NPORT-EX 2 fp0057790_nportex.htm RYDEX SERIES FUNDS NQ
Commodities Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares   Value 
MUTUAL FUNDS - 30.1%          
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class1   20,854   $208,126 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1   8,100    202,255 
Total Mutual Funds          
(Cost $407,291)        410,381 

 

   Face
Amount
    
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 11.3%           
U.S. Treasury Bills          
0.08% due 10/15/202,3  $154,000    153,995 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills          
(Cost $153,995)        153,995 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,4 - 57.5%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   437,702    437,702 
BofA Securities, Inc.
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   182,184    182,184 
Barclays Capital, Inc.
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   165,787    165,787 
Total Repurchase Agreements          
(Cost $785,673)        785,673 
Total Investments - 98.9%          
(Cost $1,346,959)       $1,350,049 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 1.1%        15,218 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%       $1,365,267 

 

Futures Contracts           
Description  Number of Contracts   Expiration Date  Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation**
 
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased    
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Futures Contracts   16   Oct 2020  $1,397,800   $12,813 

 

** Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation).
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
†† Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1 Affiliated issuer.
2 All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at September 30, 2020.
3 Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
4 Repurchase Agreements — See Note 4.

 

See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2020 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments):
 
Investments in Securities (Assets)  Level 1 Quoted Prices   Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs   Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Mutual Funds  $410,381   $   $   $410,381 
U.S. Treasury Bills       153,995        153,995 
Repurchase Agreements       785,673        785,673 
Commodity Futures Contracts**   12,813            12,813 
Total Assets  $423,194   $939,668   $   $1,362,862 

 

**This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

 

 

 

Commodities Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

Affiliated Transactions

 

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles' annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2019, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180419000405/gug78512-ncsr.htm.

 

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2020, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:
 
Security Name  Value 12/31/19  Additions  Reductions  Realized Gain (Loss)  Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  Value 09/30/20  Shares 09/30/20  Investment Income
Mutual Funds                                        
 Guggenheim Strategy Fund II  $817,677   $20,000   $(635,000)  $(4,450)  $4,028   $202,255    8,100   $4,975 
 Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class   823,023    10,000    (625,000)   (987)   1,090    208,126    20,854    4,609 
   $1,640,700   $30,000   $(1,260,000)  $(5,437)  $5,118   $410,381        $9,584 

 

 

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares  Value
MUTUAL FUNDS - 52.1%
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III1   262,218   $6,573,798 
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class1   399,544    3,987,445 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1   139,811    3,491,087 
Total Mutual Funds          
(Cost $13,931,463)        14,052,330 

 

   Face
Amount
 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 11.6%
U.S. Treasury Bills          
0.08% due 10/15/202,3  $3,143,000   3,142,905 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills          
(Cost $3,142,896)        3,142,905 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,4 - 34.2%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   5,134,870    5,134,870 
BofA Securities, Inc.
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   2,137,276    2,137,276 
Barclays Capital, Inc.
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   1,944,921    1,944,921 
Total Repurchase Agreements          
(Cost $9,217,067)        9,217,067 
Total Investments - 97.9%          
(Cost $26,291,426)       $26,412,302 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 2.1%        560,835 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%       $26,973,137 

 

Futures Contracts         
Description  Number of Contracts 

Expiration

Date

 

Notional

Amount

  Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Purchased                  
Australian Government 3 Year Bond Futures Contracts   355   Dec 2020  $29,806,172   $53,698 
Australian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   76   Dec 2020   8,103,365    33,796 
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note Futures Contracts   190   Dec 2020   41,978,125    10,441 
Euro - 30 year Bond Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   261,201    9,483 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note Futures Contracts   102   Dec 2020   12,852,000    6,415 
Euro - OATS Futures Contracts††   27   Dec 2020   5,336,348    5,499 
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts   101   Dec 2020   14,089,500    2,537 
Euro - Bund Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2020   818,626    203 
Canadian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   33   Dec 2020   3,763,369    89 
Long Gilt Futures Contracts††   9   Dec 2020   1,580,673    51 
Euro - Bobl Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2020   475,616    (192)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020   442,875    (4,871)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Contracts   12   Dec 2020   2,113,500    (11,029)
           $121,621,370   $106,120 
                   
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased                  
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   131   Jun 2021  $1,885,352   $61,838 
Soybean Futures Contracts   16   Nov 2020   817,600    31,951 
Gold 100 oz. Futures Contracts   6   Dec 2020   1,134,900    20,705 
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   15   Oct 2020   723,051    13,482 
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   13   Nov 2020   632,869    6,876 
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   8   Feb 2021   120,602    6,381 
Brent Crude Futures Contracts   7   Oct 2020   294,560    4,456 
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts   37   Mar 2021   1,251,710    3,016 
Copper Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2020   529,112    2,777 
Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   25,462    1,710 
Wheat Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   28,900    1,360 
Cattle Feeder Futures Contracts   2   Jan 2021   141,450    681 

 

 

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

Description  Number of Contracts 

Expiration

Date

 

Notional

Amount

  Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased (continued)   
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020  $34,260   $157 
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020   39,804    50 
Cotton #2 Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   32,915    (178)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   1   Oct 2020   49,371    (880)
Live Cattle Futures Contracts   18   Dec 2020   808,200    (1,093)
Cocoa Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   25,380    (1,178)
Platinum Futures Contracts   1   Jan 2021   45,085    (1,265)
LME Lead Futures Contracts   1   Nov 2020   45,379    (1,862)
LME Zinc Futures Contracts   4   Nov 2020   239,700    (2,107)
LME Nickel Futures Contracts   1   Nov 2020   87,008    (2,463)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   37   Dec 2020   1,211,750    (23,864)
Silver Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020   233,550    (33,576)
           $10,437,970   $86,974 
                   
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased                  
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   43   Mar 2021  $1,236,250   $46,221 
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2020   684,150    27,241 
MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures Contracts   18   Oct 2020   894,600    9,211 
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2020   669,950    7,687 
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2020   153,750    2,624 
Tokyo Stock Price Index Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   155,093    1,997 
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2020   217,680    524 
OMX Stockholm 30 Index Futures Contracts   1   Oct 2020   20,273    516 
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   6   Jan 2021   178,500    (361)
Amsterdam Index Futures Contracts   1   Oct 2020   128,454    (1,053)
Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   37,321    (1,527)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   15   Feb 2021   438,750    (1,824)
FTSE/JSE TOP 40 Index Futures Contracts††   3   Dec 2020   89,850    (2,470)
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts   3   Oct 2020   168,983    (7,198)
DAX Index Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   373,226    (13,114)
           $5,446,830   $68,474 
                   
Currency Futures Contracts Purchased                  
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts   27   Dec 2020  $3,202,200   $12,359 
Australian Dollar Futures Contracts   22   Dec 2020   1,575,200    (11,042)
New Zealand Dollar Futures Contracts   31   Dec 2020   2,050,650    (15,677)
Canadian Dollar Futures Contracts   51   Dec 2020   3,830,610    (32,107)
Euro FX Futures Contracts   24   Dec 2020   3,522,300    (33,561)
British Pound Futures Contracts   31   Dec 2020   2,501,119    (58,713)
           $16,682,079   $(138,741)
                   
Currency Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Swiss Franc Futures Contracts   51   Dec 2020  $6,934,725   $76,391 
British Pound Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020   161,363    524 
Mexican Peso Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2020   111,975    (1,533)
           $7,208,063   $75,382 
                   
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
IBEX 35 Index Futures Contracts††   6   Oct 2020  $471,283   $12,983 
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   12   Oct 2020   363,000    11,548 
FTSE 100 Index Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2020   376,106    11,284 
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts   4   Oct 2020   225,311    10,064 
FTSE MIB Index Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   111,043    4,899 
Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2020   149,284    3,238 
SPI 200 Index Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020   208,220    1,353 
Amsterdam Index Futures Contracts   1   Oct 2020   128,454    890 
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   75,265    (58)

 

 

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

Description  Number of Contracts 

Expiration

Date

 

Notional

Amount

  Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short (continued)   
HSCEI Index Futures Contracts††   2   Oct 2020  $122,496   $(554)
Hang Seng Index Futures Contracts††   2   Oct 2020   306,505    (709)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   20   Nov 2020   652,000    (20,594)
           $3,188,967   $34,344 
                   
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Canadian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   25   Dec 2020  $2,851,037   $1,557 
Long Gilt Futures Contracts††   17   Dec 2020   2,985,716    735 
Euro - BTP Italian Government Bond Futures Contracts††   14   Dec 2020   2,424,302    516 
Euro - Bobl Futures Contracts   8   Dec 2020   1,268,309    (217)
Euro - Schatz Futures Contracts   79   Dec 2020   10,404,076    (2,028)
Euro - Bund Futures Contracts   29   Dec 2020   5,935,034    (17,709)
           $25,868,474   $(17,146)
                   
Commodity Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   8   Oct 2020  $203,120   $20,560 
LME Nickel Futures Contracts   2   Nov 2020   174,015    4,873 
Live Cattle Futures Contracts   25   Apr 2021   1,175,500    4,445 
Coffee 'C' Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2020   207,844    3,778 
LME Primary Aluminum Futures Contracts   5   Nov 2020   219,006    1,754 
LME Lead Futures Contracts   2   Nov 2020   90,758    755 
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   1   Oct 2020   39,970    637 
Cocoa Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020   50,760    268 
Live Cattle Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2020   179,600    (492)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   29   Nov 2020   906,250    (1,614)
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts   6   Dec 2020   119,412    (2,574)
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   7   Oct 2020   337,424    (3,012)
Oat Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2020   71,500    (3,753)
Brent Crude Futures Contracts   8   Dec 2020   343,520    (4,010)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   16   Dec 2020   778,378    (4,978)
Red Spring Wheat Futures Contracts   6   Dec 2020   161,700    (5,271)
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts   18   Nov 2020   607,950    (5,711)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   3   Oct 2020   148,113    (8,689)
Wheat Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2020   202,300    (10,046)
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   10   Dec 2020   405,400    (10,606)
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   22   Dec 2020   1,086,439    (10,968)
Lean Hogs Futures Contracts   6   Dec 2020   151,680    (12,868)
Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2020   178,238    (14,790)
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts   28   Dec 2020   959,280    (28,216)
Corn Futures Contracts   35   Dec 2020   663,250    (44,385)
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   92   Feb 2021   1,386,918    (45,848)
           $10,848,325   $(180,761)

 

** Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation).
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
†† Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1 Affiliated issuer.
2 All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at September 30, 2020.
3 Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
4 Repurchase Agreements — See Note 4.

 

 See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

 

 

Managed Futures Strategy Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2020 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments):
 
Investments in Securities (Assets)  Level 1 Quoted Prices  Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs  Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs  Total
Mutual Funds  $14,052,330   $   $   $14,052,330 
U.S. Treasury Bills       3,142,905        3,142,905 
Repurchase Agreements       9,217,067        9,217,067 
Commodity Futures Contracts**   192,510            192,510 
Equity Futures Contracts**   139,297    12,983        152,280 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**   118,219    6,801        125,020 
Currency Futures Contracts**   89,274            89,274 
Total Assets  $14,591,630   $12,379,756   $   $26,971,386 

 

Investments in Securities (Liabilities)  Level 1 Quoted Prices  Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs  Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs  Total
Commodity Futures Contracts**  $286,297   $   $   $286,297 
Currency Futures Contracts**   152,633            152,633 
Equity Futures Contracts**   45,729    3,733        49,462 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**   36,046            36,046 
Total Liabilities  $520,705   $3,733   $   $524,438 

 

**This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

 

Affiliated Transactions

 

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles' annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2019, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180419000405/gug78512-ncsr.htm.

