UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-23702
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Amy J. Lee
227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 827-0100
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date of reporting period: June 1, 2023 – November 30, 2023
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The registrant's annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), is as follows:
Guggenheim Funds Semiannual Report
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund
GuggenheimInvestments.com | CEF-GUG-SAR-1123 |
GUGGENHEIMINVESTMENTS.COM/GUG
...YOUR PATH TO THE LATEST, MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT GUGGENHEIM ACTIVE ALLOCATION FUND
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Online at guggenheiminvestments.com/gug, you will find:
• Daily, weekly and monthly data on share prices, net asset values, distributions, dividends and more
• Portfolio overviews and performance analyses
• Announcements, press releases and special notices
• Fund and adviser contact information
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC are continually updating and expanding shareholder information services on the Fund’s website in an ongoing effort to provide you with the most current information about how your Fund’s assets are managed and the results of our efforts. It is just one more small way we are working to keep you better informed about your investment in the Fund.
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
We thank you for your investment in the Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). This report covers the Fund’s performance for the six-month period ended November 30, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”).
To learn more about the Fund’s performance and investment strategy, we encourage you to read the Economic and Market Overview and the Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance, which begin on page 5. There you will find information on Guggenheim’s investment philosophy, views on the economy and market environment, and information about the factors that impacted the Fund’s performance during the Reporting Period.
The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a wide range of both fixed-income and other debt instruments selected from a variety of sectors and credit qualities. The Fund may also invest in common stocks and other equity investments that the Fund’s sub-adviser believes offer attractive yield and/or capital appreciation potential. The Fund uses tactical asset allocation models to determine the optimal allocation of its assets between fixed-income and equity securities.
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value (“NAV”) or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. For the Reporting Period, the Fund provided a total return based on market price of 6.22% and a total return based on NAV of 5.88%. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s market price of $13.74 per share represented a discount of 14.13% to its NAV of $16.00 per share.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and all other Fund expenses. The market price of the Fund’s shares fluctuates from time to time, and it may be higher or lower than the Fund’s NAV.
During the Reporting Period, the Fund paid a monthly distribution of $0.118750 per share. The most recent distribution represents an annualized distribution rate of 10.37% based on the Fund’s closing market price of $13.74 per share at the end of the Reporting Period.
The Fund’s distribution rate is not constant and the amount of distributions, when declared by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, is subject to change. There is no guarantee of any future distribution or that the current returns and distribution rate will be maintained. Please see the Distributions to Shareholders & Annualized Distribution Rate table on page 32, and Note 2(f) on page 91 for more information on distributions for the period.
We encourage shareholders to consider the opportunity to reinvest their distributions from the Fund through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”), which is described on page 115 of this report. When shares trade at a discount to NAV, the DRIP takes advantage of the discount by reinvesting the monthly dividend distribution in common shares of the Fund purchased in the market at a price less than NAV. Conversely, when the market price of the Fund’s common shares is at a premium above NAV, the DRIP reinvests participants’ dividends in newly issued common shares at the greater of NAV per share or 95%
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of the market price per share. The DRIP provides a cost-effective means to accumulate additional shares and enjoy the benefits of compounding returns over time. The DRIP effectively provides an income averaging technique for shareholders to accumulate a larger number of Fund shares when the market price is depressed than when the price is higher.
We appreciate your investment and look forward to serving your investment needs in the future. For the most up-to-date information on your investment, please visit the Fund’s website at guggenheiminvestments.com/gug.
Sincerely,
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund
December 31, 2023
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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
With an influx of softer data on economic activity and inflation coupled with worsening survey results and anecdotal reports, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) has continued to shift in a dovish direction as it becomes more cautious about downside risk to the economy than the upside risk to inflation. The Fed held rates steady at its December 2023 meeting, and in their Summary of Economic Projections, Fed officials signaled the possibility for 75 basis points of rate cuts in 2024, up from their prior estimate of 50 basis points of cuts. More importantly, Chair Powell acknowledged that discussion on when to cut rates was beginning, opening the possibility for rate cuts in as soon as the next few months.
The Fed’s pivot to a dovish stance is unequivocally market friendly in our view and led rates lower, equity markets to new highs, and credit spreads to their tightest levels since before the hiking cycle began. The decline in U.S. Treasury yields across the board is fueling a bit of an unexpected improvement in markets, spanning both risk and government-backed assets. Spreads continued to tighten in asset-backed securities as well, and November 2023 was the best month for Agency mortgage-backed securities since the 1980s.
Looking forward, we believe investment-grade corporate bond spread tightening could slow somewhat. Meanwhile, we continue to keep an eye on areas where fundamental trends fail to corroborate the broad risk-on sentiment, like in the office real estate sector which is struggling from structural demand shifts and the financing environment. In short, the unexpected improvement, while good news for investors after a challenging year, is predicated on the Fed cutting rates just in time to reverse the pressure that tightening is actively putting on the most sensitive sectors and consumers. To get more cuts projected from here, we believe that we will need to see more evidence that the economy is going to slow further.
The opinions and forecasts expressed may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC serves as the investment adviser to Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is managed by a team of seasoned professionals at Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“GPIM”).
This team includes Anne B. Walsh, CFA, JD, Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer of GPIM and Portfolio Manager; Steven H. Brown, CFA, Chief Investment Officer - Fixed Income, Senior Managing Director, and Portfolio Manager; Adam J. Bloch, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager; and Evan L. Serdensky, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager.
Discuss the Fund’s return and return of comparative Indices
All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value (“NAV”) or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. For the Reporting Period, the Fund provided a total return based on market price of 6.22% and a total return based on NAV of 5.88%. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s market price of $13.74 per share represented a discount of 14.13% to its NAV of $16.00 per share. At the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s market price of $13.61 per share represented a discount of 13.86% to its NAV of $15.80 per share.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and all other Fund expenses. The market price of the Fund’s shares fluctuates from time to time and maybe higher or lower than the Fund’s NAV.
Please refer to the graphs and tables included within the Fund Summary, beginning on page 29 for additional information about the Fund’s performance.
The returns for the Reporting Period of indices tracking performance of the asset classes to which the Fund allocates the largest of its investments were:
Index* | Total Return |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | -0.80 | % |
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index | 1.19 | % |
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index | 6.98 | % |
ICE Bank of America Asset Backed Security Master BBB-AA Index | 2.19 | % |
NASDAQ-100 Index | 12.37 | % |
Russell 2000 Index | 4.24 | % |
Standard & Poor’s 500 (“S&P 500”) Index | 10.17 | % |
* See page 10 for Index definitions
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Discuss the Fund’s distributions
During the Reporting Period, the Fund paid a monthly distribution of $0.118750 per share. The most recent distribution represents an annualized distribution rate of 10.37% based on the Fund’s closing market price of $13.74 per share at the end of the Reporting Period.
The distributions paid consisted of (i) investment company taxable income taxed as ordinary income, which includes, among other things, short-term capital gain and income from certain hedging and interest rate transactions, and (ii) return of capital.
There is no guarantee of any future distribution or that the current returns and distribution rate will be maintained. The Fund’s distribution rate is not constant and the amount of distributions, when declared by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, is subject to change.
Please see the Distributions to Shareholders & Annualized Distribution Rate table on page 32, and Note 2(f) on page 91 for more information on distributions for the period.
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Payable Date | | Amount |
June 30, 2023 | $ 0.118750 |
July 31, 2023 | $ 0.118750 |
August 31, 2023 | $ 0.118750 |
September 29, 2023 | $ 0.118750 |
October 31, 2023 | $ 0.118750 |
November 30, 2023 | $ 0.118750 |
Total | $ 0.712500 |
What factors contributed or detracted from the Fund’s Performance during the Reporting Period?
During the Reporting Period, the Fund saw positive performance from income, credit spread tightening, and equities. Earned income contributed most to performance as the Fund has continued to prioritize higher-quality credits with relatively high yields. Credit spreads also added to overall performance, as below-investment-grade corporate credit, including bank loans and high yield corporates, saw spreads tighten. Additionally, the Fund’s equity exposure contributed to overall performance as both stocks performed well and selling volatility proved profitable. Given the continued move higher in interest rates during the period, duration was the sole thematic detractor to the Fund. Duration detracted from performance as the yield curve bear steepened, meaning yields at the long end of the curve rose more than those at the front end, with yields on 2-year and 10-year Treasurys finishing 28 basis points and 68 basis points higher, respectively, at the end of the Reporting Period.
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Discuss the Fund’s Use of Leverage
At the end of the Reporting Period, the Fund’s leverage was approximately 21% of Managed Assets, compared with approximately 27% at the beginning of the Reporting Period.
The Fund currently employs financial leverage through reverse repurchase agreements with seven counterparties.
One purpose of leverage is to fund the purchase of additional securities that may provide increased income and potentially greater appreciation to common shareholders than could be achieved from an unlevered portfolio. Leverage may result in greater NAV volatility and entails more downside risk than an unleveraged portfolio.
The Fund’s use of leverage during the Reporting Period benefited performance.
Investments in Investment Funds (as defined below in the Risks and Other Considerations section) frequently expose the Fund to an additional layer of financial leverage and the associated risks, such as the magnified effect of any losses.
How did the Fund use derivatives during the Reporting Period?
The Fund used a variety of derivatives during the Reporting Period, both to gain market exposure, as well as to hedge certain exposures. Derivatives used for hedging mostly detracted from performance. Foreign currency forwards, used to hedge non-USD exposures, detracted from overall performance. Call writing on equities detracted from performance. The Fund continues to utilize credit default swaps to hedge broader credit markets. The impact of credit default swaps to overall performance was negligible. Lastly, the Fund continues to have curve caps and interest rate swaps to hedge against moves in the yield curve; those positions were slight detractors during the Reporting Period.
How was the Fund positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?
As we near the end of 2023, we have come through a period of unprecedented volatility that has left a wide range of possible outcomes going forward. We are coming off multiple years of poor returns across fixed income, particularly for longer-duration, high-quality investments. But the past may not resemble the future, and the worst drawdown for an asset class can prove to be a very attractive entry point for prudent investors as the end of the Fed’s aggressive rate hiking cycle may provide respite.
We believe the next major policy moves are likely to provide strong tailwinds for fixed income. We continue to expect elevated volatility in the economy and markets, as well as a policy response to these conditions. This argues for the importance of diversification in asset allocation and within portfolios. The heightened probability of a recession over the next 6-12 months as indicated by our models continues to guide our more defensive and conservative positioning within the Fund, prioritizing quality (which takes multiple forms, including focusing on industry market leaders, more conservatively positioned balance sheets, stronger credit stipulations, and more creditor-friendly structures) and industries that may be more resilient to economic downturns.
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Though the recent decrease in interest rates and tightening of credit spreads have likely pulled forward some of the expected future total return potential of parts of fixed income, we still view the go-forward valuation proposition of fixed income as attractive at current levels and sourceable income levels in high-quality credit as historically high relative to recent history. High-quality issuers in both the high yield and bank loan markets remain areas of focus within the Fund as well as certain subsectors of structured credit like commercial asset-backed securities that continue to present opportunities to source loss-remote assets at attractive valuations.
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Index Definitions
Indices are unmanaged and reflect no expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities or “MBS” (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage, or “ARM”, pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (“ABS”), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) (agency and non-agency).
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. It includes U.S. dollar-denominated securities publicly issued by U.S. and non-U.S. industrial, utility and financial issuers that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.
The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is an index designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S.-dollar-denominated leveraged loan market.
The ICE Bank of America Asset Backed Security Master BBB-AA Index is a subset of the ICE Bank of America U.S. Fixed Rate Asset Backed Securities Index including all securities rated AA1 through BBB3, inclusive.
The NASDAQ-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/ wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain securities of financial companies including investment companies.
The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 (“S&P 500”) Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure the performance of the broad economy, representing all major industries and is considered a representation of the U.S. stock market.
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Risks and Other Considerations
Investors should be aware that in light of the current uncertainty, volatility and distress in economies, financial markets, geopolitical tensions, and labor and public health conditions all over the world, the Fund’s investments and a shareholder’s investment in the Fund are subject to sudden and substantial losses, increased volatility and other adverse events.
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the report period as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation of any kind. The material may also include forward looking statements that involve risk and uncertainty, and there is no guarantee that any predictions will come to pass.
There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The net asset and market values of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate, sometimes independently, based on market and other factors affecting the Fund and its investments. The market value of Fund shares will either be above (premium) or below (discount) their net asset value. Although the net asset value of Fund shares is often considered in determining whether to purchase or sell Fund shares, whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of Fund shares will depend upon whether the market price of Fund shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor’s purchase price. Market value movements of Fund shares are thus material to investors and may result in losses, even when net asset value has increased. The Fund is designed for long-term investors; investors should not view the Fund as a vehicle for trading purposes.
Risk is inherent in all investing, including the loss of your entire principal. Therefore, before investing you should consider the risks carefully. The Fund is subject to various risk factors. Certain of these risk factors are described below. Please see the Fund’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR and guggenheiminvestments.com/gug for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. Shareholders may access the Fund’s most recent annual report on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
The fact that a particular risk below is not specifically identified as being heightened under current conditions does not mean that the risk is not greater than under normal conditions.
Below Investment Grade Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in Income Securities rated below-investment grade or, if unrated, determined by GPIM to be of comparable credit quality, which are commonly referred to as “high-yield” or “junk” bonds. The Fund will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities, including structured instruments, such as MBS and CMBS, rated CCC or below (or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by GPIM) at the time of investment. Investment in securities of below-investment grade quality involves substantial risk of loss, the risk of which is particularly acute under adverse economic conditions. Income Securities of below-investment grade quality are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due and therefore involve a greater risk of default or decline in market value or
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income due to adverse economic and issuer-specific developments. Securities of below investment grade quality may involve a greater risk of default or decline in market value or income due to adverse economic and issuer-specific developments, such as operating results and outlook and to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions. Generally, the risks associated with high yield securities are heightened during times of weakening economic conditions or rising interest rates (particularly for issuers that are highly leveraged). If the Fund is unable to sell an investment at its desired time, the Fund may miss other investment opportunities while it holds investments it would prefer to sell, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance.
In addition, the liquidity of any Fund investment may change significantly over time as a result of market, economic, trading, issuer-specific and other factors. Accordingly, the performance of the Fund and a shareholder’s investment in the Fund may be adversely affected if an issuer is unable to pay interest and repay principal, either on time or at all. Issuers of below-investment grade securities are not perceived to be as strong financially as those with higher credit ratings.
Common Equity Securities Risk. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in Common Equity Securities. An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report or other corporate development, may depress the value of a particular common stock held by the Fund. Also, the prices of equity securities are sensitive to general movements in the stock market, so a drop in the stock market may depress the prices of equity securities to which the Fund has exposure. Common Equity Securities’ prices fluctuate for a number of reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer, the general condition of the relevant stock market, and broader domestic and international political and economic events. The prices of Common Equity Securities may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. The value of a particular common stock held by the Fund may decline for a number of other reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, leverage, the issuer’s historical and prospective earnings, the value of its assets and reduced demand for its goods and services. In addition, common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates, as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase.
Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities, debt or preferred equity securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, equity securities, are generally preferred stocks and other securities, including fixed-income securities and warrants that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock. Convertible securities generally participate in the appreciation or depreciation of the underlying stock into which they are convertible, but to a lesser degree and are subject to the risks associated with debt and equity securities, including interest rate, market and issuer risks. For example, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls. Certain convertible securities may combine higher or lower current income with options and other features. Warrants are options to buy a stated number of shares of common stock at a specified price anytime during the life of the warrants (generally, two or more years). Convertible securities may be lower-rated securities subject to greater levels of credit risk.
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A convertible security may be converted before it would otherwise be most appropriate, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.
Corporate Bond Risk. Corporate bonds are debt obligations issued by corporations and other business entities. Corporate bonds may be either secured or unsecured. Collateral used for secured debt includes real property, machinery, equipment, accounts receivable, stocks, bonds or notes. If a bond is unsecured, it is known as a debenture. Bondholders, as creditors, have a prior legal claim over common and preferred stockholders as to both income and assets of the corporation for the principal and interest due them and may have a prior claim over other creditors if liens or mortgages are involved. Interest on corporate bonds may be fixed or floating, or the bonds may be zero coupons. Interest on corporate bonds is typically paid semi-annually and is fully taxable to the bondholder. Corporate bonds contain elements of both interest-rate risk and credit risk and are subject to the risks associated with other debt securities, among other risks. The market value of a corporate bond generally may be expected to rise and fall inversely with interest rates and may also be affected by the credit rating of the corporation, the corporation’s performance and perceptions of the corporation in the marketplace. Depending on the nature of the seniority provisions, a senior corporate bond may be junior to other credit securities of the issuer. The market value of a corporate bond may be affected by factors directly related to the issuer, such as investors’ perceptions of the creditworthiness of the issuer, the issuer’s financial performance, perceptions of the issuer in the marketplace, performance of management of the issuer, the issuer’s capital structure and use of financial leverage and demand for the issuer’s goods and services. There is a risk that the issuers of corporate bonds may not be able to meet their obligations on interest or principal payments at the time called for by an instrument. Corporate bonds of below investment grade quality are often high risk and have speculative characteristics and may be particularly susceptible to adverse issuer-specific developments.
Credit Risk. The Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction (such as a repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities or other instruments) is unable or unwilling, or perceived to be unable or unwilling, to pay interest or repay principal on time or defaults. The risk that such issuer, guarantor or counterparty is less willing or able to do so is heightened in market environments where interest rates are changing. If an issuer fails to pay interest, the Fund’s income would likely be reduced, and if an issuer fails to repay principal, the value of the instrument likely would fall and the Fund could lose money. This risk is especially acute with respect to high yield, below-investment grade and unrated high risk debt instruments (which also may be known as “junk bonds”), whose issuers are particularly susceptible to fail to meet principal or interest obligations. Also, the issuer, guarantor or counterparty may suffer adverse changes in its financial condition or be adversely affected by economic, political or social conditions that could lower the credit quality (or the market’s perception of the credit quality) of the issuer or instrument, leading to greater volatility in the price of the instrument and in shares of the Fund. Although credit quality rating may not accurately reflect the true credit risk of an instrument, a change in the credit quality rating of an instrument or an issuer can have a rapid, adverse effect on the instrument’s value and liquidity and make it more difficult for the Fund to sell at an advantageous price
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or time. The risk of the occurrence of these types of events is heightened in market environments where interest rates are changing.
Current Fixed-Income and Debt Market Conditions. Fixed-income and debt market conditions are highly unpredictable and some parts of the market are subject to dislocations. In response to the inflation rates in recent periods, governmental authorities have implemented significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including increasing interest rates and implementation of quantitative tightening. These actions present heightened risks, particularly to fixed-income and debt instruments, and such risks could be even further heightened if these actions are ineffective in achieving their desired outcomes or reversed. It is difficult to accurately predict changes in the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s (“Federal Reserve”) monetary policies and the effect of any such changes or policies. Certain economic conditions and market environments will expose fixed-income and debt instruments to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity, which can impact the Fund’s investments and may negatively impact the Fund’s characteristics, which in turn would impact performance.
Derivatives Transactions Risk. In addition to the Covered Call Option Strategy and other options strategies, the Fund may, but is not required to, utilize other derivatives, including futures contracts, swaps transactions and other similar strategic transactions to seek to earn income, facilitate portfolio management and mitigate risks. Participation in derivatives markets transactions involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies (other than its covered call writing strategy). There may be imperfect correlation between the value of derivative instruments and the underlying assets. Derivatives transactions may be subject to risks associated with the possible default of the other party to the transaction. Derivative instruments may be illiquid. Certain derivatives transactions may have economic characteristics similar to leverage, in that relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of an investment. Certain derivatives transactions that involve leverage can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested. Changes in value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. Furthermore, the Fund’s ability to successfully use derivatives transactions depends on GPIM’s ability to predict pertinent securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors, which cannot be assured. Derivatives transactions utilizing instruments denominated in foreign currencies will expose the Fund to foreign currency risk. To the extent the Fund enters into derivatives transactions to hedge exposure to foreign currencies, such transactions may not be successful and may eliminate any chance for the Fund to benefit from favorable fluctuations in relevant foreign currencies. The use of derivatives transactions may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Fund to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices other than current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise sell. Derivatives transactions involve risks of mispricing or improper valuation. The Fund may be
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required to deposit amounts as premiums or to be held in margin accounts. Such amounts may not otherwise be available to the Fund for investment purposes. Derivatives transactions also are subject to operational risk, including from documentation issues, settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls, and human error, and legal risk, including risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of a counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract. Derivatives transactions may involve commissions and other costs, which may increase the Fund’s expenses and reduce its return. Various legislative and regulatory initiatives may impact the availability, liquidity and cost of derivative instruments, limit or restrict the ability of the Fund to use certain derivative instruments or transact with certain counterparties as a part of its investment strategy, increase the costs of using derivative instruments or make derivative instruments less effective.
Financial Leverage and Leveraged Transactions Risk. The Fund may seek to enhance the level of its current distributions by utilizing financial leverage through the issuance of preferred shares (“Preferred Shares”) and through Borrowings, or through a combination of the foregoing (collectively “Financial Leverage”). Although the use of Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions by the Fund may create an opportunity for increased after-tax total return for the Fund’s common shares, it also results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. If the income and gains earned on securities purchased with Financial Leverage and leveraged transaction proceeds are greater than the cost of Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions, the Fund’s return will be greater than if Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions had not been used. Conversely, if the income or gains from the securities purchased with such proceeds does not cover the cost of Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions, the return to the Fund will be less than if Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions had not been used. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be implemented or that it will be successful during any period during which it is employed.
Financial Leverage and the use of leveraged transactions involve risks and special considerations for shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and market price of and dividends on the Fund’s common shares than a comparable portfolio without leverage; the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on Borrowings or in the dividend rate on any Preferred Shares that the Fund must pay will reduce the return to the shareholders; and the effect of Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of the Fund’s common shares than if the Fund were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline in the market price of the common shares. Investments in Investment Funds (as defined below) and certain other pooled and structured finance vehicles, such as collateralized loan obligations, frequently expose the Fund to an additional layer of financial leverage and, thus, increase the Fund’s exposure to leverage risk.
Interest Rate Risk. Fixed-income and other debt instruments are subject to the possibility that interest rates could change (or are expected to change). Changes in interest rates (or the expectation of
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such changes) may adversely affect the Fund’s investments in these instruments, such as the value or liquidity of, and income generated by, the investments or increase risks associated with such investments, such as credit or default risks. In addition, changes in interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, can have unpredictable effects on markets and can adversely affect the Fund’s yield, income and performance. Generally, when interest rates increase, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments decline, and when interest rates decrease, the values of fixed-income and other debt instruments rise. Changes in interest rates also adversely affect the yield generated by certain fixed-income and other debt instruments (“Income Securities”) or result in the issuance of lower yielding Income Securities. The Federal Reserve has increased interest rates at significant levels over recent periods. These actions present heightened risks to fixed-income and debt instruments, and such risks could be even further heightened if these actions are unexpectedly or suddenly reversed or are ineffective in achieving their desired outcomes. It is difficult to accurately predict how long, and whether, the Federal Reserve’s current stance on interest rates will persist and the impact these actions will have on the economy and the Fund’s investments and the markets where they trade. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is subject to change at any time and potentially frequently based on a variety of market and economic conditions.
Investment and Market Risk. An investment in the common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. During periods of adverse economic, financial, geopolitical, labor and public health conditions, the risks associated with an investment in Common Shares may be heightened. An investment in the common shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation. These movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest rates, changes in inflation or expectations about inflation, investor confidence or economic, political (including geopolitical), social or financial market conditions, tariffs and trade disruptions, recession, changes in currency rates, natural/ environmental disasters, cyber attacks, terrorism, governmental or quasi-governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics), debt crises, actual or threatened wars or other armed conflicts (such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and its risk of expansion or collateral economic and other effects) or ratings downgrades, and other similar events, each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. Many economies and markets have experienced high inflation rates in recent periods. In response to such inflation, government authorities have implemented significant fiscal and monetary policies such as increasing interest rates and quantitative tightening (reduction of money available in the market) which may adversely affect financial markets and the broader economy, as well as the Fund’s performance. In addition, adverse changes in one sector or industry or with respect to a particular company could negatively impact companies in other sectors or industries or increase market volatility as a result of the interconnected nature of economies and markets and thus negatively affect the Fund’s performance. For example, developments
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in the banking or financial services sectors (one or more companies operating in these sectors) could adversely impact a wide range of companies and issuers. These types of adverse developments could negatively affect the Fund’s performance or operations.
Different sectors, industries and security types may react differently to such developments and, when the market performs well, there is no assurance that the Fund’s investments will increase in value along with the broader markets. Volatility of financial markets, including potentially extreme volatility caused by the events described above or other events, can expose the Fund to greater market risk than normal, possibly resulting in greatly reduced liquidity. Moreover, changing economic, political, social, geopolitical, financial market, or other conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Fund in a different country or geographic region because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.
At any point in time, your common shares may be worth less than your original investment, even after including the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.
Investment Funds Risk. The Fund may also obtain investment exposure to Income Securities and Common Equity Securities by investing up to 30% of its total assets in other investment companies, including registered investment companies, private investment funds and/or other pooled investment vehicles (collectively, “Investment Funds”). These investments include open-end funds, closed-end funds, ETFs and business development companies as well as other pooled investment vehicles. Investments in Investment Funds present certain special considerations and risks not present in making direct investments in Income Securities and Common Equity Securities, and in addition to these risks, investments in Investment Funds subject the Fund to the risks affecting such Investment Funds and involve operating expenses and fees that are in addition to the expenses and fees borne by the Fund. Such expenses and fees attributable to the Fund’s investment in another Investment Fund are borne indirectly by common shareholders. Accordingly, investment in such entities involves expenses and fees at both levels. Fees and expenses borne of other Investment Funds in which the Fund invests may be similar to the fees and expenses borne of the Fund and can include asset-based management fees and administrative fees payable to such entities’ advisers and managers, as well as other expenses borne by such entities, thus resulting in duplicative fees. To the extent management fees of Investment Funds are based on total gross assets, it may create an incentive for such entities’ managers to employ Financial Leverage, thereby adding additional expense and increasing volatility and risk (including the Fund’s overall exposure to leverage risk). Fees payable to advisers and managers of Investment Funds may include performance-based incentive fees calculated as a percentage of profits. Such incentive fees directly reduce the return that otherwise would have been earned by investors over the applicable period. A performance-based fee arrangement may create incentives for an adviser or manager to take greater investment risks in the hope of earning a higher profit participation. Investments in Investment Funds frequently expose the Fund to an additional layer of financial leverage and, thus, increase the
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Fund’s exposure to the risks associated with financial leverage (such as higher risk of volatility and magnified financial losses).
When the Fund invests in private investment funds, such investments pose additional risks to the Fund, in addition to those risks described above with respect to all Investment Funds. Certain private investment funds involve capital call provisions under which an investor is obligated to make additional investments at specified levels even if it would otherwise choose not to. Investments in private investment funds may have very limited liquidity. Often there will be no secondary market for such investments and the ability to redeem or otherwise withdraw from a private investment fund may be prohibited during the term of the private investment fund or, if permitted, may be infrequent. Certain private investment funds are subject to “lock-up” periods of a year or more. The valuation of investments in private investment funds are often subject to high conflicts and valuation risks. Investors in private investment funds are also often exposed to increased leverage risk.
Management Risk. The Fund is subject to management risk because it has an actively managed portfolio. GPIM will apply investment techniques and risk analysis in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results. The Fund’s allocation of its investments across various asset classes and sectors may vary significantly over time based on GPIM’s analysis and judgment. As a result, the particular risks most relevant to an investment in the Fund, as well as the overall risk profile of the Fund’s portfolio, may vary over time. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective depends, in part, on GPIM’s investment decisions and the ability of GPIM to allocate effectively the Fund’s assets among multiple investment strategies, underlying funds and investments and asset classes. There can be no assurance that the actual allocations will be effective in achieving the Fund’s investment objective or that an investment strategy or underlying fund or investment will achieve its particular investment objective.
