/15/27 )         (b) Non-income producing security          
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     8,454   8,454 (c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of  
securities sold short; 1.40% dated             1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from  
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018             registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the  
(collateralized by United States Treasury         period, the value of these securities totaled $326,192 or 12.08% of net  
Note/Bond; $8,441,128; 1.88%; dated         assets.          
12/15/20 )         (d) Restricted Security. Please see Restricted Security Sub-Schedule for more  
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     3,998   3,998   information.          
securities sold short; 1.43% dated           (e) The value of these investments was determined using significant  
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018             unobservable inputs.          
(collateralized by United States Treasury       (f) Fair value of these investments is determined in good faith by the Manager  
Note/Bond; $3,989,525; 1.75%; dated         under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Board of  
06/30/22 )           Directors. Certain inputs used in the valuation may be unobservable;  
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     24,189   24,188   however, each security is evaluated individually for purposes of ASC 820  
securities sold short; 1.43% dated             which results in not all securities being identified as Level 3 of the fair  
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018             value hierarchy. At the end of the period, the fair value of these securities  
(collateralized by United States Treasury         totaled $27,260 or 1.01% of net assets.          
Note/Bond; $24,171,400; 1.00%; dated       (g) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin  
09/30/19 )           requirements for options contracts. At the end of the period, the value of  
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     315   315   these securities totaled $3,680 or 0.14% of net assets.      
securities sold short; 1.43% dated           (h) All or a portion of this security is owned by the GMS Cayman      
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018             Corporation, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of the fund.      
(collateralized by United States Treasury       (i) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Note/Bond; $314,794; 2.25%; dated             Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
08/15/27 )           Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the  
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     11,487   11,487   outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-  
securities sold short; 1.43% dated             schedule for transactional information.          
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018           (j) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin  
(collateralized by United States Treasury         requirements for swap and/or swaption contracts. At the end of the period,  
Note/Bond; $11,478,123; 3.63%; dated         the value of these securities totaled $24,784 or 0.92% of net assets.  
02/15/21 )         (k) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of  
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     13,980   13,979   interest, but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date.      
securities sold short; 1.43% dated           (l) Payment in kind; the issuer has the option of paying additional securities  
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018             in lieu of cash.          
(collateralized by United States Treasury       (m) Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on  
Note/Bond; $13,958,011; 1.63%; dated         a fixed rate and may convert to a variable rate or floating rate in the  
10/31/23 )           future.          
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     11,513   11,512 (n) Security or portion of the security was pledged as collateral for reverse  
securities sold short; 1.43% dated             repurchase agreements. At the end of the period, the value of these  
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018             securities totaled $207,891 or 7.70% of net assets.      
(collateralized by United States Treasury       (o) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference  
Note/Bond; $11,490,777; 2.63%; dated         rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based  
02/28/23 )           on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference  
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement on     4,661   4,661   rate and spread in their description.          
securities sold short; 1.43% dated           (p) Security is an Interest Only Strip.          
02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018           (q) Security purchased on a when-issued basis.      
(collateralized by United States Treasury       (r) This Senior Floating Rate Note will settle after February 28, 2018, at  
Inflation Indexed Bonds; $4,679,023;             which time the interest rate will be determined.      
1.00%; dated 02/15/48)           (s) Rate information disclosed is based on an average weighted rate as of  
Merrill Lynch Repurchase Agreement; 1.43% 27,481   27,480   February 28, 2018.          
dated 02/28/2018 maturing 03/01/2018       (t) Security was purchased in a "to-be-announced" ("TBA") transaction. See  
(collateralized by United States Treasury         Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.      
Note/Bond; $27,476,321; 2.25%; dated       (u) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin  
02/29/20 )           requirements for futures contracts. At the end of the period, the value of  
              these securities totaled $1,587 or 0.06% of net assets.      
            (v) Rate shown is the discount rate of the original purchase.      

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

(w)      Security is a Principal Only Strip.
(x)      Although the maturity date of the repurchase agreement is open-ended through the maturity date of the collateral, the Fund has a right to terminate the repurchase agreement and demand repayment from the counterparty at any time with two days' notice or less. During periods of high demand for the collateral security, the fund may also pay the counterparty a fee.
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                      
Sector     Percent                    
Government     19.37 %                  
Financial     18.64 %                  
Investment Companies     16.79 %                  
Consumer, Non-cyclical     10.84 %                  
Communications     7.66 %                  
Consumer, Cyclical     7.02 %                  
Industrial     6.54 %                  
Technology     6.01 %                  
Mortgage Securities     5.14 %                  
Energy     4.48 %                  
Basic Materials     4.21 %                  
Asset Backed Securities     3.22 %                  
Utilities     1.91 %                  
Purchased Options     0.24 %                  
Diversified     0.12 %                  
Purchased Interest Rate Swaptions     0.00 %                  
Investments Sold Short     (20.16 )%                  
Other Assets and Liabilities     7.97 %                  
TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %                  
 
 
 
Affiliated Securities   August 31, 2017     Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018  
    Value       Cost Proceeds     Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund $     $   957,901 $ 531,607 $   426,294  
  $     $   957,901 $ 531,607 $   426,294  
 
 
      Realized Gain/Loss   Realized Gain from   Change in Unrealized  
    Income on Investments   Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 984 $     $     $  
  $ 984 $     $     $  
Amounts in thousands                          
 
Restricted Securities

Security Name     Acquisition Date         Cost   Value   Percent of Net Assets  
AerGen Aviation Finance Ltd     03/01/2017       $ 1,215 $ 51   0.00 %
Airbnb, Inc     06/24/2015         157   177   0.01 %
Birst Inc     06/15/2017         23   4   0.00 %
DraftKings Inc     12/04/2014         89   80   0.00 %
Dropbox Inc     01/28/2014         51   36   0.00 %
Element Comm Aviation     06/15/2015         2,800   2,773   0.10 %
ForeScout Technologies Inc     11/24/2015         109   160   0.01 %
Forward Venture Services LLC     11/20/2014         170   272   0.01 %
General Assembly Space, Inc     07/31/2015         107   107   0.00 %
Goodman Networks Inc     06/01/2017             0.00 %
Goodman Networks Inc     06/01/2017           213   0.01 %
Jand Inc     04/23/2015         43   40   0.00 %
Jand Inc     04/23/2015         19   16   0.00 %
Klarna Holding AB     08/07/2015         89   94   0.00 %
Lithium Technology Corp     04/16/2015         21   18   0.00 %
Marklogic Corp     04/27/2015         172   146   0.01 %
Panera Bread Co   01/26/2012-07/19/2017     521   524   0.02 %
Pinterest Inc     03/16/2015         627   608   0.02 %
Uber Technologies Inc     06/05/2014         236   534   0.02 %
Veracode Inc     04/18/2017         24   24   0.00 %
WeWork Cos Inc     12/08/2014         6   19   0.00 %
WeWork Cos Inc Series D-1     12/08/2014         81   252   0.01 %
WeWork Cos Inc Series D-2     12/08/2014         64   198   0.01 %
Zuora Inc     01/15/2015         156   267   0.01 %
Total                 $ 6,613   0.24 %
Amounts in thousands.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Options

Purchased Options   Contracts/ Notional       Expiration   Upfront       Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty Shares Amount Exercise Price Date   Payments/(Receipts)    Fair Value    Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Call - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 378 $   945 $   97.75 06/19/2018 $ 79 $ 48 $ (31 )
Future; June 2018                                
Call - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 920 $   2,300 $   98.13 04/16/2018   47   5   (42 )
Future; June 2018                                
Call - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 1,965 $   4,913 $   98.25 06/19/2018   130   12   (118 )
Future; June 2018                                
Call - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 1,853 $   4,633 $   98.63 03/20/2018   204   12   (192 )
Future; March 2018                                
Call - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 264 $   660 $   98.25 09/18/2018   33   3   (30 )
Future; September 2018                                
Call - EUR versus HUF Barclays Bank 1 EUR 8,370 EUR 315.00 03/23/2018   112   31   (81 )
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus HUF Barclays Bank 1 EUR 4,185 EUR 315.00 03/29/2018   58   19   (39 )
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus HUF Barclays Bank 1 EUR 4,185 EUR 315.00 03/23/2018   56   16   (40 )
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus USD Barclays Bank 1 EUR 250 EUR 1.20 03/28/2018   3   6   3  
  PLC                              
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 246 $   615 $   97.63 06/18/2018   31   20   (11 )
Curve 1 Yr Future; June                                
2019                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 1,185 $   2,963 $   98.00 06/18/2018   188   30   (158 )
Curve 1 Yr Future; June                                
2019                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 247 $   618 $   97.88 06/18/2018   16   8   (8 )
Curve 1 Yr Future; June                                
2019                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 246 $   615 $   97.75 06/18/2018   19   12   (7 )
Curve 1 Yr Future; June                                
2019                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 274 $   685 $   98.25 06/18/2018   51   4   (47 )
Curve 1 Yr Future; June                                
2019                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 697 $   1,743 $   98.00 03/19/2018   66   5   (61 )
Curve 1 Yr Future; March                                
2019                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 722 $   1,805 $   98.25 03/19/2018   53   5   (48 )
Curve 1 Yr Future; March                                
2019                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 702 $   1,755 $   98.13 03/19/2018   53   4   (49 )
Curve 1 Yr Future; March                                
2019                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 652 $   1,630 $   98.13 12/17/2018   97   29   (68 )
Curve 3 Yr Future;                                
December 2021                                
Call - Home Depot N/A 64 $   6 $   195.00 05/21/2018   56   18   (38 )
Inc/The                                
Call - US 10 Year Note 1st N/A 40 $   40 $   121.50 03/05/2018   9     (9 )
W Future; June 2018                                
Call - US 10 Year Note N/A 30 $   30 $   121.00 03/19/2018   6   5   (1 )
3rd W Future; June 2018                                
Call - USD versus MXN Barclays Bank 1 $ 2,085 $   20.00 04/16/2018   14   7   (7 )
  PLC                              
Call - USD versus MXN Barclays Bank 1 $ 3,028 $   20.00 04/16/2018   17   11   (6 )
  PLC                              
Call - USD versus MXN Barclays Bank 1 $ 1,882 $   20.00 04/16/2018   13   6   (7 )
  PLC                              
Call - USD versus MXN Barclays Bank 1 $ 3,392 $   20.00 04/16/2018   99   12   (87 )
  PLC                              
Call - USD versus PHP Barclays Bank 1 $ 4,195 $   52.00 10/22/2018   72   126   54  
  PLC                              
Call - USD versus PHP Barclays Bank 1 $ 4,195 $   52.00 10/22/2018   78   126   48  
  PLC                              
Call - USD versus PHP Barclays Bank 1 $ 5,033 $   52.00 10/22/2018   122   151   29  
  PLC                              
Call - USD versus PHP Merrill Lynch 1 $ 8,550 $   51.06 05/21/2018   215   261   46  
Call - USD versus TRY Barclays Bank 1 $ 2,250 $   3.92 04/24/2018   49   26   (23 )
  PLC                              
Call - Utilities Select N/A 406 $   41 $   52.00 03/19/2018   29   2   (27 )
Sector SPDR Fund                                
Put - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 652 $   1,630 $   97.38 12/18/2018   29   143   114  
Future; December 2018                                

 

See accompanying notes.

103


 

          Consolidated Schedule of Investments              
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Options (continued)

Purchased Options   Contracts/                        Notional       Expiration   Upfront       Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty Shares Amount Exercise Price Date   Payments/(Receipts)    Fair Value    Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Put - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 412 $   1,030 $   97.88 04/16/2018 $ 21 $ 165 $ 144  
Future; June 2018                                
Put - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 378 $   945 $   97.75 06/19/2018   45   70   25  
Future; June 2018                                
Put - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 533 $   1,333 $   98.00 04/16/2018   31   373   342  
Future; June 2018                                
Put - CAD versus JPY Barclays Bank 1 CAD 4,185 CAD 91.00 03/12/2018   43   310   267  
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus GBP Deutsche Bank AG 1 EUR 2,339 EUR 0.90 01/15/2019   82   86   4  
Put - EUR versus JPY Barclays Bank 1 EUR 3,931 EUR 133.00 07/06/2018   69   153   84  
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus JPY Barclays Bank 1 EUR 3,931 EUR 133.00 07/06/2018   67   154   87  
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus SEK Barclays Bank 1 EUR 2,930 EUR 9.75 03/27/2018   29     (29 )
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus SEK Barclays Bank 1 EUR 4,185 EUR 9.80 03/29/2018   53   1   (52 )
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus SEK Barclays Bank 1 EUR 2,271 EUR 9.90 04/27/2018   17   8   (9 )
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus USD Barclays Bank 1 EUR 3,111 EUR 1.23 06/06/2018   39   58   19  
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus USD Barclays Bank 1 EUR 10,369 EUR 1.23 06/06/2018   130   193   63  
  PLC                              
Put - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 150 $   375 $   97.25 06/18/2018   19   39   20  
Curve 1 Yr Future; June                                
2019                                
Put - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 360 $   900 $   97.00 06/18/2018   118   97   (21 )
Curve 2 Yr Future; June                                
2020                                
Put - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 849 $   2,123 $   96.75 12/17/2018   299   324   25  
Curve 3 Yr Future;                                
December 2021                                
Put - Fossil Group Inc N/A 1,294 $   129 $   5.00 03/19/2018   57     (57 )
Put - Fossil Group Inc N/A 428 $   43 $   7.00 03/19/2018   15     (15 )
Put - GBP versus USD Barclays Bank 1 GBP 1,893 GBP   1.38 04/13/2018   19   27   8  
  PLC                              
Put - iShares Russell 2000 N/A 2,730 $   273 $   138.00 04/02/2018   848   225   (623 )
ETF                                
Put - iShares Russell 2000 N/A 70 $   7 $   157.00 03/19/2018   22   47   25  
ETF                                
Put - PowerShares QQQ N/A 72 $   7 $   168.00 05/21/2018   35   46   11  
Trust Series 1                                
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 182 $   18 $   2,325.00 09/24/2018   1,515   769   (746 )
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 221 $   22 $   2,175.00 03/19/2018   1,895   15   (1,880 )
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 153 $   15 $   2,525.00 06/18/2018   729   661   (68 )
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 68 $   7 $   2,550.00 04/23/2018   347   162   (185 )
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 158 $   16 $   2,400.00 12/24/2018   1,365   1,061   (304 )
Put - SPDR S&P500 ETF N/A 230 $   23 $   265.00 03/19/2018   67   49   (18 )
Trust                                
Put - US 5 Year Note N/A 119 $   119 $   113.25 03/26/2018   17   13   (4 )
Future; June 2018                                
Put - USD versus JPY Barclays Bank 1 $ 3,950 $   110.00 04/23/2018   50   146   96  
  PLC                              
Put - Western Digital N/A 90 $   9 $   75.00 04/23/2018   29   6   (23 )
Corporation                                
Put - Western Digital N/A 57 $   6 $   77.50 04/23/2018   20   5   (15 )
Corporation                                
Total                   $ 10,196 $ 6,426 $ (3,770 )
 
Written Options   Contracts/ Notional       Expiration   Upfront       Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty Shares Amount Exercise Price Date   Payments/(Receipts)    Fair Value    Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Call - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 189 $   473 $   98.00 03/20/2018 $ (17 ) $ (1 ) $ 16  
Future; March 2018                                
Call - Allergan PLC N/A 27 $   3 $   170.00 03/19/2018   (3 ) (2 ) 1  
Call - Apple Inc N/A 18 $   2 $   185.00 04/23/2018   (8 ) (6 ) 2  
Call - CAD versus JPY Barclays Bank 1 CAD 1,674 CAD 91.00 03/12/2018   (25 )   25  
  PLC                              
Call - CenturyLink Inc N/A 122 $   12 $   21.00 04/23/2018   (5 )   5  
Call - EUR versus JPY Barclays Bank 1 EUR 2,751 EUR 140.00 07/06/2018   (40 ) (5 ) 35  
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus JPY Barclays Bank 1 EUR 2,751 EUR 140.00 07/06/2018   (39 ) (6 ) 33  
  PLC                              

 

See accompanying notes.

104


 

          Consolidated Schedule of Investments              
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Options (continued)

Written Options   Contracts/                        Notional       Expiration   Upfront       Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty Shares Amount Exercise Price Date   Payments/(Receipts)    Fair Value    Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Call - EUR versus USD Barclays Bank   1 EUR 5,540 EUR 1.23 06/06/2018 $ (62 ) $ (98 ) $ (36 )
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus SEK Barclays Bank   1 EUR 2,930 EUR 9.75 03/27/2018   (36 ) (127 ) (91 )
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus SEK Barclays Bank   1 EUR 4,185 EUR 9.80 03/29/2018   (48 ) (156 ) (108 )
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus USD Barclays Bank   1 EUR 5,540 EUR 1.23 06/06/2018   (51 ) (98 ) (47 )
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus USD Barclays Bank   1 EUR 5,280 EUR 1.19 04/25/2018   (54 ) (226 ) (172 )
  PLC                              
Call - EUR versus USD Barclays Bank   1 EUR 2,400 EUR 1.23 06/06/2018   (27 ) (42 ) (15 )
  PLC                              
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 652 $   1,630 $   97.50 12/17/2018   (215 ) (155 ) 60  
Curve 3 Yr Future;                                
December 2021                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 138 $   345 $   97.13 06/18/2018   (47 ) (44 ) 3  
Curve 3 Yr Future; June                                
2021                                
Call - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 120 $   300 $   97.25 06/18/2018   (33 ) (26 ) 7  
Curve 3 Yr Future; June                                
2021                                
Call - Home Depot N/A 32 $   3 $   210.00 05/21/2018   (10 ) (2 ) 8  
Inc/The                                
Call - NZD versus USD Barclays Bank   1 NZD 1,136 NZD 0.74 05/04/2018   (12 ) (4 ) 8  
  PLC                              
Call - NZD versus USD Barclays Bank   1 NZD 1,136 NZD 0.75 04/06/2018   (5 ) (1 ) 4  
  PLC                              
Call - QUALCOMM Inc N/A 140 $   14 $   70.00 03/19/2018   (28 ) (13 ) 15  
Call - US 10 Year Note N/A 19 $   19 $   120.75 03/26/2018   (5 ) (5 )  
Future; June 2018                                
Call - US 5 Year Note N/A 40 $   40 $   114.50 03/26/2018   (6 ) (6 )  
Future; June 2018                                
Call - US Long Bond N/A 33 $   33 $   144.00 05/28/2018   (64 ) (67 ) (3 )
Future; June 2018                                
Call - USD versus JPY Barclays Bank   1 $ 1,893 $   111.00 05/04/2018   (17 ) (3 ) 14  
  PLC                              
Call - Utilities Select N/A 406 $   41 $   54.00 03/19/2018   (8 )   8  
Sector SPDR Fund                                
Put - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 652 $   1,630 $   97.75 12/18/2018   (174 ) (526 ) (352 )
Future; December 2018                                
Put - 90 Day Eurodollar N/A 189 $   473 $   98.00 03/20/2018   (17 ) (55 ) (38 )
Future; March 2018                                
Put - EUR versus GBP Barclays Bank   1 EUR 2,271 EUR 0.87 05/04/2018   (28 ) (11 ) 17  
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus GBP Barclays Bank   1 EUR 2,271 EUR 0.87 05/11/2018   (29 ) (13 ) 16  
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus HUF Barclays Bank   1 EUR 3,875 EUR 307.00 04/03/2018   (23 ) (1 ) 22  
  PLC                              
Put - EUR versus SEK Barclays Bank   1 EUR 1,938 EUR 9.60 04/03/2018   (10 )   10  
  PLC                              
Put - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 849 $   2,123 $   97.38 12/17/2018   (445 ) (998 ) (553 )
Curve 3 Yr Future;                                
December 2021                                
Put - Eurodollar, Mid- N/A 189 $   473 $   96.75 06/18/2018   (32 ) (27 ) 5  
Curve 3 Yr Future; June                                
2021                                
Put - iShares Russell 2000 N/A 2,730 $   273 $   118.00 04/02/2018   (203 ) (33 ) 170  
ETF                                
Put - NZD versus USD Barclays Bank   1 NZD 1,136 NZD 0.71 04/06/2018   (5 ) (5 )  
  PLC                              
Put - NZD versus USD Barclays Bank   1 NZD 3,028 NZD 0.70 05/04/2018   (16 ) (11 ) 5  
  PLC                              
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 153 $   15 $   2,325.00 06/18/2018   (364 ) (339 ) 25  
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 182 $   18 $   2,075.00 09/24/2018   (750 ) (401 ) 349  
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 221 $   22 $   1,950.00 03/19/2018   (972 ) (4 ) 968  
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 158 $   16 $   2,150.00 12/24/2018   (727 ) (584 ) 143  
Put - S&P 500 Index N/A 68 $   7 $   2,350.00 04/23/2018   (163 ) (68 ) 95  
Put - SPDR S&P500 ETF N/A 230 $   23 $   259.00 03/19/2018   (42 ) (29 ) 13  
Trust                                
Put - US 10 Year Note 1st N/A 20 $   20 $   120.00 03/05/2018   (5 ) (3 ) 2  
W Future; June 2018                                
Put - USD versus BRL Barclays Bank   1 $ 763 $   3.20 04/10/2018   (8 ) (5 ) 3  
  PLC                              

 

See accompanying notes.

105


 

          Consolidated Schedule of Investments                  
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Options (continued)

Written Options     Contracts/   Notional       Expiration     Upfront         Unrealized  
Outstanding   Counterparty Shares   Amount Exercise Price   Date Payments/(Receipts)      Fair Value    Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Put - USD versus KRW Barclays Bank 1 $ 1,580 $ 1,060.00 04/30/2018 $   (16 ) $   (9 ) $ 7  
    PLC                                    
Put - USD versus CNH Barclays Bank 1 $ 4,542 $ 6.28 05/11/2018     (37 )   (23 ) 14  
    PLC                                    
Put - USD versus CNH Barclays Bank 1 $ 3,356 $ 6.28 05/14/2018     (24 )   (17 ) 7  
    PLC                                    
Put - USD versus JPY   Barclays Bank 1 $ 2,271 $ 105.75 04/23/2018     (19 )   (23 ) (4 )
    PLC                                    
Put - USD versus ZAR Barclays Bank 1 $ 1,136 $ 11.70 04/30/2018     (16 )   (15 ) 1  
    PLC                                    
Put - USD versus ZAR Barclays Bank 1 $ 1,136 $ 11.70 04/30/2018     (26 )   (16 ) 10  
    PLC                                    
Put - USD versus ZAR Barclays Bank 1 $ 1,163 $ 11.70 04/30/2018     (17 )   (16 ) 1  
    PLC                                    
Total                       $   (5,033 ) $   (4,325 ) $ 708  
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts/shares.                                  
 
Interest Rate Swaptions

          Pay/                              
Purchased         Receive                              
Swaptions     Floating Rate   Floating    Notional Exercise Expiration      Upfront     Fair   Unrealized  
Outstanding   Counterparty Index   Rate   Amount Rate Date   Payments/(Receipts)     Value     Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Call - 2 Year Interest  Bank of America NA SAFE South   Pay ZAR 132,866 7.20%    06/05/2020 $ 31   $ 73 $ 42  
Rate Swap     Africa                                  
      Johannesburg                                  
      Interbank                                  
      Agreed Rate 3                                  
      Month                                  
Call - 2 Year Interest  Barclays Bank PLC MXN TIIE   Pay MXN 296,117 6.60%    08/13/2018   81     12   (69 )
Rate Swap     Banxico                                  
Call - 2 Year Interest Barclays Bank PLC MXN TIIE   Pay     269,195 6.60%    08/13/2018   67     10   (57 )
Rate Swap     Banxico                                  
Call - 20 Year Barclays Bank PLC ICE LIBOR   Pay JPY 556,500 0.50%    03/08/2018   13       (13 )
Interest Rate Swap     JPY 6 Month                                  
Call - 3 Year Interest  Bank of America NA MXN TIIE   Pay MXN 251,104 6.60%    08/13/2018   66     19   (47 )
Rate Swap     Banxico                                  
Total                         $ 258   $ 114 $ (144 )
 
          Pay/                              
          Receive                              
Written Swaptions     Floating Rate   Floating    Notional Exercise Expiration      Upfront     Fair   Unrealized  
Outstanding   Counterparty Index   Rate   Amount Rate Date   Payments/(Receipts)     Value     Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Put - 20 Year Barclays Bank PLC ICE LIBOR   Receive  JPY 556,500 0.80% 03/08/2018 $ (36 ) $ —$   36  
Interest Rate Swap     JPY 6 Month                                  
Total                         $ (36 ) $ —$   36  
 
Amounts in thousands.                                        
 
Futures Contracts

Description and Expiration Date     Type   Contracts   Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
3 Month Euro Swiss; March 2018     Short     2 $   533   $          
90 Day Eurodollar; December 2018     Short     201     48,979             151  
90 Day Eurodollar; December 2019     Short     29     7,043             41  
90 Day Eurodollar; December 2020     Short     132     32,035             28  
90 Day Eurodollar; June 2018     Short     152     37,136             158  
90 Day Eurodollar; June 2018     Long     533     130,219             (370 )
90 Day Eurodollar; June 2019     Short     33     8,026             53  
90 Day Eurodollar; June 2019     Short     2,835     689,543             3,281  
90 Day Eurodollar; June 2020     Long     75     18,209             9  
90 Day Eurodollar; March 2018     Short     1     245             1  
90 Day Eurodollar; March 2019     Short     108     26,294             73  
90 Day Eurodollar; March 2019     Short     23     5,600             10  
90 Day Eurodollar; September 2018     Short     204     49,779             171  
90 Day Eurodollar; September 2019     Short     30     7,292             49  
90 Day Short Sterling; December 2018     Long     211     35,940             (49 )
90 Day Short Sterling; December 2019     Short     25     4,245             5  
90 Day Short Sterling; June 2018     Long     133     22,700             (28 )
90 Day Short Sterling; June 2019     Short     2,125     361,373             64  
See accompanying notes.             106                        

 


 

  Consolidated Schedule of Investments      
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Futures Contracts (continued)

Description and Expiration Date Type Contracts   Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
90 Day Short Sterling; March 2019 Long 73 $ 12,424 $ (2 )
90 Day Short Sterling; June 2019 Short 25   4,251   5  
90 Day Short Sterling; March 2018 Short 1   171    
90 Day Short Sterling; March 2019 Long 31   5,276   (5 )
90 Day Short Sterling; September 2018 Long 212   36,147   (38 )
90 Day Short Sterling; September 2019 Short 26   4,418   6  
AEX Index; March 2018 Short 4   523   (3 )
ASX 90 Day Bank Bill; March 2019 Long 19   14,682    
Australia 10 Year Bond; March 2018 Short 134   13,300   59  
Australia 10 Year Bond; March 2018 Long 2   199    
Australia 10 Year Bond; March 2018 Short 289   28,685   (86 )
Australia 3 Year Bond; March 2018 Short 25   2,160   (10 )
CAC40 Index; March 2018 Short 19   1,233   (42 )
CAC40 Index; March 2018 Long 140   9,085   142  
Canada 10 Year Bond; June 2018 Short 208   21,345   (100 )
Canadian Bank Acceptance; December 2018 Short 23   4,383   5  
Canadian Bank Acceptance; June 2018 Short 17   3,250   2  
Canadian Bank Acceptance; March 2018 Short 1   191    
Canadian Bank Acceptance; March 2019 Long 48   9,137   7  
Canadian Bank Acceptance; March 2019 Short 7   1,332    
Canadian Bank Acceptance; September 2018 Short 21   4,007   5  
DAX Index; March 2018 Short 5   1,896   (7 )
DAX Index; March 2018 Long 28   10,617   (17 )
DJ Euro Stoxx 50; March 2018 Long 51   2,139   (77 )
DJ Euro Stoxx 50; March 2018 Long 125   5,243   (229 )
DJ Euro Stoxx 50; March 2018 Short 7   294   13  
E-Mini DJIA Index; March 2018 Short 62   7,762   (193 )
E-Mini DJIA Index; March 2018 Long 7   876   22  
eMini MSCI EAFE; March 2018 Long 2   204   2  
eMini MSCI Emerging Markets; March 2018 Long 9   532   25  
eMini MSCI Emerging Markets; March 2018 Short 266   15,734   (802 )
Euribor; December 2018 Short 30   9,174   (1 )
Euribor; December 2019 Short 13   3,959   1  
Euribor; June 2018 Short 21   6,425   (3 )
Euribor; June 2019 Short 1,415   432,008   (90 )
Euribor; June 2019 Short 8   2,442   (1 )
Euribor; March 2018 Short 1   306    
Euribor; March 2019 Short 17   5,195   (1 )
Euribor; March 2019 Long 74   22,614   6  
Euribor; September 2018 Short 32   9,789   (1 )
Euribor; September 2019 Short 16   4,879    
Euro Bund 10 Year Bund; June 2018 Short 70   13,388   (17 )
Euro Bund 10 Year Bund; March 2018 Short 187   36,375   (217 )
Euro Bund 10 Year Bund; March 2018 Short 72   14,005   (19 )
FTSE China A50 Index; March 2018 Long 1   13    
FTSE KLCI Index; March 2018 Short 23   544   1  
FTSE/JSE Top 40; March 2018 Long 10   435   (7 )
FTSE/MIB Index; March 2018 Long 32   4,412   (19 )
FTSE100 Index; March 2018 Short 8   796   24  
FTSE100 Index; March 2018 Long 98   9,749   (245 )
FTSE100 Index; March 2018 Short 61   6,068   99  
Hang Seng Index; March 2018 Long 40   7,854   (138 )
HSCEI China Index; March 2018 Short 13   1,026   32  
IBEX 35 Index; March 2018 Long 17   2,040   33  
Japan Topix Index; March 2018 Long 62   10,274   (222 )
Japan Topix Index; March 2018 Long 41   6,794   (91 )
Japan Topix Index; March 2018 Short 185   30,656   319  
KOSPI 200 Index; March 2018 Long 5   361   (1 )
Mex Bolsa Index; March 2018 Short 8   201   4  
MSCI Singapore Index; March 2018 Long 38   1,149   (10 )
Nasdaq 100 E-Mini; March 2018 Short 57   7,826   (409 )

 

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
Futures Contracts (continued)

Description and Expiration Date   Type Contracts   Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Nasdaq 100 E-Mini; March 2018   Long 9 $   1,236   $       83  
Nikkei 225 OSE; March 2018   Long 2     414           (13 )
Nikkei 225 OSE; March 2018   Short 38     7,871           (194 )
OMXS30 Index; March 2018   Long 1     19           1  
Russell 2000 Emini; March 2018   Long 153     11,561           (139 )
Russell 2000 Emini; March 2018   Short 356     26,899           191  
Russell 2000 Emini; March 2018   Long 308     23,272           (494 )
S&P 500 Emini; March 2018   Short 383     51,981           (895 )
S&P 500 Emini; March 2018   Short 46     6,243           (2 )
S&P 500 Emini; March 2018   Short 138     18,729           (487 )
S&P 500 Emini; March 2018   Short 72     9,772           (154 )
S&P 500 Emini; March 2018   Short 50     6,786           (174 )
S&P Mid 400 Emini; March 2018   Short 32     5,966           74  
S&P Mid 400 Emini; March 2018   Long 3     559           (9 )
S&P/TSX 60 Index; March 2018   Long 1     142           (7 )
SGX CNX Nifty Index; March 2018   Long 23     484           8  
SPI 200 Index; March 2018   Short 39     4,544           (28 )
UK 10 Year Gilt; June 2018   Short 2     333            
US 10 Year Note; June 2018   Short 49     5,882           (5 )
US 10 Year Note; June 2018   Short 184     22,089           63  
US 10 Year Note; June 2018   Long 38     4,562           (9 )
US 10 Year Note; June 2018   Short 165     19,808           (32 )
US 10 Year Ultra Note; June 2018   Short 2     256            
US 10 Year Ultra Note; March 2018   Long 65     8,354           (187 )
US 2 Year Note; June 2018   Long 1,134     240,940           (40 )
US 2 Year Note; March 2018   Long 4     852            
US 5 Year Note; June 2018   Long 275     31,331           20  
US 5 Year Note; March 2018   Short 122     13,936           (16 )
US Long Bond; June 2018   Short 716     102,701           (197 )
US Long Bond; June 2018   Long 14     2,008           5  
US Long Bond; June 2018   Short 104     14,918           (8 )
US Ultra Bond; June 2018   Short 49     7,638           (10 )
US Ultra Bond; June 2018   Short 33     5,144           (24 )
US Ultra Bond; March 2018   Short 127     19,903           863  
Total               $       (460 )
Amounts in thousands except contracts.                          
Foreign Currency Contracts

                  Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Accept     In Exchange For   Fair Value Asset   Liability  
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 AUD 128,584,000   $ 101,896 $ 99,855 $ 17 $ (2,058 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 CAD 173,406,000     138,327   135,216     (3,111 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 CHF 61,168,000     65,570   64,917   79   (732 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 EUR 83,017,000     99,528   101,444   2,173   (257 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 GBP 53,804,000     72,984   74,144   1,329   (169 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 JPY 16,721,667,000     151,798   156,992   5,200   (6 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 MXN 175,141,000     9,104   9,259   167   (12 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 NZD 50,556,000     36,834   36,447   18   (405 )
Bank of New York Mellon 03/14/2018 EUR 5,791,440     6,809   7,072   263    
Bank of New York Mellon 07/20/2018 ZAR 45,121,185     3,201   3,753   552    
Bank of New York Mellon 09/20/2018 EUR 167,875     202   208   6    
Bank of New York Mellon 09/21/2018 EUR 10,029,485     12,535   12,434     (101 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/01/2018 EUR 757,000     925   924     (1 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/01/2018 HUF 118,886,546     463   462     (1 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/01/2018 SEK 3,817,173     463   460     (3 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 BRL 22,397,969     6,703   6,899   196    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 CAD 2,292,669     1,819   1,786     (33 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 EUR 757,000     929   924     (5 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 GBP 2,081,750     2,884   2,866     (18 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 HUF 828,233,950     3,281   3,219     (62 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 JPY 44,857,549     419   420   1    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 NOK 1,480,506     189   187     (2 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 SEK 3,817,148     464   461     (3 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 AUD 1,685,000     1,319   1,309     (10 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 CAD 903,950     738   705     (33 )

 

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)

                Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Accept   In Exchange For   Fair Value Asset   Liability  
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 NOK 13,750,661 $ 1,746 $ 1,741 $ $ (5 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 EUR 27,491,065   34,188   33,547     (641 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 HUF 1,479,549,067   5,933   5,753     (180 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 JPY 669,015,622   6,148   6,272   124    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 NZD 4,350,000   3,187   3,137     (50 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 SEK 50,453,421   6,215   6,090     (125 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/06/2018 JPY 109,451,091   1,023   1,026   3    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/09/2018 JPY 69,155,128   632   649   17    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/12/2018 PHP 178,593,827   3,523   3,424     (99 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/22/2018 MYR 66,457,036   16,879   16,933   60   (6 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/28/2018 EUR 837,000   997   1,023   26    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/28/2018 SEK 8,021,808   999   970     (29 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/11/2018 CNH 21,860,618   3,368   3,446   79   (1 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/11/2018 EUR 2,154,877   2,668   2,636   6   (38 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/11/2018 JPY 371,055,857   3,420   3,489   78   (9 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/13/2018 MXN 35,314,403   1,882   1,861     (21 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/30/2018 MYR 1,501,131   379   382   3    
Barclays Bank PLC 05/02/2018 KRW 652,651,153   608   602     (6 )
Barclays Bank PLC 05/15/2018 CNH 7,977,310   1,258   1,255     (3 )
Barclays Bank PLC 07/03/2018 PHP 767,223,115   14,799   14,566   1   (234 )
Barclays Bank PLC 07/03/2018 ZAR 17,588,543   1,258   1,466   208    
Barclays Bank PLC 10/22/2018 PHP 744,859,383   14,160   14,048   9   (121 )
Barclays Bank PLC 12/21/2018 IDR 5,834,563,410   420   413     (7 )
Barclays Bank PLC 12/27/2018 IDR 54,950,086,206   3,949   3,883     (66 )
Barclays Bank PLC 02/06/2019 BRL 22,068,443   6,556   6,578   33   (11 )
BNP Paribas 03/05/2018 JPY 51,115,000   467   479   12    
BNP Paribas 03/14/2018 NOK 860,000   109   109      
BNP Paribas 03/20/2018 TRY 415,000   110   109     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/07/2018 AUD 105,000   83   82     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/16/2018 ZAR 1,275,000   109   108     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 AUD 41,098,000   31,343   31,916   618   (45 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 BRL 18,240,999   5,601   5,608   14   (7 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CAD 25,129,124   19,809   19,593   6   (222 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CHF 17,557,771   18,590   18,630   165   (125 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CLP 2,628,436,000   4,351   4,417   66    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CNY 9,891,000   1,522   1,561   40   (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 COP 838,885,000   285   292   8   (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CZK 89,100,000   4,170   4,286   116    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 DKK 6,694,380   1,124   1,099     (25 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 EUR 18,989,115   22,901   23,201   358   (58 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 GBP 9,749,002   13,373   13,433   150   (90 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 HKD 12,551,000   1,606   1,605     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 HUF 410,725,000   1,627   1,600   1   (28 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 IDR 8,481,650,000   620   615     (5 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 ILS 7,368,307   2,114   2,122   8    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 INR 78,245,000   1,215   1,197     (18 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 KRW 8,309,433,875   7,696   7,668   15   (43 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 MXN 239,894,000   12,591   12,687   101   (5 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 NOK 41,808,997   5,343   5,299   1   (45 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 NZD 19,743,000   14,241   14,234   108   (115 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 PHP 33,184,000   651   636     (15 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 PLN 14,731,001   4,145   4,308   163    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 SEK 64,488,551   7,948   7,796     (152 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 SGD 3,679,000   2,753   2,779   31   (5 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 THB 3,722,000   119   119      
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 TRY 31,657,000   8,023   8,280   262   (5 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 TWD 27,089,000   911   927   16    
Citigroup Inc 03/22/2018 CAD 140,000   110   109     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/22/2018 JPY 2,309,837,000   21,027   21,684   658   (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/22/2018 ZAR 44,286,000   3,356   3,745   389    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 AUD 9,702,000   7,610   7,536     (74 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 BRL 3,922,000   1,194   1,194   1   (1 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CAD 3,306,621   2,611   2,583     (28 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CLP 323,499,000   547   543     (4 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CNY 7,547,000   1,188   1,185     (3 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 COP 618,244,500   214   214   1   (1 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CZK 18,550,000   905   898     (7 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 EUR 1,742,624   2,161   2,144     (17 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 GBP 1,832,687   2,567   2,535     (32 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 HKD 200,000   26   26      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 HUF 968,000   4   4      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 IDR 3,186,952,984   231   229     (2 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 ILS 10,000   3   3      
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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)

                  Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Accept   In Exchange For   Fair Value   Asset   Liability  
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 MXN 99,554,062 $ 5,231 $ 5,189 $ $ (42 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 INR 6,945,750   105   105      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 JPY 1,169,872,877   11,022   11,054   35   (3 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 KRW 214,972,000   201   199     (2 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 NOK 11,907,000   1,527   1,514     (13 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 NZD 11,525,997   8,400   8,305     (95 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 PHP 12,753,000   244   243     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 PLN 7,357,501   2,177   2,157     (20 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 SEK 70,000   9   9      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 TRY 12,203,998   3,117   3,109   1   (9 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 TWD 3,889,000   134   134      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 ZAR 12,195,426   1,030   1,018     (12 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/07/2018 COP 338,970,000   116   118   2    
Deutsche Bank AG 03/07/2018 PEN 965,000   298   295     (3 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/08/2018 MXN 58,836,921   3,151   3,118     (33 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/14/2018 CLP 57,650,000   97   97      
Deutsche Bank AG 03/16/2018 COP 313,255,000   108   109   1    
Deutsche Bank AG 03/16/2018 PEN 535,000   165   164     (1 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/20/2018 JPY 958,600,000   8,486   8,998   512    
Deutsche Bank AG 03/20/2018 PLN 275,000   82   80     (2 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/22/2018 BRL 265,000   81   81      
Deutsche Bank AG 03/22/2018 CNY 2,245,000   353   354   1    
Deutsche Bank AG 03/22/2018 MXN 1,515,000   81   80     (1 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/22/2018 PHP 7,090,000   137   136     (1 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/29/2018 CLP 64,250,000   109   108     (1 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/14/2018 CAD 170,000   135   133     (2 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/14/2018 MXN 2,360,000   126   125     (1 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 BRL 21,300,000   6,637   6,547     (90 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 CNH 64,000,000   10,001   10,103   102    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 CZK 218,300,000   10,547   10,501     (46 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 EUR 8,000,000   9,907   9,775     (132 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 KRW 21,560,000,000   20,186   19,893     (293 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 MXN 125,000,000   6,683   6,610     (73 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 RUB 661,000,000   11,686   11,714   28    
JPMorgan Chase 03/26/2018 EUR 2,218,986   2,738   2,712     (26 )
Merrill Lynch 03/02/2018 BRL 1,495,000   461   460     (1 )
Merrill Lynch 03/20/2018 ARS 2,175,000   109   107     (2 )
Merrill Lynch 03/22/2018 EUR 65,000   80   79     (1 )
Merrill Lynch 03/22/2018 SGD 105,000   79   79      
Merrill Lynch 03/23/2018 SGD 320,000   243   242     (1 )
Merrill Lynch 03/29/2018 NZD 110,000   80   79     (1 )
Merrill Lynch 05/21/2018 PHP 420,815,000   8,259   8,010     (249 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/02/2018 BRL 9,320,000   2,875   2,870     (5 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/07/2018 RUB 6,165,000   111   110     (1 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/07/2018 TWD 4,175,000   143   143      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/08/2018 MXN 56,350,000   2,990   2,986     (4 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/14/2018 BRL 350,000   108   108      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/14/2018 IDR 2,979,245,000   218   216     (2 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/14/2018 PLN 310,000   92   91     (1 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/16/2018 CHF 330,000   358   350     (8 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/16/2018 ILS 385,000   110   111   1    
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/16/2018 NOK 1,075,000   137   136     (1 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/20/2018 KRW 179,130,000   167   165     (2 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/22/2018 KRW 116,300,000   108   107     (1 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/22/2018 TRY 305,000   80   80      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/23/2018 TRY 100,000   26   26      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/26/2018 JPY 11,765,000   110   110      
Morgan Stanley & Co 04/03/2018 TWD 2,395,000   82   82      
UBS AG 03/05/2018 GBP 2,216,761   3,166   3,052     (114 )
UBS AG 03/07/2018 CNY 1,885,000   299   298     (1 )
UBS AG 03/07/2018 TRY 410,000   108   108      
UBS AG 03/16/2018 INR 22,700,000   352   347     (5 )
UBS AG 03/20/2018 INR 14,390,000   223   220     (3 )
UBS AG 03/22/2018 MYR 315,000   80   80      
UBS AG 03/29/2018 ZAR 945,000   81   80     (1 )
Total               $ 14,639 $ (11,165 )
                  Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Deliver   In Exchange For   Fair Value   Asset   Liability  
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 AUD 101,702,000 $ 78,776 $ 78,979 $ 378 $ (581 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 CAD 220,810,000   173,765   172,180   1,646   (61 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 CHF 43,502,000   44,802   46,169   70   (1,437 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 EUR 32,545,000   39,525   39,768   143   (386 )

 

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)

                Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Deliver   In Exchange For   Fair Value Asset   Liability  
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 MXN 456,442,000 $ 23,174 $ 24,132 $ 12 $ (970 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 GBP 23,284,000   32,298   32,086   425   (213 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 JPY 14,897,295,000   134,378   139,864     (5,486 )
Bank of America NA 03/23/2018 NZD 38,082,000   26,773   27,454   27   (708 )
Bank of New York Mellon 03/14/2018 EUR 5,791,440   6,289   7,072     (783 )
Bank of New York Mellon 03/21/2018 EUR 12,990,000   15,653   15,871   39   (257 )
Bank of New York Mellon 03/21/2018 GBP 200,000   269   276     (7 )
Bank of New York Mellon 03/22/2018 JPY 40,670,000   370   382     (12 )
Bank of New York Mellon 04/13/2018 EUR 812,425   991   994     (3 )
Bank of New York Mellon 05/04/2018 EUR 4,570,835   5,382   5,603     (221 )
Bank of New York Mellon 06/22/2018 ZAR 1,514,330   122   126     (4 )
Bank of New York Mellon 07/20/2018 ZAR 45,121,185   3,188   3,753     (565 )
Bank of New York Mellon 08/14/2018 EUR 1,596,060   1,921   1,972     (51 )
Bank of New York Mellon 09/20/2018 CHF 5,360,237   5,521   5,785     (264 )
Bank of New York Mellon 09/20/2018 EUR 8,286,625   9,906   10,272     (366 )
Bank of New York Mellon 09/21/2018 EUR 10,029,485   12,489   12,434   55    
Bank of New York Mellon 09/26/2018 GBP 1,110,000   1,515   1,542     (27 )
Bank of New York Mellon 10/05/2018 EUR 1,015,575   1,217   1,261     (44 )
Bank of New York Mellon 12/05/2018 EUR 6,104,925   7,445   7,618   6   (179 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/01/2018 EUR 757,000   927   924   3    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/01/2018 HUF 118,886,547   462   462      
Barclays Bank PLC 03/01/2018 SEK 3,817,173   463   461   2    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 BRL 22,245,694   6,703   6,852   5   (154 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 CAD 4,560,422   3,647   3,554   93    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 EUR 3,028,000   3,745   3,694   51    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 GBP 1,483,450   2,064   2,043   21    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 HUF 118,782,763   463   462   1    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 JPY 44,948,551   419   421     (2 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 NOK 7,428,132   946   941   5    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/02/2018 SEK 3,801,273   466   459   7    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 AUD 988,000   784   767   17    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 CAD 604,551   493   471   22    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 EUR 11,113,400   13,752   13,562   194   (4 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 HUF 1,478,830,309   5,869   5,749   120    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 JPY 789,629,195   7,257   7,403     (146 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 NOK 6,935,930   882   879   3    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 NZD 3,888,000   2,838   2,804   34    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/05/2018 SEK 52,063,605   6,639   6,284   355    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/06/2018 JPY 40,347,536   378   378      
Barclays Bank PLC 03/09/2018 JPY 69,236,042   632   649     (17 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/12/2018 PHP 179,047,043   3,523   3,433   90    
Barclays Bank PLC 03/22/2018 MYR 66,457,036   16,830   16,933     (103 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/28/2018 EUR 837,000   999   1,023     (24 )
Barclays Bank PLC 03/28/2018 SEK 8,018,460   997   970   27    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/11/2018 CNH 21,523,585   3,367   3,393   6   (32 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/11/2018 EUR 351,540   433   430   3    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/11/2018 JPY 154,411,306   1,436   1,452     (16 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/11/2018 ZAR 23,551,133   1,994   1,986   8    
Barclays Bank PLC 04/13/2018 MXN 35,938,391   1,882   1,894     (12 )
Barclays Bank PLC 04/30/2018 MYR 25,471,067   6,539   6,481   58    
Barclays Bank PLC 05/02/2018 KRW 649,116,930   608   599   9    
Barclays Bank PLC 05/15/2018 CNH 7,977,310   1,258   1,255   3    
Barclays Bank PLC 07/03/2018 PHP 765,031,993   14,799   14,524   275    
Barclays Bank PLC 07/03/2018 ZAR 18,113,108   1,258   1,510     (252 )
Barclays Bank PLC 07/23/2018 TRY 8,979,188   2,250   2,265     (15 )
Barclays Bank PLC 08/03/2018 EUR 6,470,905   8,136   7,989   147    
Barclays Bank PLC 10/22/2018 PHP 387,310,901   7,390   7,305   85    
Barclays Bank PLC 12/21/2018 IDR 5,830,368,900   419   412   7    
BNP Paribas 03/05/2018 JPY 25,010,000   229   234     (5 )
BNP Paribas 03/13/2018 SEK 1,480,000   183   179   4    
BNP Paribas 03/14/2018 NOK 860,000   110   109   1    
Citigroup Inc 03/07/2018 AUD 105,000   84   82   2    
Citigroup Inc 03/07/2018 EUR 180,000   222   220   2    
Citigroup Inc 03/13/2018 HUF 36,750,000   145   143   2    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 AUD 31,396,000   24,323   24,381   165   (223 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 BRL 35,763,999   10,887   10,994     (107 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CAD 20,877,742   16,444   16,279   176   (11 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CHF 26,005,343   26,631   27,593   11   (973 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CLP 2,628,436,000   4,177   4,418     (241 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CNY 9,891,000   1,547   1,562   3   (18 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 COP 632,803,500   221   221   1   (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CZK 70,550,000   3,379   3,393   24   (38 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 DKK 6,694,380   1,080   1,099     (19 )
See accompanying notes.     111                  

 


 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)

                  Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date   Contracts to Deliver   In Exchange For   Fair Value   Asset   Liability  
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 HKD 12,551,000 $ 1,608 $ 1,605 $ 3 $  
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 EUR 17,246,476   21,036   21,071   185   (220 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 GBP 7,410,687   10,191   10,211   78   (98 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 HUF 424,601,000   1,619   1,653   1   (35 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 IDR 6,098,260,016   447   442   5    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 ILS 13,510,000   3,873   3,890   3   (20 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 INR 75,929,750   1,170   1,161   12   (3 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 KRW 10,483,703,000   9,649   9,674   15   (40 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 MXN 113,539,062   6,057   6,005   52    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 NOK 75,430,998   9,161   9,560     (399 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 NZD 19,743,000   13,926   14,233   69   (376 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 PHP 33,184,000   640   635   5    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 PLN 7,373,501   2,177   2,156   21    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 SEK 123,702,097   14,923   14,956   55   (88 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 SGD 3,679,000   2,734   2,779   1   (46 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 THB 3,722,000   119   119      
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 TRY 21,109,998   5,407   5,521   7   (121 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 TWD 23,200,000   793   793   3   (3 )
Citigroup Inc 03/22/2018 CAD 140,000   111   109   2    
Citigroup Inc 03/22/2018 JPY 1,958,493,874   17,763   18,386     (623 )
Citigroup Inc 03/22/2018 ZAR 28,357,428   2,247   2,398   12   (163 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 AUD 1,553,000   1,219   1,206   13    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 BRL 18,139,999   5,522   5,525   7   (10 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CAD 1,649,677   1,300   1,288   12    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CHF 6,666,338   7,185   7,132   53    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CLP 702,289,000   1,178   1,179     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CNY 156,000   24   24      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 COP 10,611,000   4   4      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CZK 3,000,000   148   145   3    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 EUR 5,468,329   6,782   6,728   54    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 GBP 291,000   408   403   5    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 HKD 11,175,000   1,432   1,432      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 HUF 39,262,000   155   154   1    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 IDR 2,196,653,984   159   158   1    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 ILS 7,401,307   2,133   2,143     (10 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 INR 10,145,000   154   153   1    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 JPY 4,436,000   42   42      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 KRW 4,382,382,883   4,077   4,051   26    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 MXN 7,345,000   388   383   5    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 NOK 33,621,997   4,297   4,276   22   (1 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 PHP 9,845,000   187   187      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 PLN 30,000   9   9      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 SEK 63,888,789   7,905   7,780   125    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 SGD 543,000   412   411   1    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 THB 8,559,000   273   274     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 TRY 1,501,000   385   382   3    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 TWD 5,823,000   202   201   1    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 ZAR 255,000   21   21      
Credit Suisse 03/20/2018 JPY 3,629,892,288   32,427   34,071     (1,644 )
Credit Suisse 03/28/2018 COP 3,330,000,000   1,170   1,162   8    
Credit Suisse 03/29/2018 EUR 70,000   87   86   1    
Deutsche Bank AG 03/07/2018 COP 338,970,000   119   118   1    
Deutsche Bank AG 03/07/2018 PEN 965,000   295   295      
Deutsche Bank AG 03/08/2018 EUR 2,530,000   3,152   3,088   64    
Deutsche Bank AG 03/14/2018 CLP 57,650,000   96   97     (1 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/16/2018 PEN 535,000   164   164      
Deutsche Bank AG 03/22/2018 BRL 265,000   81   81      
Deutsche Bank AG 03/22/2018 CNY 2,245,000   354   354      
Deutsche Bank AG 03/22/2018 GBP 1,046,000   1,465   1,441   24    
Deutsche Bank AG 03/22/2018 PHP 11,410,000   217   218     (1 )
Deutsche Bank AG 03/28/2018 EUR 412,000   509   504   5    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/14/2018 CAD 170,000   135   133   2    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/14/2018 MXN 2,360,000   126   125   1    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 BRL 21,300,000   6,567   6,547   20    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 CNH 64,000,000   10,060   10,101     (41 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 CZK 218,300,000   10,796   10,501   295    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 EUR 8,000,000   9,922   9,775   147    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 KRW 21,560,000,000   19,944   19,895   103   (54 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 MXN 125,000,000   6,572   6,610     (38 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/22/2018 RUB 661,000,000   11,670   11,714     (44 )
HSBC Securities Inc 03/26/2018 EUR 14,625,010   17,997   17,875   122    
HSBC Securities Inc 03/29/2018 ILS 385,000   111   111      
JPMorgan Chase 03/21/2018 GBP 1,507,000   2,029   2,077     (48 )
See accompanying notes.     112                  

 


 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)

                      Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty   Settlement Date Contracts to Deliver   In Exchange For     Fair Value   Asset   Liability  
Merrill Lynch   03/12/2018     GBP 625,000 $ 879   $ 861 $ 18 $    
Merrill Lynch   03/02/2018     BRL 1,495,000   471     460   11      
Merrill Lynch   03/20/2018     ARS 2,175,000   107     107        
Merrill Lynch   03/28/2018     EUR 10,860,000   13,389     13,276   113      
Merrill Lynch   03/28/2018     MXN 10,000,000   534     528   6      
Merrill Lynch   04/03/2018     BRL 1,495,000   460     459   1      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/02/2018     BRL 9,320,000   2,936     2,870   66      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/07/2018     RUB 6,165,000   108     109       (1 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/07/2018     TWD 4,175,000   143     143        
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/08/2018     PLN 28,925,000   8,560     8,453   107      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/12/2018     EUR 2,330,000   2,868     2,845   23      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/14/2018     BRL 350,000   108     108        
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/14/2018     PLN 310,000   93     91   2      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/16/2018     CHF 330,000   354     350   4      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/16/2018     ILS 385,000   109     111       (2 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/16/2018     NOK 2,560,000   328     324   4      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/20/2018     GBP 200,000   282     276   6      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/20/2018     KRW 382,655,000   353     353        
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018     EUR 10,672,000   12,621     13,039       (418 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/22/2018     KRW 116,300,000   108     107   1      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/22/2018     TRY 205,000   54     54        
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/23/2018     TRY 100,000   26     26        
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/28/2018     PEN 710,000   218     217   1      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/28/2018     ZAR 86,950,000   7,454     7,346   108      
Morgan Stanley & Co 04/03/2018     BRL 9,320,000   2,865     2,861   4      
UBS AG   03/05/2018     EUR 2,530,000   3,165     3,087   78      
UBS AG   03/07/2018     CNY 1,885,000   298     298        
UBS AG   03/07/2018     TRY 410,000   107     108       (1 )
UBS AG   03/16/2018     INR 5,225,000   80     80        
Total                     $   7,051 $   (19,589 )
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts.                                
 