 

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2020, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:
Security Name  Value 12/31/19  Additions  Reductions  Realized Gain (Loss)  Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  Value 09/30/20  Shares 09/30/20  Investment Income
Mutual Funds                        
 Guggenheim Strategy Fund II  $4,666,613   $9,755,620   $(10,850,000)  $(169,555)  $88,409   $3,491,087    139,811   $55,884 
 Guggenheim Strategy Fund III   9,534,979    115,877    (3,150,000)   (53,673)   126,615    6,573,798    262,218    116,348 
 Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class   7,222,483    8,365,247    (11,500,000)   (138,403)   38,118    3,987,445    399,544    65,584 
   $21,424,075   $18,236,744   $(25,500,000)  $(361,631)  $253,142   $14,052,330        $237,816 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares  Value
COMMON STOCKS - 33.4%
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 9.6%
Wright Medical Group N.V.*,1   32,556   $994,260 
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.*   22,455    773,575 
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   14,664    769,566 
Livongo Health, Inc.*   4,492    629,104 
Immunomedics, Inc.*   7,228    614,597 
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.*,1   31,601    521,417 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*,1   2,729    469,388 
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc.*   12,126    222,391 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical        4,994,298 
Consumer, Cyclical - 6.1%          
Tiffany & Co.1   12,569    1,456,119 
Delphi Technologies plc*,1   55,678    930,380 
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.*   11,622    497,770 
Hudson Ltd. — Class A*   40,312    306,371 
Total Consumer, Cyclical        3,190,640 
Financial - 5.6%          
Willis Towers Watson plc1   5,948    1,242,061 
National General Holdings Corp.1   23,428    790,695 
Jernigan Capital, Inc. REIT   27,753    475,686 
Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT   7,627    253,903 
Genworth Financial, Inc. — Class A*   38,492    128,948 
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.   2,327    26,319 
Total Financial        2,917,612 
Communications - 5.1%          
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.1   17,058    667,821 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.1   11,943    597,747 
Acacia Communications, Inc.*,1   8,309    560,027 
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*,1   34,499    517,485 
GCI Liberty, Inc. — Class A*   3,901    319,726 
Total Communications        2,662,806 
Technology - 2.9%          
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.1   9,302    628,908 
Rosetta Stone, Inc.*   20,654    619,207 
Virtusa Corp.*,1   6,128    301,252 
Total Technology        1,549,367 
Industrial - 2.6%          
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.*,1   24,036    726,608 
Fitbit, Inc. — Class A*,1   86,358    601,052 
Total Industrial        1,327,660 
Energy - 1.5%          
Vivint Solar, Inc.*   18,733    793,342 
Total Common Stocks          
(Cost $16,981,647)        17,435,725 

 

RIGHTS - 0.0%
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 0.0%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   6,173    13,889 
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.   42,000     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. †††   34,843     
Total Rights             
(Cost $14,198)         13,889  

 

MUTUAL FUNDS - 22.7%
Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class2   667,885    6,665,491 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II2   172,210    4,300,075 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III2   33,456    838,746 
Total Mutual Funds          
(Cost $11,727,169)        11,804,312 

 

CLOSED-END FUNDS - 8.9%
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund   15,785    145,381 
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.   11,287    144,699 
Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund   10,537    142,566 
PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.   10,715    141,974 
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund   12,440    139,826 
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.   16,453    138,041 
Invesco Senior Income Trust   36,211    132,532 
RMR Mortgage Trust   14,445    130,727 
Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund   10,479    129,730 
Royce Micro-Capital Trust, Inc.   16,897    129,600 
CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund   21,010    125,640 
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust   20,167    119,994 
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund   9,602    115,800 
General American Investors Company, Inc.   3,391    115,125 
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc.   6,175    95,836 
Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc.   10,216    87,040 
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust   6,597    87,015 
Gabelli Global Small and Mid Capital Value Trust   8,244    83,182 
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund   10,889    82,212 
Miller/Howard High Dividend Fund   13,158    81,053 
Voya Infrastructure Industrials and Materials Fund   7,231    68,767 
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust   6,341    65,439 
Clough Global Equity Fund   5,409    60,635 
Nuveen Ohio Quality Municipal Income Fund   3,618    54,379 
Franklin Universal Trust   7,572    51,641 
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.   2,761    44,756 
New Germany Fund, Inc.   2,641    44,580 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares  Value
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 8.9% (continued)
European Equity Fund, Inc.   3,994   $37,779 
Nuveen Senior Income Fund   7,808    37,713 
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.   5,554    33,046 
Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.   3,638    30,123 
Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund, Inc.   2,051    26,540 
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc.   2,977    24,635 
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund   3,139    24,108 
Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund, Inc.   2,018    23,490 
Korea Fund, Inc.   624    18,502 
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund   2,036    12,033 
Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc.   3,336    11,976 
Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund   2,386    10,570 
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II   752    10,227 
Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund 2   652    10,197 
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund   1,229    10,078 
Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund, Inc.   3,364    9,890 
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.   708    9,870 
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust   976    9,858 
BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc.   1,140    9,838 
New Ireland Fund, Inc.   1,164    9,789 
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust   688    9,783 
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust   763    9,774 
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc.   708    9,763 
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc.   758    9,763 
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust   390    9,746 
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund   679    9,737 
Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund   682    9,732 
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.   696    9,730 
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust   778    9,717 
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund   4,168    9,711 
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund   668    9,699 
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust   681    9,697 
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund   736    9,693 
Nuveen Michigan Quality Municipal Income Fund   683   9,685 
BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.   857    9,684 
Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund   4,587    9,679 
DTF Tax-Free Income, Inc.   669    9,660 
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.   478    9,651 
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.   717    9,637 
Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.   693    9,633 
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.   756    9,631 
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust   779    9,628 
BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund   718    9,628 
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund   720    9,626 
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust   1,639    9,621 
MFS Municipal Income Trust   1,496    9,619 
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.   686    9,618 
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund   614    9,615 
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.   735    9,614 
DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust   886    9,613 
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.   655    9,609 
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust   741    9,603 
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund   1,154    9,590 
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund   600    9,588 
Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust   878    9,588 
Tekla Life Sciences Investors   545    9,581 
Nuveen Maryland Quality Municipal Income Fund   728    9,581 
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund   627    9,574 
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.   1,103    9,574 
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund, Inc.   1,283    9,558 
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund, Inc.   1,055    9,558 
John Hancock Income Securities Trust   631    9,557 
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II   884    9,556 
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund   656    9,551 
Source Capital, Inc.   259    9,544 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares  Value
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 8.9% (continued)
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.   960   $9,542 
BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund   686    9,542 
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.   664    9,542 
BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust   682    9,539 
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund   649    9,534 
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust   648    9,532 
BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust   715    9,531 
Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust   716    9,523 
Voya Prime Rate Trust   2,159    9,521 
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.   683    9,521 
Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund   800    9,520 
Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust   591    9,515 
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.   678    9,512 
Pioneer Municipal High Income Trust   821    9,507 
BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust   625    9,500 
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc.   779    9,496 
DWS Municipal Income Trust   857    9,496 
Nuveen New Jersey Municipal Value Fund   688    9,494 
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust   776    9,483 
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund   681    9,480 
Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.   729    9,477 
MFS High Yield Municipal Trust   2,256    9,475 
Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund   834    9,474 
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust   698    9,465 
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund   802    9,464 
BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc.   659    9,463 
MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust   1,007    9,456 
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust   813    9,455 
Nuveen Georgia Quality Municipal Income Fund   775    9,455 
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund   735    9,452 
Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund   703    9,448 
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.   621   9,445 
MFS High Income Municipal Trust   2,001    9,445 
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals   760    9,439 
Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund   764    9,427 
Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund, Inc.   850    9,427 
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust   839    9,422 
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals   761    9,421 
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust   597    9,421 
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.   682    9,418 
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc.   680    9,418 
BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund   3,473    9,412 
Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund   1,188    9,409 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust   792    9,409 
Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust   735    9,408 
Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund   520    9,407 
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust   639    9,400 
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.   698    9,395 
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund   492    9,392 
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund/United States   611    9,391 
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.   699    9,381 
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund   669    9,379 
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.   1,914    9,378 
Voya Emerging Markets High Income Dividend Equity Fund   1,418    9,373 
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.   815    9,373 
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II   854    9,368 
Invesco Municipal Trust   780    9,368 
Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust   764    9,367 
Tekla Healthcare Investors   454    9,361 
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust   662    9,354 
Nuveen New York Quality Municipal Income Fund   684    9,350 
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust   715    9,345 
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.   840    9,332 
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.   1,278    9,317 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares  Value
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 8.9% (continued)
Virtus Total Return Fund, Inc.   1,189   $9,310 
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.   685    9,309 
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund   1,171    9,298 
Wells Fargo Income Opportunities Fund   1,273    9,293 
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund   1,546    9,291 
Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Income Fund   406    9,289 
Invesco High Income Trust II   757    9,281 
Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc.   1,450    9,280 
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust   1,087    9,272 
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.   882    9,270 
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.   729    9,258 
Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund, Inc.   1,712    9,245 
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund   469    9,239 
Western Asset Premier Bond Fund   715    9,238 
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund   719    9,203 
Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc.   554    9,174 
Nuveen Global High Income Fund   678    9,173 
John Hancock Investors Trust   579    9,166 
Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund   994    9,155 
MFS Multimarket Income Trust   1,628    9,149 
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc.   652    9,148 
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund, Inc.   2,464    9,141 
Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   850    9,138 
Tri-Continental Corp.   352    9,127 
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Dividend Growth Fund   698    9,123 
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust   496    9,102 
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.   737    9,080 
Western Asset Inflation - Linked Securities & Income Fund   745    9,074 
Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund   1,965    9,059 
AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II   2,204    9,058 
Royce Global Value Trust, Inc.   737    9,050 
First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund   900    9,045 
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund   435    9,044 
Delaware Investments Dividend & Income Fund, Inc.   1,119    9,030 
First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund   943   9,025 
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund   606    9,011 
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund   1,765    8,984 
AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund   1,960    8,977 
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund   815    8,973 
AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund   354    8,970 
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Wr   1,001    8,969 
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.   776    8,963 
Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund   768    8,963 
GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust   2,627    8,958 
Bancroft Fund Ltd.   359    8,921 
Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund   1,111    8,899 
LMP Capital and Income Fund, Inc.   872    8,894 
Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   2,098    8,875 
Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund   823    8,872 
Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.   1,989    8,871 
First Trust Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund   734    8,841 
Royce Value Trust, Inc.   699    8,835 
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.   855    8,824 
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund   3,538    8,102 
BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.   548    6,308 
Total Closed-End Funds          
(Cost $4,635,100)        4,662,944 