Preferred Securities/Preferred Stock Risk. The Fund may invest in preferred stock, which represents the senior residual interest in the assets of an issuer after meeting all claims, with priority to corporate income and liquidation payments over the issuer’s common stock, to the extent proceeds are available after paying any more senior creditors. As such, preferred stock is inherently riskier than the bonds and other debt instruments of the issuer, but less risky than its common stock. Certain preferred stocks contain provisions that allow an issuer under certain conditions to skip (in the case of “non-cumulative” preferred stocks) or defer (in the case of “cumulative” preferred stocks) dividend payments. Preferred stocks often contain provisions that allow for redemption in the event of certain tax or legal changes or at the issuer’s call. Preferred stocks typically do not provide any voting rights, except in cases when dividends are in arrears beyond a certain time period. There is no assurance that dividends on preferred stocks in which the Fund invests will be declared or otherwise made payable. If the Fund owns preferred stock that is deferring its distributions, the Fund may be required to report income for U.S. federal income tax purposes while it is not receiving cash payments corresponding to such income. When interest rates fall below the rate payable on an issue of preferred stock or for other reasons, the issuer
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may redeem the preferred stock, generally after an initial period of call protection in which the stock is not redeemable. Preferred stocks may be significantly less liquid than many other securities, such as U.S. government securities, corporate debt and common stock.
Prepayment Risk. Certain debt instruments, including loans and loan participations (including senior secured floating rate loans, “second lien” secured floating rate loans, and other types of secured and unsecured loans with fixed and variable interest rates) (collectively, “Loans”) and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, are subject to the risk that payments on principal may occur more quickly or earlier than expected (or an investment is converted or redeemed prior to maturity). For example, an issuer may exercise its right to redeem outstanding debt securities prior to their maturity (known as a “call”) or otherwise pay principal earlier than expected for a number of reasons (e.g., declining interest rates, changes in credit spreads and improvements in the issuer’s credit quality). If an issuer calls or “prepays” a security in which the Fund has invested, the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment and may be required to reinvest in generally lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features or terms than the security in which the Fund initially invested, thus potentially reducing the Fund’s yield. Income Securities frequently have call features that allow the issuer to repurchase the security prior to its stated maturity. Loans and mortgage- and other asset-backed securities are particularly subject to prepayment risk, and offer less potential for gains, during periods of declining interest rates (or narrower spreads) as issuers of higher interest rate debt instruments pay off debts earlier than expected. In addition, the Fund may lose any premiums paid to acquire the investment. Other factors, such as excess cash flows, may also contribute to prepayment risk. Thus, changes in interest rates may cause volatility in the value of and income received from these types of debt instruments.
Senior Loans Risk. The Fund may invest in senior secured floating rate Loans made to corporations and other non-governmental entities and issuers (“Senior Loans”). Senior Loans typically hold the most senior position in the capital structure of the issuing entity, are typically secured with specific collateral and typically have a claim on the assets of the borrower, including stock owned by the borrower in its subsidiaries, that is senior to that held by junior lien creditors, subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the borrower. The Fund’s investments in Senior Loans are typically below-investment grade and are considered speculative because of the credit risk of the applicable issuer.
There is less readily-available, reliable information about most Senior Loans than is the case for many other types of securities. In addition, there is rarely a minimum rating or other independent evaluation of a borrower or its securities, and GPIM relies primarily on its own evaluation of a borrower’s credit quality rather than on any available independent sources. As a result, the Fund is particularly dependent on the analytical abilities of GPIM with respect to investments in Senior Loans. GPIM’s judgment about the credit quality of a borrower may be wrong. Loans and other debt instruments are also subject to the risk of price declines due to increases in prevailing interest rates, although floating-rate debt instruments are substantially less exposed to this risk than fixed-rate debt instruments. Interest rate changes may also increase prepayments of debt obligations and require the Fund to invest assets at
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lower yields. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, or changing interest rates (notably increases), delinquencies and losses generally increase, sometimes dramatically, with respect to obligations under such loans. An economic downturn or individual corporate developments could adversely affect the market for these instruments and reduce the Fund’s ability to sell these instruments at an advantageous time or price. An economic downturn would generally lead to a higher non-payment rate, and a Senior Loan may lose significant market value before a default occurs.
Second Lien Loans Risk. The Fund may invest in “second lien” secured floating rate Loans made by public and private corporations and other non-governmental entities and issuers for a variety of purposes (“Second Lien Loans”). Second Lien Loans are typically second in right of payment and/or second in right of priority with respect to collateral remedies to one or more Senior Loans of the related borrower. Second Lien Loans are subject to the same risks associated with investment in Senior Loans and other lower grade Income Securities. However, Second Lien Loans are second in right of payment and/or second in right of priority with respect to collateral remedies to Senior Loans and therefore are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and/or the value of any property securing the Loan may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments or otherwise be available to repay the Loan after giving effect to payments in respect of a Senior Loan, including payments made with the proceeds of any property securing the Loan and any senior secured obligations of the borrower. Second Lien Loans are expected to have greater price volatility and exposure to losses upon default than Senior Loans and may be less liquid. There is also a possibility that originators will not be able to sell participations in Second Lien Loans, which would create greater credit risk exposure.
Subordinated Secured Loans Risk. Subordinated secured Loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and below-investment grade securities. However, such Loans may rank lower in right of payment than any outstanding Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans or other debt instruments with higher priority of the borrower and therefore are subject to additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and any property securing the Loan may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments and repayment of principal in the event of default or bankruptcy after giving effect to the higher-ranking secured obligations of the borrower. Subordinated secured Loans are expected to have greater price volatility than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans and may be less liquid.
Unsecured Loans Risk. Unsecured Loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans, subordinated secured Loans and below-investment grade securities. However, because unsecured Loans have lower priority in right of payment to any higher-ranking obligations of the borrower and are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral, they are subject to additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and available assets may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments and repayment of principal after giving effect to any higher-ranking obligations of the borrower. Unsecured Loans are expected to have greater price volatility than Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and subordinated secured Loans and may be less liquid.
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Loans and Loan Participations and Assignments Risk. The Fund may invest in Loans directly or through participations or assignments. The Fund may purchase Loans on a direct assignment basis from a participant in the original syndicate of lenders or from subsequent assignees of such interests. The Fund may also purchase, without limitation, participations in Loans. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation; however, the purchaser’s rights can be more restricted than those of the assigning institution, and, in any event, the Fund may not be able to unilaterally enforce all rights and remedies under the Loan and with regard to any associated collateral. A participation typically results in a contractual relationship only with the institution participating out the interest, not with the borrower. In purchasing participations, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement against the borrower, and the Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will be exposed to the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation. Further, in purchasing participations in lending syndicates, the Fund may not be able to conduct the same due diligence on the borrower with respect to a Senior Loan that the Fund would otherwise conduct. In addition, as a holder of the participations, the Fund may not have voting rights or inspection rights that the Fund would otherwise have if it were investing directly in the Loan, which may result in the Fund being exposed to greater credit or fraud risk with respect to the borrower or the Loan. Lenders selling a participation and other persons inter-positioned between the lender and the Fund with respect to a participation will likely conduct their principal business activities in the banking, finance and financial services industries. Because the Fund may invest in participations, the Fund may be more susceptible to economic, political or regulatory occurrences affecting such industries.
Loans are especially vulnerable to the financial health, or perceived financial health, of the borrower but are also particularly susceptible to economic and market sentiment such that changes in these conditions or the occurrence of other economic or market events may reduce the demand for Loans, increase the risks associated with such investments and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Many Loans and loan interests are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on transfer, resale or assignment that may limit the ability of the Fund to sell its interest in a Loan at an advantageous time or price. Transactions in Loans are often subject to long settlement periods. The Fund thus is subject to the risk of selling other investments at disadvantageous times or prices or taking other actions necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations such as borrowing from a bank or holding additional cash, particularly during periods of unusual market or economic conditions or financial stress.
The Fund invests in or is exposed to Loans and other similar debt obligations that are sometimes referred to as “covenant-lite” loans or obligations (“covenant-lite obligations”), which loans or other similar debt obligations that lack financial maintenance covenants or possess fewer or contingent financial maintenance covenants and other financial protections for lenders and investors. Exposure may also be obtained to covenant-lite obligations through investment in securitization vehicles and other structured products. Covenant-lite obligations may carry more risk than traditional loans as
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they allow borrowers to engage in activities that would otherwise be difficult or impossible under a traditional loan agreement. The Fund may have fewer rights with respect to covenant-lite obligations, including fewer protections against the possibility of default and fewer remedies in the event of default as the lender may not have the opportunity to negotiate with the borrower prior to default. As a result, investments in (or exposure to) covenant-lite obligations are subject to more risk than investments in (or exposure to) certain other types of obligations.
The Fund is subject to other risks associated with investments in (or exposure to) Loans and other similar obligations, including that such Loans or obligations may not be considered “securities” and, as a result, the Fund may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections under the federal securities laws and instead may have to resort to state law and direct claims.
Mezzanine Investments Risk. The Fund may invest in certain lower grade securities known as “Mezzanine Investments,” which are subordinated debt securities that are generally issued in private placements in connection with an equity security (e.g., with attached warrants) or may be convertible into equity securities. Mezzanine Investments are subject to the same risks associated with investment in Senior Loans, Second Lien Loans and other lower grade Income Securities. However, Mezzanine Investments may rank lower in right of payment than any outstanding Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans of the borrower, or may be unsecured (i.e., not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral), and are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and available assets may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to any higher-ranking obligations of the borrower. Mezzanine Investments are expected to have greater price volatility and exposure to losses upon default than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans and may be less liquid.
Risks Associated with the Fund’s Covered Call Option Strategy and Put Options. The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective is partially dependent on the successful implementation of its Covered Call Option Strategy. There are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use options involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events.
The Fund may write call options on individual securities, securities indices, ETFs and baskets of securities. The buyer of an option acquires the right, but not the obligation, to buy (a call option) or sell (a put option) a certain quantity of a security (the underlying security) or instrument, including a futures contract or swap, at a certain price up to a specified point in time or on expiration, depending on the terms. The seller or writer of an option is obligated to sell (a call option) or buy (a put option) the underlying instrument upon exercise of the option. A call option is “covered” if the Fund owns the security or instrument underlying the call or has an absolute right to acquire the security or instrument without additional cash consideration (or, if additional cash consideration is required, cash or assets determined to be liquid by GPIM in such amount are designated or earmarked on the Fund’s books and records). A call option is also covered if the Fund holds a call on the same security as the call written
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where the exercise price of the call held is (i) equal to or less than the exercise price of the call written, or (ii) greater than the exercise price of the call written, provided the difference is maintained by the Fund in designated assets determined to be liquid by GPIM as described above. As a seller of covered call options, the Fund faces the risk that it will forgo the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security or instrument covering the call option during an option’s life. As the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes more limited. For certain types of options, the writer of the option will have no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation under the option. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist if and when the Fund seeks to close out an option position. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying security or instrument at the exercise price.
The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and over the counter (“OTC”) options. Options written by the Fund with respect to non-U.S. securities, indices or sectors and other instruments generally will be OTC options. OTC options differ from exchange-listed options in several respects. They are transacted directly with the dealers and not with a clearing corporation, and therefore entail the risk of non-performance by the dealer. OTC options are available for a greater variety of securities and for a wider range of expiration dates and exercise prices than are available for exchange-traded options. Because OTC options are not traded on an exchange, pricing is done normally by reference to information from a market maker. OTC options are subject to heightened counterparty, credit, liquidity and valuation risks. The Fund’s ability to terminate OTC options is more limited than with exchange-traded options and may involve the risk that broker-dealers participating in such transactions will not fulfill their obligations. The hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. The Fund’s options transactions will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities on which such options are traded.
The Fund may also purchase and write covered put options. A put option written by the Fund on a security is “covered” if the Fund designates or earmarks assets determined to be liquid by GPIM, equal to the exercise price. A put option is also covered if the Fund holds a put on the same security as the put written where the exercise price of the put held is (i) equal to or greater than the exercise price of the put written, or (ii) less than the exercise price of the put written, provided the difference is maintained by the Fund in designated or earmarked assets determined to be liquid by GPIM. As a seller of covered put options, the Fund bears the risk of loss if the value of the underlying security or instrument declines below the exercise price minus the put premium. If the option is exercised, the Fund could incur a loss if it is required to purchase the security or instrument underlying the put option at a price greater than the market price of the security or instrument at the time of exercise plus the put premium the Fund received when it wrote the option. The Fund’s potential gain in writing a covered put option is limited to distributions earned on the liquid assets securing the put option plus the premium received from the purchaser of the put option; however, the Fund risks a loss equal to the entire exercise price of the option minus the put premium.
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Short Sales Risk. The Fund may make short sales of securities. Short selling a security involves selling a borrowed security with the expectation that the value of that security will decline, so that the security may be purchased at a lower price when returning the borrowed security. If the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Fund replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will incur a loss; conversely, if the price declines, the Fund will realize a capital gain. Any gain will be decreased, and any loss will be increased, by the transaction costs incurred by the Fund, including the costs associated with providing collateral to the broker-dealer (usually cash and liquid securities) and the maintenance of collateral with its custodian. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the price at which it sold the security short, its potential loss is theoretically unlimited and may be greater than a direct investment in the security itself because the price of the borrowed or reference security may rise. The Fund may not always be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price. A lender may request that borrowed securities be returned to it on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the borrowed securities at an unfavorable price, resulting in a loss. Short sales also subject the Fund to risks related to the lender (such as bankruptcy risks) or the general risk that the lender does not comply with its obligations.
Structured Finance Investments Risk. The Fund’s structured finance investments may include residential and commercial mortgage-related and other ABS issued by governmental entities and private issuers. Holders of structured finance investments bear risks of the underlying investments, index or reference obligation and are subject to counterparty risk. The Fund may have the right to receive payments only from the structured product, and generally does not have direct rights against the issuer or the entity that sold the assets to be securitized. While certain structured finance investments enable the investor to acquire interests in a pool of securities without the brokerage and other expenses associated with directly holding the same securities, investors in structured finance investments generally pay their share of the structured product’s administrative and other expenses. Although it is difficult to accurately predict whether the prices of indices and securities underlying structured finance investments will rise or fall, these prices (and, therefore, the prices of structured finance investments) will be influenced by the same types of political, economic and other events that affect issuers of securities and capital markets generally. Moreover, other types of events, domestic or international, may affect general economic conditions and financial markets, such as pandemics, armed conflicts, energy supply or price disruptions, natural disasters and man-made disasters, which may have a significant effect on the underlying assets. If the issuer of a structured product uses shorter term financing to purchase longer term securities, the issuer may be forced to sell its securities at below market prices if it experiences difficulty in obtaining short-term financing, which may adversely affect the value of the structured finance investment owned by the Fund.
Mortgage-Backed Securities (“MBS”) Risk. MBS represent an interest in a pool of mortgages. MBS are subject to certain risks, such as: credit risk associated with the performance of the underlying mortgage properties and of the borrowers owning these properties; risks associated with their structure and execution (including the collateral, the process by which principal and interest payments are allocated and distributed to investors and how credit losses affect the return to investors in such MBS); risks
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associated with the servicer of the underlying mortgages; adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances, which are more likely to have an adverse impact on MBS secured by loans on certain types of commercial properties than on those secured by loans on residential properties; prepayment and extension risks, which can lead to significant fluctuations in the value of the MBS; loss of all or part of the premium, if any, paid; and decline in the market value of the security, whether resulting from changes in interest rates, prepayments on the underlying mortgage collateral or perceptions of the credit risk associated with the underlying mortgage collateral. The value of MBS may be substantially dependent on the servicing of the underlying pool of mortgages. In addition, the Fund’s level of investment in MBS of a particular type or in MBS issued or guaranteed by affiliated obligors, serviced by the same servicer or backed by underlying collateral located in a specific geographic region, may subject the Fund to additional risk. Income from and values of MBS also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values, or increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from legal, cultural technological, global or local economic developments, as well as reduced demand for properties. In addition, the general effects of inflation on the U.S. economy can be wide-ranging, as evidenced by rising interest rates, wages and costs of consumer goods and necessities. The long-term effects of inflation on the general economy and on any individual mortgagor are unclear, and in certain cases, rising inflation may affect a mortgagor’s ability to repay its related mortgage loan, thereby reducing the amount received by the holders of MBS with respect to such mortgage loan. Additionally, increased rates of inflation may negatively affect the value of certain MBS in the secondary market. MBS are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Rising interest rates generally result in a decline in the value of mortgage-related securities, such as CMBS and RMBS. MBS are also subject to risks similar to those associated with investing in real estate, such as the possible decline in the value of (or income generated by) the real estate, variations in rental income, fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services, changes in interest rates and changes in the availability or terms of mortgages and other financing that may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or unattractive.
Additional risks relating to investments in MBS may arise principally because of the type of MBS in which the Fund invests, with such risks primarily associated with the particular assets collateralizing the MBS and the structure of such MBS. For example, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), which are MBS that are typically collateralized by mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities and multi-class pass-through securities, are commonly structured as equity interests in a trust composed of mortgage loans or other MBS. CMOs are usually issued in multiple classes, often referred to as “tranches,” with each tranche having a specific fixed or floating coupon rate and stated maturity or final distribution date. Under the traditional CMO structure, the cash flows generated by the mortgages or mortgage pass-through securities in the collateral pool are used to first pay interest and then pay principal to the holders of the CMOs. Subject to the provisions of individual CMO issues, the cash flow generated by the underlying collateral (to the extent it exceeds the amount required to pay the stated interest) is used to retire the bonds. As a result of these and other structural characteristics of CMOs, CMOs may have complex or highly variable prepayment terms, such as companion classes, interest only
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or principal only payments, inverse floaters and residuals. These investments generally entail greater market, prepayment and liquidity risks than other MBS, and may be more volatile or less liquid than other MBS.
MBS generally are classified as either CMBS or residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), each of which are subject to certain specific risks.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. The market for CMBS developed more recently and, in terms of total outstanding principal amount of issues, is relatively small compared to the market for RMBS. CMBS are subject to particular risks, such as those associated with lack of standardized terms, shorter maturities than residential mortgage loans and payment of all or substantially all of the principal only at maturity rather than regular amortization of principal. In addition, commercial lending generally is viewed as exposing the lender to a greater risk of loss than residential lending. Commercial lending typically involves larger loans to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers than residential mortgage loans. In addition, the repayment of loans secured by income producing properties typically is dependent upon the successful operation of the related real estate project and the cash flow generated therefrom. Moreover, economic decline in the businesses operated by the tenants of office properties may increase the likelihood that the tenants may be unable to pay their rents or that properties may be unable to attract or retain tenants. Moreover, other types of events, domestic or international, may affect general economic conditions and financial markets, such as pandemics, armed conflicts, energy supply or price disruptions, natural disasters and man-made disasters, which may have a significant effect on the underlying commercial mortgage loans.
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. Credit-related risk on RMBS primarily arises from losses due to delinquencies and defaults by the borrowers in payments on the underlying mortgage loans and breaches by originators and servicers of their obligations under the underlying documentation pursuant to which the RMBS are issued. The rate of delinquencies and defaults on residential mortgage loans and the aggregate amount of the resulting losses will be affected by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, particularly those in the area where the related mortgaged property is located, the level of the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged property and the individual financial circumstances of the borrower. If a residential mortgage loan is in default, foreclosure on the related residential property may be a lengthy and difficult process involving significant legal and other expenses. The net proceeds obtained by the holder on a residential mortgage loan following the foreclosure on the related property may be less than the total amount that remains due on the loan. The prospect of incurring a loss upon the foreclosure of the related property may lead the holder of the residential mortgage loan to restructure the residential mortgage loan or otherwise delay the foreclosure process.
Asset-Backed Securities Risk. ABS are a form of structured debt obligation. In addition to the general risks associated with credit securities discussed herein and the risks discussed under “Structured
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Finance Investments Risk,” ABS are subject to additional risks, and are particularly subject to interest rate and credit risks. Compared to other fixed income investments with similar maturity and credit risk, ABS generally increase in value to a lesser extent when interest rates decline and generally decline in value to a similar or greater extent when interest rates rise. ABS are also subject to liquidity and valuation risk and, therefore, may be difficult to value accurately or sell at an advantageous time or price and involve greater transaction costs and wider bid/ask spreads than certain other instruments. While traditional fixed-income securities typically pay a fixed rate of interest until maturity, when the entire principal amount is due, an ABS represents an interest in a pool of assets, such as automobile loans, credit card receivables, unsecured consumer loans or student loans, that has been securitized and provides for monthly payments of interest, at a fixed or floating rate, and principal from the cash flow of these assets. This pool of assets (and any related assets of the issuing entity) is the only source of payment for the ABS. The ability of an ABS issuer to make payments on the ABS, and the timing of such payments, is therefore dependent on collections on these underlying assets. The recoveries on the underlying collateral may not, in some cases, be sufficient to support payments on these securities, or may be unavailable in the event of a default and enforcing rights with respect to these assets or collateral may be difficult and costly, which may result in losses to investors in an ABS. ABS are particularly subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. Compared to other fixed income investments with similar maturity and credit, ABS generally increase in value to a lesser extent when interest rates decline and generally decline in value to a similar or greater extent when interest rates rise.
CLO, CDO and CBO Risk. In addition to the general risks associated with credit or debt securities discussed herein and the risks discussed under “Structured Finance Investments Risks,” collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), and collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) are subject to additional risks due to their complex structure and highly leveraged nature, such as higher risk of volatility and magnified financial losses. CLOs, CDOs and CBOs are subject to risks associated with the possibility that distributions from collateral securities may not be adequate to make interest or other payments. The value of securities issued by CLOs, CDOs and CBOs also may decrease because of, among other developments, changes in market value; changes in the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the servicer of the assets, the originator of an asset in the pool, or the financial institution or fund providing the credit support or enhancement; loan performance and prices; broader market sentiment, including expectations regarding future loan defaults; liquidity conditions; and supply and demand for structured products. Additionally, the indirect investment structure of CLOs, CDOs and CBOs presents certain risks to the Fund such as less liquidity compared with holding the underlying assets directly. CLOs, CDOs and CBOs normally charge management fees and administrative expenses, which would be borne by the Fund. The terms of many structured finance investments, including CLOs, CDOs and CBOs, are tied to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or other reference rates based on SOFR. These relatively new and developing rates may not match the reference rate applicable to the underlying assets related to these investments. These events may adversely affect the Fund and its investments in CLOs, CDOs and CBOs, including their value, volatility and liquidity.
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U.S. Government Securities Risk. Different types of U.S. government securities have different relative levels of credit risk depending on the nature of the particular government support for that security. U.S. government securities may be supported by: (i) the full faith and credit of the United States government; (ii) the ability of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; (iii) the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality or government-sponsored entity (“GSE”); (iv) pools of assets (e.g., MBS); or (v) the United States in some other way. The U.S. government and its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, which may fluctuate in value and are subject to investment risks, and certain U.S. government securities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. Any downgrades of the U.S. credit rating could increase volatility in both stock and bond markets, result in higher interest rates and higher Treasury yields and increase the costs of all debt generally. The value of U.S. government obligations may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. It is possible that the issuers of some U.S. government securities will not have the funds to timely meet their payment obligations in the future and there is a risk of default. For certain agency and GSE issued securities, there is no guarantee the U.S. government will support the agency or GSE if it is unable to meet its obligations.
Valuation of Certain Income Securities Risk. GPIM may use the fair value method to value investments if market quotations for them are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, or if events occurring after the close of a securities market and before the Fund values its assets would materially affect NAV. Because the secondary markets for certain investments may be limited, they may be particularly difficult to value. Where market quotations are not readily available, valuation may require more research than for more liquid investments. In addition, elements of judgment may play a greater role in valuation in such cases than for investments with a more active secondary market because there is less reliable objective data available. A security that is fair valued may be valued at a price higher or lower than the value determined by other funds using their own fair valuation procedures. Prices obtained by the Fund upon the sale of such securities may not equal the value at which the Fund carried the investment on its books, which would adversely affect the NAV of the Fund.
This material is not intended as a recommendation or as investment advice of any kind, including in connection with rollovers, transfers, and distributions. Such material is not provided in a fiduciary capacity, may not be relied upon for or in connection with the making of investment decisions, and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities. All content has been provided for informational or educational purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and/or a legal opinion. Always consult a financial, tax and/or legal professional regarding your specific situation.
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FUND SUMMARY (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
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Fund Statistics | | | |
Market Price | $ | 13.74 |
Net Asset Value | $ | 16.00 |
Discount to NAV | | (14.13 | %) |
Net Assets ($000) | $ | 527,619 |
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE | | | | | |
PERIOD ENDED November 30, 2023 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Since Inception |
| Six month | | One | | (annualized) |
| (non-annualized) | | Year | | (11/23/21) |
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund | | | | | | |
NAV | 5.88 | % | 9.56 | % | (3.12%) |
Market | 6.22 | % | 8.42 | % | (9.31%) |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | (0.80 | %) | 1.18 | % | (5.49%) |
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com/gug. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $20.00 per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $20.00 per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
The referenced index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
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FUND SUMMARY (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2023 |
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Portfolio Breakdown | % of Net Assets | |
Investments | | |
Corporate Bonds | 51.7 | % |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 29.9 | % |
Asset-Backed Securities | 18.0 | % |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 7.1 | % |
Preferred Stocks | 6.3 | % |
Common Stocks | 5.6 | % |
Closed-End Mutual Funds | 2.3 | % |
U.S. Government Securities | 1.3 | % |
Money Market Funds | 1.2 | % |
Mutual Fund | 1.1 | % |
Other | 1.4 | % |
Total Investments | 125.9 | % |
Other Assets & Liabilities, net | (25.9 | %) |
Net Assets | 100.0 | % |
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FUND SUMMARY (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2023 |
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Ten Largest Holdings | % of Net Assets | |
CIFC Funding Ltd., 12.66% | 1.6 | % |
Madison Park Funding LIII Ltd., 11.41% | 1.3 | % |
Hotwire Funding LLC, 4.46% | 1.2 | % |
NuStar Logistics, LP, 6.38% | 1.1 | % |
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund — Institutional Class | 1.1 | % |
Uniform MBS 30 Year | 1.0 | % |
LaserAway Intermediate Holdings II LLC, 11.41% | 1.0 | % |
American Bath Group LLC, 9.20% | 1.0 | % |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50% | 1.0 | % |
Pelican Products, Inc., 9.79% | 1.0 | % |
Top Ten Total | 11.3 | % |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash or derivative investments.