Credit Default Swaps

Buy Protection                                  
    Implied                              
    Credit                              
    Spread as of    (Pay)/               Unrealized        
    February 28,     Receive    Payment            Upfront   Appreciation/   Fair Value  
Counterparty Reference Entity 2018 (a)   Fixed Rate    Frequency   Maturity Date    Notional Amount       Payments/(Receipts)      (Depreciation)  Asset Liability  
Barclays Capital Mexico 1.05 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022 $ 8,000 $   (4 ) $ 21 $ 17 $ — 
  Government                                
  International Bond,                                
  4.15%, 03/28/2027                                
Goldman Sachs & Assured Guaranty 0.85 % (5.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2021   6,000     (691 ) (206 ) (897 )
Co Municipal Corp,                                
  5.00%, 06/20/2022                                
Goldman Sachs & Gap Inc/The, 0.81 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2021   3,000     239   (259 ) (20 )
Co 5.95%, 04/12/2021                                
Goldman Sachs & Hertz Corp/The, 6.88 % (5.00)% Quarterly 06/20/2022   3,000     415   (220 ) 195  
Co 5.88%, 10/15/2020                                
Goldman Sachs & Hertz Corp/The, 4.36 % (5.00)% Quarterly 06/20/2020   3,000     161   (202 ) (41 )
Co 5.88%, 10/15/2020                                
Goldman Sachs & Hertz Corp/The, 4.94 % (5.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2020   2,000     73   (76 ) (3 )
Co 5.88%, 10/15/2020                                
Goldman Sachs & Hertz Corp/The, 2.96 % (5.00)% Quarterly 06/20/2019   3,000       (78 ) (78 )
Co 5.88%, 10/15/2020                                
Goldman Sachs & International Lease 0.64 % (5.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2021   6,000     (804 ) (142 ) (946 )
Co Finance Corp,                                
  8.25%, 12/15/2020                                
Goldman Sachs & JC Penney Corp 6.84 % (5.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2021   2,000     41   74   115  
Co Inc, 6.38%,                                
  10/15/2036                                
Goldman Sachs & JC Penney Corp 7.80 % (5.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   3,000     574   (270 ) 304  
Co Inc, 6.38%,                                
  10/15/2036                                
Goldman Sachs & Kohl's Corp, 4.00%, 0.70 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2021   3,000     143   (176 ) (33 )
Co 11/01/2021                                
Goldman Sachs & Macys, 3.45%, 1.76 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   3,000     301   (201 ) 100  
Co 01/15/2021                                
Goldman Sachs & Nordstrom Inc, 2.45 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2021   3,000     61   91   152  
Co 6.95%, 03/15/2028                                

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Credit Default Swaps (continued)

Buy Protection (continued)                                
    Implied                              
    Credit                              
    Spread as of   (Pay)/                        Unrealized          
    February 28,   Receive     Payment          Upfront     Appreciation/     Fair Value  
Counterparty Reference Entity 2018 (a) Fixed Rate     Frequency  Maturity Date   Notional Amount     Payments/(Receipts)      (Depreciation)      Asset Liability  
Goldman Sachs & Staples Inc, 3.75%, 3.98 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2021 $ 4,000 $ 199   $ 207   $ 406 $ —
Co 01/12/2018                                
JPMorgan Chase Korea International 0.59 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022 EUR 950   (16 )   (7 )   (23 )
  Bond, 7.13%,                                
  04/16/2019                                
JPMorgan Chase Mexico 1.05 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022 $ 24,000   (32 )   84     52  
  Government                                
  International Bond,                                
  4.15%, 03/28/2027                                
JPMorgan Chase Teva 2.21 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   100   11     (6 )   5  
  Pharmaceutical                                
  Finance Co BV,                                
  3.65%, 11/10/2021                                
JPMorgan Chase Teva 2.21 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   170   18     (9 )   9  
  Pharmaceutical                                
  Finance Co BV,                                
  3.65%, 11/10/2021                                
Merrill Lynch CDX.EM.28 N/A   (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   3,419   138     (107 )   31  
Merrill Lynch Turkey Government 1.67 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   1,400   66     (25 )   41  
  International Bond,                                
  11.88%, 01/15/2030                                
Morgan Stanley & ITX.ASIA.28.1 N/A   (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   1,995   (19 )   (9 )   (28 )
Co                                  
Morgan Stanley & Turkey Government 1.67 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   1,525   53     (8 )   45  
Co International Bond,                                
  11.88%, 01/15/2030                                
Morgan Stanly & Co  Mexico 1.05 % (1.00)% Quarterly 12/20/2022   2,750   7     (1 )   6  
  Government                                
  International Bond,                                
  4.15%, 03/28/2027                                
Total             $   934   $ (1,525 ) $ 1,478 $ (2,069) 
 
Amounts in thousands.                                
Exchange Cleared Credit Default Swaps

Buy Protection                                  
    Implied                              
    Credit                              
    Spread as of   (Pay)/                       Unrealized          
    February 28,   Receive    Payment          Upfront     Appreciation/          
Reference Entity   2018 (a) Fixed Rate    Frequency   Maturity Date  Notional Amount     Payments/(Receipts)      (Depreciation)      Fair Value  
ITX.EX.28.5   N/A   (5.00)%    Quarterly 12/20/2022 EUR 8,000 $ (1,071 ) $ 66     $ (1,005 )
Total             $   (1,071 ) $ 66     $ (1,005 )
 
Sell Protection                                  
    Implied                              
    Credit                              
    Spread as of   (Pay)/                     Unrealized          
    February 28,   Receive       Payment    Notional Amount   Upfront     Appreciation/          
Reference Entity   2018 (a) Fixed Rate       Frequency  Maturity Date (b)    Payments/(Receipts)      (Depreciation)      Fair Value (c)  
ITX.28.15   N/A   5.00%       Quarterly 12/20/2022 EUR 4,103 $ 574   $ (58 )   $ 516  
ITX.29.15   N/A   5.00%       Quarterly 12/20/2022 $ 2,725   203     (19 )     184  
Total             $   777   $ (77 )   $ 700  
 
Amounts in thousands.                                

 

(a) Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, used in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(b) The maximum potential payment amount that the seller of credit protection could be required to make if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement is $2,725 and 4,103 EUR.

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

Exchange Cleared Credit Default Swaps (continued)

(c) The market price and resulting market value for credit default swap agreements on an issuer serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit default swap as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Currency Swaps

              Notional Notional                    
              Amount of Amount of                    
  Fund   Payment       Currency Currency   Upfront     Unrealized   Fair Value  
Counterparty Receives  Fund Pays  Frequency  Maturity Date     Received Delivered    Payments/(Receipts)      Appreciation/(Depreciation)    Asset     Liability   
Bank of America  3 Month  12.15%  Quarterly 05/08/2023 $   901  TRY 3,390   $—   $ 2 $ 2 $  
NA LIBOR                                    
Bank of America  3 Month  12.16%  Quarterly 05/02/2023   2,049 7,691       3   3    
NA LIBOR                                    
Bank of America   3 Month  12.15%  Quarterly 05/26/2023   1,596 6,066       1   1    
NA LIBOR                                    
Total                 $     $ 6 $ 6 $  
 
Amounts in thousands.                                    
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps

    (Pay)/                                  
    Receive                                  
  Floating Rate  Floating  Fixed  Payment Maturity  Notional   Unrealized     Upfront   Fair Value    
Counterparty Index Rate Rate  Frequency     Date  Amount    Appreciation/(Depreciation)      Payments/(Receipts)    Asset    Liability  
Bank of CFETS China Pay 3.97%    Quarterly 02/23/2023 CNY 11,797 $ 6   $ $ 6 $  
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 3.72%    Quarterly 06/22/2022   11,886   (9 )       (9 )
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 3.98%    Quarterly 03/24/2022   9,200   8       8    
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 4.01%    Quarterly 01/31/2023   8,690   7       7    
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 3.77%    Quarterly 09/18/2022   5,859   (4 )       (4 )
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 3.77%    Quarterly 12/28/2021   16,222   (4 )       (4 )
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 4.01%    Quarterly 11/01/2022   5,889   5       5    
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 3.94%    Quarterly 02/08/2022   11,972   8       8    
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 4.00%    Quarterly 11/16/2022   11,500   10       10    
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of CFETS China Pay 3.85%    Quarterly 09/08/2022   8,370   (1 )       (1 )
America NA Fixing Repo                                    
  Rates 7 Day                                    
Bank of FBIL - Pay 6.05%   Semiannual 06/29/2019 INR 587,016   (45 )       (45 )
America NA Overnight                                    
  MIBOR                                    
Bank of FBIL - Receive 6.19%   Semiannual 06/29/2022   251,100   74       74    
America NA Overnight                                    
  MIBOR                                    
Bank of Sinacofi Chile  Receive 3.58%   Semiannual 01/22/2023 CLP 1,481,440   (4 )       (4 )
America NA Interbank Rate                                    
  Avg                                    
Bank of Sinacofi Chile  Receive 2.96%   Semiannual 02/20/2020   3,019,500   (6 )       (6 )
America NA Interbank Rate                                    
  Avg                                    

 

See accompanying notes.

115


 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

  (Pay)/                                  
  Receive                                
Floating Rate Floating Fixed     Payment    Maturity Notional   Unrealized   Upfront     Fair Value  
Counterparty Index Rate Rate    Frequency   Date Amount    Appreciation/(Depreciation)    Payments/(Receipts)      Asset     Liability   
Total               $   45 $   $ 118 $ (73 )
 
Amounts in thousands.                                    
 
Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

  (Pay)/                                  
  Receive                                  
  Floating Fixed Payment  Maturity Notional   Unrealized   Upfront            
Floating Rate Index Rate Rate Frequency    Date  Amount    Appreciation/(Depreciation)    Payments/(Receipts)     Fair Value  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.23% Quarterly 04/03/2024 $ 4,061 $ 127 $ 1   $     128  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.63%Semiannual 04/03/2019   13,537   (102 )         (102 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.02% Quarterly 01/23/2022   5,283   134   1         135  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 1.82% Quarterly 06/09/2022   5,524   203   1         204  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.45% Quarterly 02/08/2021   1,210   6   1         7  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.66% Quarterly 01/26/2028   463   8   1         9  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 2.00%Semiannual 01/31/2024   5,083   (218 ) 1         (217 )
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.65%Semiannual 03/08/2019   15,120   (103 ) 1         (102 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.02% Quarterly 02/07/2022   4,265   110   1         111  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 1.19% Quarterly 08/11/2021   6,434   318   1         319  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.12% Quarterly 03/08/2022   6,219   141           141  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 3.72%Semiannual 06/09/2047   519   (61 )         (61 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.19% Quarterly 06/30/2027   694   39           39  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 1.86% Quarterly 05/31/2022   5,719   179           179  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.53%Semiannual 05/17/2019   10,297   (102 )         (102 )
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.74%Semiannual 04/10/2020   9,180   (154 ) 1         (153 )
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.60%Semiannual 03/30/2019   9,437   (72 )         (72 )
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.64%Semiannual 03/03/2019   17,740   (121 )         (121 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.00% Quarterly 04/11/2022   5,502   153           153  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.61%Semiannual 04/11/2019   13,401   (106 ) 1         (105 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.09% Quarterly 03/03/2022   7,419   176   1         177  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.54% Quarterly 01/16/2028   385   11           11  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.57% Quarterly 02/01/2023   3,785   30   1         31  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 2.43%Semiannual 12/21/2027   6,250   (240 )         (240 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.71% Quarterly 02/09/2025   7,061   45           45  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 1.94% Quarterly 01/10/2022   2,111   60           60  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.74%Semiannual 07/05/2020   11,160   (216 ) 1         (215 )
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.58%Semiannual 08/24/2019   15,366   (192 )         (192 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.55% Quarterly 05/18/2047   507   41   1         42  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.43% Quarterly 01/05/2028   32,190   1,247           1,247  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 1.92% Quarterly 01/11/2022   2,111   61           61  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 2.11%Semiannual 01/05/2020   162,480   (1,169 )         (1,169 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.04% Quarterly 01/31/2024   5,065   206   1         207  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 1.89% Quarterly 01/19/2022   2,111   63           63  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.76%Semiannual 04/07/2020   11,960   (193 )         (193 )
3 Month LIBOR Receive 1.93% Quarterly 01/13/2022   4,225   122           122  
3 Month LIBOR Receive 2.21% Quarterly 03/15/2022   5,314   102           102  
3 Month LIBOR Pay 1.70%Semiannual 03/15/2019   12,902   (82 )         (82 )
3 Month SAFE South Africa Pay 6.99% Quarterly 05/29/2020 ZAR 139,951   21           21  
Johannesburg Interbank Agreed                                    
Rate                                    
6 Month BUBOR Receive 0.43%Semiannual 08/10/2019 HUF 832,200   (14 ) 1         (13 )
6 Month BUBOR Receive 0.37%Semiannual 02/12/2020   986,421   (6 ) 1         (5 )
6 Month BUBOR Receive 1.12%Semiannual 07/17/2022   688,840   (11 ) (1 )       (12 )
6 Month BUBOR Receive 0.29%Semiannual 10/10/2019   853,000   (5 )         (5 )
6 Month BUBOR Receive 0.40%Semiannual 07/20/2019   1,357,420   (20 )         (20 )
6 Month PRIBOR Receive 1.73%Semiannual 02/21/2023 CZK 31,718   (3 ) 1         (2 )
6 Month PRIBOR Receive 1.76%Semiannual 01/26/2023   33,575   (6 )         (6 )
6 Month WIBOR Receive 2.55%Semiannual 03/10/2022 PLN 6,420   (8 ) (2 )       (10 )
6 Month WIBOR Receive 2.37%Semiannual 04/26/2022   6,600   4           4  
6 Month WIBOR Receive 2.52%Semiannual 03/09/2022   7,210   (7 ) (2 )       (9 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Receive 6.95 % Annual 07/02/2018 BRL 52,489   (21 )         (21 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Receive 8.30 % Annual 07/02/2018   35,405   (92 ) 3         (89 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Pay 9.35 % Annual 01/04/2021   11,853   103   (3 )       100  
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Receive 7.15 % Annual 07/02/2018   29,295   (13 )         (13 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Pay 9.44 % Annual 01/04/2021   9,927   84   (1 )       83  
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Pay 8.74 % Annual 01/04/2021   8,530   33   (1 )       32  
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Receive 7.79 % Annual 07/02/2018   29,377   (48 ) 1         (47 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Receive 6.82 % Annual 07/02/2018   33,693   (8 )         (8 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Receive 8.56 % Annual 07/02/2018   21,780   (68 ) 1         (67 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Pay 8.89 % Annual 01/04/2021   9,553   49   (2 )       47  

 

See accompanying notes.

116


 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Exchange Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

      (Pay)/                                            
      Receive                                            
      Floating Fixed Payment          Notional     Unrealized        Upfront            
Floating Rate Index   Rate Rate  Frequency    Maturity Date     Amount    Appreciation/(Depreciation)      Payments/(Receipts)        Fair Value   
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit  Receive 6.84 % Annual 07/02/2018   BRL 29,407 $     (7 ) $   (1 ) $       (8 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Receive 7.85 % Annual 07/02/2018     29,652       (51 )     1         (50 )
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit   Pay 9.25 % Annual 01/04/2021     9,373       74       (2 )       72  
Brazil Cetip Interbank Deposit Receive 9.32 % Annual 01/02/2019     18,343       (151 )     8     (143 )
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3 Receive 2.37% Quarterly 09/15/2027   CAD 9,200       140       (6 )       134  
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3 Receive 2.36% Quarterly 09/15/2027     9,200       143       (6 )       137  
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3   Pay 2.12%Semiannual 09/15/2021     22,700       (137 )     4     (133 )
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3   Pay 2.10%Semiannual 09/14/2021     9,500       (63 )     2         (61 )
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3 Receive 2.35% Quarterly 09/14/2027     3,900       63       (3 )       60  
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3   Pay 2.07%Semiannual 09/19/2021     17,570       (129 )     4     (125 )
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3 Receive 2.36% Quarterly 09/19/2027     7,180       111       (5 )       106  
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3   Pay 2.12%Semiannual 09/18/2021     22,700       (135 )     4     (131 )
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3   Pay 2.11%Semiannual 09/15/2021     22,700       (140 )     4     (136 )
Month                                                    
Canada Bankers Acceptances 3 Receive 2.39% Quarterly 09/18/2027     9,200       127       (6 )       121  
Month                                                    
Euribor 6 Month   Receive 0.05%Semiannual 01/05/2021   EUR 10,700       3               3  
Euribor 6 Month   Receive (0.12)%Semiannual 05/10/2019     3,000       (5 )             (5 )
Euribor 6 Month   Receive (0.12)%Semiannual 05/10/2019     2,812       (4 )     (1 )       (5 )
Euribor 6 Month   Receive 0.00%Semiannual 01/05/2021     1,702       3               3  
ICE LIBOR JPY 6 Month Receive 0.50%Semiannual 02/01/2037   JPY 556,500       174       19         193  
MXN TIIE Banxico   Pay 7.85 % 28 days 01/07/2028   MXN 16,985       (5 )             (5 )
MXN TIIE Banxico   Pay 7.83 % 28 days 12/27/2027     20,935       (7 )             (7 )
US Federal Funds Effective Receive 2.22 % Annual 03/31/2020   $ 11,279       8       1         9  
Rate (continuous series)                                                  
US Federal Funds Effective Receive 2.22 % Annual 03/31/2020     11,771       10       1         11  
Rate (continuous series)                                                  
US Federal Funds Effective Receive 1.68 % Annual 03/31/2019     14,206       32               32  
Rate (continuous series)                                                  
US Federal Funds Effective Receive 2.21 % Annual 03/31/2020     23,095       22               22  
Rate (continuous series)                                                  
Total                       $       491   $   30 $       521  
 
Amounts in thousands.                                                  
 
Total Return Swaps

                                              Value and  
                                              Unrealized  
               Pay/Receive                             Appreciation/  
  Reference             Positive       Payment   Expiration    Notional   Upfront     (Depreciation)  
Counterparty Entity   Contracts       Return Financing Rate     Frequency    Date   Amount    Payments/(Receipts)      Asset     Liability   
Citigroup Inc ishares JPM     145,600     Receive 1.50%   Quarterly   05/21/2018 $     16,125 $   $ 27 $  
  USD EM Bond                                                
  UCITS ETF                                                  
HSBC Securities Egypt Treasury   54,500,000     Receive 3 month LIBOR Quarterly    04/17/2018       2,823       73    
Inc Bills, 0.00%,               plus 1.10%                              
  07/10/2018                                                  
HSBC Securities Egypt Treasury 250,075,000 Receive 3 month LIBOR Quarterly    05/29/2018       13,052       32    
Inc Bills, 0.00%,               plus 1.10%                              
  08/21/2018                                                  
HSBC Securities Nigerian OMO 2,518,000,000 Receive 3 month LIBOR Quarterly    05/03/2018       6,666       30    
Inc Bill, 0.00%,               plus 1.10%                              
  06/07/2018                                                  
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI Emerging       98     Receive 1 month US Monthly   03/21/2018       144       4    
Co Markets               Libor plus .70%                              
  Thailand Net                                                  
  Total Return                                                  
  USD Index                                                  
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI Emerging       83     Receive 1 month US Monthly   03/21/2018       121       4    
Co Markets               Libor plus .70%                              
  Thailand Net                                                  
  Total Return                                                  
  USD Index                                                  

 

See accompanying notes.

117


 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments
Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Total Return Swaps (continued)

                                Value and  
                                Unrealized  
    Pay/Receive                       Appreciation/  
  Reference   Positive        Payment  Expiration Notional   Upfront (Depreciation)  
Counterparty Entity Contracts Return Financing Rate     Frequency  Date Amount     Payments/(Receipts)   Asset     Liability   
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI Japan Net 195,197 Receive ICE LIBOR JPY   Monthly 03/21/2018 $ 388,313 $   $ 13 $  
Co Return JPY       1 Month plus                          
  Index       .20 %                            
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI Japan Net 31,620 Receive ICE LIBOR JPY   Monthly 03/21/2018   62,903       2    
Co Return JPY       1 Month minus                          
  Index       .05 %                            
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI Mexico 247 Pay   MXN TIIE   Monthly 03/21/2018 MXN 252          
Co Net Return       Banxico plus                          
  MXN Index       .25 %                            
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI 1,053 Pay   Euribor 1 Month   Monthly 03/21/2018 EUR 237          
Co Netherlands Net       plus .02%                          
  Return EUR                                      
  Index                                      
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI 22 Receive SIBOR 1 Month   Monthly 03/21/2018 SGD 132          
Co Singapore Net       plus .10%                          
  Return SGD                                      
  Index                                      
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI 27 Receive SIBOR 1 Month   Monthly 03/21/2018   163         (1 )
Co Singapore Net       plus .10%                          
  Return SGD                                      
  Index                                      
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI 36 Receive SIBOR 1 Month   Monthly 03/21/2018   217         (1 )
Co Singapore Net       plus .10%                          
  Return SGD                                      
  Index                                      
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI South 27,671 Pay   SAFE South   Monthly 03/21/2018 ZAR 28,811       23    
Co Africa Net       Africa                          
  Return ZAR       Johannesburg                          
  Index       Interbank Agreed                          
          Rate 1 Month                          
          plus .18%                          
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI 796 Pay   ICE LIBOR CHF   Monthly  03/21/2018 CHF 2,051       19    
Co Switzerland Net       1 Month minus                          
  Return CHF       .75 %                            
  Index                                      
Morgan Stanley & MSCI Turkey 88 Receive 1 Month   Monthly 03/21/2018 TRY 125       1    
Co Net Return TRY       TRLIBOR plus                          
  Index       .30 %                            
Total                       $     $ 228 $ (2 )
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts                                      
 
 
Total Return Equity Basket Swaps

                            Value and Unrealized      
        Payment   Expiration     Notional  Upfront Appreciation/(Depreciation)      
Counterparty Fund Pays Fund Receives     Frequency    Date   Amount Payments/(Receipts)     Asset      Liability  
Bank of America Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly   12/27/2018 $ 3,384 $ $   63 $        
NA on 1 month Euribor custom basket of                                  
  plus/less spread long and short                                    
    securities traded in                                  
    EUR                                    
Deutsche Bank AG  Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly   03/20/2018-   8,462       779          
  on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of       04/19/2018                          
  plus/less spread long and short                                    
    securities traded in                                  
    KRW                                    
Deutsche Bank AG  Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly   03/24/2018   1,933       104          
  on the 1 month South  custom basket of                                    
  Africa Johannesburg  long and short                                    
  Interbank Agreed securities traded in                                  
  Rate plus/less spread  ZAR                                    
Deutsche Bank AG  Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly   01/20/2022   822               (41 )
  on the Poland custom basket of                                  
  Warsaw Interbank long and short                                    
  Offer/Bid Spot Week  securities traded in                                    
  Rate plus/less spread  PLN                                    

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Total Return Equity Basket Swaps (continued)

                    Value and Unrealized    
      Payment  Expiration    Notional   Upfront   Appreciation/(Depreciation)    
Counterparty Fund Pays Fund Receives  Frequency Date   Amount    Payments/(Receipts)   Asset   Liability  
Deutsche Bank AG     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 03/22/2018 $ 283 $ $ 13 $    
  on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    MYR                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 03/22/2018   365     87      
  on 1 week LIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    IDR                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 03/21/2018   1,877         (48 )
  on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    TWD                        
Deutsche Bank AG     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 03/18/2021   1,842     15      
  on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    USD                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 06/15/2022   2          
  on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    CLP                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 03/20/2018   881     68      
  on 28 day Mexico custom basket of                        
  Interbank TIIE Rate long and short                        
  plus/less spread securities traded in                        
    MXN                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 03/22/2018   2,115     273      
  on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    BRL                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 05/21/2018-   24,505     921      
  on 1 week LIBOR custom basket of   01/21/2019                    
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    GBP                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 01/19/2022   9,546     565      
  on 1 week HIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    HKD                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 05/23/2022   1,284         (38 )
  on the Overnight custom basket of                        
  RBA Cash Rate long and short                        
  plus/less spread securities traded in                        
    AUD                        
Deutsche Bank AG    Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 08/19/2022   9,868     161      
  on 1 week EUR custom basket of                        
  LIBOR plus/less long and short                        
  spread securities traded in                        
    EUR                        
Morgan Stanley       Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 11/28/2019   5,697     63      
  on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    JPY                        
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 02/21/2019   595     25      
Co on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of                        
  plus/less spread long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    HKD                        
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 09/16/2019   298,396     420      
Co(a) on the Federal Funds  custom basket of                        
  Rate plus/less spread  long and short                        
    securities traded in                        
    USD                        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Total Return Equity Basket Swaps (continued)

                    Value and Unrealized    
      Payment Expiration     Notional    Upfront   Appreciation/(Depreciation)    
Counterparty Fund Pays Fund Receives  Frequency Date   Amount    Payments/(Receipts)   Asset Liability  
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 10/09/2018 $ 5,203 $ $ 806 $  
Co on 1 day SONIA custom basket of                      
  plus/less spread long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    GBP                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 12/17/2018   2,962     315    
Co on 1 week LIBOR custom basket of                      
  plus/less spread long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    SEK                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 02/21/2019   2,519     26    
Co on the Federal Funds  custom basket of                      
  Rate plus/less spread  long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    GBP                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 02/21/2019         (366 )
Co on the Federal Funds  custom basket of                      
  Rate plus/less spread  long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    CAD                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 10/09/2019   2,663     190    
Co on 1 month Euribor custom basket of                      
  plus/less spread long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    EUR                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 08/22/2018-   79,283     1,894    
Co(b) on 1 month LIBOR custom basket of   10/11/2018                  
  plus/less spread long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    USD                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 12/17/2018   1,350       (17 )
Co on 1 week LIBOR custom basket of                      
  plus/less spread long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    NOK                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 03/05/2018   5,708     342    
Co on 1 day TOIS custom basket of                      
    long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    CHF                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 10/23/2018   513       (20 )
Co on 1 day RBACR custom basket of                      
  plus/less spread long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    AUD                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 02/21/2019   119,305       (1,468 )
Co(c) on the Federal Funds  custom basket of                      
  Rate plus/less spread  long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    USD                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 12/17/2018   3,483     99    
Co on 1 week LIBOR custom basket of                      
  plus/less spread long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    DKK                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 08/23/2018   52,644     303    
Co(d) on the Bank of Japan  custom basket of                      
  Estimate Unsecured long and short                      
  Overnight Call Rate securities traded in                      
  plus/less spread JPY                      
Morgan Stanley &     Floating rate based Total return on a Monthly 12/17/2018   24,916     939    
Co on 1 day EONIA custom basket of                      
  plus/less spread long and short                      
    securities traded in                      
    EUR                      
Total         $ 672,406 $ $ 8,471 $ (1,998 )

 

The expiration dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

The Fund pays a floating rate based on the reference rate plus/less a spread. The spread is negotiated at the security level and is usually similar within a region but may vary depending on how difficult it is to borrow the security.

Notional Amount represents the total absolute value of the underlying securities.

Amounts in thousands.

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
 
(a)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Exelon Corp 73,316 $ 2,716   0.91 %
TransDigm Group Inc (8,614 ) (2,484 ) (0.83 )%
Fastenal Co (29,985 ) (1,641 ) (0.55 )%
Wabtec Corp/DE (19,382 ) (1,577 ) (0.53 )%
Humana Inc 5,724   1,556   0.52 %
Copart Inc (32,547 ) (1,524 ) (0.51 )%
American Electric Power Co Inc 23,204   1,522   0.51 %
Square Inc (33,018 ) (1,520 ) (0.51 )%
Gilead Sciences Inc 18,917   1,489   0.50 %
LyondellBasell Industries NV 13,418   1,452   0.49 %
Alcoa Corp 31,219   1,404   0.47 %
Cigna Corp 7,143   1,399   0.47 %
Hess Corp (30,697 ) (1,394 ) (0.47 )%
WellCare Health Plans Inc 7,018   1,361   0.46 %
Envision Healthcare Corp (34,994 ) (1,347 ) (0.45 )%
Anthem Inc 5,560   1,309   0.44 %
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 4,934   1,293   0.43 %
Cheniere Energy Inc (24,599 ) (1,292 ) (0.43 )%
Zillow Group Inc - C Shares (26,442 ) (1,260 ) (0.42 )%
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (23,755 ) (1,256 ) (0.42 )%
Centene Corp 12,168   1,234   0.41 %
Lockheed Martin Corp 3,421   1,206   0.40 %
Coty Inc (61,833 ) (1,195 ) (0.40 )%
Aflac Inc 13,296   1,182   0.40 %
Western Digital Corp 13,563   1,181   0.40 %
Raytheon Co 5,335   1,160   0.39 %
Henry Schein Inc (17,105 ) (1,132 ) (0.38 )%
HEICO Corp (13,088 ) (1,120 ) (0.38 )%
Atlassian Corp PLC (20,571 ) (1,117 ) (0.37 )%
Ultimate Software Group Inc/The (4,654 ) (1,110 ) (0.37 )%
Workday Inc (8,607 ) (1,090 ) (0.37 )%
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc 11,352   1,036   0.35 %
First Solar Inc 16,441   1,033   0.35 %
Guidewire Software Inc (12,773 ) (1,026 ) (0.34 )%
Norfolk Southern Corp 7,361   1,024   0.34 %
Walmart Inc 11,372   1,024   0.34 %
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc (12,509 ) (1,015 ) (0.34 )%
Best Buy Co Inc 13,981   1,013   0.34 %
Aon PLC (7,184 ) (1,008 ) (0.34 )%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc (4,976 ) (1,007 ) (0.34 )%
Microchip Technology Inc (11,297 ) (1,005 ) (0.34 )%
Huntsman Corp 30,248   976   0.33 %
Primerica Inc (9,583 ) (934 ) (0.31 )%
Allergan PLC (6,049 ) (933 ) (0.31 )%
Ball Corp (22,938 ) (916 ) (0.31 )%
Southern Co/The (21,279 ) (916 ) (0.31 )%
Entergy Corp 11,896   902   0.30 %
Domino's Pizza Inc (4,015 ) (893 ) (0.30 )%
PPL Corp (31,066 ) (890 ) (0.30 )%
Reinsurance Group of America Inc 5,785   890   0.30 %
(b)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
NXP Semiconductors NV 129,554 $ 16,150   20.37 %
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (45,614 ) (8,491 ) (10.71 )%
Walt Disney Co/The (65,333 ) (6,740 ) (8.50 )%
Time Warner Inc 71,746   6,670   8.41 %
Altaba Inc 88,063   6,592   8.31 %
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (45,758 ) (3,943 ) (4.97 )%
CVS Health Corp (52,965 ) (3,587 ) (4.52 )%
KKR & Co LP 153,311   3,290   4.15 %
United Technologies Corp (21,525 ) (2,900 ) (3.66 )%
Ashland Global Holdings Inc 39,679   2,810   3.54 %
Transocean Ltd (296,158 ) (2,698 ) (3.40 )%
VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (21,367 ) (2,276 ) (2.87 )%
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (29,601 ) (2,171 ) (2.74 )%
VMware Inc (12,476 ) (1,644 ) (2.07 )%
Blackstone Group LP/The 44,456   1,512   1.91 %
Simon Property Group Inc (9,021 ) (1,385 ) (1.75 )%
AT&T Inc (35,873 ) (1,302 ) (1.64 )%
Worldpay Inc 13,190   1,072   1.35 %
Discovery Communications Inc - C Shares (46,400 ) (1,066 ) (1.34 )%
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (26,256 ) (887 ) (1.12 )%
VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (27,260 ) (647 ) (0.82 )%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp (4,002 ) (562 ) (0.71 )%
Ares Management LP 11,794   288   0.36 %

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
 
(c)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Antero Resources Corp (11,642 ) $ (219 ) (0.28 )%
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp (8,215 ) (198 ) (0.25 )%
Range Resources Corp (13,723 ) (182 ) (0.23 )%
Blackstone Group LP/The 57,237   1,946   1.63 %
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (14,943 ) (1,303 ) (1.09 )%
CBOE Holdings Inc (11,629 ) (1,303 ) (1.09 )%
VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas ETN (23,000 ) (1,293 ) (1.08 )%
Starwood Property Trust Inc (63,372 ) (1,283 ) (1.08 )%
MercadoLibre Inc (3,305 ) (1,282 ) (1.07 )%
Tyler Technologies Inc (6,286 ) (1,277 ) (1.07 )%
Kilroy Realty Corp (18,742 ) (1,276 ) (1.07 )%
FactSet Research Systems Inc (6,260 ) (1,272 ) (1.07 )%
Cognex Corp (23,637 ) (1,270 ) (1.06 )%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (10,457 ) (1,269 ) (1.06 )%
Digital Realty Trust Inc (12,598 ) (1,268 ) (1.06 )%
Macerich Co/The (21,503 ) (1,267 ) (1.06 )%
KKR & Co LP (59,056 ) (1,267 ) (1.06 )%
Vulcan Materials Co (10,727 ) (1,263 ) (1.06 )%
Visa Inc (10,271 ) (1,263 ) (1.06 )%
Genuine Parts Co (13,725 ) (1,260 ) (1.06 )%
Phillips 66 Partners LP (25,645 ) (1,260 ) (1.06 )%
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (15,671 ) (1,260 ) (1.06 )%
PerkinElmer Inc (16,495 ) (1,259 ) (1.06 )%
AvalonBay Communities Inc (8,070 ) (1,259 ) (1.05 )%
Workday Inc (9,935 ) (1,258 ) (1.05 )%
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (13,477 ) (1,258 ) (1.05 )%
Harley-Davidson Inc (27,723 ) (1,258 ) (1.05 )%
IAC/InterActiveCorp (8,443 ) (1,257 ) (1.05 )%
Medical Properties Trust Inc (102,457 ) (1,256 ) (1.05 )%
Blackbaud Inc (12,247 ) (1,256 ) (1.05 )%
NiSource Inc (54,284 ) (1,256 ) (1.05 )%
Martin Marietta Materials Inc (6,145 ) (1,253 ) (1.05 )%
Symantec Corp (47,652 ) (1,253 ) (1.05 )%
TransDigm Group Inc (4,342 ) (1,252 ) (1.05 )%
Kirby Corp (16,666 ) (1,250 ) (1.05 )%
Microchip Technology Inc (14,053 ) (1,250 ) (1.05 )%
Wabtec Corp/DE (15,358 ) (1,249 ) (1.05 )%
Franklin Resources Inc (32,284 ) (1,248 ) (1.05 )%
TripAdvisor Inc (31,132 ) (1,248 ) (1.05 )%
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc (20,822 ) (1,247 ) (1.04 )%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc (10,648 ) (1,246 ) (1.04 )%
Hologic Inc (32,098 ) (1,246 ) (1.04 )%
Aqua America Inc (36,426 ) (1,245 ) (1.04 )%
United Parcel Service Inc (11,925 ) (1,245 ) (1.04 )%
Incyte Corp (14,614 ) (1,245 ) (1.04 )%
Leggett & Platt Inc (28,632 ) (1,244 ) (1.04 )%
AO Smith Corp (19,382 ) (1,244 ) (1.04 )%
Trinity Industries Inc (38,079 ) (1,243 ) (1.04 )%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The (4,723 ) (1,242 ) (1.04 )%
BOK Financial Corp (13,145 ) (1,242 ) (1.04 )%
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc (19,225 ) (1,241 ) (1.04 )%
Invesco Ltd (38,125 ) (1,241 ) (1.04 )%
National Oilwell Varco Inc (35,352 ) (1,241 ) (1.04 )%
Guidewire Software Inc (15,443 ) (1,240 ) (1.04 )%
Charles Schwab Corp/The (23,379 ) (1,240 ) (1.04 )%
MasTec Inc (24,328 ) (1,239 ) (1.04 )%
Analog Devices Inc (13,731 ) (1,238 ) (1.04 )%
WPX Energy Inc (87,476 ) (1,236 ) (1.04 )%
Hanesbrands Inc (63,655 ) (1,235 ) (1.03 )%
Prosperity Bancshares Inc (16,454 ) (1,234 ) (1.03 )%
CenturyLink Inc (69,686 ) (1,231 ) (1.03 )%
Sterling Bancorp/DE (52,755 ) (1,227 ) (1.03 )%
FNB Corp/PA (87,357 ) (1,225 ) (1.03 )%
CBS Corp (23,068 ) (1,222 ) (1.02 )%
Hess Corp (26,886 ) (1,221 ) (1.02 )%
Flowserve Corp (28,767 ) (1,218 ) (1.02 )%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (99,944 ) (1,210 ) (1.01 )%
Eaton Vance Corp (22,846 ) (1,209 ) (1.01 )%
FMC Corp (15,291 ) (1,200 ) (1.01 )%
Discovery Communications Inc (48,961 ) (1,191 ) (1.00 )%
 
 
(d)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Hitachi Ltd 155,000 $ 1,188   2.26 %
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd (6,300 ) (885 ) (1.68 )%
Alps Electric Co Ltd (31,500 ) (872 ) (1.66 )%
Calbee Inc (25,400 ) (852 ) (1.62 )%

 

See accompanying notes.

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Top Underlying Securities (continued)                        
Description       Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Taisei Corp       16,300   833           1.58 %
Ricoh Co Ltd       (74,700 ) (809 )         (1.54 )%
FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co Ltd     (10,500 ) (796 )         (1.51 )%
Kajima Corp       81,000   776           1.47 %
NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd       (30,200 ) (773 )         (1.47 )%
Nexon Co Ltd       17,900   651           1.24 %
Nidec Corp       (3,600 ) (582 )         (1.11 )%
Shimano Inc       (4,000 ) (580 )         (1.10 )%
Sony Financial Holdings Inc     (30,500 ) (572 )         (1.09 )%
Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd     (15,500 ) (568 )         (1.08 )%
DeNA Co Ltd       (31,000 ) (568 )         (1.08 )%
Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd     12,500   537           1.02 %
Kansai Paint Co Ltd       (21,200 ) (536 )         (1.02 )%
Kirin Holdings Co Ltd       20,500   534           1.01 %
Haseko Corp       35,800   529           1.01 %
Konami Holdings Corp       9,900   524           1.00 %
Kakaku.com Inc       (30,536 ) (521 )         (0.99 )%
Casio Computer Co Ltd       (34,600 ) (515 )         (0.98 )%
Nintendo Co Ltd       (1,100 ) (506 )         (0.96 )%
Obayashi Corp       44,000   501           0.95 %
Yamato Holdings Co Ltd       (18,200 ) (457 )         (0.87 )%
Aozora Bank Ltd       11,000   453           0.86 %
Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc/The     (37,100 ) (435 )         (0.83 )%
Kamigumi Co Ltd       19,500   429           0.81 %
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp     8,300   408           0.78 %
Asics Corp       (25,319 ) (406 )         (0.77 )%
CyberAgent Inc       (9,300 ) (403 )         (0.77 )%
Lion Corp       20,900   395           0.75 %
Kikkoman Corp       (9,600 ) (383 )         (0.73 )%
Yamada Denki Co Ltd       (59,930 ) (380 )         (0.72 )%
Hokuriku Electric Power Co     (48,300 ) (377 )         (0.72 )%
M3 Inc       (9,600 ) (376 )         (0.71 )%
Bank of Kyoto Ltd/The       (6,700 ) (375 )         (0.71 )%
Marui Group Co Ltd       (19,200 ) (371 )         (0.70 )%
Acom Co Ltd       (80,650 ) (367 )         (0.70 )%
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd     (7,700 ) (363 )         (0.69 )%
Japan Airlines Co Ltd       9,200   353           0.67 %
Resona Holdings Inc       61,400   352           0.67 %
Tosoh Corp       16,500   348           0.66 %
Kyocera Corp       5,800   345           0.66 %
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc     13,600   342           0.65 %
Pola Orbis Holdings Inc       7,800   330           0.63 %
AEON Financial Service Co Ltd     (13,800 ) (324 )         (0.61 )%
Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd       8,200   317           0.60 %
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co Ltd     14,800   315           0.60 %
Yaskawa Electric Corp       (6,700 ) (315 )         (0.60 )%
 
 
Synthetic Futures

        Notional   Upfront   Unrealized   Fair Value  
Counterparty Reference Entity Expiration Date   Amount    Payments/(Receipts)    Appreciation/(Depreciation)    Asset     Liability   
Bank of America NA          BIST 30 Index Future; April 2018 05/01/2018 $ 119 $ — $   2 $ 2 $  
Bank of America NA Canada 10 Year Bond Future; June 06/21/2018   (5,439 )   (43 )   (43 )
  2018                        
Bank of America NA Euro Bund 10 Year Bund Future; 06/08/2018   9,372     (2 )   (2 )
  June 2018                        
Bank of America NA Euro Buxl 30 Year Bond Future; June 06/08/2018   (586 )        
  2018                        
Bank of America NA Euro-Bobl 5 Year Future; June 2018 06/08/2018   (8,263 )   (3 )   (3 )
Bank of America NA         Euro-OAT Future; June 2018 06/08/2018   (370 )        
Bank of America NA Euro-Schatz 2 Year Future; June 06/08/2018   (1,773 )   (1 )   (1 )
  2018                        
Bank of America NA HSCEI China Index Future; March 03/29/2018   1,026     (27 )   (27 )
  2018                        
Bank of America NA Japan 10 Year Bond TSE Future; 03/14/2018   (31,121 )   6   6    
  March 2018                        
Bank of America NA MSCI Taiwan Index Future; March 03/30/2018   279     1   1    
  2018                        
Bank of America NA           Nordic Exchange Stockholm Index 03/19/2018   19     1   1    
  Future; March 2018                        
Bank of America NA Taiwan TAIEX Index Future; March 03/22/2018   1,330     20   20    
  2018                        
Bank of America NA Tel Aviv 25 Index Future; March 03/29/2018   302     (2 )   (2 )
  2018                        
Bank of America NA UK 10 Year Gilt Future; June 2018 06/28/2018   (25,671 )   (80 )   (80 )
Bank of America NA US 10 Year Note Future; June 2018 06/21/2018   6,843     9   9    

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Synthetic Futures (continued)

        Notional   Upfront   Unrealized     Fair Value  
Counterparty Reference Entity Expiration Date   Amount    Payments/(Receipts)     Appreciation/(Depreciation)      Asset     Liability   
Bank of America NA  US 2 Year Note Future; June 2018 07/02/2018 $ (26,984 ) $ $ (2 ) $ — $   (2 )
Bank of America NA US 5 Year Note Future; June 2018 07/02/2018   (9,342 )   (1 )     (1 )
Bank of America NA US Long Bond Future; June 2018 06/21/2018   (1,865 )   (8 )     (8 )
Bank of America NA US Ultra Bond Future; June 2018 06/21/2018   (935 )   (10 )     (10 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Brent Crude Future; May 2018 03/30/2018   4,272     (31 )     (31 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Cocoa Future; May 2018 05/16/2018   (109 )   (13 )     (13 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Cocoa Future;May 2018 05/16/2018   (22 )   (2 )     (2 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Coffee 'C' Future; May 2018 05/21/2018   (366 )   9     9    
Citigroup Inc(a) Copper Future; May 2018 05/30/2018   548     (22 )     (22 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Corn Future; May 2018 05/15/2018   (554 )   (11 )     (11 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Cotton No.2 Future; May 2018 05/09/2018   249     16     16    
Citigroup Inc(a) Gasoline RBOB Future; April 2018 03/30/2018   566     (9 )     (9 )
Citigroup Inc(a) LME Copper Future; June 2018 06/19/2018   (868 )   14     14    
Citigroup Inc(a) LME Nickel Future; June 2018 06/19/2018   166     4     4    
Citigroup Inc(a) LME PRI Alum Future; June 2018 06/19/2018   213     (5 )     (5 )
Citigroup Inc(a) LME Zinc Future; June 2018 06/19/2018   345     (2 )     (2 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Low Sulphur Gasoline Future; April 04/13/2018   1,563     (3 )     (3 )
  2018                          
Citigroup Inc(a) Natural Gas Future; April 2018 03/28/2018   (267 )   (2 )     (2 )
Citigroup Inc(a) NY Harb ULSD Future; April 2018 03/30/2018   320     (4 )     (4 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Platinum Future; April 2018 04/27/2018   198     (5 )     (5 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Silver Future; May 2018 05/30/2018   (738 )   17     17    
Citigroup Inc(a) Soybean Future; May 2018 05/15/2018   (633 )   (20 )     (20 )
Citigroup Inc(a) Soybean Oil Future; May 2018 05/15/2018   (213 )   2     2    
Citigroup Inc(a) Sugar #11 Future; May 2018 05/01/2018   (570 )   19     19    
Citigroup Inc(a) Wheat Future; May 2018 05/15/2018   (74 )   (5 )     (5 )
Citigroup Inc(a) WTI Crude Future; April 2018 03/21/2018   2,712     1     1    
Merrill Lynch(a) Brent Crude Future; May 2018 03/30/2018   841     (6 )     (6 )
Merrill Lynch(a) Cocoa Future; May 2018 05/16/2018   (174 )   (20 )     (20 )
Merrill Lynch(a) Coffee 'C' Future; May 2018 05/21/2018   (503 )   12     12    
Merrill Lynch(a) Copper Future; May 2018 05/30/2018   157     (6 )     (6 )
Merrill Lynch(a) Gold 100 oz Future; April 2018 04/27/2018   2,768     (54 )     (54 )
Merrill Lynch(a) KC HRW Wheat Future; May 2018 05/15/2018   52     2     2    
Merrill Lynch(a) Lean Hogs Future; April 2018 04/16/2018   (108 )   3     3    
Merrill Lynch(a) Live Cattle Future; April 2018 05/01/2018   444     9     9    
Merrill Lynch(a) Natural Gas Future; April 2018 03/28/2018   (1,627 )   (13 )     (13 )
Merrill Lynch(a) NY Harb ULSD Future; April 2018 03/30/2018   639     (9 )     (9 )
Merrill Lynch(a) Palladium Future; June 2018 06/28/2018   415     4     4    
Merrill Lynch(a) Silver Future; May 2018 05/30/2018   (574 )   13     13    
Merrill Lynch(a) Soybean Future; May 2018 05/15/2018   (158 )   (5 )     (5 )
Merrill Lynch(a) Soybean Meal Future; May 2018 05/15/2018   395     38     38    
Merrill Lynch(a) Soybean Oil Future; May 2018 05/15/2018   (135 )   1     1    
Merrill Lynch(a) Sugar #11 Future; May 2018 05/01/2018   (225 )   7     7    
Merrill Lynch(a) WTI Crude Future; April 2018 03/21/2018   2,096     1     1    
Morgan Stanley & Co                        BIST 30 Index Future; April 2018 05/01/2018   311     5     5    
Morgan Stanley & Co                        Bovespa Index Future; April 2018 04/19/2018   398     18     18    
Morgan Stanley & Co                        FTSE China A50 Index Future; 03/30/2018   187     (5 )     (5 )
  March 2018                          
Morgan Stanley & Co                       Hang Seng Index Future; March 2018 03/29/2018   982     (16 )     (16 )
Morgan Stanley & Co                       HSCEI China Index Future; March 03/29/2018   1,499     (40 )     (40 )
  2018                          
Morgan Stanley & Co                        KOSPI 200 Index Future; March 03/09/2018   4,624     (126 )     (126 )
  2018                          
Morgan Stanley & Co                        MSCI Singapore Index Future; March 03/29/2018   30            
  2018                          
Morgan Stanley & Co                     SGX CNX Nifty Index Future; March 03/29/2018   (1,073 )   (10 )     (10 )
  2018                          
Morgan Stanley & Co                    Swiss Market Index Future; March 03/19/2018   (7,381 )   297     46    
  2018                          
Morgan Stanley & Co                     WIG 20 Index Future; March 2018 03/19/2018   496     (15 )     (15 )
Total       $   $ (107 ) $ 280 $ (638 )

 

Amounts in thousands.

(a)      All or a portion of this security is owned by the GMS Cayman Corporation, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of the fund.

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Counterparty Coupon Rate   Maturity Date Principal Amount   Payable for Reverse Repurchase Agreements  
Barclays Bank PLC (1.50 %) Open ended $ 4,896 $ (4,896 )
Merrill Lynch (1.50 %) Open ended   2,531   (2,543 )
Merrill Lynch (1.50 %) Open ended   3,544   (3,561 )
Merrill Lynch (1.30 %) Open ended   2,072   (2,076 )
Merrill Lynch (1.65 %) Open ended   380   (381 )
Merrill Lynch (1.65 %) Open ended   2,264   (2,268 )
Merrill Lynch (7.75 %) Open ended ZAR 13,416   (1,146 )
Merrill Lynch (1.65 %) Open ended $ 675   (676 )
Merrill Lynch (1.65 %) Open ended   320   (321 )
Merrill Lynch (1.65 %) Open ended   306   (306 )
Merrill Lynch (1.95 %) Open ended   2,625   (2,630 )
Merrill Lynch (1.50 %) Open ended   1,002   (1,003 )
Merrill Lynch (1.65 %) Open ended   1,507   (1,509 )
Merrill Lynch (1.65 %) Open ended   1,107   (1,108 )
Merrill Lynch (1.95 %) Open ended   2,625   (2,627 )
Merrill Lynch (1.50 %) Open ended   192   (192 )
Merrill Lynch (1.85 %) Open ended   503   (503 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   26,945   (26,946 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   16,844   (16,845 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   11,399   (11,399 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   3,275   (3,275 )
Merrill Lynch (1.48 %) 03/01/2018   7,075   (7,074 )
Merrill Lynch (1.40 %) 03/01/2018   4,059   (4,059 )
Merrill Lynch (1.40 %) 03/01/2018   6,198   (6,198 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   6,438   (6,438 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   12,953   (12,954 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   4,310   (4,310 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   15,072   (15,073 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   9,620   (9,620 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   4,071   (4,071 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   14,106   (14,107 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   13,967   (13,968 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   5,828   (5,827 )
Merrill Lynch (1.48 %) 03/01/2018   3,927   (3,927 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   37,426   (37,428 )
Merrill Lynch (1.53 %) 03/01/2018   18,719   (18,719 )
Total           $ (249,984 )
 
Amounts in thousands.                