 

   Face
Amount
   
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 9.6%
           
U.S. Treasury Bills          
0.16% due 10/01/203,4  $2,900,000    2,900,000 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Face
Amount
  Value
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 9.6% (continued)
0.08% due 10/15/204,5  $2,087,000   $2,086,937 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills          
(Cost $4,986,931)        4,986,937 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS††,6 - 17.7%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   5,140,212    5,140,212 
BofA Securities, Inc.
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   2,139,499    2,139,499 
Barclays Capital, Inc.
issued 09/30/20 at 0.06%
due 10/01/20
   1,946,945    1,946,945 
Total Repurchase Agreements          
(Cost $9,226,656)        9,226,656 
Total Investments - 92.3%          
(Cost $47,571,701)       $48,130,463 

 

COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT - (12.3)%
Communications - (0.6)%
Liberty Broadband Corp. — Class C*   2,263    (323,315)
Industrial - (1.0)%          
Builders FirstSource, Inc.*   15,254    (497,585)
Consumer, Non-cyclical - (1.1)%          
Teladoc Health, Inc.*   2,659    (582,959)
Technology - (1.3)%          
Analog Devices, Inc.   5,860    (684,096)
Energy - (1.5)%          
Sunrun, Inc.*   10,303    (794,052)
Consumer, Cyclical - (1.8)%          
BorgWarner, Inc.   23,981    (929,024)
Financial - (5.0)%          
Bridge Bancorp, Inc.   1,529    (26,650)
Morgan Stanley   12,459    (602,393)
Charles Schwab Corp.   18,486    (669,748)
Aon plc — Class A   6,424    (1,325,271)
Total Financial        (2,624,062)
Total Common Stocks Sold Short          
(Proceeds $5,729,906)        (6,435,093)

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT - (9.6)%
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond ETF   2    (114)
iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF   13    (474)
iShares Latin America 40 ETF   125    (2,632)
SPDR Gold Shares — Class D*   18    (3,188)
VanEck Vectors High Yield Muni ETF   104    (6,219)

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF   109   (8,412)
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF   79    (8,803)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF   200    (8,818)
iShares Agency Bond ETF   87    (10,534)
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF   117    (15,761)
iShares Core High Dividend ETF   236    (18,993)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund   341    (20,249)
VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF   628    (24,592)
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Municipal Bond ETF   622    (31,019)
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund   1,263    (37,827)
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF   889    (61,243)
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund   621    (65,503)
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF   592    (72,117)
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF   381    (82,635)
iShares TIPS Bond ETF   739    (93,484)
iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF   920    (102,019)
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF   4,699    (121,046)
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF   1,209    (142,735)
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF   1,524    (180,030)
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF   4,008    (203,286)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   748    (250,498)
iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF   2,155    (322,797)
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   4,537    (380,654)
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF   6,290    (502,194)
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF   10,205    (649,548)
Invesco Senior Loan ETF   32,621    (709,181)
iShares National Muni Bond ETF   7,624    (883,850)
Total Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short          
(Proceeds $5,077,551)        (5,020,455)
Total Securities Sold Short - (21.9)%          
(Proceeds $10,807,457)       $(11,455,548)
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 29.6%        15,406,306
Total Net Assets - 100.0%       $52,081,221 

 

Futures Contracts         
Description  Number of Contracts  Expiration Date  Notional Amount  Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Purchased   
Euro - 30 year Bond Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2020  $783,603   $28,308 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

Description  Number of Contracts  Expiration Date  Notional Amount  Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Purchased (continued)   
Long Gilt Futures Contracts††   16   Dec 2020  $2,810,086   $21,122 
Canadian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   29   Dec 2020   3,307,203    13,000 
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2020   664,313    8,370 
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts   74   Dec 2020   10,323,000    7,456 
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2020   1,232,875    6,025 
Australian Government 10 Year Bond Futures Contracts   15   Dec 2020   1,599,348    3,194 
Euro - OATS Futures Contracts††   16   Dec 2020   3,162,280    (2,845)
           $23,882,708   $84,630 
                   
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased                  
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   49   Mar 2021  $1,408,750   $28,503 
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020   456,100    19,004 
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2020   502,463    15,171 
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   6   Dec 2020   184,500    2,941 
OMX Stockholm 30 Index Futures Contracts   3   Oct 2020   60,819    856 
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   7   Jan 2021   208,250    (967)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   17   Feb 2021   497,250    (3,077)
           $3,318,132   $62,431 
                   
Commodity Futures Contracts Purchased                  
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   159   Jun 2021  $2,288,328   $55,419 
Soybean Futures Contracts   27   Nov 2020   1,379,700    30,149 
Copper Futures Contracts   9   Dec 2020   680,288    10,884 
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   17   Nov 2020   827,597    6,731 
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   10   Oct 2020   482,034    6,123 
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts   45   Mar 2021   1,522,350    5,320 
Gold 100 oz. Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2020   1,324,050    2,387 
Wheat Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   28,900    1,447 
Live Cattle Futures Contracts   18   Dec 2020   808,200    (2,461)
LME Zinc Futures Contracts   5   Nov 2020   299,625    (2,634)
LME Nickel Futures Contracts   5   Nov 2020   435,038    (13,271)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   45   Dec 2020   1,473,750    (24,865)
Silver Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020   233,550    (38,326)
           $11,783,410   $36,903 
                   
Currency Futures Contracts Purchased                  
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts   48   Dec 2020  $5,692,800   $33,700 
New Zealand Dollar Futures Contracts   42   Dec 2020   2,778,300    (6,835)
Euro FX Futures Contracts   34   Dec 2020   4,989,925    (45,942)
Canadian Dollar Futures Contracts   111   Dec 2020   8,337,210    (59,999)
British Pound Futures Contracts   96   Dec 2020   7,745,400    (69,201)
           $29,543,635   $(148,277)
                   
Currency Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Swiss Franc Futures Contracts   138   Dec 2020  18,764,550   182,584 
Australian Dollar Futures Contracts   12   Dec 2020   859,200    10,279 
           $19,623,750   $192,863 
                   
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts   10   Oct 2020  $563,277   $22,551 
IBEX 35 Index Futures Contracts††   7   Oct 2020   549,830    19,329 
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   14   Oct 2020  $423,500   $17,063 
FTSE 100 Index Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2020   526,549    14,426 
FTSE MIB Index Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2020   444,171    13,463 
Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures Contracts   11   Dec 2020   410,532    9,914 
Amsterdam Index Futures Contracts   4   Oct 2020   513,817    4,711 
SPI 200 Index Futures Contracts   5   Dec 2020   520,550    4,084 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

Description  Number of Contracts  Expiration Date  Notional Amount  Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)**
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short (continued)   
S&P/TSX 60 IX Index Futures Contracts   2   Dec 2020  $288,927   $2,232 
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts   3   Dec 2020   225,795    (173)
Hang Seng Index Futures Contracts††   4   Oct 2020   613,010    (1,417)
CBOE Volatility Index Futures Contracts   23   Nov 2020   749,800    (9,927)
           $5,829,758   $96,256 
                   
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Euro - Bund Futures Contracts   9   Dec 2020  $1,841,907   $193 
Euro - BTP Italian Government Bond Futures Contracts   4   Dec 2020   692,658    (318)
           $2,534,565   $(125)
                   
Commodity Futures Contracts Sold Short                  
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   15   Oct 2020  $380,850   $30,532 
Coffee 'C' Futures Contracts   12   Dec 2020   498,825    17,969 
Live Cattle Futures Contracts   31   Apr 2021   1,457,620    5,270 
LME Lead Futures Contracts   6   Nov 2020   272,273    4,303 
Soybean Oil Futures Contracts   7   Dec 2020   139,314    3,003 
Brent Crude Futures Contracts   5   Oct 2020   210,400    472 
Cattle Feeder Futures Contracts   2   Jan 2021   141,450    (6)
Cocoa Futures Contracts   1   Dec 2020   25,380    (639)
LME Primary Aluminum Futures Contracts   3   Nov 2020   131,404    (1,813)
Natural Gas Futures Contracts   35   Nov 2020   1,093,750    (2,079)
Brent Crude Futures Contracts   10   Dec 2020   429,400    (4,915)
Soybean Meal Futures Contracts   29   Dec 2020   993,540    (4,977)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   19   Dec 2020   924,323    (5,093)
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Contracts   15   Nov 2020   506,625    (7,475)
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   9   Oct 2020   359,730    (8,105)
WTI Crude Futures Contracts   12   Dec 2020   486,480    (9,391)
NY Harbor ULSD Futures Contracts   27   Dec 2020   1,333,357    (12,956)
Corn Futures Contracts   18   Dec 2020   341,100    (14,915)
Lean Hogs Futures Contracts   11   Dec 2020   278,080    (17,474)
Gasoline RBOB Futures Contracts   7   Oct 2020   345,597    (20,274)
Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Contracts   19   Dec 2020   483,788    (43,929)
Sugar #11 Futures Contracts   118   Feb 2021   1,778,874    (46,222)
           $12,612,160   $(138,714)

 

Custom Basket Swap Agreements         
          
Counterparty  Reference Obligation  Financing Rate Pay (Receive)  Payment Frequency  Maturity Date  Notional Amount  Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
OTC Custom Basket Swap Agreements ††         
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  MS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket  0.49% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.40%)  At Maturity  08/31/23  $3,954,820   $249,045 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

Counterparty  Reference Obligation  Financing Rate Pay (Receive)  Payment Frequency  Maturity Date  Notional Amount  Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
OTC Custom Basket Swap Agreements †† (continued)         
Goldman Sachs International  GS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket  0.54% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.45%)  At Maturity   05/06/24   $3,962,186   $148,565 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  MS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket  0.49% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.40%)  At Maturity   08/31/23    7,809,971    49,797 
Goldman Sachs International  GS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket  0.54% (Federal Funds Rate + 0.45%)  At Maturity   05/06/24    7,809,971    28,711 
                 $23,536,948   $476,118 
OTC Custom Basket Swap Agreements Sold Short ††                  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  MS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket  (0.21%) (Federal Funds Rate - 0.30%)  At Maturity   08/31/23   $4,761,333   $(136,315)
Goldman Sachs International  GS Long/Short Equity Custom Basket  (0.11%) (Federal Funds Rate - 0.20%)  At Maturity   05/06/24    4,634,352    (131,949)
Goldman Sachs International  GS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket  (0.11%) (Federal Funds Rate - 0.20%)  At Maturity   05/06/24    3,729,266    64,225 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC  MS Equity Market Neutral Custom Basket  (0.21%) (Federal Funds Rate - 0.30%)  At Maturity   08/31/23    3,729,266    64,834 
                 $16,854,217   $(139,205)