Portfolio breakdown and holdings are subject to change daily. For more information, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com/gug. The above summaries are provided for informational purposes only and should not be viewed as recommendations. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Portfolio Composition by Quality Rating1
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| % of Total | |
Rating | Investments | |
Investments | | |
AAA | 1.8 | % |
AA | 3.6 | % |
A | 3.5 | % |
BBB | 11.2 | % |
BB | 26.3 | % |
B | 34.0 | % |
CCC | 3.6 | % |
NR2 | 7.1 | % |
Other Instruments | 8.9 | % |
Total Investments | 100.0 | % |
1 | | Source: BlackRock Solutions. Credit quality ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). All securities except for those labeled “NR” have been rated by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), or Fitch, each of which is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”). For purposes of this presentation, when ratings are available from more than one agency, the highest rating is used. Guggenheim Investments has converted Moody’s and Fitch ratings to the equivalent S&P rating. Security ratings are determined at the time of purchase and may change thereafter. |
2 | | NR (not rated) securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. |
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FUND SUMMARY (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2023 |
Market Price & NAV History
Distributions to Shareholders & Annualized Distribution Rate
All or a portion of the above distributions may be characterized as a return of capital. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, 59% of the distributions were characterized as ordinary income, and 41% of the distributions were characterized as return of capital. The final determination of the tax character of the distributions paid by the Fund in 2023 will be reported to shareholders in January 2024.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
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| Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% | | | |
Technology – 1.4% | | | |
Intuit, Inc.1 | 1,181 | $ | 674,894 |
Teradyne, Inc.1 | 6,613 | | 609,917 |
ANSYS, Inc.*,1 | 2,022 | | 593,174 |
Qorvo, Inc.*,1 | 5,008 | | 483,272 |
QUALCOMM, Inc.1 | 3,717 | | 479,679 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.1 | 4,710 | | 456,540 |
IPG Photonics Corp.*,1 | 4,423 | | 423,547 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*,1 | 3,336 | | 404,190 |
Paycom Software, Inc.1 | 1,974 | | 358,597 |
Micron Technology, Inc. | 4,612 | | 351,065 |
Salesforce, Inc.*,1 | 1,292 | | 325,455 |
Zebra Technologies Corp. — Class A*,1 | 1,317 | | 312,103 |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*,1 | 4,165 | | 286,968 |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*,1 | 642 | | 262,475 |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 2,826 | | 223,537 |
MicroStrategy, Inc. — Class A* | 108 | | 53,816 |
ASGN, Inc.* | 596 | | 53,187 |
Power Integrations, Inc. | 691 | | 52,799 |
Varonis Systems, Inc.* | 1,250 | | 52,362 |
Workiva, Inc.* | 501 | | 48,181 |
Synaptics, Inc.* | 463 | | 46,874 |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | 444 | | 46,784 |
Blackline, Inc.* | 633 | | 36,619 |
Rapid7, Inc.* | 659 | | 35,685 |
Diodes, Inc.* | 510 | | 33,874 |
Sprout Social, Inc. — Class A* | 530 | | 30,157 |
Ambarella, Inc.* | 412 | | 24,189 |
Envestnet, Inc.* | 635 | | 24,149 |
PagerDuty, Inc.* | 967 | | 21,081 |
SiTime Corp.* | 188 | | 20,793 |
Asana, Inc. — Class A* | 853 | | 17,922 |
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.* | 593 | | 17,565 |
JFrog Ltd.* | 632 | | 17,051 |
Appian Corp. — Class A* | 461 | | 16,707 |
MaxLinear, Inc. — Class A* | 829 | | 15,527 |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | 521 | | 14,140 |
Semtech Corp.* | 756 | | 12,376 |
Zuora, Inc. — Class A* | 1,333 | | 12,157 |
Phreesia, Inc.* | 584 | | 8,999 |
Cerence, Inc.* | 454 | | 7,850 |
3D Systems Corp.* | 1,453 | | 7,759 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2023 |
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| Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | |
Technology – 1.4% (continued) | | | |
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.* | 530 | $ | 6,720 |
PAR Technology Corp.* | 147 | | 5,414 |
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.* | 567 | | 4,944 |
Digital Turbine, Inc.* | 1,060 | | 4,929 |
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. | 184 | | 4,734 |
Health Catalyst, Inc.* | 609 | | 4,373 |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 1,031 | | 4,165 |
8x8, Inc.* | 1,327 | | 4,100 |
Domo, Inc. — Class B* | 330 | | 3,132 |
Cardlytics, Inc.* | 382 | | 3,041 |
Bandwidth, Inc. — Class A* | 275 | | 3,019 |
Mitek Systems, Inc.* | 255 | | 2,879 |
CEVA, Inc.* | 132 | | 2,872 |
Outset Medical, Inc.* | 548 | | 2,872 |
Digimarc Corp.* | 76 | | 2,538 |
Daily Journal Corp.* | 7 | | 2,279 |
LivePerson, Inc.* | 775 | | 2,201 |
Corsair Gaming, Inc.* | 163 | | 2,104 |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | 108 | | 2,022 |
American Software, Inc. — Class A | 187 | | 1,857 |
Unisys Corp.* | 384 | | 1,839 |
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.* | 147 | | 1,568 |
Desktop Metal, Inc. — Class A* | 2,196 | | 1,537 |
Porch Group, Inc.* | 894 | | 1,359 |
Enfusion, Inc. — Class A* | 126 | | 1,289 |
ON24, Inc. | 161 | | 1,225 |
Telos Corp.* | 238 | | 978 |
Atomera, Inc.* | 120 | | 827 |
Upland Software, Inc.* | 172 | | 812 |
Vuzix Corp.* | 349 | | 733 |
Brightcove, Inc.* | 242 | | 593 |
Ouster, Inc.* | 112 | | 572 |
CoreCard Corp.* | 43 | | 560 |
CS Disco, Inc.* | 84 | | 500 |
Outbrain, Inc.* | 127 | | 484 |
Viant Technology, Inc. — Class A* | 68 | | 430 |
Rackspace Technology, Inc.* | 324 | | 408 |
Veritone, Inc.* | 169 | | 350 |
SecureWorks Corp. — Class A* | 58 | | 347 |
Forian, Inc.* | 112 | | 308 |
Weave Communications, Inc.* | 27 | | 255 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2023 |
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| Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | |
Technology – 1.4% (continued) | | | |
iCAD, Inc.* | 130 | $ | 209 |
Smith Micro Software, Inc.* | 275 | | 187 |
Arteris, Inc.* | 29 | | 160 |
Meta Materials, Inc.* | 1,187 | | 112 |
EMCORE Corp.* | 218 | | 103 |
DarioHealth Corp.* | 80 | | 97 |
Ryvyl, Inc.* | 11 | | 37 |
Society Pass, Inc.* | 19 | | 5 |
NantHealth, Inc.* | 10 | | 4 |
Total Technology | | | 7,062,099 |
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Financial – 1.2% | | | |
BlackRock, Inc. — Class A1 | 735 | | 552,154 |
Invesco Ltd.1 | 29,197 | | 416,641 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.1 | 3,987 | | 399,218 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.1 | 782 | | 267,084 |
Nasdaq, Inc.1 | 4,653 | | 259,824 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.1 | 5,113 | | 247,060 |
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT1 | 1,966 | | 245,534 |
Synchrony Financial1 | 7,297 | | 236,131 |
Franklin Resources, Inc.1 | 9,379 | | 232,599 |
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 2,920 | | 230,563 |
State Street Corp.1 | 3,115 | | 226,834 |
Capital One Financial Corp.1 | 1,965 | | 219,412 |
Citigroup, Inc.1 | 4,721 | | 217,638 |
Lincoln National Corp.1 | 8,597 | | 204,437 |
Charles Schwab Corp.1 | 3,186 | | 195,366 |
Bank of America Corp.1 | 6,340 | | 193,307 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT1 | 761 | | 162,443 |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.1 | 5,454 | | 148,731 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT1 | 1,357 | | 148,456 |
Truist Financial Corp.1 | 4,474 | | 143,794 |
KeyCorp1 | 11,155 | | 138,210 |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT1 | 7,889 | | 136,637 |
Vornado Realty Trust REIT1 | 5,532 | | 130,223 |
STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT | 2,043 | | 73,242 |
Terreno Realty Corp. REIT | 863 | | 49,286 |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 1,288 | | 43,315 |
Valley National Bancorp | 4,679 | | 42,579 |
Hamilton Lane, Inc. — Class A | 407 | | 39,825 |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | 1,517 | | 39,821 |
Moelis & Co. — Class A | 714 | | 33,879 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | |
Financial – 1.2% (continued) | | | |
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. REIT | 1,411 | $ | 33,511 |
Piper Sandler Cos. | 204 | | 31,565 |
National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT | 949 | | 31,497 |
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. REIT | 1,850 | | 29,600 |
WSFS Financial Corp. | 760 | | 29,313 |
LXP Industrial Trust REIT | 3,282 | | 28,816 |
Macerich Co. REIT | 2,498 | | 28,652 |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | 341 | | 28,651 |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. — Class A | 687 | | 25,866 |
Axos Financial, Inc.* | 669 | | 25,603 |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | 1,095 | | 24,660 |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. REIT | 292 | | 23,845 |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT | 896 | | 21,692 |
Outfront Media, Inc. REIT | 1,700 | | 20,791 |
Triumph Financial, Inc.* | 281 | | 19,071 |
Cannae Holdings, Inc.* | 994 | | 17,852 |
Pathward Financial, Inc. | 345 | | 17,109 |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 291 | | 17,021 |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | 85 | | 16,628 |
Customers Bancorp, Inc.* | 357 | | 16,090 |
Newmark Group, Inc. — Class A | 1,942 | | 15,983 |
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. — Class A* | 211 | | 15,462 |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 313 | | 14,789 |
Chimera Investment Corp. REIT | 2,752 | | 14,338 |
StepStone Group, Inc. — Class A | 527 | | 13,502 |
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | 376 | | 12,634 |
Trupanion, Inc.* | 446 | | 11,471 |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. | 362 | | 10,661 |
BRP Group, Inc. — Class A* | 559 | | 9,777 |
eXp World Holdings, Inc. | 736 | | 8,913 |
Brandywine Realty Trust REIT | 1,990 | | 8,875 |
Redfin Corp.* | 1,216 | | 8,476 |
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd. | 294 | | 8,153 |
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A REIT | 838 | | 7,509 |
LendingClub Corp.* | 1,171 | | 7,377 |
MFA Financial, Inc. REIT | 649 | | 7,009 |
Safehold, Inc. REIT | 335 | | 6,594 |
Uniti Group, Inc. REIT | 1,153 | | 6,376 |
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | 278 | | 5,321 |
Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT | 675 | | 4,799 |
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. — Class A REIT | 727 | | 4,522 |
Centerspace REIT | 83 | | 4,427 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2023 |
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| Shares | | Value |
COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | |
Financial – 1.2% (continued) | | | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | 185 | $ | 4,392 |
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. | 218 | | 4,286 |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | 762 | | 4,107 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. | 182 | | 3,959 |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT | 141 | | 3,821 |
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.* | 675 | | 3,631 |
Ready Capital Corp. REIT | 355 | | 3,628 |
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | 351 | | 3,521 |
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | 189 | | 3,298 |
First Bancshares, Inc. | 120 | | 3,078 |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | 160 | | 2,811 |
HCI Group, Inc. | 33 | | 2,798 |
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. | 17 | | 2,730 |
World Acceptance Corp.* | 24 | | 2,675 |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | 258 | | 2,461 |
LendingTree, Inc.* | 136 | | 2,407 |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. | 114 | | 2,306 |
Metrocity Bankshares, Inc. | 113 | | 2,258 |
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.* | 57 | | 2,221 |
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. — Class A | 55 | | 2,190 |
B Riley Financial, Inc. | 118 | | 2,171 |
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. REIT | 358 | | 2,116 |
GCM Grosvenor, Inc. — Class A | 258 | | 2,082 |
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. | 87 | | 2,008 |
Seritage Growth Properties — Class A* | 222 | | 1,996 |
One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT | 95 | | 1,941 |
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. | 45 | | 1,939 |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | 103 | | 1,813 |
West BanCorp, Inc. | 95 | | 1,682 |
First Foundation, Inc. | 284 | | 1,670 |
Alerus Financial Corp. | 89 | | 1,626 |
Office Properties Income Trust REIT | 281 | | 1,568 |
Waterstone Financial, Inc. | 128 | | 1,563 |
Sierra Bancorp | 83 | | 1,555 |
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. | 55 | | 1,487 |
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT | 183 | | 1,465 |
Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT | 595 | | 1,464 |
Blue Foundry Bancorp* | 167 | | 1,453 |
Civista Bancshares, Inc. | 88 | | 1,377 |
Hingham Institution For Savings | 8 | | 1,304 |
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.* | 44 | | 1,293 |
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust REIT | 380 | | 1,288 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial – 1.2% (continued) | | | |
Greenhill & Company, Inc. | 85 | $ | 1,274 |
RBB Bancorp | 83 | | 1,268 |
City Office REIT, Inc. | 254 | | 1,227 |
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. REIT | 158 | | 1,164 |
eHealth, Inc.* | 145 | | 1,077 |
Investors Title Co. | 7 | | 1,059 |
Legacy Housing Corp.* | 47 | | 1,053 |
Citizens, Inc.* | 297 | | 980 |
Regional Management Corp. | 44 | | 973 |
Douglas Elliman, Inc. | 450 | | 878 |
Atlanticus Holdings Corp.* | 28 | | 864 |
HomeStreet, Inc. | 114 | | 770 |
Maiden Holdings Ltd.* | 414 | | 741 |
Star Holdings* | 60 | | 735 |
Great Ajax Corp. REIT | 129 | | 610 |
Pioneer Bancorp, Inc.* | 69 | | 571 |
GAMCO Investors, Inc. — Class A | 30 | | 569 |
Lemonade, Inc.* | 30 | | 530 |
Oportun Financial Corp.* | 124 | | 322 |
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT* | 101 | | 221 |
SouthState Corp. | 2 | | 119 |
Rafael Holdings, Inc. — Class B* | 60 | | 107 |
Fathom Holdings, Inc.* | 36 | | 99 |
Finance of America Companies, Inc. — Class A* | 106 | | 97 |
Curo Group Holdings Corp.* | 125 | | 94 |
Signature Bank1 | 1,846 | | 92 |
Silvergate Capital Corp. — Class A* | 327 | | 82 |
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. — Class A*,†††,2 | 329,700 | | 33 |
SVB Financial Group*,1 | 1,156 | | 23 |
First Republic Bank1 | 1,594 | | 22 |
Total Financial | | | 6,486,137 |
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PVH Corp.1 | 6,676 | | 652,779 |
Tesla, Inc.*,1 | 2,487 | | 597,079 |
Carnival Corp.*,1 | 29,371 | | 442,327 |
Aptiv plc*,1 | 4,627 | | 383,301 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.*,1 | 15,035 | | 369,260 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*,1 | 8,165 | | 365,139 |
Bath & Body Works, Inc.1 | 10,922 | | 356,276 |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.1 | 662 | | 260,093 |
Home Depot, Inc.1 | 807 | | 252,986 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Cyclical – 1.2% (continued) | | | |
NIKE, Inc. — Class B1 | 2,085 | $ | 229,913 |
Pool Corp.1 | 578 | | 200,751 |
General Motors Co.1 | 6,159 | | 194,624 |
Best Buy Company, Inc.1 | 2,703 | | 191,751 |
Target Corp.1 | 1,235 | | 165,255 |
CarMax, Inc.*,1 | 2,577 | | 164,773 |
Ford Motor Co.1 | 15,940 | | 163,545 |
Whirlpool Corp.1 | 1,379 | | 150,173 |
VF Corp.1 | 4,779 | | 79,953 |
Crocs, Inc.* | 683 | | 72,132 |
Under Armour, Inc. — Class C*,1 | 9,303 | | 71,261 |
Under Armour, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 8,161 | | 66,431 |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.1 | 1,253 | | 63,640 |
Macy’s, Inc. | 3,538 | | 56,113 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 620 | | 50,952 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.* | 3,229 | | 44,851 |
Skyline Champion Corp.* | 613 | | 36,896 |
Steven Madden Ltd. | 944 | | 35,796 |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 1,778 | | 33,835 |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 608 | | 33,422 |
LCI Industries | 289 | | 31,359 |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.* | 493 | | 30,817 |
LGI Homes, Inc.* | 252 | | 29,754 |
Papa John’s International, Inc. | 387 | | 25,248 |
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | 342 | | 25,062 |
MillerKnoll, Inc. | 872 | | 22,498 |
Sonos, Inc.* | 1,488 | | 22,469 |
Dana, Inc. | 1,698 | | 22,431 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | 278 | | 18,662 |
Gentherm, Inc.* | 390 | | 17,909 |
National Vision Holdings, Inc.* | 969 | | 17,878 |
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.* | 1,357 | | 16,637 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.* | 1,288 | | 12,455 |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. — Class B* | 1,385 | | 11,579 |
iRobot Corp.* | 315 | | 11,375 |
Camping World Holdings, Inc. — Class A | 489 | | 10,337 |
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | 330 | | 9,309 |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. — Class A* | 1,286 | | 8,555 |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | 270 | | 8,465 |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 954 | | 8,176 |
Allegiant Travel Co. — Class A | 90 | | 6,164 |
Malibu Boats, Inc. — Class A* | 121 | | 5,353 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Cyclical – 1.2% (continued) | | | |
Hibbett, Inc. | 80 | $ | 5,004 |
Shyft Group, Inc. | 406 | | 4,494 |
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | 124 | | 4,460 |
MarineMax, Inc.* | 123 | | 3,669 |
Children’s Place, Inc.* | 161 | | 3,663 |
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | 134 | | 3,661 |
Denny’s Corp.* | 362 | | 3,435 |
Fisker, Inc.* | 1,915 | | 3,026 |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. — Class A* | 341 | | 3,011 |
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | 187 | | 2,839 |
Global Industrial Co. | 76 | | 2,706 |
Sleep Number Corp.* | 260 | | 2,636 |
Nikola Corp.* | 2,697 | | 2,623 |
Rush Street Interactive, Inc.* | 616 | | 2,593 |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | 105 | | 2,550 |
Movado Group, Inc. | 91 | | 2,380 |
Bally’s Corp.* | 191 | | 2,200 |
Zumiez, Inc.* | 114 | | 2,152 |
Portillo’s, Inc. — Class A* | 136 | | 2,113 |
Marcus Corp. | 136 | | 1,892 |
Big Lots, Inc. | 354 | | 1,866 |
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.* | 100 | | 1,774 |
GrowGeneration Corp.* | 647 | | 1,721 |
OneWater Marine, Inc. — Class A* | 61 | | 1,638 |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. — Class A | 31 | | 1,629 |
Lovesac Co.* | 76 | | 1,578 |
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* | 259 | | 1,251 |
Hooker Furnishings Corp. | 69 | | 1,234 |
Vera Bradley, Inc.* | 155 | | 1,164 |
Citi Trends, Inc.* | 47 | | 1,122 |
Tilly’s, Inc. — Class A* | 135 | | 1,116 |
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.* | 113 | | 939 |
Superior Group of Companies, Inc. | 69 | | 820 |
PetMed Express, Inc. | 118 | | 818 |
Cato Corp. — Class A | 117 | | 810 |
Noodles & Co.* | 242 | | 741 |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 123 | | 729 |
American Outdoor Brands, Inc.* | 84 | | 722 |
Snap One Holdings Corp.* | 100 | | 715 |
EVI Industries, Inc. | 27 | | 699 |
Aeva Technologies, Inc.* | 1,231 | | 688 |
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. — Class A | 44 | | 679 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Cyclical – 1.2% (continued) | | | |
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | 39 | $ | 659 |
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.* | 170 | | 595 |
ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.* | 123 | | 588 |
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | 74 | | 576 |
Sweetgreen, Inc. — Class A* | 60 | | 565 |
Tupperware Brands Corp.* | 286 | | 492 |
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | 75 | | 481 |
Hyliion Holdings Corp.* | 698 | | 397 |
Traeger, Inc.* | 177 | | 396 |
Torrid Holdings, Inc.* | 103 | | 395 |
Canoo, Inc.* | 1,268 | | 393 |
Duluth Holdings, Inc. — Class B* | 72 | | 361 |
Container Store Group, Inc.* | 189 | | 355 |
GAN Ltd.* | 239 | | 351 |
Conn’s, Inc.* | 106 | | 350 |
Workhorse Group, Inc.* | 875 | | 325 |
Fossil Group, Inc.* | 284 | | 312 |
Lazydays Holdings, Inc.* | 44 | | 304 |
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | 263 | | 292 |
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. — Class A* | 434 | | 243 |
Purple Innovation, Inc. | 343 | | 213 |
Kirkland’s, Inc.* | 74 | | 181 |
PLBY Group, Inc.* | 337 | | 177 |
Mesa Air Group, Inc.* | 204 | | 147 |
BowFlex, Inc.* | 179 | | 110 |
Lordstown Motors Corp. — Class A* | 60 | | 85 |
Regis Corp.* | 12 | | 82 |
Rite Aid Corp.* | 328 | | 68 |
Aterian, Inc.* | 154 | | 48 |
Ideanomics, Inc.* | 22 | | 38 |
F45 Training Holdings, Inc.* | 176 | | 10 |
Arcimoto, Inc.* | 9 | | 9 |
Shift Technologies, Inc.* | 102 | | 3 |
EBET, Inc.* | 2 | | – |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | | | 6,252,960 |
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Bio-Techne Corp.1 | 5,648 | | 355,259 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 5,816 | | 335,060 |
Dexcom, Inc.*,1 | 2,620 | | 302,662 |
Align Technology, Inc.*,1 | 1,380 | | 295,044 |
Equifax, Inc.1 | 1,142 | | 248,625 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.9% (continued) | | | |
Zoetis, Inc.1 | 1,380 | $ | 243,805 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*,1 | 513 | | 238,966 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*,1 | 985 | | 194,124 |
Robert Half, Inc.1 | 2,350 | | 192,653 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.1 | 746 | | 179,130 |
Illumina, Inc.*,1 | 1,645 | | 167,708 |
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.1 | 5,242 | | 166,433 |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 482 | | 146,971 |
Moderna, Inc.*,1 | 1,850 | | 143,745 |
Avis Budget Group, Inc.* | 484 | | 88,499 |
TriNet Group, Inc.* | 474 | | 54,951 |
Blueprint Medicines Corp.* | 683 | | 47,564 |
CONMED Corp. | 339 | | 36,364 |
Herc Holdings, Inc. | 292 | | 36,109 |
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.* | 1,241 | | 35,629 |
Insmed, Inc.* | 1,377 | | 34,453 |
Korn Ferry | 630 | | 32,596 |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.* | 552 | | 30,073 |
Helen of Troy Ltd.* | 281 | | 29,513 |
LivaNova plc* | 625 | | 28,031 |
Primo Water Corp. | 1,845 | | 26,513 |
Progyny, Inc.* | 754 | | 25,907 |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.* | 775 | | 25,699 |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,200 | | 25,440 |
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.* | 814 | | 24,119 |
NeoGenomics, Inc.* | 1,325 | | 24,075 |
Upbound Group, Inc. | 773 | | 22,494 |
Neogen Corp.* | 1,258 | | 21,348 |
Veracyte, Inc.* | 791 | | 20,250 |
Denali Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,062 | | 19,668 |
Vericel Corp.* | 545 | | 19,369 |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.* | 2,271 | | 19,258 |
AtriCure, Inc.* | 525 | | 18,627 |
PROG Holdings, Inc.* | 663 | | 18,073 |
Omnicell, Inc.* | 513 | | 17,114 |
Coursera, Inc.* | 851 | | 16,807 |
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.* | 596 | | 16,736 |
Riot Platforms, Inc.* | 1,226 | | 15,386 |
Twist Bioscience Corp.* | 633 | | 15,224 |
Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.* | 442 | | 14,688 |
Cimpress plc* | 205 | | 14,450 |
Owens & Minor, Inc.* | 718 | | 14,274 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.9% (continued) | | | |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 640 | $ | 14,227 |
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.* | 1,115 | | 13,347 |
Arvinas, Inc.* | 548 | | 12,040 |
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 486 | | 11,338 |
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.* | 342 | | 10,393 |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — Class B* | 177 | | 10,321 |
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.* | 524 | | 9,542 |
Cassava Sciences, Inc.* | 448 | | 9,332 |
Deluxe Corp. | 503 | | 9,200 |
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — Class A* | 1,343 | | 9,200 |
Quanterix Corp.* | 361 | | 8,653 |
Editas Medicine, Inc.* | 801 | | 8,435 |
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.* | 403 | | 8,366 |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.* | 526 | | 7,922 |
Nevro Corp.* | 405 | | 7,015 |
Inhibrx, Inc.* | 332 | | 6,896 |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.* | 246 | | 6,785 |
MacroGenics, Inc.* | 716 | | 5,878 |
CareDx, Inc.* | 593 | | 5,758 |
Monro, Inc. | 194 | | 5,611 |
ModivCare, Inc.* | 145 | | 5,475 |
Accolade, Inc.* | 601 | | 5,247 |
First Advantage Corp. | 320 | | 4,963 |
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 428 | | 4,815 |
WW International, Inc.* | 627 | | 4,521 |
Varex Imaging Corp.* | 224 | | 4,222 |
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.* | 1,029 | | 4,178 |
Scholar Rock Holding Corp.* | 330 | | 4,155 |
Viad Corp.* | 120 | | 3,996 |
OmniAb, Inc.* | 867 | | 3,806 |
Repay Holdings Corp.* | 507 | | 3,803 |
Alector, Inc.* | 695 | | 3,767 |
Community Health Systems, Inc.* | 1,457 | | 3,745 |
Avid Bioservices, Inc.* | 708 | | 3,604 |
B&G Foods, Inc. | 375 | | 3,465 |
OPKO Health, Inc.* | 2,343 | | 3,421 |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.* | 70 | | 3,308 |
Custom Truck One Source, Inc.* | 540 | | 3,137 |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | 115 | | 3,126 |
OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | 426 | | 3,118 |
Senseonics Holdings, Inc.* | 5,152 | | 3,041 |
TrueBlue, Inc.* | 205 | | 2,858 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.9% (continued) | | | |
American Well Corp. — Class A* | 2,183 | $ | 2,772 |
MaxCyte, Inc.* | 563 | | 2,674 |
Surmodics, Inc.* | 80 | | 2,626 |
Beauty Health Co.* | 1,022 | | 2,616 |
Green Dot Corp. — Class A* | 313 | | 2,510 |
Castle Biosciences, Inc.* | 124 | | 2,479 |
Atrion Corp. | 8 | | 2,467 |
OrthoPediatrics Corp.* | 80 | | 2,466 |
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.* | 948 | | 2,360 |
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.* | 373 | | 2,320 |
Nuvation Bio, Inc.* | 1,852 | | 2,296 |
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.* | 348 | | 2,185 |
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 230 | | 2,148 |
European Wax Center, Inc. — Class A* | 150 | | 2,142 |
Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 150 | | 2,092 |
Pennant Group, Inc.* | 152 | | 2,085 |
Carriage Services, Inc. — Class A | 90 | | 2,033 |
Replimune Group, Inc.* | 177 | | 1,979 |
Turning Point Brands, Inc. | 86 | | 1,963 |
Vital Farms, Inc.* | 146 | | 1,945 |
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.* | 811 | | 1,906 |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.* | 86 | | 1,884 |
Mission Produce, Inc.* | 220 | | 1,861 |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.* | 806 | | 1,717 |
Pulmonx Corp.* | 155 | | 1,689 |
Utah Medical Products, Inc. | 20 | | 1,686 |
Aaron’s Company, Inc. | 183 | | 1,612 |
Cerus Corp.* | 986 | | 1,587 |
Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | 402 | | 1,536 |
ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 188 | | 1,485 |
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 220 | | 1,481 |
Joint Corp.* | 165 | | 1,450 |
AngioDynamics, Inc.* | 220 | | 1,437 |
Accuray, Inc.* | 550 | | 1,435 |
Cleanspark, Inc.* | 228 | | 1,423 |
Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.* | 225 | | 1,368 |
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,100 | | 1,353 |
Sutro Biopharma, Inc.* | 517 | | 1,349 |
Willdan Group, Inc.* | 66 | | 1,320 |
Cullinan Oncology, Inc.* | 154 | | 1,261 |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 326 | | 1,213 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.9% (continued) | | | |
Udemy, Inc.* | 81 | $ | 1,205 |
Invitae Corp.* | 2,340 | | 1,189 |
Honest Company, Inc.* | 495 | | 1,183 |
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,018 | | 1,161 |
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.* | 120 | | 1,123 |
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,039 | | 1,101 |
InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.* | 108 | | 1,083 |
Vera Therapeutics, Inc.* | 76 | | 1,030 |
HF Foods Group, Inc.* | 217 | | 1,029 |
Harvard Bioscience, Inc.* | 234 | | 997 |
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,464 | | 971 |
Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.* | 379 | | 966 |
Kodiak Sciences, Inc.* | 399 | | 966 |
Allakos, Inc.* | 417 | | 926 |
MeiraGTx Holdings plc* | 177 | | 924 |
Orthofix Medical, Inc.* | 78 | | 862 |
Ocugen, Inc.* | 2,201 | | 851 |
2U, Inc.* | 857 | | 842 |
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 120 | | 839 |
Celcuity, Inc.* | 57 | | 836 |
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 50 | | 826 |
ALX Oncology Holdings, Inc.* | 105 | | 823 |
Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.* | 172 | | 819 |
Seer, Inc.* | 495 | | 797 |
BioLife Solutions, Inc.* | 61 | | 755 |
C4 Therapeutics, Inc.* | 460 | | 750 |
Pulse Biosciences, Inc.* | 83 | | 749 |
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.* | 747 | | 734 |
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc.* | 542 | | 732 |
Whole Earth Brands, Inc.* | 222 | | 721 |
Inogen, Inc.* | 116 | | 675 |
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 1,012 | | 668 |
Bioventus, Inc. — Class A* | 164 | | 656 |
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.* | 235 | | 642 |
Precigen, Inc.* | 565 | | 633 |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | 287 | | 614 |
Scilex Holding Co.* | 491 | | 614 |
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,415 | | 608 |
Generation Bio Co.* | 522 | | 590 |
Verastem, Inc.* | 85 | | 586 |
Erasca, Inc.* | 335 | | 569 |
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.* | 428 | | 552 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.9% (continued) | | | |
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.* | 386 | $ | 537 |
Atossa Therapeutics, Inc.* | 697 | | 518 |
Vaxart, Inc.* | 715 | | 511 |
Stereotaxis, Inc.* | 295 | | 487 |
CEL-SCI Corp.* | 214 | | 481 |
Absci Corp.* | 287 | | 479 |
Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 212 | | 471 |
Annexon, Inc.* | 185 | | 461 |
Cue Biopharma, Inc.* | 183 | | 457 |
Apyx Medical Corp.* | 185 | | 437 |
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 408 | | 432 |
Seres Therapeutics, Inc.* | 414 | | 431 |
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.* | 113 | | 428 |
Chimerix, Inc.* | 435 | | 423 |
Mind Medicine MindMed, Inc.* | 125 | | 412 |
ChromaDex Corp.* | 279 | | 388 |
NeuroPace, Inc.* | 42 | | 378 |
Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc.* | 153 | | 375 |
Graphite Bio, Inc.* | 160 | | 363 |
Asensus Surgical, Inc.* | 1,394 | | 361 |
Curis, Inc.* | 25 | | 358 |
PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 156 | | 357 |
XBiotech, Inc.* | 90 | | 353 |
Kinnate Biopharma, Inc.* | 153 | | 347 |
Allovir, Inc.* | 175 | | 329 |
Personalis, Inc.* | 214 | | 327 |
Inozyme Pharma, Inc.* | 85 | | 327 |
Gritstone bio, Inc.* | 249 | | 324 |
IGM Biosciences, Inc.* | 48 | | 323 |
Affimed N.V.* | 691 | | 311 |
Shattuck Labs, Inc.* | 158 | | 310 |
Cyteir Therapeutics, Inc.* | 99 | | 300 |
Avrobio, Inc.* | 225 | | 297 |
CytoSorbents Corp.* | 245 | | 294 |
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc.* | 153 | | 288 |
Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 78 | | 287 |
Greenwich Lifesciences, Inc.* | 24 | | 281 |
Cardiff Oncology, Inc.* | 226 | | 278 |
Athira Pharma, Inc.* | 192 | | 276 |
Kronos Bio, Inc.* | 231 | | 275 |
NanoString Technologies, Inc.* | 532 | | 265 |
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.* | 264 | | 255 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.9% (continued) | | | |
2seventy bio, Inc.* | 135 | $ | 247 |
Inotiv, Inc.* | 99 | | 245 |
Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.* | 133 | | 234 |
Ikena Oncology, Inc.* | 161 | | 233 |
Tourmaline Bio, Inc. | 12 | | 232 |
DermTech, Inc.* | 144 | | 232 |
Applied Therapeutics, Inc.* | 105 | | 222 |
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.* | 12 | | 218 |
Instil Bio, Inc.* | 629 | | 213 |
Prelude Therapeutics, Inc.* | 64 | | 212 |
Vor BioPharma, Inc.* | 113 | | 209 |
MEI Pharma, Inc. | 33 | | 203 |
AirSculpt Technologies, Inc.* | 38 | | 191 |
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.* | 219 | | 183 |
Spyre Therapeutics, Inc.* | 10 | | 179 |
Assertio Holdings, Inc.* | 173 | | 176 |
Spero Therapeutics, Inc.* | 144 | | 164 |
BioAtla, Inc.* | 92 | | 163 |
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.* | 3,481 | | 157 |
Neoleukin Therapeutics, Inc.* | 41 | | 142 |
Carisma Therapeutics, Inc. | 59 | | 142 |
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 187 | | 140 |
Passage Bio, Inc.* | 220 | | 139 |
Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc ADR* | 273 | | 136 |
Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc.* | 38 | | 136 |
PAVmed, Inc.* | 429 | | 133 |
Homology Medicines, Inc.* | 249 | | 132 |
Century Therapeutics, Inc.* | 96 | | 131 |
Zevia PBC — Class A* | 61 | | 131 |
Korro Bio, Inc.* | 3 | | 126 |
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.* | 11 | | 123 |
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.* | 46 | | 119 |
Retractable Technologies, Inc.* | 103 | | 117 |
Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.* | 11 | | 117 |
Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 136 | | 116 |
Exagen, Inc.* | 61 | | 115 |
Beyondspring, Inc.* | 133 | | 114 |
Biodesix, Inc.* | 75 | | 112 |
Precision BioSciences, Inc.* | 296 | | 105 |
Quince Therapeutics, Inc.* | 118 | | 105 |
Eliem Therapeutics, Inc.* | 41 | | 104 |
Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. — Class A* | 86 | | 101 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.9% (continued) | | | |
Pyxis Oncology, Inc.* | 62 | $ | 99 |
Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc.* | 263 | | 97 |
Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.* | 244 | | 96 |
Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 34 | | 93 |
Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 124 | | 89 |
Aspira Women’s Health, Inc.* | 28 | | 89 |
Aligos Therapeutics, Inc.* | 125 | | 87 |
Alpha Teknova, Inc.* | 41 | | 84 |
Durect Corp.* | 134 | | 83 |
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.* | 19 | | 82 |
Elicio Therapeutics, Inc.* | 12 | | 74 |
Molecular Templates, Inc.* | 14 | | 68 |
Hookipa Pharma, Inc.* | 114 | | 65 |
Solid Biosciences, Inc.* | 23 | | 65 |
Oncocyte Corp.* | 17 | | 65 |
Vincerx Pharma, Inc.* | 95 | | 62 |
Sera Prognostics, Inc. — Class A* | 31 | | 60 |
Fortress Biotech, Inc.* | 28 | | 55 |
Rent the Runway, Inc. — Class A* | 99 | | 53 |
Talis Biomedical Corp.* | 6 | | 44 |
Vapotherm, Inc.* | 16 | | 43 |
Lucid Diagnostics, Inc.* | 29 | | 43 |
Xilio Therapeutics, Inc.* | 43 | | 41 |
Mustang Bio, Inc.* | 28 | | 40 |
Laird Superfood, Inc.* | 37 | | 39 |
Portage Biotech, Inc.* | 29 | | 38 |
KALA BIO, Inc.* | 6 | | 36 |
Atreca, Inc. — Class A* | 154 | | 34 |
Forte Biosciences, Inc.* | 67 | | 32 |
Cue Health, Inc.* | 85 | | 30 |
Applied Molecular Transport, Inc.* | 148 | | 29 |
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.* | 16 | | 28 |
Acutus Medical, Inc.* | 113 | | 27 |
Seelos Therapeutics, Inc.* | 19 | | 24 |
GT Biopharma, Inc.* | 105 | | 23 |
VBI Vaccines, Inc.* | 37 | | 23 |
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4 | | 22 |
Trevena, Inc.* | 38 | | 22 |
Eargo, Inc.* | 8 | | 21 |
Telesis Bio, Inc.* | 47 | | 20 |
22nd Century Group, Inc.* | 64 | | 17 |
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc.* | 11 | | 12 |
See notes to financial statements.