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Short Sales Outstanding

 
 
COMMON STOCKS - (11.43)% Shares Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's)
 
Advertising - (0.04)%         Building Materials (continued)        
JCDecaux SA 30,928 $ 1,199 Johnson Controls International plc 33,800 $ 1,246
          Martin Marietta Materials Inc 1,527   311
 
Aerospace & Defense - (0.20)%             $   1,838
Airbus SE 7,043   843 Chemicals - (0.53)%        
BAE Systems PLC 98,846   784 Air Liquide SA 14,435   1,803
Harris Corp 13,657   2,133 Clariant AG 72,100   1,800
TransDigm Group Inc 2,968   856 Daicel Corp 47,400   540
United Technologies Corp 5,716   770 DowDuPont Inc 22,853   1,607
    $   5,386 K+S AG 28,558   795
          Kansai Paint Co Ltd 35,700   896
Agriculture - (0.11)%         LANXESS AG 15,228   1,264
Bunge Ltd 19,000   1,433 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp 46,100   465
Japan Tobacco Inc 53,800   1,527 Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd 8,300   301
    $   2,960 Praxair Inc 4,428   663
Airlines - (0.06)%         Solvay SA 4,440   608
ANA Holdings Inc 6,400   256 Symrise AG 13,204   1,071
Japan Airlines Co Ltd 26,600   1,014 Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp 41,400   602
United Continental Holdings Inc 6,200   420 Teijin Ltd 19,800   389
    $   1,690 Toray Industries Inc 102,700   1,037
          Umicore SA 9,762   550
Apparel - (0.07)%             $   14,391
Hanesbrands Inc 83,299   1,616          
Under Armour Inc - Class C 24,855   374 Commercial Services - (0.39)%        
    $   1,990 AerCap Holdings NV 23,663   1,174
          Ecolab Inc 20,700   2,700
Automobile Manufacturers - (0.20)%         Element Fleet Management Corp   667   3
Daimler AG 17,895   1,528 Hertz Global Holdings Inc 42,014   764
Ford Motor Co 159,573   1,693 IHS Markit Ltd 6,400   301
Nissan Motor Co Ltd 100,500   1,053 Macquarie Infrastructure Corp 26,992   1,093
Tesla Inc   844   290 Park24 Co Ltd 39,500   950
Toyota Motor Corp 13,400   903 Sabre Corp 48,419   1,112
    $   5,467 Securitas AB 73,631   1,265
Automobile Parts & Equipment - (0.10)%         Strayer Education Inc   888   80
Aptiv PLC 11,400   1,041 Toppan Printing Co Ltd 65,000   555
Faurecia SA 4,914   411 Worldpay Inc 6,732   547
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The 42,335   1,225     $   10,544
    $   2,677 Computers - (0.26)%        
Banks - (0.40)%         CGI Group Inc 10,000   584
Bank of Kyoto Ltd/The 5,500   304 DXC Technology Co 11,527   1,182
Bank of Queensland Ltd 37,474   365 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 129,336   2,404
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd 56,370   493 International Business Machines Corp 7,300   1,137
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 29,800   2,722 Leidos Holdings Inc 16,232   1,028
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 4,661   274 NCR Corp 5,905   195
First Financial Bancorp   641   17 NEC Corp 13,400   407
National Australia Bank Ltd 56,673   1,317     $   6,937
Natixis SA 125,101   1,072 Consumer Products - (0.04)%        
Nordea Bank AB 147,335   1,672 Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc 10,282   1,015
Suruga Bank Ltd 19,000   310          
Swedbank AB 24,768   622          
UBS Group AG 39,215   743 Cosmetics & Personal Care - (0.02)%        
Westpac Banking Corp 23,101   548 Essity AB 18,941   518
Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc 18,000   217          
    $   10,676 Distribution & Wholesale - (0.25)%        
Beverages - (0.09)%         Fossil Group Inc 434,837   5,818
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc 31,700   1,200 Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd 31,200   870
Remy Cointreau SA 2,568   349     $   6,688
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd 76,743   1,037 Diversified Financial Services - (0.16)%        
    $   2,586 AEON Financial Service Co Ltd 35,000   813
Biotechnology - (0.06)%         Cboe Global Markets Inc 6,794   761
Acorda Therapeutics Inc 2,972   71 Charles Schwab Corp/The 8,100   429
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc 5,263   111 Deutsche Boerse AG 9,649   1,283
Gilead Sciences Inc 13,406   1,055 Hargreaves Lansdown PLC 20,696   490
Innoviva Inc 7,183   111 Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd 60,300   382
Seattle Genetics Inc 4,548   246 PRA Group Inc   833   32
    $   1,594     $   4,190
 
Building Materials - (0.07)%         Electric - (0.47)%        
HeidelbergCement AG 2,798   281 AES Corp/VA 63,900   695
          Black Hills Corp 8,199   416

 

See accompanying notes.

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Short Sales Outstanding

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's)
 
Electric (continued)         Healthcare - Services (continued)        
Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc/The 87,100 $ 1,016 IQVIA Holdings Inc 7,988 $ 785
Consolidated Edison Inc 13,302   996 LHC Group Inc   143   9
Dominion Energy Inc 16,349   1,211 Sonic Healthcare Ltd 54,398   1,026
E.ON SE 125,469   1,272     $   11,844
Emera Inc 42,300   1,365          
Engie SA 36,275   566 Holding Companies - Diversified - (0.08)%        
Exelon Corp 33,464   1,240 Bollore SA 280,782   1,587
Fortis Inc/Canada 31,800   1,039 Keppel Corp Ltd 72,900   436
Great Plains Energy Inc 44,033   1,284     $   2,023
NRG Yield Inc - A Shares   722   11 Home Builders - (0.12)%        
Power Assets Holdings Ltd 95,000   806 Iida Group Holdings Co Ltd 65,800   1,238
RWE AG 8,522   169 Lennar Corp - A Shares 28,419   1,608
Vistra Energy Corp 28,890   548 Sekisui House Ltd 22,900   399
    $   12,634     $   3,245
 
Electrical Components & Equipment - (0.05)%         Home Furnishings - (0.03)%        
Acuity Brands Inc 3,444   491 SEB SA 2,259   461
Casio Computer Co Ltd 54,200   797 Whirlpool Corp 1,709   278
    $   1,288     $   739
 
Electronics - (0.08)%         Insurance - (0.50)%        
Corning Inc 16,900   492 Berkshire Hathaway Inc - Class B 4,434   919
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd 3,700   515 Challenger Ltd/Australia 47,613   464
TTM Technologies Inc 51,933   839 Great-West Lifeco Inc 60,900   1,607
Vishay Intertechnology Inc 21,078   388 Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial 7,500   318
    $   2,234 Services Inc        
Engineering & Construction - (0.13)%         Intact Financial Corp 6,200   479
Ferrovial SA 44,853   968 Kemper Corp 1,508   85
JGC Corp 101,000   2,306 MetLife Inc 44,063   2,035
    $   3,274 MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc 15,800   488
          Power Corp of Canada 9,000   213
Entertainment - (0.07)%         Power Financial Corp 66,600   1,739
Oriental Land Co Ltd/Japan 6,500   632 Sony Financial Holdings Inc 19,400   357
Paddy Power Betfair PLC 4,010   469 T&D Holdings Inc 116,600   1,912
Penn National Gaming Inc 3,239   86 Voya Financial Inc 43,500   2,220
Sega Sammy Holdings Inc 25,500   370 Willis Towers Watson PLC 5,100   805
Vail Resorts Inc 1,506   310     $   13,641
 
    $   1,867 Internet - (0.54)%        
Food - (0.28)%         Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR 20,681   3,850
Calbee Inc 35,900   1,196 Iliad SA 7,530   1,765
Carrefour SA 25,414   582 Kakaku.com Inc 43,800   741
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA 24,878   1,348 Liberty Ventures 1,811   97
Chr Hansen Holding A/S 7,270   604 MercadoLibre Inc 1,200   466
Hormel Foods Corp 30,893   1,003 New Media Investment Group Inc 114,815   1,981
ICA Gruppen AB 36,366   1,297 Symantec Corp 17,200   452
Kraft Heinz Co/The 13,220   886 TripAdvisor Inc 10,500   421
Metro Inc 2,336   74 VeriSign Inc 33,159   3,847
Mondelez International Inc 14,170   622 Zillow Group Inc - C Shares 19,119   911
Post Holdings Inc 1,172   89     $   14,531
 
    $   7,701 Investment Companies - (0.11)%        
Forest Products & Paper - (0.04)%         Eurazeo SA 13,632   1,301
International Paper Co 18,404   1,097 Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA 14,910   1,702
          Prospect Capital Corp 1,929   13
 
Gas - (0.07)%             $   3,016
Enagas SA 27,123   705 Iron & Steel - (0.02)%        
Osaka Gas Co Ltd 49,200   970 Allegheny Technologies Inc 8,045   208
Sempra Energy 1,289   141 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc 9,979   70
    $   1,816 Hitachi Metals Ltd 29,200   372
 
Healthcare - Products - (0.22)%             $   650
Abbott Laboratories 26,270   1,585 Leisure Products & Services - (0.02)%        
Coloplast A/S 18,669   1,578 Harley-Davidson Inc 13,242   601
Essilor International Cie Generale d'Optique 15,995   2,095          
SA                  
Getinge AB 38,688   487 Lodging - (0.33)%        
    $   5,745 Accor SA 86,300   4,974
          Marriott International Inc/MD 3,100   438
Healthcare - Services - (0.44)%         MGM Resorts International 87,476   2,994
Anthem Inc 42,589   10,024 Wyndham Worldwide Corp 5,022   581
              $   8,987

 

See accompanying notes.

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Short Sales Outstanding

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's)
 
Machinery - Diversified - (0.27)%         Pharmaceuticals (continued)        
Flowserve Corp 40,122 $ 1,699 Bayer AG 13,274 $ 1,549
GEA Group AG 15,573   736 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 20,500   1,056
KION Group AG 15,236   1,299 CVS Health Corp 5,593   379
Kone OYJ 9,292   481 Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd 25,600   907
MAN SE 4,755   542 Grifols SA 65,132   1,781
Wabtec Corp/DE 22,210   1,807 Medipal Holdings Corp 11,300   230
Yaskawa Electric Corp 15,200   699 Merck & Co Inc 10,600   575
    $   7,263 Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd 13,200   201
Media - (0.30)%         Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd ADR 11,484   215
Axel Springer SE 6,024   542 Vifor Pharma AG 15,156   2,129
Discovery Communications Inc - C Shares 14,701   338     $   11,632
EW Scripps Co/The 124,218   1,710 Pipelines - (0.22)%        
MSG Networks Inc 132,642   3,236 AltaGas Ltd 34,900   719
New York Times Co/The 9,084   219 Cheniere Energy Inc 22,400   1,176
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE 7,252   287 Enbridge Inc 27,700   881
Thomson Reuters Corp 37,900   1,493 Koninklijke Vopak NV 34,344   1,616
Walt Disney Co/The 3,554   367 Targa Resources Corp 6,100   272
    $   8,192 TransCanada Corp 31,200   1,349
Metal Fabrication & Hardware - (0.07)%             $   6,013
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd 9,600   301 Real Estate - (0.22)%        
Rexnord Corp 4,848   141 CBRE Group Inc 20,800   972
Tenaris SA 73,975   1,277 Deutsche Wohnen SE 19,632   810
    $   1,719 First Capital Realty Inc 25,000   389
Mining - (0.07)%         Henderson Land Development Co Ltd 48,000   310
Anglo American PLC 19,664   476 Hysan Development Co Ltd 101,000   584
Cameco Corp 58,100   512 Jones Lang LaSalle Inc 3,800   610
First Quantum Minerals Ltd 26,300   429 Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc 24,400   586
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd 7,900   367 REA Group Ltd 7,336   437
          Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd 18,000   652
    $   1,784 Vonovia SE 10,707   488
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - (0.08)%             $   5,838
Siemens AG 4,690   615          
Textron Inc 27,370   1,638 REITs - (0.05)%        
          Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc 1,758   32
    $   2,253 Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc 1,226   38
Office & Business Equipment - (0.07)%         Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 49,783   924
Konica Minolta Inc 108,700   998 iStar Inc 2,734   28
Xerox Corp 31,498   955 PotlatchDeltic Corp 1,368   70
    $   1,953 Redwood Trust Inc 1,748   25
          Spirit Realty Capital Inc 1,121   9
Oil & Gas - (0.20)%         Welltower Inc 9,788   514
Chesapeake Energy Corp 24,399   69     $   1,640
Helmerich & Payne Inc 4,325   279          
Hess Corp 16,500   750 Retail - (0.68)%        
Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd 10,400   395 Ascena Retail Group Inc 379,681   862
Inpex Corp 92,600   1,108 AutoZone Inc   452   301
JXTG Holdings Inc 115,500   693 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc 65,412   1,402
Neste Oyj 17,235   1,262 Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd 18,950   578
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc 11,002   199 Dufry AG 14,420   2,069
Woodside Petroleum Ltd 28,396   634 Gap Inc/The 38,227   1,207
Woodside Petroleum Ltd - Rights 3,155   5 JC Penney Co Inc 204,342   885
    $   5,394 L Brands Inc 9,269   457
          Macy's Inc 33,572   987
Oil & Gas Services - (0.14)%         Michaels Cos Inc/The 24,266   558
Keane Group Inc 29,700   462 Nordstrom Inc 27,666   1,419
McDermott International Inc 83,827   612 Papa John's International Inc 27,058   1,562
National Oilwell Varco Inc 39,520   1,387 Sally Beauty Holdings Inc 55,280   931
ProPetro Holding Corp 33,180   535 Signet Jewelers Ltd 42,916   2,158
RPC Inc 29,965   588 Tailored Brands Inc 14,912   349
Superior Energy Services Inc 22,014   188 Yamada Denki Co Ltd 382,900   2,417
Weatherford International PLC 12,787   34     $   18,142
    $   3,806          
          Savings & Loans - (0.14)%        
Packaging & Containers - (0.11)%         BofI Holding Inc 101,114   3,760
Ball Corp 77,778   3,107          
WestRock Co   794   52          
    $   3,159 Semiconductors - (0.91)%        
          Analog Devices Inc 3,200   289
Pharmaceuticals - (0.43)%         Intel Corp 164,842   8,125
AbbVie Inc 3,698   428 Lam Research Corp 59,797   11,473
Allergan PLC 14,149   2,182 Marvell Technology Group Ltd 48,758   1,145

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Short Sales Outstanding

 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Value (000's)          
     Principal      
Semiconductors (continued)           BONDS (continued) Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Microchip Technology Inc   31,860 $ 2,833 Oil & Gas (continued)          
NXP Semiconductors NV   1,000     125 SM Energy Co (continued)          
Qorvo Inc   7,800     630 6.75%, 09/15/2026 $ 461 $ 463
Synaptics Inc   957     44       $   991
      $   24,664            
            Pharmaceuticals - (0.09)%          
Software - (0.09)%           Endo Finance LLC          
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc   7,900     793 5.75%, 01/15/2022   2,920   2,387
Fidelity National Information Services Inc   10,861     1,056            
Mixi Inc   12,800     516            
      $   2,365 Retail - (0.05)%          
            Macy's Retail Holdings Inc          
Telecommunications - (0.42)%           4.50%, 12/15/2034   1,677   1,459
AT&T Inc   25,893     940            
BCE Inc   6,900     301            
CommScope Holding Co Inc   47,779     1,849 Sovereign - (0.52)%          
Deutsche Telekom AG   46,588     748 Colombia Government International Bond          
Hikari Tsushin Inc   3,700     532 3.88%, 04/25/2027   2,150   2,094
Nokia OYJ   66,583     388 4.50%, 01/28/2026   598   615
SES SA   68,430     1,091 El Salvador Government International Bond          
SoftBank Group Corp   18,200     1,500 7.65%, 06/15/2035   2,968   3,130
Swisscom AG   818     442 Mexico Government International Bond          
Tele2 AB   39,291     465 3.75%, 01/11/2028   1,003   961
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson   175,170     1,172 4.15%, 03/28/2027   985   984
TPG Telecom Ltd   77,778     367 Turkey Government International Bond          
Verizon Communications Inc   9,917     473 7.38%, 02/05/2025   5,695   6,384
Zayo Group Holdings Inc   26,530     951       $   14,168
      $   11,219 TOTAL BONDS (proceeds $21,502)     $   20,632
                Principal      
Transportation - (0.25)%           CONVERTIBLE BONDS - (0.02)% Amount (000's) Value (000's)
AP Moller - Maersk A/S   303     492            
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc   1,960     119 Commercial Services - 0.00%          
Central Japan Railway Co   4,100     761 Macquarie Infrastructure Corp          
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc   5,710     533 2.88%, 07/15/2019   25   25
FedEx Corp   2,290     564            
Keihan Holdings Co Ltd   20,100     628 Internet - (0.01)%          
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc   15,900     766 Booking Holdings Inc          
MTR Corp Ltd   216,092     1,140 0.90%, 09/15/2021   225   278
Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd   31,300     636 Liberty Expedia Holdings Inc          
Seibu Holdings Inc   69,100     1,175 1.00%, 06/30/2047   100   96
Ship Finance International Ltd   8,008     116 Proofpoint Inc          
      $   6,930 0.75%, 06/15/2020   50   70
Water - (0.06)%                 $   444
United Utilities Group PLC   69,907     640 Media - (0.01)%          
Veolia Environnement SA   43,620     1,060 DISH Network Corp          
      $   1,700 2.38%, 03/15/2024   125   113
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (proceeds $286,607)   $   308,705            
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - (0.03)%   Shares Value (000's) TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (proceeds $548)   $   582
 
Exchange Traded Funds - (0.03)%           U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT   Principal      
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services   37,240     546 AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - (7.92)% Amount (000's) Value (000's)
ETF           Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) - (2.99)%      
VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF   8,667     206 3.50%, 04/01/2048 $ 80,883 $ 80,610
      $   752            
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (proceeds $887) $   752 U.S. Treasury - (4.61)%          
    Principal       1.00%, 09/30/2019   24,525   24,069
BONDS - (0.76)% Amount (000's) Value (000's) 1.38%, 09/15/2020   11,585   11,306
Commercial Services - 0.00%           1.50%, 08/15/2020   10,990   10,768
Cenveo Corp           1.63%, 10/31/2023   14,715   13,878
0.00%, 09/15/2022 $ 642 $ 61 1.75%, 06/30/2022   4,122   3,978
            1.88%, 12/15/2020   8,528   8,408
            1.88%, 10/31/2022   12,401   11,989
Diversified Financial Services - (0.06)%           1.88%, 08/31/2024   3,975   3,763
International Lease Finance Corp           2.00%, 01/31/2020   7,696   7,660
5.88%, 08/15/2022   1,436   1,566 2.25%, 08/15/2027   332   314
            2.38%, 05/15/2027   16,300   15,633
Oil & Gas - (0.04)%           2.63%, 02/28/2023   1,319   1,317
SM Energy Co           3.63%, 02/15/2021   11,085   11,463
6.50%, 01/01/2023   528   528       $   124,546

 

See accompanying notes.

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Global Multi-Strategy Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

Short Sales Outstanding

U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT   Principal    
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued) Amount (000's)  Value (000's)
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Obligations - (0.32)%    
1.00%, 02/15/2048 $ 8,641 $ 8,671
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCY $   213,827
OBLIGATIONS (proceeds $215,376)        
TOTAL SHORT SALES (proceeds $524,920)   $   544,498

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Global Opportunities Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS - 99.58% Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Aerospace & Defense - 4.83%       Electronics (continued)      
Boeing Co/The 37,099 $ 13,437 Keyence Corp 12,300 $ 7,449
L3 Technologies Inc 77,630   16,112     $ 11,429
Lockheed Martin Corp 40,128   14,143 Engineering & Construction - 1.18%      
    $ 43,692 Vinci SA 108,189   10,683
Agriculture - 2.08%              
British American Tobacco PLC 95,448   5,634 Environmental Control - 1.51%      
Philip Morris International Inc 127,321   13,184 Waste Management Inc 158,508   13,682
    $ 18,818        
Airlines - 0.66%       Food - 1.74%      
ANA Holdings Inc 149,900   6,003 Uni-President Enterprises Corp 1,927,000   4,512
        WH Group Ltd (b) 9,126,500   11,240
Apparel - 1.86%           $ 15,752
Kering SA 13,370   6,274 Healthcare - Products - 0.73%      
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 35,069   10,489 Lonza Group AG (a) 25,967   6,579
    $ 16,763        
Automobile Manufacturers - 2.60%       Healthcare - Services - 4.83%      
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a) 198,565   4,191 Anthem Inc 45,877   10,798
Suzuki Motor Corp 174,500   9,955 Cigna Corp 50,087   9,811
Volvo AB - B Shares 498,730   9,377 ICON PLC (a) 60,010   6,800
    $ 23,523 UnitedHealth Group Inc 71,824   16,244
Banks - 12.50%           $ 43,653
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd 15,463,000   8,496 Holding Companies - Diversified - 0.01%      
Bank of America Corp 564,261   18,113 Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA - Rights (a) 31,318   53
China Construction Bank Corp 9,764,000   10,011        
Comerica Inc 114,258   11,108 Insurance - 7.44%      
Danske Bank A/S 233,868   9,386 Allstate Corp/The 112,347   10,365
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV 1,260,300   7,556 Legal & General Group PLC 2,136,622   7,697
JPMorgan Chase & Co 166,226   19,199 NN Group NV 203,551   9,074
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 14,938,611   14,115 Prudential Financial Inc 78,984   8,398
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1,170,400   8,244 Reinsurance Group of America Inc 79,050   12,157
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 116,700   6,730 Swiss Life Holding AG (a) 30,607   11,053
    $ 112,958 Unum Group 167,004   8,511
Beverages - 1.34%           $ 67,255
Diageo PLC 357,257   12,122 Internet - 7.48%      
        Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR(a) 46,368   8,631
Biotechnology - 1.70%       Alphabet Inc - A Shares (a) 24,591   27,147
Gilead Sciences Inc 195,550   15,396 Amazon.com Inc (a) 6,779   10,253
        Facebook Inc (a) 50,113   8,936
Chemicals - 0.52%       VeriSign Inc (a) 108,715   12,613
Covestro AG (b) 41,982   4,736     $ 67,580
        Lodging - 2.08%      
Coal - 0.91%       Extended Stay America Inc 496,835   9,951
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd 1,905,500   5,393 Las Vegas Sands Corp 121,505   8,847
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd 1,940,000   2,871     $ 18,798
    $ 8,264 Machinery - Construction & Mining - 1.09%      
Commercial Services - 1.93%       Hitachi Ltd 1,297,000   9,808
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd 915,634   5,688        
Aramark 282,661   11,790 Machinery - Diversified - 1.41%      
    $ 17,478 Cummins Inc 75,850   12,756
Computers - 4.15%              
Apple Inc 84,628   15,074 Media - 0.98%      
Atos SE 12,059   1,586 Comcast Corp - Class A 243,257   8,808
DXC Technology Co 134,102   13,751        
Leidos Holdings Inc 112,489   7,122 Oil & Gas - 3.15%      
    $ 37,533 BP PLC 1,004,814   6,531
Cosmetics & Personal Care - 0.91%       Chevron Corp 116,284   13,015
Colgate-Palmolive Co 118,876   8,199 Royal Dutch Shell PLC - A Shares 283,886   8,965
            $ 28,511
Distribution & Wholesale - 1.65%       Pharmaceuticals - 3.07%      
Mitsubishi Corp 531,600   14,893 AbbVie Inc 183,791   21,289
        Pfizer Inc 178,751   6,490
Diversified Financial Services - 1.50%           $ 27,779
Amundi SA (b) 48,093   3,920 Real Estate - 1.92%      
Mastercard Inc 54,558   9,589 Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd 612,000   10,153
    $ 13,509 Vonovia SE 158,199   7,212
Electric - 3.65%           $ 17,365
American Electric Power Co Inc 69,398   4,551 REITs - 2.14%      
Enel SpA 2,199,729   12,769 American Tower Corp 68,130   9,493
Exelon Corp 213,872   7,922 Mirvac Group 3,229,692   5,288
Power Grid Corp of India Ltd 2,560,130   7,728 Prologis Inc 75,447   4,578
    $ 32,970     $ 19,359
Electronics - 1.27%              
ADT Inc (a) 376,865   3,980        

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Global Opportunities Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)   Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
Retail - 3.52%         Country Percent  
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 164,600 $ 8,003   United States 60.08 %
Best Buy Co Inc 71,963   5,213   Japan 8.13 %
Liberty Interactive Corp QVC Group (a) 296,063   8,547   United Kingdom 5.55 %
Lowe's Cos Inc 112,671   10,094   France 4.41 %
    $ 31,857   China 3.92 %
Semiconductors - 1.53%         Hong Kong 2.36 %
Intel Corp 134,824   6,645   Netherlands 1.99 %
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3,303   7,178   Switzerland 1.95 %
    $ 13,823   Canada 1.63 %
Software - 4.05%         India 1.49 %
Microsoft Corp 212,641   19,939   Italy 1.41 %
Synopsys Inc (a) 116,138   9,834   Germany 1.32 %
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) 83,421   6,860   Sweden 1.04 %
    $ 36,633   Denmark 1.04 %
Telecommunications - 2.03%         Mexico 0.84 %
Cisco Systems Inc 409,559   18,340   Korea, Republic Of 0.79 %
          Ireland 0.75 %
Toys, Games & Hobbies - 1.90%         Brazil 0.61 %
Nintendo Co Ltd 37,700   17,186   Australia 0.58 %
          Taiwan, Province Of China 0.50 %
Transportation - 1.73%         Other Assets and Liabilities (0.39 )%
Norfolk Southern Corp 112,184   15,602   TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 900,148        
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.21% Shares Held   Value (000's)        
Money Market Funds - 0.21%              
Principal Government Money Market Fund (c) 1,855,216   1,855        
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 1,855        
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.60% Shares Held   Value (000's)        
Holding Companies - Diversified - 0.60%              
Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA 0.06% 1,332,600 $ 5,451        
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   $ 5,451        
Total Investments   $ 907,454        
Other Assets and Liabilities - (0.39)%   $ (3,557 )      
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%   $ 903,897        

 

(a)      Non-income producing security
(b)      Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $19,896 or 2.20% of net assets.
(c)      Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub- schedule for transactional information.
Affiliated Securities   August 31, 2017 Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018
    Value   Cost   Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund   $   $ 51,702 $ 49,847 $   1,855
    $   $ 51,702 $ 49,847 $   1,855
 
 
    Realized Gain/Loss     Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized
    Income   on Investments     Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 6 $   $     $
  $ 6 $   $     $
Amounts in thousands                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
International Small Company Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.01% Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Advertising - 0.43%       Diversified Financial Services (continued)      
Stroeer SE & Co KGaA 61,044 $ 4,328 Euronext NV (b) 59,529 $ 4,141
        Fuyo General Lease Co Ltd 54,500   3,633
Airlines - 0.73%       Mebuki Financial Group Inc 1,514,510   6,071
Air Canada (a) 182,400   3,847 Paragon Banking Group PLC 208,380   1,391
Wizz Air Holdings Plc (a),(b) 70,687   3,509 TP ICAP PLC 767,225   5,652
    $ 7,356 Zenkoku Hosho Co Ltd 104,900   4,624
Apparel - 1.89%           $ 35,846
boohoo.com plc (a) 1,931,969   4,913 Electric - 1.07%      
Moncler SpA 256,891   8,915 Hera SpA 1,178,260   4,008
Puma SE 12,061   5,284 Iren SpA 2,288,629   6,783
    $ 19,112     $ 10,791
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.91%       Electrical Components & Equipment - 1.74%      
New Flyer Industries Inc 193,000   8,570 Fujikura Ltd 658,300   4,803
Shinmaywa Industries Ltd 73,200   635 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd 100,000   5,449
    $ 9,205 Philips Lighting NV (b) 185,229   7,338
Automobile Parts & Equipment - 4.53%           $ 17,590
Cie Plastic Omnium SA 143,791   6,735 Electronics - 3.07%      
Daikyonishikawa Corp 263,300   4,491 Alps Electric Co Ltd 167,800   4,574
FCC Co Ltd 185,700   5,238 CMK Corp 391,400   3,382
Georg Fischer AG 6,400   9,368 Eizo Corp 74,100   3,544
Rheinmetall AG 70,082   9,253 Maxell Holdings Ltd 212,100   4,287
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd 271,900   5,034 Mycronic AB 268,094   3,370
Toyota Boshoku Corp 267,700   5,708 Orbotech Ltd (a) 115,332   6,339
    $ 45,827 SCREEN Holdings Co Ltd 37,500   3,477
Banks - 3.03%       Sumida Corp 128,400   2,066
77 Bank Ltd/The 218,100   5,431     $ 31,039
Aareal Bank AG 150,495   7,320 Engineering & Construction - 3.03%      
Israel Discount Bank Ltd (a) 2,004,274   5,747 Cie d'Entreprises CFE 3,113   421
Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA 574,169   6,852 Downer EDI Ltd 1,072,774   5,723
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd 287,916   5,307 KAWADA TECHNOLOGIES Inc 35,200   1,932
    $ 30,657 Kyowa Exeo Corp 193,400   5,138
Beverages - 1.26%       Kyudenko Corp 105,800   4,894
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc 166,800   6,315 Maeda Corp 372,800   4,464
Royal Unibrew A/S 105,299   6,461 Toda Corp 664,000   5,059
    $ 12,776 Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp 122,500   2,957
Biotechnology - 0.58%           $ 30,588
Abcam PLC 335,323   5,858 Entertainment - 2.23%      
        GVC Holdings PLC 540,325   6,612
Building Materials - 2.09%       Stars Group Inc/The (a) 314,200   8,644
Buzzi Unicem SpA 251,855   6,189 William Hill PLC 1,624,355   7,304
Ibstock PLC (b) 742,531   2,671     $ 22,560
Nichiha Corp 72,900   2,863 Food - 3.22%      
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd 6,046,000   9,346 Ebro Foods SA 194,431   4,885
    $ 21,069 Empire Co Ltd 306,100   5,668
Chemicals - 3.28%       Greencore Group PLC 1,092,019   2,659
Denka Co Ltd 135,900   4,971 Greenyard NV 91,432   2,091
DIC Corp 131,300   4,685 Morinaga Milk Industry Co Ltd 107,100   4,314
Showa Denko KK 179,700   8,769 Nichirei Corp 189,500   4,819
Tosoh Corp 181,700   3,756 Sonae SGPS SA 1,527,772   2,235
Wacker Chemie AG 35,397   6,004 SSP Group Plc 714,293   5,905
Zeon Corp 332,400   4,967     $ 32,576
    $ 33,152 Forest Products & Paper - 1.86%      
Commercial Services - 3.10%       Cascades Inc 262,900   3,255
Hays PLC 2,936,372   7,812 Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 243,700   8,479
Kanamoto Co Ltd 155,600   4,892 Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd 426,500   7,111
Loomis AB 172,862   6,282     $ 18,845
Rentokil Initial PLC 1,897,212   7,546 Gas - 0.70%      
Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA 278,752   4,795 Rubis SCA 99,357   7,109
    $ 31,327        
Computers - 2.73%       Healthcare - Products - 1.18%      
Bechtle AG 45,072   3,828 Carl Zeiss Meditec AG 80,679   4,972
DTS Corp 129,800   4,665 Japan Lifeline Co Ltd 141,200   4,544
MCJ Co Ltd 350,700   4,704 Paramount Bed Holdings Co Ltd 47,200   2,432
S&T AG 225,400   5,644     $ 11,948
Sopra Steria Group 24,768   4,810 Healthcare - Services - 1.79%      
Teleperformance 27,932   3,978 NMC Health PLC 126,461   5,952
    $ 27,629 Orpea 57,313   6,879
Distribution & Wholesale - 0.52%       UDG Healthcare PLC 461,207   5,280
Inchcape PLC 562,237   5,238     $ 18,111
        Holding Companies - Diversified - 1.23%      
Diversified Financial Services - 3.55%       Melco International Development Ltd 1,742,000   4,832
Anima Holding SpA (b) 794,513   6,003        
Burford Capital Ltd 303,037   4,331        

 

See accompanying notes.

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Holding Companies - Diversified (continued)       Pharmaceuticals (continued)      
Seven Group Holdings Ltd 540,413 $ 7,638 Clinigen Group Plc 261,691 $ 3,315
    $ 12,470 Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC 100,029   3,447
Home Builders - 1.94%       Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd 72,000   4,014
Bellway PLC 148,198   6,317 Recordati SpA 119,153   4,260
Haseko Corp 543,200   7,956 Sawai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 100,100   4,629
Redrow PLC 656,002   5,295 Tsumura & Co 111,200   3,708
    $ 19,568     $ 29,581
Insurance - 1.70%       Private Equity - 1.50%      
ASR Nederland NV 229,979   10,344 Intermediate Capital Group PLC 629,363   9,104
Beazley PLC 640,671   4,555 Jafco Co Ltd 121,000   6,047
Hastings Group Holdings PLC (b) 521,588   2,230     $ 15,151
    $ 17,129 Real Estate - 5.80%      
Internet - 2.39%       ADO Properties SA (b) 64,546   3,354
ASOS PLC (a) 43,428   4,410 BUWOG AG (a) 151,025   5,313
Just Eat PLC (a) 573,157   6,887 CA Immobilien Anlagen AG 100,178   2,934
Rightmove PLC 115,754   6,794 Castellum AB 465,365   7,326
Wix.com Ltd (a) 80,518   6,043 Entra ASA (b) 178,437   2,468
    $ 24,134 Hemfosa Fastigheter AB 430,972   5,068
Leisure Products & Services - 0.63%       Hysan Development Co Ltd 944,000   5,455
Koshidaka Holdings Co Ltd 96,000   6,385 LEG Immobilien AG 62,659   6,505
        Nexity SA (a) 62,816   3,924
Machinery - Diversified - 5.05%       Open House Co Ltd 104,600   6,273
Bucher Industries AG 13,460   5,652 TLG Immobilien AG 141,834   3,780
Deutz AG 503,668   4,681 UOL Group Ltd 967,900   6,175
Duerr AG 48,217   5,897     $ 58,575
Ebara Corp 115,500   4,263 REITs - 5.01%      
Juki Corp 215,900   3,404 Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust 107,259   3,466
Makino Milling Machine Co Ltd 561,000   5,645 Canadian Apartment Properties REIT 141,100   3,865
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG 29,087   5,176 Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust 282,200   2,714
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd 123,000   4,792 Fonciere Des Regions 61,806   6,448
Toromont Industries Ltd 85,804   3,852 GPT Group/The 1,452,682   5,331
Valmet OYJ 359,232   7,680 H&R Real Estate Investment Trust 293,600   4,571
    $ 51,042 ICADE 51,166   4,948
Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 0.30%       Investa Office Fund 1,395,456   4,560
Aurubis AG 36,122   3,026 Kenedix Office Investment Corp 789   4,989
        Mapletree Commercial Trust 5,124,258   6,069
Mining - 2.87%       MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp 4,823   3,627
Alumina Ltd 1,445,770   2,470     $ 50,588
Detour Gold Corp (a) 360,090   3,283 Retail - 4.47%      
KAZ Minerals PLC (a) 304,094   3,549 Autogrill SpA 367,138   4,574
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd 404,901   6,355 B&M European Value Retail SA 1,384,985   7,836
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co Ltd 109,700   5,456 Conviviality PLC 473,408   1,868
Northern Star Resources Ltd 941,553   4,571 JD Sports Fashion PLC 1,065,655   5,595
OceanaGold Corp 1,259,073   3,356 K's Holdings Corp 275,000   7,645
    $ 29,040 Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co Ltd 152,600   6,419
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 2.31%       Sogo Medical Co Ltd 31,300   1,835
Aalberts Industries NV 183,705   9,190 Tsuruha Holdings Inc 27,000   3,909
Fenner PLC 467,058   3,049 Valora Holding AG 15,120   5,481
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC 94,745   1,571     $ 45,162
Towa Corp 245,000   3,834 Semiconductors - 2.77%      
Trelleborg AB 51,898   1,326 IQE PLC (a) 3,807,028   6,656
Vesuvius PLC 546,238   4,415 Siltronic AG (a) 47,669   6,955
    $ 23,385 SOITEC (a) 70,789   5,543
Oil & Gas - 3.50%       Tower Semiconductor Ltd (a) 122,777   3,563
Aker BP ASA 254,383   6,242 Ulvac Inc 86,700   5,287
Cairn Energy PLC (a) 1,132,403   2,890     $ 28,004
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co Ltd 99,900   3,463 Software - 1.03%      
DCC PLC 57,912   5,271 Kinaxis Inc (a) 89,500   6,063
Enerplus Corp 608,400   6,728 Open Text Corp 125,100   4,392
Parex Resources Inc (a) 333,067   4,644     $ 10,455
Premier Oil PLC (a) 1,993,535   1,949 Telecommunications - 0.56%      
Whitecap Resources Inc 711,119   4,184 Spark New Zealand Ltd 2,346,546   5,670
    $ 35,371        
Oil & Gas Services - 0.85%       Transportation - 1.50%      
CES Energy Solutions Corp 483,605   2,091 National Express Group PLC 966,252   4,643
Subsea 7 SA 437,307   6,494 Seino Holdings Co Ltd 325,000   5,523
    $ 8,585 TFI International Inc 198,100   5,036
Packaging & Containers - 1.15%           $ 15,202
DS Smith PLC 1,066,921   6,997 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 990,634
RPC Group PLC 415,420   4,577        
    $ 11,574        
Pharmaceuticals - 2.93%              
Amplifon SpA 390,683   6,208        

 

See accompanying notes.

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      International Small Company Fund
      February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 1.57% Shares Held   Value (000's)
Money Market Funds - 1.57%      
Principal Government Money Market Fund (c) 15,898,290 $ 15,898
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 15,898
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.23% Shares Held   Value (000's)
Electronics - 0.23%      
Sartorius AG 0.51% 16,979 $ 2,289
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   $ 2,289
Total Investments   $ 1,008,821
Other Assets and Liabilities - 0.19%   $ 1,939
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%   $ 1,010,760

 

(a)      Non-income producing security
(b)      Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $31,714 or 3.14% of net assets.
(c)      Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub- schedule for transactional information.
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                    
Country     Percent                
Japan     27.68 %              
United Kingdom     15.92 %              
Canada     9.03 %              
Germany     8.16 %              
Italy     5.79 %              
France     4.99 %              
Australia     3.32 %              
Netherlands     3.08 %              
Israel     2.67 %              
Switzerland     2.38 %              
Sweden     2.31 %              
Ireland     2.14 %              
United States     2.00 %              
Hong Kong     1.95 %              
Austria     1.38 %              
Singapore     1.21 %              
Norway     0.87 %              
Luxembourg     0.78 %              
Finland     0.76 %              
Isle of Man     0.65 %              
Denmark     0.64 %              
United Arab Emirates     0.59 %              
New Zealand     0.56 %              
Spain     0.48 %              
Belgium     0.25 %              
Portugal     0.22 %              
Other Assets and Liabilities     0.19 %              
TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %              
 
Affiliated Securities August 31, 2017   Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018
     Value     Cost   Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund $     $ 67,426 $ 51,528 $   15,898
  $     $ 67,426 $ 51,528 $   15,898
 
 
      Realized Gain/Loss     Realized Gain from   Change in Unrealized
  Income   on Investments     Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 37 $     $     $
$ 37 $     $     $
Amounts in thousands                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS - 80.81% Shares Held Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Advertising - 0.18%       Banks (continued)      
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc 1,300 $ 19 Danske Bank A/S 61,410 $ 2,465
Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The (a) 8,996   210 DNB ASA 60,240   1,182
Omnicom Group Inc (a) 5,428   414 Erste Group Bank AG 13,916   708
    $ 643 Gunma Bank Ltd/The 10,700   65
Aerospace & Defense - 2.77%       Hiroshima Bank Ltd/The 2,400   19
Airbus SE 32,326   3,869 Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 132,774   498
Arconic Inc 10,711   261 JPMorgan Chase & Co (a) 19,155   2,213
Boeing Co/The 4,764   1,726 Jyske Bank A/S 350   21
General Dynamics Corp (a) 6,950   1,546 KeyCorp (a) 5,910   125
Harris Corp (a) 275   43 M&T Bank Corp (a) 274   52
L3 Technologies Inc 178   37 Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA 86,560   1,033
Northrop Grumman Corp 398   139 Morgan Stanley (a) 4,270   239
Raytheon Co (a) 6,741   1,466 Northern Trust Corp (a) 1,550   164
Rockwell Collins Inc 373   51 PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 1,082   171
TransDigm Group Inc (a) 1,206   348 Raiffeisen Bank International AG (b) 20,750   804
United Technologies Corp 3,682   496 Regions Financial Corp 41,670   809
    $ 9,982 Resona Holdings Inc 2,800   16
Agriculture - 0.76%       State Street Corp 841   89
Altria Group Inc (a) 22,033   1,387 SunTrust Banks Inc (a) 1,063   74
Japan Tobacco Inc 3,700   105 UBS Group AG (b) 57,309   1,086
Philip Morris International Inc 5,901   611 Wells Fargo & Co 7,276   425
Swedish Match AB 15,126   643 Western Alliance Bancorp (b) 4,372   256
    $ 2,746 Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc 2,000   24
Airlines - 0.43%           $ 16,430
Alaska Air Group Inc (a) 2,879   186 Beverages - 1.07%      
ANA Holdings Inc 5,800   232 Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 2,900   148
Delta Air Lines Inc (a) 5,223   282 Carlsberg A/S 1,536   188
Japan Airlines Co Ltd (a) 23,000   877 Coca-Cola Co/The 10,073   435
        Constellation Brands Inc (a) 8,744   1,884
    $ 1,577 Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (a) 4,164   484
Apparel - 0.99%              
Adidas AG 5,748   1,274 Molson Coors Brewing Co 492   38
Canada Goose Holdings Inc (b) 5,533   175 PepsiCo Inc (a) 6,310   692
Hanesbrands Inc (a) 8,427   163     $ 3,869
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (a),(b) 4,301   271 Biotechnology - 1.92%      
Moncler SpA (a) 22,947   796 Amgen Inc (a) 9,394   1,726
Ralph Lauren Corp (a) 2,124   225 Biogen Inc (a),(b) 4,947   1,430
Under Armour Inc - Class C (b) 1,011   15 Celgene Corp (b) 16,364   1,426
VF Corp 9,181   685 Gilead Sciences Inc (a) 23,613   1,859
    $ 3,604 H Lundbeck A/S 8,425   441
Automobile Manufacturers - 1.16%           $ 6,882
Daimler AG 11,495   982 Building Materials - 0.24%      
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (b) 60,718   1,281 Asahi Glass Co Ltd 900   37
General Motors Co 9,547   376 Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (a) 3,553   215
Hino Motors Ltd 2,800   37 Johnson Controls International plc 7,569   279
Isuzu Motors Ltd 5,500   86 Masco Corp (a) 7,283   299
PACCAR Inc 716   51 Taiheiyo Cement Corp 1,000   37
Suzuki Motor Corp 1,700   97     $ 867
Volvo AB - B Shares 68,368   1,285 Chemicals - 4.91%      
    $ 4,195 Air Products & Chemicals Inc (a) 3,460   556
Automobile Parts & Equipment - 1.15%       Asahi Kasei Corp 7,400   95
Aisin Seiki Co Ltd 1,900   111 BASF SE 14,521   1,517
Aptiv PLC (a) 6,249   571 Brenntag AG 5,173   322
Autoliv Inc 6,345   912 Daicel Corp 8,400   96
BorgWarner Inc (a) 4,933   242 Eastman Chemical Co (a) 1,803   182
Bridgestone Corp 600   27 Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd 1,700   38
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The (a) 5,620   163 JSR Corp 3,000   72
JTEKT Corp 9,800   151 Koninklijke DSM NV 12,705   1,312
Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd 800   55 Kuraray Co Ltd 800   14
NHK Spring Co Ltd 20,800   218 LyondellBasell Industries NV (a) 10,409   1,126
NOK Corp 4,200   89 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc 15,100   374
Rheinmetall AG 9,861   1,302 Mitsui Chemicals Inc 5,700   173
Stanley Electric Co Ltd 700   27 Monsanto Co 9,476   1,169
Toyota Boshoku Corp 12,400   264 Nitto Denko Corp 400   33
        PPG Industries Inc (a) 13,262   1,492
    $ 4,132        
Banks - 4.57%       Praxair Inc 656   98
Aozora Bank Ltd 500   20 Sherwin-Williams Co/The 18,505   7,431
Bank of America Corp (a) 91,493   2,937 Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd 12,000   74
        Tosoh Corp (a) 30,300   626
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 2,319   132        
BB&T Corp 1,789   97 Umicore SA 15,126   853
Capital One Financial Corp (a) 1,097   107     $ 17,653
Citigroup Inc (a) 5,915   446 Commercial Services - 1.33%      
Citizens Financial Group Inc (a) 3,386   147 Cintas Corp 2,388   407
Comerica Inc 57   6 Ecolab Inc 662   86

 

See accompanying notes.

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Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Commercial Services (continued)       Diversified Financial Services (continued)      
Equifax Inc 274 $ 31 Nasdaq Inc (a) 3,876 $ 313
H&R Block Inc 478   12 OM Asset Management PLC 32,448   497
ISS A/S 2,123   77 ORIX Corp 2,400   42
KAR Auction Services Inc (a) 17,022   921 Raymond James Financial Inc 334   31
Moody's Corp 2,376   396 Synchrony Financial (a) 4,202   153
Nielsen Holdings PLC (a) 8,330   272 T Rowe Price Group Inc (a) 5,737   642
Persol Holdings Co Ltd 10,900   279 Visa Inc (a) 8,939   1,099
Randstad Holding NV 9,378   668     $ 9,666
Robert Half International Inc 2,404   137 Electric - 1.54%      
S&P Global Inc 1,935   371 A2A SpA (a) 291,241   515
SGS SA 333   845 AES Corp/VA 1,511   16
Toppan Printing Co Ltd 2,000   17 CenterPoint Energy Inc 342   9
Total System Services Inc (a) 3,146   277 Consolidated Edison Inc 709   53
    $ 4,796 Duke Energy Corp 9,838   741
Computers - 4.18%       Enel SpA (a) 183,839   1,067
Accenture PLC - Class A (a) 6,281   1,011 Exelon Corp 2,195   81
Apple Inc (a) 23,651   4,213 FirstEnergy Corp (a) 10,423   337
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp 1,345   110 Hera SpA (a) 70,992   242
CSRA Inc 212   9 NextEra Energy Inc 8,244   1,254
DXC Technology Co (a) 6,682   685 NRG Energy Inc (a) 7,410   192
Fujitsu Ltd 22,000   131 Orsted A/S (c) 1,046   65
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (a) 25,396   472 Pinnacle West Capital Corp 256   20
HP Inc (a) 43,738   1,023 SCANA Corp 1,594   63
International Business Machines Corp (a) 26,643   4,152 Southern Co/The 15,442   665
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp 7,200   294 Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA 26,405   146
Logitech International SA 12,005   471 Xcel Energy Inc 1,162   50
NetApp Inc (a) 27,725   1,679     $ 5,516
Nomura Research Institute Ltd 900   40 Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.49%      
Obic Co Ltd 300   25 Acuity Brands Inc 742   106
Otsuka Corp 2,700   250 AMETEK Inc (a) 5,410   410
Seagate Technology PLC (a) 6,669   356 Brother Industries Ltd 6,300   157
Western Digital Corp 2,113   184 Emerson Electric Co (a) 14,842   1,055
    $ 15,105 Mabuchi Motor Co Ltd 1,100   56
Consumer Products - 0.12%           $ 1,784
Avery Dennison Corp (a) 2,062   244 Electronics - 0.60%      
Church & Dwight Co Inc 1,958   96 Allegion PLC 796   67
Kimberly-Clark Corp 803   89 Amphenol Corp 732   67
    $ 429 FLIR Systems Inc 319   16
Cosmetics & Personal Care - 1.35%       Garmin Ltd 431   25
Beiersdorf AG 5,875   643 Honeywell International Inc (a) 8,555   1,293
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2,001   138 Hoya Corp 1,900   100
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The (a) 11,708   1,621 Keyence Corp 100   60
Kao Corp 3,200   234 Kyocera Corp 1,200   71
Kose Corp 600   112 MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc 5,400   122
Lion Corp 5,800   108 Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd 3,600   109
Pigeon Corp 500   20 Omron Corp 2,900   171
Pola Orbis Holdings Inc 9,500   398 Waters Corp (b) 181   37
Procter & Gamble Co/The (a) 18,931   1,486     $ 2,138
Shiseido Co Ltd 2,100   126 Energy - Alternate Sources - 0.05%      
    $ 4,886 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 2,684   194
Distribution & Wholesale - 0.38%              
ITOCHU Corp 2,800   54 Engineering & Construction - 0.92%      
Marubeni Corp 49,300   375 Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services 7,865   803
Mitsubishi Corp (a) 10,700   300 Worldwide      
Mitsui & Co Ltd 8,600   156 Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (a) 2,736   167
Sumitomo Corp 4,500   79 Kajima Corp (a) 70,000   666
Toyota Tsusho Corp 1,700   63 Obayashi Corp 52,100   588
WW Grainger Inc (a) 1,318   344 Shimizu Corp 18,700   174
    $ 1,371 Taisei Corp (a) 18,400   933
Diversified Financial Services - 2.68%           $ 3,331
Affiliated Managers Group Inc (a) 6,216   1,177 Entertainment - 0.16%      
American Express Co 4,217   411 Genting Singapore PLC 155,100   135
BlackRock Inc (a) 3,768   2,070 Oriental Land Co Ltd/Japan 1,300   126
Cboe Global Markets Inc 258   29 Sega Sammy Holdings Inc 19,700   286
Charles Schwab Corp/The (a) 3,084   164 Toho Co Ltd/Tokyo 1,100   35
Discover Financial Services (a) 16,025   1,263     $ 582
E*TRADE Financial Corp (a),(b) 2,148   112 Environmental Control - 0.10%      
Franklin Resources Inc (a) 12,927   500 Republic Services Inc 759   51
Intercontinental Exchange Inc 4,624   338 Waste Management Inc (a) 3,639   314
Invesco Ltd (a) 9,524   310     $ 365
Mastercard Inc (a) 2,479   436 Food - 0.88%      
Mebuki Financial Group Inc 19,700   79 Campbell Soup Co (a) 7,044   303
        Conagra Brands Inc 2,254   82

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Food (continued)       Insurance (continued)      
Ezaki Glico Co Ltd 400 $ 20 Assicurazioni Generali SpA 1,902 $ 36
General Mills Inc 1,302   66 Berkshire Hathaway Inc - Class B (a),(b) 18,111   3,753
Hershey Co/The (a) 4,719   464 Brighthouse Financial Inc (b) 274   15
Hormel Foods Corp 2,033   66 Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The (a) 1,184   63
JM Smucker Co/The 616   78 Loews Corp 760   38
Kellogg Co 790   52 Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc (a) 11,913   989
Kraft Heinz Co/The 3,705   248 Poste Italiane SpA (c) 3,136   27
Kroger Co/The 14,865   403 Progressive Corp/The (a) 10,062   579
McCormick & Co Inc/MD (a) 3,065   327 Swiss Life Holding AG (b) 1,885   681
MEIJI Holdings Co Ltd 1,000   73 Torchmark Corp 1,105   94
NH Foods Ltd 6,000   134 Travelers Cos Inc/The 622   86
Sysco Corp 1,193   71     $ 9,865
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd 3,200   125 Internet - 2.16%      
Tyson Foods Inc (a) 8,613   641 Alphabet Inc - A Shares (a),(b) 2,235   2,467
    $ 3,153 Amazon.com Inc (b) 32   48
Forest Products & Paper - 0.17%       Booking Holdings Inc (b) 1,159   2,358
International Paper Co (a) 9,608   573 eBay Inc (b) 2,355   101
Oji Holdings Corp 6,000   39 F5 Networks Inc (a),(b) 8,911   1,323
    $ 612 Facebook Inc (b) 5,299   945
Gas - 0.02%       Start Today Co Ltd (a) 21,200   548
Italgas SpA 8,601   46     $ 7,790
Osaka Gas Co Ltd 700   14 Iron & Steel - 0.45%      
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd 500   12 ArcelorMittal (b) 18,756   637
    $ 72 JFE Holdings Inc (a) 20,600   474
Hand & Machine Tools - 0.90%       voestalpine AG 8,596   496
Fuji Electric Co Ltd 26,000   197     $ 1,607
Sandvik AB 70,485   1,305 Leisure Products & Services - 0.49%      
SMC Corp/Japan (a) 1,700   709 Carnival Corp (a) 16,803   1,124
Snap-on Inc (a) 1,326   211 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (a) 4,915   622
Stanley Black & Decker Inc (a) 3,513   559 Yamaha Motor Co Ltd 1,100   35
THK Co Ltd 5,800   250     $ 1,781
    $ 3,231 Lodging - 0.59%      
Healthcare - Products - 3.27%       Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (a) 7,361   595
Abbott Laboratories (a) 14,845   896 Marriott International Inc/MD (a) 8,670   1,224
Baxter International Inc (a) 11,051   749 Wyndham Worldwide Corp (a) 2,332   270
Becton Dickinson and Co 30,809   6,840     $ 2,089
Boston Scientific Corp (a),(b) 96,456   2,629 Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.78%      
Danaher Corp 1,594   156 Caterpillar Inc (a) 13,648   2,111
DiaSorin SpA (a) 2,083   170 Hitachi Ltd (a) 93,000   703
Shimadzu Corp 3,200   82 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 900   15
Varian Medical Systems Inc (a),(b) 2,217   264     $ 2,829
William Demant Holding A/S (b) 423   15 Machinery - Diversified - 1.19%      
    $ 11,801 Amada Holdings Co Ltd 16,300   217
Healthcare - Services - 2.32%       CNH Industrial NV 93,476   1,258
Aetna Inc (a) 7,083   1,254 Cummins Inc (a) 3,869   651
Anthem Inc (a) 444   105 Daifuku Co Ltd 1,700   111
Centene Corp (a),(b) 390   40 Deere & Co 3,468   558
Cigna Corp (a) 5,760   1,128 Flowserve Corp 1,662   70
DaVita Inc (b) 208   15 Hexagon AB 13,626   797
Envision Healthcare Corp (a),(b) 2,818   108 Nabtesco Corp 2,400   103
Humana Inc 2,410   655 Roper Technologies Inc (a) 274   75
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (a),(b) 2,433   420 Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd 4,100   160
Quest Diagnostics Inc (a) 3,159   326 Xylem Inc/NY (a) 4,210   314
UnitedHealth Group Inc (a) 5,686   1,286     $ 4,314
Universal Health Services Inc 26,573   3,035 Media - 2.62%      
    $ 8,372 CBS Corp (a) 9,394   498
Home Builders - 0.92%       Discovery Communications Inc - A Shares 13,363   325
DR Horton Inc (a) 61,553   2,579 (a),(b)      
Haseko Corp (a) 39,600   580 DISH Network Corp (a),(b) 21,514   897
Lennar Corp - A Shares 549   31 News Corp - A Shares (a) 13,637   220
PulteGroup Inc (a) 664   19 ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE 32,671   1,292
Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd 4,000   75 Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (a) 3,041   273
    $ 3,284 Time Warner Inc (a) 39,910   3,710
Home Furnishings - 0.01%       Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc 5,200   117
Leggett & Platt Inc 1,191   52 Viacom Inc - B Shares 9,615   321
Sony Corp 400   20 Wolters Kluwer NV 24,503   1,241
    $ 72 World Wrestling Entertainment Inc 13,197   503
Insurance - 2.73%           $ 9,397
Aflac Inc 893   79 Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 0.42%      
Allianz SE 10,890   2,530 Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd 600   19
Allstate Corp/The 812   75 MISUMI Group Inc 3,300   95
Aon PLC (a) 5,846   820 SKF AB 67,158   1,403
            $ 1,517