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

MS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL LONG CUSTOM BASKET    
   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Financial               
Safehold, Inc.   3,702    5.82%  $122,975 
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.   2,166    6.80%   85,437 
Invitation Homes, Inc.   6,781    4.80%   37,818 
Sun Communities, Inc.   1,295    4.60%   37,501 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.   2,609    4.04%   29,181 
Terreno Realty Corp.   2,891    4.00%   29,000 
AGNC Investment Corp.   15,438    5.43%   17,398 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. — Class A   6,711    4.41%   10,609 
American Homes 4 Rent — Class A   6,823    4.91%   7,432 
National Storage Affiliates Trust   4,739    3.92%   1,963 
NETSTREIT Corp.   3,394    1.57%   1,799 
Iron Mountain, Inc.   5,919    4.01%   1,772 
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   4,802    3.30%   1,062 
Crown Castle International Corp.   457    1.92%   135 
CyrusOne, Inc.   1,101    1.95%   (711)
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.   9,028    1.81%   (1,745)
Regency Centers Corp.   1,741    1.67%   (3,084)
Cousins Properties, Inc.   5,285    3.82%   (3,418)
MGM Growth Properties LLC — Class A   5,232    3.70%   (3,658)
Ventas, Inc.   3,728    3.96%   (6,071)
Weingarten Realty Investors   4,573    1.96%   (6,975)
Americold Realty Trust   4,114    3.72%   (8,191)
Corporate Office Properties Trust   6,201    3.72%   (15,755)
Columbia Property Trust, Inc.   12,935    3.57%   (19,367)
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.   10,802    3.77%   (23,260)
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   3,732    3.17%   (29,908)
Total Financial             261,939 
Consumer, Cyclical               
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   1,483    1.89%   (3,118)
Wynn Resorts Ltd.   969    1.76%   (9,776)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             (12,894)
Total MS Equity Market Neutral Long Custom Basket            $249,045 

 

MS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL SHORT CUSTOM BASKET            
Financial               
Kimco Realty Corp.   12,527    (3.77)%   69,707 
RLJ Lodging Trust   11,631    (2.70)%   44,441 
Kilroy Realty Corp.   2,986    (4.16)%   15,670 
Paramount Group, Inc.   25,382    (4.82)%   14,855 
UDR, Inc.   2,790    (2.44)%   11,752 
Vornado Realty Trust   4,400    (3.98)%   11,620 
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   9,805    (2.63)%   7,189 
National Retail Properties, Inc.   3,146    (2.91)%   6,108 
Hersha Hospitality Trust   13,813    (2.05)%   4,451 
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.   13,829    (5.14)%   3,808 
Brandywine Realty Trust   14,527    (4.03)%   1,037 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   1,338    (5.36)%   571 
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust   3,730    (2.19)%   482 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   526    (2.07)%   (281)
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.   4,197    (2.06)%   (735)
Global Net Lease, Inc.   7,491    (3.19)%   (3,268)
Welltower, Inc.   1,305    (1.93)%   (4,253)
Public Storage   713    (4.26)%   (4,814)
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.   7,252    (4.26)%   (4,995)
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   9,430    (2.96)%   (5,991)
STAG Industrial, Inc.   5,315    (4.35)%   (6,309)
Physicians Realty Trust   9,759    (4.69)%   (9,682)
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.   11,235    (4.37)%   (12,532)
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A   2,813    (3.54)%   (12,864)
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   7,646    (2.57)%   (15,147)
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.   3,395    (2.33)%   (24,864)
STORE Capital Corp.   8,498    (6.25)%   (51,070)
Total Financial             34,886 
Consumer, Cyclical               
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   857    (1.96)%   3,749 
Exchange Traded Funds               
Vanguard Real Estate ETF   1,431    (3.03)%   26,199 
Total MS Equity Market Neutral Short Custom Basket            $64,834 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

GS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL LONG CUSTOM BASKET    
   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Financial               
Safehold, Inc.   3,702    5.81%  $122,876 
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.   2,166    6.78%   87,551 
Invitation Homes, Inc.   6,781    4.79%   20,703 
AGNC Investment Corp.   15,438    5.42%   17,592 
Terreno Realty Corp.   2,891    4.00%   16,285 
Sun Communities, Inc.   1,295    4.60%   11,123 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. — Class A   6,711    4.40%   9,706 
American Homes 4 Rent — Class A   6,823    4.90%   7,329 
Iron Mountain, Inc.   5,919    4.00%   1,822 
NETSTREIT Corp.   3,797    1.75%   1,553 
National Storage Affiliates Trust   4,739    3.91%   1,367 
Crown Castle International Corp.   457    1.92%   127 
CyrusOne, Inc.   1,101    1.95%   (743)
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.   2,609    4.04%   (1,194)
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.   9,028    1.81%   (1,769)
Regency Centers Corp.   1,741    1.67%   (3,109)
Cousins Properties, Inc.   5,285    3.81%   (3,120)
MGM Growth Properties LLC — Class A   5,232    3.69%   (3,809)
Ventas, Inc.   3,728    3.95%   (6,402)
Weingarten Realty Investors   4,573    1.96%   (6,954)
Americold Realty Trust   4,114    3.71%   (8,130)
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   4,802    3.29%   (12,752)
Corporate Office Properties Trust   6,201    3.71%   (15,678)
Columbia Property Trust, Inc.   12,935    3.56%   (19,157)
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.   10,802    3.76%   (23,814)
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   3,732    3.16%   (30,007)
Total Financial             161,396 
Consumer, Cyclical               
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   1,483    1.89%   (3,068)
Wynn Resorts Ltd.   969    1.76%   (9,763)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             (12,831)
Total GS Equity Market Neutral Long Custom Basket            $148,565 

 

GS EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL SHORT CUSTOM BASKET    
Financial               
Kimco Realty Corp.   12,527    (3.77)%   69,263 
RLJ Lodging Trust   11,631    (2.70)%   43,913 
Kilroy Realty Corp.   2,986    (4.16)%   15,304 
Paramount Group, Inc.   25,382    (4.82)%   14,772 
UDR, Inc.   2,790    (2.44)%   11,765 
Vornado Realty Trust   4,400    (3.98)%   11,672 
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   9,805    (2.63)%   7,204 
National Retail Properties, Inc.   3,146    (2.91)%   6,043 
Hersha Hospitality Trust   13,813    (2.05)%   4,543 
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.   13,829    (5.14)%   3,886 
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust   3,730    (2.19)%   518 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   1,338    (5.36)%   460 
Brandywine Realty Trust   14,527    (4.03)%   258 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   526    (2.07)%   (277)
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.   4,197    (2.06)%   (744)
Global Net Lease, Inc.   7,491    (3.19)%   (3,318)
Welltower, Inc.   1,305    (1.93)%   (4,003)
Public Storage   713    (4.26)%   (4,224)
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.   7,252    (4.26)%   (4,789)
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   9,430    (2.96)%   (6,009)
STAG Industrial, Inc.   5,315    (4.35)%   (6,337)
Physicians Realty Trust   9,759    (4.69)%   (9,813)
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.   11,235    (4.37)%   (12,605)
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A   2,813    (3.54)%   (12,847)
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   7,646    (2.57)%   (14,858)
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.   3,395    (2.33)%   (24,618)
STORE Capital Corp.   8,498    (6.25)%   (50,887)
Total Financial             34,272 
Exchange Traded Funds               
Vanguard Real Estate ETF   1,431    (3.03)%   26,234 
Consumer, Cyclical               
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   857    (1.96)%   3,719 
Total GS Equity Market Neutral Short Custom Basket            $64,225 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

MS LONG/SHORT EQUITY LONG CUSTOM BASKET    
   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Financial               
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. — Class A   1,568    0.28%  $3,382 
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A   725    0.44%   2,186 
Synchrony Financial   771    0.26%   1,106 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   179    0.25%   845 
Western Union Co.   2,130    0.58%   465 
Aflac, Inc.   796    0.37%   145 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B   149    0.41%   71 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   270    0.33%   (280)
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   191    0.38%   (613)
Bank of America Corp.   794    0.24%   (1,698)
M&T Bank Corp.   167    0.20%   (2,091)
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   1,017    0.48%   (2,922)
Travelers Companies, Inc.   400    0.55%   (3,571)
Allstate Corp.   1,004    1.21%   (4,252)
MetLife, Inc.   2,542    1.21%   (5,038)
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.   2,594    0.48%   (6,400)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A   3,069    0.53%   (8,412)
Boston Properties, Inc.   747    0.77%   (11,560)
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   1,807    0.78%   (12,082)
Equity Residential   1,538    1.01%   (14,748)
Total Financial             (65,467)
Industrial               
Caterpillar, Inc.   558    1.07%   13,793 
Snap-on, Inc.   460    0.87%   10,130 
Owens Corning   403    0.36%   7,696 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   637    0.80%   6,457 
Westrock Co.   557    0.25%   5,363 
Regal Beloit Corp.   290    0.35%   5,313 
AGCO Corp.   644    0.61%   3,659 
Timken Co.   590    0.41%   3,419 
Schneider National, Inc. — Class B   929    0.29%   3,373 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   451    0.53%   3,119 
Garmin Ltd.   322    0.39%   3,036 
Eaton Corporation plc   259    0.34%   2,283 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   193    0.48%   1,753 
A O Smith Corp.   353    0.24%   1,476 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.   238    0.24%   1,446 
Hubbell, Inc.   607    1.06%   793 
Acuity Brands, Inc.   244    0.32%   664 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   193    0.25%   539 
Lennox International, Inc.   72    0.25%   453 
Waters Corp.   263    0.66%   374 
Allegion plc   196    0.25%   282 
Trane Technologies plc   159    0.25%   49 
Pentair plc   437    0.26%   (15)
Dover Corp.   187    0.26%   (43)
Lockheed Martin Corp.   80    0.39%   (87)
Energizer Holdings, Inc.   641    0.32%   (265)
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.   2,986    0.60%   (536)
ITT, Inc.   558    0.42%   (554)
Oshkosh Corp.   552    0.52%   (583)
National Instruments Corp.   544    0.25%   (775)
Emerson Electric Co.   494    0.41%   (1,878)
Masco Corp.   1,466    1.03%   (2,254)
Terex Corp.   1,388    0.34%   (4,166)
Total Industrial             64,314 
Consumer, Cyclical               
Cummins, Inc.   364    0.98%   17,968 
Hanesbrands, Inc.   1,510    0.30%   9,377 
Whirlpool Corp.   203    0.48%   9,264 
Autoliv, Inc.   1,066    0.99%   8,699 
Gentherm, Inc.   1,258    0.66%   3,791 
Best Buy Company, Inc.   701    1.00%   1,914 
Lear Corp.   291    0.41%   1,708 
PulteGroup, Inc.   803    0.48%   1,581 
PACCAR, Inc.   619    0.68%   860 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. — Class A   679    0.58%   265 
General Motors Co.   864    0.33%   221 
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. — Class A   306    0.25%   26 
Genuine Parts Co.   440    0.54%   (211)
Brunswick Corp.   410    0.31%   (221)
Gentex Corp.   3,241    1.07%   (1,475)
Mohawk Industries, Inc.   194    0.24%   (3,694)
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   1,619    0.73%   (7,505)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             42,568 
Consumer, Non-cyclical               
Amgen, Inc.   308    1.00%   11,648 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   523    0.99%   11,057 
Eli Lilly & Co.   296    0.56%   9,213 
Rent-A-Center, Inc.   1,027    0.39%   8,820 
McKesson Corp.   561    1.07%   8,527 
United Rentals, Inc.   277    0.62%   7,913 
Procter & Gamble Co.   502    0.89%   7,608 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc   265    0.48%   6,693 
Johnson & Johnson   523    1.00%   5,540 
JM Smucker Co.   539    0.80%   4,992 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   544    0.97%   3,246 
General Mills, Inc.   1,321    1.04%   2,881 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   885    0.87%   2,794 
Mondelez International, Inc. — Class A   583    0.43%   2,747 
STERIS plc   112    0.25%   2,477 
Kellogg Co.   1,019    0.84%   2,450 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   145    0.58%   2,422 
Monster Beverage Corp.   688    0.71%   2,353 
Medtronic plc   184    0.24%   2,351 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   169    0.25%   1,936 
Pfizer, Inc.   921    0.43%   1,907 
Merck & Company, Inc.   918    0.98%   1,674 
Anthem, Inc.   76    0.26%   1,375 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.   123    0.29%   1,366 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   831    0.80%   1,281 
DaVita, Inc.   428    0.47%   925 