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COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.9% (continued) | | | |
Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.* | 547 | $ | 10 |
NexImmune, Inc.* | 4 | | 10 |
Landos Biopharma, Inc.* | 2 | | 8 |
Eterna Therapeutics, Inc.* | 8 | | 7 |
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.* | 13 | | 7 |
Endo International plc* | 2,732 | | 7 |
iBio, Inc.* | 2 | | 7 |
Ontrak, Inc.* | 9 | | 5 |
Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc.* | 1 | | 4 |
SQZ Biotechnologies Co.* | 135 | | 3 |
Oncorus, Inc.* | 121 | | 3 |
Avalo Therapeutics, Inc.* | 30 | | 2 |
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 521 | | 2 |
Athersys, Inc.* | 49 | | 1 |
AppHarvest, Inc.* | 415 | | 1 |
Humanigen, Inc.* | 284 | | 1 |
Tattooed Chef, Inc.* | 281 | | – |
9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.* | 67 | | – |
Codiak Biosciences, Inc.*,††† | 94 | | – |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†† | 67 | | – |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†† | 67 | | – |
ViewRay, Inc.* | 837 | | – |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 4,503,497 |
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Communications – 0.5% | | | |
Expedia Group, Inc.*,1 | 2,988 | | 406,906 |
Etsy, Inc.*,1 | 4,900 | | 371,446 |
Netflix, Inc.*,1 | 751 | | 355,952 |
Amazon.com, Inc.*,1 | 1,757 | | 256,680 |
F5, Inc.*,1 | 1,315 | | 225,115 |
eBay, Inc.1 | 5,107 | | 209,438 |
Match Group, Inc.*,1 | 5,697 | | 184,469 |
Charter Communications, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 457 | | 182,859 |
Walt Disney Co.1 | 1,941 | | 179,911 |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.*,1 | 10,664 | | 111,439 |
Ziff Davis, Inc.* | 508 | | 32,421 |
DISH Network Corp. — Class A*,1 | 8,508 | | 31,139 |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | 1,417 | | 24,457 |
Cargurus, Inc.* | 1,120 | | 24,214 |
Perficient, Inc.* | 380 | | 23,514 |
Q2 Holdings, Inc.* | 638 | | 22,662 |
Upwork, Inc.* | 1,378 | | 19,416 |
See notes to financial statements.
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COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | |
Communications – 0.5% (continued) | | | |
Magnite, Inc.* | 1,523 | $ | 12,306 |
Shutterstock, Inc. | 274 | | 12,031 |
Beyond, Inc.* | 504 | | 9,687 |
TechTarget, Inc.* | 305 | | 9,028 |
Open Lending Corp. — Class A* | 1,223 | | 7,815 |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. — Class C* | 906 | | 6,188 |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.* | 4,259 | | 6,176 |
Revolve Group, Inc.* | 420 | | 5,594 |
Infinera Corp.* | 1,081 | | 4,205 |
Stitch Fix, Inc. — Class A* | 949 | | 3,549 |
iHeartMedia, Inc. — Class A* | 1,313 | | 3,440 |
Eventbrite, Inc. — Class A* | 448 | | 3,158 |
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. — Class A* | 317 | | 2,799 |
Liquidity Services, Inc.* | 135 | | 2,587 |
IDT Corp. — Class B* | 85 | | 2,495 |
EW Scripps Co. — Class A* | 335 | | 2,315 |
NETGEAR, Inc.* | 169 | | 2,305 |
EchoStar Corp. — Class A* | 219 | | 2,293 |
Anterix, Inc.* | 68 | | 2,224 |
RealReal, Inc.* | 940 | | 2,124 |
OptimizeRx Corp.* | 205 | | 1,950 |
Boston Omaha Corp. — Class A* | 118 | | 1,711 |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. — Class A* | 237 | | 1,605 |
Thryv Holdings, Inc.* | 90 | | 1,601 |
Groupon, Inc.* | 140 | | 1,583 |
Gannett Company, Inc.* | 838 | | 1,550 |
Ooma, Inc.* | 130 | | 1,508 |
Entravision Communications Corp. — Class A | 358 | | 1,421 |
Advantage Solutions, Inc.* | 455 | | 1,251 |
Tucows, Inc. — Class A* | 58 | | 1,230 |
Ribbon Communications, Inc.* | 419 | | 893 |
CarParts.com, Inc.* | 291 | | 891 |
Lands’ End, Inc.* | 85 | | 600 |
1stdibs.com, Inc.* | 106 | | 453 |
Telesat Corp.* | 41 | | 447 |
Solo Brands, Inc. — Class A* | 71 | | 370 |
Cambium Networks Corp.* | 63 | | 294 |
comScore, Inc.* | 417 | | 280 |
National CineMedia, Inc.* | 35 | | 142 |
VirnetX Holding Corp. | 18 | | 139 |
Fluent, Inc.* | 258 | | 134 |
Inseego Corp.* | 498 | | 110 |
See notes to financial statements.
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COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | |
Communications – 0.5% (continued) | | | |
CuriosityStream, Inc.* | 155 | $ | 107 |
CalAmp Corp.* | 208 | | 67 |
aka Brands Holding Corp.* | 4 | | 39 |
Audacy, Inc.* | 23 | | 7 |
Digital Media Solutions, Inc. — Class A* | 1 | | – |
HyreCar, Inc.* | 104 | | – |
Total Communications | | | 2,784,740 |
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Industrial – 0.4% | | | |
Garmin Ltd.1 | 2,328 | | 284,575 |
Generac Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 2,048 | | 239,760 |
Dover Corp.1 | 1,697 | | 239,549 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.*,1 | 1,753 | | 238,215 |
Johnson Controls International plc1 | 4,227 | | 223,186 |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.1 | 3,048 | | 208,575 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | 2,047 | | 180,770 |
Ball Corp.1 | 2,988 | | 165,206 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.1 | 1,746 | | 158,711 |
Exponent, Inc. | 606 | | 46,638 |
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. | 1,417 | | 41,716 |
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 366 | | 37,808 |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | 1,438 | | 27,394 |
Kennametal, Inc. | 980 | | 22,844 |
Helios Technologies, Inc. | 378 | | 14,508 |
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.* | 305 | | 9,537 |
Vicor Corp.* | 247 | | 9,033 |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.* | 331 | | 8,649 |
nLight, Inc.* | 509 | | 6,729 |
CryoPort, Inc.* | 476 | | 6,673 |
TriMas Corp. | 253 | | 6,484 |
GrafTech International Ltd. | 2,345 | | 5,792 |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. | 163 | | 5,692 |
Gorman-Rupp Co. | 135 | | 4,263 |
Triumph Group, Inc.* | 373 | | 4,174 |
Astec Industries, Inc. | 133 | | 4,135 |
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. | 285 | | 3,919 |
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | 212 | | 3,894 |
Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. | 256 | | 2,929 |
Manitowoc Company, Inc.* | 204 | | 2,923 |
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.* | 263 | | 2,756 |
GoPro, Inc. — Class A* | 755 | | 2,725 |
Enviri Corp.* | 459 | | 2,708 |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 29 | | 2,476 |
See notes to financial statements.
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COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | |
Industrial – 0.4% (continued) | | | |
Tutor Perini Corp.* | 245 | $ | 2,051 |
Ranpak Holdings Corp.* | 447 | | 1,833 |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 152 | | 1,795 |
Blink Charging Co.* | 428 | | 1,378 |
Luxfer Holdings plc | 164 | | 1,353 |
Standard BioTools, Inc.* | 454 | | 1,171 |
Pure Cycle Corp.* | 114 | | 1,140 |
AMMO, Inc.* | 515 | | 1,050 |
Daseke, Inc.* | 239 | | 1,047 |
Turtle Beach Corp.* | 90 | | 1,018 |
Identiv, Inc.* | 127 | | 879 |
Kopin Corp.* | 462 | | 702 |
Byrna Technologies, Inc.* | 109 | | 638 |
Caesarstone Ltd.* | 134 | | 544 |
Latham Group, Inc.* | 240 | | 542 |
Yellow Corp.* | 300 | | 480 |
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.* | 465 | | 397 |
INNOVATE Corp.* | 282 | | 299 |
Akoustis Technologies, Inc.* | 287 | | 164 |
AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc.* | 406 | | 50 |
View, Inc.* | 9 | | 6 |
Total Industrial | | | 2,243,483 |
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Basic Materials – 0.0% | | | |
Balchem Corp. | 377 | | 47,019 |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | 157 | | 28,070 |
Tronox Holdings plc — Class A | 1,344 | | 17,136 |
Energy Fuels, Inc.* | 900 | | 7,155 |
Novagold Resources, Inc.* | 1,390 | | 5,838 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 200 | | 4,856 |
Coeur Mining, Inc.* | 1,501 | | 4,578 |
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. — Class A | 154 | | 3,947 |
Centrus Energy Corp. — Class A* | 57 | | 2,851 |
Gatos Silver, Inc.* | 276 | | 1,747 |
Codexis, Inc.* | 706 | | 1,666 |
Mativ Holdings, Inc. | 136 | | 1,589 |
Danimer Scientific, Inc.* | 1,055 | | 1,150 |
Unifi, Inc.* | 81 | | 527 |
Glatfelter Corp.* | 261 | | 384 |
Amyris, Inc.* | 2,060 | | 26 |
Total Basic Materials | | | 128,539 |
See notes to financial statements.
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COMMON STOCKS† – 5.6% (continued) | | | | |
Energy – 0.0% | | | | |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.* | | 1,009 | $ | 11,704 |
SunPower Corp. — Class A* | | 937 | | 3,889 |
Stem, Inc.* | | 1,328 | | 3,811 |
DMC Global, Inc.* | | 111 | | 1,770 |
Gevo, Inc.* | | 1,167 | | 1,319 |
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.* | | 226 | | 1,074 |
Aemetis, Inc.* | | 161 | | 715 |
Beam Global* | | 52 | | 297 |
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.* | | 259 | | 285 |
Spruce Power Holding Corp.* | | 78 | | 274 |
Total Energy | | | | 25,138 |
Utilities – 0.0% | | | | |
Ameresco, Inc. — Class A* | | 362 | | 10,846 |
Middlesex Water Co. | | 101 | | 6,454 |
Global Water Resources, Inc. | | 75 | | 915 |
Via Renewables, Inc. | | 15 | | 136 |
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. — Class A* | | 4 | | 18 |
Total Utilities | | | | 18,369 |
Total Common Stocks | | | | |
(Cost $53,924,784) | | | | 29,504,962 |
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PREFERRED STOCKS†† – 6.3% | | | | |
Financial – 5.8% | | | | |
Markel Group, Inc. | | | | |
6.00% | 5,000,000 | | 4,889,445 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | | |
3.80% | 5,000,000 | | 4,213,924 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | | |
3.75% | 5,000,000 | | 4,160,257 |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | | |
4.15% | 5,000,000 | | 4,130,192 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | |
4.38% | 139,386 | | 2,489,434 |
4.75%1 | 61,250 | | 1,176,613 |
3.90% | 400,000 | | 360,869 |
Bank of America Corp. | | | | |
4.38% | 1,781,500 | | 3,840,729 |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | | | |
4.60%1 | 85,536 | | 1,490,892 |
Public Storage | | | | |
4.10%1 | 58,000 | | 1,059,660 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | | |
7.13% due 10/15/52 | | 33,600 | | 879,312 |
See notes to financial statements.
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PREFERRED STOCKS†† – 6.3% (continued) | | | | |
Financial – 5.8% (continued) | | | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | | |
9.25% | 750,000 | $ | 782,849 |
Jackson Financial, Inc. | | | | |
8.00%1 | 26,000 | | 650,520 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | | |
4.20% | 38,000 | | 634,220 |
First Republic Bank††† | | | | |
4.50% | 200,000 | | 20 |
Total Financial | | | | 30,758,936 |
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Government – 0.5% | | | | |
CoBank ACB | | | | |
4.25% | 3,000,000 | | 2,373,750 |
Total Preferred Stocks | | | | |
(Cost $44,953,543) | | | | 33,132,686 |
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WARRANTS† – 0.0% | | | | |
Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. | | | | |
Expiring 03/31/262 | | 4,204 | | 51 |
Total Warrants | | | | |
(Cost $187) | | | | 51 |
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RIGHTS††† – 0.0% | | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.0% | | | | |
Korro Bio Inc | | | | |
Expires 12/31/26 | | 191 | | – |
Assertio Holdings Inc | | | | |
Expires 12/31/25 | | 971 | | – |
Carisma Therapeutics, Inc. | | | | |
Expires 03/31/27 | | 1,182 | | – |
Epizyme, Inc. | | 793 | | – |
Disc Medicine, Inc. | | 130 | | – |
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. | | 196 | | – |
Eli Lilly & Co | | 6 | | – |
Radius Health, Inc. | | 558 | | – |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | | – |
See notes to financial statements.
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RIGHTS††† – 0.0% (continued) | | |
Communications – 0.0% | | |
Groupon, Inc. | | |
Expires 01/17/24 | 140 | $ – |
Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. | | |
Expires | 240 | – |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc. | | |
Expires | 208 | – |
Magnenta Therapeutics, Inc. | 178 | – |
Total Communications | | – |
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Financial – 0.0% | | |
Gurnet Point Capital LLC | 285 | – |
Total Rights | | |
(Cost $61) | | – |
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS† – 1.0% | | |
VanEck Gold Miners ETF1 | 162,400 | 5,086,368 |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds | | |
(Cost $5,249,824) | | 5,086,368 |
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MUTUAL FUND† – 1.1% | | |
Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund — Institutional Class5 | 192,151 | 5,729,942 |
Total Mutual Fund | | |
(Cost $7,359,641) | | 5,729,942 |
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CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS† – 2.3% | | |
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund1 | 309,597 | 2,860,676 |
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc. | 744,627 | 2,851,922 |
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | 283,098 | 2,836,642 |
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.1 | 193,981 | 2,017,402 |
Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund1 | 88,264 | 965,608 |
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.1 | 51,928 | 667,794 |
Total Closed-End Mutual Funds | | |
(Cost $16,126,613) | | 12,200,044 |
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS† – 1.2% | | |
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund — Institutional Shares, 5.27%6 | 3,360,194 | 3,360,194 |
Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund — Institutional Shares, 5.24%6 | 2,980,345 | 2,980,345 |
Total Money Market Funds | | |
(Cost $6,340,539) | | 6,340,539 |
See notes to financial statements.
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CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% | | | |
Financial – 11.0% | | | |
NFP Corp. | | | |
6.88% due 08/15/287 | 3,250,000 | $ | 2,893,656 |
7.50% due 10/01/301,7 | 1,400,000 | | 1,387,630 |
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC | | | |
5.50% due 04/15/297 | 4,300,000 | | 3,847,060 |
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Company-Issuer Corp. | | | |
5.00% due 08/15/287 | 3,810,000 | | 3,257,246 |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | | | |
4.30% due 02/01/617 | 5,250,000 | | 3,005,689 |
FS KKR Capital Corp. | | | |
3.25% due 07/15/271 | 3,300,000 | | 2,909,461 |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | |
5.25% due 07/15/307 | 2,940,000 | | 2,696,134 |
OneMain Finance Corp. | | | |
4.00% due 09/15/301 | 3,300,000 | | 2,688,237 |
Global Atlantic Finance Co. | | | |
3.13% due 06/15/317 | 1,750,000 | | 1,393,260 |
4.70% due 10/15/513,7 | 1,500,000 | | 1,244,117 |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. | | | |
5.00% due 03/01/311 | 3,500,000 | | 2,626,554 |
GLP Capital Limited Partnership / GLP Financing II, Inc. | | | |
3.25% due 01/15/321 | 3,250,000 | | 2,610,618 |
Accident Fund Insurance Company of America | | | |
8.50% due 08/01/321,7 | 2,550,000 | | 2,516,714 |
Hunt Companies, Inc. | | | |
5.25% due 04/15/297 | 1,850,000 | | 1,587,575 |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | | | |
4.38% due 01/15/277 | 1,700,000 | | 1,555,500 |
Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Company-Issuer, Inc. | | | |
4.00% due 10/15/331,7 | 1,800,000 | | 1,455,354 |
3.88% due 03/01/317 | 100,000 | | 84,000 |
Atlantic Marine Corporations Communities LLC | | | |
5.38% due 02/15/48 | 2,054,936 | | 1,520,336 |
Sherwood Financing plc | | | |
4.50% due 11/15/26 | EUR 1,500,000 | | 1,430,584 |
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC | | | |
6.75% due 05/15/287 | 1,500,000 | | 1,425,000 |
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc. | | | |
5.00% due 07/15/327 | 1,600,000 | | 1,389,584 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | |
5.13% due 03/01/521,3 | 1,550,000 | | 1,376,956 |
Credit Suisse AG NY | | | |
7.95% due 01/09/25 | 1,300,000 | | 1,325,258 |
See notes to financial statements.