 

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COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Mining - 0.51%       Pharmaceuticals (continued)      
Boliden AB 33,276 $ 1,177 Zoetis Inc 11,311 $ 915
Freeport-McMoRan Inc (a),(b) 35,180   654     $ 12,686
    $ 1,831 Real Estate - 0.09%      
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 1.72%       CBRE Group Inc (a),(b) 7,212   337
3M Co (a) 1,369   323        
Alfa Laval AB 52,335   1,257 REITs - 0.24%      
AO Smith Corp 392   25 Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc 710   86
Dover Corp (a) 3,708   371 AvalonBay Communities Inc 316   49
Eaton Corp PLC 1,007   81 Equity Residential 842   47
General Electric Co 19,856   280 Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc 406   35
Illinois Tool Works Inc (a) 3,799   613 Realty Income Corp 333   17
Ingersoll-Rand PLC (a) 6,690   594 Weyerhaeuser Co (a) 17,674   619
Pentair PLC (a) 4,245   292     $ 853
Siemens AG 18,184   2,383 Retail - 4.69%      
    $ 6,219 Advance Auto Parts Inc (a) 1,730   198
Office & Business Equipment - 0.32%       Autogrill SpA (a) 18,367   229
Canon Inc 1,100   42 AutoZone Inc (b) 588   391
Pitney Bowes Inc (a) 89,147   1,105 Best Buy Co Inc 677   49
    $ 1,147 CarMax Inc (b) 40,646   2,517
Oil & Gas - 3.75%       Cie Financiere Richemont SA 14,521   1,273
Andeavor (a) 3,588   322 Citizen Watch Co Ltd 16,000   122
Apache Corp (a) 8,916   304 Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp 500   95
BP PLC ADR 10,930   425 Dollar General Corp (a) 883   84
ConocoPhillips (a) 44,495   2,416 Dollar Tree Inc (a),(b) 424   44
Eni SpA 128,578   2,135 Foot Locker Inc (a) 1,019   47
Exxon Mobil Corp (a) 24,956   1,890 Gap Inc/The (a) 895   28
Hess Corp (a) 7,375   335 Home Depot Inc/The (a) 8,162   1,488
Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd 13,600   516 Izumi Co Ltd 600   39
Inpex Corp 38,400   460 Kohl's Corp (a) 3,931   260
JXTG Holdings Inc (a) 179,800   1,079 Lowe's Cos Inc (a) 36,039   3,228
Marathon Oil Corp 1,945   28 Macy's Inc 1,265   37
Marathon Petroleum Corp (a) 11,373   729 Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co Ltd 9,600   404
Noble Energy Inc (a) 11,035   329 McDonald's Corp (a) 8,559   1,350
Phillips 66 (a) 11,865   1,072 Nitori Holdings Co Ltd 300   50
Pioneer Natural Resources Co 968   165 O'Reilly Automotive Inc (a),(b) 1,945   475
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR 6,285   398 PVH Corp 96   14
Valero Energy Corp (a) 10,203   923 Ross Stores Inc (a) 6,745   527
    $ 13,526 Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd 100   34
Oil & Gas Services - 0.73%       Shimamura Co Ltd 600   71
Halliburton Co 9,154   425 Signet Jewelers Ltd (a) 1,413   71
National Oilwell Varco Inc 869   30 Sugi Holdings Co Ltd 500   27
Schlumberger Ltd (a) 15,873   1,042 Sundrug Co Ltd 500   23
TechnipFMC PLC (a) 38,049   1,097 Target Corp (a) 3,207   242
    $ 2,594 TJX Cos Inc/The 2,168   179
Packaging & Containers - 0.13%       Tractor Supply Co (a) 2,944   191
Ball Corp 800   32 Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc 14,246   981
Packaging Corp of America (a) 2,195   262 Walmart Inc (a) 16,956   1,526
Sealed Air Corp 3,922   166 Welcia Holdings Co Ltd 1,500   66
    $ 460 Yum! Brands Inc 7,435   605
Pharmaceuticals - 3.52%           $ 16,965
AbbVie Inc 16,028   1,856 Semiconductors - 3.67%      
Alfresa Holdings Corp 12,700   284 Advanced Micro Devices Inc (b) 2,438   30
AmerisourceBergen Corp (a) 5,335   508 Analog Devices Inc (a) 22,028   1,986
Astellas Pharma Inc (a) 37,700   554 Applied Materials Inc 11,605   668
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (a) 4,659   308 ASML Holding NV 6,716   1,310
CVS Health Corp 2,320   157 BE Semiconductor Industries NV 4,912   482
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd 4,800   170 Intel Corp (a) 28,682   1,414
Eli Lilly & Co 2,519   194 KLA-Tencor Corp 358   41
Express Scripts Holding Co (b) 11,323   854 Lam Research Corp (a) 4,736   909
Johnson & Johnson (a) 20,632   2,680 Micron Technology Inc (a),(b) 30,283   1,478
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 800   52 Qorvo Inc (b) 289   23
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co Ltd 1,100   23 QUALCOMM Inc 3,387   220
Medipal Holdings Corp 7,600   155 Rohm Co Ltd 200   21
Merck & Co Inc (a) 28,593   1,550 Skyworks Solutions Inc 1,355   148
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp (a) 5,900   126 STMicroelectronics NV (a) 100,482   2,288
Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd 3,200   178 Texas Instruments Inc 16,654   1,804
Novo Nordisk A/S 10,554   546 Tokyo Electron Ltd 2,100   410
Pfizer Inc 32,720   1,188     $ 13,232
Recordati SpA (a) 6,689   239 Shipbuilding - 0.03%      
Shionogi & Co Ltd 800   42 Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 103   27
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (a) 4,600   70 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd 71,100   80
Suzuken Co Ltd/Aichi Japan 900   37     $ 107

 

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     Schedule of Investments Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value (000's)          
Software - 1.29%                  
CA Inc   5,368 $ 188   (a) Security or a portion of the security was pledged as collateral for short  
Citrix Systems Inc (b)   328   30     sales. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled  
Fidelity National Information Services Inc   762   74     $116,784 or 32.40% of net assets.    
GungHo Online Entertainment Inc   59,600   208   (b) Non-income producing security    
Konami Holdings Corp   300   16   (c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of  
Microsoft Corp (a)   17,736   1,663     1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from    
Nexon Co Ltd (b)   11,200   404     registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the  
Nuance Communications Inc (b)   20,464   329     period, the value of these securities totaled $691 or 0.75% of net assets.  
Oracle Corp   10,026   508   (d) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Oracle Corp Japan   3,100   239     Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the    
Paychex Inc   822   54     Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the  
Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd   13,600   579     outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-  
Temenos Group AG (b)   3,395   395     schedule for transactional information.    
      $ 4,687   (e) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin    
Telecommunications - 2.87%             requirements for swap and/or swaption contracts. At the end of the period,  
ARRIS International PLC (b)   24,701   630     the value of these securities totaled $13,572 or 3.76% of net assets.  
AT&T Inc (a)   34,296   1,245   (f) Rate shown is the discount rate of the original purchase.    
Cisco Systems Inc (a)   37,853   1,695          
Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc   16,122   186          
GN Store Nord A/S   16,012   552     Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
Hikari Tsushin Inc   500   72   Sector   Percent  
Juniper Networks Inc   24,004   616   Investment Companies 21.91 %
KDDI Corp   500   12   Consumer, Non-cyclical 16.53 %
Motorola Solutions Inc (a)   3,773   400          
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (a)   17,300   804   Industrial 13.40 %
PLAY Communications SA (b),(c)   60,934   599   Consumer, Cyclical 11.77 %
            Financial 10.31 %
TDC A/S   46,258   377   Technology 9.47 %
VEON Ltd ADR   414,550   1,198   Communications 7.83 %
Verizon Communications Inc (a)   40,815   1,948          
            Basic Materials 6.04 %
      $ 10,334   Energy 4.54 %
Toys, Games & Hobbies - 0.16%           Government 3.32 %
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (a)   13,900   449   Utilities 1.56 %
Mattel Inc (a)   7,940   126   Investments Sold Short (37.81 )%
      $ 575   Other Assets and Liabilities 31.13 %
Transportation - 3.12%           TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %
Central Japan Railway Co   200   37          
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc   264   25          
CSX Corp (a)   59,841   3,216          
DSV A/S   11,160   874          
Expeditors International of Washington Inc   3,563   231          
FedEx Corp   14,824   3,654          
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (a)   2,528   300          
Kamigumi Co Ltd   13,000   284          
Kansas City Southern   1,580   163          
Kyushu Railway Co   2,900   89          
Nippon Express Co Ltd (a)   3,000   201          
Norfolk Southern Corp (a)   5,121   712          
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc   3,757   522          
Union Pacific Corp (a)   6,925   902          
West Japan Railway Co   400   28          
      $ 11,238          
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 291,320          
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 21.91%   Shares Held   Value (000's)          
Money Market Funds - 21.91%                  
Principal Government Money Market Fund   78,982,813   78,983          
(d),(e)                  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 78,983          
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.64%   Shares Held   Value (000's)          
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.64%                  
Volkswagen AG 3.96%   11,798 $ 2,295          
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $ 2,295          
U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT   Principal              
AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 3.32%   Amount (000's)   Value (000's)          
U.S. Treasury Bill - 3.32%                  
1.26%, 04/26/2018 (a),(f) $ 12,000 $ 11,971          
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & GOVERNMENT AGENCY              
OBLIGATIONS     $ 11,971          
Total Investments     $ 384,569          
Other Assets and Liabilities - (6.68)%     $ (24,092 )        
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%     $ 360,477          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Affiliated Securities August 31, 2017   Purchases     Sales   February 28, 2018  
    Value        Cost     Proceeds      Value  
Principal Government Money Market Fund $   $   149,349 $   70,366 $     78,983  
  $   $   149,349 $   70,366 $     78,983  
 
 
    Realized Gain/Loss     Realized Gain from Change in Unrealized  
  Income   on Investments     Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 195  $     $         $    
  $ 195  $     $         $    
Amounts in thousands                              
 
 
Futures Contracts

Description and Expiration Date   Type Contracts   Notional Amount     Value and Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
AEX Index; March 2018   Long   7 $   914     $       24  
AEX Index; March 2018   Short   10     1,306             (4 )
CAC40 Index; March 2018   Short   96     6,230             (161 )
CAC40 Index; March 2018   Long   30     1,947             71  
DAX Index; March 2018   Long   5     1,896             (59 )
DAX Index; March 2018   Short   9     3,413             31  
DJ Euro Stoxx 50; March 2018   Short   385     16,148             529  
FTSE/MIB Index; March 2018   Long   1     138             1  
FTSE/MIB Index; March 2018   Short   9     1,241             (2 )
FTSE100 Index; March 2018   Long   28     2,785             (68 )
FTSE100 Index; March 2018   Short   29     2,885             106  
IBEX 35 Index; March 2018   Long   4     480             8  
Japan Topix Index; March 2018   Long   21     3,480             (213 )
MSCI Singapore Index; March 2018   Short   1     30              
OMXS30 Index; March 2018   Short   110     2,087             (83 )
OMXS30 Index; March 2018   Long   39     740             31  
S&P 500 Emini; March 2018   Long   201     27,280             595  
S&P/TSX 60 Index; March 2018   Long   10     1,423             (48 )
SPI 200 Index; March 2018   Long   12     1,398             5  
Total                   $       763  
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts.                              
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts

                      Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Settlement Date Contracts to Accept   In Exchange For     Fair Value   Asset   Liability  
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 AUD   1,548,000   $ 1,171   $ 1,202 $ 31 $  
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CAD   2,117,000     1,658     1,650   1   (9 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 CHF   1,383,000     1,412     1,467   55    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 DKK   2,757,000     454     452   3   (5 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 EUR   3,914,000     4,695     4,782   95   (8 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 GBP   2,318,000     3,112     3,194   82    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 HKD   4,872,000     625     623     (2 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 ILS   289,000     83     83      
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 NOK   1,010,000     123     128   5    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 NZD   40,000     28     29   1    
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 SEK   4,193,000     505     507   3   (1 )
Citigroup Inc 03/21/2018 SGD   506,000     380     383   5   (2 )
Citigroup Inc 03/22/2018 JPY 643,573,000     5,785     6,043   258    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 AUD   305,998     240     238     (2 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CAD   346,325     274     271     (3 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 CHF   227,500     245     243     (2 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 DKK   506,400     84     83     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 EUR   631,400     783     777     (6 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 GBP   376,075     527     520     (7 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 HKD   1,948,800     250     250      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 ILS   62,244     18     18      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 JPY 118,894,100     1,120     1,123   3    
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 NOK   182,000     23     23      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 NZD   16,000     12     12      
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 SEK   746,998     92     91     (1 )
Citigroup Inc 06/20/2018 SGD   190,000     145     144     (1 )
JPMorgan Chase 06/20/2018 AUD   459,004     360     357     (3 )
JPMorgan Chase 06/20/2018 CAD   519,487     410     406     (4 )
JPMorgan Chase 06/20/2018 CHF   341,250     368     365     (3 )
JPMorgan Chase 06/20/2018 DKK   759,600     126     125     (1 )

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)

                        Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty   Settlement Date Contracts to Accept In Exchange For   Fair Value     Asset     Liability  
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 EUR 947,100 $ 1,174   $ 1,165   $ $   (9 )
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 GBP 564,112   790     780         (10 )
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 HKD 2,923,200   375     375          
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 ILS 93,373   27     27          
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 JPY 178,341,150   1,680     1,685     5      
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 NOK 273,000   35     35          
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 NZD 24,000   17     17          
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 SEK 1,120,504   138     136         (2 )
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 SGD 285,000   217     216         (1 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 CHF 2,057,000   2,196     2,183         (13 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 EUR 4,379,000   5,412     5,350         (62 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 GBP 660,000   928     909         (19 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 PLN 229,000   68     67         (1 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 SEK 15,394,000   1,861     1,861          
Total                       $ 547 $   (178 )
                        Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty   Settlement Date Contracts to Deliver In Exchange For   Fair Value     Asset     Liability  
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 AUD 783,002 $ 614   $ 608   $ 6 $    
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 CAD 1,003,812   792     783     9      
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 CHF 651,750   695     691     5     (1 )
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 DKK 2,757,000   454     452     4     (2 )
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 EUR 2,335,500   2,875     2,854     26     (5 )
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 GBP 1,109,187   1,542     1,528     18     (4 )
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 HKD 4,872,000   623     623          
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 ILS 155,617   45     45          
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 NOK 555,000   70     70          
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 NZD 40,000   29     29          
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 SEK 2,325,502   286     281     5      
Citigroup Inc   03/21/2018 SGD 506,000   385     383     2      
Citigroup Inc   03/22/2018 JPY 471,387,250   4,378     4,425         (47 )
Citigroup Inc   06/20/2018 DKK 205,600   34     34          
Citigroup Inc   06/20/2018 EUR 97,600   121     120     1      
Citigroup Inc   06/20/2018 SGD 2,400   2     2          
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 DKK 308,400   51     51          
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 EUR 146,400   181     180     1      
JPMorgan Chase   06/20/2018 SGD 3,600   3     3          
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 CHF 6,575,000   7,122     6,976     146      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 DKK 20,351,000   3,410     3,340     70      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 EUR 26,030,000   32,294     31,804     567     (77 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 GBP 215,000   296     296          
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 NOK 9,289,000   1,193     1,177     16      
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 PLN 2,281,000   656     667         (11 )
Morgan Stanley & Co 03/21/2018 SEK 84,770,000   10,685     10,247     438      
Total                       $ 1,314 $   (147 )
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts.                              
 
 
Total Return Swaps

      Pay/Receive                   Value and Unrealized  
  Reference   Positive   Payment  Expiration Notional Upfront Appreciation/(Depreciation)   
Counterparty Entity Contracts Return Financing Rate  Frequency Date     Amount   Payments/(Receipts) Asset   Liability   
Bank of America MSCI Hong 45 Receive 1 month HIBOR  Monthly 03/21/2018 HKD    3,916   $   — $   5 $  
NA Kong Net     plus .45%                          
  Return HKD                                
  Index                                
Bank of America MSCI Italy Net 2,569 Receive Euribor 1 Monthly  03/21/2018      EUR 272       (1 )
NA Return EUR     Month plus                          
  Index     .02%                          
Bank of America MSCI Japan Net 5,770 Receive ICE LIBOR Monthly  03/21/2018        JPY 11,478         
NA Return JPY     JPY 1 Month                          
  Index     plus .20%                          
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI 36 Receive SIBOR 1 Month  Monthly  03/21/2018     SGD   217       (1 )
Co Singapore Net     plus .10%                          
  Return SGD                                
  Index                                
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI 23 Receive SIBOR 1 Month  Monthly 03/21/2018     139       (1 )
Co Singapore Net     plus .10%                          
  Return SGD                                
  Index                                

 

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Total Return Swaps (continued)

        Pay/Receive                                   Value and Unrealized  
  Reference   Positive                          Payment Expiration    Notional   Upfront   Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty Entity Contracts Return      Financing Rate Frequency  Date   Amount Payments/(Receipts)       Asset       Liability   
Morgan Stanley &  MSCI   23 Receive        SIBOR 1 Month Monthly  03/21/2018    SGD 139    $  —   $ — $     (1 )
Co Singapore Net            plus .10%                          
  Return SGD                              
  Index                                
Total                 $   $ 5 $   (4 )
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts                            
 
 
Total Return Equity Basket Swaps

                        Value and Unrealized  
          Payment     Notional   Upfront   Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty     Fund Pays Fund Receives Frequency   Expiration Date    Amount    Payments/(Receipts)      Asset     Liability  
Deutsche Bank AG(a) Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 05/05/2022 $ 143,675 $ $ 2,977   $  
    day OBFR plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in USD                          
Morgan Stanley & Co Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 05/06/2019   1,786       70      
    week NIBOR plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in NOK                          
Morgan Stanley & Co Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 05/07/2019   1,175       3      
    day HONIX plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in HKD                          
Morgan Stanley & Co(b) Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 05/06/2019   3,867       122      
    week STIBO plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in SEK                          
Morgan Stanley & Co(c) Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 04/06/2018   7,367       101      
    day SONIA plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in GBP                          
Morgan Stanley & Co(d) Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 04/06/2018   28,938       153      
    day EONIA plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in EUR                          
Morgan Stanley & Co(e) Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 05/07/2018   7,942       730      
    day DISC plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in CAD                          
Morgan Stanley & Co Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 05/06/2019   1,930           (48 )
    day RBACR plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in AUD                          
Morgan Stanley & Co(f) Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 08/06/2019   5,209           (201 )
    day TOIS plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in CHF                          
Morgan Stanley & Co(g) Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 05/07/2019   11,870       810      
    day SONIA plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in GBP                          
Morgan Stanley & Co(h) Floating rate based on 1  Total return on a custom Monthly 05/06/2019   31,282     1,444      
    day EONIA plus/less basket of long and short                          
    spread   securities traded in EUR                          
Total             $ 245,041 $ $ 6,410   $ (249 )

 

The expiration dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

The Fund pays a floating rate based on the reference rate plus/less a spread. The spread is negotiated at the security level and is usually similar within a region but may vary depending on how difficult it is to borrow the security.

Notional Amount represents the total absolute value of the underlying securities.

Amounts in thousands.

(a)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
JPMorgan Chase & Co 12,475 $ 1,441   1.00 %
Constellation Brands Inc 6,233   1,343   0.93 %
Oracle Corp 26,470   1,341   0.93 %
TransDigm Group Inc (4,288 ) (1,236 ) (0.86 )%
LyondellBasell Industries NV 11,314   1,224   0.85 %
Micron Technology Inc 24,406   1,191   0.83 %
Hess Corp (26,029 ) (1,182 ) (0.82 )%
Lear Corp 6,312   1,178   0.82 %
FirstEnergy Corp (35,423 ) (1,145 ) (0.80 )%
Raytheon Co 5,144   1,119   0.78 %
Celgene Corp 12,457   1,085   0.75 %
International Business Machines Corp 6,831   1,064   0.74 %
Envision Healthcare Corp (27,638 ) (1,064 ) (0.74 )%
Cheniere Energy Inc (20,234 ) (1,063 ) (0.74 )%

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Top Underlying Securities (continued)            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Ball Corp (25,786 ) $ (1,030 ) (0.72 )%
Wabtec Corp/DE (12,629 ) (1,027 ) (0.71 )%
Exelon Corp 27,569   1,021   0.71 %
Facebook Inc 5,671   1,011   0.70 %
Merck & Co Inc 18,501   1,003   0.70 %
Boeing Co/The 2,755   998   0.69 %
VEREIT Inc (143,385 ) (982 ) (0.68 )%
Western Digital Corp 11,162   972   0.68 %
Gilead Sciences Inc 12,257   965   0.67 %
McKesson Corp 6,440   961   0.67 %
Workday Inc (7,528 ) (954 ) (0.66 )%
Microsoft Corp 9,360   878   0.61 %
Uniti Group Inc (56,974 ) (875 ) (0.61 )%
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc 9,521   869   0.61 %
Alkermes PLC (14,971 ) (855 ) (0.60 )%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (69,074 ) (836 ) (0.58 )%
Amazon.com Inc 553   836   0.58 %
Apple Inc 4,667   831   0.58 %
Biogen Inc 2,869   829   0.58 %
Albemarle Corp (7,911 ) (795 ) (0.55 )%
Post Holdings Inc (10,304 ) (781 ) (0.54 )%
Ultimate Software Group Inc/The (3,273 ) (780 ) (0.54 )%
ServiceNow Inc (4,835 ) (778 ) (0.54 )%
Atlassian Corp PLC (14,109 ) (766 ) (0.53 )%
Conduent Inc (40,077 ) (757 ) (0.53 )%
Targa Resources Corp (16,899 ) (755 ) (0.53 )%
Adobe Systems Inc 3,598   752   0.52 %
Allstate Corp/The 8,093   747   0.52 %
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (18,322 ) (742 ) (0.52 )%
eBay Inc 17,125   734   0.51 %
Zayo Group Holdings Inc (20,176 ) (723 ) (0.50 )%
Walt Disney Co/The 6,957   718   0.50 %
Applied Materials Inc 12,336   710   0.49 %
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 2,700   707   0.49 %
Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc (17,557 ) (703 ) (0.49 )%
Walmart Inc 7,811   703   0.49 %
 
 
(b)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (156,529 ) $ (1,053 ) (27.24 )%
Boliden AB 20,690   736   19.04 %
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (30,940 ) (426 ) (11.03 )%
Essity AB 12,528   345   8.91 %
Kindred Group PLC 19,674   319   8.26 %
Millicom International Cellular SA (4,664 ) (312 ) (8.07 )%
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA 13,189   131   3.40 %
Electrolux AB 3,919   129   3.34 %
Modern Times Group MTG AB 1,797   81   2.10 %
Volvo AB - B Shares 3,862   73   1.89 %
Hexpol AB (5,250 ) (48 ) (1.25 )%
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (2,652 ) (44 ) (1.13 )%
Getinge AB (3,313 ) (42 ) (1.08 )%
Holmen AB 777   40   1.04 %
BillerudKorsnas AB 1,859   28   0.72 %
NCC AB 1,213   23   0.60 %
Axfood AB 1,038   19   0.50 %
SSAB AB 2,583   15   0.40 %
 
 
(c)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Rio Tinto PLC 34,789 $ 1,880   25.52 %
Smith & Nephew PLC 73,567   1,285   17.44 %
Ocado Group PLC 123,425   940   12.76 %
Carnival PLC 12,073   798   10.83 %
Experian PLC 34,853   747   10.13 %
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - A Shares 21,176   671   9.11 %
3i Group PLC 38,069   492   6.69 %
TUI AG 22,923   487   6.61 %
Electrocomponents PLC 7,747   67   0.91 %
Tullow Oil PLC 63     0.00 %
 
 
(d)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Airbus SE 21,781 $ 2,613   9.03 %
AXA SA 81,282   2,564   8.86 %
Vinci SA 25,294   2,509   8.67 %

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Top Underlying Securities (continued)            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 8,222 $ 2,473   8.55 %
Schneider Electric SE 27,863   2,433   8.41 %
Renault SA 21,478   2,345   8.10 %
Pernod Ricard SA 9,680   1,594   5.51 %
BNP Paribas SA 18,151   1,448   5.00 %
Bouygues SA 26,924   1,368   4.73 %
Kering SA 2,723   1,289   4.45 %
TechnipFMC PLC 42,957   1,257   4.34 %
Arkema SA 8,561   1,122   3.88 %
Safran SA 8,954   993   3.43 %
Bankinter SA 87,426   967   3.34 %
Euronext NV 12,403   867   3.00 %
Aeroports de Paris 3,933   797   2.75 %
Natixis SA 91,182   790   2.73 %
Repsol SA 39,327   706   2.44 %
Ubisoft Entertainment SA 6,140   509   1.76 %
Eurofins Scientific SE 519   294   1.02 %
 
 
(e)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Air Canada 43,834 $ 924   11.64 %
Enbridge Inc (23,291 ) (741 ) (9.33 )%
Dollarama Inc 4,775   556   7.00 %
TransCanada Corp (10,949 ) (474 ) (5.96 )%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd (28,638 ) (467 ) (5.88 )%
Methanex Corp 7,059   390   4.91 %
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3,277   299   3.77 %
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (596 ) (291 ) (3.67 )%
Cameco Corp (29,173 ) (257 ) (3.24 )%
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd 3,574   249   3.13 %
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (12,896 ) (246 ) (3.10 )%
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd 1,754   238   3.00 %
National Bank of Canada 4,841   235   2.96 %
AltaGas Ltd (11,176 ) (230 ) (2.90 )%
Magna International Inc 3,869   213   2.68 %
Linamar Corp 3,544   194   2.44 %
Keyera Corp (7,451 ) (190 ) (2.39 )%
Franco-Nevada Corp (2,364 ) (166 ) (2.08 )%
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc (4,245 ) (138 ) (1.73 )%
Stantec Inc (5,268 ) (132 ) (1.66 )%
Goldcorp Inc (10,422 ) (130 ) (1.64 )%
Maple Leaf Foods Inc 3,913   98   1.24 %
Atco Ltd/Canada 2,651   87   1.10 %
Encana Corp 7,959   83   1.05 %
Yamana Gold Inc (27,910 ) (81 ) (1.02 )%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (1,993 ) (76 ) (0.96 )%
Lundin Mining Corp 11,388   74   0.93 %
Constellation Software Inc/Canada 103   67   0.84 %
WestJet Airlines Ltd 2,739   55   0.69 %
Genworth MI Canada Inc 1,752   53   0.67 %
Teck Resources Ltd 1,835   52   0.66 %
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp (6,608 ) (52 ) (0.66 )%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (3,069 ) (50 ) (0.63 )%
Imperial Oil Ltd (1,667 ) (45 ) (0.57 )%
CGI Group Inc 757   44   0.56 %
Eldorado Gold Corp (34,852 ) (37 ) (0.47 )%
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc (745 ) (32 ) (0.41 )%
Bombardier Inc (9,972 ) (32 ) (0.40 )%
BlackBerry Ltd 2,527   31   0.38 %
Finning International Inc 1,109   30   0.37 %
Inter Pipeline Ltd (1,428 ) (25 ) (0.31 )%
Pembina Pipeline Corp (528 ) (17 ) (0.22 )%
Barrick Gold Corp (1,312 ) (15 ) (0.19 )%
Quebecor Inc 800   15   0.19 %
Onex Corp (196 ) (14 ) (0.18 )%
Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc 326   14   0.18 %
 
 
(f)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Credit Suisse Group AG (57,649 ) $ (1,072 ) (20.58 )%
Vifor Pharma AG (6,005 ) (847 ) (16.26 )%
Temenos Group AG 6,368   748   14.36 %
Adecco Group AG 7,949   642   12.32 %
Roche Holding AG 1,496   347   6.67 %
Sika AG 36   297   5.69 %
Lonza Group AG 1,045   266   5.12 %
ams AG (1,696 ) (201 ) (3.86 )%
dormakaba Holding AG 173   159   3.05 %

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Top Underlying Securities (continued)            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Georg Fischer AG 63 $ 92   1.77 %
GAM Holding AG (5,088 ) (92 ) (1.77 )%
Aryzta AG (3,652 ) (91 ) (1.75 )%
Dufry AG (553 ) (80 ) (1.53 )%
Sonova Holding AG 342   54   1.03 %
Barry Callebaut AG 23   45   0.87 %
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG (260 ) (41 ) (0.79 )%
Bucher Industries AG 93   39   0.76 %
Swiss Life Holding AG 67   24   0.47 %
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (3 ) (18 ) (0.34 )%
Nestle SA 225   18   0.34 %
Sulzer AG (129 ) (17 ) (0.33 )%
DKSH Holding AG 200   17   0.33 %
 
 
(g)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Tesco PLC (315,246 ) $ (915 ) (7.71 )%
BT Group PLC 181,074   598   5.03 %
John Wood Group PLC (55,849 ) (471 ) (3.97 )%
Cobham PLC (267,179 ) (417 ) (3.52 )%
ConvaTec Group PLC (135,865 ) (386 ) (3.25 )%
Standard Life Aberdeen PLC 71,890   364   3.07 %
Indivior PLC 68,722   361   3.04 %
GKN PLC 50,586   305   2.57 %
BHP Billiton PLC 14,778   302   2.55 %
Taylor Wimpey PLC 115,598   296   2.49 %
Glencore PLC (52,165 ) (277 ) (2.34 )%
Inmarsat PLC (39,863 ) (258 ) (2.17 )%
Just Eat PLC (20,643 ) (249 ) (2.10 )%
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC (10,137 ) (241 ) (2.03 )%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 228,532   216   1.82 %
Associated British Foods PLC 5,669   205   1.73 %
Mediclinic International PLC (24,861 ) (203 ) (1.71 )%
Close Brothers Group PLC 9,250   200   1.69 %
Barratt Developments PLC 26,257   195   1.64 %
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (16,341 ) (194 ) (1.64 )%
BBA Aviation PLC 40,663   193   1.62 %
Ashtead Group PLC 6,560   191   1.61 %
Legal & General Group PLC 45,434   164   1.39 %
Balfour Beatty PLC (43,315 ) (158 ) (1.33 )%
Investec PLC 17,671   154   1.30 %
Shire PLC 3,529   151   1.27 %
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC 42,072   151   1.27 %
Capita PLC (61,908 ) (150 ) (1.26 )%
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (47,741 ) (148 ) (1.25 )%
Experian PLC (6,854 ) (147 ) (1.24 )%
BTG PLC (16,054 ) (145 ) (1.22 )%
J Sainsbury PLC (38,666 ) (138 ) (1.16 )%
Hays PLC 50,480   135   1.13 %
WH Smith PLC 4,499   126   1.06 %
JD Sports Fashion PLC 23,035   122   1.03 %
Halma PLC (7,049 ) (117 ) (0.99 )%
SSE PLC 6,615   112   0.94 %
easyJet PLC 4,507   104   0.88 %
RPC Group PLC (9,002 ) (100 ) (0.84 )%
Auto Trader Group PLC (19,629 ) (99 ) (0.83 )%
Burberry Group PLC 4,649   98   0.83 %
Rightmove PLC (1,637 ) (96 ) (0.81 )%
Micro Focus International PLC (3,292 ) (93 ) (0.79 )%
Old Mutual PLC 25,907   91   0.77 %
AA PLC (82,204 ) (90 ) (0.76 )%
Petrofac Ltd (13,886 ) (86 ) (0.73 )%
Aggreko PLC (7,952 ) (82 ) (0.69 )%
Aviva PLC 10,911   76   0.64 %
Weir Group PLC/The (2,703 ) (76 ) (0.64 )%
Thomas Cook Group PLC (44,561 ) (75 ) (0.63 )%
 
 
(h)            
 
Top Underlying Securities            
Description Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Deutsche Lufthansa AG 43,678 $ 1,472   4.71 %
Covestro AG 11,767   1,340   4.28 %
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (9,661 ) (1,031 ) (3.30 )%
Cellnex Telecom SA (31,869 ) (823 ) (2.63 )%
Repsol SA 45,373   814   2.60 %
Deutsche Bank AG (50,379 ) (811 ) (2.59 )%
Neste Oyj 10,692   786   2.51 %
Zalando SE (12,426 ) (711 ) (2.27 )%
GEA Group AG (14,567 ) (692 ) (2.21 )%

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Top Underlying Securities (continued)                            
Description       Shares   Notional Amount   % of Total Absolute Notional Amount  
Edenred       (19,067 ) $   (673 )           (2.15 )%
Electricite de France SA     (51,013 )   (666 )           (2.13 )%
Uniper SE       20,459     622             1.99 %
Rheinmetall AG       4,659     620             1.98 %
Atos SE       4,626     612             1.96 %
Deutsche Telekom AG     (36,040 )   (583 )           (1.86 )%
Philips Lighting NV       14,593     580             1.85 %
Altice NV - A Shares     (59,728 )   (575 )           (1.84 )%
Renault SA       5,227     571             1.83 %
Peugeot SA       24,957     567             1.81 %
Industria de Diseno Textil SA     (18,574 )   (566 )           (1.81 )%
Engie SA       35,253     554             1.77 %
Accor SA       (8,502 )   (493 )           (1.57 )%
Bankia SA       (99,867 )   (479 )           (1.53 )%
Amer Sports Oyj       (15,113 )   (457 )           (1.46 )%
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA     2,891     447             1.43 %
Getlink SE       (34,223 )   (441 )           (1.41 )%
Solvay SA       3,196     441             1.41 %
Endesa SA       20,838     440             1.41 %
ASR Nederland NV       9,181     414             1.32 %
QIAGEN NV       (11,377 )   (384 )           (1.23 )%
Salzgitter AG       6,411     369             1.18 %
bpost SA       10,776     367             1.17 %
Sartorius AG       (2,696 )   (365 )           (1.16 )%
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     10,217     352             1.13 %
Amadeus IT Group SA     4,746     351             1.12 %
Software AG       6,629     350             1.12 %
UCB SA       4,048     336             1.07 %
Air France-KLM       25,257     301             0.96 %
Bollore SA       (47,161 )   (267 )           (0.85 )%
Symrise AG       (3,241 )   (264 )           (0.85 )%
Koninklijke Vopak NV     (5,386 )   (255 )           (0.82 )%
Huhtamaki OYJ       (6,005 )   (255 )           (0.81 )%
Carrefour SA       (10,992 )   (254 )           (0.81 )%
NN Group NV       5,445     244             0.78 %
ASM International NV     3,394     244             0.78 %
Imerys SA       2,276     233             0.74 %
Suedzucker AG       12,766     230             0.73 %
Koninklijke Philips NV     5,875     226             0.72 %
Banco Comercial Portugues SA     (621,440 )   (224 )           (0.72 )%
Ingenico Group SA       (2,491 )   (217 )           (0.70 )%
 
Amounts in thousands.                            
Synthetic Futures

        Notional   Upfront     Unrealized     Fair Value  
Counterparty Reference Entity Expiration Date   Amount    Payments/(Receipts)      Appreciation/(Depreciation)      Asset  Liability  
Morgan Stanley & Co  Swiss Market Index Future; March 03/19/2018 $ 1,495 $ $   (59 ) $ $ (8 )
  2018                            
Total       $   $   (59 ) $ $ (8 )
 
Amounts in thousands.                            

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Short Sales Outstanding

 
 
COMMON STOCKS - (33.19)% Shares Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's)
 
Advertising - (0.01)%         Biotechnology (continued)        
Dentsu Inc   700 $ 32 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 1,579 $ 506
          Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 5,303   880
 
Aerospace & Defense - (0.13)%             $   3,619
IHI Corp 2,600   88 Building Materials - (0.24)%        
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd 3,400   123 Buzzi Unicem SpA 6,775   167
Leonardo SpA 5,731   62 Daikin Industries Ltd   300   35
Lockheed Martin Corp   545   192 LIXIL Group Corp 1,400   34
    $   465 Martin Marietta Materials Inc 1,182   241
          Rinnai Corp   400   36
Agriculture - (0.13)%         TOTO Ltd   300   16
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 10,471   435 Vulcan Materials Co 2,746   323
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd 136,800   37          
    $   472     $   852
          Chemicals - (1.20)%        
Airlines - (0.41)%         Albemarle Corp 2,077   209
American Airlines Group Inc 8,970   487 CF Industries Holdings Inc 4,389   181
Southwest Airlines Co 11,064   640 DowDuPont Inc 24,201   1,701
United Continental Holdings Inc 5,451   369 FMC Corp 2,528   198
    $   1,496 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc   749   106
Apparel - (0.59)%         Kaneka Corp 2,000   20
Asics Corp 20,600   326 Kansai Paint Co Ltd 15,500   389
NIKE Inc 27,177   1,822 Mosaic Co/The 7,266   191
    $   2,148 Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd 13,800   500
          Novozymes A/S 9,295   478
Automobile Manufacturers - (0.31)%         Toray Industries Inc 35,200   355
Ferrari NV   111   14     $   4,328
Ford Motor Co 74,675   792          
Honda Motor Co Ltd   600   22 Commercial Services - (1.03)%        
Mazda Motor Corp 15,800   219 Automatic Data Processing Inc 8,323   960
Nissan Motor Co Ltd 2,300   24 Global Payments Inc 2,992   339
Toyota Motor Corp   600   41 IHS Markit Ltd 7,504   353
    $   1,112 Park24 Co Ltd 4,100   98
          PayPal Holdings Inc 13,891   1,103
Automobile Parts & Equipment - (0.32)%         Quanta Services Inc 2,960   102
NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd 18,600   470 United Rentals Inc 1,587   278
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd 4,200   80 Verisk Analytics Inc 2,324   238
Toyota Industries Corp 5,000   313 Western Union Co/The 8,628   171
Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd/The 11,000   270     $   3,642
    $   1,133          
          Computers - (0.46)%        
Banks - (1.34)%         Accenture PLC - Class A 10,042   1,617
Banco BPM SpA 69,777   261 TDK Corp   300   27
Bank of Kyoto Ltd/The 6,700   370     $   1,644
BPER Banca 62,435   368          
Chugoku Bank Ltd/The 1,400   17 Consumer Products - (0.09)%        
Fifth Third Bancorp 13,043   431 Clorox Co/The 2,431   314
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA 9,953   122          
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 3,978   1,046 Cosmetics & Personal Care - (0.07)%        
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH 20,036   315 Coty Inc 14,095   272
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 2,100   15          
Regions Financial Corp 21,967   426          
Seven Bank Ltd 42,400   146 Distribution & Wholesale - (0.15)%        
Shinsei Bank Ltd 2,400   38 Fastenal Co 5,375   294
Shizuoka Bank Ltd/The 4,000   40 LKQ Corp 5,811   230
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc   700   28     $   524
Suruga Bank Ltd 8,200   134 Diversified Financial Services - (0.55)%        
UniCredit SpA 18,957   400 Acom Co Ltd 70,600   318
Unione di Banche Italiane SpA 85,172   408 AEON Financial Service Co Ltd 13,000   302
US Bancorp 1,334   72 Affiliated Managers Group Inc 1,046   198
Zions Bancorporation 3,692   203 Alliance Data Systems Corp 1,039   251
    $   4,840 Ameriprise Financial Inc 1,665   260
Beverages - (0.34)%         CME Group Inc   152   25
Brown-Forman Corp - B Shares 7,221   504 Daiwa Securities Group Inc 21,000   140
Constellation Brands Inc 3,324   716 Hitachi Capital Corp   800   21
    $   1,220 Navient Corp 4,944   64
          Nomura Holdings Inc 39,600   241
Biotechnology - (1.00)%         Orient Corp 79,100   126
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc 4,578   538     $   1,946
Genmab A/S 3,096   630          
Illumina Inc 3,033   692 Electric - (1.60)%        
Incyte Corp 4,384   373 Alliant Energy Corp 4,349   168

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Short Sales Outstanding

 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's)
 
Electric (continued)         Healthcare - Products (continued)        
Ameren Corp 2,408 $ 131 Edwards Lifesciences Corp 1,757 $ 235
American Electric Power Co Inc 9,246   606 Henry Schein Inc 2,890   191
Chubu Electric Power Co Inc 4,100   56 Hologic Inc 5,192   202
Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc/The 32,800   383 IDEXX Laboratories Inc 1,825   342
CMS Energy Corp 5,293   225 Intuitive Surgical Inc 1,148   490
Dominion Energy Inc 10,781   798 Medtronic PLC 10,627   849
Edison International 5,112   310 Patterson Cos Inc 1,783   56
Electric Power Development Co Ltd 8,100   205 ResMed Inc 2,686   256
Entergy Corp 3,374   256 Stryker Corp 3,531   573
Eversource Energy 5,959   340 Sysmex Corp 5,500   455
Hokuriku Electric Power Co 50,900   396 Terumo Corp   600   32
Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc 35,900   402 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 5,855   1,221
PG&E Corp 8,433   346 Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 3,785   440
PPL Corp 12,960   371     $   8,042
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 6,127   297          
Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc 9,100   102 Healthcare - Services - (0.30)%        
WEC Energy Group Inc 5,932   355 HCA Healthcare Inc 6,581   653
    $   5,747 IQVIA Holdings Inc 4,363   429
              $   1,082
Electrical Components & Equipment - (0.08)%                  
Casio Computer Co Ltd 19,200   282 Home Furnishings - (0.06)%        
          Whirlpool Corp 1,334   217
 
Electronics - (0.94)%                  
Agilent Technologies Inc 4,454   306 Housewares - (0.07)%        
Alps Electric Co Ltd 13,700   373 Newell Brands Inc 9,176   236
Corning Inc 16,733   486          
Fortive Corp 4,311   331 Insurance - (1.41)%        
Hamamatsu Photonics KK 5,300   211 American International Group Inc 12,331   707
Ibiden Co Ltd 1,700   27 Arthur J Gallagher & Co 1,488   103
Mettler-Toledo International Inc   540   333 Assurant Inc   986   84
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd 1,900   265 Chubb Ltd 2,125   302
Nidec Corp 1,200   192 Cincinnati Financial Corp 2,759   206
PerkinElmer Inc 2,069   158 Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc 10,400   204
TE Connectivity Ltd 6,605   681 Everest Re Group Ltd   272   65
Yokogawa Electric Corp 2,000   40 Japan Post Insurance Co Ltd 4,000   101
    $   3,403 Lincoln National Corp 2,945   225
          MetLife Inc   170   8
Engineering & Construction - (0.14)%         Prudential Financial Inc 5,364   570
Fluor Corp 1,716   98 Sompo Holdings Inc   600   23
Japan Airport Terminal Co Ltd 4,700   177          
JGC Corp 9,500   217 Sony Financial Holdings Inc 26,000   479
          T&D Holdings Inc 33,000   541
    $   492 Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 13,000   595
Environmental Control - (0.02)%         Unipol Gruppo SpA 5,463   27
Stericycle Inc   880   55 Unum Group 4,184   213
          Willis Towers Watson PLC 2,484   392
          XL Group Ltd 4,813   204
Food - (0.48)%             $   5,049
Ajinomoto Co Inc   700   13          
Calbee Inc 15,900   529 Internet - (1.02)%        
Chr Hansen Holding A/S 3,878   322 Expedia Inc 2,946   310
Kikkoman Corp 9,000   356 Kakaku.com Inc 20,400   345
Mondelez International Inc 11,141   489 M3 Inc 1,300   50
Yakult Honsha Co Ltd   200   14 MonotaRO Co Ltd 6,100   195
    $   1,723 Netflix Inc 6,524   1,901
          Rakuten Inc 1,500   14
Gas - (0.20)%         Symantec Corp 11,137   293
NiSource Inc 6,335   147 TripAdvisor Inc 2,989   120
Sempra Energy 4,718   514 VeriSign Inc 1,932   224
Toho Gas Co Ltd 2,600   76 Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA 5,609   257
    $   737     $   3,709
 
Healthcare - Products - (2.24)%         Investment Companies - (0.02)%        
Align Technology Inc 1,507   396 Leucadia National Corp 3,397   82
Asahi Intecc Co Ltd   600   21          
Becton Dickinson and Co 5,005   1,111          
Boston Scientific Corp 25,820   704 Iron & Steel - (0.21)%        
Coloplast A/S   181   16 Hitachi Metals Ltd 1,500   19
Cooper Cos Inc/The   912   210 Kobe Steel Ltd 30,200   332
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc 4,316   242 Nucor Corp 5,966   390
              $   741

 

See accompanying notes.

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Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Short Sales Outstanding

 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's)
 
Leisure Products & Services - (0.39)%         Pharmaceuticals (continued)        
Harley-Davidson Inc 3,163 $ 143 Cardinal Health Inc 5,921 $ 410
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd 4,297   244 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 3,600   186
Shimano Inc 5,500   794 McKesson Corp 3,910   583
Yamaha Corp 4,800   212 Mylan NV 10,083   407
    $   1,393 Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 9,600   280
Lodging - (0.19)%         Perrigo Co PLC 2,646   215
City Developments Ltd 2,000   19 Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 16,700   266
MGM Resorts International 10,667   365 Sawai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   500   23
Wynn Resorts Ltd 1,925   322 Sosei Group Corp 2,800   250
    $   706     $   2,806
 
Machinery - Diversified - (0.33)%         Pipelines - (0.42)%        
Kubota Corp 1,200   22 Kinder Morgan Inc/DE 42,770   693
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd 7,100   289 ONEOK Inc 7,265   409
Rockwell Automation Inc 2,403   434 Williams Cos Inc/The 15,543   431
Yaskawa Electric Corp 9,100   419     $   1,533
    $   1,164 Real Estate - (0.02)%        
Media - (1.05)%         CapitaLand Ltd 22,000   60
Charter Communications Inc 3,196   1,093          
Comcast Corp - Class A 10,090   365 REITs - (1.99)%        
DISH Network Corp 8,718   363 American Tower Corp 8,069   1,124
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd 9,700   19 Apartment Investment & Management Co 2,956   114
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc - A Shares 34,825   1,282 Boston Properties Inc 2,884   343
Walt Disney Co/The 6,915   714 Crown Castle International Corp 7,637   841
    $   3,836 Digital Realty Trust Inc 1,026   103
          Duke Realty Corp 4,277   106
Metal Fabrication & Hardware - (0.32)%         Equinix Inc 1,494   586
Tenaris SA 65,831   1,136 Essex Property Trust Inc   86   19
          Extra Space Storage Inc 2,368   201
Mining - (0.10)%         Federal Realty Investment Trust   364   42
Newmont Mining Corp 9,963   381 GGP Inc 17,990   381
          HCP Inc 8,827   191
          Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 13,894   258
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - (0.15)%         Iron Mountain Inc 5,322   168
Parker-Hannifin Corp 2,495   445 Kimco Realty Corp 8,002   120
Textron Inc 1,978   118 Macerich Co/The 2,650   156
    $   563 Prologis Inc   895   54
Office & Business Equipment - (0.36)%         Public Storage 2,835   551
Konica Minolta Inc 22,200   204 Regency Centers Corp   656   38
Ricoh Co Ltd 88,300   948 SBA Communications Corp 2,226   350
Xerox Corp 4,925   149 Simon Property Group Inc 5,815   893
    $   1,301 SL Green Realty Corp 1,744   169
          UDR Inc 5,035   169
Oil & Gas - (1.46)%         Vornado Realty Trust 3,572   237
Anadarko Petroleum Corp 9,978   569 Welltower Inc 1,041   55
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp 8,657   209     $   7,269
Chesapeake Energy Corp 17,088   48          
Chevron Corp 2,527   283 Retail - (2.53)%        
Cimarex Energy Co 1,973   190 Aeon Co Ltd 29,200   492
Concho Resources Inc 3,030   457 CarMax Inc 3,411   211
Devon Energy Corp 9,869   303 Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc   526   167
EOG Resources Inc 10,868   1,102 Costco Wholesale Corp 6,685   1,276
EQT Corp 4,968   250 Darden Restaurants Inc 2,322   214
Helmerich & Payne Inc 2,252   146 Don Quijote Holdings Co Ltd 5,300   297
Newfield Exploration Co 3,803   89 FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co Ltd 11,000   829
Occidental Petroleum Corp 14,390   944 Fast Retailing Co Ltd   200   79
Pioneer Natural Resources Co 3,450   587 Genuine Parts Co 2,740   252
Range Resources Corp 4,664   62 Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd 38,500   452
    $   5,239 J Front Retailing Co Ltd 2,000   36
          L Brands Inc 5,301   261
Oil & Gas Services - (0.24)%         Lawson Inc   500   33
Halliburton Co 12,049   559 Marui Group Co Ltd 37,000   708
Saipem SpA 71,302   290 Nordstrom Inc 3,114   160
    $   849 Pandora A/S 3,951   412
Packaging & Containers - (0.05)%         Starbucks Corp 26,461   1,511
WestRock Co 2,613   171 Tapestry Inc 5,353   273
          Tiffany & Co   677   68
          Ulta Beauty Inc 1,148   233
Pharmaceuticals - (0.77)%         Walmart Inc 12,843   1,156
Allergan PLC 1,205   186     $   9,120

 

See accompanying notes.