 

 

 

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   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 
CVS Health Corp.   439    0.33%  $920 
Conagra Brands, Inc.   726    0.33%   842 
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.   541    0.25%   763 
Cigna Corp.   125    0.27%   763 
Quanta Services, Inc.   633    0.43%   384 
Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A   134    0.33%   151 
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.   437    0.52%   63 
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.   253    0.24%   (273)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   324    0.25%   (277)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   36    0.26%   (531)
Hologic, Inc.   295    0.25%   (606)
United Therapeutics Corp.   360    0.47%   (819)
Campbell Soup Co.   1,481    0.92%   (1,026)
Post Holdings, Inc.   302    0.33%   (1,316)
Illumina, Inc.   69    0.27%   (1,616)
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.   216    0.25%   (1,857)
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A   721    0.55%   (1,873)
Biogen, Inc.   148    0.54%   (1,973)
Incyte Corp.   219    0.25%   (2,096)
Alkermes plc   1,099    0.23%   (2,298)
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.   231    0.25%   (2,337)
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.   762    0.40%   (2,792)
Kraft Heinz Co.   1,790    0.69%   (2,816)
Altria Group, Inc.   1,652    0.82%   (3,017)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   440    0.27%   (3,286)
Cardinal Health, Inc.   1,635    0.98%   (3,547)
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   670    0.54%   (5,036)
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.   463    0.45%   (5,729)
Ingredion, Inc.   616    0.60%   (6,263)
Innoviva, Inc.   1,951    0.26%   (6,825)
Molson Coors Beverage Co. — Class B   2,525    1.09%   (21,962)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical             39,911 
Utilities               
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   1,454    1.02%   2,200 
Ameren Corp.   448    0.45%   1,987 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.   624    0.62%   1,868 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   605    0.75%   1,842 
Dominion Energy, Inc.   667    0.67%   1,331 
UGI Corp.   924    0.39%   645 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   1,530    0.38%   492 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   69    0.25%   77 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   342    0.33%   (171)
Southern Co.   839    0.58%   (418)
OGE Energy Corp.   1,154    0.44%   (774)
Entergy Corp.   297    0.37%   (1,349)
Alliant Energy Corp.   576    0.38%   (1,871)
PPL Corp.   2,738    0.95%   (1,887)
IDACORP, Inc.   335    0.34%   (3,027)
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.   315    0.25%   (3,191)
Avista Corp.   561    0.25%   (3,584)
NiSource, Inc.   1,689    0.48%   (3,601)
NorthWestern Corp.   643    0.40%   (4,455)
National Fuel Gas Co.   691    0.36%   (4,984)
ONE Gas, Inc.   539    0.48%   (5,551)
Exelon Corp.   1,998    0.91%   (5,577)
Evergy, Inc.   1,519    0.99%   (10,409)
Portland General Electric Co.   1,048    0.48%   (11,003)
Total Utilities             (51,410)
Technology               
QUALCOMM, Inc.   424    0.64%   15,079 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   465    0.85%   7,597 
Synaptics, Inc.   275    0.28%   5,711 
Oracle Corp.   649    0.50%   5,043 
CDK Global, Inc.   1,123    0.63%   4,964 
HP, Inc.   1,018    0.25%   3,082 
Cerner Corp.   1,210    1.12%   2,920 
Applied Materials, Inc.   330    0.25%   1,837 
KLA Corp.   237    0.59%   1,318 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.   353    0.30%   1,263 
NetApp, Inc.   1,323    0.74%   1,189 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   257    0.34%   836 
Microsoft Corp.   94    0.25%   567 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   1,256    0.97%   (265)
Teradata Corp.   865    0.25%   (826)
Zebra Technologies Corp. — Class A   175    0.57%   (1,085)
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.   822    0.24%   (1,773)
Seagate Technology plc   1,297    0.82%   (1,989)
International Business Machines Corp.   791    1.23%   (2,804)
Intel Corp.   1,138    0.75%   (5,714)
Total Technology             36,950 
Communications               
Verizon Communications, Inc.   1,605    1.22%   6,687 
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C   17    0.32%   5,763 
Comcast Corp. — Class A   553    0.33%   4,608 
T-Mobile US, Inc.   575    0.84%   2,334 
eBay, Inc.   652    0.43%   554 
VeriSign, Inc.   156    0.41%   506 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   245    0.49%   366 
AT&T, Inc.   1,172    0.43%   (1,277)
Yelp, Inc. — Class A   793    0.20%   (1,331)
Viavi Solutions, Inc.   6,499    0.98%   (1,782)
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.   4,209    0.29%   (2,981)
Juniper Networks, Inc.   3,011    0.83%   (3,426)
Ciena Corp.   765    0.39%   (4,972)
Cisco Systems, Inc.   2,143    1.08%   (6,008)
Omnicom Group, Inc.   1,162    0.74%   (14,606)
Total Communications             (15,565)
Basic Materials               
Domtar Corp.   711    0.24%   (1,504)
Total MS Long/Short Equity Long Custom Basket            $49,797 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

MS LONG/SHORT EQUITY SHORT CUSTOM BASKET    
   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Financial               
UDR, Inc.   1,139    (0.75)%  $11,374 
Valley National Bancorp   2,843    (0.39)%   10,392 
Acadia Realty Trust   1,921    (0.42)%   8,844 
Kilroy Realty Corp.   786    (0.86)%   8,121 
Realty Income Corp.   1,085    (1.38)%   7,030 
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.   1,869    (0.42)%   6,369 
JBG SMITH Properties   1,338    (0.75)%   6,242 
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.   3,380    (0.61)%   5,210 
Fulton Financial Corp.   2,756    (0.54)%   4,961 
Southside Bancshares, Inc.   1,057    (0.54)%   4,332 
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.   1,132    (0.66)%   3,797 
Agree Realty Corp.   1,507    (2.01)%   3,054 
Global Net Lease, Inc.   1,710    (0.57)%   2,972 
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.   2,319    (0.86)%   2,970 
Alleghany Corp.   138    (1.51)%   2,424 
Loews Corp.   778    (0.57)%   1,777 
Americold Realty Trust   810    (0.61)%   1,557 
TFS Financial Corp.   1,565    (0.48)%   1,439 
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   1,105    (0.63)%   1,143 
CyrusOne, Inc.   399    (0.59)%   991 
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A   504    (0.67)%   613 
Rayonier, Inc.   934    (0.52)%   (398)
American Tower Corp. — Class A   80    (0.41)%   (584)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   298    (1.00)%   (937)
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. — Class A   1,505    (0.82)%   (1,089)
James River Group Holdings Ltd.   646    (0.60)%   (1,274)
Prologis, Inc.   453    (0.96)%   (1,828)
EastGroup Properties, Inc.   287    (0.78)%   (2,303)
STAG Industrial, Inc.   819    (0.52)%   (2,478)
Crown Castle International Corp.   208    (0.73)%   (3,021)
First Republic Bank   425    (0.97)%   (3,044)
Sun Communities, Inc.   337    (1.00)%   (3,383)
SBA Communications Corp.   62    (0.41)%   (3,517)
Equinix, Inc.   43    (0.69)%   (5,358)
Terreno Realty Corp.   813    (0.94)%   (6,540)
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   606    (2.56)%   (6,754)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   1,440    (1.38)%   (9,794)
Total Financial             43,310 
Basic Materials               
Balchem Corp.   706    (1.45)%   4,844 
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.   590    (0.88)%   462 
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.   836    (0.39)%   110 
United States Steel Corp.   4,318    (0.67)%   (187)
Nucor Corp.   821    (0.77)%   (463)
Ecolab, Inc.   96    (0.40)%   (543)
Newmont Corp.   412    (0.55)%   (833)
PPG Industries, Inc.   213    (0.55)%   (1,957)
Celanese Corp. — Class A   405    (0.91)%   (2,765)
Linde plc   349    (1.75)%   (8,040)
RPM International, Inc.   903    (1.57)%   (9,113)
Albemarle Corp.   538    (1.01)%   (9,455)
Quaker Chemical Corp.   369    (1.39)%   (9,669)
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   2,164    (0.71)%   (12,295)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   285    (1.78)%   (15,308)
Total Basic Materials             (65,212)
Technology               
Appfolio, Inc. — Class A   90    (0.27)%   682 
Varonis Systems, Inc.   258    (0.63)%   (112)
Tyler Technologies, Inc.   47    (0.34)%   (188)
Atlassian Corporation plc — Class A   88    (0.34)%   (585)
Smartsheet, Inc. — Class A   260    (0.27)%   (674)
Pegasystems, Inc.   225    (0.57)%   (729)
Splunk, Inc.   152    (0.60)%   (1,182)
Workiva, Inc.   224    (0.26)%   (1,520)
Coupa Software, Inc.   48    (0.28)%   (2,155)
Fiserv, Inc.   730    (1.58)%   (2,580)
Veeva Systems, Inc. — Class A   47    (0.28)%   (2,601)
NVIDIA Corp.   38    (0.43)%   (2,807)
HubSpot, Inc.   66    (0.41)%   (5,514)
Zscaler, Inc.   115    (0.34)%   (5,995)
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   523    (1.62)%   (8,096)
salesforce.com, Inc.   195    (1.03)%   (9,667)
Total Technology             (43,723)
Industrial               
Exponent, Inc.   670    (1.01)%   3,205 
US Ecology, Inc.   596    (0.41)%   2,895 
TransDigm Group, Inc.   52    (0.52)%   1,035 
AptarGroup, Inc.   273    (0.65)%   600 
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.   704    (0.53)%   (111)
Waste Management, Inc.   318    (0.76)%   (124)
ESCO Technologies, Inc.   284    (0.48)%   (441)
HEICO Corp.   179    (0.39)%   (804)
Crown Holdings, Inc.   317    (0.51)%   (1,862)
Silgan Holdings, Inc.   540    (0.42)%   (2,032)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   131    (0.65)%   (3,684)
Eagle Materials, Inc.   412    (0.75)%   (4,862)
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. — Class A   804    (0.94)%   (5,756)
Vulcan Materials Co.   311    (0.89)%   (6,436)
Tetra Tech, Inc.   557    (1.12)%   (6,624)
Ball Corp.   607    (1.06)%   (8,013)
Total Industrial             (33,014)
Consumer, Non-cyclical               
IHS Markit Ltd.   676    (1.11)%   1,575 
Equifax, Inc.   413    (1.36)%   1,344 
DexCom, Inc.   33    (0.29)%   709 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
WD-40 Co.   100    (0.40)%  $494 
Cooper Companies, Inc.   109    (0.77)%   (153)
CoStar Group, Inc.   47    (0.84)%   (759)
Rollins, Inc.   780    (0.89)%   (1,283)
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A   91    (0.42)%   (1,678)
Avalara, Inc.   127    (0.34)%   (2,985)
Avery Dennison Corp.   204    (0.55)%   (3,505)
Global Payments, Inc.   427    (1.59)%   (5,237)
Verisk Analytics, Inc. — Class A   424    (1.65)%   (5,241)
PayPal Holdings, Inc.   160    (0.66)%   (7,660)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical             (24,379)
Consumer, Cyclical               
JetBlue Airways Corp.   2,160    (0.51)%   896 
Five Below, Inc.   149    (0.40)%   319 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   372    (0.67)%   72 
Steven Madden Ltd.   1    0.00%   10 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   831    (0.53)%   (252)
Planet Fitness, Inc. — Class A   213    (0.28)%   (334)
TJX Companies, Inc.   845    (0.99)%   (383)
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.   599    (0.68)%   (1,116)
Ross Stores, Inc.   570    (1.12)%   (2,066)
Southwest Airlines Co.   660    (0.52)%   (3,036)
Burlington Stores, Inc.   190    (0.82)%   (3,367)
Copart, Inc.   484    (1.07)%   (3,732)
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. — Class A   206    (0.66)%   (5,082)
Starbucks Corp.   770    (1.39)%   (7,428)
NIKE, Inc. — Class B   360    (0.95)%   (9,061)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             (34,560)
Energy               
Phillips 66   1,156    (1.26)%   11,978 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   2,557    (0.49)%   6,640 
Concho Resources, Inc.   557    (0.52)%   3,522 
Devon Energy Corp.   6,270    (1.25)%   3,509 
Hess Corp.   871    (0.75)%   3,437 
Schlumberger Ltd.   1,705    (0.56)%   2,430 
EOG Resources, Inc.   1,171    (0.88)%   1,967 
Williams Companies, Inc.   1,351    (0.56)%   1,152 
ConocoPhillips   1,105    (0.76)%   631 
Parsley Energy, Inc. — Class A   2,673    (0.53)%   (376)
Total Energy             34,890 
Communications               
Zendesk, Inc.   283    (0.61)%   (605)
Snap, Inc. — Class A   988    (0.54)%   (731)
Okta, Inc.   76    (0.34)%   (3,620)
Q2 Holdings, Inc.   328    (0.63)%   (4,304)
Liberty Broadband Corp. — Class C   572    (1.72)%   (4,540)
Anaplan, Inc.   309    (0.41)%   (6,505)
Total Communications             (20,305)
Utilities               
California Water Service Group   891    (0.81)%   4,987 
American States Water Co.   176    (0.28)%   2,988 
American Water Works Company, Inc.   136    (0.41)%   (1,297)
Total Utilities             6,678 
Total MS Long/Short Equity Short Custom Basket            $(136,315)