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CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% (continued) | | | |
Financial – 11.0% (continued) | | | |
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. | | | |
8.50% due 03/15/307 | 750,000 | $ | 774,375 |
10.50% due 12/15/307 | 500,000 | | 517,500 |
NatWest Group plc | | | |
7.47% due 11/10/263 | 1,250,000 | | 1,281,201 |
Standard Chartered plc | | | |
7.78% due 11/16/253,7 | 1,150,000 | | 1,169,030 |
Ares Finance Company IV LLC | | | |
3.65% due 02/01/527 | 1,650,000 | | 1,071,378 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | |
8.13% due 10/31/823 | 1,050,000 | | 1,055,804 |
KKR Group Finance Company X LLC | | | |
3.25% due 12/15/511,7 | 1,600,000 | | 988,510 |
PHM Group Holding Oy | | | |
4.75% due 06/18/267 | EUR 1,000,000 | | 976,138 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc. | | | |
6.88% due 12/15/523 | 900,000 | | 864,284 |
Bank of Nova Scotia | | | |
8.63% due 10/27/823 | 750,000 | | 753,648 |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. | | | |
5.00% due 02/01/267 | 790,000 | | 753,238 |
Kane Bidco Ltd. | | | |
5.00% due 02/15/27 | EUR 700,000 | | 724,344 |
Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg S.A. | | | |
5.00% due 04/02/493,7 | 600,000 | | 561,771 |
Ryan Specialty LLC | | | |
4.38% due 02/01/307 | 450,000 | | 406,125 |
Total Financial | | | 58,123,869 |
|
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 8.2% | | | |
DaVita, Inc. | | | |
4.63% due 06/01/301,7 | 5,200,000 | | 4,395,117 |
US Foods, Inc. | | | |
4.63% due 06/01/301,7 | 4,250,000 | | 3,834,454 |
Sotheby’s/Bidfair Holdings, Inc. | | | |
5.88% due 06/01/291,7 | 4,400,000 | | 3,575,000 |
Upbound Group, Inc. | | | |
6.38% due 02/15/291,7 | 3,412,000 | | 3,106,933 |
BCP V Modular Services Finance II plc | | | |
4.75% due 11/30/28 | EUR 3,000,000 | | 2,899,020 |
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH | | | |
5.50% due 01/15/287 | 3,125,000 | | 2,897,603 |
ADT Security Corp. | | | |
4.88% due 07/15/321,7 | 3,300,000 | | 2,891,856 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% (continued) | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 8.2% (continued) | | | |
Carriage Services, Inc. | | | |
4.25% due 05/15/297 | 3,150,000 | $ | 2,665,530 |
CPI CG, Inc. | | | |
8.63% due 03/15/267 | 2,290,000 | | 2,175,642 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | | | |
4.00% due 09/01/281 | 2,000,000 | | 1,701,337 |
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. | | | |
4.88% due 06/01/287 | 3,300,000 | | 1,679,439 |
Post Holdings, Inc. | | | |
5.50% due 12/15/291,7 | 1,700,000 | | 1,598,054 |
Medline Borrower, LP | | | |
5.25% due 10/01/291,7 | 1,750,000 | | 1,583,689 |
Reynolds American, Inc. | | | |
5.70% due 08/15/351 | 1,550,000 | | 1,454,657 |
Castor S.p.A. | | | |
9.10% (3 Month EURIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 02/15/29◊,7 | EUR 1,400,000 | | 1,442,369 |
JBS USA LUX S.A. / JBS USA Food Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc. | | | |
4.38% due 02/02/52 | 1,750,000 | | 1,200,338 |
Legends Hospitality Holding Company LLC / Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc. | | | |
5.00% due 02/01/261,7 | 1,075,000 | | 1,058,868 |
WW International, Inc. | | | |
4.50% due 04/15/297 | 1,750,000 | | 1,005,471 |
Garden Spinco Corp. | | | |
8.63% due 07/20/307 | 900,000 | | 944,696 |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. | | | |
3.13% due 02/15/297 | 300,000 | | 251,250 |
APi Group DE, Inc. | | | |
4.75% due 10/15/297 | 250,000 | | 223,740 |
Williams Scotsman, Inc. | | | |
7.38% due 10/01/317 | 150,000 | | 153,616 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. | | | |
6.00% due 06/15/307 | 150,000 | | 144,823 |
Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc. | | | |
due 07/31/277,8 | 1,750,000 | | 131,250 |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc. | | | |
7.50% due 07/01/307 | 100,000 | | 99,000 |
HealthEquity, Inc. | | | |
4.50% due 10/01/297 | 75,000 | | 67,537 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | | | |
4.88% due 01/01/26 | 50,000 | | 49,129 |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 43,230,418 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% (continued) | | | |
Communications – 7.2% | | | |
Altice France S.A. | | | |
5.13% due 01/15/291,7 | 5,260,000 | $ | 3,818,323 |
5.13% due 07/15/297 | 2,000,000 | | 1,430,420 |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | | | |
4.50% due 06/01/337 | 6,500,000 | | 5,200,428 |
British Telecommunications plc | | | |
4.88% due 11/23/813,7 | 5,000,000 | | 4,127,518 |
Ziggo Bond Company BV | | | |
5.13% due 02/28/301,7 | 4,361,000 | | 3,408,322 |
Vodafone Group plc | | | |
5.13% due 06/04/813 | 4,750,000 | | 3,252,302 |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. | | | |
5.75% due 08/01/281,7 | 1,800,000 | | 1,642,500 |
8.00% due 08/01/297 | 1,700,000 | | 1,532,125 |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc | | | |
4.25% due 01/31/311,7 | 3,250,000 | | 2,731,335 |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. | | | |
4.00% due 03/01/271,7 | 3,250,000 | | 2,479,639 |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC | | | |
6.75% due 10/15/277 | 1,750,000 | | 1,645,569 |
5.13% due 07/15/291,7 | 445,000 | | 373,549 |
Rogers Communications, Inc. | | | |
5.25% due 03/15/821,3,7 | 1,600,000 | | 1,471,548 |
CSC Holdings LLC | | | |
11.25% due 05/15/287 | 1,000,000 | | 998,244 |
4.50% due 11/15/317 | 300,000 | | 212,304 |
6.50% due 02/01/297 | 100,000 | | 84,578 |
Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc. | | | |
4.50% due 09/15/267 | 1,500,000 | | 1,117,351 |
Ciena Corp. | | | |
4.00% due 01/31/307 | 850,000 | | 749,286 |
UPC Broadband Finco BV | | | |
4.88% due 07/15/317 | 750,000 | | 632,812 |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | | | |
7.00% due 06/15/277 | 500,000 | | 491,250 |
VZ Secured Financing BV | | | |
5.00% due 01/15/327 | 500,000 | | 410,083 |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp. | | | |
4.25% due 01/15/297 | 325,000 | | 280,696 |
Total Communications | | | 38,090,182 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% (continued) | | | |
Industrial – 6.6% | | | |
PGT Innovations, Inc. | | | |
4.38% due 10/01/291,7 | 3,295,000 | $ | 3,118,234 |
Standard Industries, Inc. | | | |
4.38% due 07/15/301,7 | 2,400,000 | | 2,103,678 |
3.38% due 01/15/317 | 1,000,000 | | 821,058 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | | | |
3.75% due 07/15/29 | 6,100,000 | | 2,836,500 |
11.00% due 11/15/29††† | 907,587 | | 1 |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc. | | | |
9.75% due 07/15/287 | 2,300,000 | | 2,294,716 |
5.25% due 07/15/287 | 450,000 | | 418,859 |
TK Elevator US Newco, Inc. | | | |
5.25% due 07/15/271,7 | 2,630,000 | | 2,498,733 |
Enviri Corp. | | | |
5.75% due 07/31/271,7 | 2,625,000 | | 2,284,590 |
MIWD Holdco II LLC / MIWD Finance Corp. | | | |
5.50% due 02/01/301,7 | 2,600,000 | | 2,202,856 |
GrafTech Finance, Inc. | | | |
4.63% due 12/15/281,7 | 3,200,000 | | 2,146,304 |
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Incorporated/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC | | | |
4.00% due 10/15/271,7 | 2,150,000 | | 1,967,250 |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. | | | |
6.38% due 06/15/327 | 1,500,000 | | 1,475,928 |
Artera Services LLC | | | |
9.03% due 12/04/257 | 1,600,000 | | 1,461,208 |
Clearwater Paper Corp. | | | |
4.75% due 08/15/287 | 1,609,000 | | 1,435,849 |
Victoria plc | | | |
3.63% due 08/05/26 | EUR 1,600,000 | | 1,319,155 |
Calderys Financing LLC | | | |
11.25% due 06/01/287 | 1,250,000 | | 1,274,150 |
Waste Pro USA, Inc. | | | |
5.50% due 02/15/267 | 1,150,000 | | 1,085,313 |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. | | | |
7.88% due 08/15/267 | 700,000 | | 695,367 |
9.25% due 04/15/277 | 350,000 | | 318,511 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | | | |
5.25% due 06/01/297 | 1,025,000 | | 845,654 |
AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC | | | |
10.25% due 10/15/287 | 650,000 | | 635,375 |
SCIL IV LLC / SCIL USA Holdings LLC | | | |
9.50% due 07/15/28 | EUR 550,000 | | 617,478 |
TVL Finance plc | | | |
9.45% (3 Month EURIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 04/28/28◊ | EUR 300,000 | | 332,503 |
Worldpay US, Inc. | | | |
8.50% due 01/15/31 | GBP 250,000 | | 326,873 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% (continued) | | | |
Industrial – 6.6% (continued) | | | |
Masonite International Corp. | | | |
3.50% due 02/15/307 | 300,000 | $ | 253,548 |
Total Industrial | | | 34,769,691 |
|
Consumer, Cyclical – 6.4% | | | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. | | | |
4.00% due 10/15/301,7 | 4,500,000 | | 3,879,371 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc. | | | |
4.13% due 07/01/291,7 | 3,350,000 | | 2,780,517 |
Station Casinos LLC | | | |
4.63% due 12/01/311,7 | 3,250,000 | | 2,761,460 |
Suburban Propane Partners Limited Partnership/Suburban Energy Finance Corp. | | | |
5.00% due 06/01/311,7 | 2,200,000 | | 1,947,000 |
Aramark Services, Inc. | | | |
5.00% due 02/01/287 | 2,000,000 | | 1,892,703 |
Air Canada | | | |
4.63% due 08/15/297 | CAD 2,750,000 | | 1,830,927 |
Wabash National Corp. | | | |
4.50% due 10/15/281,7 | 1,750,000 | | 1,496,200 |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Company, Inc. | | | |
4.63% due 01/15/291,7 | 1,650,000 | | 1,465,943 |
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc. | | | |
6.75% due 07/15/257 | 1,500,000 | | 1,450,845 |
Boyne USA, Inc. | | | |
4.75% due 05/15/297 | 1,600,000 | | 1,446,431 |
Scientific Games Holdings Limited Partnership/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc. | | | |
6.63% due 03/01/307 | 1,600,000 | | 1,432,000 |
Crocs, Inc. | | | |
4.25% due 03/15/297 | 1,625,000 | | 1,421,875 |
Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK plc | | | |
7.88% due 04/30/297 | 1,400,000 | | 1,396,500 |
Deuce FinCo plc | | | |
5.50% due 06/15/27 | GBP 1,200,000 | | 1,365,268 |
Steelcase, Inc. | | | |
5.13% due 01/18/291 | 1,450,000 | | 1,329,227 |
Ontario Gaming GTA, LP | | | |
8.00% due 08/01/307 | 1,250,000 | | 1,262,637 |
Evergreen Acqco 1 Limited Partnership / TVI, Inc. | | | |
9.75% due 04/26/281,7 | 1,170,000 | | 1,213,875 |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd. | | | |
5.75% due 01/20/267 | 1,400,000 | | 1,113,681 |
Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc. | | | |
7.75% due 03/15/317 | 650,000 | | 674,440 |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | |
9.00% due 02/15/311,7 | 550,000 | | 518,487 |
4.88% due 05/15/267 | 100,000 | | 94,229 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% (continued) | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical – 6.4% (continued) | | | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | | |
3.88% due 10/15/317 | 600,000 | $ | 482,104 |
JB Poindexter & Company, Inc. | | | |
7.13% due 04/15/267 | 325,000 | | 319,808 |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | | | |
4.00% due 08/15/297 | 300,000 | | 231,153 |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | | | 33,806,681 |
|
Energy – 5.4% | | | |
NuStar Logistics, LP | | | |
6.38% due 10/01/301 | 6,000,000 | | 5,850,000 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | |
7.95% due 06/15/391 | 3,190,000 | | 3,551,660 |
ITT Holdings LLC | | | |
6.50% due 08/01/291,7 | 3,750,000 | | 3,271,875 |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | | |
5.75% due 02/15/287 | 3,300,000 | | 3,051,543 |
Global Partners Limited Partnership / GLP Finance Corp. | | | |
7.00% due 08/01/271 | 2,400,000 | | 2,300,364 |
6.88% due 01/15/29 | 675,000 | | 628,540 |
Venture Global LNG, Inc. | | | |
9.88% due 02/01/327 | 2,550,000 | | 2,613,348 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | |
4.00% due 06/01/521 | 3,350,000 | | 2,436,891 |
TransMontaigne Partners Limited Partnership / TLP Finance Corp. | | | |
6.13% due 02/15/26 | 1,750,000 | | 1,527,068 |
Buckeye Partners, LP | | | |
5.85% due 11/15/43 | 1,650,000 | | 1,246,814 |
EnLink Midstream LLC | | | |
6.50% due 09/01/301,7 | 975,000 | | 981,334 |
BP Capital Markets plc | | | |
4.88% 3,9 | 500,000 | | 449,383 |
Energy Transfer, LP | | | |
5.75% due 04/01/25 | 150,000 | | 149,329 |
5.63% due 05/01/277 | 125,000 | | 122,819 |
Viper Energy, Inc. | | | |
7.38% due 11/01/317 | 250,000 | | 253,000 |
Total Energy | | | 28,433,968 |
|
Basic Materials – 3.8% | | | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | |
4.50% due 06/01/317 | 4,350,000 | | 3,511,551 |
SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL | | | |
5.00% due 10/30/291,7 | 4,250,000 | | 3,453,699 |
Ingevity Corp. | | | |
3.88% due 11/01/287 | 2,900,000 | | 2,457,760 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% (continued) | | | |
Basic Materials – 3.8% (continued) | | | |
SCIL IV LLC / SCIL USA Holdings LLC | | | |
5.38% due 11/01/267 | 2,250,000 | $ | 2,112,138 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | |
6.75% due 12/01/277 | 1,943,000 | | 1,891,219 |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | |
7.63% due 03/15/30 | 1,600,000 | | 1,624,137 |
6.38% due 07/15/28 | 200,000 | | 196,483 |
Illuminate Buyer LLC / Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc. | | | |
9.00% due 07/01/287 | 1,850,000 | | 1,739,000 |
Anglo American Capital plc | | | |
5.63% due 04/01/307 | 1,050,000 | | 1,034,654 |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | |
1.23% due 10/01/251,7 | 710,000 | | 648,397 |
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC | | | |
8.00% due 10/01/307 | 550,000 | | 561,170 |
Valvoline, Inc. | | | |
4.25% due 02/15/307 | 400,000 | | 395,193 |
WR Grace Holdings LLC | | | |
4.88% due 06/15/277 | 250,000 | | 238,076 |
Total Basic Materials | | | 19,863,477 |
|
Technology – 2.8% | | | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | | | |
5.00% due 12/15/297 | 3,300,000 | | 2,981,880 |
NCR Voyix Corp. | | | |
5.25% due 10/01/307 | 3,250,000 | | 2,856,879 |
AthenaHealth Group, Inc. | | | |
6.50% due 02/15/301,7 | 3,200,000 | | 2,773,771 |
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. | | | |
3.57% due 12/01/31 | 1,900,000 | | 1,636,128 |
Cloud Software Group, Inc. | | | |
6.50% due 03/31/291,7 | 1,660,000 | | 1,528,659 |
Central Parent Incorporated / CDK Global, Inc. | | | |
7.25% due 06/15/297 | 1,350,000 | | 1,348,839 |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | |
3.19% due 11/15/367 | 1,750,000 | | 1,337,131 |
Capstone Borrower, Inc. | | | |
8.00% due 06/15/307 | 100,000 | | 100,000 |
Total Technology | | | 14,563,287 |
|
Utilities – 0.3% | | | |
Terraform Global Operating, LP | | | |
6.13% due 03/01/267 | 1,150,000 | | 1,112,625 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | |
7.00% due 03/15/337 | 650,000 | | 657,182 |
Total Utilities | | | 1,769,807 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS†† – 51.7% (continued) | | | |
Total Corporate Bonds | | | |
(Cost $314,002,296) | | $ | 272,651,380 |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ – 29.9% | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 9.9% | | | |
LaserAway Intermediate Holdings II LLC | | | |
11.41% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 10/14/27 | 5,649,375 | | 5,543,449 |
Lyons Magnus | | | |
12.13% (3 Month Term SOFR + 2.50%, Rate Floor: 2.50%) | | | |
(in-kind rate was 4.25%) due 05/10/2710 | 5,935,179 | | 5,153,694 |
Gibson Brands, Inc. | | | |
10.66% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/11/28 | 5,649,375 | | 5,027,944 |
National Mentor Holdings, Inc. | | | |
9.21% ((1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%) and (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%), | | | |
Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/02/28 | 5,226,910 | | 4,733,646 |
9.24% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/02/28 | 168,375 | | 152,485 |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. | | | |
11.54% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 12/22/26 | 3,242,250 | | 3,242,250 |
Blue Ribbon LLC | | | |
11.43% (1 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 05/08/28 | 3,645,570 | | 3,107,848 |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc. | | | |
8.90% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 03/31/28 | 2,939,856 | | 2,888,409 |
Florida Food Products LLC | | | |
10.46% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 10/18/28 | 3,201,250 | | 2,737,069 |
Women’s Care Holdings, Inc. | | | |
10.05% (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 01/17/28 | 2,939,850 | | 2,596,269 |
Southern Veterinary Partners LLC | | | |
9.46% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 10/05/27 | 2,111,376 | | 2,098,708 |
PetIQ LLC | | | |
10.17% (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/13/28 | 1,912,626 | | 1,883,936 |
HAH Group Holding Co. LLC | | | |
10.45% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 10/29/27 | 1,901,182 | | 1,876,919 |
Mission Veterinary Partners | | | |
9.46% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/27/28 | 1,666,000 | | 1,642,743 |
Inception Holdco SARL | | | |
9.72% (3 Month EURIBOR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 09/26/29††† | EUR 1,400,000 | | 1,508,818 |
Pimente Investissement S.A.S. | | | |
7.72% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 12/29/28 | EUR 1,350,000 | | 1,457,033 |
AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc. | | | |
due 07/30/28 | 1,250,000 | | 1,237,500 |
Dhanani Group, Inc. | | | |
11.44% (1 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 06/10/27††† | 1,123,864 | | 1,112,625 |
Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH | | | |
7.46% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 08/21/26 | EUR 1,000,000 | | 1,073,057 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ – 29.9% (continued) | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 9.9% (continued) | | | |
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. | | | |
10.20% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 08/23/29 | 1,061,833 | $ | 1,065,157 |
Weber-Stephen Products LLC | | | |
8.71% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 10/29/27 | 1,033,775 | | 882,771 |
Financiere Mendel | | | |
9.62% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/30/30 | 500,000 | | 498,250 |
Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc. | | | |
7.54% ((1 Month Term SOFR + 2.00%) and (3 Month Term SOFR + 2.00%), | | | |
Rate Floor: 2.00%) due 11/15/27 | 300,000 | | 296,166 |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | | | |
7.17% (1 Month Term SOFR + 1.75%, Rate Floor: 1.75%) due 08/02/27 | 280,346 | | 275,639 |
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. | | | |
7.45% (1 Month Term SOFR + 2.00%, Rate Floor: 2.00%) due 05/24/27 | 269,402 | | 265,531 |
TGP Holdings LLC | | | |
8.70% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 06/29/28 | 188,403 | | 160,273 |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 52,518,189 |
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Consumer, Cyclical – 6.5% | | | |
Pacific Bells LLC | | | |
10.15% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 11/10/28 | 4,912,629 | | 4,846,603 |
Secretariat Advisors LLC | | | |
10.40% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.01%, Rate Floor: 5.01%) due 12/29/28††† | 4,329,000 | | 4,285,710 |
First Brands Group LLC | | | |
10.88% (6 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 03/30/27 | 3,234,902 | | 3,177,483 |
Cordobes Holdco SL | | | |
8.34% (1 Month EURIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/02/29 | EUR 2,400,000 | | 2,386,675 |
BRE/Everbright M6 Borrower LLC | | | |
10.43% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 09/09/26 | 2,352,000 | | 2,335,842 |
Breitling Financing SARL | | | |
7.86% (6 Month EURIBOR + 3.93%, Rate Floor: 3.93%) due 10/25/28 | EUR 2,000,000 | | 2,059,591 |
FR Refuel LLC | | | |
10.21% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 11/08/28 | 1,963,250 | | 1,899,444 |
The Facilities Group | | | |
11.24% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 11/30/27††† | 1,861,288 | | 1,824,062 |
NFM & J LLC | | | |
11.23% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 11/30/27††† | 1,831,600 | | 1,794,968 |
Alexander Mann | | | |
11.42% (1 Month Term SOFR + 6.10%, Rate Floor: 6.10%) due 06/29/27 | 1,800,000 | | 1,749,006 |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC | | | |
9.35% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 01/29/29 | 1,674,500 | | 1,661,322 |
Albion Financing 3 SARL | | | |
9.25% (3 Month EURIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 08/17/26 | EUR 1,300,000 | | 1,415,197 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ – 29.9% (continued) | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical – 6.5% (continued) | | | |
RealTruck Group, Inc. | | | |
10.44% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 01/31/28 | 1,400,000 | $ | 1,365,000 |
Shaw Development LLC | | | |
11.46% (6 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 10/30/29††† | 1,206,383 | | 1,182,597 |
Zephyr Bidco Ltd. | | | |
11.19% (1 Month GBP SONIA + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 07/31/28 | GBP 500,000 | | 615,405 |
Congruex Group LLC | | | |
11.28% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 05/03/29 | 444,375 | | 436,043 |
American Tire Distributors, Inc. | | | |
11.91% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 10/20/28 | 443,250 | | 368,146 |
Orion Group | | | |
11.89% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 03/19/27††† | 140,870 | | 138,293 |
11.69% (1 Month Term SOFR + 6.36%, Rate Floor: 7.36%) due 03/19/27††† | 138,922 | | 136,381 |
11.24% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 03/19/27††† | 9,391 | | 8,537 |
New Trojan Parent, Inc. | | | |
8.71% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 01/06/28 | 666,477 | | 276,961 |
CCRR Parent, Inc. | | | |
9.21% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/06/28 | 224,383 | | 211,107 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | | | |
8.70% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 02/06/30 | 199,000 | | 198,944 |
Outcomes Group Holdings, Inc. | | | |
13.04% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 10/26/26††† | 150,000 | | 137,250 |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | | | 34,510,567 |
Industrial – 6.4% | | | |
American Bath Group LLC | | | |
9.20% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 11/23/27 | 5,637,448 | | 5,296,157 |
Pelican Products, Inc. | | | |
9.79% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 12/29/28 | 5,649,375 | | 5,191,776 |
Protective Industrial Products, Inc. | | | |
9.46% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 12/29/27 | 3,753,229 | | 3,668,781 |
Merlin Buyer, Inc. | | | |
9.35% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 12/14/28 | 3,250,500 | | 3,193,616 |
ASP Dream Acquisiton Co. LLC | | | |
9.45% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 12/15/28 | 3,201,250 | | 3,177,241 |
Icebox Holdco III, Inc. | | | |
9.15% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 12/22/28 | 3,154,736 | | 3,093,629 |
Rinchem Company LLC | | | |
9.74% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 03/02/29 | 3,160,000 | | 2,684,041 |
Arcline FM Holdings LLC | | | |
10.40% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 06/23/28 | 2,205,000 | | 2,168,066 |
CPM Holdings, Inc. | | | |
9.83% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 09/22/28 | 1,350,000 | | 1,349,716 |
Geo Parent Corporation | | | |
10.80% (6 Month Term SOFR + 5.35%, Rate Floor: 5.35%) due 12/19/28 | 1,300,000 | | 1,287,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ – 29.9% (continued) | | | |
Industrial – 6.4% (continued) | | | |
Dispatch Terra Acquisition LLC | | | |
9.79% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 03/27/28 | 1,190,901 | $ | 1,116,470 |
Atlantic Aviation | | | |
9.35% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/22/28 | 794,000 | | 793,436 |
DXP Enterprises, Inc. | | | |
10.29% (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 10/05/30 | 500,000 | | 498,750 |
LTI Holdings, Inc. | | | |
8.96% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 09/08/25 | 173,177 | | 162,168 |
Patriot Container Corp. (Wastequip) | | | |
due 03/20/25 | 150,000 | | 142,125 |
White Cap Supply Holdings LLC | | | |
9.10% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 10/19/27 | 98,744 | | 98,643 |
Total Industrial | | | 33,921,615 |
Technology – 3.1% | | | |
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp. | | | |
11.21% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.86%, Rate Floor: 6.61%) due 03/10/28††† | 2,722,500 | | 2,745,413 |
Avalara, Inc. | | | |
12.64% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.25%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 10/19/28††† | 2,636,364 | | 2,605,388 |
Precise Midco BV | | | |
7.60% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 05/13/26 | EUR 830,769 | | 897,983 |
8.35% (1 Month EURIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 10/12/30 | EUR 669,231 | | 724,738 |
Apttus Corp. | | | |
9.46% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 05/08/28 | 1,386,891 | | 1,385,157 |
Park Place Technologies, LLC | | | |
10.45% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 11/10/27 | 1,293,367 | | 1,273,695 |
Finastra | | | |
12.71% (6 Month Term SOFR + 7.25%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 09/13/29††† | 1,200,000 | | 1,189,598 |
Xerox Corp. | | | |
9.35% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 11/14/29 | 1,200,000 | | 1,177,500 |
Central Parent LLC | | | |
9.41% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/06/29 | 1,100,000 | | 1,100,198 |
Concorde Lux | | | |
7.89% (6 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/01/28 | EUR 1,000,000 | | 1,061,398 |
iSolved, Inc. | | | |
9.48% (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 10/14/30 | 850,000 | | 848,937 |
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp. | | | |
9.90% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 05/25/28 | 888,636 | | 822,113 |
CoreLogic, Inc. | | | |
8.96% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 06/02/28 | 493,703 | | 462,540 |
Finastra USA, Inc. | | | |
12.57% (1 Month Term SOFR + 7.25%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 09/13/29††† | 12,387 | | 10,912 |
Total Technology | | | 16,305,570 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| Face | |
| Amount~ | Value |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ – 29.9% (continued) | | |
Financial – 2.2% | | |
HighTower Holding LLC | | |
9.64% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/21/28 | 2,775,141 | $2,758,962 |
Eisner Advisory Group | | |
10.71% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 07/28/28 | 1,893,001 | 1,889,461 |
Teneo Holdings LLC | | |
10.70% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 07/11/25 | 1,193,782 | 1,190,058 |
Aretec Group, Inc. | | |
due 08/09/30 | 1,100,000 | 1,081,927 |
Global Blue Acquisition B.V. | | |
due 11/13/30 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,072,284 |
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. | | |
9.62% (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 03/15/30 | 1,050,000 | 1,051,312 |
Franchise Group, Inc. | | |
10.39% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 03/10/26 | 1,343,250 | 1,007,437 |
Apex Group Treasury LLC | | |
10.40% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 07/27/28††† | 545,875 | 545,193 |
Asurion LLC | | |
9.70% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 08/20/28 | 497,500 | 488,794 |
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. | | |
9.94% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 08/10/26 | 343,822 | 324,053 |
Total Financial | | 11,409,481 |
Communications – 1.0% | | |
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. | | |
10.41% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/14/26 | 3,929,825 | 3,923,458 |
Simon & Schuster | | |
9.39% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/26/30 | 900,000 | 898,875 |
McGraw Hill LLC | | |
10.21% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/28/28 | 392,982 | 385,473 |
Flight Bidco, Inc. | | |
8.96% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 07/23/25 | 148,052 | 145,249 |
Total Communications | | 5,353,055 |
Basic Materials – 0.6% | | |
NIC Acquisition Corp. | | |
9.40% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 12/29/27 | 3,058,042 | 2,304,999 |
LTI Holdings, Inc. | | |
10.21% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/24/26 | 492,990 | 460,329 |
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC | | |
9.85% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 08/19/30 | 300,000 | 299,937 |
Total Basic Materials | | 3,065,265 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| Face | |
| Amount~ | Value |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ – 29.9% (continued) | | |
Energy – 0.2% | | |
BANGL LLC | | |
9.89% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/01/29 | 900,000 | $895,500 |
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests | | |
(Cost $164,406,487) | | 157,979,242 |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† – 18.0% | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations – 8.4% | | |
CIFC Funding Ltd. | | |
2021-4RA DR, 12.66% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.26%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) | | |
due 01/17/35◊,7 | 9,000,000 | 8,728,122 |
2022-3A E, 12.68% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.27%, Rate Floor: 7.27%) | | |
due 04/21/35◊,7 | 1,000,000 | 997,913 |
Madison Park Funding LIII Ltd. | | |
2022-53A E, 11.41% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) | | |
due 04/21/35◊,7 | 7,500,000 | 6,950,164 |
Boyce Park CLO Ltd. | | |
2022-1A E, 11.66% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 04/21/35◊,7 | 4,000,000 | 3,715,392 |
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund IX LLC | | |
2021-9A BR, 8.15% (3 Month Term SOFR + 2.76%, Rate Floor: 2.50%) due 11/18/31◊,7 | 3,500,000 | 3,367,895 |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. | | |
2022-1A D, 10.39% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 04/15/30◊,7 | 3,500,000 | 3,343,811 |
ACRES Commercial Realty Ltd. | | |
2021-FL2 D, 8.54% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.21%, Rate Floor: 3.21%) due 01/15/37◊,7 | 3,250,000 | 2,977,356 |
Fontainbleau Vegas | | |
10.97% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.65%, Rate Floor: 5.65%) due 01/31/26◊,††† | 2,359,051 | 2,359,051 |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies | | |
2022-1A E, 12.74% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.35%, Rate Floor: 7.35%) due 04/15/35◊,7 | 2,250,000 | 2,210,606 |
Cerberus Loan Funding XLII LLC | | |
2023-3A C, 9.58% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.15%, Rate Floor: 4.15%) due 09/13/35◊,7 | 2,000,000 | 1,999,528 |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 47 Ltd. | | |
2022-47A E, 11.64% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 04/14/35◊,7 | 1,750,000 | 1,673,883 |
Voya CLO Ltd. | | |
2022-1A SUB, due 04/20/357,11 | 1,750,000 | 1,382,117 |
Cerberus Loan Funding XL LLC | | |
2023-1A D, 11.79% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.40%, Rate Floor: 6.40%) due 03/22/35◊,7 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,808 |