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Short Sales Outstanding

 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Value (000's) INVESTMENT COMPANIES (continued) Shares Value (000's)
 
Savings & Loans - 0.00%         Exchange Traded Funds (continued)        
People's United Financial Inc   105 $ 2 Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund 11,135 $ 937
          Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund 15,234   1,167
Semiconductors - (1.22)%         SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 24,251   6,588
Advantest Corp 8,300   173 Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund 71,318   4,862
Broadcom Ltd 6,397   1,577     $   16,660
Microchip Technology Inc 4,914   437 TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (proceeds $13,310) $   16,660
NVIDIA Corp 6,648   1,609 TOTAL SHORT SALES (proceeds $127,133)   $   136,286
Renesas Electronics Corp 15,600   178          
SUMCO Corp 3,200   85          
Xilinx Inc 4,790   341          
    $   4,400          
 
Software - (2.03)%                  
Activision Blizzard Inc 14,212   1,039          
Adobe Systems Inc 2,837   593          
Akamai Technologies Inc 3,317   224          
ANSYS Inc 1,590   254          
Autodesk Inc 4,570   537          
Cadence Design Systems Inc 5,308   206          
Cerner Corp 7,103   456          
DeNA Co Ltd 7,000   128          
Electronic Arts Inc 5,771   714          
Intuit Inc 4,812   803          
Red Hat Inc 3,668   541          
salesforce.com Inc 13,578   1,578          
Synopsys Inc 2,817   239          
    $   7,312          
 
Telecommunications - (0.30)%                  
CenturyLink Inc 19,851   351          
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd 24,500   62          
SoftBank Group Corp 7,800   643          
    $   1,056          
 
Textiles - (0.10)%                  
Mohawk Industries Inc 1,431   342          
 
Toys, Games & Hobbies - (0.11)%                  
Hasbro Inc 2,328   223          
Nintendo Co Ltd   400   182          
    $   405          
 
Transportation - (1.83)%                  
AP Moller - Maersk A/S   159   258          
ComfortDelGro Corp Ltd 12,300   19          
CSX Corp 16,728   899          
FedEx Corp 5,036   1,241          
Keihan Holdings Co Ltd 6,900   216          
Keikyu Corp 20,300   362          
Keio Corp 7,700   336          
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co Ltd 10,300   395          
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp 3,900   91          
Nagoya Railroad Co Ltd 10,400   265          
Nankai Electric Railway Co Ltd 7,400   188          
Nippon Yusen KK 5,100   110          
Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd 20,300   412          
Seibu Holdings Inc 22,100   376          
Tokyu Corp 1,200   19          
United Parcel Service Inc 8,675   906          
Yamato Holdings Co Ltd 22,600   562          
    $   6,655          
 
Water - (0.07)%                  
American Water Works Co Inc 3,422   271          
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (proceeds $113,823)   $   119,626          
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - (4.62)% Shares Value (000's)          
 
Exchange Traded Funds - (4.62)%                  
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR 15,507   1,614          
Fund                  
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund 27,940   1,492          

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Opportunistic Municipal Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.10%   Shares Held   Value (000's)     Principal    
Exchange Traded Funds - 0.10%         MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)   Value (000's)
SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal   1,040 $ 58 Florida (continued)        
Bond ETF         Northern Palm Beach County Improvement        
VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index   1,000   31 District        
ETF         5.00%, 08/01/2046 $ 500 $ 522
VanEck Vectors Short High-Yield Municipal   1,000   24 Orange County Housing Finance Authority        
Index ETF         7.00%, 10/01/2025   435   441
      $ 113       $ 5,314
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 113 Georgia - 2.15%        
    Principal     Atlanta Development Authority        
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 104.66%   Amount (000's)   Value (000's) 7.00%, 01/01/2040   2,000   2,050
Alabama - 2.45%         City of Atlanta GA        
Lower Alabama Gas District/The         7.38%, 01/01/2031   500   524
5.00%, 09/01/2034 $ 2,500 $ 2,929       $ 2,574
          Illinois - 16.27%        
Arizona - 4.25%         Chicago O'Hare International Airport        
Navajo Nation         5.00%, 01/01/2033   1,250   1,401
5.50%, 12/01/2030 (a)   2,500   2,767 Chicago Park District        
Salt Verde Financial Corp         5.00%, 01/01/2040   1,000   1,079
5.00%, 12/01/2032   2,000   2,326 City of Chicago IL        
      $ 5,093 5.50%, 01/01/2042   300   316
California - 9.82%         6.00%, 01/01/2038   2,000   2,266
Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps         7.46%, 02/15/2026   1,884   1,361
5.00%, 08/01/2043   500   548 City of Chicago IL Wastewater Transmission        
California Educational Facilities Authority         Revenue        
5.00%, 10/01/2038 (b)   900   920 5.00%, 01/01/2031   760   829
5.00%, 01/01/2039 (b)   1,724   1,777 5.00%, 01/01/2039   1,200   1,288
California Statewide Communities         Illinois Finance Authority        
Development Authority         4.38%, 12/01/2042   500   466
5.00%, 11/01/2041 (a)   375   404 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority        
California Statewide Communities         5.00%, 01/01/2040 (b)   5,000   5,593
Development Authority (credit support from         Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority        
GNMA COLL)         5.00%, 06/15/2057   500   531
4.90%, 07/20/2039 (c)   500   521 Metropolitan Pier & Exposition        
California Statewide Financing Authority         Authority (credit support from NATL)        
6.00%, 05/01/2043   1,000   1,000 5.50%, 06/15/2029 (c)   1,000   1,131
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp         Sales Tax Securitization Corp        
5.30%, 06/01/2037   1,000   1,019 4.00%, 01/01/2048   2,000   2,006
5.75%, 06/01/2047   1,200   1,209 State of Illinois        
Golden State Tobacco Securitization         5.50%, 07/01/2027   1,150   1,213
Corp (credit support from GOLDEN ST TOB               $ 19,480
SECURITIZATION)         Indiana - 0.54%        
5.00%, 06/01/2033 (c)   970   971 Indiana Finance Authority        
La Verne Public Financing Authority         5.00%, 10/01/2044   300   312
7.25%, 09/01/2026   595   596 Town of Shoals IN        
Morongo Band of Mission Indians/The         7.25%, 11/01/2043   300   338
6.50%, 03/01/2028 (a)   825   825       $ 650
Oakland Unified School District/Alameda         Louisiana - 1.64%        
County         Louisiana Local Government Environmental        
5.00%, 08/01/2035   1,225   1,395 Facilities & Community Development        
Sacramento Area Flood Control         Authority        
Agency (credit support from BAM)         3.50%, 11/01/2032   2,000   1,958
5.00%, 10/01/2039 (c)   500   555 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority        
      $ 11,740 0.00%, 07/01/2039 (e)   278   3
Colorado - 3.57%               $ 1,961
Centerra Metropolitan District No 1         Maine - 0.90%        
5.00%, 12/01/2037 (a)   1,000   1,030 Finance Authority of Maine        
Colorado Health Facilities Authority         5.25%, 01/01/2025 (a)   1,000   1,083
5.00%, 05/15/2040   1,000   1,091          
Eagle County Airport Terminal Corp         Maryland - 0.89%        
5.00%, 05/01/2037   1,000   1,101 City of Westminster MD        
Southlands Metropolitan District No 1         6.25%, 07/01/2044   600   643
5.00%, 12/01/2047   1,000   1,059 Maryland Economic Development Corp        
      $ 4,281 5.38%, 06/01/2025   390   422
Connecticut - 2.11%               $ 1,065
Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority         Michigan - 0.91%        
7.00%, 02/01/2045 (a)   2,400   2,528 Michigan Finance Authority        
          5.00%, 07/01/2035   1,000   1,093
Florida - 4.45%                  
Florida Development Finance Corp         Minnesota - 0.99%        
5.63%, 01/01/2047 (a),(d)   1,000   1,030 Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The        
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority         City of St Paul Minnesota        
5.00%, 10/01/2047 (b)   2,999   3,321 5.00%, 11/15/2030   1,000   1,183

 

See accompanying notes.

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Opportunistic Municipal Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
    Principal         Principal    
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)   Value (000's) MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Missouri - 1.34%         Ohio (continued)        
City of St Louis MO Airport Revenue (credit         Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing        
support from NATL)         Authority (credit support from BUCKEYE        
5.50%, 07/01/2028 (c) $ 400 $ 493 OHIO TOB SETTLEMENT)        
Kansas City Industrial Development         5.75%, 06/01/2034 (c) $ 2,000 $ 1,901
Authority         County of Hamilton OH        
5.00%, 04/01/2046 (a)   1,100   1,113 5.00%, 01/01/2036   1,400   1,513
      $ 1,606 Ohio Air Quality Development Authority        
Montana - 1.23%         3.75%, 12/01/2023 (d)   1,000   340
City of Kalispell MT         4.50%, 01/15/2048 (a)   1,000   1,024
5.25%, 05/15/2037   1,400   1,469       $ 7,185
          Oklahoma - 2.10%        
Nevada - 1.76%         Oklahoma Development Finance Authority        
Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency         5.00%, 08/01/2047   1,000   1,065
5.00%, 06/15/2045   1,000   1,099 Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust        
State of Nevada Department of Business &         5.00%, 06/01/2035 (d)   300   324
Industry         Tulsa County Industrial Authority        
5.13%, 12/15/2037 (a)   1,000   1,003 5.25%, 11/15/2045   1,000   1,127
      $ 2,102       $ 2,516
New Jersey - 8.54%         Oregon - 0.44%        
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority         Warm Springs Reservation Confederated        
5.25%, 11/01/2039   250   266 Tribe        
Essex County Improvement Authority         6.38%, 11/01/2033   500   525
5.25%, 07/01/2045 (a)   1,300   1,304          
New Jersey Economic Development         Pennsylvania - 5.15%        
Authority         Blythe Township Solid Waste Authority        
5.00%, 07/15/2028   500   543 7.75%, 12/01/2037   1,000   1,049
5.00%, 06/15/2047   500   526 Commonwealth Financing Authority        
5.00%, 10/01/2047   1,000   1,073 5.00%, 06/01/2028   1,000   1,137
5.63%, 11/15/2030   1,500   1,697 5.00%, 06/01/2035   1,000   1,101
5.75%, 09/15/2027   500   554 Lancaster County Hospital Authority/PA        
New Jersey Economic Development         5.00%, 07/01/2045   1,250   1,322
Authority (credit support from ST APPROP)         Pennsylvania Economic Development        
5.25%, 06/15/2040 (c)   1,000   1,058 Financing Authority        
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund         5.50%, 11/01/2044   1,000   1,053
Authority         6.00%, 06/01/2031   500   501
5.25%, 06/15/2032   2,000   2,153       $ 6,163
South Jersey Port Corp         South Carolina - 0.44%        
5.00%, 01/01/2048   1,000   1,055 South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development        
      $ 10,229 Authority        
New York - 7.13%         5.25%, 11/15/2047   500   531
Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp                  
6.25%, 07/15/2040   480   521 South Dakota - 0.42%        
Build NYC Resource Corp         Oglala Sioux Tribe        
5.00%, 07/01/2035   1,500   1,616 5.75%, 10/01/2025 (a)   500   503
City of New York NY                  
1.12%, 10/01/2046 (d)   1,000   1,000 Tennessee - 3.28%        
Glen Cove Local Economic Assistance Corp         Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing        
5.00%, 01/01/2056   1,000   1,034 Facility Board        
New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI         5.00%, 10/01/2028   1,050   1,185
5.00%, 06/01/2041   400   432 5.00%, 10/01/2035   500   543
New York State Thruway Authority         Metropolitan Government Nashville &        
5.25%, 01/01/2056   1,000   1,125 Davidson County Health & Educational Facs        
New York Transportation Development Corp         Bd        
5.00%, 08/01/2021   1,500   1,630 5.00%, 07/01/2040   2,000   2,206
5.00%, 01/01/2023   560   618       $ 3,934
Westchester County Local Development         Texas - 8.35%        
Corp         Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp        
5.00%, 06/01/2047   500   556 5.00%, 12/01/2046   1,100   1,169
      $ 8,532 Austin Convention Enterprises Inc        
North Carolina - 0.89%         5.00%, 01/01/2034   500   563
North Carolina Medical Care Commission         City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue        
5.25%, 10/01/2035   1,000   1,060 4.50%, 07/01/2020   1,000   1,045
          5.00%, 07/15/2028   1,500   1,683
Ohio - 6.00%         Harris County Cultural Education Facilities        
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing         Finance Corp        
Authority         6.00%, 10/01/2043   1,075   1,228
6.00%, 06/01/2042   2,500   2,407 North Texas Tollway Authority        
          5.00%, 01/01/2045   615   679
          5.00%, 01/01/2048   500   549
          Port Beaumont Navigation District        
          7.25%, 02/01/2036 (a),(d)   1,000   1,039

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Opportunistic Municipal Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    Principal         Portfolio Summary (unaudited)    
MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)     Value (000's)   Sector Percent  
Texas (continued)             Revenue Bonds 81.62 %
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities             Insured 6.37 %
Finance Corp             General Obligation Unlimited 6.06 %
6.00%, 11/15/2027 $ 1,000   $ 1,081   Prerefunded 5.93 %
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface             Tax Allocation 1.78 %
Transportation Corp             Certificate Participation 1.14 %
6.88%, 12/31/2039   550     596   General Obligation Limited 0.90 %
7.00%, 12/31/2038   300     352   Special Assessment 0.44 %
        $ 9,984   Special Tax 0.42 %
Utah - 0.84%             Investment Companies 0.10 %
Utah Charter School Finance Authority (credit             Liability For Floating Rate Notes Issued (5.22 )%
support from UT CSCE)             Other Assets and Liabilities 0.46 %
5.38%, 06/15/2048 (a),(c)   1,000     1,005   TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.00 %
 
Virginia - 0.91%                  
County of Botetourt VA                  
6.00%, 07/01/2044   1,000     1,090        
 
Washington - 1.45%                  
Port of Seattle Industrial Development Corp                  
5.00%, 04/01/2030   500     546        
Washington Economic Development Finance                  
Authority                  
7.50%, 01/01/2032 (a)   1,000     1,179        
        $ 1,725        
West Virginia - 0.43%                  
Monongalia County Commission Special                  
District                  
5.75%, 06/01/2043 (a)   500     519        
 
Wisconsin - 3.02%                  
Public Finance Authority                  
4.00%, 08/01/2035   500     485        
5.00%, 12/01/2025 (a)   2,200     2,473        
5.25%, 04/01/2030   600     643        
        $ 3,601        
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS       $ 125,253        
Total Investments       $ 125,366        
Liability for Floating Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with              
Securities Held - (5.22)%                  
Notes with interest rates of 1.11% - 1.29% at $ (6,248 ) $ (6,248 )      
February 28, 2018 and contractual maturity of                  
collateral from 2018-2025.(f)                  
Total Net Investments       $ 119,118        
Other Assets and Liabilities - 0.46%       $ 553        
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $ 119,671        

 

(a)      Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities totaled $20,829 or 17.41% of net assets.
(b)      Security or portion of underlying security related to Inverse Floaters entered into by the Fund. See Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
(c)      Credit support indicates investments that benefit from credit enhancement or liquidity support provided by a third party bank, institution, or government agency.
(d)      Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.
(e)      Non-income producing security
(f)      Floating rate securities. The interest rate(s) shown reflect the rates in effect at February 28, 2018.

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Origin Emerging Markets Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS - 95.06% Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held Value (000's)
Advertising - 0.48%       Holding Companies - Diversified (continued)      
Smiles Fidelidade SA 139,079 $ 3,597 Tekfen Holding AS 813,000 $ 3,865
            $ 13,884
Agriculture - 0.47%       Home Furnishings - 0.53%      
KT&G Corp 38,106   3,514 Haier Electronics Group Co Ltd (a) 1,155,000   3,934
 
Automobile Manufacturers - 2.00%       Insurance - 6.05%      
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd 4,660,600   14,954 People's Insurance Co Group of China Ltd/The 7,000,000   3,748
        PICC Property & Casualty Co Ltd 3,783,000   7,420
Automobile Parts & Equipment - 0.54%       Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd 2,630,400   27,707
Minth Group Ltd 693,000   4,067 Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA 250,000   3,101
        Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd 28,444   3,196
Banks - 14.15%           $ 45,172
China Construction Bank Corp 25,960,828   26,618 Internet - 15.24%      
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 4,222,300   17,603 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR(a) 181,200   33,729
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd 25,959,300   22,131 Autohome Inc ADR 77,600   6,069
Kiatnakin Bank PCL 1,388,500   3,438 NCSoft Corp 42,200   14,583
OTP Bank PLC 92,000   4,099 Tencent Holdings Ltd 655,105   35,840
Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR 1,227,600   24,859 Weibo Corp ADR(a) 95,000   12,209
Thanachart Capital PCL 2,027,300   3,589 YY Inc ADR(a) 88,000   11,381
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS 1,100,000   3,380     $ 113,811
    $ 105,717 Iron & Steel - 0.97%      
Building Materials - 2.97%       Kumba Iron Ore Ltd 155,800   4,581
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd 2,511,700   13,345 Severstal PJSC 163,400   2,647
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd 5,263,000   4,031     $ 7,228
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd 3,118,900   4,821 Leisure Products & Services - 0.56%      
    $ 22,197 CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens 241,000   4,163
Chemicals - 5.75%       SA      
Indorama Ventures PCL 4,700,000   8,048        
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd 2,200,000   3,821 Media - 0.82%      
LG Chem Ltd 33,000   11,653 CJ E&M Corp 76,900   6,108
Lotte Chemical Corp 25,820   10,862        
PTT Global Chemical PCL 2,718,700   8,546 Metal Fabrication & Hardware - 1.43%      
    $ 42,930 Catcher Technology Co Ltd 898,600   10,662
Coal - 2.53%              
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd 5,420,800   15,342 Mining - 1.46%      
Exxaro Resources Ltd 320,000   3,555 Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 2,101,600   7,117
    $ 18,897 Korea Zinc Co Ltd 8,000   3,776
Commercial Services - 1.05%           $ 10,893
Localiza Rent a Car SA 548,230   4,339 Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 1.28%      
New Oriental Education & Technology Group 38,400   3,510 Sunny Optical Technology Group Co Ltd 582,925   9,534
Inc ADR              
    $ 7,849 Oil & Gas - 6.75%      
Computers - 1.02%       Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA 118,139   3,303
Infosys Ltd ADR 430,000   7,594 PTT PCL 787,000   14,168
        SK Innovation Co Ltd 34,466   6,488
Distribution & Wholesale - 0.46%       Star Petroleum Refining PCL 14,030,000   7,875
LG Corp 43,000   3,427 Tatneft PJSC ADR 64,000   4,004
        Thai Oil PCL 2,478,000   8,102
Diversified Financial Services - 3.06%       Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS 212,300   6,516
Hana Financial Group Inc 85,400   3,869     $ 50,456
KB Financial Group Inc 161,400   9,524 Pharmaceuticals - 1.71%      
Meritz Securities Co Ltd 749,000   3,364 CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd 1,978,000   4,514
Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd 65,000   2,825 Richter Gedeon Nyrt 87,137   1,917
Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd 6,754,253   3,249 Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd 3,400,000   6,371
    $ 22,831     $ 12,802
Electronics - 2.46%       Real Estate - 1.72%      
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc 730,518   14,258 China Vanke Co Ltd 2,895,400   12,846
BYD Electronic International Co Ltd 1,677,500   4,121        
    $ 18,379 Retail - 2.46%      
Food - 1.34%       ANTA Sports Products Ltd 1,971,300   9,699
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS 160,000   3,151 Via Varejo SA 514,000   4,377
X5 Retail Group NV (a) 193,305   6,874 Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd 1,706,000   4,300
    $ 10,025     $ 18,376
Forest Products & Paper - 0.84%       Semiconductors - 10.12%      
Mondi PLC 241,954   6,294 Nanya Technology Corp 1,642,000   4,479
        Parade Technologies Ltd 194,000   3,618
Gas - 0.49%       Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 27,277   29,288
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd 478,000   3,635 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 808,317   35,040
        ADR      
Holding Companies - Diversified - 1.86%       Win Semiconductors Corp 352,104   3,186
KOC Holding AS 480,300   2,271     $ 75,611
Siam Cement PCL/The 496,100   7,748        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Origin Emerging Markets Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held Value (000's)                  
Shipbuilding - 0.47%                          
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd   3,137,000 $ 3,540                  
 
Software - 1.39%                          
Chinasoft International Ltd   4,466,400   3,257                  
NetEase Inc ADR   11,335   3,325                  
TravelSky Technology Ltd   1,200,300   3,795                  
        $ 10,377                  
Water - 0.63%                          
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao   407,900   4,726                  
Paulo                            
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     $ 710,030                  
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.51%   Shares Held Value (000's)                  
Money Market Funds - 2.51%                          
Principal Government Money Market Fund (b) 18,743,500   18,744                  
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $ 18,744                  
Total Investments     $ 728,774                  
Other Assets and Liabilities - 2.43%     $ 18,165                  
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%     $ 746,939                  
 
 
(a) Non-income producing security                          
(b) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the                  
  Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the                  
  Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the                  
  outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-                  
  schedule for transactional information.                        
 
 
 
  Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                      
Country       Percent                  
China         44.50 %                
Korea, Republic Of       15.08 %                
Thailand       8.23 %                
Taiwan, Province Of China       8.06 %                
Russian Federation       5.15 %                
Hong Kong       3.07 %                
Brazil         2.84 %                
Turkey       2.56 %                
United States       2.51 %                
South Africa       1.93 %                
India         1.02 %                
Mexico       0.95 %                
Poland       0.86 %                
Hungary       0.81 %                
Other Assets and Liabilities       2.43 %                
TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %                
 
 
 
Affiliated Securities   August 31, 2017   Purchases   Sales   February 28, 2018
       Value       Cost   Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund $       $   99,536 $ 80,792 $   18,744
    $       $   99,536 $ 80,792 $   18,744
 
 
          Realized Gain/Loss   Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized
      Income   on Investments   Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 38 $       $     $
    $ 38 $       $     $
Amounts in thousands                          
 
 
Futures Contracts

Description and Expiration Date   Type Contracts   Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)
eMini MSCI Emerging Markets; March 2018   Long     420 $ 24,843   $     202
Total                     $     202
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts.                          

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Preferred Securities Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.63% Shares Held Value(000 's) PREFERRED STOCKS (continued)   Shares Held   Value (000's)
Money Market Funds - 0.63%         Electric (continued)                
Principal Government Money Market Fund (a) 37,029,918 $ 37,030   Entergy Utility Group Inc 5.50%, 04/01/2066   46,851 $ 1,202
                Georgia Power Co 5.00%, 10/01/2077   275,000   6,630
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 37,030   Integrys Holding Inc 6.00%, 08/01/2073   57,600   1,526
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS -         3 Month LIBOR + 3.22%          
1.36%       Shares Held Value(000 's) Interstate Power & Light Co 5.10% (b)   501,100   12,362
Banks - 1.36%               NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc 5.00 %, 491,093   11,904
Wells Fargo & Co 7.50% (b) 63,017 $ 80,347   01/15/2073                    
                NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc 5.13 %, 662,215   15,979
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS $ 80,347   11/15/2072                    
                SCE Trust V 5.45% (b)         6,801   176
PREFERRED STOCKS - 21.96% Shares Held Value(000 's)                      
Banks - 5.78%               3 Month LIBOR + 3.79%          
AgriBank FCB 6.88% (b) 61,700   6,664   SCE Trust VI 5.00% (b)         421,622   9,588
3 Month LIBOR + 4.23%         Southern Co/The 5.25%, 10/01/2076     111,000   2,727
Bank of America Corp 6.63% (b) 196,493   5,089   Southern Co/The 5.25%, 12/01/2077     555,000   13,298
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 5.20% 139,534   3,479                     $ 153,202
(b)               Food - 0.47%                    
BB&T Corp 5.63% (b) 144,300   3,704   Dairy Farmers of America Inc 7.88% (b),(d)   12,000   1,186
Capital One Financial Corp 6.00% (b) 532,229   13,449   Dairy Farmers of America Inc 7.88% (b),(d)   232,500   26,548
Citigroup Inc 6.88% (b) 9,618   252                     $ 27,734
Citigroup Inc 6.88% (b) 493,542   13,790   Hand & Machine Tools - 0.51%          
3 Month LIBOR + 4.13%         Stanley Black & Decker Inc 5.75%,     1,179,669   30,282
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 5.38% (b) 241,889   5,987   07/25/2052                    
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 5.50% (b) 774,944   20,513                        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.64%         Insurance - 4.11%                  
HSBC Holdings PLC 6.20% (b) 589,601   15,200   Aegon NV 4.00% (b)           9,977   245
HSBC Holdings PLC 8.00% (b) 82,100   2,167   3 Month LIBOR + 0.88%          
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH 5.88% (b) 326,087   8,446   Aegon NV 6.38% (b)           541,280   13,954
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH 6.25% (b) 1,050,000   28,245   Allstate Corp/The 5.10%, 01/15/2053   540,300   14,226
ING Groep NV 6.13% (b) 52,468   1,354   3 Month LIBOR + 3.17%          
ING Groep NV 6.38% (b) 761,792   19,692   Allstate Corp/The 6.25% (b)       181,500   4,822
KeyCorp 6.13% (b)     780,000   21,528   Allstate Corp/The 6.63% (b)       380,000   9,967
3 Month LIBOR + 3.89%         American Financial Group Inc/OH 6.25%,   250,786   6,458
M&T Bank Corp 6.38% (b) 17,852   18,298   09/30/2054                    
M&T Bank Corp 6.38% (b) 11,380   11,664   Arch Capital Group Ltd 5.25% (b)     283,500   6,611
Morgan Stanley 5.85% (b) 347,500   9,240   Arch Capital Group Ltd 5.45% (b)     54,104   1,309
3 Month LIBOR + 3.49%         Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd 5.95 % (b) 129,578   3,434
Morgan Stanley 7.13% (b) 126,282   3,620   3 Month LIBOR + 4.06%          
3 Month LIBOR + 4.32%         Axis Capital Holdings Ltd 5.50% (b)     10,287   250
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 1,730,132   47,959   Axis Capital Holdings Ltd 5.50% (b)     154,159   3,831
6.13% (b)               Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The   1,044,739   30,851
3 Month LIBOR + 4.07%         7.88%, 04/15/2042                  
State Street Corp 5.25% (b) 1,421,238   35,176   3 Month LIBOR + 5.60%          
State Street Corp 5.90% (b) 241,300   6,503   Prudential PLC 6.75% (b)         78,165   2,054
3 Month LIBOR + 3.11%         Reinsurance Group of America Inc 6.20%,   577,300   16,084
State Street Corp 6.00% (b) 349,700   9,127   09/15/2042                    
US Bancorp 6.50% (b)   197,845   5,524   3 Month LIBOR + 4.37%          
3 Month LIBOR + 4.47%         RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd 5.38% (b)   654,975   15,896
Valley National Bancorp 6.25% (b) 174,760   4,830   RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd 6.08% (b)   172,247   4,349
3 Month LIBOR + 3.85%         WR Berkley Corp 5.63%, 04/30/2053   1,262,728   32,061
Webster Financial Corp 5.25% (b) 194,856   4,716   WR Berkley Corp 5.75%, 06/01/2056   66,429   1,689
Wells Fargo & Co 5.63% (b) 195,171   4,873   XLIT Ltd 4.84% (b)           76,419   74,126
Wells Fargo & Co 5.85% (b) 125,027   3,319   3 Month LIBOR + 3.12%          
3 Month LIBOR + 3.09%                           $ 242,217
Wells Fargo & Co 6.63% (b) 236,676   6,549   Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 0.16%        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.69%         General Electric Co 4.88%, 01/29/2053   299,666   7,519
          $ 340,957   General Electric Co 4.88%, 10/15/2052   80,187   2,015
Diversified Financial Services - 0.07%                           $ 9,534
Charles Schwab Corp/The 6.00% (b) 143,663   3,770   REITs - 2.94%                    
                Boston Properties Inc 5.25% (b)     7,284   181
Electric - 2.60%               DDR Corp 6.25% (b)           12,487   285
Alabama Power Co 5.00% (b) 572,000   14,620   DDR Corp 6.38% (b)           460,752   10,947
Dominion Energy Inc   5.25%, 07/30/2076 897,421   21,646   Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.88% (b)     97,818   2,445
DTE Energy Co 5.25%, 12/01/2077 320,602   7,659   Digital Realty Trust Inc 6.35% (b)     205,498   5,376
DTE Energy Co 5.25%, 12/01/2062 312,400   7,579   Digital Realty Trust Inc 7.38% (b)     239,911   6,358
DTE Energy Co 5.38%, 06/01/2076 13,111   320   Federal Realty Investment Trust 5.00% (b)   49,250   1,111
Duke Energy Corp 5.13%, 01/15/2073 362,408   9,086   Kimco Realty Corp 5.25% (b)       397,387   9,017
Entergy Arkansas Inc 4.88%, 09/01/2066 10,000   244   Kimco Realty Corp 5.50% (b)       591,922   14,165
Entergy Arkansas Inc 4.90%, 12/01/2052 241,096   5,873   Kimco Realty Corp 5.63% (b)       6,000   145
Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.70%, 06/01/2063 165,100   3,908   Kimco Realty Corp 6.00% (b)       271,990   6,870
Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.88%, 09/01/2066 25,000   608   National Retail Properties Inc 5.20 % (b) 121,500   2,805
Entergy Louisiana LLC 5.25%, 07/01/2052 230,991   5,782   National Retail Properties Inc 5.70 % (b) 2,000   49
Entergy Texas Inc 5.63%, 06/01/2064 15,618   405   Prologis Inc 8.54% (b)           167,700   11,603
Entergy Utility Group Inc 5.00%, 12/01/2052 3,299   80   PS Business Parks Inc 5.20% (b)     3,332   78

 

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February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
PREFERRED STOCKS (continued)     Shares Held Value (000's)     Principal    
REITs (continued)                   BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)            Value (000's)
PS Business Parks Inc 5.25 % (b)   57,755 $   1,352 Banks (continued)        
PS Business Parks Inc 5.70 % (b)   377,419     9,273 Bank of America Corp        
PS Business Parks Inc 5.75 % (b)   534,494     13,250 6.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e) $ 1,004 $ 1,080
Public Storage 4.90% (b)         16,000     376 3 Month LIBOR + 3.71%        
Public Storage 4.95% (b)         4,000     95 6.30%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   40,055   43,960
Public Storage 5.05% (b)         186,105     4,457 3 Month LIBOR + 4.55%        
Public Storage 5.15% (b)         2,000     48 6.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   71,285   78,160
Public Storage 5.20% (b)         70,407     1,714 3 Month LIBOR + 4.17%        
Public Storage 5.88% (b)         237,401     6,201 Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The        
Public Storage 6.00% (b)         580,214     15,318 4.62%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   36,577   36,275
Public Storage 6.38% (b)         131,181     3,495 3 Month LIBOR + 3.13%        
Senior Housing Properties Trust 5.63 %,   113,931     2,713 4.95%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   75,100   76,884
08/01/2042                       3 Month LIBOR + 3.42%        
Senior Housing Properties Trust 6.25 %,   150,000     3,787 Bank of Nova Scotia/The        
02/01/2046                       4.65%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   17,000   16,490
Ventas Realty LP / Ventas Capital Corp     198,708     4,928 3 Month LIBOR + 2.65%        
5.45%, 03/15/2043                   Barclays Bank PLC        
Vornado Realty Trust 5.25% (b)     390,261     9,269 7.63%, 11/21/2022   8,000   8,905
Vornado Realty Trust 5.40% (b)     192,362     4,659 7.75%, 04/10/2023 (e)   14,200   14,271
Vornado Realty Trust 5.70 % (b)   830,177     20,821 USSW5 Index Spread + 6.83%        
                  $   173,191 10.18%, 06/12/2021   3,000   3,574
Savings & Loans - 0.05%                 10.18%, 06/12/2021 (d)   3,460   4,122
People's United Financial Inc 5.63 % (b)   46,852     1,248 Barclays PLC        
3 Month LIBOR + 4.02%               6.63%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   14,178   14,587
Sterling Bancorp/DE 6.50% (b)       59,241     1,537 USSW5 Index Spread + 5.02%        
                  $   2,785 8.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   68,658   71,233
Sovereign - 1.14%                   USSW5 Index Spread + 6.71%        
CoBank ACB 6.13% (b)         8,000     808 BNP Paribas SA        
CoBank ACB 6.20% (b)         65,000     6,958 7.19%, 06/29/2049 (b),(e)   13,400   15,176
3 Month LIBOR + 3.74%               3 Month LIBOR + 1.29%        
CoBank ACB 6.25% (b),(d)         296,500     31,726 7.20%, 06/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)   13,800   15,628
3 Month LIBOR + 4.56%               3 Month LIBOR + 1.29%        
Farm Credit Bank of Texas 6.75% (b),(d)     258,000     27,864 7.37%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)   100   111
3 Month LIBOR + 4.01%               USSW5 Index Spread + 5.15%        
                        7.63%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)   26,600   28,927
                  $   67,356          
Telecommunications - 4.13%               USSW5 Index Spread + 6.31%        
                        7.63%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   20,000   21,750
Centaur Funding Corp 0.00%, 04/21/2020     26,500     24,910          
(c),(d)                       USSW5 Index Spread + 6.31%        
Centaur Funding Corp 9.08%, 04/21/2020     100,666     111,934 BPCE SA        
(a),(d)                       5.70%, 10/22/2023 (d)   6,000   6,484
Qwest Corp 6.13%, 06/01/2053       877,752     17,994 Capital One Financial Corp        
                        5.55%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   19,625   20,220
Qwest Corp 6.88%, 10/01/2054       245,198     5,610          
Qwest Corp 7.00%, 04/01/2052       239,554     5,630 3 Month LIBOR + 3.80%        
Qwest Corp 7.00%, 07/01/2052       500,017     11,745 Citigroup Capital III        
Qwest Corp 7.50%, 09/15/2051       168,294     4,246 7.63%, 12/01/2036   2,700   3,504
Telephone & Data Systems Inc 6.63 %,   207,988     5,270 Citigroup Inc        
 03/31/2045                       5.95%, 12/29/2049 (b),(e)   24,100   25,004
                               
Telephone & Data Systems Inc 7.00 %,   1,176,514     30,083 3 Month LIBOR + 4.07%        
 03/15/2060                       5.95%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   9,000   9,322
                               
United States Cellular Corp 6.95 %,   75,540     1,923 3 Month LIBOR + 4.10%        
 05/15/2060                       5.95%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   12,457   12,949
                               
Verizon Communications Inc 5.90 %,   940,059     24,301 3 Month LIBOR + 3.91%        
 02/15/2054                       6.13%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   47,300   49,990
                               
                  $   243,646 3 Month LIBOR + 4.48%        
                        6.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   86,582   93,076
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS         $   1,294,674          
                      3 Month LIBOR + 4.52%        
                 Principal       Citizens Financial Group Inc        
BONDS - 74.54%           Amount (000's) Value (000's) 5.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   7,500   7,699
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.22%             3 Month LIBOR + 3.96%        
General Motors Financial Co Inc               Cooperatieve Rabobank UA        
5.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)       $ 12,700 $ 12,876          
                        11.00%, 12/29/2049 (b),(e)   7,750   8,467
3 Month LIBOR + 3.60%               3 Month LIBOR + 10.87%        
                        11.00%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)   91,447   99,906
Banks - 43.75%                   3 Month LIBOR + 10.87%        
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group             Corestates Capital III        
Ltd/United Kingdom                   2.41%, 02/15/2027 (d)   9,721   9,211
6.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)         4,000     4,375          
                        3 Month LIBOR + 0.57%        
                           
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 5.17%     2,700     2,953 Countrywide Capital III        
 6.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)                   8.05%, 06/15/2027   6,312   7,905
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 5.17%             Credit Agricole SA        
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA             7.88%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)   8,000   8,930
9.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)         28,000     28,315          
                        USSW5 Index Spread + 4.90%        
USSW5 Index Spread + 8.26%             8.38%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)   42,909   46,181
                        3 Month LIBOR + 6.98%        

 

See accompanying notes.

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Preferred Securities Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
    Principal           Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's) BONDS (continued)     Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Banks (continued)         Banks (continued)          
Credit Agricole SA (continued)         Lloyds Banking Group PLC (continued)        
8.38%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e) $ 4,200 $ 4,520 7.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   $ 47,888 $ 52,497
3 Month LIBOR + 6.98%         USSW5 Index Spread + 4.76%        
Credit Suisse AG         M&T Bank Corp          
6.50%, 08/08/2023 (d)   29,754   32,804 5.12%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     15,500   15,794
6.50%, 08/08/2023   6,000   6,615 3 Month LIBOR + 3.52%        
Credit Suisse Group AG         6.45%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     6,615   7,335
6.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)   9,100   9,575 3 Month LIBOR + 3.61%        
USSW5 Index Spread + 3.46%         Morgan Stanley          
6.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   1,475   1,552 5.55%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     8,500   8,809
USSW5 Index Spread + 3.46%         3 Month LIBOR + 3.81%        
7.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   3,000   3,329 NB Capital Trust III          
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.60%         2.27%, 01/15/2027     3,000   2,861
7.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)   69,040   76,621 3 Month LIBOR + 0.55%        
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.60%         Nordea Bank AB          
Dresdner Funding Trust I         5.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     1,200   1,221
8.15%, 06/30/2031 (d)   2,000   2,619 USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 3.56%        
8.15%, 06/30/2031   17,082   22,369 6.13%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     1,800   1,891
First Maryland Capital I         USSW5 Index Spread + 3.39%        
2.72%, 01/15/2027   2,000   1,905 6.13%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)     42,131   44,259
3 Month LIBOR + 1.00%         USSW5 Index Spread + 3.39%        
First Union Capital II         Northern Trust Corp          
7.95%, 11/15/2029   3,700   4,807 4.60%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     4,400   4,400
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The         3 Month LIBOR + 3.20%        
5.70%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   39,795   40,846 NTC Capital I          
3 Month LIBOR + 3.88%         2.24%, 01/15/2027     3,000   2,835
HBOS Capital Funding LP         3 Month LIBOR + 0.52%        
6.85%, 03/29/2049 (b)   7,000   7,141 PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The        
HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP         6.75%, 07/29/2049 (b),(e)     44,035   47,594
10.18%, 12/29/2049 (b),(e)   15,200   24,311 3 Month LIBOR + 3.68%        
3 Month LIBOR + 4.98%         Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC        
10.18%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)   32,900   52,620 4.01%, 03/29/2049 (b)     1,900   1,926
3 Month LIBOR + 4.98%         3 Month LIBOR + 2.32%        
HSBC Holdings PLC         4.80%, 04/05/2026     7,500   7,768
6.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   20,100   20,532 7.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     45,281   47,473
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 3.75%         USSW5 Index Spread + 5.80%        
6.87%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   39,600   42,372 7.65%, 08/29/2049 (b),(e)     28,946   37,123
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 5.51%         3 Month LIBOR + 2.50%        
ING Groep NV         8.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     9,825   10,973
6.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   26,000   27,261 USSW5 Index Spread + 5.72%        
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.45%         8.62%, 12/29/2049 (b),(e)     8,000   8,840
JPMorgan Chase & Co         USSW5 Index Spread + 7.60%        
5.30%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   14,800   15,244 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.80%         5.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     18,100   18,507
6.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   4,609   4,819 USSW5 Index Spread + 3.85%        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.30%         Societe Generale SA          
6.10%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   20,700   21,973 7.38%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)     14,000   15,085
3 Month LIBOR + 3.33%         USSW5 Index Spread + 6.24%        
6.13%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   22,000   23,254 7.88%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     14,000   15,575
3 Month LIBOR + 3.33%         USSW5 Index Spread + 4.98%        
6.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   137,707   152,166 8.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)     16,800   19,362
3 Month LIBOR + 3.78%         USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 5.87%        
7.90%, 04/29/2049 (b),(e)   65,637   66,211 8.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     64,750   67,178
3 Month LIBOR + 3.47%         USSW5 Index Spread + 6.39%        
KeyCorp         Standard Chartered PLC          
5.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   20,101   20,068 7.01%, 07/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)     26,800   32,026
3 Month LIBOR + 3.61%         3 Month LIBOR + 1.46%        
KeyCorp Capital III         7.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)     17,700   19,152
7.75%, 07/15/2029   3,500   4,347 USSW5 Index Spread + 6.30%        
Lloyds Bank PLC         7.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)     11,000   11,949
12.00%, 12/29/2049 (b),(e)   51,489   66,942 USSW5 Index Spread + 5.72%        
3 Month LIBOR + 11.76%         SunTrust Banks Inc          
12.00%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)   24,750   32,178 5.63%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     4,400   4,545
3 Month LIBOR + 11.76%         3 Month LIBOR + 3.86%        
Lloyds Banking Group PLC         SunTrust Capital I          
6.41%, 01/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)   32,174   36,839 2.51%, 05/15/2027     10,900   10,219
3 Month LIBOR + 1.50%         3 Month LIBOR + 0.67%        
6.66%, 01/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)   60,185   69,815 Svenska Handelsbanken AB          
3 Month LIBOR + 1.27%         5.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     42,000   42,472
          USSW5 Index Spread + 3.34%        
          Swedbank AB          
          6.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)     5,200   5,369
          USSW5 Index Spread + 4.11%        

 

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    Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)   Value (000's) BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Banks (continued)         Insurance (continued)        
UBS Group AG         AG Insurance SA        
6.87%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e) $ 18,078 $ 19,140 6.75%, 03/29/2049 (b),(e) $ 28,200 $ 29,085
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 5.50%         USSW6 Index Spread + 5.43%        
6.88%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   15,233   16,490 AIG Life Holdings Inc        
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.59%         8.50%, 07/01/2030   30,200   39,562
7.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   12,000   13,226 Allstate Corp/The        
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.87%         5.75%, 08/15/2053 (e)   8,254   8,811
7.13%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   1,757   1,848 3 Month LIBOR + 2.94%        
USSW5 Index Spread + 5.46%         6.50%, 05/15/2067 (e)   12,505   14,881
US Bancorp         3 Month LIBOR + 2.12%        
5.12%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   21,400   22,179 American International Group Inc        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.49%         8.18%, 05/15/2068 (e)   7,500   10,125
USB Realty Corp         3 Month LIBOR + 4.20%        
2.87%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d)   1,500   1,342 Aon Corp        
3 Month LIBOR + 1.15%         8.21%, 01/01/2027   4,500   5,805
Wells Fargo & Co         Aquarius & Investments Plc for Swiss        
5.87%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   50,300   53,475 Reinsurance Co Ltd        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.99%         6.37%, 09/01/2024 (e)   14,600   15,122
7.98%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   86,100   87,499 USSW5 Index Spread + 5.21%        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.77%         AXA SA        
Westpac Banking Corp/New Zealand         6.38%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)   27,793   32,240
5.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   7,800   7,457 3 Month LIBOR + 2.26%        
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 2.89%         8.60%, 12/15/2030   13,565   18,923
    $   2,578,973 Catlin Insurance Co Ltd        
Diversified Financial Services - 0.96%         4.71%, 07/29/2049 (b),(d)   46,336   45,525
Charles Schwab Corp/The         3 Month LIBOR + 2.98%        
7.00%, 02/28/2049 (b),(e)   28,358   31,619 Chubb Corp/The        
3 Month LIBOR + 4.82%         3.97%, 04/15/2037   565   565
Depository Trust & Clearing Corp/The         3 Month LIBOR + 2.25%        
4.88%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d),(e)   1,850   1,892 Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd/The        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.17%         7.25%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d),(e)   13,250   14,707
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance         3 Month LIBOR + 4.56%        
Corp         Demeter Investments BV for Swiss Re Ltd        
5.25%, 04/20/2046 (e)   21,300   22,730 5.63%, 08/15/2052 (e)   16,800   17,449
3 Month LIBOR + 3.63%         3 Month LIBOR + 3.78%        
    $   56,241 5.75%, 08/15/2050 (e)   10,000   10,513
Electric - 2.91%         3 Month LIBOR + 3.59%        
Emera Inc         Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc        
6.75%, 06/15/2076 (e)   56,495   62,709 4.22%, 05/01/2067   32,820   32,196
3 Month LIBOR + 5.44%         3 Month LIBOR + 2.39%        
Enel SpA         Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Capital        
8.75%, 09/24/2073 (d),(e)   43,300   52,090 LP        
USSW5 Index Spread + 5.88%         6.63%, 11/15/2034 (d)   7,000   8,383
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc         Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Capital        
3.71%, 06/15/2067   8,920   8,658 LP II        
3 Month LIBOR + 2.13%         4.39%, 05/16/2046 (d)   1,750   1,746
3.76%, 10/01/2066   23,474   22,917 3 Month LIBOR + 2.54%        
3 Month LIBOR + 2.07%         Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The        
4.80%, 12/01/2077 (e)   3,100   3,074 3.96%, 02/12/2067 (d)   10,885   10,640
3 Month LIBOR + 2.41%         3 Month LIBOR + 2.13%        
PPL Capital Funding Inc         8.13%, 06/15/2068 (e)   5,772   5,830
4.36%, 03/30/2067   15,375   15,260 3 Month LIBOR + 4.60%        
3 Month LIBOR + 2.67%         Legal & General Group PLC        
Southern Co/The         5.25%, 03/21/2047 (e)   34,903   35,252
5.50%, 03/15/2057 (e)   6,500   6,767 USSW5 Index Spread + 3.69%        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.63%         Liberty Mutual Group Inc        
    $   171,475 4.49%, 03/07/2067 (d)   12,738   12,515
Food - 0.16%         3 Month LIBOR + 2.91%        
          7.80%, 03/07/2087 (d)   71,940   89,385
Dairy Farmers of America Inc                  
7.13%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   8,700   9,592 Liberty Mutual Insurance Co        
          7.70%, 10/15/2097 (d)   20,025   27,421
Hand & Machine Tools - 0.21%         Lincoln National Corp        
Stanley Black & Decker Inc         3.78%, 04/20/2067   54,947   51,925
5.75%, 12/15/2053 (e)   12,250   12,599 3 Month LIBOR + 2.04%        
3 Month LIBOR + 4.30%         4.24%, 05/17/2066   13,109   12,798
          3 Month LIBOR + 2.36%        
Insurance - 20.78%         Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co        
          5.20%, 10/20/2045 (d),(e)   10,000   10,487
ACE Capital Trust II                  
9.70%, 04/01/2030   14,970   22,305 USSW5 Index Spread + 4.23%        
          MetLife Capital Trust IV        
          7.88%, 12/15/2067 (d)   19,020   24,346
          MetLife Inc        
          6.40%, 12/15/2066   10,770   12,143

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Preferred Securities Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    Principal         Principal      
BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)     Value (000's) BONDS (continued) Amount (000's)     Value (000's)  
Insurance (continued)         Telecommunications - 0.55%          
MetLife Inc (continued)         Koninklijke KPN NV          
9.25%, 04/08/2068 (d) $ 48,075 $ 67,185   7.00%, 03/28/2073 (d),(e) $ 13,126 $ 14,455  
10.75%, 08/01/2069   50,223   80,357   USSW10 Index Spread + 5.33%          
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd           7.00%, 03/28/2073 (e)   16,000   17,620  
7.00%, 03/15/2072 (d),(e)   10,700   11,929   USSW10 Index Spread + 5.33%          
3 Month LIBOR + 5.90%               $   32,075  
MMI Capital Trust I         Transportation - 0.74%          
7.63%, 12/15/2027   1,073   1,277 BNSF Funding Trust I          
Nationwide Financial Services Inc           6.61%, 12/15/2055 (e)   38,509   43,778  
6.75%, 05/15/2087   79,015   86,916   3 Month LIBOR + 2.35%          
Nippon Life Insurance Co                      
4.70%, 01/20/2046 (d),(e)   5,000   5,100 TOTAL BONDS   $   4,393,955  
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 3.75%         TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.02%   $   2,818  
5.10%, 10/16/2044 (d),(e)   27,300   28,763 Total Investments   $   5,808,824  
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 3.65%         Other Assets and Liabilities - 1.49%   $   86,320  
Provident Financing Trust I         TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%   $   5,895,144  
7.41%, 03/15/2038   37,750   42,846              
Prudential Financial Inc                      
5.63%, 06/15/2043 (e)   66,965   70,648 (a) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
3 Month LIBOR + 3.92%           Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
5.88%, 09/15/2042 (e)   20,401   21,906   Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the  
3 Month LIBOR + 4.18%           outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-  
8.88%, 06/15/2068 (e)   800   808   schedule for transactional information.          
3 Month LIBOR + 5.00%         (b) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of  
Reinsurance Group of America Inc           interest, but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date.  
4.25%, 12/15/2065   26,423   26,278 (c) Non-income producing security          
3 Month LIBOR + 2.67%         (d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of  
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc           1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from  
5.33%, 03/28/2073 (d),(e)   60,300   63,647   registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the  
3 Month LIBOR + 4.27%           period, the value of these securities totaled $1,481,918 or 25.14% of net  
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co           assets.          
6.50%, 09/20/2073 (d),(e)   15,500   17,158 (e) Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on  
3 Month LIBOR + 4.44%           a fixed rate and may convert to a variable rate or floating rate in the  
Voya Financial Inc           future.          
5.65%, 05/15/2053 (e)   64,126   66,050              
3 Month LIBOR + 3.58%                      
XLIT Ltd                      
4.18%, 12/31/2049 (b)   14,350   13,686   Portfolio Summary (unaudited)      
3 Month LIBOR + 2.46%         Sector       Percent  
    $   1,225,239 Financial       79.80 %
Mining - 0.48%         Utilities       5.51 %
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd         Communications       4.68 %
6.75%, 10/19/2075 (d),(e)   25,042   28,423 Industrial       2.65 %
USSW5 Index Spread + 5.09%         Energy       2.45 %
          Government       1.44 %
Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 1.03%         Consumer, Non-cyclical       0.63 %
General Electric Co         Investment Companies       0.63 %
5.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   61,478   60,709 Basic Materials       0.48 %
3 Month LIBOR + 3.33%         Consumer, Cyclical       0.22 %
          Purchased Options       0.02 %
Pipelines - 2.45%         Other Assets and Liabilities       1.49 %
Enterprise Products Operating LLC         TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %
5.25%, 08/16/2077 (e)   40,800   39,372              
3 Month LIBOR + 3.03%                      
7.03%, 01/15/2068   62,775   62,775              
3 Month LIBOR + 2.68%                      
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd                      
4.05%, 05/15/2067   8,461   8,123              
3 Month LIBOR + 2.21%                      
Transcanada Trust                      
5.63%, 05/20/2075 (e)   3,800   3,971              
3 Month LIBOR + 3.53%                      
5.87%, 08/15/2076 (e)   27,800   29,885              
3 Month LIBOR + 4.64%                      
    $   144,126              
Sovereign - 0.30%                      
CoBank ACB                      
6.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(e)   16,400   17,849              
3 Month LIBOR + 4.66%                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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    Schedule of Investments        
    Preferred Securities Fund        
    February 28, 2018 (unaudited)        
 
 
 
Affiliated Securities   August 31, 2017   Purchases   Sales   February 28, 2018
    Value   Cost   Proceeds   Value
Centaur Funding Corp 9.08% $ 116,300 $ $ $ 111,934
Principal Government Money Market Fund     314,575   277,545   37,030
  $ 116,300 $ 314,575 $ 277,545 $ 148,964

 

        Realized Gain/Loss   Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized  
    Income   on Investments   Capital Gain Distributions     Gain/Loss  
Centaur Funding Corp 9.08% $   4,570 $   $         $ (4,366 )
Principal Government Money Market Fund   284                  
  $   4,854 $   $         $ (4,366 )
Amounts in thousands                              
 
 
Options

Purchased Options   Contracts/ Notional         Upfront         Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty Shares Amount Exercise Price   Expiration Date    Payments/(Receipts)    Fair Value      Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Call - US Long Bond 2nd N/A 2,050 $ 2,050 $ 145.50 03/12/2018 $ 617 $ 352   $ (265 )
W Future; June 2018                              
Call - US Long Bond N/A 4,100 $ 4,100 $ 146.00 03/26/2018   1,548   1,409     (139 )
Future; June 2018                              
Put - US Long Bond 2nd N/A 2,050 $ 2,050 $ 140.50 03/12/2018   516   160     (356 )
W Future; June 2018                              
Put - US Long Bond N/A 4,100 $ 4,100 $ 140.00 03/26/2018   1,548   897     (651 )
Future; June 2018                              
Total               $ 4,229 $ 2,818   $ (1,411 )
 
Written Options   Contracts/ Notional         Upfront         Unrealized  
Outstanding Counterparty Shares Amount Exercise Price   Expiration Date    Payments/(Receipts)    Fair Value      Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Call - US Long Bond 2nd N/A 2,050 $ 2,050 $ 146.50 03/12/2018 $ (338 ) $ (160 ) $ 178  
W Future; June 2018                              
Call - US Long Bond N/A 4,100 $ 4,100 $ 145.00 03/26/2018   (2,424 ) (2,306 )   118  
Future; June 2018                              
Put - US Long Bond 2nd N/A 2,050 $ 2,050 $ 139.50 03/12/2018   (253 ) (64 )   189  
W Future; June 2018                              
Put - US Long Bond N/A 4,100 $ 4,100 $ 141.00 03/26/2018   (2,424 ) (1,538 )   886  
Future; June 2018                              
Total               $ (5,439 ) $ (4,068 ) $ 1,371  
 
Amounts in thousands except contracts/shares.                            

 

See accompanying notes.

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      Schedule of Investments        
      Real Estate Allocation Fund        
  February 28, 2018 (unaudited)        
 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 100.30% Shares Held   Value              
Principal Funds, Inc. Class R-6 - 100.30%                    
Global Real Estate Securities Fund (a) 91,592 $ 832,575              
Real Estate Debt Income Fund (a) 87,182   816,899              
  $   1,649,474              
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES $   1,649,474              
Total Investments $   1,649,474              
Other Assets and Liabilities - (0.30)% $   (4,989 )            
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00% $   1,644,485              
 
 
(a) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the              
Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the              
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the              
outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-              
schedule for transactional information.                    
 
 
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                  
Fund Type     Percent              
International Equity Funds     50.63 %            
Fixed Income Funds     49.67 %            
Other Assets and Liabilities     (0.30 )%            
TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %            
 
Affiliated Securities August 31, 2017     Purchases   Sales   February 28, 2018
     Value     Cost   Proceeds   Value
Global Real Estate Securities Fund $   702,708   $ 328,361 $ 160,589 $ 832,575
Real Estate Debt Income Fund     838,354     241,953   232,855   816,899
  $   1,541,062   $ 570,314 $ 393,444 $ 1,649,474

 

      Realized Gain/Loss     Realized Gain from   Change in Unrealized  
    Income   on Investments     Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss  
Global Real Estate Securities Fund $ 17,468 $ 7   $ 12,400 $ (37,912 )
Real Estate Debt Income Fund   14,724   (673 )     (29,880 )
  $ 32,192 $ (666 ) $ 12,400 $ (67,792 )
 
Amounts shown are in whole dollars and not rounded to the thousands.              

