Affiliated Investments
At July 31, 2024, the value of the Portfolio's investment in funds that may be deemed to be affiliated was $932,770, which represents 0.3% of the Portfolio's net assets. Transactions in such investments by the Portfolio for the fiscal year to date ended July 31, 2024 were as follows:
Name | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales proceeds | Net realized gain (loss) | Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | Value, end of period | Dividend income | Shares, end of period |
Short-Term Investments |
Liquidity Fund, Institutional Class(1) | $1,295,921 | $69,866,660 | $(70,229,811) | $ — | $ — | $932,770 | $57,726 | 932,770 |
(1) | Represents investment in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio. |
Fair Value Measurements
Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurements, a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, is used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
In cases where the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level disclosed is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
At July 31, 2024, the hierarchy of inputs used in valuing the Portfolio’s investments and open derivative instruments, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
Asset Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Asset-Backed Securities | $ — | $ 2,727,406 | $ — | $ 2,727,406 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 16,358,205 | — | 16,358,205 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | — | 352,967,423 | — | 352,967,423 |
Short-Term Investments | 932,770 | — | — | 932,770 |
Total Investments | $932,770 | $372,053,034 | $ — | $372,985,804 |
Swap Contracts | $ — | $ 3,061,278 | $ — | $ 3,061,278 |
Total | $932,770 | $375,114,312 | $ — | $376,047,082 |
Liability Description | | | | |
Swap Contracts | $ — | $ (376,486) | $ — | $ (376,486) |
Total | $ — | $ (376,486) | $ — | $ (376,486) |
For information on the Portfolio's policy regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Portfolio's most recent financial statements included in its semi-annual or annual report to shareholders.