FS Rialto Issuer LLC | | |
2022-FL6 C, 9.56% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.23%, Rate Floor: 4.23%) due 08/17/37◊,7 | 1,000,000 | 995,737 |
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. | | |
2022-4A DR, 11.99% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.60%, Rate Floor: 6.60%) due 04/15/35◊,7 1,000,000 | 945,118 |
LCCM Trust | | |
2021-FL2 C, 7.59% (1 Month Term SOFR + 2.26%, Rate Floor: 2.26%) due 12/13/38◊,7 | 1,000,000 | 917,781 |
KREF Ltd. | | |
2021-FL2 AS, 6.74% (1 Month Term SOFR + 1.41%, Rate Floor: 1.30%) due 02/15/39◊,7 | 950,000 | 879,637 |
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations | | 44,444,919 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| Face | |
| Amount~ | Value |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† – 18.0% (continued) | | |
Transport-Aircraft – 3.4% | | |
GAIA Aviation Ltd. | | |
2019-1, 3.97% due 12/15/444,7 | 3,493,852 | $3,141,602 |
2019-1, 5.19% due 12/15/444,7 | 577,688 | 473,704 |
AASET Trust | | |
2021-1A, 2.95% due 11/16/417 | 917,771 | 813,420 |
2021-2A, 2.80% due 01/15/477 | 815,903 | 698,576 |
2020-1A, 3.35% due 01/16/407 | 755,973 | 661,462 |
2021-2A, 3.54% due 01/15/477 | 573,264 | 458,949 |
2019-1, 3.84% due 05/15/397 | 599,118 | 449,344 |
JOL Air Ltd. | | |
2019-1, 3.97% due 04/15/447 | 3,184,184 | 2,870,319 |
Start Ltd. | | |
2018-1, 4.09% due 05/15/437 | 1,429,408 | 1,275,961 |
2018-1, 5.32% due 05/15/437 | 1,161,789 | 996,257 |
KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd. | | |
2017-1A, 4.21% due 12/15/427 | 2,418,619 | 2,031,736 |
Project Silver | | |
2019-1, 3.97% due 07/15/447 | 1,658,529 | 1,376,629 |
Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd. | | |
2016-1A, 4.30% due 01/15/427 | 1,576,226 | 1,328,345 |
Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust | | |
2018-1, 4.13% due 06/15/437 | 409,366 | 373,196 |
2019-1A, 3.97% due 04/15/397 | 403,708 | 353,258 |
Start II Ltd. | | |
2019-1, 4.09% due 03/15/447 | 686,946 | 620,031 |
Total Transport-Aircraft | | 17,922,789 |
Financial – 2.3% | | |
Thunderbird A | | |
5.50% due 03/01/37††† | 4,767,222 | 4,379,455 |
Lightning A | | |
5.50% due 03/01/37††† | 4,696,111 | 4,314,128 |
Ceamer Finance LLC | | |
6.92% due 11/15/37††† | 2,658,247 | 2,540,093 |
Thunderbird B | | |
7.50% due 03/01/37††† | 616,935 | 560,967 |
Lightning B | | |
7.50% due 03/01/37††† | 607,732 | 552,599 |
Total Financial | | 12,347,242 |
Infrastructure – 2.3% | | |
Hotwire Funding LLC | | |
2021-1, 4.46% due 11/20/517 | 7,700,000 | 6,417,302 |
VB-S1 Issuer LLC – VBTEL | | |
2022-1A, 5.27% due 02/15/527 | 5,000,000 | 4,230,213 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† – 18.0% (continued) | | | |
Infrastructure – 2.3% (continued) | | | |
Blue Stream Issuer LLC | | | |
2023-1A, 6.90% due 05/20/537 | 1,000,000 | $ | 934,210 |
Vault DI Issuer LLC | | | |
2021-1A, 2.80% due 07/15/467 | 650,000 | | 560,363 |
Total Infrastructure | | | 12,142,088 |
Net Lease – 0.8% | | | |
CARS-DB4, LP | | | |
2020-1A, 4.95% due 02/15/507 | 1,450,000 | | 1,181,227 |
2020-1A, 4.52% due 02/15/507 | 1,000,000 | | 895,127 |
CARS-DB7, LP | | | |
2023-1A, 6.50% due 09/15/537 | 1,047,813 | | 1,033,478 |
SVC ABS LLC | | | |
2023-1A, 5.55% due 02/20/537 | 998,125 | | 921,977 |
Total Net Lease | | | 4,031,809 |
Single Family Residence – 0.5% | | | |
FirstKey Homes Trust | | | |
2020-SFR2, 4.50% due 10/19/377 | 1,100,000 | | 1,012,560 |
2020-SFR2, 4.00% due 10/19/377 | 1,100,000 | | 1,009,300 |
2020-SFR2, 3.37% due 10/19/377 | 700,000 | | 637,377 |
Total Single Family Residence | | | 2,659,237 |
Whole Business – 0.2% | | | |
Applebee’s Funding LLC / IHOP Funding LLC | | | |
2019-1A, 4.72% due 06/05/497 | 990,000 | | 930,192 |
Insurance – 0.1% | | | |
CHEST | | | |
7.13% due 03/15/43††† | 500,000 | | 488,142 |
Total Asset-Backed Securities | | | |
(Cost $100,718,295) | | | 94,966,418 |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† – 7.1% | | | |
Government Agency – 5.2% | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | |
3.00% due 08/01/521 | 4,320,948 | | 3,672,107 |
3.00% due 06/01/521 | 4,321,997 | | 3,666,710 |
4.00% due 06/01/521 | 2,365,556 | | 2,165,524 |
5.00% due 09/01/521 | 1,985,267 | | 1,913,855 |
4.00% due 05/01/521 | 1,108,993 | | 1,010,222 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† – 7.1% (continued) | | | |
Government Agency – 5.2% (continued) | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | |
4.00% due 06/01/521 | 3,346,144 | $ | 3,067,789 |
5.00% due 08/01/531 | 2,056,798 | | 1,980,640 |
4.00% due 07/01/521 | 1,901,492 | | 1,753,812 |
4.00% due 05/01/521 | 1,601,485 | | 1,460,009 |
5.00% due 09/01/521 | 757,577 | | 730,326 |
5.00% due 06/01/531 | 688,270 | | 662,875 |
Uniform MBS 30 Year 15 | | | |
due 09/14/53 | 6,575,630 | | 5,543,598 |
Total Government Agency | | | 27,627,467 |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities – 1.5% | | | |
LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd. | | | |
2023-1, 8.85% (SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 01/01/28◊,7 | 2,488,802 | | 2,469,931 |
Finance of America HECM Buyout | | | |
2022-HB2, 6.00% (WAC) due 08/01/32◊,7 | 1,450,000 | | 1,314,265 |
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series | | | |
2006-NC5, 5.61% (1 Month Term SOFR + 0.26%, Rate Cap/Floor: 14.50%/0.15%) | | | |
due 01/25/37◊ | 1,441,434 | | 1,192,942 |
GCAT Trust | | | |
2022-NQM5, 5.71% due 08/25/674,7 | 716,167 | | 695,314 |
CFMT LLC | | | |
2022-HB9, 3.25% (WAC) due 09/25/37◊,12 | 700,000 | | 586,324 |
PRPM LLC | | | |
2023-1, 6.88% (WAC) due 02/25/28◊,7 | 559,372 | | 559,737 |
OBX Trust | | | |
2022-NQM8, 6.10% due 09/25/624,7 | 434,755 | | 425,095 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust | | | |
2022-A, 6.17% due 09/25/624,7 | 409,499 | | 407,282 |
CSMC Trust | | | |
2020-RPL5, 3.02% (WAC) due 08/25/60◊,7 | 282,071 | | 279,353 |
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 7,930,243 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.4% | | | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust | | | |
2021-VOLT, 7.44% (1 Month Term SOFR + 2.11%, Rate Floor: 2.00%) | | | |
due 09/15/36◊,7 | 1,250,000 | | 1,185,665 |
BX Trust | | | |
2023-DELC, 8.66% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.34%, Rate Floor: 3.34%) | | | |
due 05/15/38◊,7 | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,625 |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 2,186,290 |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | |
(Cost $38,581,183) | | | 37,744,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Face | | |
| Amount~ | | Value |
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES†† – 1.3% | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | |
due 08/15/511,13,14 | 12,650,000 | $ | 3,682,134 |
due 05/15/441,13,14 | 1,910,000 | | 727,351 |
due 11/15/4413,14 | 1,910,000 | | 710,421 |
due 02/15/461,13,14 | 1,920,000 | | 675,134 |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | |
4.13% due 11/15/321 | 903,000 | | 886,457 |
Total U.S. Government Securities | | | |
(Cost $8,940,104) | | | 6,681,497 |
|
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† – 0.2% | | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical – 0.2% | | | |
Block, Inc. | | | |
due 05/01/2613 | 1,090,000 | | 937,400 |
|
Communications – 0.0% | | | |
Cable One, Inc. | | | |
due 03/15/2613 | 450,000 | | 373,500 |
Total Convertible Bonds | | | |
(Cost $1,366,687) | | | 1,310,900 |
|
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DEBT†† – 0.2% | | | |
Panama Government International Bond | | | |
4.50% due 01/19/63 | 1,700,000 | | 1,044,457 |
Total Foreign Government Debt | | | |
(Cost $1,689,551) | | | 1,044,457 |
|
| Notional | | |
| Value~ | | |
|
OTC OPTIONS PURCHASED†† – 0.0% | | | |
Call Options on: | | | |
Goldman Sachs International 10Y-2Y SOFR CMS CAP | | | |
Expiring June 2024 with strike price of $0.10 | 15,700,000 | | 28,051 |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 10Y-2Y SOFR CMS CAP | | | |
Expiring June 2024 with strike price of $0.10 | 14,900,000 | | 26,621 |
Barclays Bank plc | | | |
10Y-2Y SOFR CMS CAP Expiring June 2024 with strike price of $0.10 | 14,750,000 | | 26,353 |
Bank of America, N.A. 10Y-2Y SOFR CMS CAP | | | |
Expiring June 2024 with strike price of $0.10 | 7,400,000 | | 13,221 |
Goldman Sachs International 10Y-2Y SOFR CMS CAP | | | |
Expiring December 2023 with strike price of $0.20 | 15,700,000 | | 576 |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 10Y-2Y SOFR CMS CAP | | | |
Expiring December 2023 with strike price of $0.10 | 14,900,000 | | 546 |
Barclays Bank plc | | | |
10Y-2Y SOFR CMS CAP Expiring December 2023 with strike price of $0.20 | 14,850,000 | | 545 |
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Notional | | |
| Value~ | | Value |
OTC OPTIONS PURCHASED†† – 0.0% (continued) | | | |
Bank of America, N.A. 10Y-2Y SOFR CMS CAP | | | |
Expiring December 2023 with strike price of $0.20 | 7,300,000 | $ | 268 |
Total OTC Options Purchased | | | |
(Cost $450,970) | | | 96,181 |
Total Investments – 125.9% | | | |
(Cost $764,110,765) | | $ | 664,468,667 |
Other Assets & Liabilities, net – (25.9)% | | | (136,849,717) |
Total Net Assets – 100.0% | | $ | 527,618,950 |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements Protection Purchased ††
| | | | | | | | | | | Upfront | | |
| | | Protection | | | | | | | | Premiums | | |
| | | Premium | | Payment | Maturity | | Notional | | | | Paid | | Unrealized |
Counterparty Exchange Index | Rate | | Frequency | Date | | Amount | | Value | | (Received) | | Depreciation** |
J.P. Morgan | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LLC | ICE | CDX.NA.HY.41.V2 | 5.00 | % | Quarterly | 12/20/28 | $ | 7,128,000 | $ | (276,740) | $ | 26,911 | $ | (303,651) |
J.P. Morgan | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LLC | ICE | ITRAXX.EUR.38.V1 | 1.00 | % | Quarterly | 12/20/27 | EUR 22,700,000 | | (421,304) | | (118,408) | | (302,896) |
| | | | | | | | $ | (698,044) | $ | (91,497) | $ | (606,547) |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements††
| | | | | | | | | | Upfront | | |
| Floating | Floating | | | | | | | | Premiums | | |
| Rate | Rate | Fixed | Payment | Maturity | | Notional | | | Paid | | Unrealized |
Counterparty | Exchange | Type | Index | Rate | Frequency | Date | | Amount | | Value | (Received) | | Depreciation** |
J.P. Morgan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities LLC | CME | Pay | U.S. Secured 2.78% | Annually | 07/18/27 | $ | 53,800,000 | $ | (2,425,678) | $356 | $ | (2,426,034) |
| | Overnight | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Financing | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rate | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts††
| | | | | | | | Unrealized | |
| | | | Contract | | Settlement | | Appreciation | |
Counterparty | Currency | Type | Quantity | Amount | | Date | | (Depreciation) | |
Barclays Bank plc | EUR | Buy | 52,000 | 56,479 | USD | 12/18/23 | $ | 167 | |
JPMorgan | | | | | | | | | |
Chase Bank, N.A. | EUR | Sell | 23,248,000 | 25,316,096 | USD | 12/18/23 | | (9,300 | ) |
Bank of America, N.A. | CAD | Sell | 2,450,000 | 1,789,583 | USD | 12/18/23 | | (17,056 | ) |
JPMorgan | | | | | | | | | |
Chase Bank, N.A. | GBP | Sell | 1,838,000 | 2,297,931 | USD | 12/18/23 | | (22,609 | ) |
| | | | | | | $ | (48,798 | ) |
~ The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
* Non-income producing security.
See notes to financial statements.
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** | | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation). Variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 6. |
†† | | Value determined based on Level 2 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 6. |
††† | | Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 6. |
◊ | | Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at November 30, 2023. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average. |
1 | | All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with options, reverse repurchase agreements and unfunded loan commitments. As of November 30, 2023, the total value of segregated securities was $197,454,319. |
2 | | Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). |
3 | | Security has a fixed rate coupon which will convert to a floating or variable rate coupon on a future date. |
4 | | Security is a step up/down bond. The coupon increases or decreases at regular intervals until the bond reaches full maturity. Rate indicated is the rate at November 30, 2023. See table below for additional step information for each security. |
6 | | Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2023. |
7 | | Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a) (2) securities is $299,312,760 (cost $333,956,218), or 56.7% of total net assets. |
8 | | Security is in default of interest and/or principal obligations. |
10 | | Payment-in-kind security. |
11 | | Security has no stated coupon. However, it is expected to receive residual cash flow payments on defined deal dates. |
12 | | Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) illiquid and restricted securities is $586,324 (cost $616,657), or 0.1% of total net assets — See Note 12. |
13 | | Zero coupon rate security. |
14 | | Security is a principal-only strip. |
15 | | Security is unsettled at period end and does not have a stated effective rate. |
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
CAD — Canadian Dollar
CDX.NA.HY.41.V2 — Credit Default Swap North American High Yield Series 41 Index Version 2
CME — Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CMS — Constant Maturity Swap
EUR — Euro
EURIBOR — European Interbank Offered Rate
GBP — British Pound
ICE — Intercontinental Exchange
ITRAXX.EUR.38.V1 — iTraxx Europe Series 38 Index Version 1
plc — Public Limited Company
See notes to financial statements.
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REIT | | — Real Estate Investment Trust |
SARL | | — Société à Responsabilité Limitée |
SOFR | | — Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
SONIA | | — Sterling Overnight Index Average |
WAC | | — Weighted Average Coupon |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at November 30, 2023 (See Note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | |
| | | | Significant | | Significant | | |
| | Level 1 | | Observable | | Unobservable | | |
Investments in Securities (Assets) | | Quoted Prices | | Inputs | | Inputs | | Total |
Common Stocks | $ | 29,504,929 | $ | — | $ | 33 | $ | 29,504,962 |
Preferred Stocks | | — | | 33,132,666 | | 20 | | 33,132,686 |
Warrants | | 51 | | — | | — | | 51 |
Rights | | — | | — | | —* | | — |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | 5,086,368 | | — | | — | | 5,086,368 |
Mutual Fund | | 5,729,942 | | — | | — | | 5,729,942 |
Closed-End Mutual Funds | | 12,200,044 | | — | | — | | 12,200,044 |
Money Market Funds | | 6,340,539 | | — | | — | | 6,340,539 |
Corporate Bonds | | — | | 272,651,378 | | 1 | | 272,651,379 |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | | — | | 138,753,498 | | 19,225,745 | | 157,979,243 |
Asset-Backed Securities | | — | | 79,771,983 | | 15,194,435 | | 94,966,418 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | — | | 37,744,000 | | — | | 37,744,000 |
U.S. Government Securities | | — | | 6,681,497 | | — | | 6,681,497 |
Convertible Bonds | | — | | 1,310,900 | | — | | 1,310,900 |
Foreign Government Debt | | — | | 1,044,457 | | — | | 1,044,457 |
Options Purchased | | — | | 96,181 | | — | | 96,181 |
Forward Foreign Currency | | | | | | | | |
Exchange Contracts** | | — | | 167 | | — | | 167 |
Total Assets | $ | 58,861,873 | $ | 571,186,727 | $ | 34,420,234 | $ | 664,468,834 |
| | | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | |
| | | | Significant | | Significant | | |
| | Level 1 | | Observable | | Unobservable | | |
Investments in Securities (Liabilities) | | Quoted Prices | | Inputs | | Inputs | | Total |
Credit Default Swap Agreements** | $ | — | $ | 606,547 | $ | — | $ | 606,547 |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements** | | — | | 2,426,034 | | — | | 2,426,034 |
Forward Foreign Currency | | | | | | | | |
Exchange Contracts** | | — | | 48,965 | | — | | 48,965 |
Unfunded Loan Commitments (Note 11) | | — | | — | | 34,957 | | 34,957 |
Total Liabilities | $ | — | $ | 3,081,546 | $ | 34,957 | $ | 3,116,503 |
* Includes securities with a market value of $0.
** This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.
Please refer to the detailed Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of investments by industry category.
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for finan-cial statement purposes. As of the period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $136,403,166 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy — See Note 7.
See notes to financial statements.
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The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:
| | | | | | |
| Ending Balance | Valuation | Unobservable | | Weighted | |
Category | at November 30, 2023 | Technique | Inputs | Input Range | Average* | |
Assets: | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | $ 12,654,342 | Yield Analysis | Yield | 6.2%-9.1% | 7.3 | % |
Asset-Backed Securities | 2,540,093 | Option adjusted spread off | Broker Quote | — | — | |
| | prior month end broker quote | | | | |
Common Stocks | 33 | Model Price | Liquidation Value | — | — | |
Corporate Bonds | 1 | Third Party Pricing | Vendor Price | — | — | |
Preferred Stocks | 20 | Third Party Pricing | Vendor Price | — | — | |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 10,143,386 | Yield Analysis | Yield | 10.8%-12.8% | 11.8 | % |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 6,476,971 | Third Party Pricing | Broker Quote | — | — | |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 2,605,388 | Model Price | Purchase Price | — | — | |
Total Assets | $ 34,420,234 | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | |
Unfunded Loan Commitments | $ 34,957 | Model Price | Purchase Price | — | — | |
* Inputs are weighted by the fair value of the instruments.
Significant changes in a quote, yield or liquidation value would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security. Any remaining Level 3 securities held by the Fund and excluded from the table above, were not considered material to the Fund.
The Fund’s fair valuation leveling guidelines classify a single daily broker quote, or a vendor price based on a single daily or monthly broker quote, as Level 3, if such a quote or price cannot be supported with other available market information.
Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 may occur as markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. For the period ended November 30, 2023, the Fund had securities with a total value of $20 transfer into Level 3 from Level 2 due to a lack of observable inputs and had securities with a total value of $10,574,743 transfer out of Level 3 into Level 2 due to the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by a third-party pricing service which utilizes significant observable inputs.
See notes to financial statements.
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Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
Following is a reconciliation of Level assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended November 30, 2023.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Assets | | | | | | | | | | | Liabilities | |
| | | | | | | Senior | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Floating | | | | | | | | | | | Unfunded | |
| | Asset-Backed | | | Corporate | | Rate | | | Common | | | Preferred | | Total | | | Loan | |
| | Securities | | | Bonds | | Interests | | | Stocks | | | Stocks | | Assets | | | Commitments | |
Beginning Balance | $ | 13,522,526 | | $ | — | $ | 26,680,624 | | $ | 80 | | $ | — | $ | 40,203,230 | | $ | (7,057 | ) |
Purchases/(Receipts) | | 3,096,010 | | | — | | 2,849,136 | | | — | | | — | | 5,945,146 | | | (61,592 | ) |
(Sales, maturities and paydowns)/Fundings | | (74,277 | ) | | — | | (755,298 | ) | | — | | | — | | (829,575 | ) | | 5,508 | |
Amortization of premiums/discounts | | 2,151 | | | — | | 36,780 | | | — | | | — | | 38,931 | | | 5,870 | |
Total realized gains (losses) included | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
in earnings | | — | | | — | | (29,648 | ) | | — | | | — | | (29,648 | ) | | (1,050 | ) |
Total change in unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(depreciation) included in earnings | | (417,765 | ) | | 1 | | 84,684 | | | (47 | ) | | — | | (333,127 | ) | | 23,364 | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | — | | | — | | — | | | — | | | 20 | | 20 | | | — | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | (934,210 | ) | | — | | (9,640,533 | ) | | — | | | — | | (10,574,743 | ) | | — | |
Ending Balance | $ | 15,194,435 | | $ | 1 | $ | 19,225,745 | | $ | 33 | | $ | 20 | $ | 34,420,234 | | $ | (34,957 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(depreciation) for investments in | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Level 3 securities still held at | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
November 30, 2023 | $ | (387,244 | ) | $ | 1 | $ | 176,653 | | $ | (47 | ) | $ | — | $ | (210,637 | ) | $ | 19,897 | |
Step Coupon Bonds
The following table discloses additional information related to step coupon bonds held by the Fund. Certain securities are subject to multiple rate changes prior to maturity. For those securities, a range of rates and corresponding dates have been provided. Rates for all step coupon bonds held by the Fund are scheduled to increase, except GAIA Aviation Ltd. which is scheduled to decrease.
| Coupon | | | | | |
| Rate at Next | | Next Rate | Future | | Future |
Name | Reset Date | | Reset Date | Reset Rate | | Reset Date |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2022-A, | | | | | | |
6.17% due 09/25/62 | 9.17 | % | 09/25/25 | 10 17 | % | 09/25/26 |
GAIA Aviation Ltd. 2019-1, 3.97% | | | | | | |
due 12/15/44 | 2.00 | % | 11/15/26 | — | | — |
GAIA Aviation Ltd. 2019-1, 5.19% | | | | | | |
due 12/15/44 | 2.00 | % | 10/15/26 | — | | — |
GCAT Trust 2022-NQM5, 5.71% | | | | | | |
due 08/25/67 | 6.71 | % | 10/01/26 | — | | — |
OBX Trust 2022-NQM8, 6.10% | | | | | | |
due 09/25/62 | 7.10 | % | 10/01/26 | — | | — |
See notes to financial statements.
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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, result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer.
Transactions during the period ended November 30, 2023, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Change in | | | | | |
| | | | | | Realized | | Unrealized | | | | | |
| | Value | | | | Gain | | Appreciation | | Value | Shares | | Investment |
Security Name | | 05/31/23 | | Additions | Reductions | (Loss) | | (Depreciation) | | 11/30/23 | 11/30/23 | | Income |
Mutual Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Guggenheim Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Managed Real | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Estate Fund — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class | $ | 5,539,837 | $ | 93,186 | $– | $– | $ | 96,919 | $ | 5,729,942 | 192,151 | $ | 93,186 |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
ASSETS: | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $756,751,124) | $ | 658,738,725 |
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $7,359,641) | | 5,729,942 |
Foreign currency, at value | | 1,722,481 |
Cash | | 104,162 |
Segregated cash due from broker | | 2,378,544 |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | 167 |
Unamortized upfront premiums paid on interest rate swap agreements | | 356 |
Unamortized upfront premiums paid on credit default swap agreements | | 26,911 |
Prepaid expenses | | 16,389 |
Receivables: | | |
Interest | | 7,781,568 |
Investments sold | | 2,103,753 |
Dividends | | 174,158 |
Variation margin on credit default swap agreements | | 7,638 |
Tax reclaims | | 380 |
Total assets | | 678,785,174 |
LIABILITIES: | | |
Reverse repurchase agreements (Note 7) | | 136,403,166 |
Unfunded loan commitments, at value (Note 11) (commitment fees received $88,829) | | 34,957 |
Unamortized upfront premiums received on credit default swap agreements | | 118,408 |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | 48,965 |
Interest due on borrowings | | 42,901 |
Segregated cash due to broker | | 623,052 |
Payable for: | | |
Investments purchased | | 12,244,382 |
Investment advisory fees | | 650,472 |
Variation margin on interest rate swap agreements | | 636,616 |
Protection fees on credit default swap agreements | | 120,703 |
Professional fees | | 45,655 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses* | | 7,900 |
Other liabilities | | 189,047 |
Total liabilities | | 151,166,224 |
NET ASSETS | $ | 527,618,950 |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; unlimited number of shares | | |
authorized, 32,980,083 shares issued and outstanding | $ | 329,801 |
Additional paid-in capital | | 648,599,978 |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | (121,310,829) |
NET ASSETS | $ | 527,618,950 |
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value with unlimited amount authorized) | | 32,980,083 |
Net asset value | $ | 16.00 |
* Relates to Trustees not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2023 | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | |
Interest from securities of unaffiliated issuers | $ | 22,757,929 |
Dividends from securities of unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholdings tax $66) | | 1,464,993 |
Dividends from securities of affiliated issuers | | 93,186 |
Total investment income | | 24,316,108 |
EXPENSES: | | |
Interest expense | | 4,424,510 |
Investment advisory fees | | 4,229,451 |
Professional fees | | 226,590 |
Fund accounting fees | | 72,385 |
Administration fees | | 70,753 |
Printing fees | | 46,266 |
Insurance | | 44,384 |
Custodian fees | | 41,264 |
Trustees’ fees and expenses* | | 40,773 |
Registration and filing fees | | 24,576 |
Transfer agent fees | | 11,529 |
Miscellaneous | | 7,977 |
Total expenses | | 9,240,458 |
Less: | | |
Expenses waived by adviser | | (21,031) |
Net expenses | | 9,219,427 |
Net investment income | | 15,096,681 |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers | | (7,166,832) |
Swap agreements | | (594,303) |
Options purchased | | (20,989) |
Options written | | (2,407,631) |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | 97,325 |
Foreign currency transactions | | (35,850) |
Net realized loss | | (10,128,280) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers | | 25,658,110 |
Investments in affiliated issuers | | 96,919 |
Swap agreements | | (879,909) |
Options purchased | | (215,542) |
Options written | | 642,065 |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | (363,923) |
Foreign currency translations | | (4,222) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 24,933,498 |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | 14,805,218 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 29,901,899 |
* Relates to Trustees not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | November 30, 2023 |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | | |
| | November 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | May 31, 2023 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | | | | | | |
Net investment income | $ | 15,096,681 | | $ | 26,140,913 | |
Net realized loss on investments | | (10,128,280 | ) | | (1,008,866 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | | | |
on investments | | 24,933,498 | | | (32,248,518 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 29,901,899 | | | (7,116,471 | ) |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | (23,498,309 | ) | | (36,375,254 | ) |
Return of capital | | —* | | | (10,621,364 | ) |
Total distributions | | (23,498,309 | ) | | (46,996,618 | ) |
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | — | | | — | |
Capital contribution from adviser | | — | | | 5,119 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from shareholder transactions | | — | | | 5,119 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | 6,403,590 | | | (54,107,970 | ) |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 521,215,360 | | | 575,323,330 | |
End of period | $ | 527,618,950 | | $ | 521,215,360 | |
* A portion of the distributions to shareholders may be deemed a return of capital at fiscal year-end.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2023 | |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 29,901,899 | |
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to | | | |
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: | | | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | | (25,755,029 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on swap agreements | | 399,000 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on options purchased | | 215,542 | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on options written | | (642,065 | ) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward foreign | | | |
currency exchange contracts | | 363,923 | |
Net realized loss on investments | | 7,166,832 | |
Net realized loss on options purchased | | 20,989 | |
Net realized loss on options written | | 2,407,631 | |
Purchase of long-term investments | | (79,223,143 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments | | 146,449,751 | |
Net purchases of short-term investments | | (877,132 | ) |
Net accretion of bond discount and amortization of bond premium | | (1,345,174 | ) |
Corporate actions and other payments | | 4,959 | |
Premiums received on options written | | 15,069,739 | |
Cost of closing options written | | (18,927,200 | ) |
Commitment fees received and repayments of unfunded commitments | | 56,084 | |
Decrease in unamortized upfront premiums paid on credit default swap agreements | | 1,672,012 | |
Decrease in unamortized upfront premiums paid on interest rate swap agreements | | 50 | |
Increase in prepaid expenses | | (3,450 | ) |
Increase in interest receivable | | (109,466 | ) |
Increase investments sold receivable | | (1,746,042 | ) |
Increase in dividends receivable | | (1,615 | ) |
Increase variation margin on credit default swap agreements receivable | | (7,638 | ) |
Decrease in tax reclaims receivable | | 88 | |
Decrease in unamortized upfront premiums received on credit default swap agreements | | (80,369 | ) |
Increase in protection fees on credit default swap agreements receivable | | 147,490 | |
Decrease in interest due on borrowings | | (63,533 | ) |
Increase in segregated cash due to broker | | 23,052 | |
Increase in investments purchased payable | | 11,201,443 | |
Decrease in investment advisory fees payable | | (92,642 | ) |
Increase in variation margin on interest rate swap agreements payable | | 319,426 | |
Decrease in variation margin on credit default swap agreements payable | | (26,901 | ) |
Increase in protection fees on credit default swap agreements payable | | 120,703 | |
Decrease in professional fees payable | | (44,069 | ) |
Decrease in trustees’ fees and expenses payable* | | (3,287 | ) |
Decrease in other liabilities | | (189,362 | ) |
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ | 86,402,496 | |
See notes to financial statements.