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Real Estate Debt Income Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.77%   Shares Held Value (000's)   Principal    
Money Market Funds - 2.77%             BONDS (continued) Amount (000's)  Value (000's)
Principal Government Money Market Fund (a)     5,234,683 $   5,235 Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (continued)      
              Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-GG9        
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES       $   5,235 5.51%, 03/10/2039 (b) $ 671 $ 510
    Principal       Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust        
BONDS - 98.46%   Amount (000's) Value (000's) Series 2007-C1        
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities - 92.82%       5.42%, 02/15/2040   1,132   1,158
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust             CSAIL 2017-CX10 Commercial Mortgage        
2008-1             Trust        
6.04%, 02/10/2051 (b)   $ 1,800 $ 1,797 0.73%, 11/15/2050 (b),(d)   17,686   962
6.04%, 02/10/2051 (b),(c)     821     59 Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass        
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust             Through Certificates        
2015-UB S7           0.30%, 01/25/2028 (b),(d)   50,000   1,404
4.37%, 09/15/2048 (b)     1,080     1,104 0.96%, 08/25/2023 (b),(d)   71,884   3,097
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust             1.13%, 01/25/2021 (b),(d)   19,647   532
2016-UBS10             3.01%, 07/25/2025   5,000   4,958
1.99%, 07/15/2049 (b),(d)     8,976     933 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2010-C1        
4.91%, 07/15/2049 (b)     3,500     3,596 1.38%, 08/10/2043 (b),(c),(d)   24,421   644
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust             GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC3        
2017-BN K3           0.67%, 03/10/2044 (b),(c),(d)   22,191   373
1.14%, 02/15/2050 (b),(d)     24,354     1,809 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-GCJ14        
3.25%, 02/15/2050 (c)     2,375     1,877 4.76%, 08/10/2046 (b),(c)   4,750   4,548
BANK 2017-BNK4             GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC22        
3.36%, 05/15/2050 (c)     2,500     2,001 1.02%, 06/12/2047 (b),(d)   20,016   903
BENCHMARK 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust             4.65%, 06/10/2047 (b)   3,225   3,174
2.75%, 01/15/2051 (c)     1,000     767 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC28        
BENCHMARK 2018-B2 Mortgage Trust             3.14%, 02/10/2048   5,000   4,918
0.43%, 02/15/2051 (b),(d)     47,000     1,495 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34        
1.50%, 02/15/2051 (b),(d)     5,181     605 3.51%, 10/10/2048   5,000   5,018
CD 2017-CD3 Mortgage Trust             4.47%, 10/10/2048 (b)   2,000   2,030
1.04%, 02/10/2050 (b),(d)     28,864     2,065 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-GS2        
4.56%, 02/10/2050 (b)     3,000     3,045 3.76%, 05/10/2049 (b)   2,500   2,495
CD 2017-CD4 Mortgage Trust             JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage        
3.30%, 05/10/2050 (c)     3,000     2,422 Securities Trust 2010-C1        
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-             5.95%, 06/15/2043 (c)   1,500   1,482
C2             JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage        
1.26%, 12/15/2047 (b),(c),(d)     7,916     254 Securities Trust 2011-C5        
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-             5.41%, 08/15/2046 (b),(c)   1,200   1,243
GC15             JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage        
5.10%, 09/10/2046 (b),(c)     2,010     1,905 Securities Trust 2016-JP2        
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-             3.46%, 08/15/2049   1,000   966
GC27             JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities        
3.14%, 02/10/2048     2,000     1,966 Trust 2013-C12        
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-             4.09%, 07/15/2045 (b)   460   415
C1             JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities        
1.93%, 05/10/2049 (b),(d)     28,491     3,331 Trust 2013-C15        
3.51%, 05/10/2049     2,500     2,453 5.08%, 11/15/2045 (b),(c)   2,500   2,415
4.12%, 05/10/2049     2,500     2,519 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities        
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-             Trust 2014-C21        
GC36             1.06%, 08/15/2047 (b),(d)   25,188   1,278
3.62%, 02/10/2049     5,000     5,034 JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities        
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-             Trust 2014-C24        
C4             3.92%, 11/15/2047 (b),(c)   1,000   832
4.10%, 10/12/2050 (b)     3,000     3,006 4.12%, 11/15/2047 (b)   2,500   2,529
COMM 2006-C8 Mortgage Trust             JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities        
5.38%, 12/10/2046     751     756 Trust 2017-JP6        
COMM 2013-CCRE11 Mortgage Trust             4.60%, 07/15/2050 (b),(c)   4,000   3,843
1.12%, 08/10/2050 (b),(d)     25,676     1,086 JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities        
COMM 2013-CCRE6 Mortgage Trust             Trust 2016-C4        
1.10%, 03/10/2046 (b),(d)     10,518     365 3.10%, 12/15/2049 (b)   4,250   3,878
COMM 2014-CCRE17 Mortgage Trust             JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities        
4.80%, 05/10/2047 (b),(c)     1,600     1,360 Trust 2017-C5        
Comm 2014-UBS2 Mortgage Trust             1.02%, 03/15/2050 (b),(d)   24,893   1,686
4.20%, 03/10/2047     1,000     1,025 LB Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3        
COMM 2014-UBS3 Mortgage Trust             6.09%, 07/15/2044 (b)   437   438
4.78%, 06/10/2047 (b)     1,000     1,000 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill        
COMM 2014-UBS5 Mortgage Trust             Lynch Trust 2013-C13        
3.50%, 09/10/2047 (c)     2,500     1,964 4.89%, 11/15/2046 (b)   4,000   4,126
COMM 2015-LC19 Mortgage Trust             Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill        
2.87%, 02/10/2048 (c)     1,000     828 Lynch Trust 2013-C9        
COMM 2015-LC23 Mortgage Trust             3.71%, 05/15/2046 (b)   1,670   1,633
3.65%, 10/10/2048 (b),(c)     2,000     1,751 4.13%, 05/15/2046 (b),(c)   4,000   3,637
4.65%, 10/10/2048 (b)     1,000     979 Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill        
COMM 2016-DC2 Mortgage Trust             Lynch Trust 2014-C14        
3.77%, 02/10/2049     6,000     6,101 1.16%, 02/15/2047 (b),(d)   22,545   805
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     Schedule of Investments Real Estate Debt Income Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    Principal         Principal      
BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)    Value (000's) BONDS (continued) Amount (000's)   Value (000's)   
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (continued)     REITs - 5.64%          
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill           American Campus Communities Operating          
Lynch Trust 2014-C15           Partnership LP          
4.89%, 04/15/2047 (b)   $ 1,000 $ 1,028   4.13%, 07/01/2024 $ 2,500 $ 2,539  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill           HCP Inc          
Lynch Trust 2014-C16             2.63%, 02/01/2020   2,500   2,485  
4.75%, 06/15/2047 (b),(c)     1,250   1,102 Hospitality Properties Trust          
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill             5.00%, 08/15/2022   1,000   1,045  
Lynch Trust 2015-C20           Select Income REIT          
4.16%, 02/15/2048     1,000   1,005   3.60%, 02/01/2020   2,000   2,010  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill           VEREIT Operating Partnership LP          
Lynch Trust 2015-C25             4.13%, 06/01/2021   2,500   2,561  
1.13%, 10/15/2048 (b),(d)     29,579   1,848       $   10,640  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill           TOTAL BONDS   $   185,754  
Lynch Trust 2015-C26           Total Investments   $   190,989  
3.53%, 10/15/2048     1,000   1,002 Other Assets and Liabilities - (1.23)%   $   (2,322 )
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill           TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%   $   188,667  
Lynch Trust 2016-C28                        
3.95%, 01/15/2049     6,000   6,008              
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill           (a) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
Lynch Trust 2017-C33             Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
1.45%, 05/15/2050 (b),(d)     24,061   2,088   Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the  
Morgan Stanley Capital I 2017-HR2             outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-  
2.73%, 12/15/2050     1,900   1,496   schedule for transactional information.          
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UB11           (b) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference  
3.50%, 08/15/2049 (b),(c)     5,000   4,119   rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS12             on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference  
4.15%, 12/15/2049 (b)     2,000   1,939   rate and spread in their description.          
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-UBS9           (c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of  
4.70%, 03/15/2049 (b)     500   505   1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from  
SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust             registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the  
2016 -C5           period, the value of these securities totaled $48,586 or 25.75% of net  
2.01%, 10/10/2048 (b),(d)     13,801   1,572   assets.          
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust           (d) Security is an Interest Only Strip.          
2012 -C3                      
5.04%, 08/10/2049 (b),(c)     1,000   1,026              
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust                        
2012 -C4           Portfolio Summary (unaudited)      
1.65%, 12/10/2045 (b),(c),(d)     8,521   512 Sector       Percent  
4.49%, 12/10/2045 (b),(c)     1,000   861 Mortgage Securities       92.82 %
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust           Financial       5.64 %
2013 -C5         Investment Companies       2.77 %
4.08%, 03/10/2046 (b),(c)     2,280   2,258 Other Assets and Liabilities       (1.23 )%
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust           TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %
2015 -C31                      
3.70%, 11/15/2048     2,000   2,029              
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust                        
2015-L C22                      
0.89%, 09/15/2058 (b),(d)     21,416   1,052              
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust                        
2015-NX S1                      
4.10%, 05/15/2048 (b)     3,180   2,822              
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust                        
2015-NX S3                      
4.64%, 09/15/2057 (b)     3,000   2,916              
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust                        
2016 -C34                      
2.17%, 06/15/2049 (b),(d)     7,882   934              
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust                        
2016-NX S5                      
4.85%, 01/15/2059 (b)     1,750   1,861              
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-                        
C11                        
1.23%, 03/15/2045 (b),(c),(d)     20,411   969              
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-                        
C12                        
1.28%, 03/15/2048 (b),(c),(d)     31,716   1,604              
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-                        
C17                        
1.47%, 12/15/2046 (b),(d)     33,807   1,440              
WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-                        
C20                        
3.99%, 05/15/2047 (c)     2,500   1,930              
      $   175,114              

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Real Estate Debt Income Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Affiliated Securities   August 31, 2017 Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018
    Value   Cost   Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund   $   $ 25,745 $ 20,510 $   5,235
    $   $ 25,745 $ 20,510 $   5,235
 
 
    Realized Gain/Loss     Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized
    Income   on Investments     Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 12 $   $     $
  $ 12 $   $     $
Amounts in thousands                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS - 95.74% Shares Held   Value (000's) COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Airlines - 2.89%       Healthcare - Products (continued)      
Alaska Air Group Inc 801,008 $ 51,665 Teleflex Inc 141,811 $ 35,429
Hawaiian Holdings Inc 864,088   31,107     $ 94,882
    $ 82,772 Insurance - 4.01%      
Automobile Manufacturers - 2.50%       Arthur J Gallagher & Co 474,389   32,785
New Flyer Industries Inc 1,611,875   71,575 Assured Guaranty Ltd 791,203   27,360
        Beazley PLC 2,574,929   18,307
Automobile Parts & Equipment - 3.44%       James River Group Holdings Ltd 1,117,705   36,560
Adient PLC 860,609   53,409     $ 115,012
Autoliv Inc 209,160   30,002 Investment Companies - 2.01%      
Linamar Corp 280,623   15,365 Ares Capital Corp 1,224,201   19,330
    $ 98,776 Oaktree Capital Group LLC 916,521   38,219
Banks - 11.19%           $ 57,549
Bank of the Ozarks 1,438,546   71,769 Leisure Products & Services - 1.27%      
BOK Financial Corp 311,074   29,381 Acushnet Holdings Corp 1,721,941   36,488
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 530,162   55,132        
East West Bancorp Inc 604,947   39,654 Machinery - Diversified - 2.15%      
Hope Bancorp Inc 1,717,950   31,026 Albany International Corp 219,247   13,955
PacWest Bancorp 1,276,764   66,570 IDEX Corp 100,141   13,699
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc 525,279   27,236 Nordson Corp 253,646   34,007
    $ 320,768     $ 61,661
Chemicals - 3.66%       Media - 2.77%      
HB Fuller Co 760,084   38,301 Entercom Communications Corp 3,156,577   31,250
Huntsman Corp 1,214,765   39,200 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc 1,424,181   48,137
RPM International Inc 552,478   27,497     $ 79,387
    $ 104,998 Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 1.73%      
Coal - 0.83%       Crane Co 429,062   39,607
Alliance Resource Partners LP 1,338,343   23,822 Donaldson Co Inc 209,573   9,946
            $ 49,553
Commercial Services - 3.76%       Oil & Gas - 2.50%      
KAR Auction Services Inc 803,729   43,465 HollyFrontier Corp 462,091   19,791
Travelport Worldwide Ltd 4,505,382   64,202 Vermilion Energy Inc 1,578,267   51,990
    $ 107,667     $ 71,781
Computers - 1.66%       Packaging & Containers - 0.98%      
Leidos Holdings Inc 752,528   47,642 Packaging Corp of America 235,100   28,024
 
Consumer Products - 0.98%       Pipelines - 3.74%      
Avery Dennison Corp 238,141   28,136 EnLink Midstream Partners LP 3,374,520   49,268
        Phillips 66 Partners LP 285,433   14,026
Diversified Financial Services - 3.04%       Targa Resources Corp 985,154   43,987
BGC Partners Inc 3,786,275   50,055     $ 107,281
FNF Group 929,965   37,133 Private Equity - 0.37%      
    $ 87,188 Hercules Capital Inc 879,930   10,603
Electric - 5.08%              
ALLETE Inc 495,449   33,765 REITs - 12.89%      
Alliant Energy Corp 935,406   36,153 Agree Realty Corp 275,445   12,974
Fortis Inc/Canada 456,723   14,917 Colony NorthStar Inc 5,346,741   41,598
Great Plains Energy Inc 1,455,248   42,420 EastGroup Properties Inc 160,457   13,002
PNM Resources Inc 519,532   18,288 EPR Properties 906,159   52,222
    $ 145,543 Gramercy Property Trust 2,474,890   53,581
Electrical Components & Equipment - 2.10%       Medical Properties Trust Inc 5,167,490   63,354
Energizer Holdings Inc 179,298   9,768 Omega Healthcare Investors Inc 2,829,244   72,089
Hubbell Inc 111,228   14,577 Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 393,658   13,388
Littelfuse Inc 173,105   35,919 Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust 1,624,143   19,132
    $ 60,264 Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc 1,266,184   28,261
Electronics - 0.42%           $ 369,601
Garmin Ltd 202,257   11,982 Retail - 1.36%      
        MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc 112,540   9,845
Environmental Control - 0.89%       Nordstrom Inc 568,071   29,148
MSA Safety Inc 315,948   25,475     $ 38,993
        Semiconductors - 1.62%      
Food - 3.43%       Maxim Integrated Products Inc 190,726   11,623
B&G Foods Inc 2,424,955   67,171 MKS Instruments Inc 312,958   34,848
Ingredion Inc 239,487   31,287     $ 46,471
    $ 98,458 Software - 2.20%      
Gas - 0.87%       Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 299,102   30,024
Vectren Corp 415,009   25,004 j2 Global Inc 448,429   33,193
            $ 63,217
Hand & Machine Tools - 2.93%       Supranational Bank - 1.44%      
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 221,444   19,385 Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 1,478,693   41,182
Snap-on Inc 405,218   64,519 SA      
    $ 83,904        
Healthcare - Products - 3.31%              
STERIS PLC 651,182   59,453        

 

See accompanying notes.

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      Schedule of Investments
      Small-MidCap Dividend Income Fund
      February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
COMMON STOCKS (continued) Shares Held   Value (000's)
Telecommunications - 0.54%      
Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc 1,350,709 $ 15,614
 
Toys, Games & Hobbies - 1.18%      
Hasbro Inc 354,178   33,849
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   $ 2,745,122
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 2.95% Shares Held   Value (000's)
Money Market Funds - 2.95%      
Principal Government Money Market Fund (a) 84,702,571   84,703
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES   $ 84,703
Total Investments   $ 2,829,825
Other Assets and Liabilities - 1.31%   $ 37,448
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%   $ 2,867,273

 

(a)      Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub- schedule for transactional information.
Portfolio Summary (unaudited)                    
Sector     Percent                
Financial     33.51 %              
Consumer, Cyclical     12.64 %              
Consumer, Non-cyclical     11.48 %              
Industrial     11.20 %              
Energy     7.07 %              
Utilities     5.95 %              
Technology     5.48 %              
Basic Materials     3.66 %              
Communications     3.31 %              
Investment Companies     2.95 %              
Government     1.44 %              
Other Assets and Liabilities     1.31 %              
TOTAL NET ASSETS     100.00 %              
 
 
 
Affiliated Securities August 31, 2017   Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018
     Value     Cost   Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund $       $ 347,767 $ 263,064 $   84,703
$       $ 347,767 $ 263,064 $   84,703
 
 
      Realized Gain/Loss     Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized
  Income   on Investments     Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 150 $     $     $
$ 150 $     $     $
Amounts in thousands                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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Glossary to the Schedule of Investments
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

Currency Abbreviations

ARS

AUD

BRL

CAD

CHF

CLP

CNH

CNY

COP

CZK

DKK

EUR

GBP

HKD

HUF

IDR

ILS

INR

JPY

KRW

MXN

MYR

NOK

NZD

PEN

PHP

PLN

RUB

SEK

SGD

THB

TRY

TWD

USD/$

ZAR

 

Argentine Peso

Australian Dollar

Brazilian Real

Canadian Dollar

Swiss Franc

Chilean Peso

Chinese Renminbi

Chinese Renminbi

Colombian Peso

Czech Koruna

Danish Krone

Euro

British Pound Sterling

Hong Kong Dollar

Hungarian Forint

Indonesian Rupiah

Israeli New Shekel

Indian Rupee

Japanese Yen

South Korean Won

Mexican Peso

Malaysian Ringgit

Norwegian Krone

New Zealand Dollar

Peruvian Nuevo Sol

Philippine Peso

Polish Zloty

Russian Rouble

Swedish Krona

Singapore Dollar

Thai Baht

Turkish Lira

New Taiwan Dollar

United States Dollar

South African Rand

 

See accompanying notes.

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                FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                      
                PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                      
                (unaudited)                      
Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended August 31 (except as noted):            
 
      Net Asset   Net     Net Realized         Dividends     Distributions      Total      
      Value,    Investment      and Unrealized      Total From    from Net     from     Dividends     Net Asset 
      Beginning    Income      Gain (Loss) on      Investment    Investment      Realized     and     Value, End
      of Period    (Loss)(a)     Investments     Operations     Income      Gains     Distributions     of Period 
BLUE CHIP FUND                                            
Class A shares                                            
2018 (c) $ 19.91 ($0.03 ) $ 2.61   $ 2.58   $–   ($0.59 ) ($0.59 ) $ 21.90
2017     16.85   0.07     3.08     3.15       (0.09 )   (0.09 )   19.91
2016     15.52   (0.04 )   1.69     1.65   (0.01 )   (0.31 )   (0.32 )   16.85
2015     15.07   (0.01 )   0.86     0.85   (0.02 )   (0.38 )   (0.40 )   15.52
2014 (g)   12.93   0.03     2.14     2.17   (0.03 )       (0.03 )   15.07
Class C shares                                            
2018 (c)   19.37   (0.11 )   2.53     2.42       (0.59 )   (0.59 )   21.20
2017     16.52   (0.07 )   3.01     2.94       (0.09 )   (0.09 )   19.37
2016     15.33   (0.16 )   1.66     1.50       (0.31 )   (0.31 )   16.52
2015     14.97   (0.12 )   0.86     0.74       (0.38 )   (0.38 )   15.33
2014 (g)   12.93   (0.07 )   2.13     2.06   (0.02 )       (0.02 )   14.97
Class T shares                                            
2018 (c)   20.08   (0.05 )   2.63     2.58       (0.59 )   (0.59 )   22.07
2017 (h)   19.11   0.04     0.93     0.97               20.08
DIVERSIFIED REAL ASSET FUND                                            
Class A shares                                            
2018 (c)   11.53   0.09     0.03     0.12   (0.22 )       (0.22 )   11.43
2017     11.07   0.17     0.55     0.72   (0.26 )       (0.26 )   11.53
2016     11.22   0.17     (0.27 )   (0.10 ) (0.05 )       (0.05 )   11.07
2015     13.18   0.13     (1.88 )   (1.75 ) (0.08 )   (0.13 )   (0.21 )   11.22
2014     11.72   0.16     1.45     1.61   (0.04 )   (0.11 )   (0.15 )   13.18
2013     11.91   0.15     0.07     0.22   (0.11 )   (0.30 )   (0.41 )   11.72
Class C shares                                            
2018 (c)   11.29   0.04     0.02     0.06   (0.13 )       (0.13 )   11.22
2017     10.80   0.10     0.53     0.63   (0.14 )       (0.14 )   11.29
2016     10.98   0.09     (0.27 )   (0.18 )             10.80
2015     12.91   0.04     (1.84 )   (1.80 )     (0.13 )   (0.13 )   10.98
2014     11.55   0.07     1.42     1.49   (0.02 )   (0.11 )   (0.13 )   12.91
2013     11.75   0.06     0.07     0.13   (0.03 )   (0.30 )   (0.33 )   11.55

 

See accompanying notes.

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            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)      
            PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.      
            (unaudited)      
 
 
        Ratio of       Ratio of Net      
        Expenses to   Ratio of Gross   Investment Income      
      Net Assets, End of Average Net   Expenses to Average   to Average Net   Portfolio  
Total Return(b)     Period (in thousands) Assets   Net Assets   Assets   Turnover Rate  
 
 
13.08 %(d) $ 107,829 1.07 %(e) 1.07%(e),(f)   (0.29 )%(e) 29.9 %(e)
18.81     71,738 1.15   1.15 (f) 0.41   27.1  
10.77     36,575 1.28   1.28 (f) (0.26 ) 36.4  
5.78     20,629 1.35   1.39 (f) (0.04 ) 26.2  
16.83 (d)   8,637 1.35 (e) 1.95 (e) ,(f) 0.25 (e) 34.4 (e)
 
12.61 (d)   57,540 1.85 (e) 1.85 (e) ,(f) (1.07 ) (e) 29.9 (e)
17.91     40,344 1.94   1.94 (f) (0.41 ) 27.1  
9.93     21,705 2.08   2.08 (f) (1.06 ) 36.4  
5.04     11,985 2.10   2.33 (f) (0.77 ) 26.2  
15.99 (d)   3,321 2.10 (e) 4.22 (e) ,(f) (0.51 ) (e) 34.4 (e)
 
12.97 (d)   17 1.22 (e) 207.50 (e) ,(f) (0.44 ) (e) 29.9 (e)
5.08 (d)   11 1.22 (e) 857.12 (e) ,(f) 1.00 (e) 27.1 (e)
 
 
0.89 (d) ,(i)   103,868 1.23 (e) 1.32 (e) ,(f) 1.50 (e) 95.3 (e)
6.63     118,212 1.25   1.53 (f) 1.58   65.1  
(0.85 )   210,864 1.25   1.28 (f) 1.59   77.6  
(13.33 )   109,677 1.25   1.25 (f) 1.06   66.4  
13.91     127,019 1.25   1.27 (f) 1.31   67.3  
1.89     281,607 1.25   1.47 (f) 1.25   78.7  
 
0.55 (d)   23,663 1.98 (e) 2.15 (e) ,(f) 0.70 (e) 95.3 (e)
5.83 (i)   24,940 2.00   2.10 (f) 0.88   65.1  
(1.55 ) (i)   31,350 2.00   2.12 (f) 0.86   77.6  
(13.98 )   45,514 2.00   2.04 (f) 0.30   66.4  
13.07     55,741 2.00   2.04 (f) 0.57   67.3  
1.10     49,372 2.00   2.04 (f) 0.51   78.7  

 

(a)      Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)      Total return is calculated without the front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
(c)      Six months ended February 28, 2018.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Excludes expense reimbursement from Manager.
(g)      Period from September 30, 2013, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2014.
(h)      Period from June 12, 2017, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2017.
(i)      Total return is calculated using the traded net asset value which may differ from the reported net asset value. The traded net asset value is the net asset value which a shareholder would have paid or received from a subscription or redemption.

See accompanying notes.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended August 31 (except as noted):

      Net Asset   Net     Net Realized           Dividends   Distributions      Total      
      Value,    Investment      and Unrealized      Total From      from Net   from     Dividends     Net Asset 
      Beginning    Income      Gain (Loss) on      Investment      Investment    Realized     and     Value, End
      of Period    (Loss)(a)     Investments     Operations      Income   Gains     Distributions     of Period 
DYNAMIC FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND                                  
Class A shares                                            
2018 (c) $ 9.25 $ 0.18   $ 0.06   $ 0.24   ($0.19 ) $–   ($0.19 ) $ 9.30
2017     9.14   0.41     0.12     0.53     (0.42 )     (0.42 )   9.25
2016     9.39   0.44     (0.21 )   0.23     (0.48 )     (0.48 )   9.14
2015 (h)   10.00   0.40     (0.61 )   (0.21 )   (0.40 )     (0.40 )   9.39
GLOBAL MULTI-STRATEGY FUND                                            
Class A shares                                            
2018 (c)   11.28   0.05     0.06     0.11     (0.05 ) (0.24 )   (0.29 )   11.10
2017     10.77   0.08     0.43     0.51               11.28
2016     10.91   0.01     0.14     0.15     (0.06 ) (0.23 )   (0.29 )   10.77
2015     11.04   (0.06 )   0.16     0.10     (0.06 ) (0.17 )   (0.23 )   10.91
2014     10.47   (0.04 )   0.70     0.66     (0.01 ) (0.08 )   (0.09 )   11.04
2013     10.32       0.29     0.29       (0.14 )   (0.14 )   10.47
Class C shares                                            
2018 (c)   10.97   0.01     0.06     0.07       (0.24 )   (0.24 )   10.80
2017     10.56   (0.01 )   0.42     0.41               10.97
2016     10.73   (0.07 )   0.13     0.06       (0.23 )   (0.23 )   10.56
2015     10.90   (0.15 )   0.15           (0.17 )   (0.17 )   10.73
2014     10.40   (0.12 )   0.70     0.58       (0.08 )   (0.08 )   10.90
2013     10.33   (0.08 )   0.29     0.21       (0.14 )   (0.14 )   10.40

 

See accompanying notes.

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            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)          
            PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.          
            (unaudited)          
 
 
 
Ratio of Expenses to
Average Net Assets
(Excluding
Dividends and
Interest Expense on
        Ratio of   Short Sales, Short       Ratio of Net      
        Expenses to   Sale Fees and   Ratio of Gross   Investment Income      
      Net Assets, End of Average Net   Reverse Repurchase   Expenses to Average   to Average Net   Portfolio  
Total Return(b)     Period (in thousands) Assets   Agreement Expense)   Net Assets   Assets   Turnover Rate  
 
 
2.56 %(d) $ 4,426 1.10 %(e) N/A   2.23%(e),(f)   3.87 %(e) 50.7 %(e)
5.94 (g)   2,959 1.10   N/A   1.79 (f) 4.42   104.0  
2.51 (g)   7,267 1.10   N/A   1.67 (f) 4.88   112.8  
(2.00) (d),(g)     7,752 1.10 (e) N/A   1.69 (e) ,(f) 4.24 (e) 94.0 (e)
 
 
0.99 (d)   71,092 2.17 (e) 1.98 (e) ,(i) 2.19 (e) ,(f) 0.90 (e) 378.0 (e)
4.74     112,799 2.50   1.92 (i) 2.52 (f) 0.72   317.6  
1.41     145,370 2.41   1.94 (i) 2.41 (f) 0.11   233.9  
0.93     183,527 2.39   1.95 (i) 2.39 (f) (0.55 ) 142.5  
6.37     93,900 2.54   2.00 (i) 2.57 (f) (0.36 ) 166.4  
2.85     100,180 2.61   2.00 (i) 2.74 (f) (0.07 ) 135.6  
 
0.62 (d)   46,493 2.93 (e) 2.74 (e) ,(i) 2.96 (e) ,(f) 0.14 (e) 378.0 (e)
3.88     48,130 3.31   2.73 (i) 3.33 (f) (0.08 ) 317.6  
0.61     56,557 3.22   2.75 (i) 3.24 (f) (0.68 ) 233.9  
0.05     60,317 3.19   2.75 (i) 3.21 (f) (1.37 ) 142.5  
5.64     42,783 3.29   2.75 (i) 3.38 (f) (1.11 ) 166.4  
2.07     21,035 3.36   2.75 (i) 3.65 (f) (0.82 ) 135.6  

 

(a)      Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)      Total return is calculated without the front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
(c)      Six months ended February 28, 2018.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Excludes expense reimbursement from Manager.
(g)      Total return is calculated using the traded net asset value which may differ from the reported net asset value. The traded net asset value is the net asset value which a shareholder would have paid or received from a subscription or redemption.
(h)      Period from September 10, 2014, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2015.
(i)      Excludes dividends and interest expense on short sales and short sale fees and reverse repurchase agreement expense. See "Operating Policies" in notes to financial statements.

See accompanying notes.

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                FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                        
                PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                        
                (unaudited)                        
Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended August 31 (except as noted):            
 
      Net Asset   Net     Net Realized           Dividends     Distributions      Total      
      Value,   Investment      and Unrealized      Total From      from Net      from     Dividends     Net Asset 
      Beginning   Income       Gain (Loss) on      Investment       Investment       Realized      and     Value, End
      of Period    (Loss)(a)      Investments       Operations       Income      Gains     Distributions     of Period 
GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND                                              
Class A shares                                              
2018 (c) $ 13.01 $ 0.01   $ 0.93   $ 0.94   ($0.31 ) ($0.93 ) ($1.24 ) $ 12.71
2017     11.45   0.10     1.58     1.68     (0.12 )       (0.12 )   13.01
2016     11.36   0.10     0.18     0.28     (0.09 )   (0.10 )   (0.19 )   11.45
2015     13.20   0.10     (0.67 )   (0.57 )   (0.06 )   (1.21 )   (1.27 )   11.36
2014 (g)   11.45   0.07     1.74     1.81     (0.06 )       (0.06 )   13.20
Class C shares                                              
2018 (c)   12.89   (0.04 )   0.93     0.89     (0.24 )   (0.93 )   (1.17 )   12.61
2017     11.34   0.01     1.56     1.57     (0.02 )       (0.02 )   12.89
2016     11.25   0.02     0.18     0.20     (0.01 )   (0.10 )   (0.11 )   11.34
2015     13.12       (0.66 )   (0.66 )       (1.21 )   (1.21 )   11.25
2014 (g)   11.45   (0.01 )   1.74     1.73     (0.06 )       (0.06 )   13.12
INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANY FUND                                        
Class A shares                                              
2018 (c)   12.09   (0.03 )   1.07     1.04     (0.19 )   (0.37 )   (0.56 )   12.57
2017     9.80   0.06     2.24     2.30     (0.01 )       (0.01 )   12.09
2016     9.59   0.06     0.27     0.33     (0.12 )       (0.12 )   9.80
2015     9.86   0.06     (0.28 )   (0.22 )   (0.05 )       (0.05 )   9.59
2014 (h)   10.00   (0.01 )   (0.13 )   (0.14 )               9.86

 

See accompanying notes.

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            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)      
            PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.      
            (unaudited)      
 
 
        Ratio of       Ratio of Net      
        Expenses to   Ratio of Gross   Investment Income      
      Net Assets, End of Average Net   Expenses to Average   to Average Net   Portfolio  
Total Return(b)     Period (in thousands) Assets   Net Assets   Assets   Turnover Rate  
 
 
7.41 %(d) $ 4,991 1.50 %(e) 1.88%(e),(f)   0.14 %(e) 92.5 %(e)
14.86     4,555 1.50   1.98 (f) 0.84   117.1  
2.50     4,940 1.50   1.92 (f) 0.90   145.3  
(4.36 )   4,054 1.50   2.16 (f) 0.82   138.7  
15.86 (d)   2,540 1.50 (e) 3.95 (e) ,(f) 0.61 (e) 128.4 (e)
 
7.05 (d)   2,215 2.25 (e) 3.36 (e) ,(f) (0.61 ) (e) 92.5 (e)
13.89     1,880 2.25   3.91 (f) 0.10   117.1  
1.79     1,595 2.25   3.49 (f) 0.16   145.3  
(5.11 )   1,552 2.25   3.51 (f) (0.01 ) 138.7  
15.14 (d)   2,039 2.25 (e) 4.62 (e) ,(f) (0.09 ) (e) 128.4 (e)
 
 
8.68 (d)   4,947 1.60 (e) 2.21 (e) ,(f) (0.56 ) (e) 42.6 (e)
23.48     2,699 1.60   2.92 (f) 0.54   58.8  
3.47     2,026 1.60   2.48 (f) 0.61   49.9  
(2.23 )   5,469 1.60   2.70 (f) 0.63   62.8  
(1.40 ) (d)   4,054 1.60 (e) 6.49 (e) ,(f) (0.25 ) (e) 49.2 (e)

 

(a)      Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)      Total return is calculated without the front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
(c)      Six months ended February 28, 2018.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Excludes expense reimbursement from Manager.
(g)      Period from September 30, 2013, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2014.
(h)      Period from June 11, 2014, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2014.

See accompanying notes.

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                FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                        
                PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                        
                (unaudited)                        
Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended August 31 (except as noted):            
 
 
 
 
      Net Asset   Net     Net Realized           Dividends     Distributions      Total      
      Value,   Investment      and Unrealized       Total From      from Net      from     Dividends     Net Asset 
      Beginning   Income      Gain (Loss) on      Investment       Investment       Realized      and     Value, End
      of Period   (Loss)(a)      Investments     Operations       Income      Gains     Distributions     of Period 
MULTI-MANAGER EQUITY LONG/SHORT FUND                                    
Class A shares                                              
2018 (c) $ 10.57 ($0.06 ) $ 0.78   $ 0.72   ($0.06 ) ($0.46 ) ($0.52 ) $ 10.77
2017     9.97   (0.10 )   0.78     0.68     (0.05 )   (0.03 )   (0.08 )   10.57
2016 (h)   10.00   (0.05 )   0.02     (0.03 )               9.97
OPPORTUNISTIC MUNICIPAL FUND                                        
Class A shares                                              
2018 (c)   10.65   0.21     (0.14 )   0.07     (0.19 )       (0.19 )   10.53
2017     11.03   0.40     (0.40 )       (0.38 )       (0.38 )   10.65
2016     10.20   0.38     0.82     1.20     (0.37 )       (0.37 )   11.03
2015     10.09   0.42     0.10     0.52     (0.41 )       (0.41 )   10.20
2014     9.12   0.44     0.96     1.40     (0.43 )       (0.43 )   10.09
2013     10.29   0.43     (1.16 )   (0.73 )   (0.41 )   (0.03 )   (0.44 )   9.12
Class C shares                                              
2018 (c)   10.65   0.17     (0.15 )   0.02     (0.15 )       (0.15 )   10.52
2017     11.03   0.32     (0.40 )   (0.08 )   (0.30 )       (0.30 )   10.65
2016     10.20   0.30     0.82     1.12     (0.29 )       (0.29 )   11.03
2015     10.09   0.34     0.10     0.44     (0.33 )       (0.33 )   10.20
2014     9.12   0.37     0.96     1.33     (0.36 )       (0.36 )   10.09
2013     10.29   0.36     (1.17 )   (0.81 )   (0.33 )   (0.03 )   (0.36 )   9.12

 

See accompanying notes.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

            Ratio of Expenses to                
            Average Net Assets                
            (Excluding                
        Ratio of   Dividends and Ratio of Expenses to       Ratio of Net      
        Expenses to   Interest Expense on Average Net Assets   Ratio of Gross   Investment Income      
      Net Assets, End of Average Net   Short Sales and Short (Excluding Interest   Expenses to Average   to Average Net   Portfolio  
Total Return(b)     Period (in thousands) Assets   Sale Fees) Expense and Fees)   Net Assets   Assets   Turnover Rate  
 
 
6.84% (d) $ 415 2.55% (e) 2.02%(e),(f) N/A   11.86%(e),(g)   (1.07)% (e) 270.8% (e)
6.80     113 2.84   2.02 (f) N/A   30.68 (g) (0.96 ) 301.2  
(0.30 ) (d)   55 2.80 (e) 2.02 (e),(f) N/A   219.49 (e) ,(g) (1.24 ) (e) 412.4 (e)
 
 
0.70 (d)   45,009 0.97 (e) N/A 0.88 (e) ,(i) 0.97 (e) ,(g) 3.94 (e) 74.3 (e)
0.13     40,758 0.95   N/A 0.89 (i) 0.95 (g) 3.83   67.9  
11.94     49,208 0.95   N/A 0.90 (i) 0.97 (g) 3.52   53.5  
5.17     22,568 0.96   N/A 0.90 (i) 1.10 (g) 4.06   54.9  
15.71     16,305 1.01   N/A 0.90 (i) 1.21 (g) 4.57   78.4  
(7.53 )   13,962 1.03   N/A 0.90 (i) 1.21 (g) 4.21   103.4  
 
0.22 (d)   7,658 1.74 (e) N/A 1.65 (e) ,(i) 1.91 (e) ,(g) 3.14 (e) 74.3 (e)
(0.53 ) (j)   14,301 1.71   N/A 1.65 (i) 1.81 (g) 3.09   67.9  
11.01 (j)   16,455 1.70   N/A 1.65 (i) 1.82 (g) 2.79   53.5  
4.39     9,869 1.71   N/A 1.65 (i) 1.96 (g) 3.32   54.9  
14.86     9,101 1.76   N/A 1.65 (i) 2.08 (g) 3.83   78.4  
(8.22 )   7,835 1.78   N/A 1.65 (i) 2.03 (g) 3.47   103.4  

 

(a)      Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)      Total return is calculated without the front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
(c)      Six months ended February 28, 2018.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Excludes dividends and interest expense on short sales and short sale fees and reverse repurchase agreement expense. See "Operating Policies" in notes to financial statements.
(g)      Excludes expense reimbursement from Manager.
(h)      Period from March 31, 2016, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2016.
(i)      Excludes interest expense and fees paid through inverse floater agreements. See "Operating Policies" in notes to financial statements.
(j)      Total return is calculated using the traded net asset value which may differ from the reported net asset value. The traded net asset value is the net asset value which a shareholder would have paid or received from a subscription or redemption.

See accompanying notes.

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                FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                      
                PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                      
                (unaudited)                      
Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended August 31 (except as noted):            
 
      Net Asset   Net     Net Realized           Dividends   Distributions      Total      
      Value,   Investment       and Unrealized      Total From      from Net    from     Dividends     Net Asset 
      Beginning   Income      Gain (Loss) on       Investment       Investment     Realized      and     Value, End
      of Period   (Loss)(a)      Investments     Operations       Income    Gains     Distributions     of Period 
ORIGIN EMERGING MARKETS FUND                                      
Class A shares                                            
2018 (c) $ 11.74 ($0.04 ) $ 1.40   $ 1.36   ($0.06 ) $–   ($0.06 ) $ 13.04
2017     9.07   0.18     2.52     2.70     (0.03 )     (0.03 )   11.74
2016     8.55   0.04     0.56     0.60     (0.08 )     (0.08 )   9.07
2015 (g)   10.00   (0.03 )   (1.42 )   (1.45 )             8.55
PREFERRED SECURITIES FUND                                            
Class A shares                                            
2018 (c)   10.53   0.25     (0.23 )   0.02     (0.24 ) (0.02 )   (0.26 )   10.29
2017     10.36   0.49     0.24     0.73     (0.47 ) (0.09 )   (0.56 )   10.53
2016     10.24   0.49     0.19     0.68     (0.47 ) (0.09 )   (0.56 )   10.36
2015     10.56   0.50     (0.13 )   0.37     (0.51 ) (0.18 )   (0.69 )   10.24
2014     10.17   0.53     0.66     1.19     (0.53 ) (0.27 )   (0.80 )   10.56
2013     10.36   0.54     (0.12 )   0.42     (0.55 ) (0.06 )   (0.61 )   10.17
Class C shares                                            
2018 (c)   10.52   0.21     (0.22 )   (0.01 )   (0.21 ) (0.02 )   (0.23 )   10.28
2017     10.35   0.42     0.23     0.65     (0.39 ) (0.09 )   (0.48 )   10.52
2016     10.23   0.42     0.19     0.61     (0.40 ) (0.09 )   (0.49 )   10.35
2015     10.55   0.42     (0.13 )   0.29     (0.43 ) (0.18 )   (0.61 )   10.23
2014     10.16   0.45     0.66     1.11     (0.45 ) (0.27 )   (0.72 )   10.55
2013     10.35   0.46     (0.12 )   0.34     (0.47 ) (0.06 )   (0.53 )   10.16
Class T shares                                            
2018 (c)   10.46   0.25     (0.22 )   0.03     (0.25 ) (0.02 )   (0.27 )   10.22
2017 (i)   10.36   0.11     0.10     0.21     (0.11 )     (0.11 )   10.46
REAL ESTATE ALLOCATION FUND                                      
Class A shares                                            
2018 (c)   10.17   0.18     (0.33 )   (0.15 )   (0.19 ) (0.01 )   (0.20 )   9.82
2017     10.35   0.27     (0.13 )   0.14     (0.27 ) (0.05 )   (0.32 )   10.17
2016     9.62   0.22     0.76     0.98     (0.25 )     (0.25 )   10.35
2015 (k)   10.00   0.13     (0.44 )   (0.31 )   (0.07 )     (0.07 )   9.62

 

See accompanying notes.

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            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)      
            PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.      
            (unaudited)      
 
 
        Ratio of       Ratio of Net      
      Net Assets, End of Expenses to   Ratio of Gross   Investment Income      
      Period (in Average Net   Expenses to Average   to Average Net   Portfolio  
Total Return(b)     thousands) Assets   Net Assets   Assets   Turnover Rate  
 
 
11.57 %(d) $ 4,758 1.75 %(e) 2.28%(e),(f)   (0.69 )%(e) 40.4 %(e)
29.91     3,003 1.75   5.66 (f) 1.83   66.3  
7.03     401 1.75   9.54 (f) 0.47   69.0  
(14.50) (d),(h)     210 1.75 (e) 8.96 (e) ,(f) (0.50 ) (e) 86.6 (e)
 
 
0.20 (d)   698,411 1.06 (e)   4.77 (e) 12.5 (e)
7.31     732,471 1.06     4.81   16.1  
6.89     883,381 1.07     4.83   13.9  
3.67     712,591 1.07     4.79   16.9  
12.35     846,597 1.05     5.18   20.1  
3.96     1,108,540 1.07   1.07   5.11   31.5  
 
(0.18 ) (d)   701,895 1.81 (e)   4.02 (e) 12.5 (e)
6.53     751,561 1.81     4.07   16.1  
6.11     859,055 1.81     4.09   13.9  
2.90     772,501 1.82     4.05   16.9  
11.52     806,937 1.81     4.43   20.1  
3.21     911,340 1.81   1.81   4.37   31.5  
 
0.22 (d)   65 1.07 (e) 56.64 (e) ,(f) 4.80 (e) 12.5 (e)
2.06 (d)   10 1.07 (e) 915.63 (e) ,(f) 4.69 (e) 16.1 (e)
 
 
(1.56 ) (d)   1,174 0.50 (e) ,(j) 4.15 (e) ,(f),(j) 3.58 (e) 49.5 (e)
1.48     1,206 0.50 (j) 5.59 (f) ,(j) 2.72   44.4  
10.34     730 0.50 (j) 9.28 (f) ,(j) 2.21   76.4  
(3.10 ) (d)   310 0.50 (e) ,(j) 31.38 (e) ,(f),(j) 2.01 (e) 33.5 (e)

 

(a)      Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)      Total return is calculated without the front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
(c)      Six months ended February 28, 2018.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Excludes expense reimbursement from Manager.
(g)      Period from January 23, 2015, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2015.
(h)      During 2015, the Class experienced a significant withdrawal of monies by an affiliate. As the remaining shareholders held relatively small positions, the total return amounts expressed herein are greater than those that would have been experienced without the withdrawal.
(i)      Period from June 12, 2017, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2017.
(j)      Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
(k)      Period from December 31, 2014, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2015.

See accompanying notes.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended August 31 (except as noted):

      Net Asset   Net   Net Realized           Dividends   Distributions      Total      
      Value,    Investment    and Unrealized      Total From      from Net   from     Dividends     Net Asset 
      Beginning    Income    Gain (Loss) on      Investment      Investment    Realized     and     Value, End
      of Period    (Loss)(a)   Investments     Operations      Income   Gains     Distributions     of Period 
REAL ESTATE DEBT INCOME FUND                                    
Class A shares                                          
2018 (c) $ 9.85 $ 0.15 ($0.37 ) ($0.22 ) ($0.16 ) $–   ($0.16 ) $ 9.47
2017     9.97   0.31   (0.14 )   0.17     (0.29 )     (0.29 )   9.85
2016     9.75   0.33   0.17     0.50     (0.28 )     (0.28 )   9.97
2015 (h)   10.00   0.22   (0.26 )   (0.04 )   (0.21 )     (0.21 )   9.75
SMALL-MIDCAP DIVIDEND INCOME FUND                                    
Class A shares                                          
2018 (c)   16.57   0.16   0.71     0.87     (0.12 ) (0.78 )   (0.90 )   16.54
2017     14.95   0.35   1.60     1.95     (0.33 )     (0.33 )   16.57
2016     12.73   0.34   2.44     2.78     (0.30 ) (0.26 )   (0.56 )   14.95
2015     14.34   0.37   (1.39 )   (1.02 )   (0.28 ) (0.31 )   (0.59 )   12.73
2014     12.25   0.37   2.24     2.61     (0.26 ) (0.26 )   (0.52 )   14.34
2013     10.46   0.34   1.80     2.14     (0.32 ) (0.03 )   (0.35 )   12.25
Class C shares                                          
2018 (c)   16.43   0.09   0.71     0.80     (0.06 ) (0.78 )   (0.84 )   16.39
2017     14.84   0.23   1.60     1.83     (0.24 )     (0.24 )   16.43
2016     12.65   0.24   2.41     2.65     (0.20 ) (0.26 )   (0.46 )   14.84
2015     14.26   0.26   (1.37 )   (1.11 )   (0.19 ) (0.31 )   (0.50 )   12.65
2014     12.21   0.25   2.24     2.49     (0.18 ) (0.26 )   (0.44 )   14.26
2013     10.48   0.23   1.81     2.04     (0.28 ) (0.03 )   (0.31 )   12.21

 

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            FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)      
            PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.      
            (unaudited)      
 
 
        Ratio of       Ratio of Net      
        Expenses to   Ratio of Gross   Investment Income      
      Net Assets, End of Average Net   Expenses to Average   to Average Net   Portfolio  
Total Return(b)     Period (in thousands) Assets   Net Assets   Assets   Turnover Rate  
 
 
(2.25 )%(d) $ 1,265 1.00 %(e) 3.12%(e),(f)   3.10 %(e) 27.0 %(e)
1.75     1,149 1.00   4.07 (f) 3.22   13.1  
5.27 (g)   831 1.00   1.04 (f) 3.48   20.1  
(0.39 ) (d)   22,075 1.00 (e) 1.14 (e) ,(f) 3.29 (e) 42.2 (e)
 
 
5.04 (d) ,(i)   212,391 1.14 (e) 1.17 (e) ,(f) 1.84 (e) 32.6 (e)
13.17     232,872 1.17     2.15   25.5  
22.61     207,431 1.17     2.56   25.8  
(7.28 )   167,966 1.18   1.18 (f) 2.69   29.3  
21.70     175,636 1.20   1.20 (f) 2.70   18.2  
20.85     109,770 1.26   1.26 (f) 2.89   18.5  
 
4.69 (d)   171,984 1.89 (e) 1.91 (e) ,(f) 1.08 (e) 32.6 (e)
12.37     178,599 1.92   1.92 (f) 1.41   25.5  
21.57     165,335 1.94   1.94 (f) 1.79   25.8  
(7.95 )   133,541 1.97   1.97 (f) 1.90   29.3  
20.71     100,066 2.01   2.01 (f) 1.86   18.2  
19.75     20,427 2.15   2.27 (f) 1.88   18.5  

 

(a)      Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)      Total return is calculated without the front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable.
(c)      Six months ended February 28, 2018.
(d)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(e)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(f)      Excludes expense reimbursement from Manager.
(g)      During 2016, the Class experienced a significant withdrawal of monies by an affiliate. As the remaining shareholders held relatively small positions, the total return amounts expressed herein are greater than those that would have been experienced without the withdrawal.
(h)      Period from December 31, 2014, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2015.
(i)      Total return is calculated using the traded net asset value which may differ from the reported net asset value. The traded net asset value is the net asset value which a shareholder would have paid or received from a subscription or redemption.

See accompanying notes.

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

As a shareholder of Principal Funds, Inc., you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution fees; and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Principal Funds, Inc. and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. As a shareholder of Real Estate Allocation Fund, the fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of expenses incurred by the investment companies in which the fund invests. These expenses are not included in the fund’s annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expenses paid in this example. If they were, the expenses would be higher.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018), unless otherwise noted.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. These fees are not included in the table below. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in Principal Funds, Inc. and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as contingent deferred sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

        Actual             Hypothetical          
            Expenses Paid             Expenses Paid      
            During Period             During Period      
    Beginning   Ending   September 1,     Beginning   Ending   September 1,      
    Account   Account Value   2017 to   Account   Account Value   2017 to Annualized  
    Value September   February 28,   February 28,     Value September   February 28,   February 28,   Expense  
    1, 2017   2018   2018 (a)   1, 2017   2018   2018 (a) Ratio  
Blue Chip Fund                                
Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,130.79 $ 5.65   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,019.49 $ 5.36   1.07 %
Class C   1,000.00   1,126.13   9.75     1,000.00   1,015.62   9.25   1.85  
Class T   1,000.00   1,129.67   6.44     1,000.00   1,018.74   6.11   1.22  
 
Diversified Real Asset Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,008.91   6.13     1,000.00   1,018.70   6.16   1.23  
Class C   1,000.00   1,005.47   9.85     1,000.00   1,014.98   9.89   1.98  
 
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income                                
Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,025.60   5.52     1,000.00   1,019.34   5.51   1.10  
 
Global Multi-Strategy Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,009.87   10.81     1,000.00   1,014.03   10.84   2.17  
Class C   1,000.00   1,006.21   14.57     1,000.00   1,010.26   14.60   2.93  
 
Global Multi-Strategy Fund (Excluding Dividend and                            
Interest Expense on Shorts                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,009.90   9.87     1,000.00   1014.85   9.94   1.98  
Class C   1,000.00   1,006.20   13.63     1,000.00   1011.04   13.76   2.74  
 
Global Opportunities Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,074.14   7.71     1,000.00   1,017.36   7.50   1.50  
Class C   1,000.00   1,070.54   11.55     1,000.00   1,013.64   11.23   2.25  

 

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        SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE              
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
        Actual             Hypothetical          
            Expenses Paid             Expenses Paid      
            During Period             During Period      
    Beginning   Ending   September 1,     Beginning   Ending   September 1,      
    Account   Account Value   2017 to   Account   Account Value   2017 to Annualized  
    Value September   February 28,   February 28,     Value September   February 28,   February 28,   Expense  
    1, 2017   2018   2018 (a)   1, 2017   2018   2018 (a) Ratio  
International Small Company Fund                                
Class A $ 1,000.00 $ 1,086.77 $ 8.28   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,016.86 $ 8.00   1.60 %
 
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short                                
Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,068.35   13.08     1,000.00   1,012.15   12.72   2.55  
 
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund (Excluding                            
Dividend and Interest Expense on Short Sales and Short                            
Sale Fees)                                
Class A   1,000.00   1068.40   10.36     1,000.00   1,014.65   10.14   2.02  
 
Opportunistic Municipal Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,007.01   4.83     1,000.00   1,019.98   4.86   0.97  
Class C   1,000.00   1,002.22   8.64     1,000.00   1,016.17   8.70   1.74  
 
Opportunistic Municipal Fund (Excluding Interest                            
Expense and Fees)                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,007.00   4.38     1,000.00   1,020.38   4.42   0.88  
Class C   1,000.00   1,002.20   8.19     1,000.00   1,016.51   8.28   1.65  
 
Origin Emerging Markets Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,115.69   9.18     1,000.00   1,016.12   8.75   1.75  
 
Preferred Securities Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,001.97   5.26     1,000.00   1,019.54   5.31   1.06  
Class C   1,000.00   998.22   8.97     1,000.00   1,015.82   9.05   1.81  
Class T   1,000.00   1,002.22   5.31     1,000.00   1,019.49   5.36   1.07  
 
Real Estate Allocation Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   984.39   2.46     1,000.00   1,022.32   2.51   0.50  
 
Real Estate Debt Income Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   977.48   4.90     1,000.00   1,019.84   5.01   1.00  
 
Small-MidCap Dividend Income                                
Fund                                
Class A   1,000.00   1,050.39   5.80     1,000.00   1,019.14   5.71   1.14  
Class C   1,000.00   1,046.93   9.59     1,000.00   1,015.42   9.44   1.89  

 

(a) Expenses are equal to a fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

Notification of Source of Distributions
Pursuant to Rule 19a-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940

As noted in the table provided below, certain of the Principal Funds made distributions for the months of October 2017, November 2017, December 2017 and February 2018 for which a portion is estimated to be in excess of the fund’s current and accumulated net income. As of these month ends, the estimated sources of these distributions were as follows:

  October 2017          
Fund Net Income   Realized Gain   Capital Sources  
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund 32.34 % 0.00 % 67.66 %
 
  November 2017          
Fund Net Income   Realized Gain   Capital Sources  
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund 28.42 % 0.00 % 71.58 %
 
  December 2017          
Fund Net Income   Realized Gain   Capital Sources  
Bond Market Index Fund 97.69 % 0.00 % 2.31 %
Diversified Real Asset Fund 96.21   0.00   3.79  
Global Multi-Strategy Fund 84.62   15.38   0.00  
Global Opportunities Fund 92.86   7.14   0.00  
International Equity Index Fund 75.12   0.00   24.88  
International Small Company Fund 48.64   51.36   0.00  
Multi-Manager Equity Long/Short Fund 25.03   74.97   0.00  
 
  February 2018          
Fund Net Income   Realized Gain   Capital Sources  
Dynamic Floating Rate High Income Fund 94.15 % 0.00 % 5.85 %

 

The ultimate composition of these distributions may vary from the estimates provided above due to a variety of factors including future income and expenses, and realized gains and losses from the purchase and sale of securities.