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

GS LONG/SHORT EQUITY LONG CUSTOM BASKET    
   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Communications               
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C   17    0.30%  $5,751 
Comcast Corp. — Class A   553    0.33%   4,604 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   1,605    1.22%   4,283 
T-Mobile US, Inc.   575    0.84%   2,379 
VeriSign, Inc.   156    0.41%   532 
eBay, Inc.   652    0.43%   457 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   245    0.49%   437 
Yelp, Inc. — Class A   793    0.20%   (1,189)
Viavi Solutions, Inc.   6,499    0.98%   (2,262)
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.   4,209    0.29%   (3,012)
Juniper Networks, Inc.   3,011    0.83%   (3,329)
AT&T, Inc.   1,172    0.43%   (4,219)
Ciena Corp.   765    0.39%   (4,937)
Cisco Systems, Inc.   2,143    1.08%   (6,006)
Omnicom Group, Inc.   1,162    0.74%   (16,531)
Total Communications             (23,042)
Industrial               
Caterpillar, Inc.   558    1.07%   13,536 
Snap-on, Inc.   460    0.87%   9,979 
Owens Corning   403    0.36%   7,696 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   637    0.80%   6,453 
Westrock Co.   557    0.25%   5,386 
Regal Beloit Corp.   290    0.35%   5,223 
Schneider National, Inc. — Class B   929    0.29%   5,075 
AGCO Corp.   644    0.61%   3,654 
Timken Co.   590    0.41%   3,430 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   451    0.53%   3,076 
Garmin Ltd.   322    0.39%   2,981 
Eaton Corporation plc   259    0.34%   2,264 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   193    0.48%   1,717 
A O Smith Corp.   353    0.24%   1,466 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.   238    0.24%   1,380 
Hubbell, Inc.   607    1.06%   798 
Acuity Brands, Inc.   244    0.32%   721 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   193    0.25%   602 
Lennox International, Inc.   72    0.25%   478 
Allegion plc   196    0.25%   381 
Waters Corp.   263    0.66%   227 
Trane Technologies plc   159    0.25%   108 
Dover Corp.   187    0.26%   (3)
Pentair plc   437    0.26%   (8)
Lockheed Martin Corp.   80    0.39%   (149)
Energizer Holdings, Inc.   641    0.32%   (270)
ITT, Inc.   558    0.42%   (513)
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.   2,986    0.60%   (619)
National Instruments Corp.   544    0.25%   (765)
Oshkosh Corp.   552    0.52%   (1,811)
Emerson Electric Co.   494    0.41%   (1,927)
Masco Corp.   1,466    1.03%   (2,262)
Terex Corp.   1,388    0.34%   (4,154)
Total Industrial             64,150 
Consumer, Cyclical               
Cummins, Inc.   364    0.98%   17,903 
Hanesbrands, Inc.   1,510    0.30%   9,350 
Whirlpool Corp.   203    0.48%   9,280 
Autoliv, Inc.   1,066    0.99%   8,724 
Gentherm, Inc.   1,258    0.66%   3,839 
Best Buy Company, Inc.   701    1.00%   1,830 
Lear Corp.   291    0.41%   1,674 
PulteGroup, Inc.   803    0.48%   1,586 
PACCAR, Inc.   619    0.68%   809 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. — Class A   679    0.58%   283 
General Motors Co.   864    0.33%   176 
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. — Class A   306    0.25%   24 
Genuine Parts Co.   440    0.54%   (150)
Brunswick Corp.   410    0.31%   (185)
Gentex Corp.   3,241    1.07%   (1,490)
Mohawk Industries, Inc.   194    0.24%   (3,684)
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   1,619    0.73%   (7,269)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             42,700 
Financial               
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. — Class A   1,568    0.30%   3,414 
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A   725    0.44%   2,090 
Synchrony Financial   771    0.26%   1,094 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   179    0.25%   830 
Western Union Co.   2,130    0.58%   422 
Aflac, Inc.   796    0.37%   100 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B   149    0.41%   61 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   270    0.33%   (395)
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   191    0.38%   (631)
Bank of America Corp.   794    0.24%   (1,757)
M&T Bank Corp.   167    0.20%   (2,030)
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   1,017    0.48%   (2,927)
Travelers Companies, Inc.   400    0.55%   (3,654)
Allstate Corp.   1,004    1.21%   (4,258)
MetLife, Inc.   2,542    1.21%   (4,966)
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.   2,594    0.48%   (6,354)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A   3,069    0.53%   (8,312)
Boston Properties, Inc.   747    0.77%   (11,629)
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   1,807    0.78%   (12,154)
Equity Residential   1,538    1.01%   (14,782)
Total Financial             (65,838)
Utilities               
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   1,454    1.02%   2,187 
Ameren Corp.   448    0.45%   2,001 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   605    0.75%   1,838 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.   624    0.62%   1,830 
Dominion Energy, Inc.   667    0.67%   1,353 
UGI Corp.   924    0.39%   648 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   1,530    0.38%   497 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   69    0.25%   97 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   342    0.33%   (268)
Southern Co.   839    0.58%   (599)
OGE Energy Corp.   1,154    0.44%   (798)

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Entergy Corp.   297    0.37%  $(1,389)
PPL Corp.   2,738    0.95%   (1,411)
Alliant Energy Corp.   576    0.38%   (1,900)
IDACORP, Inc.   335    0.34%   (3,049)
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.   315    0.25%   (3,146)
Avista Corp.   561    0.25%   (3,551)
NiSource, Inc.   1,689    0.48%   (3,599)
National Fuel Gas Co.   691    0.36%   (4,309)
NorthWestern Corp.   643    0.40%   (4,432)
ONE Gas, Inc.   539    0.48%   (5,458)
Exelon Corp.   1,998    0.91%   (6,250)
Evergy, Inc.   1,519    0.99%   (10,428)
Portland General Electric Co.   1,048    0.48%   (14,487)
Total Utilities             (54,623)
Consumer, Non-cyclical               
Amgen, Inc.   308    1.00%   12,894 
Eli Lilly & Co.   296    0.56%   9,058 
Rent-A-Center, Inc.   1,027    0.39%   8,838 
United Rentals, Inc.   277    0.62%   7,891 
Procter & Gamble Co.   502    0.89%   7,629 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc   265    0.48%   6,779 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.   523    0.99%   5,355 
Johnson & Johnson   523    1.00%   5,072 
McKesson Corp.   561    1.07%   4,435 
JM Smucker Co.   539    0.80%   4,410 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   544    0.97%   3,286 
Mondelez International, Inc. — Class A   583    0.43%   2,720 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.   885    0.87%   2,687 
STERIS plc   112    0.25%   2,501 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   145    0.58%   2,421 
Monster Beverage Corp.   688    0.71%   2,378 
General Mills, Inc.   1,321    1.04%   2,280 
Medtronic plc   184    0.24%   2,247 
Kellogg Co.   1,019    0.84%   2,245 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   169    0.25%   1,955 
Merck & Company, Inc.   918    0.98%   1,633 
Anthem, Inc.   76    0.26%   1,398 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.   123    0.29%   1,326 
DaVita, Inc.   428    0.47%   972 
Cigna Corp.   125    0.27%   886 
Conagra Brands, Inc.   726    0.33%   851 
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.   541    0.25%   742 
CVS Health Corp.   439    0.33%   633 
Quanta Services, Inc.   633    0.43%   305 
Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A   134    0.33%   175 
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.   437    0.52%   77 
Pfizer, Inc.   921    0.43%   (149)
Philip Morris International, Inc.   831    0.80%   (192)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   324    0.25%   (212)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   36    0.26%   (230)
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.   253    0.24%   (291)
Hologic, Inc.   295    0.25%   (489)
United Therapeutics Corp.   360    0.47%   (840)
Campbell Soup Co.   1,481    0.92%   (1,055)
Post Holdings, Inc.   302    0.33%   (1,373)
Cardinal Health, Inc.   1,635    0.98%   (1,528)
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.   216    0.25%   (1,867)
Biogen, Inc.   148    0.54%   (1,881)
Illumina, Inc.   69    0.27%   (1,895)
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A   721    0.55%   (1,956)
Incyte Corp.   219    0.25%   (2,120)
Alkermes plc   1,099    0.23%   (2,286)
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.   231    0.25%   (2,312)
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.   762    0.40%   (2,793)
Kraft Heinz Co.   1,790    0.69%   (2,891)
Altria Group, Inc.   1,652    0.82%   (3,085)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   440    0.27%   (3,250)
Ingredion, Inc.   616    0.60%   (4,392)
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   670    0.54%   (5,249)
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.   463    0.45%   (5,639)
Innoviva, Inc.   1,951    0.26%   (5,790)
Molson Coors Beverage Co. — Class B   2,525    1.09%   (21,443)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical             30,871 
Technology               
QUALCOMM, Inc.   424    0.64%   15,046 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   465    0.85%   7,518 
Synaptics, Inc.   275    0.28%   5,816 
CDK Global, Inc.   1,123    0.63%   4,986 
Oracle Corp.   649    0.50%   3,654 
HP, Inc.   1,018    0.25%   3,112 
Cerner Corp.   1,210    1.12%   2,895 
Applied Materials, Inc.   330    0.25%   1,859 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.   353    0.30%   1,343 
KLA Corp.   237    0.59%   1,257 
NetApp, Inc.   1,323    0.74%   1,213 
Microchip Technology, Inc.   257    0.34%   845 
Microsoft Corp.   94    0.25%   576 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.   1,256    0.97%   (271)
Teradata Corp.   865    0.25%   (748)
Zebra Technologies Corp. — Class A   175    0.57%   (1,166)
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.   822    0.24%   (1,701)
Seagate Technology plc   1,297    0.82%   (1,989)
International Business Machines Corp.   791    1.23%   (3,015)
Intel Corp.   1,138    0.75%   (5,685)
Total Technology             35,545 
Basic Materials               
Domtar Corp.   711    0.24%   (1,052)
Total GS Long/Short Equity Long Custom Basket            $28,711 