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | | | |
Distributions to common shareholders | $ | (23,498,309 | ) |
Proceeds from borrowings | | 1,000,000 | |
Payments made on borrowings | | (22,800,000 | ) |
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements | | 340,270,521 | |
Payments made on reverse repurchase agreements | | (378,570,173 | ) |
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities | | (83,597,961 | ) |
Net increase in cash | | 2,804,535 | |
Cash at Beginning of Period (including foreign currency)** | | 1,400,652 | |
Cash at End of Period (including foreign currency)*** | $ | 4,205,187 | |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | | | |
Cash paid during the year for interest | $ | 6,335,860 | |
* Relates to Trustees not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
** Includes $963,301 of segregated cash for swap agreements with broker and $108,848 of foreign currency.
*** Includes $2,378,544 of segregated cash for swap agreements with broker and forward foreign currency exchange contracts and $1,722,481 of foreign currency.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | November 30, 2023 |
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| | Six Months | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | | |
| | November 30, 2023 | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | May 31, 2023 | | | May 31, 2022(a) | |
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Per Share Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.80 | | $ | 17.44 | | $ | 20.00 | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | 0.46 | | | 0.79 | | | 0.28 | |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | 0.45 | | | (1.00 | ) | | (2.36 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | 0.91 | | | (0.21 | ) | | (2.08 | ) |
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (0.71 | ) | | (0.87 | ) | | (0.48 | ) |
Capital gains | | — | | | (0.24 | ) | | — | |
Return of capital | | — | | | (0.32 | ) | | — | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | (0.71 | ) | | (1.43 | ) | | (0.48 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.00 | | $ | 15.80 | �� | $ | 17.44 | |
Market value, end of period | $ | 13.74 | | $ | 13.61 | | $ | 15.94 | |
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Total Return(c) | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value | | 5.88 | % | | (1.01 | )%(h) | | (10.51 | )% |
Market value | | 6.22 | % | | (5.71 | )% | | (18.03 | )% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 527,619 | | $ | 521,215 | | $ | 575,323 | |
Ratio to average net assets of: | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income, including interest expense(f) | | 5.76 | % | | 4.94 | % | | 2.90 | % |
Total expenses, including interest expense(d)(e)(f) | | 3.53 | % | | 3.45 | % | | 1.93 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 12 | % | | 21 | % | | 29 | % |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS continued | November 30, 2023 |
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| | Six Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | |
| | November 30, 2023 | | Year Ended | | Period Ended |
| | (Unaudited) | | May 31, 2023 | | May 31, 2022(a) |
Senior Indebtedness | | | | | | |
Total Borrowings outstanding (in thousands)(i) | $ | 136,403 | $ | 196,503 | $ | 66,000 |
Asset Coverage per $1,000 of indebtedness(g) | $ | 4,868 | $ | 3,652 | $ | 9,717 |
(a) | | Since commencement of operations: November 23, 2021. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized. |
(b) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the beginning of the period and a sale on the last day of the period reported either at net asset value (“NAV”) or market price per share. Dividends and distributions are assumed to be reinvested at NAV for NAV returns or the prices obtained under the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan for market value returns. Total returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. A return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(d) | | The ratio of total expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares do not reflect fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund as a result of its investment in shares of other investment companies. If these fees were included in the expense ratio, the expense ratio would increase by 0.09%, 0.08% and 0.07% for the period ended November 30, 2023, the year ended May 31, 2023 and the period ended May 31, 2022, respectively. |
(e) | | Excluding interest expense, the operating expense ratio for the period ended November 30, 2023, the year ended May 31, 2023 and the period ended May 31, 2022 would be: |
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November 30 2023(f) | | |
(Unaudited) | 2023 | 2022(f) |
1.83% | 1.88% | 1.74% |
(g) | | Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the borrowings) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the borrowings. Effective August 19, 2022, the Fund’s obligations under reverse repurchase agreement transactions are treated as senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act. Accordingly, for the year ended May 31, 2023, Asset Coverage is calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including the borrowings or reverse repurchase agreements) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing by the sum of the borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements. |
(h) | | The net increase from the payment by the Adviser totaling $5,119 relating to an operational issue contributed less than 0.01% to total return at net asset value for the year ended May 31, 2023. |
(i) | | Effective August 19, 2022, the Fund’s obligations under reverse repurchase agreement transactions are treated as senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
Note 1 – Organization
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on May 20, 2021 and commenced investment operations on November 23, 2021. The Fund is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s investment objective is considered non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund operates as an investment company and, accordingly, follows 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 Fund. 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 Fund (the “Board”) adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Fund’s investments (the “Fund Valuation Procedures”). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 2a-5”) which establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith. Rule 2a-5 also defines “readily available market quotations” for purposes of the 1940 Act and establishes requirements for determining whether a fund must fair value a security in good faith.
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (“GFIA” or the “Adviser”) as the valuation designee to perform fair valuation determinations for the Fund with respect to all Fund investments and other assets. As the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Adviser has adopted separate procedures (the “Valuation Designee Procedures” and collectively with the Fund Valuation Procedures, the “Valuation Procedures”) reasonably designed to prevent violations of the requirements of Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4. The Adviser, in its role as valuation designee, utilizes the assistance of a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), in determining the fair value of the Fund’s securities and other assets.
Valuations of the Fund’s securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing service providers appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Adviser, with the assistance of the Valuation Committee, convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued. The Adviser, consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly reviews the
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appropriateness of the inputs, methods, models and assumptions employed by the pricing service provider.
If the pricing service provider cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Adviser.
Equity securities listed or traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) will 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.
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 generally valued at the last quoted sale price.
U.S. Government securities are valued by pricing service providers, using the last traded fill price, or at the reported bid price at the close of business.
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 U.S. business at 4:00 p.m. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Adviser will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Adviser is authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a pricing service provider in valuing foreign securities.
Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from pricing service providers, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser concludes that amortized cost does not represent the fair value of the applicable asset in which case it will be valued using an independent pricing service provider.
Typically, loans are valued using information provided by a pricing service provider which uses broker quotes, among other inputs. If the pricing service provider cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular loan, or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is valued based on a quote from a broker-dealer or is fair valued by the Adviser.
Repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.
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Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices on the principal exchange on which they are traded.
Interest rate swap agreements entered into by the Fund are valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary exchange on which the swap is traded. Other swap agreements entered into by the Fund are generally valued using an evaluated price provided by a pricing service provider.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser. 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 instruments, 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.
(b) Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income from Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) is recorded based on the income included in the distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT classifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts. Discounts or premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted or amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. Interest income also includes paydown gains and losses on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and senior and subordinated loans. Amendment fees are earned as compensation for evaluating and accepting changes to the original loan agreement.
The Fund may receive other income from investments in senior loan interests, including amendment fees, consent fees and commitment fees. For funded loans, these fees are recorded as income when received by the Fund and included in interest income on the Fund’s Statement of Operations. For unfunded loans, commitment fees are included in realized gain on investments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations at the end of the commitment period.
Income from residual collateralized loan obligations is recognized using the effective interest method. At the time of purchase, management estimates the future expected cash flows and determines the effective yield and estimated maturity date based on the estimated cash flows.
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Subsequent to the purchase, the estimated cash flows are updated periodically and a revised yield is calculated prospectively.
(c) Senior Floating Rate Interests and Loan Investments
Senior floating rate interests in which the Fund invests generally pay interest rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base short-term floating rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or (iii) the bank’s certificate of deposit rate. Senior floating rate interests often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities disclosed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
The Fund invests in loans and other similar debt obligations (“obligations”). A portion of the Fund’s investments in these obligations is sometimes referred to as “covenant lite” loans or obligations (“covenant lite obligations”), which are obligations that lack covenants or possess fewer or less restrictive covenants or constraints on borrowers than certain other types of obligations. The Fund may also obtain exposure to covenant lite obligations through investment in securitization vehicles and other structured products. Many loans and other similar debt obligations have not featured traditional covenants, which are intended to protect lenders and investors by (i) imposing certain restrictions or other limitations on a borrower’s operations or assets or (ii) providing certain rights to lenders. The Fund may have fewer rights with respect to covenant lite obligations, including fewer protections against the possibility of default and fewer remedies in the event of default. As a result, investments in (or exposure to) covenant lite obligations are subject to more risk than investments in (or exposure to) certain other types of obligations. The Fund is subject to other risks associated with investments in (or exposure to) obligations, including that obligations may not be considered “securities” under the federal securities laws and, as a result, the Fund may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections under the federal securities laws and instead may have to resort to state law and direct claims.
(d) Currency Translations
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, and certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation, or other political, social, geopolitical or economic developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from sales of foreign currencies and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment
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transactions. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
(e) Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
The change in value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time the contract was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
(f) Distributions to Shareholders
The Fund intends to declare and pay monthly distributions to common shareholders. The Fund expects that distributions will generally consist of (i) investment company taxable income taxed as ordinary income, which includes, among other things, short-term capital gain and income from certain hedging and interest rate transactions, (ii) long-term capital gain and (iii) return of capital. Any net realized long-term capital gains are distributed annually to common shareholders. To the extent distributions exceed the amount of the Fund’s earnings and profit available for distribution, the excess will be deemed a return of capital. A return of capital is generally not taxable and would reduce the shareholder’s tax basis in its shares, which would reduce the loss (or increase the gain) on a subsequent taxable disposition by such shareholder of the shares, until such shareholder’s basis reaches zero at which point subsequent return of capital distributions would constitute taxable capital gain to such shareholder. Shareholders receiving a return of capital may be under the impression that they are receiving net investment income or profit when they are not.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
(g) Restricted Cash
A portion of cash on hand relates to collateral received by the Fund for swap agreements. This amount is presented on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Segregated cash from broker.
(h) U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
Certain U.S. Government and Agency Obligations are traded on a discount basis; the interest rates shown on the Schedule of Investments reflect the effective rates paid at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates through maturity.
(i) Swap Agreements
Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Payments received or made as a result of an agreement or termination of an agreement are recognized as realized gains or losses.
Upon entering into certain centrally-cleared swap transactions, the Fund is required to deposit with its clearing broker an amount of cash or securities as an initial margin. Subsequent variation margin receipts or payments are received or made by the Fund depending on fluctuations in the fair value of
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the reference entity and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Upfront payments received or made by the Fund on credit default swap agreements and interest rate swap agreements are amortized over the expected life of the agreement. Periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recorded as realized gains or losses. Payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized, net of a proportional amount of the upfront payment, as realized gains or losses.
(j) Options
Upon the purchase of an option, the premium paid is recorded as an investment, the value of which is marked-to-market daily. If a purchased option expires, the Fund realizes a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. When the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, it realizes a gain or loss depending on whether the proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Fund exercises a put option, it realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium originally paid. When the Fund exercises a call option, the cost of the security purchased by the Fund upon exercise increases by the premium originally paid.
When the Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received is entered in that Fund’s accounting records as an asset and equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. When a written option expires, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it realizes a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold).
(k) Indemnifications
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
(l) Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
The Fund may acquire an interest in a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) in an initial public offering or a secondary market transaction. SPAC investments carry many of the same risks as investments in initial public offering securities, such as erratic price movements, greater risk of loss, lack of information about the issuer, limited operating and little public or no trading history, and higher transaction costs. An investment in a SPAC is typically subject to a higher risk of dilution by additional later offerings of interests in the SPAC or by other investors exercising existing rights to purchase shares of the SPAC and interests in SPACs may be illiquid and/or be subject to restrictions on resale. A SPAC is a publicly traded company that raises investment capital for the purpose of acquiring the equity securities of one or more existing companies (or interests therein) via merger, combination, acquisition or other similar transactions. Unless and until an acquisition
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is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets (less a portion retained to cover expenses) in U.S. government securities, money market securities and cash and does not typically pay dividends in respect of its common stock. SPAC investments are also subject to the risk that a significant portion of the funds raised by the SPAC may be expended during the search for a target acquisition or merger and that the SPAC may have limited time in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets. Because SPACs are in essence blank check companies without operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity’s management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. Among other conflicts of interest, the economic interests of the management, directors, officers and related parties of a SPAC can differ from the economic interests of public shareholders, which may lead to conflicts as they evaluate, negotiate and recommend business combination transactions to shareholders. This risk may become more acute as the deadline for the completion of a business combination nears. There is no guarantee that the SPACs in which the Fund invests will complete an acquisition or that any acquisitions that are completed will be profitable.
Note 3 – Derivatives
As part of its investment strategy, the Fund utilizes a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and risks in excess of amounts recognized on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 2 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
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 for investment purposes (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, for diversification purposes, to change the duration of the Fund, for leverage purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to seek 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 the 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 Fund utilized derivatives for the following purposes:
Duration: the use of an instrument to manage the interest rate risk of a portfolio.
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.
Income: the use of any instrument that distributes cash flows typically based upon some rate of interest.
Index Exposure: the use of an instrument to obtain exposure to a listed or other type of index.
Options Purchased and Written
A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of a call option the obligation to sell, the underlying security. The purchaser of a put option has the right
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to sell, and the writer of the put option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
The following table represents the Fund’s use and volume of call/put options purchased on a monthly basis:
| | | |
| Average Notional Amount |
Use | Call | | Put |
Duration, Hedge | $ 105,500,000 | $ | 6,950,000 |
The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the underlying securities where the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market; or, for over-the-counter (“OTC”) options, the Fund may be at risk because of the counterparty’s inability to perform.
The following table represents the Fund’s use and volume of call/put options written on a monthly basis:
| | |
| Average Notional Amount |
Use | Call | Put |
Income, Hedge | $ 23,166,020 | $ — |
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 OTC 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 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. If the Fund utilizes centrally-cleared swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. There is no guarantee that the 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.
Total return swaps involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset (such as an index) for a fixed or variable interest rate. Total return swaps will usually be computed based on the current value of the reference assets 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.
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When utilizing total return 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.
The following table represents the Fund’s use and volume of total return swaps on a monthly basis:
| | |
| Average Notional Amount |
Use | Long | Short |
Income, Index exposure | $1,742,997 | $ — |
Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party for its respective commitment to pay or receive a fixed or variable interest rate on a notional amount of principal. Interest rate swaps are generally centrally-cleared, but central clearing does not make interest rate swap transactions risk free.
The following table represents the Fund’s use and volume of interest rate swaps on a monthly basis:
| | |
| Average Notional Amount |
| Pay | Receive |
Use | Floating Rate | Floating Rate |
Duration, Hedge | $53,800,000 | $ — |
Credit default swaps are instruments which allow for the full or partial transfer of third-party credit risk, with respect to a particular entity or entities, from one counterparty to the other. The Fund enters into credit default swaps as a “seller” or “buyer” of protection primarily to gain or reduce exposure to the investment grade and/or high yield bond market. A seller of credit default swaps is selling credit protection or assuming credit risk with respect to the underlying entity or entities. The buyer in a credit default swap is obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default on an underlying reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the seller will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. The notional amount reflects the maximum potential amount the seller of credit protection could be required to pay to the buyer if a credit event occurs. The seller of protection receives periodic premium payments from the buyer and may also receive or pay an upfront premium adjustment to the stated periodic payments. In the event a credit default occurs on a credit default swap referencing an index, a factor adjustment will take place and the buyer of protection will receive a payment reflecting the par less the default recovery rate of the defaulted index component based on its weighting in the index. If no default occurs, the counterparty will pay the stream of payments and have no further obligations to the Fund if it is selling the credit protection. If the Fund utilizes centrally cleared credit default swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. For OTC credit default 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 in the case of a credit default swap in which the Fund is selling credit protection, the default of a third-party issuer.
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The quoted market prices and resulting market values for credit default swap agreements on securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
The following table represents the Fund’s use and volume of credit default swaps on a monthly basis:
| | | |
| Average Notional Amount |
| Protection | | Protection |
Use | Sold | | Purchased |
Index exposure, Hedge | $14,700,000 | $ | 32,221,333 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange two designated currencies at a specific time in the future. Certain types of contracts may be cash settled, in an amount equal to the change in exchange rates during the term of the contract. The contracts can be used to hedge or manage exposure to foreign currency risks with portfolio investments or to gain exposure to foreign currencies.
The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Furthermore, the Fund may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared to the U.S. dollar.
The following table represents the Fund’s use and volume of forward foreign currency exchange contracts on a monthly basis:
| | | |
| Average Value |
Use | Purchased | | Sold |
Hedge | $56,959 | $ | 25,911,746 |
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Derivative Investment Holdings Categorized by Risk Exposure
The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of November 30, 2023:
Derivative Investment Type | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Equity option contracts | Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value | — |
Currency forward contracts | Unrealized appreciation on forward | Unrealized depreciation on |
| foreign currency exchange contracts | forward foreign currency |
| | exchange contracts |
Credit/Interest rate swap agreements | Unamortized upfront premiums paid on | Unamortized upfront premiums |
| interest rate default swap agreements | received on credit default |
| | swap agreements |
| | Variation margin on interest |
| Unamortized upfront premiums paid on | rate swap agreements |
| credit default swap agreements |
| Variation margin on credit default |
| swap agreements | |
The following tables set forth the fair value of the Fund’s derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure at November 30, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | Asset Derivative Investments Value | | |
| Swaps | | Swaps | | Options | | Forward | | |
| Interest Rate | | Credit Default | | Purchased Equity | | Foreign Currency | | Total Value at |
| Risk | | Risk | | Risk | | Exchange Risk | | November 30, 2023 |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 96,181 | $ | 167 | $ | 96,348 |
| | | Liability Derivative Investments Value | | |
| Swaps | | Swaps | | Options | | Forward | | |
| Interest Rate | | Credit Default | | Purchased Equity | | Foreign Currency | | Total Value at |
| Risk | | Risk | | Risk | | Exchange Risk | | November 30, 2023 |
$ | 2,426,034 | $ | 606,547 | $ | — | $ | 48,965 | $ | 3,081,546 |
The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Fund’s Statement of Operations for the period ended November 30, 2023:
Derivative Investment Type | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |
Equity option contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on options purchased Net realized gain (loss) on options written Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options purchased Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options written |
Equity/Interest rate/ Credit swap agreements | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements |
Currency forward contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
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The following is a summary of the Fund’s realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized on the Fund’s Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the period ended November 30, 2023:
| | | | | | | |
Realized Gain(Loss) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statement of Operations | |
| | | | | | Forward | |
| Swaps | Swaps | Options | Options | Options | Foreign | |
Swaps | Interest | Credit | Written | Purchased | Purchased | Currency | |
Equity | Rate | Default | Equity | Equity | Interest | Exchange | |
Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Rate Risk | Risk | Total |
$197,098 | $(673,984) | $(117,417) | $(2,407,631) | $(20,989) | $— | $97,325 | $(2,925,598) |
| | | | | | | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation(Depreciation) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statement of Operations |
| | | | | | Forward | |
| Swaps | Swaps | Options | Options | Options | Foreign | |
Swaps | Interest | Credit | Written | Purchased | Purchased | Currency | |
Equity | Rate | Default | Equity | Equity | Interest | Exchange | |
Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Rate Risk | Risk | Total |
$(399,000) | $(677,747) | $196,838 | $642,065 | $— | $(215,542) | $(363,923) | $(817,309) |
In conjunction with the use of derivative instruments, the Fund is required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Fund uses margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Fund as collateral.
The Fund has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions rated/identified as investment grade or better. The Fund monitors the counterparty credit risk.
Foreign Investments
There are several risks associated with exposure to foreign currencies, foreign issuers and emerging markets. The Fund’s indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or in the case of short positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad. In addition, the Fund may incur transaction costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The Fund may, but is not obligated to, engage in currency hedging transactions, which generally involve buying currency forward, options or futures contracts. However, not all currency risks may be effectively hedged, and in some cases the costs of hedging techniques may outweigh expected benefits. In such instances, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar.
The Fund may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments, such as ADRs and exchange-traded funds, which are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S.
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market. Investing in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers, may involve risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices in some foreign markets may fluctuate more than those of securities traded on U.S. markets. Many foreign countries lack accounting and disclosure standards comparable to those that apply to U.S. companies, and it may be more difficult to obtain reliable information regarding a foreign issuer’s financial condition and operations. Transaction costs and costs associated with custody services are generally higher for foreign securities than they are for U.S. securities. Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income. Although in some countries portions of these taxes are recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received by the Fund.
Note 4 – Offsetting
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into transactions subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or other similar arrangements. Generally, the right to offset in those agreements allows the Fund to counteract the exposure to a specific counterparty with collateral received from or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the arrangements. These arrangements provide for the right to liquidate upon the occurrence of an event of default, credit event upon merger or additional termination event.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives, including foreign exchange contracts, and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.
For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, are reported separately on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as segregated cash with broker/ receivable for variation margin, or payable for swap settlement/variation margin. Cash and/ or securities pledged or received as collateral by the Fund in connection with an OTC derivative subject to an ISDA Master Agreement generally may not be invested, sold or rehypothecated by the counterparty or the Fund, as applicable, absent an event of default under such agreement, in which case such collateral generally may be applied towards obligations due to and payable by such counterparty or the Fund, as applicable. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $300,000) before a transfer is required to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not
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fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following tables present derivative financial instruments and secured financing transactions that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Net Amount | | | | | | | |
| | | Gross Amounts | of Assets | Gross Amounts Not | | | |
| | Gross | Offset in the | Presented on the | Offset in the Statement | | | |
| | Amounts of | Statement of | Statement of | of Assets and Liabilities | | | |
| | Recognized | Assets and | Assets and | Financial | | | Cash Collateral | | | Net |
Instrument | | Assets1 | Liabilities | Liabilities | Instruments | | | Received | | | Amount |
Forward foreign | | | | | | | | | | | |
currency exchange | | | | | | | | | | | |
contracts | $ 167 | $ — | $ 167 | $ — | | $ (167 | ) | $ — |
Options purchased | | | | | | | | | | | |
contracts | | 96,181 | — | 96,181 | (13,489 | ) | | (26,898 | ) | | 55,794 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Net Amount | | | | | | | |
| | | Gross Amounts | of Liabilities | | Gross Amounts Not | | | |
| | Gross | Offset in the | Presented on the | | Offset in the Statement | | | |
| | Amounts of | Statement of | Statement of | | of Assets and Liabilities | | | |
| | Recognized | Assets and | Assets and | | Financial | | Cash Collateral | | | Net |
Instrument | | Liabilities1 | Liabilities | Liabilities | | Instruments | | Pledged | | | Amount |
Forward foreign | | | | | | | | | | | |
currency exchange | | | | | | | | | | | |
contracts | $ 48,965 | $ — | $ 48,965 | $ (13,489 | ) | $ (31,909 | ) | $ 3,567 |
Reverse repurchase | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agreements | | 136,403,166 | — | 136,403,166 | | (136,403,166 | ) | — | | | — |
1 Exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivatives are excluded from these reported amounts.
The Fund has the right to offset deposits against any related derivative liabilities outstanding with each counterparty with the exception of exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivatives. The following table presents deposits held by others in connection with derivative investments as of November 30, 2023.
| | | | | |
Counterparty | Asset Type | | Cash Pledged | | Cash Received |
Barclays Bank plc | Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options | $ | — | $ | 60,000 |
Canadian Imperial | | | | | |
Bank of Commerce | Reverse repurchase agreements | | — | | 563,052 |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | Credit default swap agreements, | | | | |
| interest rate swap agreements | | 2,338,544 | | — |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | 40,000 | | — |
| | $ | 2,378,544 | $ | 623,052 |
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Note 5 – Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser furnishes office facilities and equipment, and provides administrative services on behalf of the Fund, and oversees the activities of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“GPIM” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Adviser provides all services through the medium of any directors, officers or employees of the Adviser or its affiliates as the Adviser deems appropriate in order to fulfill its obligations. As compensation for these services, the Fund pays the Adviser a fee, payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets (as defined in this report).
Pursuant to an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Fund, the Adviser and GPIM, GPIM under the oversight and supervision of the Board and the Adviser, manages the investment of the assets of the Fund in accordance with its investment objective and policies, places orders to purchase and sell securities on behalf of the Fund, and, at the request of the Adviser, consults with the Adviser as to the overall management of the assets of the Fund and its investment policies and practices. As compensation for its services, the Adviser pays GPIM a fee, payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.625% of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets.
For purposes of calculating the fees payable under the foregoing agreements, “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Fund, including the assets attributable to the proceeds from financial leverage, including the issuance of senior securities represented by indebtedness (including through borrowing from financial institutions or issuance of debt securities, including notes or commercial paper), the issuance of preferred shares, the effective leverage of certain portfolio transactions such as reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and inverse floating rate securities, or any other form of financial leverage, minus liabilities, other than liabilities related to any financial leverage.
If the Fund invests in a fund that is advised by the Adviser or an adviser affiliated with the Adviser, the Fund’s Adviser has agreed to waive Fund fees to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by the Fund with respect to its investment in such fund. Fee waivers will be calculated at the investing fund level without regard to any expense cap, if any, in effect for the investing fund. Fees waived under this arrangement are not subject to reimbursement. For the period ended November 30, 2023, the Adviser waived fees in the amount of $21,031 related to investments by the Fund in such funds.
Certain officers and trustees of the Fund may also be officers, directors and/or employees of the Adviser or GPIM. The Fund does not compensate its officers who are officers, directors and/or employees of the aforementioned firms.
GFIA pays operating expenses on behalf of the Fund, such as audit and accounting related services, legal services, custody, printing and mailing, among others, on a pass-through basis.
On November 11, 2022, the Fund received a one-time payment from the Adviser for $5,119 relating to an operational issue. This amount is included in Capital contribution from adviser on the Fund’s Statements of Changes in Net Assets and the impact of this amount to total return at NAV is included within the Financial Highlights.
MUFG Investor Services (US), LLC (“MUIS”) acts as the Fund’s administrator and accounting agent. As administrator and accounting agent, MUIS maintains the books and records of the Fund’s
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securities and cash. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (“BNY”) acts as the Fund’s custodian. As custodian, BNY is responsible for the custody of the Fund’s assets. For providing the aforementioned services, MUIS and BNY are entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage of the Fund’s average daily Managed Assets and certain out of pocket expenses.