Please note that this information is being provided to satisfy certain notice requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Tax reporting information for shareholders of the funds will not be available until the end of the funds’ fiscal year.

As a result, shareholders should not use the information provided in this notice for tax reporting purposes.

Notices are posted monthly on our website at principalfunds.com/sources-of-distribution. You may also request a copy of such notices, free of charge, by telephoning 800-222-5852.

This material is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus that includes more information regarding the risk factors, expenses, policies, and objectives of the investment. Contact your financial professional or call 800-222-5852 to obtain another copy of the prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

A mutual fund's share price and investment return will vary with market conditions, and the principal value of an investment when you sell your shares may be more or less than the original cost.

Principal Funds are distributed by Principal Funds Distributor, Inc.

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FUND DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Under Maryland law, a Board of Directors oversees the Fund. The Directors have financial or other relevant experience and meet several times during the year to review contracts, Fund activities and the quality of services provided to the Fund. Each director also has the same position with Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds which are also sponsored by Principal Life Insurance Company. Each director holds office for an indefinite term or until reaching age 72. Directors considered to be “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as shown below are considered to be interested because of an affiliation with the Manager and Principal Life Insurance Company.

The following directors are considered not to be “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act

      Other
Name,   Number of Portfolios Directorships
Position Held with the Fund, Principal Occupation(s) in Fund Complex Held by Director
Year of Birth During past 5 years Overseen by Director During Past 5 Years
Elizabeth Ballantine Principal, EBA Associates 134 Durango Herald, Inc;
Director since 2004     McClatchy
Member, Nominating and Governance     Newspapers, Inc.
Committee      
1948      
Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. Retired. 134 McClatchy
Director since 2012     Newspapers, Inc.;
Member, Audit Committee     Herbalife Ltd.; Frontier
1951     Communications, Inc.
Craig Damos President, The Damos Company 134 Hardin Construction
Director since 2008      
Member, Audit Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1954      
Mark A. Grimmett Formerly, Executive Vice 134 None
Director since 2004 President and CFO, Merle    
Member, Nominating and Governance Norman Cosmetics, Inc.    
Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
Member, Executive Committee      
1960      
Fritz S. Hirsch Formerly, CEO, MAM USA 134 Focus Products Group;
Director since 2005     MAM USA
Member, Operations Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1951      
Tao Huang Retired. 134 Armstrong World
Director since March 2012     Industries, Inc.
Member, Operations Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1962      
Karen (“Karrie”) McMillan Managing Director, Patomak 134 None
Director since 2014 Global Partners, LLC.    
Member, Operations Committee Formerly, General Counsel,    
1961 Investment Company Institute    
Elizabeth A. Nickels Formerly, Executive Director, 134 Charlotte Russe; Follet
Director since 2015 Herman Miller Foundation;   Corporation; PetSmart;
Member, Audit Committee Formerly President, Herman   SpartanNash; Spectrum
1962 Miller Healthcare   Health Systems
Mary M. (“Meg”) VanDeWeghe CEO and President, Forte 134 Brown Advisory; B/E
Director since 2018 Consulting, Inc.   Aerospace; WP Carey;
Member, Operations Committee     Nalco (and its
1959     successor Ecolab)

 


 

The following directors are considered to be “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, because of an affiliation with the Manager and Principal Life.

   
      Other
    Number of Directorships
    Portfolios in Held by
Name,   Fund Complex Director
Position Held with the Fund, Principal Occupation(s) Overseen During Past 5
Year of Birth During past 5 years by Director Years
Michael J. Beer Chief Executive Officer, Principal Funds 134 None
Director since 2012 Distributor, Inc. (“PFD”) since 2015    
President, Chief Executive Officer Executive Director – Funds, Principal Global    
Member, Executive Committee Investors, LLC (“PGI”) since 2017    
1961 Director, PGI since 2017    
  Director, PFD since 2015    
  Vice President/Mutual Funds and Broker    
  Dealer, Principal Life Insurance    
  Company (“PLIC”) (2001-2014)    
  Vice President/Chief Operating Officer,    
  Principal Funds, PLIC (2014-2015)    
  Executive Director, Principal Funds &    
  Trust, PLIC since 2015    
  Director, Principal Management    
  Corporation, (“PMC”) (2006-2015)    
  President & Chief Executive Officer,    
  PMC (2015-2017)    
  Executive Vice President/Chief Operating    
  Officer, PMC (2008-2015)    
  Chair, PMC (2015-2017)    
Director, Principal Securities, Inc. (“PSI”) (2005-
  2015)    
  President, PSI (2005-2015)    
  Director, Principal Shareholder    
  Services (“PSS”) (2007-2015)    
  Chairman, PSS since 2015    
  President, PSS (2007-2015)    
  Executive Vice President, PSS since 2015    
 
Nora M. Everett Director, Finisterre Capital LLP since 2011 134 None
Director since 2008 Director, Origin Asset Management    
Chair LLP since 2011    
Member, Executive Committee Chairman, Principal Financial    
1959 Advisors, Inc. (“PFA”) (2010-2015)    
  Chairman, PFD (2011-2015)    
  Senior Vice President/Retirement and    
Income Solutions (“RIS”), PLIC (2008-2015)
  President/RIS, PLIC since 2015    
  Chairman, PMC (2011-2015)    
  President, PMC (2008-2015)    
  Director, PSI (2008-2011, and since 2015)    
  Chairman, PSI (2011-2015)    
  Chief Executive Officer, PSI (2009-2015)    
  Chairman, PSS (2011-2015)    
 
Patrick Halter Director, Morley Capital Management, Inc. 134 None
Director since 2017 (“Morley”) since 2017    
Member, Executive Committee Chair, Post Advisory Group, LLC (“Post”)    
1959 since 2017    
  Chief Operating Officer, PGI since 2017    
  Director, PGI since 2003    
  Chair, PREI since 2004    
  Chief Executive Officer, PREI since 2005    
  Chair, Spectrum since 2017    

 

Correspondence intended for each Director who is other than an Interested Director may be sent to 655 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50392.

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The following table presents officers of the Funds.

Name, Position Held with the Fund, Principal Occupation(s)
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years
Randy L. Bergstrom Counsel, PGI
Assistant Tax Counsel Counsel, PLIC
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1955  
 
Jennifer A. Block Assistant Counsel (2010-2017)
Vice President, Counsel and Assistant Counsel, PFD (2009-2013)
Secretary Counsel, PLIC
Des Moines, IA 50392 Counsel, PMC (2009-2013, 2014-2017)
1973 Counsel, PSI (2009-2013)
Counsel, PSS (2009-2013)
 
Tracy Bollin Managing Director, PGI since 2016
Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer, PMC (2015-2017)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Chief Financial Officer, PFA (2010-2015)
1970 Senior Vice President, PFD since 2015
  Chief Financial Officer, PFD (2010-2016)
  Senior Vice President, PMC (2015–2017)
  Chief Financial Officer, PMC (2010-2015)
Director, PMC (2014–2017)
  Chief Financial Officer, PSI (2010-2015)
  Director, PSS since 2014
  President, PSS since 2015
  Chief Financial Officer, PSS (2010-2015)
 
Ashley Fuhrmeister Council, PLIC since 2017
Assistant Counsel Prior thereto, Attorney in Private Practice
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1982  
Gina L. Graham Vice President/Treasurer, PFA since 2016
Treasurer Vice President/Treasurer, PFD since 2016
Des Moines, IA 50392 Vice President/Treasurer, PGI since 2016
1965 Vice President/Treasurer, PLIC since 2016
  Vice President/Treasurer, PMC (2016-2017)
  Vice President/Treasurer, Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC since 2016
  Vice President/Treasurer, PSI since 2016
  Vice President/Treasurer, PSS since 2016
 
Layne A. Rasmussen Vice President/Controller, PMC
Vice President  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1958  
 
Sara L. Reece Director - Accounting, PLIC since 2015
Vice President and Controller Assistant Financial Controller, PLIC prior to 2015
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1975  
 
Teri R. Root Interim Compliance Officer (2018)
Chief Compliance Officer Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (2015-2018)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, PGI since 2017
1979 Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, PMC (2015–2017)
  Compliance Officer, PMC (2010-2013)
Vice President, PSS since 2015

 

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Name, Position Held with the Fund, Principal Occupation(s)
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years
Britney L. Schnathorst Counsel, PLIC since 2013
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Prior thereto, Attorney in Private Practice
Secretary  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1981  
 
Adam U. Shaikh Counsel, PFD (2006-2013)
Assistant Counsel Counsel, PLIC
Des Moines, IA 50392 Counsel, PMC (2007-2013, 2014-2017)
1972 Counsel, PSI (2007-2013)
  Counsel, PSS (2007-2013)
 
Dan Westholm Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PFA since 2013
Assistant Treasurer Director – Treasury, PFA (2011-2013)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PFD since 2013
1966 Director – Treasury, PFD (2011-2013)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PLIC since 2014
  Director – Treasury, PLIC (2007-2014)
  Director – Treasury, PMC (2003-2013)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PMC (2013-2017)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PSI since 2013
  Director – Treasury, PSI (2011-2013)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PSS since 2013
  Director – Treasury, PSS (2007-2013)
 
Beth Wilson Director and Secretary – Funds, PLIC
Vice President and Secretary Vice President, PMC (2007-2013)
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1956  
 
Clint Woods Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Governance Officer, and
Vice President and Of Counsel Assistant Corporate Secretary, PLIC since 2015
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary, and Governance
1961 Officer, PLIC (2013-2015)
  Associate General Counsel, AEGON (2003-2012)
Jared Yepsen Counsel, PGI since 2017
Assistant Tax Counsel Counsel, PLIC since 2015
Des Moines, IA 50392 Senior Attorney, Transamerica Life Insurance Company (TLIC)
1981 (2013-2015)
Attorney, TLIC (2010-2013)

 

The 15(c) Committee’s primary purpose is to assist the Board in performing the annual review of the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements pursuant to Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Committee responsibilities include requesting and reviewing materials.

The Audit Committee’s primary purpose is to assist the Board in fulfilling certain of its responsibilities. The Audit Committee serves as an independent and objective party to monitor the Fund Complex’s accounting policies, financial reporting and internal control system, as well as the work of the independent registered public accountants. The Audit Committee assists Board oversight of 1) the integrity of the Fund Complex’s financial statements; 2) the Fund Complex’s compliance with certain legal and regulatory requirements; 3) the independent registered public accountants’ qualifications and independence; and 4) the performance of the Fund Complex’s independent registered public accountants. The Audit Committee also provides an open avenue of communication among the independent registered public accountants, the Manager’s internal auditors, Fund Complex management, and the Board.

The Executive Committee’s primary purpose is to exercise certain powers of the Board when the Board is not in session. When the Board is not in session, the Committee may exercise all powers of the Board in the management of the business of the Fund Complex except the power to 1) authorize dividends or distributions on stock; 2) issue stock, except as permitted by law; 3) recommend to the stockholders any action which requires stockholder approval; 4) amend the bylaws; or 5) approve any merger or share exchange which does not require stockholder approval.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee’s primary purpose is to oversee the structure and efficiency of the Board and the committees established by the Board. The Committee responsibilities include evaluating Board membership and functions, committee membership and functions, insurance coverage, and legal matters. The nominating functions of the Committee include selecting and nominating all candidates who are not “interested persons” of the Fund Complex for election to the Board. Generally, the Committee requests director nominee suggestions from the committee members and management. In addition, the Committee will consider Director candidates recommended by shareholders of the Fund Complex. Recommendations should be submitted in writing to Principal Funds, Inc. at 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392. When evaluating a person as a potential nominee to serve as an Independent Director, the Committee will generally consider, among other factors: age; education; relevant business experience; geographical factors; whether the person is “independent” and otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a director; and whether the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for attendance at meetings and the performance of the duties of an independent director. The Committee also meets personally with the nominees and conducts a reference check. The final decision is based on a combination of factors, including the strengths and the experience an individual may bring to the Board. The Committee believes the Board generally benefits from diversity of background, experience and views among its members, and considers these factors in evaluating the composition of the Board. The Board does not use regularly the services of any professional search firms to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating potential candidates or nominees.

The Operations Committee’s primary purpose is to oversee the provision of administrative and distribution services to the Funds Complex, communications with the Fund Complex’s shareholders, and review and oversight of the Fund Complex’s operations.

Additional information about the Fund is available in the Prospectus dated December 31, 2017, and the Statement of Additional Information dated December 31, 2017. These documents may be obtained free of charge by writing Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., P.O. Box 8024, Boston, MA 02266-8024 or telephoning 1-800-222-5852. The prospectus may be viewed at www.PrincipalFunds.com/prospectuses.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and the results of the proxy votes for the most recent twelve months ended June 30 may be obtained free of charge by telephoning 1-800-222-5852, or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

The Fund files complete schedules of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of May 31 and November 30 of each year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q can be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-202-551-8090.

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTS

During the period covered by this report, the Board of Directors of Principal Funds, Inc. (“PFI”) approved (1) the annual review and renewal of the Management Agreement and various subadvisory agreements for all Funds; (2) a Subadvisory Agreement with BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC) related to the Diversified Real Asset Fund; (3) a Subadvisory Agreement with Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. related to the Diversified Real Asset Fund; (4) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC related to the Diversified Real Asset Fund; (5) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. related to the Preferred Securities Fund; (6) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Origin Asset Management LLP related to the Origin Emerging Markets Fund; (7) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC related to the Diversified Real Asset Fund; (8) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Finisterre Capital LLP related to the Global Multi-Strategy Fund; and (9) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC related to the Real Estate Debt Income Fund.

Annual Review and Renewal of Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements

At its September 12, 2017 meeting, the Board performed its annual review and renewal process relating to the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements of nineteen series of PFI having a fiscal year end of 8/31 (each series is referred to as a “Fund”).

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires the Board, including a majority of the Directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreements and who are not “interested persons” of PFI, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Board”), to annually review and consider the continuation of: (1) the Management Agreement between the Principal Global Investors, LLC (the ”Manager”) and PFI, on behalf of the Funds (2) the Subadvisory Agreements between the Manager and each of AQR Capital Management, LLC /CNH Partners, LLC; Ascend Capital, LLC; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. and BlackRock International Limited; BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc.; BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC); Brookfield Investment Management Inc.; Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC; Finisterre Capital LLP; Gotham Asset Management, LLC; Graham Capital Management, L.P.; KLS Diversified Asset Management LP; Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.; Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc.; Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC; BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a Mellon Asset Management Corporation); Origin Asset Management LLP; Pictet Asset Management SA; Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC; Sirios Capital Management, L.P.; Sound Point Capital Management, LP; Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.; Symphony Asset Management LLC; Three Bridges Capital, LP; Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.; Wellington Management Company LLP; and York Registered Holdings, L.P. The Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.” The Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the continuation of the Advisory Agreements. In evaluating the Advisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors, reviewed a broad range of information requested for this purpose by the Independent Directors, including, among other information, information regarding performance, advisory fees, total expenses, profitability from the Advisory Agreements to the Manager and information about economies of scale. The Board reviewed the materials provided and concluded that it was provided all information reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided under the Management Agreements, including administrative services. The Board considered the experience and skills of senior management leading Fund operations, the experience and skills of the personnel performing the functions under the Management Agreement and the resources made available to such personnel, the ability of the Manager to attract and retain high-quality personnel and the organizational depth and stability of the Manager. The Board concluded that appropriate resources were provided under the Management Agreement. The Board also considered that, during the periods reviewed, other than for the “Core” portions of the Funds implementing the “Core Satellite” structure, the Manager had delegated day-to-day portfolio management responsibility to the Subadvisors. The Board noted that the Manager’s process emphasizes the selection of Principal-affiliated subadvisors that are determined to be qualified under the Manager’s due diligence process, but that the Manager will select an unaffiliated subadvisor to manage all of a portion of a Fund’s portfolio when deemed necessary or appropriate based on a consideration of the Fund’s investment mandate and available expertise and resources within the Principal organization. With respect to Funds with unaffiliated Subadvisors, the Board considered the due diligence process developed by the Manager for purposes of selecting a highly qualified unaffiliated subadvisor for a Fund and for monitoring and replacing unaffiliated Subadvisors. The Board concluded that this due diligence process was working well. The Board also considered the compliance program established by the Manager and the level of compliance attained by the Funds. The Board noted that they had previously reviewed the annual best execution and soft dollar reports and included those findings in their consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements. Based upon all relevant factors, the Board concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager to the Funds under the Management Agreement were satisfactory.

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The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of services provided under each Subadvisory Agreement. The Board considered the reputation, qualifications and background of the Subadvisor, investment approach of the Subadvisor, the experience and skills of investment personnel responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund, and the resources made available to such personnel. The Board also considered the Subadvisors’ compliance with investment policies and general legal compliance. Based upon all relevant factors, the Board concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Subadvisors to the Funds under the Subadvisory Agreements are satisfactory.

Investment Performance

The Board reviewed each Fund’s investment performance over longer-term periods, reviewing both the investment return during the three-year period ended March 31, 2017 and the blended investment return (50%/50%) of the three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2017, and compared those returns to various agreed-upon performance measures, including, for all Funds, other than one PFI Fund that uses a custom peer group recommended by the Manager and reviewed by the 15(c) Committee, and (3) any Funds without a one-year performance history, peer-group data based upon a broad-based, industry category determined by Morningstar. For Funds or Subadvisors that did not have a three-year or five-year performance history, the Board reviewed performance for a one-year or three-year period ended March 31, 2017, respectively, if available. The Board also compared each Fund’s investment performance over the one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2017, as available, to one or more relevant benchmark indices. The Board noted that certain Funds had commenced operations recently and, accordingly, no performance information was considered. The Board also considered whether investment results were consistent with a Fund’s investment objective(s) and policies. For most Funds, the Board concluded that the Fund’s investment returns met acceptable levels of investment performance. There were certain Funds, and certain Subadvisors for multi-manager Funds, that had not attained during the relevant period(s) a level of investment performance considered satisfactory by the Board. For such Funds, the Board also considered other factors, such as the longer-term performance of each such Fund or Subadvisor and/or remedial efforts being taken to improve performance. The Board considered the Manager’s due diligence process for evaluating performance applied to all Funds and all Subadvisors, for which they received regular reporting, and concluded that the Manager has in place an effective due diligence process to monitor investment performance, to encourage remedial action and to make changes in the Subadvisors at the appropriate time, if necessary.

Investment Management Fees

The Board considered each Fund’s management fee. For each Fund, other than the Capital Securities Fund which does not pay management fees, the Board received certain information from Broadridge. The Board received information comparing each Fund’s (1) contractual management fee at current asset levels and at theoretical asset levels, (2) actual (after any fee waivers) management fee at average fiscal-year asset levels, (3) actual non-management fees at average fiscal-year asset levels, and (4) actual total expense ratio (including, as applicable, acquired fund fees and expenses) at average fiscal-year asset levels for Class A shares in each case as available, to investment advisory fees and expense ratios of funds in a peer group selected by Broadridge, except for one PFI Fund that uses a custom peer group recommended by the Manager and reviewed by the 15(c) Committee (“Expense Group”), and, if available, a broad-based, industry category defined by Broadridge (“Expense Universe”). For PFI Funds that did not offer Class A shares or if Class A shares represented less than 5% of the PFI Fund’s total assets, the information provided was based upon Class I shares (or, in the case of one PFI Fund, Class R-6 shares).

In evaluating the management fees, the Board considered a variety of factors, including the amount of the fees, breakpoints, comparison to fees of peer group funds and other funds and non-fund accounts managed by the Manager, subadvisory fees paid, services provided, investment performance, total net expense ratios, profitability, the existence and sharing of economies of scale and expense caps and fee waivers. In reviewing the fees of other accounts managed by the Manager, the Board considered information provided by the Manager regarding differences between the services provided to the Funds and the services provided to such other accounts. For most Funds, actual management fees were within the third quartile or better when compared to their Expense Group. For some Funds, although actual management fees were higher than the third quartile, total net expense ratios were within the third quartile or better. The Board also considered the expense caps and fee waivers that would be in place with respect to certain Funds and share classes.

Considering all factors they deemed relevant, the Board concluded that the management fee schedule for each Fund was reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and other relevant factors.

Profitability

The Board reviewed detailed information regarding revenues (“PMC”), the previous manager of PFI, received under the Management Agreements and the estimated direct and indirect costs PMC incurred in providing to each Fund the services described in the applicable Management Agreements for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Board also considered the returns on revenue generated in connection with the payment of subadvisory fees to affiliated Subadvisors (Finisterre Capital LLP, Origin Asset Management LLP, Principal Real Estate Investors LLC and Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.) and the aggregated return on revenue to PMC and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Board considered management’s statements regarding the effects of the merger of PMC with and into PGI on profitability calculations. The Board concluded that the management fee for each Fund was reasonable, taking into account the profitability information presented by the Manager.

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Economies of Scale

The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the management of each Fund and whether the Funds benefit from any such economies of scale. The Board then reviewed the levels at which breakpoints occur, the incremental declines in management fees at each breakpoint and the amount of fee reductions that had been provided to shareholders as a result of the sharing of economies of scale. The Board considered whether the effective management fee rate for each Fund under the applicable Management Agreement is reasonable in relation to the asset size of such Fund. The Board also noted management’s explanation of efficiencies in the Manager’s cost structure and the impact on the Manager’s profitability. The Board concluded that the fee schedule for each Fund reflects an appropriate level of sharing of any economies of scale.

The Board noted that the Capital Securities Fund does not pay management fees, although shareholders pay a separately managed account-level fee that covers, among other things, the expenses of the Fund’s Subadvisor. The Board also noted that the management fees for the Real Estate Allocation Fund, the Bond Market Index Fund, and the International Equity Index Fund do not include breakpoints, but each such Fund has a relatively low basis point fee (25 basis points or less) on all Fund assets. Considering all relevant factors, including the level of the fee, the Board determined that no breakpoints were necessary at this time.

Subadvisory Fees, Economies of Scale and Profitability

For each Fund, the Board considered the subadvisory fees, noting that the Manager compensates each Subadvisor from its own management fee, so that shareholders pay only the management fee.

For each Fund, other than the Capital Securities Fund whose Subadvisor does not receive a subadvisory fee, the Board received certain information from Broadridge comparing each such Fund’s subadvisory fee at current asset levels and at theoretical asset levels to subadvisory fees of subadvised funds in the Expense Group and, if available, the Expense Universe. The Board considered the proposed reductions in the subadvisory fee schedules for Brookfield Investment Management Inc. with respect to the global infrastructure investment sleeve of the Diversified Real Asset Fund, Graham Capital Management, L.P. with respect to the global macro and managed futures investment sleeves of the Global Multi-Strategy Fund, KLS Diversified Asset Management LP with respect to the market neutral fixed income investment sleeve of the Global Multi-Strategy Fund, Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC with respect to the global infrastructure investment sleeve of the Diversified Real Asset Fund, BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a Mellon Capital Management Corporation) with respect to the Bond Market Index, and Pictet Asset Management SA with respect to the timber investment sleeve of the Diversified Real Asset Fund. The Board also considered the pro forma rankings of the reduced subadvisory fees proposed for each Fund in the applicable Expense Group. In the case of each such proposed subadvisory fee reduction, the Board considered the Manager’s representation that the proposed subadvisory fee was competitive, that the fee rate reduction would not reduce the quality or extent of the services provided by the Subadvisor to the applicable Fund and that the Subadvisor’s obligations would remain the same in all material respects.

The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the subadvisory services provided to each subadvised Fund and, if so, whether the subadvisory fees reflect such economies of scale through breakpoints in fees or whether the subadvisory fee schedule is otherwise appropriate at current asset levels. In addition, in evaluating the subadvisory fees and the factor of profitability, with respect to unaffiliated Subadvisors, the Board considered that the subadvisory fee rate was negotiated at arm’s length between the Manager and the Subadvisor. The Board considered the profitability of the affiliated Subadvisors in conjunction with their review of the profitability of the Manager. On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that the subadvisory fees, with the proposed reductions, were reasonable.

The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by each Subadvisor when evaluating the subadvisory fees. The Board considered as a part of this analysis each Subadvisor’s soft dollar practices and brokerage practices. The Board concluded that, on the basis of the information provided, the subadvisory fees were reasonable.

Other Benefits to the Manager and Subadvisors

The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by each Subadvisor when evaluating the subadvisory fees. The Board considered as a part of this analysis each Subadvisor’s soft dollar practices and brokerage practices. The Board concluded that, on the basis of the information provided, the subadvisory fees were reasonable.

With regard to the Diversified Real Asset Fund, for which Pictet Asset Management SA (“Pictet”) serves as the Subadvisor to the timber investment sleeve and the global agriculture investment sleeve, the Board concluded to renew the Subadvisory Agreement with Pictet with respect to the timber investment sleeve but not to renew such Subadvisory Agreement with respect to the global agriculture investment sleeve based upon the Manager’s recommendation to terminate the Fund’s global agriculture investment sleeve in light of proposed changes to the Fund’s positioning.

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Overall Conclusions

Based upon all of the information it considered and the conclusions it reached, the Board determined unanimously that the terms of each Advisory Agreement continue to be fair and reasonable and that the continuation of each Advisory Agreement, with the actions proposed by the Manager, is in the best interests of each Fund.

BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC) Subadvisory Agreement

On September 12, 2017, the Board considered for the Diversified Real Asset Fund (the “Fund”) the approval of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC) (the “Subadvisor”) with respect to a new global natural resources investment sleeve of the Fund.

The Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the Fund to approve the Subadvisory Agreement. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis, but rather the Board considered a variety of factors. The Board considered various factors, including the following, and made certain findings and conclusions with regard thereto, in approving the Subadvisory Agreement.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of the services expected to be provided under the Subadvisory Agreement. The Board considered the reputation, qualifications and background of the Subadvisor, the investment approach of the Subadvisor, the experience and skills of the Subadvisor’s investment personnel who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and the resources made available to such personnel. In addition, the Board considered the Manager’s program for recommending, monitoring and replacing subadvisors and that the Manager recommended the Subadvisor based upon that program.

Investment Performance

The Board reviewed the historical one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception (July 1, 2008) performance returns as of June 30, 2017, gross and net of proposed fees, of the Subadvisor in a composite with an investment strategy similar to the proposed strategy for the Fund, as compared to the historical performance returns, gross and net of fees, of the Manager in a composite with an investment strategy similar to the passively managed global natural resources strategy that the Manager proposes to use for a separate sleeve of the Fund and to the historical performance of a relevant benchmark index, as well as the percentile rankings of the performance of the Subadvisor’s composite, net of proposed fees, and the historical performance of the Manager in the passively managed strategy in a relevant Morningstar category for each period. The Board concluded, based upon the information provided, that the Subadvisor is qualified.

Fees, Economies of Scale and Profitability

The Board considered the proposed subadvisory fee, noting that the Manager compensates subadvisors from its own management fee so that shareholders pay only the management fee. The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the subadvisory services to be provided to the Fund under the Subadvisory Agreement. The Board noted that the proposed subadvisory fee schedule includes breakpoints and concluded that the subadvisory fee schedule reflects an appropriate recognition of economies of scale at currently anticipated asset levels. The Board considered the Subadvisor’s representation that it does not have any advisory clients with a lower fee for the specific mandate that it will manage for the Fund and the Manager’s statement that it found the proposed subadvisory fee schedule to be competitive. On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that the proposed subadvisory fee was reasonable

Other Benefits

The Board also considered the character and amount of other fall-out benefits to be received by the Subadvisor. The Board noted that the Subadvisor does engage in soft dollar trading and that the Subadvisor’s policy is to use soft dollars within the Section 28(e) safe harbor. The Board concluded that, on the basis of the information provided, the proposed subadvisory fee was reasonable.

Overall Conclusions

Based upon all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board determined that the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement are fair and reasonable and that approval of the Subadvisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund.

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Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC Amended Subadvisory Agreement

On December 12, 2017, the Board considered for the Diversified Real Asset Fund (the “Fund”) the approval of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC. (the “Subadvisor”). The amendment to the Subadvisory Agreement amended the subadvisory fee schedule, as compared to the fee schedule in effect prior to the September 2017 renewal of the Subadvisory Agreement, resulting in a decrease in the subadvisory fee rate at then current asset levels and an increase in the subadvisory fee rate applicable at greater asset levels As part of their review process, the Board reviewed materials received from the Manager regarding the proposed amendment to the Subadvisory Agreement and noted that because the subadvisory fee was paid by the Manager, the changes in the subadvisory fee schedule would not change the management fee paid by the Fund. The Board considered the Manager’s representation that the amendment would not reduce the quality or quantity of the services provided by the Subadvisor to the Fund and that the Subadvisor’s obligations under the Subadvisory Agreement would remain the same in all material respects. The Board also considered that the Manager was not proposing any material changes to the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement other than to the subadvisory fee schedule.

The Board considered that they had last approved the Subadvisory Agreement for the Fund during the annual contract renewal process that concluded at the Board of Directors’ September 2017 meeting. They noted that during the annual contract renewal process, they had considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Subadvisor under the Subadvisory Agreement and had concluded, based upon the information provided, that the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement were reasonable and that approval of the Subadvisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund.

Based upon all of the information considered, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the Fund to approve the amended Subadvisory Agreement at this time and, accordingly, recommended the approval of the amended Subadvisory Agreement.

Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. Subadvisory Agreement

On December 12, 2017, the Board considered for the Diversified Real Asset Fund (the “Fund”) the approval of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Subadvisor”) with respect to the master limited partnership investment sleeve of the Fund.

The Subadvisory Agreement was proposed in light of an anticipated change in control transaction with respect to the Subadvisor that was ultimately effective in January 2018. The transaction resulted in an “assignment” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the then current subadvisory agreement between the Manager and the Subadvisor (the “Previous Subadvisory Agreement”), causing the Previous Subadvisory Agreement to terminate automatically. The Manager proposed that the Board approve the Subadvisory Agreement to take effect upon the termination of the P r e v i o u s Subadvisory Agreement in order to allow the Subadvisor to continue to provide portfolio management services to the Fund following the change in control.

As part of their review process, the Board reviewed materials received from the Manager regarding the proposed change in control transaction. The Board considered that they had last approved the Previous Subadvisory Agreement for the Fund during the annual contract renewal process that concluded at the Board of Directors’ September 2017 meeting. They noted that during the annual contract renewal process, they had considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Subadvisor under the Previous Subadvisory Agreement and had concluded, based upon the information provided, that the terms of the Previous Subadvisory Agreement were reasonable and that approval of the Previous Subadvisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund. The Board considered the Manager’s statement that there were no anticipated changes to the current investment team, investment philosophy or process at the Subadvisor and that the Manager, after considering the assignment, continued to believe that the Subadvisor is an appropriate subadvisor for the Fund. The Board also noted the Manager’s statement that the Subadvisory Agreement for the Fund was to be identical the Previous Subadvisory Agreement in all material respects (including the subadvisory fee schedule).

Based upon all of the information considered, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the Fund to approve the Subadvisory Agreement to take effect following the change in control of the Subadvisor and, accordingly, recommended the approval of the Subadvisory Agreement.

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Approval of Amended Subadvisory Agreements for Preferred Securities Fund, Origin Emerging Markets Fund, Diversified Real Asset Fund, Global Multi-Strategy Fund and Real Estate Debt Income Fund

On December 12, 2017, the Board considered:

            For Preferred Securities Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (a “Subadvisor”) in connection with a proposal to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee;

         For Origin Emerging Markets Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Origin Asset Management LLP (a “Subadvisor”) in connection with proposals to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee    and to amend the subadvisory fee schedule, which would result in a decrease in the subadvisory fee rate at all asset levels;

  • For Diversified Real Asset Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC (“PREI” or a “Subadvisor”) in connection with proposals to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee and to amend the subadvisory fee schedule, which would result in a decrease in the subadvisory fee rate at current asset levels and an increase in the subadvisory fee rate applicable at greater asset levels;
  • For Global Multi-Strategy Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Finisterre Capital LLP (a “Subadvisor”) in connection with proposals to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee and to amend the subadvisory fee schedule, which would result in a decrease in the subadvisory fee rate at certain asset levels; and
  • For Real Estate Debt Income Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and PREI in connection with a proposal to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee.

As part of their review process, the Board were represented by independent legal counsel. The Board reviewed materials received from the Manager regarding the proposed amendments to the Funds’ respective Subadvisory Agreements and noted that because the subadvisory fees were paid by the Manager, the changes in the subadvisory fee schedules would not change the management fees paid by the Funds. The Board considered the Manager’s representation that the amendments would not reduce the quality or quantity of the services provided by each Subadvisor to the applicable Fund(s) and that each Subadvisor’s obligations under the applicable Subadvisory Agreement(s) would remain the same in all material respects. The Board also considered that the Manager was not proposing any material changes to the terms of any Subadvisory Agreement other than to the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee and, in certain circumstances, the subadvisory fee schedule.

The Board considered that they had last approved the Subadvisory Agreement for each Fund during the annual contract renewal process that concluded at the Board of Directors’ September 2017 meeting. They noted that during the annual contract renewal process, they had considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by each Subadvisor under the applicable Subadvisory Agreement(s) and had concluded, based upon the information provided, that the terms of each Subadvisory Agreement were reasonable and that approval of each Subadvisory Agreement was in the best interests of the applicable Fund.

Based upon all of the information considered, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of each Fund to approve the applicable amended Subadvisory Agreement at this time and, accordingly, recommended the approval of each amended Subadvisory Agreement.

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Table of Contents

Financial Statements 1
Notes to Financial Statements 4
Schedules of Investments 10
Financial Highlights (Includes performance information) 14
Shareholder Expense Example 16
Supplemental Information 17

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

      Capital Securities  
Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts     Fund  
Investment in securities--at cost   $ 461,519  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at cost   $ 8,553  
Assets        
Investment in securities--at value   $ 468,506  
Investment in affiliated Funds--at value     8,553  
Receivables:        
Dividends and interest     6,871  
Expense reimbursement from Manager     18  
Fund shares sold     1,638  
  Total Assets   485,586  
Liabilities        
Accrued transfer agent fees     14  
Accrued professional fees     21  
Accrued other expenses     13  
Deposits from counterparty      
Payables:        
Fund shares redeemed     891  
  Total Liabilities   939  
Net Assets Applicable to Outstanding Shares   $ 484,647  
Net Assets Consist of:        
Capital shares and additional paid-in-capital   $ 474,941  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)     3,819  
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net realized gain (loss)     (1,100 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments     6,987  
  Total Net Assets $ 484,647  
Capital Stock (par value: $.01 per share):        
Shares authorized     500,000  
Net Asset Value Per Share:        
Class S: Net Assets   $ 484,647  
Shares Issued and Outstanding     47,378  
Net Asset Value per share   $ 10.23  

 

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
Six Months Ended February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    Capital Securities  
Amounts in thousands   Fund  
Net Investment Income (Loss)      
Income:      
Dividends from affiliated Funds $ 22  
Dividends   922  
Interest   12,414  
Total Income   13,358  
Expenses:      
Registration fees - Class S   25  
Shareholder reports - Class S   3  
Transfer agent fees - Class S   62  
Custodian fees   3  
Directors' expenses   4  
Professional fees   17  
Other expenses   3  
Total Gross Expenses   117  
Less: Reimbursement from Manager - Class S   117  
Total Net Expenses    
Net Investment Income (Loss)   13,358  
 
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments      
Net realized gain (loss) from:      
Investment transactions   88  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:      
Investments   (8,515 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   (8,427 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 4,931  

 

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.
(unaudited)

 
Amounts in thousands           Capital Securities Fund  
 
            Period Ended     Year Ended  
            February 28, 2018   August 31, 2017  
Operations                    
Net investment income (loss)         $ 13,358   $ 19,812  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     88     (536 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments     (8,515 )   13,298  
      Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     4,931     32,574  
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders              
From net investment income           (13,298 )   (17,866 )
      Total Dividends and Distributions     (13,298 )   (17,866 )
 
Capital Share Transactions                    
Net increase (decrease) in capital share transactions     35,925     144,173  
      Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     27,558     158,881  
 
Net Assets                    
Beginning of period           457,089     298,208  
End of period (including undistributed net investment income as set forth below)   $ 484,647   $ 457,089  
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss)   $ 3,819   $ 3,759  
 
      Class S              
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Period Ended February 28, 2018                    
Dollars:                    
Sold $ 105,719              
Reinvested     9,684              
Redeemed     (79,478 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)   $ 35,925              
Shares:                    
Sold     10,162              
Reinvested     934              
Redeemed     (7,648 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)     3,448              
Year Ended August 31, 2017                    
Dollars:                    
Sold $ 220,639              
Reinvested     13,532              
Redeemed     (89,998 )            
Net Increase (Decrease) $ 144,173              
Shares:                    
Sold     21,665              
Reinvested     1,341              
Redeemed     (8,957 )            
Net Increase (Decrease)     14,049              
 
Distributions:                    
Period Ended February 28, 2018                    
From net investment income $ (13,298 )            
From net realized gain on                    
investments                  
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (13,298 )            
Year Ended August 31, 2017                    
From net investment income $ (17,866 )            
From net realized gain on                    
investments                  
Total Dividends and Distributions $ (17,866 )            

 

See accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

1. Organization

Principal Funds, Inc. (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series fund in the mutual fund industry. The financial statements for Capital Securities Fund (the “fund”) are presented herein.

Capital Securities Fund is an investment company and applies specialized accounting and reporting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies. The fund was an investment company at all times during the period. The fund has not provided financial support, and is not contractually required to provide financial support to any investee.

On May 1, 2017, Principal Management Corporation (formerly the “Manager”) was merged into Principal Global Investors, LLC (the “Manager”). The merger did not involve a change in actual control or actual management with respect to the investment adviser of the Funds. The personnel responsible for fulfilling the obligations to the Fund pursuant to the investment advisory agreement remain the same.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Security Valuation. Capital Securities Fund invests in other series of the Fund which are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each respective fund on the day of valuation. Other publicly traded investment funds are valued at the respective fund’s net asset value. The shares of the other series of the Fund and other publicly traded investment funds are referred to as the “Underlying Funds”.

Capital Securities Fund values securities for which market quotations are readily available at fair value, which is determined using the last reported sale price. If no sales are reported, as is regularly the case for some securities traded over-the-counter, securities are valued using the last reported bid price or an evaluated bid price provided by a pricing service. Pricing services use modeling techniques that incorporate security characteristics such as current quotations by broker/dealers, coupon, maturity, quality, type of issue, trading characteristics, other yield and risk factors, and other market conditions to determine an evaluated bid price or, in the case of certain credit default swaps, a mean price provided by a pricing service. When reliable market quotations are not considered to be readily available, which may be the case, for example, with respect to restricted securities, certain debt securities, preferred stocks, and foreign securities, the investments are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Manager under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Fund’s Board of Directors.

Income and Investment Transactions. The fund records investment transactions on a trade date basis. The identified cost basis has been used in determining the net realized gain or loss from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments. The fund records dividend income on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities are accreted/amortized, respectively, on the level yield method over the lives of the respective securities.

Expenses. Expenses directly attributed to the fund are charged to the fund. Other Fund expenses not directly attributed to a particular fund are apportioned among the registered investment companies managed by the Manager.

In addition to the expenses that Capital Securities Fund bears directly, the fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests. Expenses included in the statement of operations of Capital Securities Fund reflect the expenses of the fund and do not include any expenses associated with the Underlying Funds.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of Capital Securities Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gain from investments are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales and certain preferred securities, and utilization of earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares. Permanent book and tax basis differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends and distributions exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes, they are reported as return of capital distributions.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Federal Income Taxes. No provision for federal income taxes is considered necessary because Capital Securities Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code and intends to distribute each year substantially all of its net investment income and realized capital gains to shareholders.

Management evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the fund’s tax returns to determine whether it is “more likely than not” that each tax position would be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more likely than not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. During the period ended February 28, 2018, Capital Securities Fund did not record any such tax benefit or expense in the accompanying financial statements. The statute of limitations remains open for the fiscal years 2014 – 2016. No examinations are in progress at this time.

Foreign Taxes. The fund is subject to foreign income taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Foreign income taxes are accrued by the fund as a reduction of income. This amount is shown as withholding tax on foreign dividends on the statement of operations.

3. Operating Policies

Borrowings. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Capital Securities Fund and other registered investment companies managed by the Manager may participate in an interfund lending facility (“Facility”). The Facility allows the funds to borrow money from or loan money to the other participants. Loans under the Facility are made to handle unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest paid and received on borrowings is the average of the current repurchase agreement rate and the bank loan rate (the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate or (ii) the One Month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%). During the period ended February 28, 2018, Capital Securities Fund loaned to the Facility. The interest income received is included in interest income on the statement of operations. There were no outstanding borrowings as of February 28, 2018.

During the period ended February 28, 2018, Capital Securities Fund borrowing from the Facility was as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Average Daily Weighted Average  
    Outstanding Balance Annual Interest Rate  
Capital Securities Fund $ 46 1.91 %

 

The interest expense associated with this borrowing is included in other expenses on the statements of operations.

In addition, the fund participates with other registered investment companies managed by the Manager in an unsecured joint line of credit with a bank, which allows the participants to borrow up to $100 million, collectively. Borrowings are made solely to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Interest is charged to each participant, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate or the One Month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Additionally, a commitment fee is charged at an annual rate of 0.15% on the amount of the line of credit.

Contingent Convertible Securities. Captial Securities Fund invests in contingent convertible securities (“CoCos”). CoCos are hybrid debt securities that may convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain “triggers.” Although a CoCo’s equity conversion and principal write-down features are tailored to the particular issuing banking institution and its regulatory requirements, triggers are generally linked to regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions calling into question such institution’s continued viability as a going-concern. CoCos may have no stated maturity and fully discretionary coupons, which means coupon payments can be canceled at the issuing banking institution’s discretion or at the request of the relevant regulatory authority without causing a default. To provide the appropriate regulatory capital treatment, CoCos are usually issued in the form of subordinated debt instruments that rank junior to the claims of holders of more senior obligations in the event of the issuer’s liquidation. If CoCos are converted into equity securities due to a trigger event, holders will be further subordinated. The value of CoCos is unpredictable and is influenced by many factors including, without limitation: the creditworthiness of the issuer and/or fluctuations in such issuer’s applicable capital ratios; supply and demand for CoCos; general market conditions and available liquidity; and economic, financial and political events that affect the issuer, its particular market or the financial markets in general. Due to these features, CoCos may have substantially greater risk than other securities in times of financial stress. Because of the uncertainty regarding whether a conversion event will occur, it may be difficult to predict when, if at all, a CoCo will be converted to equity, and a fund may suffer losses as a result. If the trigger level is breached, the issuer’s decision to write down, write off or convert a CoCo may result in the fund's complete loss on an investment in CoCos with no chance of recovery even if the issuer remains in existence.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

3. Operating Policies (Continued)

Indemnification. Under the Fund’s by-laws, present and past officers, directors and employees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into a variety of contracts that may contain representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund.

Underlying Funds. The performance and risks of Capital Securities Fund directly correspond to the performance and risks of the Underlying Funds in which the fund invests.

An underlying fund to Capital Securities Fund may experience relatively large redemptions or purchases as the fund periodically reallocates or rebalances its assets. These transactions may accelerate the realization of taxable income if sales of portfolio securities result in gains and could increase transaction costs. In addition, when a fund of funds reallocates or redeems significant assets away from an underlying fund, the loss of assets to the underlying fund could result in increased expense ratios for that fund.

The Manager is the advisor to the Fund and the Underlying Funds. The Manager is committed to minimizing the potential impact of underlying fund risk on underlying funds to the extent consistent with pursuing the investment objectives of the fund of funds which it manages. Each may face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities to all such funds.

4. Fair Valuation

Fair value is defined as the price that the fund would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the fund may use one or more of the following approaches: market, income and/or cost. A hierarchy for inputs is used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.

Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the fund. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the fund’s own estimates about the estimates market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical securities as of the reporting date. The type of securities included in Level 1 includes listed equities and listed derivatives.

Level 2 – Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayments speeds, credit risk, etc.). Investments which are generally included in this category include corporate bonds, senior floating rate interests, and municipal bonds.

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). Investments which are generally included in this category include certain corporate bonds and certain mortgage backed securities.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the market place, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the fund in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Fair value is a market based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant who holds the asset rather than an entity specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, the fund’s own assumptions are set to reflect those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

4. Fair Valuation (Continued)

Investments which are generally included in the Level 3 category are primarily valued using quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for these investments. These investments are classified as Level 3 investments due to the lack of market transparency and market corroboration to support these quoted prices. Valuation models may be used as the pricing source for other investments classified as Level 3. Valuation models rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs such as prepayment rates, probability of default, or loss severity in the event of default. Significant increases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement.

The fair values of these securities are dependent on economic, political and other considerations. The values of the underlying investee securities may be affected by significant changes in the economic conditions, changes in government policies, and other factors (e.g., natural disasters, accidents, conflicts, etc.).

Fair value of these investments is determined in good faith by the Manager under procedures established and periodically reviewed by the Board of Directors of the Fund. The Manager has established a valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”) of senior officers and employees, with the responsibility of overseeing the pricing and valuation of all securities, including securities where market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee meets at least monthly and reports directly to the Board of Directors. A pricing group (the “Pricing Group”) who reports to the Valuation Committee relies on the established pricing policies to determine fair valuation. Included in the pricing policies is an overview of the approved valuation approaches established for each asset class. The Pricing Group will consider all appropriate information when determining fair valuation.

The Pricing Group relies on externally provided valuation inputs to determine the value of Level 3 securities. Security values are updated as new information becomes available. Valuation data and changes in valuation amounts are reviewed on a daily basis based on specified criteria for the security, asset class, and other factors. In addition, valuation data is periodically compared to actual transactions executed by the fund (i.e., purchases/sales) and differences between transaction prices and prior period valuation data are investigated based on specified tolerances.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those instruments.

The beginning of the period timing recognition has been adopted for the significant transfers between levels of the fund’s assets and liabilities. During the period, there were no purchases, sales, or transfers into or out of Level 3. In addition, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2018 in valuing the fund’s securities carried at value (amounts shown in thousands):

        Level 2 - Other        
    Level 1 - Significant Observable   Level 3 - Significant    
Fund   Quoted Prices   Inputs   Unobservable Inputs   Totals (Level 1,2,3)
 
Capital Securities Fund                
Bonds* $ $ 441,309 $ $ 441,309
Investment Companies*   8,553       8,553
Preferred Stocks                
Communications     8,149     8,149
Financial   9,797   3,153     12,950
Government     6,098     6,098
  Total investments in securities $ 18,350 $ 458,709 $ $ 477,059
 
*For additional detail regarding sector classifications, please see the Schedule of Investments.          

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

5. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliates

The Manager has contractually agreed to limit the expenses (excluding interest expense, expenses related to fund investments, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other extraordinary expenses) for the fund. The reductions and reimbursements are in amounts that maintain total operating expenses at 0.00%. The limit is expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets on an annualized basis during the reporting period. It is expected that the expense limit will continue permanently.

The fund is an integral part of “wrap-fee” programs, including those sponsored by registered investment advisors and broker-dealers unaffiliated with the fund. Participants in these programs pay a “wrap” fee to the wrap-fee program’s sponsor.

Amounts owed to Capital Securities Fund under the terms of the expense limitation agreements are reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities as an expense reimbursement from Manager and are settled monthly.

6. Investment Transactions

For the period ended February 28, 2018, the cost of investment securities purchased and proceeds from investment securities sold (not including short-term investments and U.S. government securities) by the fund was as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Purchases   Sales
Capital Securities Fund $ 60,739 $ 25,001

 

7. Federal Tax Information

Distributions to Shareholders. The federal income tax character of distributions paid for the periods ended February 28, 2018, and August 31, 2017 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Ordinary Income
    2018   2017
Capital Securities Fund $ 13,298 $ 17,866

 

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

Distributable Earnings. As of August 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings/(deficit) on a federal tax basis were as follows (amounts in thousands):

                      Total
    Undistributed         Net Unrealized   Other   Accumulated
    Ordinary   Accumulated     Appreciation   Temporary   Earnings
    Income   Losses     (Depreciation)   Differences*   (Deficit)
Capital Securities Fund $ 490 $ (1,188 ) $ 15,373 $ 3,398 $ 18,073

 

*Represents book-to-tax accounting differences related to contingent convertible bonds and perpetual bonds.

Capital Loss Carryforwards. For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards are losses that can be used to offset future capital gains of the fund. At August 31, 2017, the fund had approximate net capital loss carryforwards as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Long-Term
Capital Securities Fund $ 1,188

 

Capital losses will be carried forward with no expiration and with the character of the loss retained.