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

GS LONG/SHORT EQUITY SHORT CUSTOM BASKET    
   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Financial               
UDR, Inc.   1,139    (0.80)%  $11,585 
Acadia Realty Trust   1,921    (0.44)%   8,763 
Valley National Bancorp   2,843    (0.42)%   8,444 
Kilroy Realty Corp.   786    (0.88)%   8,041 
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.   1,869    (0.43)%   7,355 
Realty Income Corp.   1,085    (1.42)%   6,476 
JBG SMITH Properties   1,338    (0.77)%   6,246 
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.   3,380    (0.63)%   5,188 
Fulton Financial Corp.   2,756    (0.55)%   4,838 
Southside Bancshares, Inc.   1,057    (0.56)%   4,230 
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.   1,132    (0.68)%   3,758 
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.   2,319    (0.88)%   2,941 
Global Net Lease, Inc.   1,710    (0.59)%   2,941 
Agree Realty Corp.   1,507    (2.07)%   2,798 
Alleghany Corp.   138    (1.55)%   2,663 
Loews Corp.   778    (0.58)%   1,684 
TFS Financial Corp.   1,565    (0.50)%   1,399 
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   1,105    (0.65)%   1,077 
CyrusOne, Inc.   399    (0.60)%   899 
Americold Realty Trust   666    (0.51)%   234 
Rayonier, Inc.   934    (0.53)%   (362)
American Tower Corp. — Class A   80    (0.42)%   (577)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   298    (1.03)%   (901)
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. — Class A   1,505    (0.84)%   (1,148)
James River Group Holdings Ltd.   646    (0.62)%   (1,283)
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A   504    (0.69)%   (1,639)
Prologis, Inc.   453    (0.98)%   (1,734)
EastGroup Properties, Inc.   287    (0.80)%   (2,042)
STAG Industrial, Inc.   819    (0.54)%   (2,565)
Crown Castle International Corp.   208    (0.75)%   (2,771)
First Republic Bank   425    (1.00)%   (2,918)
Sun Communities, Inc.   337    (1.02)%   (3,005)
SBA Communications Corp.   62    (0.43)%   (3,433)
Terreno Realty Corp.   813    (0.96)%   (3,980)
Equinix, Inc.   43    (0.71)%   (4,766)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.   1,440    (1.42)%   (6,742)
Total Financial             51,694 
Utilities               
California Water Service Group   891    (0.84)%   4,977 
American States Water Co.   176    (0.28)%   2,988 
American Water Works Company, Inc.   136    (0.43)%   (1,342)
Total Utilities             6,623 
Communications               
Snap, Inc. — Class A   988    (0.56)%   (435)
Zendesk, Inc.   283    (0.63)%   (538)
Okta, Inc.   76    (0.35)%   (3,446)
Q2 Holdings, Inc.   328    (0.65)%   (3,840)
Liberty Broadband Corp. — Class C   572    (1.76)%   (4,538)
Anaplan, Inc.   309    (0.42)%   (6,552)
Total Communications             (19,349)
Industrial               
Exponent, Inc.   670    (1.04)%   3,199 
US Ecology, Inc.   596    (0.42)%   2,882 
TransDigm Group, Inc.   52    (0.53)%   1,163 
AptarGroup, Inc.   273    (0.67)%   615 
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.   704    (0.54)%   (71)
Waste Management, Inc.   318    (0.78)%   (88)
ESCO Technologies, Inc.   284    (0.49)%   (432)
HEICO Corp.   179    (0.40)%   (711)
Crown Holdings, Inc.   317    (0.53)%   (1,869)
Silgan Holdings, Inc.   540    (0.43)%   (2,051)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   131    (0.67)%   (3,640)
Eagle Materials, Inc.   412    (0.77)%   (4,851)
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. — Class A   804    (0.97)%   (5,817)
Vulcan Materials Co.   311    (0.91)%   (6,364)
Tetra Tech, Inc.   557    (1.15)%   (6,710)
Ball Corp.   607    (1.09)%   (7,649)
Total Industrial             (32,394)
Consumer, Cyclical               
JetBlue Airways Corp.   2,160    (0.53)%   986 
Five Below, Inc.   149    (0.41)%   327 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.   372    (0.68)%   133 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   831    (0.55)%   (159)
Planet Fitness, Inc. — Class A   213    (0.28)%   (329)
TJX Companies, Inc.   845    (1.01)%   (365)
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.   599    (0.70)%   (1,060)
Ross Stores, Inc.   570    (1.15)%   (2,001)
Southwest Airlines Co.   660    (0.53)%   (3,022)
Burlington Stores, Inc.   190    (0.84)%   (3,575)
Copart, Inc.   484    (1.10)%   (3,785)
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. — Class A   206    (0.68)%   (5,045)
Starbucks Corp.   770    (1.43)%   (7,472)
NIKE, Inc. — Class B   360    (0.98)%   (9,087)
Total Consumer, Cyclical             (34,454)
Basic Materials               
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.   590    (0.90)%   729 
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.   836    (0.40)%   176 
United States Steel Corp.   4,318    (0.68)%   (208)
Ecolab, Inc.   96    (0.41)%   (488)
Nucor Corp.   821    (0.79)%   (492)
Balchem Corp.   706    (1.49)%   (760)
Newmont Corp.   412    (0.56)%   (814)
PPG Industries, Inc.   213    (0.56)%   (1,451)

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

   Shares   Percentage Notional Amount   Value and Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Celanese Corp. — Class A   405    (0.94)%  $(2,718)
Linde plc   349    (1.79)%   (7,877)
Albemarle Corp.   538    (1.04)%   (9,549)
Quaker Chemical Corp.   369    (1.43)%   (9,642)
RPM International, Inc.   903    (1.61)%   (10,819)
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   2,164    (0.73)%   (12,324)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   285    (1.83)%   (15,358)
Total Basic Materials             (71,595)
Energy               
Phillips 66   1,156    (1.29)%   11,868 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   2,557    (0.50)%   6,623 
Devon Energy Corp.   6,270    (1.28)%   3,643 
Concho Resources, Inc.   557    (0.53)%   3,555 
Hess Corp.   871    (0.77)%   3,432 
Schlumberger Ltd.   1,705    (0.57)%   2,411 
EOG Resources, Inc.   1,171    (0.91)%   1,983 
Williams Companies, Inc.   1,351    (0.57)%   1,138 
ConocoPhillips   1,105    (0.78)%   616 
Parsley Energy, Inc. — Class A   2,673    (0.54)%   (358)
Total Energy             34,911 
Technology               
Appfolio, Inc. — Class A   90    (0.28)%   681 
Varonis Systems, Inc.   258    (0.64)%   (7)
Tyler Technologies, Inc.   47    (0.35)%   (182)
Atlassian Corporation plc — Class A   88    (0.35)%   (643)
Smartsheet, Inc. — Class A   260    (0.28)%   (676)
Pegasystems, Inc.   225    (0.59)%   (727)
Splunk, Inc.   152    (0.62)%   (1,179)
Workiva, Inc.   224    (0.27)%   (1,525)
Coupa Software, Inc.   48    (0.28)%   (2,144)
Veeva Systems, Inc. — Class A   47    (0.29)%   (2,630)
Fiserv, Inc.   730    (1.62)%   (2,659)
NVIDIA Corp.   38    (0.44)%   (2,891)
HubSpot, Inc.   66    (0.42)%   (5,246)
Zscaler, Inc.   115    (0.35)%   (5,988)
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   523    (1.66)%   (8,073)
salesforce.com, Inc.   195    (1.06)%   (9,833)
Total Technology             (43,722)
Consumer, Non-cyclical               
IHS Markit Ltd.   676    (1.15)%   1,542 
Equifax, Inc.   413    (1.40)%   1,409 
DexCom, Inc.   33    (0.29)%   556 
WD-40 Co.   100    (0.41)%   482 
Cooper Companies, Inc.   109    (0.79)%   15 
CoStar Group, Inc.   47    (0.86)%   (827)
Rollins, Inc.   779    (0.91)%   (1,150)
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A   91    (0.43)%   (1,683)
Avalara, Inc.   127    (0.35)%   (2,395)
Avery Dennison Corp.   204    (0.56)%   (3,537)
Verisk Analytics, Inc. — Class A   424    (1.70)%   (5,249)
Global Payments, Inc.   427    (1.64)%   (5,257)
PayPal Holdings, Inc.   160    (0.68)%   (7,569)
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical            $(23,663)
Total GS Long/Short Equity Short Custom Basket            $(131,949)

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

* Non-income producing security.
** Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation).
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
†† Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
††† Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 3.
1 All or a portion of this security is pledged as short security collateral at September 30, 2020.
2 Affiliated issuer.
3 All or a portion of this security is pledged as equity custom basket swap collateral at September 30, 2020.
4 Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
5 All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at September 30, 2020.
6 Repurchase Agreements — See Note 4.