Note 6 – Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. 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:
Level 1 — unadjusted 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.
Rule 2a-5 sets forth a definition of “readily available market quotations,” which is consistent with the definition of a Level 1 input under U.S. GAAP. Rule 2a-5 provides that “a market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable.”
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available must be valued at fair value as determined in good faith. Accordingly, any security priced using inputs other than Level 1 inputs will be subject to fair value requirements. 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.
Pricing service providers are used to value a majority of the Fund’s investments. When values are not available from a pricing service provider, they will be determined using a variety of sources and techniques, including: market 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 and analysis. A significant portion of the Fund’s assets and liabilities are categorized as Level 2, as indicated in this report.
Quotes from broker-dealers, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates, may also be used to value the Fund’s assets and liabilities, i.e. prices provided by a broker-dealer or other market participant who has not committed to trade at that price. Although quotes are typically received from established market participants, the Fund may not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotations. Significant changes in a quote would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security.
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Certain fixed income securities are valued by obtaining a monthly quote from a broker-dealer, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates.
Certain loans and other securities are valued using a single daily broker quote or a price from a pricing service provider based on a single daily or monthly broker quote.
The inputs or methodologies selected and applied for valuing securities or other assets are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability, appropriateness and accuracy of the techniques, methodologies and sources employed to determine fair valuation are periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Note 7 – Reverse Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements as part of its financial leverage strategy. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund temporarily transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, the Fund agrees to repurchase the instrument at an agreed upon time and price, which reflects an interest payment. Such agreements have the economic effect of borrowings. The Fund may enter into such agreements to invest the cash acquired at a rate higher than the cost of the agreement, which would increase earned income. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the instruments transferred to another party or the instruments in which the proceeds may be invested would affect the market value of the Fund’s assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of the Fund’s assets. For the period ended November 30, 2023, the average daily balance for which reverse repurchase agreements were outstanding amounted to $132,234,998. The weighted average interest rate was 5.44%. As of November 30, 2023, there was $136,403,166 (inclusive of interest payable) in reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.
As of November 30, 2023, the Fund had outstanding reverse repurchase agreements with various counterparties. Details of the reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty are as follows:
| | | | |
Counterparty | Interest Rates | Maturity Date | | Face Value |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | 4.80% - 5.35%* | Open Maturity | $ | 3,594,456 |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. | 5.35%* | Open Maturity | | 2,851,024 |
BofA Securities, Inc. | 4.00% - 5.65%* | Open Maturity | | 37,090,936 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 5.80% | 01/22/24 | | 52,733,068 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 5.55% - 5.70%* | Open Maturity | | 4,540,566 |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | 5.45% - 5.48%* | Open Maturity | | 19,936,790 |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | 1.50% - 5.65%* | Open Maturity | | 14,921,137 |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | 5.48%* | Open Maturity | | 735,189 |
Total | | | $ | 136,403,166 |
* | | The rate is adjusted periodically by the counterparty, subject to approval by the Adviser, and is not based upon a set of reference rate and spread. Rate indicated is the rate effective at November 30, 2023. |
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The following is a summary of the remaining contractual maturities of the reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of November 30, 2023, aggregated by asset class of the related collateral pledged by the Fund:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Overnight and | | | | Greater | | |
| | Continuous | Up to 30 days | | 31-90 days | than 90 days | | Total |
Corporate Bonds | $ | 58,898,615 | $ — | $ | 52,733,068 | $ — | $ | 111,631,683 |
Federal Agency Notes | | 4,834,693 | — | | — | — | | 4,834,693 |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 19,936,790 | — | | — | — | | 19,936,790 |
Total reverse | | | | | | | | |
repurchase agreements | $ | 83,670,098 | $ — | $ | 52,733,068 | $ — | $ | 136,403,166 |
Gross amount of recognized | | | | | | | | |
liabilities for reverse | | | | | | | | |
repurchase agreements | $ | 83,670,098 | $ — | $ | 52,733,068 | $ — | $ | 136,403,166 |
Note 8 – Borrowings
The Fund has entered into a $165,000,000 credit facility agreement with an approved lender whereby the lender has agreed to provide secured financing to the Fund and the Fund will provide pledged collateral to the lender. Under the most recent amended terms, the interest on the amount borrowed is based on SOFR plus 0.75%, 0.80%, or 0.85%, depending on the eligible security types pledged as related collateral, and an unused commitment fee of 0.30% is charged on the difference between the amount available to borrow under the credit facility agreement and the actual amount borrowed. As of November 30, 2023, there was no outstanding balance in connection with the Fund’s credit facility. The average daily amount for which borrowings on the credit facility were outstanding during the period ended November 30, 2023 was $22,726,829 with a related average interest rate of 6.07%. The maximum amount outstanding during the period was $23,800,000. As of November 30, 2023, the total value of securities segregated and pledged as collateral in connection with borrowings was $18,812,176.
The credit facility agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, collateral requirements, investment strategy requirements, and certain financial obligations. These covenants place limits or restrictions on the Fund’s ability to (i) enter into additional indebtedness with a party other than the counterparty, (ii) change its fundamental investment policy, or (iii) pledge to any other party, other than to the counterparty, securities owned or held by the Fund over which the counterparty has a lien. In addition, the Fund is required to deliver financial information to the counterparty within established deadlines, maintain an asset coverage ratio (as defined in Section 18(g) of the 1940 Act) greater than 300%, comply with the rules of the stock exchange on which its shares are listed, and maintain its classification as a “closed-end management investment company” as defined in the 1940 Act.
There is no guarantee that the Fund’s leverage strategy will be successful. The Fund’s use of leverage may cause the Fund’s NAV and market price of common shares to be more volatile and can magnify the effect of any losses.
Note 9 – Federal Income Tax Information
The Fund intends to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies and
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will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s 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.
At November 30, 2023, 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:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Net Tax | |
| | | | | | | | Unrealized | |
| | | Tax Unrealized | | Tax Unrealized | | | Appreciation | |
| Tax Cost | | Appreciation | | Depreciation | | | (Depreciation) | |
$ | 764,352,913 | $ | 1,878,068 | $ | (104,843,693 | ) | $ | (102,965,625 | ) |
As of May 31, 2023, (the most recent fiscal year end for U.S. federal income tax purposes) tax components of distributable earnings/(loss) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Undistributed | Undistributed | | Net Unrealized | | Accumulated | | | |
Ordinary | Long-Term | | Appreciation | | Capital and | | | |
Income | Capital Gain | | Depreciation) | | Other Losses | | Total | |
$— | $— | $ | (127,714,419 | ) | $— | $ | (127,714,419 | ) |
For the year ended May 31, 2023, (the most recent fiscal year end for U.S. federal income tax purposes) the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:
| | | | | | | |
| | | Long-Term | | | | |
| Ordinary Income | | Capital Gain | | Return of Capital | | Total Distributions |
$ | 28,392,578 | $ | 7,982,676 | $ | 10,621,364 | $ | 46,996,618 |
Note: For U.S. federal income tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are treated as ordinary income distributions.
Note 10 – Securities Transactions
For the period ended November 30, 2023, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding government securities, short-term investments and derivatives, were as follows:
| | | |
| Purchases | | Sales |
$ | 79,223,143 | $ | 146,449,751 |
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The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. For the period ended November 30, 2023, the Fund did not engage in purchases and sales of securities, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.
Note 11 – Unfunded Loan Commitments
Pursuant to the terms of certain loan agreements, the Fund held unfunded loan commitments as of November 30, 2023. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrower’s discretion. The Fund reserves against such contingent obligations by designating cash, liquid securities, illiquid securities, and liquid term loans as a reserve. As of November 30, 2023, the total amount segregated in connection with unfunded loan commitments and reverse repurchase agreements was $178,966,771.
The unfunded loan commitments as of November 30, 2023, were as follows:
| | | | | |
Borrower | Maturity Date | | Face Amount | | Value |
AI Aqua Culligan | 07/30/28 | $ | 1,250,000 | $ | 12,500 |
Avalara, Inc. | 10/19/28 | | 263,636 | | 3,098 |
Finastra USA, Inc. | 09/13/29 | | 107,613 | | 12,815 |
Fontainbleau Vegas | 01/31/26 | | 140,949 | | — |
Lightning A | 03/01/37 | | 3,803,889 | | — |
Lightning B | 03/01/37 | | 492,268 | | — |
Orion Group | 03/19/27 | | 136,696 | | 3,712 |
Shaw Development LLC | 10/30/29 | | 143,617 | | 2,832 |
Thunderbird A | 03/01/37 | | 3,732,778 | | — |
Thunderbird B | 03/01/37 | | 483,065 | | — |
| | | | $ | 34,957 |
Note 12 – Restricted Securities
The security below is considered illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board:
| | | | | |
Restricted Securities | Acquisition Date | | Cost | | Value |
CFMT LLC | 09/23/22 | $ | 616,657 | $ | 586,324 |
2022-HB9, 3.25% (WAC) | | | | | |
due 09/25/371 | | | | | |
1 | | Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at November 30, 2023. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average. |
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Note 13 – Capital
Common Shares
The Fund has an unlimited amount of common shares, $0.01 par value, authorized and 32,980,083 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2023.
There were no common shares transactions during the period ended November 30, 2023.
| | |
| Period Ended | Year Ended |
| November 30, 2023 | May 31, 2023 |
Beginning shares | 32,980,083 | 32,980,083 |
Ending shares | 32,980,083 | 32,980,083 |
Note 14 – Market Risks
The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation, and loss that may result from various factors. These factors include, among others, developments affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest rates (which may change at any time based on various market and other economic conditions), changes in inflation rates or expectations about inflation rates (which are currently elevated relative to normal conditions), adverse investor confidence or sentiment, changing economic, political (including geopolitical), social or financial market conditions, increased instability or general uncertainty, environmental disasters, governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics), debt crises, actual or threatened wars or other armed conflicts (such as the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and its risk of expansion or collateral economic and other effects) or ratings downgrades, and other similar events, each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. Moreover, changing economic, political, geopolitical, social, financial market or other conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Fund in a different country, geographic region, economy, industry or market because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. The duration and extent of the foregoing types of factors or conditions are highly uncertain and difficult to predict and have in the past, and may in the future, cause volatility and distress in economies and financial markets or other adverse circumstances, which may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments and performance of the Fund.
Note 15 – Subsequent Events
The Fund evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued and determined there were no material events that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.
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Federal Income Tax Information
This information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code. Amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in the report because of differences in tax and financial reporting practice.
In January 2024, shareholders will be advised on IRS Form 1099 DIV or substitute 1099 DIV as to the U.S. federal tax status of the distributions received by shareholders in the calendar year 2023.
Delaware Statutory Trust Act-Control Share Acquisition
Under Delaware law applicable to the Fund as of August 1, 2022, if a shareholder acquires direct or indirect ownership or power to direct the voting of shares of the Fund in an amount that equals or exceeds certain percentage thresholds specified under Delaware law (beginning at 10% or more of shares of the Fund), the shareholder’s ability to vote certain of these shares may be limited.
Sector Classification
Information in the “Schedule of Investments” is categorized by sectors using sector-level classifications used by Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. In the Fund’s registration statement, the Fund has investment policies relating to concentration in specific industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Fund usually classifies 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.
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Trustees
The Trustees of the Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years:
| | | | | |
| Position(s) | Term of Office | | Number of | |
| Held | and Length | | Portfolios in | |
Name, Address* | with | of Time | Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex | Other Directorships |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Served** | During Past 5 Years | Overseen | Held by Trustees*** |
Independent Trustees: | | | | |
|
Randall C. Barnes | Trustee and | Since 2021 | Current: Private Investor (2001-present). | 154 | Current: Advent Convertible and Income |
(1951) | Chair of the | | | | Fund (2005-present); Purpose Investments |
| Valuation | | Former: Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc. (1993-1997); | | Funds (2013-present). |
| Oversight | | President, Pizza Hut International (1991-1993); Senior Vice President, | | |
| Committee | | Strategic Planning and New Business Development, PepsiCo, Inc. (1987-1990). | | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
| | | | | Fund (2015-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore |
| | | | | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); |
| | | | | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund |
| | | | | (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation |
| | | | | Fund (2013-2021). |
Angela Brock-Kyle | Trustee | Since 2021 | Current: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, B.O.A.R.D.S. (2013-present); | 153 | Current: Bowhead Insurance GP, LLC |
(1959) | | | Member, Board of Directors, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2022-present). | | (2020-present); Hunt Companies, Inc. |
| | | | | (2019-present). |
| | | Former: Senior Leader, TIAA (financial services firm) (1987-2012). | | |
| | | | | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
| | | | | Fund (2019-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore |
| | | | | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); |
| | | | | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund |
| | | | | (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation |
| | | | | Fund (2019-2021); Infinity Property & |
| | | | | Casualty Corp. (2014-2018). |
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| | | | | |
| Position(s) | Term of Office | | Number of | |
| Held | and Length | | Portfolios in | |
Name, Address* | with | of Time | Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex | Other Directorships |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Served** | During Past 5 Years | Overseen | Held by Trustees*** |
Independent Trustees continued: | | | | |
Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. | Trustee and | Since 2021 | Current: President, Global Trends Investments (registered investment | 153 | Current: US Global Investors, Inc. (GROW) |
(1960) | Chair of the | | adviser) (1996-present); CEO, Lydon Media (2016-present); Vice Chairman, | | (1995-present); The 2023 ETF Series Trust |
| Contracts | | VettaFi, a wholly owned subsidiary of The TMX Group (financial advisor | | (4) (2023-present); The 2023 ETF Series |
| Review | | content, research, index and digital distribution provider) (2022-present). | | Trust II (1) (2023-present). |
| Committee | | | | |
| | | Former: CEO, ETF Flows, LLC (financial advisor education and research | | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
| | | provider) (2019-2023); Director, GDX Index Partners, LLC (index provider) | | Fund (2019-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore |
| | | (2021-2023). | | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); |
| | | | | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund |
| | | | | (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation |
| | | | | Fund (2019-2021); Harvest Volatility Edge |
| | | | | Trust (3) (2017-2019). |
Ronald A. Nyberg | Trustee and | Since 2021 | Current: Of Counsel, Momkus LLP (law firm) (2016-present). | 154 | Current: Advent Convertible and Income |
(1953) | Chair of the | | | | Fund (2003-present); PPM Funds (2) |
| Nominating and | Former: Partner, Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC (law firm) (2000-2016); Executive | | (2018-present); Endeavor Health |
| Governance | | Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Van Kampen | | (2012-present). |
| Committee | | Investments (1982-1999). | | |
| | | | | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
| | | | | Fund (2015-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore |
| | | | | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); |
| | | | | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund |
| | | | | (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation |
| | | | | Fund (2013-2021); Western Asset Inflation- |
| | | | | Linked Opportunities & Income Fund |
| | | | | (2004-2020); Western Asset Inflation-Linked |
| | | | | Income Fund (2003-2020). |
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| | | | | |
| Position(s) | Term of Office | | Number of | |
| Held | and Length | | Portfolios in | |
Name, Address* | with | of Time | Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex | Other Directorships |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Served** | During Past 5 Years | Overseen | Held by Trustees*** |
Independent Trustees continued: | | | | |
Sandra G. Sponem | Trustee and | Since 2021 | Current: Retired. | 153 | Current: SPDR Series Trust (81) |
(1958) | Chair of the | | | | (2018-present); SPDR Index Shares Funds |
| Audit | | Former: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, M.A. | | (2018-present); SSGA Active Trust (30)(14) |
| Committee | | Mortenson-Companies, Inc. (construction and real estate development | | (2018-present). |
| | | company) (2007-2017). | | |
| | | | | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
| | | | | Fund (2019-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore |
| | | | | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); |
| | | | | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund |
| | | | | (2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation |
| | | | | (2019-2021); SSGA Master Trust Fund (1) |
| | | | | (2018-2020). |
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr. | Trustee, Chair | Since 2021 | Current: Portfolio Consultant (2010-present); Member, Governing Council, | 153 | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
(1958) | of the Board | | Independent Directors Council (2013-present); Governor, Board of Governors, | Fund (2015-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore |
| and Chair of the | | Investment Company Institute (2018-present). | | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); |
| Executive | | | | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income |
| Committee | | Former: Member, Executive Committee, Independent Directors Council (2016-2018); | Fund (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit |
| | | Vice President, Manager and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Asset Management | | Allocation Fund (2013-2021); Western Asset |
| | | (1998-1999); Vice President, Nuveen Investment Advisory Corp. (1992-1999); Vice | | Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income |
| | | President and Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1991-1999); and Assistant | | Fund (2004-2020); Western Asset |
| | | Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts (1988-1999), | | Inflation-Linked Income Fund (2003-2020). |
| | | each of John Nuveen & Co., Inc. (registered broker dealer) (1982-1999). | | |
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| | | | | |
| Position(s) | Term of Office | | Number of | |
| Held | and Length | | Portfolios in | |
Name, Address* | with | of Time | Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex | Other Directorships |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Served** | During Past 5 Years | Overseen | Held by Trustees*** |
Interested Trustees: | | | | | |
Amy J. Lee**** | Trustee, Vice | Since 2021 | Current: Interested Trustee, certain other funds in the Fund Complex | 153 | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
(1961) | President and | | (2018-present); Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex | | Fund (2018-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore |
| Chief Legal | | (2014-present); Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex | | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2018-2022); |
| Officer | | (2007-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments | | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund |
| | | (2012-present). | | (2018-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation |
| | | | | Fund (2018-2021). |
| | | Former: President and/or Chief Executive Officer, certain funds in the Fund | | |
| | | Complex (2017-2019); Vice President, Associate General Counsel and | | |
| | | Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security | | |
| | | Benefit Corporation (2004-2012). | | |
* | | The business address of each Trustee is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. |
** | | Each Trustee elected shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified. After a Trustee’s initial term, each Trustee is expected to serve a two year term concurrent with the class of Trustees for which he or she serves. |
- Mr. Barnes and Ms. Brock-Kyle are Class I Trustees. Class I Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the date of the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026.
- Messrs. Nyberg and Lydon, Jr. are Class II Trustees. Class II Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the date of the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024.
- Mr. Toupin Jr. and Mses. Lee and Sponem are Class III Trustees. Class III Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the date of the Fund’s annual meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025.
*** | | Each Trustee also serves on the Boards of Trustees of Guggenheim Funds Trust, Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust, Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust, Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds, Rydex Variable Trust and Transparent Value Trust. Messrs. Barnes and Nyberg also serve on the Board of Trustees of Advent Convertible & Income Fund. |
**** | | This Trustee is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Fund under the 1940 Act by reason of her position with the Fund’s Adviser and/or the parent of the Adviser. |
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Officers
The Officers of the Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years:
| | | |
| Position(s) | | |
| Held | Term of Office | |
Name, Address* | with | and Length of | Principal Occupation(s) |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Time Served** | During Past Five Years |
Brian E. Binder | President | Since 2021 | Current: President, Mutual Funds Boards, Guggenheim Investments (2022-present); President and Chief Executive Officer, certain other funds |
(1972) | and Chief | | in the Fund Complex (2018-present); President, Mutual Funds Boards, and Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, |
| Executive | | LLC and Security Investors, LLC (2018-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Partners Investment Funds plc (2022-present); Board Member, |
| Officer | | Guggenheim Global Investments plc (2022-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Partners Fund Management (Europe) Limited |
| | | (2018-present). |
|
| | | Former: Senior Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer, Guggenheim Investments (2018-2022); Managing Director and President, |
| | | Deutsche Funds, and Head of US Product, Trading and Fund Administration, Deutsche Asset Management (2013-2018); Managing Director, |
| | | Chairman of North American Executive Committee and Head of Business Management and Consulting, Invesco Ltd. (2010-2012). |
Joanna M. Catalucci | Chief | Since 2021 | Current: Chief Compliance Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim |
(1966) | Compliance | | Investments (2014-present). |
| Officer | | |
| | | Former: AML Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2016-2017); Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary certain other funds in the |
| | | Fund Complex (2008-2012); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investor, LLC and certain affiliates (2010-2012); Chief |
| | | Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC and certain affiliates (2010-2011). |
James M. Howley | Chief | Since 2022 | Current: Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2004-present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer, certain |
(1972) | Financial | | other funds in the Fund Complex (2022-present). |
| Officer, Chief | | |
| Accounting | | Former: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-2022); Manager, Mutual Fund Administration of Van Kampen |
| Officer and | | Investments, Inc. (1996-2004). |
| Treasurer | | |
Mark E. Mathiasen | Secretary | Since 2021 | Current: Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2007-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2007-present). |
(1978) | | | |
Glenn McWhinnie | Assistant | Since 2021 | Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2009-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2016-present). |
(1969) | Treasurer | | |
Michael P. Megaris | Assistant | Since 2021 | Current: Assistant Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments |
(1984) | Secretary | | (2012-present). |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2023 |
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| Position(s) | | |
| Held | Term of Office | |
Name, Address* | with | and Length of | Principal Occupation(s) |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Time Served** | During Past Five Years |
Kimberly J. Scott | Assistant | Since 2021 | Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present). |
(1974) | Treasurer | | |
| | | Former: Financial Reporting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (2010-2011); Vice President/Assistant Treasurer, Mutual Fund Administration for Van |
| | | Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2009-2010); Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen |
| | | Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2005-2009). |
Bryan Stone | Vice | Since 2021 | Current: Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2013-present). |
(1979) | President | | |
| | | Former: Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2009-2013); Vice President, Morgan Stanley (2002-2009). |
Jon Szafran | Assistant | Since 2021 | Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2017-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-present). |
(1989) | Treasurer | | |
| | | Former: Assistant Treasurer of Henderson Global Funds and Manager of US Fund Administration, Henderson Global Investors (North America) |
| | | Inc. (“HGINA”), (2017); Senior Analyst of US Fund Administration, HGINA (2014–2017); Senior Associate of Fund Administration, Cortland |
| | | Capital Market Services, LLC (2013-2014); Experienced Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2012-2013). |
* The business address of each officer is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
** Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN (Unaudited) | November 30, 2023 |
Unless the registered owner of common shares elects to receive cash by contacting Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Plan Administrator”), all dividends declared on common shares of the Fund will be automatically reinvested by the Plan Administrator for shareholders in the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), in additional common shares of the Fund. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Administrator prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional common shares of the Fund for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your common shares of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.
The Plan Administrator will open an account for each common shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such common shareholder’s common shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a “Dividend”) payable in cash, nonparticipants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in common shares. The common shares will be acquired by the Plan Administrator for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized common shares from the Fund (“Newly Issued Common Shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding common shares on the open market (“Open-Market Purchases”) on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price plus estimated brokerage commission per common share is equal to or greater than the net asset value per common share, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the net asset value per common share on the payment date; provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per common share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the net asset value per common share is greater than the closing market value plus estimated brokerage commission, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in common shares acquired on behalf of the participants in Open-Market Purchases.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund generally would be able to claim a deduction for distributions to shareholders with respect to the common shares issued at up to a 5-percent discount from the closing market value pursuant to the Plan.
If, before the Plan Administrator has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per common share exceeds the net asset value per common share, the average per common share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net asset value of the common shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer common shares than if the Dividend had been paid in Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Administrator is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Administrator may cease making Open-Market Purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the Dividend
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amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at net asset value per common share at the close of business on the Last Purchase Date provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per common share; the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date.
The Plan Administrator maintains all shareholders’ accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Administrator on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Administrator will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instruction of the participants.
There will be no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commission incurred in connection with Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any Federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends.
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.
All correspondence or questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 30170 College Station, TX 77842-3170: Attention: Shareholder Services Department, Phone Number: (866) 488-3559 or online at www.computershare.com/investor.
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FUND INFORMATION | November 30, 2023 |
Board of Trustees | Investment Adviser |
Randall C. Barnes | Guggenheim Funds Investment |
Angela Brock-Kyle | Advisors, LLC |
Amy J. Lee* | Chicago, IL |
Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. | |
Ronald A. Nyberg | Investment Sub-Adviser |
Sandra G. Sponem | Guggenheim Partners Investment |
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., | Management, LLC |
Chairman | Santa Monica, CA |
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* This Trustee is an “interested person” (as | Administrator and Accounting Agent |
defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) | MUFG Investor Services (US), LLC |
(“Interested Trustee”) of the Fund because of | Rockville, MD |
her affiliation with Guggenheim Investments. | |
| Custodian |
Principal Executive Officers | The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
Brian E. Binder | New York, NY |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Legal Counsel |
Joanna M. Catalucci | Dechert LLP |
Chief Compliance Officer | Washington, D.C. |
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Amy J. Lee | Independent Registered Public |
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | Accounting Firm |
| Ernst & Young LLP |
Mark E. Mathiasen | Tysons, VA |
Secretary | |
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James M. Howley | |
Chief Financial Officer, | |
Chief Accounting Officer | |
and Treasurer | |
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FUND INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2023 |
Privacy Principles of Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund for Shareholders
The Fund is committed to maintaining the privacy of its shareholders and to safeguarding its non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Fund collects, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.
Generally, the Fund does not receive any non-public personal information relating to its shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of its shareholders may become available to the Fund. The Fund does not disclose any non-public personal information about its shareholders or former shareholders to anyone except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third party administrator).
The Fund restricts access to non-public personal information about the shareholders to Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC employees with a legitimate business need for the information. The Fund maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of its shareholders.
Questions concerning your shares of Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund?
• If your shares are held in a Brokerage Account, contact your Broker.
• If you have physical possession of your shares in certificate form, contact the Fund’s Transfer Agent: Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 30170 College Station, TX 77842-3170; (866) 488-3559 or online at www.computershare.com/investor
This report is sent to shareholders of Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund for their information. It is not a Prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund or of any securities mentioned in this report.
Paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are not sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports are made available on a website, and you are notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.
You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you may receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call Computershare at 1-866-488-3559. Your election to receive reports in paper form may apply to all funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly, to all Guggenheim closed-end funds you hold.
A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures related to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (888) 991-0091 and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about directors of the Fund and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (888) 991-0091.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request by calling (888) 991-0091, by visiting the Fund’s website at guggenheiminvestments.com/gug or by accessing the Fund’s Form N-PX on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or at guggenheiminvestments.com/gug.
Notice to Shareholders
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund from time to time may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.
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ABOUT THE FUND MANAGERS
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC
Guggenheim Investments represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), which includes Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (“GFIA”) the investment adviser to the referenced fund. Collectively Guggenheim Investments has a long, distinguished history of serving institutional investors, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices and financial intermediaries. Guggenheim Investments offers clients a wide range of differentiated capabilities built on a proven commitment to investment excellence.
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (“GPIM”) is an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm. The firm provides capital markets services, portfolio and risk management expertise, wealth management, and investment advisory services. Clients of Guggenheim Partners, LLC subsidiaries are an elite mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and other institutions.
Investment Philosophy
GPIM’s investment philosophy is predicated upon the belief that thorough research and independent thought are rewarded with performance that has the potential to outperform benchmark indexes with both lower volatility and lower correlation of returns over time as compared to such benchmark indexes.
Investment Process
GPIM’s investment process is a collaborative effort between various groups including the Portfolio Construction Group, which utilize proprietary portfolio construction and risk modeling tools to determine allocation of assets among a variety of sectors, and its Sector Specialists, who are responsible for security selection within these sectors and for implementing securities transactions, including the structuring of certain securities directly with the issuers or with investment banks and dealers involved in the origination of such securities.
Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC
227 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Member FINRA/SIPC
(01/24)
NOT FDIC-INSURED l NOT BANK-GUARANTEED l MAY LOSE VALUE
CEF-GUG-SAR-1123
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
The Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
a) Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
b) Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
None.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant has not made any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded based on such evaluation, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act, that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the registrant’s period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) The registrant has not participated in securities lending activities during the period covered by this report.
(b) Not applicable
Item 13. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 14. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund
By: /s/ Brian E. Binder
Name: Brian E. Binder
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 2, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ Brian E. Binder
Name: Brian E. Binder
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 2, 2024
By: /s/ James Howley
Name: James Howley
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Date: February 2, 2024