Reclassification of Capital Accounts. The fund may record reclassifications in its capital accounts. These reclassifications have no impact on the total net assets of the fund. The reclassifications are a result of permanent differences between U.S. GAAP and tax accounting. Adjustments are made to reflect the impact these items have on current and future distributions to shareholders. Therefore, the source of the fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying statement of changes in net assets as from net investment income, from net realized gains on investments or from capital depending on the type of book and tax differences that exist. For the year ended August 31, 2017, the fund recorded reclassifications as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Accumulated   Accumulated      
    Undistributed Net   Net Realized      
    Investment Income   Gain on Investments   Paid in Capital  
Capital Securities Fund $ 422 $ 34 $ (456 )

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

7. Federal Tax Information (Continued)

Federal Income Tax Basis. At February 28, 2018, the net federal income tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and federal tax cost of investments held were as follows (amounts in thousands):

    Unrealized   Unrealized     Net Unrealized   Cost for Federal
    Appreciation   (Depreciation)     Appreciation/(Depreciation)   Income Tax Purposes
Capital Securities Fund $ 14,785 $ (7,927 ) $ 6,858 $ 470,201

 

8. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued, that would merit recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. There were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

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Schedule of Investments
Capital Securities Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 1.76%   Shares Held Value (000's)     Principal    
Money Market Funds - 1.76%           BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's) Value (000's)
Principal Government Money Market Fund (a)   8,552,679 $   8,553 Banks (continued)        
              Barclays PLC (continued)        
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES     $   8,553 8.25%, 12/31/2049(b),(d) $ 3,500 $ 3,631
PREFERRED STOCKS - 5.61%   Shares Held Value (000's) USSW5 Index Spread + 6.71%        
Banks - 2.23%             BNP Paribas SA        
Fifth Third Bancorp 6.63% (b)   98,938 $   2,831 7.20%, 06/29/2049(b),(c),(d)   3,300   3,737
3 Month LIBOR + 3.71%           3 Month LIBOR + 1.29%        
First Republic Bank/CA 5.13% (b)   45,549     1,123 7.63%, 12/31/2049(b),(c),(d)   1,000   1,087
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH 6.25% (b)   76,248     2,051 USSW5 Index Spread + 6.31%        
KeyCorp 6.13% (b)     35,000     966 7.63%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   1,900   2,066
3 Month LIBOR + 3.89%           USSW5 Index Spread + 6.31%        
M&T Bank Corp 6.38% (b)   2,130     2,183 BPCE SA        
Valley National Bancorp 6.25% (b)   33,583     928 12.50%, 08/29/2049 (b),(d)   4,177   4,738
3 Month LIBOR + 3.85%           3 Month LIBOR + 12.98%        
Webster Financial Corp 5.25% (b)   30,000     726 Capital One Financial Corp        
        $   10,808 5.55%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   4,000   4,121
Insurance - 0.20%             3 Month LIBOR + 3.80%        
XLIT Ltd 4.84% (b)     1,000     970 Citigroup Inc        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.12%           5.95%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   1,000   1,036
              3 Month LIBOR + 4.10%        
REITs - 0.24%             6.13%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   6,000   6,341
Kimco Realty Corp 5.25% (b)   40,000     908 3 Month LIBOR + 4.48%        
Vornado Realty Trust 5.70% (b)   10,532     264 6.25%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   3,100   3,332
        $   1,172 3 Month LIBOR + 4.52%        
Sovereign - 1.26%             Citizens Financial Group Inc        
CoBank ACB 6.13% (b)   6,000     606 5.50%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   5,000   5,133
CoBank ACB 6.20% (b)   10,000     1,070 3 Month LIBOR + 3.96%        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.74%           Commerzbank AG        
CoBank ACB 6.25% (b),(c)   38,800     4,152 8.13%, 09/19/2023(c)   500   583
3 Month LIBOR + 4.56%           Cooperatieve Rabobank UA        
Farm Credit Bank of Texas 6.75% (b),(c)   2,500     270 4.38%, 08/04/2025   6,000   6,095
3 Month LIBOR + 4.01%           11.00%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d)   1,100   1,202
        $   6,098 3 Month LIBOR + 10.87%        
              11.00%, 12/29/2049 (b),(c),(d)   6,400   6,992
Telecommunications - 1.68%                    
Centaur Funding Corp 9.08%, 04/21/2020 (c)   7,329     8,149 3 Month LIBOR + 10.87%        
              Corestates Capital III        
              2.41%, 02/15/2027(c)   15,571   14,754
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     $   27,197          
            3 Month LIBOR + 0.57%        
       Principal       Credit Agricole SA        
BONDS - 91.06%     Amount (000's) Value (000's) 8.13%, 12/31/2049(b),(c),(d)   2,232   2,611
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.42%           USSW5 Index Spread + 6.19%        
General Motors Financial Co Inc           8.38%, 12/31/2049(b),(c),(d)   2,250   2,422
5.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d) $ 2,000 $ 2,028          
              3 Month LIBOR + 6.98%        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.60%           8.38%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   4,100   4,413
              3 Month LIBOR + 6.98%        
Banks - 53.09%             Credit Suisse AG        
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group           6.50%, 08/08/2023   600   662
Ltd/United Kingdom                      
6.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(c),(d)   1,900     2,078 Credit Suisse Group AG        
              6.25%, 12/31/2049(b),(c),(d)   6,090   6,408
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 5.17%           USSW5 Index Spread + 3.46%        
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA           7.50%, 12/31/2049(b),(c),(d)   6,250   6,936
9.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   3,400     3,438          
              USSW5 Index Spread + 4.60%        
USSW5 Index Spread + 8.26%           Danske Bank A/S        
Bank of America Corp             6.13%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   6,600   6,856
6.30%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   1,000     1,097          
3 Month  LIBOR  + 4.55%           USSW7 Index Spread + 3.90%        
 6.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)                      
3 Month LIBOR + 4.17%   600     658 Dresdner Funding Trust I        
              8.15%, 06/30/2031(c)   400   524
          8.15%, 06/30/2031   2,700   3,536
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The                    
4.62%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   14,000     13,884 Goldman Sachs Capital III        
              4.00%, 09/29/2049(b)   169   146
3 Month LIBOR + 3.13%                    
4.95%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   2,000     2,047 3 Month LIBOR + 0.77%        
              HBOS Capital Funding LP        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.42%           6.85%, 03/29/2049(b)   2,300   2,346
Bank of Nova Scotia/The                    
4.65%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   1,400     1,358 HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP        
              10.18%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d)   4,400   7,037
3 Month LIBOR + 2.65%           3 Month LIBOR + 4.98%        
Barclays Bank PLC             10.18%, 12/29/2049 (b),(c),(d)   700   1,120
7.75%, 04/10/2023 (d)   1,400     1,407  3 Month LIBOR + 4.98%        
                     
USSW5 Index Spread + 6.83%           HSBC Holdings PLC        
10.18%, 06/12/2021   900     1,072 6.00%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   3,400   3,473
10.18%, 06/12/2021 (c)   3,000     3,574  USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 3.75%        
                     
Barclays PLC             6.87%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   6,900   7,383
6.63%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   636     654  USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 5.51%        
USSW5 Index Spread + 5.02%                  

 

See accompanying notes.

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     Schedule of Investments Capital Securities Fund February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

    Principal         Principal    
BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)         Value (000's) BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)    Value (000's)
Banks (continued)         Banks (continued)        
ING Groep NV         Standard Chartered PLC (continued)        
6.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d) $ 500 $ 524 7.75%, 12/31/2049(b),(c),(d) $ 1,000 $ 1,086
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.45%         USSW5 Index Spread + 5.72%        
JPMorgan Chase & Co         SunTrust Capital I        
5.30%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   5,000   5,150 2.51%, 05/15/2027   4,500   4,219
3 Month LIBOR + 3.80%         3 Month LIBOR + 0.67%        
6.75%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   2,000   2,210 SunTrust Capital III        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.78%         2.24%, 03/15/2028   1,400   1,302
KeyCorp         3 Month LIBOR + 0.65%        
5.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   4,000   3,993 Swedbank AB        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.61%         6.00%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   4,400   4,543
KeyCorp Capital I         USSW5 Index Spread + 4.11%        
2.43%, 07/01/2028   2,000   1,870 UBS Group AG        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.74%         6.88%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   9,200   9,959
KeyCorp Capital III         USSW5 Index Spread + 4.59%        
7.75%, 07/15/2029   1,500   1,863 US Bancorp        
Lloyds Bank PLC         5.12%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   2,000   2,073
12.00%, 12/29/2049 (b),(d)   7,000   9,101 3 Month LIBOR + 3.49%        
3 Month LIBOR + 11.76%         Westpac Banking Corp/New Zealand        
12.00%, 12/29/2049 (b),(c),(d)   2,000   2,600 5.00%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   600   574
3 Month LIBOR + 11.76%         USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 2.89%        
Lloyds Banking Group PLC             $   257,305
6.41%, 01/29/2049 (b),(c),(d)   1,700   1,947 Diversified Financial Services - 1.70%        
3 Month LIBOR + 1.50%         Charles Schwab Corp/The        
7.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   4,300   4,714 7.00%, 02/28/2049(b),(d)   5,813   6,481
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.76%         3 Month LIBOR + 4.82%        
M&T Bank Corp         Depository Trust & Clearing Corp/The        
5.12%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   4,000   4,076 4.88%, 12/31/2049(b),(c),(d)   1,000   1,023
3 Month LIBOR + 3.52%         3 Month LIBOR + 3.17%        
6.45%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   1,300   1,441 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.61%         Corp        
Nordea Bank AB         5.25%, 04/20/2046(d)   700   747
6.13%, 12/31/2049 (b),(c),(d)   4,300   4,517 3 Month LIBOR + 3.63%        
USSW5 Index Spread + 3.39%             $   8,251
Northern Trust Corp         Electric - 3.52%        
4.60%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   6,815   6,815          
          Dominion Energy Inc        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.20%         5.75%, 10/01/2054(d)   6,775   7,215
NTC Capital I         3 Month LIBOR + 3.06%        
2.24%, 01/15/2027   1,250   1,181 Emera Inc        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.52%         6.75%, 06/15/2076(d)   4,200   4,662
NTC Capital II         3 Month LIBOR + 5.44%        
2.31%, 04/15/2027   1,200   1,134 NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc        
3 Month LIBOR + 0.59%         3.71%, 06/15/2067   580   563
PNC Capital Trust C         3 Month LIBOR + 2.13%        
2.05%, 06/01/2028   3,000   2,843 3.76%, 10/01/2066   4,500   4,393
3 Month LIBOR + 0.57%         3 Month LIBOR + 2.07%        
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The         4.80%, 12/01/2077(d)   250   248
6.75%, 07/29/2049 (b),(d)   1,200   1,297          
          3 Month LIBOR + 2.41%        
3 Month LIBOR + 3.68%             $   17,081
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC                  
4.01%, 03/29/2049 (b)   1,000   1,014 Hand & Machine Tools - 0.13%        
          Stanley Black & Decker Inc        
3 Month LIBOR + 2.32%         5.75%, 12/15/2053(d)   600   617
7.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   4,896   5,133          
USSW5 Index Spread + 5.80%         3 Month LIBOR + 4.30%        
7.65%, 08/29/2049 (b),(d)   1,800   2,309          
 3 Month LIBOR + 2.50%         Insurance - 26.29%        
                   
8.00%,  12/31/2049  (b),(d)   1,000   1,117 ACE Capital Trust II        
 USSW5 Index Spread + 5.72%         9.70%, 04/01/2030   2,570   3,829
        Aegon NV        
Societe Generale SA         2.65%, 07/29/2049(b)   7,400   6,697
7.38%, 12/31/2049 (b),(c),(d)   5,000   5,388          
 USSW5 Index Spread + 6.24%         USD ICE SWAP Rate NY10 + 0.10%        
                   
8.00%, 12/31/2049 (b),(c),(d)   600   692 AG Insurance SA        
          6.75%, 03/29/2049(b),(d)   4,600   4,745
USD ICE SWAP Rate NY 5 + 5.87%         USSW6 Index Spread + 5.43%        
8.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   2,250   2,334          
          Allstate Corp/The        
USSW5 Index Spread + 6.39%         5.75%, 08/15/2053(d)   9,900   10,568
Standard Chartered PLC         3 Month LIBOR + 2.94%        
6.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   1,500   1,545          
          American International Group Inc        
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.89%         8.18%, 05/15/2068(d)   6,700   9,045
7.01%, 07/29/2049 (b),(c),(d)   2,800   3,346          
 3 Month LIBOR + 1.46%         3 Month LIBOR + 4.20%        
                   
7.50%, 12/31/2049 (b),(c),(d)   1,300   1,407 Aon Corp        
USSW5 Index Spread + 6.30%         8.21%, 01/01/2027   1,000   1,290

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Capital Securities Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 
 
    Principal         Principal      
BONDS (continued)   Amount (000's)   Value (000's) BONDS (continued) Amount (000's) Value (000's)  
Insurance (continued)         Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 0.49%          
AXA SA         General Electric Co          
6.38%, 12/29/2049 (b),(c),(d) $ 2,800 $ 3,248   5.00%, 12/31/2049(b),(d) $ 2,413 $ 2,383  
3 Month LIBOR + 2.26%           3 Month LIBOR + 3.33%          
8.60%, 12/15/2030   2,400   3,348              
Catlin Insurance Co Ltd         Pipelines - 3.79%          
4.71%, 07/29/2049 (b),(c)   6,900   6,779 Enterprise Products Operating LLC          
3 Month LIBOR + 2.98%           5.25%, 08/16/2077(d)   12,000   11,580  
Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc           3 Month LIBOR + 3.03%          
4.22%, 05/01/2067   1,600   1,570   7.03%, 01/15/2068   3,200   3,200  
3 Month LIBOR + 2.39%           3 Month LIBOR + 2.68%          
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Capital         TransCanada PipeLines Ltd          
LP           4.05%, 05/15/2067   200   192  
6.63%, 11/15/2034 (c)   1,200   1,437   3 Month LIBOR + 2.21%          
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The         Transcanada Trust          
3.96%, 02/12/2067 (c)   3,900   3,812   5.63%, 05/20/2075(d)   1,600   1,672  
3 Month LIBOR + 2.13%           3 Month LIBOR + 3.53%          
8.13%, 06/15/2068 (d)   500   505   5.87%, 08/15/2076(d)   1,600   1,720  
3 Month LIBOR + 4.60%           3 Month LIBOR + 4.64%          
Legal & General Group PLC               $   18,364  
5.25%, 03/21/2047 (d)   5,000   5,050 Sovereign - 0.23%          
USSW5 Index Spread + 3.69%         CoBank ACB          
Liberty Mutual Group Inc           6.25%, 12/31/2049(b),(d)   1,000   1,088  
4.49%, 03/07/2067 (c)   300   295   3 Month LIBOR + 4.66%          
3 Month LIBOR + 2.91%                      
7.80%, 03/07/2087 (c)   6,100   7,579 Telecommunications - 0.23%          
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co         Koninklijke KPN NV          
7.70%, 10/15/2097 (c)   1,100   1,506   7.00%, 03/28/2073(d)   1,000   1,101  
Lincoln National Corp           USSW10 Index Spread + 5.33%          
3.78%, 04/20/2067   1,100   1,040              
3 Month LIBOR + 2.04%         Transportation - 1.17%          
4.24%, 05/17/2066   1,300   1,269 BNSF Funding Trust I          
3 Month LIBOR + 2.36%           6.61%, 12/15/2055(d)   5,000   5,684  
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co           3 Month LIBOR + 2.35%          
5.20%, 10/20/2045 (c),(d)   1,000   1,049              
USSW5 Index Spread + 4.23%         TOTAL BONDS   $   441,309  
MetLife Capital Trust IV         Total Investments   $   477,059  
7.88%, 12/15/2067 (c)   1,800   2,304 Other Assets and Liabilities - 1.57%   $   7,588  
MetLife Inc         TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%   $   484,647  
5.25%, 12/31/2049 (b),(d)   1,400   1,436              
3 Month LIBOR + 3.58%                      
6.40%, 12/15/2066   700   789 (a) Affiliated Security. Security is either an affiliate (and registered under the  
9.25%, 04/08/2068 (c)   3,900   5,450   Investment Company Act of 1940) or an affiliate as defined by the  
10.75%, 08/01/2069   4,300   6,880   Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fund controls 5.0% or more of the  
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd           outstanding voting shares of the security). Please see affiliated sub-  
7.00%, 03/15/2072 (c),(d)   3,600   4,014   schedule for transactional information.          
3 Month LIBOR + 5.90%         (b) Perpetual security. Perpetual securities pay an indefinite stream of  
Nationwide Financial Services Inc           interest, but they may be called by the issuer at an earlier date.      
6.75%, 05/15/2087   500   550 (c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of  
Nippon Life Insurance Co           1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from  
5.00%, 10/18/2042 (c),(d)   1,525   1,588   registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the  
3 Month LIBOR + 4.24%           period, the value of these securities totaled $129,785 or 26.78% of net  
Prudential Financial Inc           assets.          
5.63%, 06/15/2043 (d)   2,800   2,954 (d) Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on  
3 Month LIBOR + 3.92%           a fixed rate and may convert to a variable rate or floating rate in the  
5.88%, 09/15/2042 (d)   13,500   14,496   future.          
3 Month LIBOR + 4.18%                      
Prudential PLC                      
7.75%, 12/31/2049 (b)   2,000   2,035              
Reinsurance Group of America Inc           Portfolio Summary (unaudited)      
4.25%, 12/15/2065   2,000   1,989 Sector       Percent  
3 Month LIBOR + 2.67%         Financial       83.75 %
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co         Energy       3.79 %
6.50%, 09/20/2073 (c),(d)   3,000   3,321 Utilities       3.52 %
3 Month LIBOR + 4.44%         Communications       1.91 %
Voya Financial Inc         Industrial       1.79 %
5.65%, 05/15/2053 (d)   3,500   3,605 Investment Companies       1.76 %
3 Month LIBOR + 3.58%         Government       1.49 %
XLIT Ltd         Consumer, Cyclical       0.42 %
4.18%, 12/31/2049 (b)   1,400   1,335 Other Assets and Liabilities       1.57 %
3 Month LIBOR + 2.46%         TOTAL NET ASSETS       100.00 %
    $   127,407              

 

See accompanying notes.

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Schedule of Investments
Capital Securities Fund
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)
 
 
Affiliated Securities   August 31, 2017 Purchases   Sales     February 28, 2018
    Value   Cost   Proceeds     Value
Principal Government Money Market Fund   $   $ 39,671 $ 31,118 $   8,553
    $   $ 39,671 $ 31,118 $   8,553
 
 
    Realized Gain/Loss     Realized Gain from     Change in Unrealized
    Income   on Investments     Capital Gain Distributions   Gain/Loss
Principal Government Money Market Fund $ 22 $   $     $
  $ 22 $   $     $
Amounts in thousands                      

 

See accompanying notes.

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          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                          
          PRINCIPAL FUNDS, INC.                          
 
Selected data for a share of Capital Stock outstanding throughout each year ended August 31 (except as noted):                
 
 
      Net Asset   Net   Net Realized         Dividends         Total      
      Value,   Investment      and Unrealized      Total From    from Net   Tax Return     Dividends      Net Asset
      Beginning   Income      Gain (Loss) on      Investment     Investment     of Capital      and     Value End
      of Period   (Loss)(a)    Investments     Operations   Income   Distribution     Distributions       of Period 
CAPITAL SECURITIES FUND                                        
Class S shares                                        
2018 (b) $ 10.40 $ 0.29 ($0.18 ) $ 0.11 ($0.28 ) $–   ($0.28 ) $ 10.23
2017     9.98   0.57   0.36     0.93   (0.51 )     (0.51 )   10.40
2016     9.87   0.57   0.07     0.64   (0.53 )     (0.53 )   9.98
2015     10.12   0.57   (0.24 )   0.33   (0.56 ) (0.02 )   (0.58 )   9.87
2014 (f)   10.00   0.25   0.06     0.31   (0.19 )     (0.19 )   10.12

 

See accompanying notes.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.

            Ratio of Net      
      Net Assets, End of Ratio of Expenses   Investment Income   Portfolio  
      Period (in to Average Net   to Average Net   Turnover  
Total Return     thousands) Assets   Assets   Rate  
 
 
1.09 %(c) $ 484,647 0.00%(d),(e)   5.56 %(d) 10.8 %(d)
9.62     457,089 0.00 (e) 5.67   8.4  
6.77     298,208 0.00 (e) 5.89   8.8  
3.34     133,380 0.00 (e) 5.73   10.2  
3.12 (c)   67,398 0.00 (d) ,(e) 5.38 (d) 16.9 (d)

 

(a)      Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)      Six months ended February 28, 2018.
(c)      Total return amounts have not been annualized.
(d)      Computed on an annualized basis.
(e)      Reflects Manager's contractual expense limit.
(f)      Period from March 14, 2014, date shares first offered, through August 31, 2014.

See accompanying notes.

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.
February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

As a shareholder of Capital Securities Fund, you may incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution fees; and other fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Principal Funds, Inc. and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018), unless otherwise noted.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Capital Securities Fund shares may only be purchased through wrap programs. Such programs may impose fees in addition to those charged by the fund. These fees are not included in the table below. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in Principal Funds, Inc. and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as contingent deferred sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

            Expenses Paid             Expenses Paid      
            During Period             During Period      
    Beginning       September 1,     Beginning       September 1,      
    Account   Ending Account   2017 to   Account   Ending Account   2017 to    
    Value September   Value February   February 28,     Value September   Value February   February 28,   Annualized  
    1, 2017   28, 2018   2018 (a)   1, 2017   28, 2018   2018 (a) Expense Ratio  
 
Capital Securities Fund                                
Class S $ 1,000.00 $ 1,010.90 $ 0.00   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,024.79 $ 0.00   0.00 %

 

(a) Expenses are equal to a fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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FUND DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Under Maryland law, a Board of Directors oversees the Fund. The Directors have financial or other relevant experience and meet several times during the year to review contracts, Fund activities and the quality of services provided to the Fund. Each director also has the same position with Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. and Principal Exchange-Traded Funds which are also sponsored by Principal Life Insurance Company. Each director holds office for an indefinite term or until reaching age 72. Directors considered to be “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as shown below are considered to be interested because of an affiliation with the Manager and Principal Life Insurance Company.

The following directors are considered not to be “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act

      Other
Name,   Number of Portfolios Directorships
Position Held with the Fund, Principal Occupation(s) in Fund Complex Held by Director
Year of Birth During past 5 years Overseen by Director During Past 5 Years
Elizabeth Ballantine Principal, EBA Associates 134 Durango Herald, Inc;
Director since 2004     McClatchy
Member, Nominating and Governance     Newspapers, Inc.
Committee      
1948      
Leroy T. Barnes, Jr. Retired. 134 McClatchy
Director since 2012     Newspapers, Inc.;
Member, Audit Committee     Herbalife Ltd.; Frontier
1951     Communications, Inc.
Craig Damos President, The Damos Company 134 Hardin Construction
Director since 2008      
Member, Audit Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1954      
Mark A. Grimmett Formerly, Executive Vice 134 None
Director since 2004 President and CFO, Merle    
Member, Nominating and Governance Norman Cosmetics, Inc.    
Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
Member, Executive Committee      
1960      
Fritz S. Hirsch Formerly, CEO, MAM USA 134 Focus Products Group;
Director since 2005     MAM USA
Member, Operations Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1951      
Tao Huang Retired. 134 Armstrong World
Director since March 2012     Industries, Inc.
Member, Operations Committee      
Member, 15(c) Committee      
1962      
Karen (“Karrie”) McMillan Managing Director, Patomak 134 None
Director since 2014 Global Partners, LLC.    
Member, Operations Committee Formerly, General Counsel,    
1961 Investment Company Institute    
Elizabeth A. Nickels Formerly, Executive Director, 134 Charlotte Russe; Follet
Director since 2015 Herman Miller Foundation;   Corporation; PetSmart;
Member, Audit Committee Formerly President, Herman   SpartanNash; Spectrum
1962 Miller Healthcare   Health Systems
Mary M. (“Meg”) VanDeWeghe CEO and President, Forte 134 Brown Advisory; B/E
Director since 2018 Consulting, Inc.   Aerospace; WP Carey;
Member, Operations Committee     Nalco (and its successor
1959     Ecolab)

 

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The following directors are considered to be “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act, because of an affiliation with the Manager and Principal Life.

      Other
    Number of Directorships
    Portfolios in Held by
Name,   Fund Complex Director
Position Held with the Fund, Principal Occupation(s) Overseen During Past 5
Year of Birth During past 5 years by Director Years
Michael J. Beer Chief Executive Officer, Principal Funds 134 None
Director since 2012 Distributor, Inc. (“PFD”) since 2015    
President, Chief Executive Officer Executive Director – Funds, Principal Global    
Member, Executive Committee Investors, LLC (“PGI”) since 2017    
1961 Director, PGI since 2017    
  Director, PFD since 2015    
  Vice President/Mutual Funds and Broker    
  Dealer, Principal Life Insurance    
  Company (“PLIC”) (2001-2014)    
  Vice President/Chief Operating Officer,    
  Principal Funds, PLIC (2014-2015)    
  Executive Director, Principal Funds &    
  Trust, PLIC since 2015    
  Director, Principal Management    
  Corporation, (“PMC”) (2006-2015)    
  President & Chief Executive Officer,    
  PMC (2015-2017)    
  Executive Vice President/Chief Operating    
  Officer, PMC (2008-2015)    
  Chair, PMC (2015-2017)    
Director, Principal Securities, Inc. (“PSI”) (2005-
  2015)    
  President, PSI (2005-2015)    
  Director, Principal Shareholder    
  Services (“PSS”) (2007-2015)    
  Chairman, PSS since 2015    
  President, PSS (2007-2015)    
  Executive Vice President, PSS since 2015    
 
Nora M. Everett Director, Finisterre Capital LLP since 2011 134 None
Director since 2008 Director, Origin Asset Management    
Chair LLP since 2011    
Member, Executive Committee Chairman, Principal Financial    
1959 Advisors, Inc. (“PFA”) (2010-2015)    
  Chairman, PFD (2011-2015)    
  Senior Vice President/Retirement and    
Income Solutions (“RIS”), PLIC (2008-2015)
  President/RIS, PLIC since 2015    
  Chairman, PMC (2011-2015)    
  President, PMC (2008-2015)    
  Director, PSI (2008-2011, and since 2015)    
  Chairman, PSI (2011-2015)    
  Chief Executive Officer, PSI (2009-2015)    
  Chairman, PSS (2011-2015)    
 
Patrick Halter Director, Morley Capital Management, Inc. 134 None
Director since 2017 (“Morley”) since 2017    
Member, Executive Committee Chair, Post Advisory Group, LLC (“Post”)    
1959 since 2017    
  Chief Operating Officer, PGI since 2017    
  Director, PGI since 2003    
  Chair, PREI since 2004    
  Chief Executive Officer, PREI since 2005    
  Chair, Spectrum since 2017    

 

Correspondence intended for each Director who is other than an Interested Director may be sent to 655 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50392.

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The following table presents officers of the Funds.

Name, Position Held with the Fund, Principal Occupation(s)
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years
Randy L. Bergstrom Counsel, PGI
Assistant Tax Counsel Counsel, PLIC
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1955  
 
Jennifer A. Block Assistant Counsel (2010-2017)
Vice President, Counsel and Assistant Counsel, PFD (2009-2013)
Secretary Counsel, PLIC
Des Moines, IA 50392 Counsel, PMC (2009-2013, 2014-2017)
1973 Counsel, PSI (2009-2013)
Counsel, PSS (2009-2013)
 
Tracy Bollin Managing Director, PGI since 2016
Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer, PMC (2015-2017)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Chief Financial Officer, PFA (2010-2015)
1970 Senior Vice President, PFD since 2015
  Chief Financial Officer, PFD (2010-2016)
  Senior Vice President, PMC (2015–2017)
  Chief Financial Officer, PMC (2010-2015)
Director, PMC (2014–2017)
  Chief Financial Officer, PSI (2010-2015)
  Director, PSS since 2014
  President, PSS since 2015
  Chief Financial Officer, PSS (2010-2015)
 
Ashley Fuhrmeister Council, PLIC since 2017
Assistant Counsel Prior thereto, Attorney in Private Practice
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1982  
Gina L. Graham Vice President/Treasurer, PFA since 2016
Treasurer Vice President/Treasurer, PFD since 2016
Des Moines, IA 50392 Vice President/Treasurer, PGI since 2016
1965 Vice President/Treasurer, PLIC since 2016
  Vice President/Treasurer, PMC (2016-2017)
  Vice President/Treasurer, Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC since 2016
  Vice President/Treasurer, PSI since 2016
  Vice President/Treasurer, PSS since 2016
 
Layne A. Rasmussen Vice President/Controller, PMC
Vice President  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1958  
 
Sara L. Reece Director - Accounting, PLIC since 2015
Vice President and Controller Assistant Financial Controller, PLIC prior to 2015
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1975  
 
Teri R. Root Interim Compliance Officer (2018)
Chief Compliance Officer Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (2015-2018)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, PGI since 2017
1979 Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, PMC (2015–2017)
  Compliance Officer, PMC (2010-2013)
Vice President, PSS since 2015

 

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Name, Position Held with the Fund, Principal Occupation(s)
Address, and Year of Birth During past 5 years
Britney L. Schnathorst Counsel, PLIC since 2013
Assistant Counsel and Assistant Prior thereto, Attorney in Private Practice
Secretary  
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1981  
 
Adam U. Shaikh Counsel, PFD (2006-2013)
Assistant Counsel Counsel, PLIC
Des Moines, IA 50392 Counsel, PMC (2007-2013, 2014-2017)
1972 Counsel, PSI (2007-2013)
  Counsel, PSS (2007-2013)
 
Dan Westholm Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PFA since 2013
Assistant Treasurer Director – Treasury, PFA (2011-2013)
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PFD since 2013
1966 Director – Treasury, PFD (2011-2013)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PLIC since 2014
  Director – Treasury, PLIC (2007-2014)
  Director – Treasury, PMC (2003-2013)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PMC (2013-2017)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PSI since 2013
  Director – Treasury, PSI (2011-2013)
  Assistant Vice President/Treasury, PSS since 2013
  Director – Treasury, PSS (2007-2013)
 
Beth Wilson Director and Secretary – Funds, PLIC
Vice President and Secretary Vice President, PMC (2007-2013)
Des Moines, IA 50392  
1956  
 
Clint Woods Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Governance Officer, and
Vice President and Of Counsel Assistant Corporate Secretary, PLIC since 2015
Des Moines, IA 50392 Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Corporate Secretary, and Governance
1961 Officer, PLIC (2013-2015)
  Associate General Counsel, AEGON (2003-2012)
Jared Yepsen Counsel, PGI since 2017
Assistant Tax Counsel Counsel, PLIC since 2015
Des Moines, IA 50392 Senior Attorney, Transamerica Life Insurance Company (TLIC)
1981 (2013-2015)
Attorney, TLIC (2010-2013)

 

The 15(c) Committee’s primary purpose is to assist the Board in performing the annual review of the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements pursuant to Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act. The Committee responsibilities include requesting and reviewing materials.

The Audit Committee’s primary purpose is to assist the Board in fulfilling certain of its responsibilities. The Audit Committee serves as an independent and objective party to monitor the Fund Complex’s accounting policies, financial reporting and internal control system, as well as the work of the independent registered public accountants. The Audit Committee assists Board oversight of 1) the integrity of the Fund Complex’s financial statements; 2) the Fund Complex’s compliance with certain legal and regulatory requirements; 3) the independent registered public accountants’ qualifications and independence; and 4) the performance of the Fund Complex’s independent registered public accountants. The Audit Committee also provides an open avenue of communication among the independent registered public accountants, the Manager’s internal auditors, Fund Complex management, and the Board.

The Executive Committee’s primary purpose is to exercise certain powers of the Board when the Board is not in session. When the Board is not in session, the Committee may exercise all powers of the Board in the management of the business of the Fund Complex except the power to 1) authorize dividends or distributions on stock; 2) issue stock, except as permitted by law; 3) recommend to the stockholders any action which requires stockholder approval; 4) amend the bylaws; or 5) approve any merger or share exchange which does not require stockholder approval.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee’s primary purpose is to oversee the structure and efficiency of the Board and the committees established by the Board. The Committee responsibilities include evaluating Board membership and functions, committee membership and functions, insurance coverage, and legal matters. The nominating functions of the Committee include selecting and nominating all candidates who are not “interested persons” of the Fund Complex for election to the Board. Generally, the Committee requests director nominee suggestions from the committee members and management. In addition, the Committee will consider Director candidates recommended by shareholders of the Fund Complex. Recommendations should be submitted in writing to Principal Funds, Inc. at 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392. When evaluating a person as a potential nominee to serve as an Independent Director, the Committee will generally consider, among other factors: age; education; relevant business experience; geographical factors; whether the person is “independent” and otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a director; and whether the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary for attendance at meetings and the performance of the duties of an independent director. The Committee also meets personally with the nominees and conducts a reference check. The final decision is based on a combination of factors, including the strengths and the experience an individual may bring to the Board. The Committee believes the Board generally benefits from diversity of background, experience and views among its members, and considers these factors in evaluating the composition of the Board. The Board does not use regularly the services of any professional search firms to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating potential candidates or nominees.

The Operations Committee’s primary purpose is to oversee the provision of administrative and distribution services to the Funds Complex, communications with the Fund Complex’s shareholders, and review and oversight of the Fund Complex’s operations.

Additional information about the Fund is available in the Prospectus dated December 31, 2017, and the Statement of Additional Information dated December 31, 2017. These documents may be obtained free of charge by writing Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., P.O. Box 8024, Boston, MA 02266-8024 or telephoning 1-800-222-5852. The prospectus may be viewed at www.PrincipalFunds.com/prospectuses.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES

A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and the results of the proxy votes for the most recent twelve months ended June 30 may be obtained free of charge by telephoning 1-800-222-5852, or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

The Fund files complete schedules of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of May 31 and November 30 of each year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q can be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-202-551-8090.

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTS

During the period covered by this report, the Board of Directors of Principal Funds, Inc. (“PFI”) approved (1) the annual review and renewal of the Management Agreement and various subadvisory agreements for all Funds; (2) a Subadvisory Agreement with BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC) related to the Diversified Real Asset Fund; (3) a Subadvisory Agreement with Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. related to the Diversified Real Asset Fund; (4) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC related to the Diversified Real Asset Fund; (5) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. related to the Preferred Securities Fund; (6) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Origin Asset Management LLP related to the Origin Emerging Markets Fund; (7) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC related to the Diversified Real Asset Fund; (8) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Finisterre Capital LLP related to the Global Multi-Strategy Fund; and (9) an Amended Subadvisory Agreement with Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC related to the Real Estate Debt Income Fund.

Annual Review and Renewal of Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements

At its September 12, 2017 meeting, the Board performed its annual review and renewal process relating to the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements of nineteen series of PFI having a fiscal year end of 8/31 (each series is referred to as a “Fund”).

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires the Board, including a majority of the Directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreements and who are not “interested persons” of PFI, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Board”), to annually review and consider the continuation of: (1) the Management Agreement between the Principal Global Investors, LLC (the ”Manager”) and PFI, on behalf of the Funds (2) the Subadvisory Agreements between the Manager and each of AQR Capital Management, LLC /CNH Partners, LLC; Ascend Capital, LLC; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. and BlackRock International Limited; BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc.; BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC); Brookfield Investment Management Inc.; Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC; Finisterre Capital LLP; Gotham Asset Management, LLC; Graham Capital Management, L.P.; KLS Diversified Asset Management LP; Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.; Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc.; Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC; BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a Mellon Asset Management Corporation); Origin Asset Management LLP; Pictet Asset Management SA; Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC; Sirios Capital Management, L.P.; Sound Point Capital Management, LP; Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.; Symphony Asset Management LLC; Three Bridges Capital, LP; Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.; Wellington Management Company LLP; and York Registered Holdings, L.P. The Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.” The Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the continuation of the Advisory Agreements. In evaluating the Advisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors, reviewed a broad range of information requested for this purpose by the Independent Directors, including, among other information, information regarding performance, advisory fees, total expenses, profitability from the Advisory Agreements to the Manager and information about economies of scale. The Board reviewed the materials provided and concluded that it was provided all information reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided under the Management Agreements, including administrative services. The Board considered the experience and skills of senior management leading Fund operations, the experience and skills of the personnel performing the functions under the Management Agreement and the resources made available to such personnel, the ability of the Manager to attract and retain high-quality personnel and the organizational depth and stability of the Manager. The Board concluded that appropriate resources were provided under the Management Agreement. The Board also considered that, during the periods reviewed, other than for the “Core” portions of the Funds implementing the “Core Satellite” structure, the Manager had delegated day-to-day portfolio management responsibility to the Subadvisors. The Board noted that the Manager’s process emphasizes the selection of Principal-affiliated subadvisors that are determined to be qualified under the Manager’s due diligence process, but that the Manager will select an unaffiliated subadvisor to manage all of a portion of a Fund’s portfolio when deemed necessary or appropriate based on a consideration of the Fund’s investment mandate and available expertise and resources within the Principal organization. With respect to Funds with unaffiliated Subadvisors, the Board considered the due diligence process developed by the Manager for purposes of selecting a highly qualified unaffiliated subadvisor for a Fund and for monitoring and replacing unaffiliated Subadvisors. The Board concluded that this due diligence process was working well. The Board also considered the compliance program established by the Manager and the level of compliance attained by the Funds. The Board noted that they had previously reviewed the annual best execution and soft dollar reports and included those findings in their consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements. Based upon all relevant factors, the Board concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager to the Funds under the Management Agreement were satisfactory.

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The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of services provided under each Subadvisory Agreement. The Board considered the reputation, qualifications and background of the Subadvisor, investment approach of the Subadvisor, the experience and skills of investment personnel responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund, and the resources made available to such personnel. The Board also considered the Subadvisors’ compliance with investment policies and general legal compliance. Based upon all relevant factors, the Board concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Subadvisors to the Funds under the Subadvisory Agreements are satisfactory.

Investment Performance

The Board reviewed each Fund’s investment performance over longer-term periods, reviewing both the investment return during the three-year period ended March 31, 2017 and the blended investment return (50%/50%) of the three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2017, and compared those returns to various agreed-upon performance measures, including, for all Funds, other than one PFI Fund that uses a custom peer group recommended by the Manager and reviewed by the 15(c) Committee, and (3) any Funds without a one-year performance history, peer-group data based upon a broad-based, industry category determined by Morningstar. For Funds or Subadvisors that did not have a three-year or five-year performance history, the Board reviewed performance for a one-year or three-year period ended March 31, 2017, respectively, if available. The Board also compared each Fund’s investment performance over the one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2017, as available, to one or more relevant benchmark indices. The Board noted that certain Funds had commenced operations recently and, accordingly, no performance information was considered. The Board also considered whether investment results were consistent with a Fund’s investment objective(s) and policies. For most Funds, the Board concluded that the Fund’s investment returns met acceptable levels of investment performance. There were certain Funds, and certain Subadvisors for multi-manager Funds, that had not attained during the relevant period(s) a level of investment performance considered satisfactory by the Board. For such Funds, the Board also considered other factors, such as the longer-term performance of each such Fund or Subadvisor and/or remedial efforts being taken to improve performance. The Board considered the Manager’s due diligence process for evaluating performance applied to all Funds and all Subadvisors, for which they received regular reporting, and concluded that the Manager has in place an effective due diligence process to monitor investment performance, to encourage remedial action and to make changes in the Subadvisors at the appropriate time, if necessary.

Investment Management Fees

The Board considered each Fund’s management fee. For each Fund, other than the Capital Securities Fund which does not pay management fees, the Board received certain information from Broadridge. The Board received information comparing each Fund’s (1) contractual management fee at current asset levels and at theoretical asset levels, (2) actual (after any fee waivers) management fee at average fiscal-year asset levels, (3) actual non-management fees at average fiscal-year asset levels, and (4) actual total expense ratio (including, as applicable, acquired fund fees and expenses) at average fiscal-year asset levels for Class A shares in each case as available, to investment advisory fees and expense ratios of funds in a peer group selected by Broadridge, except for one PFI Fund that uses a custom peer group recommended by the Manager and reviewed by the 15(c) Committee (“Expense Group”), and, if available, a broad-based, industry category defined by Broadridge (“Expense Universe”). For PFI Funds that did not offer Class A shares or if Class A shares represented less than 5% of the PFI Fund’s total assets, the information provided was based upon Class I shares (or, in the case of one PFI Fund, Class R-6 shares).

In evaluating the management fees, the Board considered a variety of factors, including the amount of the fees, breakpoints, comparison to fees of peer group funds and other funds and non-fund accounts managed by the Manager, subadvisory fees paid, services provided, investment performance, total net expense ratios, profitability, the existence and sharing of economies of scale and expense caps and fee waivers. In reviewing the fees of other accounts managed by the Manager, the Board considered information provided by the Manager regarding differences between the services provided to the Funds and the services provided to such other accounts. For most Funds, actual management fees were within the third quartile or better when compared to their Expense Group. For some Funds, although actual management fees were higher than the third quartile, total net expense ratios were within the third quartile or better. The Board also considered the expense caps and fee waivers that would be in place with respect to certain Funds and share classes.

Considering all factors they deemed relevant, the Board concluded that the management fee schedule for each Fund was reasonable and appropriate in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and other relevant factors.

Profitability

The Board reviewed detailed information regarding revenues (“PMC”), the previous manager of PFI, received under the Management Agreements and the estimated direct and indirect costs PMC incurred in providing to each Fund the services described in the applicable Management Agreements for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Board also considered the returns on revenue generated in connection with the payment of subadvisory fees to affiliated Subadvisors (Finisterre Capital LLP, Origin Asset Management LLP, Principal Real Estate Investors LLC and Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.) and the aggregated return on revenue to PMC and its affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Board considered management’s statements regarding the effects of the merger of PMC with and into PGI on profitability calculations. The Board concluded that the management fee for each Fund was reasonable, taking into account the profitability information presented by the Manager.

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Economies of Scale

The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the management of each Fund and whether the Funds benefit from any such economies of scale. The Board then reviewed the levels at which breakpoints occur, the incremental declines in management fees at each breakpoint and the amount of fee reductions that had been provided to shareholders as a result of the sharing of economies of scale. The Board considered whether the effective management fee rate for each Fund under the applicable Management Agreement is reasonable in relation to the asset size of such Fund. The Board also noted management’s explanation of efficiencies in the Manager’s cost structure and the impact on the Manager’s profitability. The Board concluded that the fee schedule for each Fund reflects an appropriate level of sharing of any economies of scale.

The Board noted that the Capital Securities Fund does not pay management fees, although shareholders pay a separately managed account-level fee that covers, among other things, the expenses of the Fund’s Subadvisor. The Board also noted that the management fees for the Real Estate Allocation Fund, the Bond Market Index Fund, and the International Equity Index Fund do not include breakpoints, but each such Fund has a relatively low basis point fee (25 basis points or less) on all Fund assets. Considering all relevant factors, including the level of the fee, the Board determined that no breakpoints were necessary at this time.

Subadvisory Fees, Economies of Scale and Profitability

For each Fund, the Board considered the subadvisory fees, noting that the Manager compensates each Subadvisor from its own management fee, so that shareholders pay only the management fee.

For each Fund, other than the Capital Securities Fund whose Subadvisor does not receive a subadvisory fee, the Board received certain information from Broadridge comparing each such Fund’s subadvisory fee at current asset levels and at theoretical asset levels to subadvisory fees of subadvised funds in the Expense Group and, if available, the Expense Universe. The Board considered the proposed reductions in the subadvisory fee schedules for Brookfield Investment Management Inc. with respect to the global infrastructure investment sleeve of the Diversified Real Asset Fund, Graham Capital Management, L.P. with respect to the global macro and managed futures investment sleeves of the Global Multi-Strategy Fund, KLS Diversified Asset Management LP with respect to the market neutral fixed income investment sleeve of the Global Multi-Strategy Fund, Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC with respect to the global infrastructure investment sleeve of the Diversified Real Asset Fund, BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a Mellon Capital Management Corporation) with respect to the Bond Market Index, and Pictet Asset Management SA with respect to the timber investment sleeve of the Diversified Real Asset Fund. The Board also considered the pro forma rankings of the reduced subadvisory fees proposed for each Fund in the applicable Expense Group. In the case of each such proposed subadvisory fee reduction, the Board considered the Manager’s representation that the proposed subadvisory fee was competitive, that the fee rate reduction would not reduce the quality or extent of the services provided by the Subadvisor to the applicable Fund and that the Subadvisor’s obligations would remain the same in all material respects.

The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the subadvisory services provided to each subadvised Fund and, if so, whether the subadvisory fees reflect such economies of scale through breakpoints in fees or whether the subadvisory fee schedule is otherwise appropriate at current asset levels. In addition, in evaluating the subadvisory fees and the factor of profitability, with respect to unaffiliated Subadvisors, the Board considered that the subadvisory fee rate was negotiated at arm’s length between the Manager and the Subadvisor. The Board considered the profitability of the affiliated Subadvisors in conjunction with their review of the profitability of the Manager. On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that the subadvisory fees, with the proposed reductions, were reasonable.

The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by each Subadvisor when evaluating the subadvisory fees. The Board considered as a part of this analysis each Subadvisor’s soft dollar practices and brokerage practices. The Board concluded that, on the basis of the information provided, the subadvisory fees were reasonable.

Other Benefits to the Manager and Subadvisors

The Board also considered the character and amount of other incidental benefits received by each Subadvisor when evaluating the subadvisory fees. The Board considered as a part of this analysis each Subadvisor’s soft dollar practices and brokerage practices. The Board concluded that, on the basis of the information provided, the subadvisory fees were reasonable.

With regard to the Diversified Real Asset Fund, for which Pictet Asset Management SA (“Pictet”) serves as the Subadvisor to the timber investment sleeve and the global agriculture investment sleeve, the Board concluded to renew the Subadvisory Agreement with Pictet with respect to the timber investment sleeve but not to renew such Subadvisory Agreement with respect to the global agriculture investment sleeve based upon the Manager’s recommendation to terminate the Fund’s global agriculture investment sleeve in light of proposed changes to the Fund’s positioning.

Overall Conclusions

Based upon all of the information it considered and the conclusions it reached, the Board determined unanimously that the terms of each Advisory Agreement continue to be fair and reasonable and that the continuation of each Advisory Agreement, with the actions proposed by the Manager, is in the best interests of each Fund.

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BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC) Subadvisory Agreement

On September 12, 2017, the Board considered for the Diversified Real Asset Fund (the “Fund”) the approval of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corporation (f/k/a The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC) (the “Subadvisor”) with respect to a new global natural resources investment sleeve of the Fund.

The Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the Fund to approve the Subadvisory Agreement. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative in the Board’s analysis, but rather the Board considered a variety of factors. The Board considered various factors, including the following, and made certain findings and conclusions with regard thereto, in approving the Subadvisory Agreement.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board considered the nature, quality and extent of the services expected to be provided under the Subadvisory Agreement. The Board considered the reputation, qualifications and background of the Subadvisor, the investment approach of the Subadvisor, the experience and skills of the Subadvisor’s investment personnel who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and the resources made available to such personnel. In addition, the Board considered the Manager’s program for recommending, monitoring and replacing subadvisors and that the Manager recommended the Subadvisor based upon that program.

Investment Performance

The Board reviewed the historical one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception (July 1, 2008) performance returns as of June 30, 2017, gross and net of proposed fees, of the Subadvisor in a composite with an investment strategy similar to the proposed strategy for the Fund, as compared to the historical performance returns, gross and net of fees, of the Manager in a composite with an investment strategy similar to the passively managed global natural resources strategy that the Manager proposes to use for a separate sleeve of the Fund and to the historical performance of a relevant benchmark index, as well as the percentile rankings of the performance of the Subadvisor’s composite, net of proposed fees, and the historical performance of the Manager in the passively managed strategy in a relevant Morningstar category for each period. The Board concluded, based upon the information provided, that the Subadvisor is qualified.

Fees, Economies of Scale and Profitability

The Board considered the proposed subadvisory fee, noting that the Manager compensates subadvisors from its own management fee so that shareholders pay only the management fee. The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the subadvisory services to be provided to the Fund under the Subadvisory Agreement. The Board noted that the proposed subadvisory fee schedule includes breakpoints and concluded that the subadvisory fee schedule reflects an appropriate recognition of economies of scale at currently anticipated asset levels. The Board considered the Subadvisor’s representation that it does not have any advisory clients with a lower fee for the specific mandate that it will manage for the Fund and the Manager’s statement that it found the proposed subadvisory fee schedule to be competitive. On the basis of the information provided, the Board concluded that the proposed subadvisory fee was reasonable

Other Benefits

The Board also considered the character and amount of other fall-out benefits to be received by the Subadvisor. The Board noted that the Subadvisor does engage in soft dollar trading and that the Subadvisor’s policy is to use soft dollars within the Section 28(e) safe harbor. The Board concluded that, on the basis of the information provided, the proposed subadvisory fee was reasonable.

Overall Conclusions

Based upon all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board determined that the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement are fair and reasonable and that approval of the Subadvisory Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund.

Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC Amended Subadvisory Agreement

On December 12, 2017, the Board considered for the Diversified Real Asset Fund (the “Fund”) the approval of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC. (the “Subadvisor”). The amendment to the Subadvisory Agreement amended the subadvisory fee schedule, as compared to the fee schedule in effect prior to the September 2017 renewal of the Subadvisory Agreement, resulting in a decrease in the subadvisory fee rate at then current asset levels and an increase in the subadvisory fee rate applicable at greater asset levels.

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As part of their review process, the Board reviewed materials received from the Manager regarding the proposed amendment to the Subadvisory Agreement and noted that because the subadvisory fee was paid by the Manager, the changes in the subadvisory fee schedule would not change the management fee paid by the Fund. The Board considered the Manager’s representation that the amendment would not reduce the quality or quantity of the services provided by the Subadvisor to the Fund and that the Subadvisor’s obligations under the Subadvisory Agreement would remain the same in all material respects. The Board also considered that the Manager was not proposing any material changes to the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement other than to the subadvisory fee schedule.

The Board considered that they had last approved the Subadvisory Agreement for the Fund during the annual contract renewal process that concluded at the Board of Directors’ September 2017 meeting. They noted that during the annual contract renewal process, they had considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Subadvisor under the Subadvisory Agreement and had concluded, based upon the information provided, that the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement were reasonable and that approval of the Subadvisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund.

Based upon all of the information considered, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the Fund to approve the amended Subadvisory Agreement at this time and, accordingly, recommended the approval of the amended Subadvisory Agreement.

Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. Subadvisory Agreement

On December 12, 2017, the Board considered for the Diversified Real Asset Fund (the “Fund”) the approval of a sub-advisory agreement (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (the “Subadvisor”) with respect to the master limited partnership investment sleeve of the Fund.

The Subadvisory Agreement was proposed in light of an anticipated change in control transaction with respect to the Subadvisor that was ultimately effective in January 2018. The transaction resulted in an “assignment” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the then current subadvisory agreement between the Manager and the Subadvisor (the “Previous Subadvisory Agreement”), causing the Previous Subadvisory Agreement to terminate automatically. The Manager proposed that the Board approve the Subadvisory Agreement to take effect upon the termination of the P r e v i o u s Subadvisory Agreement in order to allow the Subadvisor to continue to provide portfolio management services to the Fund following the change in control.

As part of their review process, the Board reviewed materials received from the Manager regarding the proposed change in control transaction. The Board considered that they had last approved the Previous Subadvisory Agreement for the Fund during the annual contract renewal process that concluded at the Board of Directors’ September 2017 meeting. They noted that during the annual contract renewal process, they had considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Subadvisor under the Previous Subadvisory Agreement and had concluded, based upon the information provided, that the terms of the Previous Subadvisory Agreement were reasonable and that approval of the Previous Subadvisory Agreement was in the best interests of the Fund. The Board considered the Manager’s statement that there were no anticipated changes to the current investment team, investment philosophy or process at the Subadvisor and that the Manager, after considering the assignment, continued to believe that the Subadvisor is an appropriate subadvisor for the Fund. The Board also noted the Manager’s statement that the Subadvisory Agreement for the Fund was to be identical the Previous Subadvisory Agreement in all material respects (including the subadvisory fee schedule).

Based upon all of the information considered, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of the Fund to approve the Subadvisory Agreement to take effect following the change in control of the Subadvisor and, accordingly, recommended the approval of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Approval of Amended Subadvisory Agreements for Preferred Securities Fund, Origin Emerging Markets Fund, Diversified Real Asset Fund, Global Multi-Strategy Fund and Real Estate Debt Income Fund

On December 12, 2017, the Board considered:

For Preferred Securities Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (a “Subadvisor”) in connection with a proposal to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee;

For Origin Emerging Markets Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Origin Asset Management LLP (a “Subadvisor”) in connection with proposals to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee and to amend the subadvisory fee schedule, which would result in a decrease in the subadvisory fee rate at all asset levels;

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  • For Diversified Real Asset Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC (“PREI” or a “Subadvisor”) in connection with proposals to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee and to amend the subadvisory fee schedule, which would result in a decrease in the subadvisory fee rate at current asset levels and an increase in the subadvisory fee rate applicable at greater asset levels;
  • For Global Multi-Strategy Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and Finisterre Capital LLP (a “Subadvisor”) in connection with proposals to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee and to amend the subadvisory fee schedule, which would result in a decrease in the subadvisory fee rate at certain asset levels; and
  • For Real Estate Debt Income Fund (a “Fund”) the approval of an amended subadvisory agreement (a “Subadvisory Agreement”) between the Manager and PREI in connection with a proposal to change the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee.

As part of their review process, the Board were represented by independent legal counsel. The Board reviewed materials received from the Manager regarding the proposed amendments to the Funds’ respective Subadvisory Agreements and noted that because the subadvisory fees were paid by the Manager, the changes in the subadvisory fee schedules would not change the management fees paid by the Funds. The Board considered the Manager’s representation that the amendments would not reduce the quality or quantity of the services provided by each Subadvisor to the applicable Fund(s) and that each Subadvisor’s obligations under the applicable Subadvisory Agreement(s) would remain the same in all material respects. The Board also considered that the Manager was not proposing any material changes to the terms of any Subadvisory Agreement other than to the methodology for calculating the subadvisory fee and, in certain circumstances, the subadvisory fee schedule.

The Board considered that they had last approved the Subadvisory Agreement for each Fund during the annual contract renewal process that concluded at the Board of Directors’ September 2017 meeting. They noted that during the annual contract renewal process, they had considered the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by each Subadvisor under the applicable Subadvisory Agreement(s) and had concluded, based upon the information provided, that the terms of each Subadvisory Agreement were reasonable and that approval of each Subadvisory Agreement was in the best interests of the applicable Fund.

Based upon all of the information considered, the Board concluded that it was in the best interests of each Fund to approve the applicable amended Subadvisory Agreement at this time and, accordingly, recommended the approval of each amended Subadvisory Agreement.

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Principal Funds Distributor, Inc.
711 High Street
Des Moines, IA 50392-6370

Do not use this address for business correspondence.



ITEM 2 – CODE OF ETHICS

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

ITEM 3 – AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

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ITEM 4 – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

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ITEM 5 – AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 6 – SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

ITEM 7 – DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 8 – PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 9 – PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

ITEM 10 – SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None

ITEM 11 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing).

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 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 12 – EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Code of Ethics - Not applicable to semi-annual reports.


 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(b) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


 

 

Due to size constraints, this filing is being made in two related submissions.  This submission is the second of the two related submissions. 

The accession number of thep revious related submission is as follows: 0000898745-18-000340

SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant)

Principal Funds, Inc.

By /s/ Michael J. Beer

Michael J. Beer, President and CEO

Date 4/12/2018

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

By /s/ Michael J. Beer

Michael J. Beer, President and CEO

Date 4/12/2018

By /s/ Tracy W. Bollin

Tracy W. Bollin, Chief Financial Officer

Date 4/12/2018