 

GS — Goldman Sachs International

MS — Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

plc — Public Limited Company

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

 

 

Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) September 30, 2020
   

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2020 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
Investments in Securities (Assets)  Level 1 Quoted Prices   Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs   Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Common Stocks  $17,435,725   $   $   $17,435,725 
Rights   13,889        *   13,889 
Mutual Funds   11,804,312            11,804,312 
Closed-End Funds   4,662,944            4,662,944 
U.S. Treasury Bills       4,986,937        4,986,937 
Repurchase Agreements       9,226,656        9,226,656 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**   66,546    21,122         87,668 
Equity Futures Contracts**   154,919    19,329        174,248 
Commodity Futures Contracts**   180,009            180,009 
Currency Futures Contracts**   226,563            226,563 
Equity Custom Basket Swap Agreements**       605,177        605,177 
Total Assets  $34,544,907   $14,859,221   $   $49,404,128 

 

Investments in Securities (Liabilities)       
Common Stocks  $6,435,093   $   $   $6,435,093 
Exchange-Traded Funds   5,020,455            5,020,455 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts**   318    2,845        3,163 
Equity Futures Contracts**   14,144    1,417        15,561 
Commodity Futures Contracts**   281,820            281,820 
Currency Futures Contracts**   181,977            181,977 
Equity Custom Basket Swap Agreements**       268,264        268,264 
Total Liabilities  $11,933,807   $272,526   $   $12,206,333 

 

*Security has a market value of $0.

**This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.

 

Affiliated Transactions

 

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

The Fund may invest in certain of the underlying series of Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, including Guggenheim Strategy Fund II and Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, (collectively, the “Short Term Investment Vehicles”), each of which are open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Short Term Investment Vehicles, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as short term investment options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Short Term Investment Vehicles pay no investment management fees. The Short Term Investment Vehicles' annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2019, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180419000405/gug78512-ncsr.htm.

 

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2020, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:
 
Security Name  Value 12/31/19  Additions  Reductions  Realized Gain (Loss)  Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)  Value 09/30/20  Shares 09/30/20  Investment Income
Mutual Funds                                        
 Guggenheim Strategy Fund II  $4,129,718   $2,476,355   $(2,310,000)  $(54,253)  $58,255   $4,300,075    172,210   $41,587 
 Guggenheim Strategy Fund III   2,052,661    113,953    (1,320,000)   (35,614)   27,746    838,746    33,456    14,054 
 Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund — Institutional Class  $5,376,078   $7,129,600   $(5,900,000)  $15,478   $44,335   $6,665,491    667,885   $54,851 
   $11,558,457   $9,719,908   $(9,530,000)  $(74,389)  $130,336   $11,804,312        $110,492 

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  
   

Note 1 – Organization, Consolidation of Subsidiary and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

The Rydex Series Funds (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (”1940 Act”), as an open-ended investment company of the series type. Each series, in effect, is representing a separate fund (each, a "Fund"). The Trust may issue an unlimited number of authorized shares. The Trust accounts for the assets of each Fund separately.

 

This report covers the following funds (collectively, the “Funds”):

 

Fund Name Investment Company Type
Commodities Strategy Fund Non-diversified
Managed Futures Strategy Fund Diversified
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fun Non-diversified

 

For information on the Funds' policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Funds' most recent semi-annual or annual shareholder report.

 

Consolidation of Subsidiary

 

Each of the consolidated schedules of investments include the accounts of a wholly-owned and controlled Cayman Islands subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation for the Funds.

 

The Funds may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary which acts as an investment vehicle in order to effect certain investments consistent with the Funds’ investment objectives and policies.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds operate as investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, 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 these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.

 

(a) Valuation of Investments

The Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds’ investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds' securities and/or other assets.

 

Valuations of the Funds’ securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Funds’ officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used and valuations provided by the pricing services.

 

If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.

 

Equity securities listed or traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) National Market System shall generally be valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary U.S. exchange or market on which the security is listed or traded; provided, however, that securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there is no sale on the valuation date, exchange-traded U.S. equity securities will be valued on the basis of the last bid price.

 

Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of business at 4:00 p.m. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, the Board has authorized the Valuation Committee and Guggenheim Investments ("GI") to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  
   

Open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value ("NAV") as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds and closed-end investment companies are valued at the last quoted sale price.

 

U.S. Government securities are valued by independent pricing services, the last traded fill price, or at the reported bid price at the close of business.

 

Repurchase agreements are generally valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.

 

The value of futures contracts is accounted for using the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the contracts that is determined by marking the contracts to their current realized settlement prices. Financial futures contracts are valued at the 4:00 p.m. price on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation.

 

The values of swap agreements entered into by a fund are accounted for using the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the agreements that are determined by marking the agreements to the last quoted value of the index or other underlying position that the swaps pertain to at the close of the NYSE.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair-valued as determined in good faith by GI subject to review and approval by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to methods established or ratified by the Board. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s or liability’s) “fair value". Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis. In connection with futures contracts and other derivative investments, such factors may include obtaining information as to how (a) these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the futures or other derivative markets, respectively, and (b) the securities underlying these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the cash market.

 

Note 2 – Financial Instruments and Derivatives

As part of their investment strategy, the Funds utilize short sales and a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 of these Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

Short Sales

A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own. If the security sold short decreases in price between the time the Fund sells the security and closes its short position, the Fund will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the security increases in price during the period, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. The risk of such price increases is the principal risk of engaging in short sales.

 

Derivatives

Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why a Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.

 

The Funds may utilize derivatives for the following purposes:

 

Duration: the use of an instrument to manage the interest rate risk of a portfolio.

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  
   

Hedge: an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in a security, by taking an offsetting position to protect against broad market moves.

 

Index Exposure: the use of an instrument to obtain exposure to a listed or other type of index.

 

Leverage: gaining total exposure to equities or other assets on the long and short sides at greater than 100% of invested capital.

 

Liquidity: the ability to buy or sell exposure with little price/market impact.

 

Speculation: the use of an instrument to express macro-economic and other investment views.

 

For any Fund whose investment strategy consistently involves applying leverage, the value of the Fund’s shares will tend to increase or decrease more than the value of any increase or decrease in the underlying index or other asset. In addition, because an investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed, an opportunity for increased net income is created; but, at the same time, leverage risk will increase. The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if they had not been leveraged.

 

Futures Contracts

 

A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities or other instruments at a set price for delivery at a future date. There are significant risks associated with a Fund's use of futures contracts, including (i) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the underlying asset and the prices of futures contracts; (ii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract; (iii) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (iv) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Securities held as collateral are noted on the Consolidated Schedules of Investments.

 

Swap Agreements

A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties 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. When utilizing over-the-counter ("OTC") swaps, a fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying asset declines in value. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and are executed on a multi-lateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange. There is limited counterparty credit risk with respect to centrally-cleared swaps as the transaction is facilitated through a central clearinghouse, much like exchange-traded futures contracts. For a fund utilizing centrally cleared swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. There is no guarantee that a fund or an underlying fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same or another party.

 

Custom basket swaps involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset (such as an index or custom basket of securities) for a fixed or variable interest rate. Custom basket swaps will usually be computed based on the current value of the reference asset as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or other exchange, with the swap value being adjusted to include dividends accrued, financing charges and/or interest associated with the swap agreement. When utilizing custom basket swaps, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying reference asset declines in value.

  

In conjunction with short sales and the use of derivative instruments, the Funds are required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Funds use margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Funds as collateral.

 

The Trust has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better. The Trust monitors the counterparty credit risk.

 

Note 3 – Fair Value Measurement

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  
   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.

 

The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change.

 

Note 4 – Repurchase Agreements

The Funds transfer uninvested cash balances into a single joint account, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements collateralized by obligations of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. government agencies. The joint account includes other Funds in the Guggenheim complex not covered in this report. The collateral is in the possession of the Funds’ custodian and is evaluated to ensure that its market value exceeds, at a minimum, 102% of the original face amount of the repurchase agreements. Each Fund holds a pro rata share of the collateral based on the dollar amount of the repurchase agreement entered into by each Fund.

 

At September 30, 2020, the repurchase agreements in the joint account were as follows:

 

Counterparty and Terms of Agreement  Face Value   Repurchase Price   Collateral  Par Value   Fair Value 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC            U.S. Treasury Note          
0.06%            2.25%          
Due 10/01/20  $141,998,853   $141,999,090   10/31/24  $132,688,300   $144,838,915 
                        
BofA Securities, Inc.            U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond          
0.06%            0.63%          
Due 10/01/20   59,103,876    59,103,974   01/15/26   36,745,360    40,558,260 
             U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note          
             0.40%          
             10/31/21   19,653,100    19,727,799 
                 56,398,460    60,286,059 
                        
Barclays Capital, Inc.            U.S. Treasury Bond          
0.06%            1.13%          
Due 10/01/20   53,784,527    53,784,616   08/15/40   55,927,400    54,860,263 

 

In the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers with which the Funds enter into repurchase agreements to evaluate potential risks.

 

Note 5 – Federal Income Tax Information

The Funds intend to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Funds from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax or federal excise tax is required.

 

Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds' tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. 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. Management has analyzed the Funds' tax positions taken, or to be taken, on U.S. federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds' consolidated financial statements. The Funds' U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for a period of three years after they are filed.

 

The Commodities Strategy Fund, Global Managed Futures Strategy Fund and Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund intend to invest up to 25% of their assets in the respective Subsidiary which is expected to provide the Funds with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the U.S. federal income tax requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Funds have received a private letter ruling from the IRS that concludes that the income the Funds receive from the Subsidiary will constitute qualifying income for purposes of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. The Subsidiary will be classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A foreign corporation, such as the Subsidiary, will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless it is deemed to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business. If, during a taxable year, the Subsidiary’s taxable losses (and other deductible items) exceed its income and gains, the net loss will not pass through to the Fund as a deductible amount for U.S. federal income tax purposes and cannot be carried forward to reduce future income from the Subsidiary in subsequent years.

 

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  
   

At September 30, 2020, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:

 

Fund  Tax Cost   Tax Unrealized Appreciation   Tax Unrealized Depreciation   Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) 
Commodities Strategy Fund  $2,477,601   $-   $(1,114,739)  $(1,114,739)
Managed Futures Strategy Fund   26,841,450    129,936    (524,438)   (394,502)
Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund   37,012,631    2,319,214    (2,134,050)   185,164 

 

Note 6 – COVID-19 and Recent Developments

The global ongoing crisis caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 is causing materially reduced consumer demand and economic output, disrupting supply chains, resulting in market closures, travel restrictions and quarantines, and adversely impacting local and global economies. Investors should be aware that in light of the current uncertainty, volatility and distress in economies, financial markets, and labor and health conditions all over the world, the Funds’ investments and a shareholder’s investment in a Fund are subject to sudden and substantial losses, increased volatility and other adverse events. Firms through which investors invest with the Funds, the Funds, their service providers, the markets in which they invest and market intermediaries are also impacted by quarantines and similar measures intended to contain the ongoing pandemic, which can obstruct their functioning and subject them to heightened operational risks.

 

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)     
   

Sector Classification

Information in the Schedule of Investments is categorized by sectors using sector-level classifications defined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. Each Fund’s registration statement has investment policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Funds usually classify sectors/industries based on industry-level Classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.