Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund
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| Common Stocks – 14.3% of Net Assets | |
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| | | | Aerospace & Defense – 0.2% | |
| 190 | | | General Dynamics Corp. | | $ | 40,312 | |
| 3,125 | | | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | | 96,656 | |
| 541 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 208,983 | |
| 2,103 | | | Mercury Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 85,382 | |
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| | | | | | | 431,333 | |
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| | | | Air Freight & Logistics – 0.2% | |
| 1,097 | | | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 96,876 | |
| 2,132 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 344,403 | |
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| | | | | | | 441,279 | |
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| | | | Auto Components – 0.0% | |
| 4,250 | | | Gentex Corp. | | | 101,320 | |
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| | | | Automobiles – 0.2% | |
| 582 | | | Ferrari NV | | | 107,670 | |
| 951 | | | Tesla, Inc.(a) | | | 252,253 | |
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| | | | | | | 359,923 | |
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| | | | Banks – 0.5% | |
| 2,598 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 108,259 | |
| 4,282 | | | First Financial Corp. | | | 193,504 | |
| 50,533 | | | Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | | | 809,033 | |
| 297 | | | Signature Bank | | | 44,847 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,155,643 | |
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| | | | Beverages – 0.2% | |
| 484 | | | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 27,114 | |
| 453 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 104,045 | |
| 3,101 | | | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 111,078 | |
| 943 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 153,954 | |
| 10,828 | | | Primo Water Corp. | | | 135,891 | |
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| | | | | | | 532,082 | |
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| | | | Biotechnology – 0.5% | |
| 1,898 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 254,730 | |
| 3,517 | | | Alkermes PLC(a) | | | 78,535 | |
| 481 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 108,417 | |
| 353 | | | Biogen, Inc.(a) | | | 94,251 | |
| 7,507 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 463,107 | |
| 1,512 | | | Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a) | | | 93,578 | |
| 10,510 | | | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | | | 108,884 | |
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| | | | Building Products – 0.4% | |
| 1,511 | | | Allegion PLC | | | 135,507 | |
| 4,001 | | | Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 196,929 | |
| 1,380 | | | Masonite International Corp.(a) | | | 98,380 | |
| 4,861 | | | Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 92,651 | |
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| Common Stocks – continued | |
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| | | | Building Products – continued | |
| 640 | | | Trane Technologies PLC | | $ | 92,678 | |
| 2,932 | | | Trex Co., Inc.(a) | | | 128,832 | |
| 1,787 | | | UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 128,950 | |
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| | | | | | | 873,927 | |
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| | | | Capital Markets – 0.6% | |
| 667 | | | Blackstone, Inc. | | | 55,828 | |
| 5,909 | | | Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | | | 88,103 | |
| 1,410 | | | Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 165,492 | |
| 1,303 | | | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 117,726 | |
| 6,861 | | | Invesco Ltd. | | | 93,996 | |
| 5,294 | | | Janus Henderson Group PLC | | | 107,521 | |
| 822 | | | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 179,590 | |
| 579 | | | MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 128,822 | |
| 476 | | | Morningstar, Inc. | | | 101,064 | |
| 1,959 | | | Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 111,036 | |
| 1,142 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 119,921 | |
| 4,918 | | | Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 114,639 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,383,738 | |
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| | | | Chemicals – 0.2% | |
| 3,139 | | | Huntsman Corp. | | | 77,031 | |
| 1,323 | | | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 120,168 | |
| 22 | | | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 1,656 | |
| 2,829 | | | Olin Corp. | | | 121,308 | |
| 1,208 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | | 100,638 | |
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| | | | | | | 420,801 | |
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| | | | Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3% | |
| 398 | | | Cintas Corp. | | | 154,499 | |
| 1,217 | | | Copart, Inc.(a) | | | 129,489 | |
| 4,682 | | | Ennis, Inc. | | | 94,249 | |
| 3,494 | | | IAA, Inc.(a) | | | 111,284 | |
| 389 | | | Republic Services, Inc. | | | 52,919 | |
| 890 | | | Waste Management, Inc. | | | 142,587 | |
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| | | | | | | 685,027 | |
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| | | | Communications Equipment – 0.1% | |
| 4,515 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 180,600 | |
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| | | | Construction & Engineering – 0.2% | | | | |
| 3,246 | | | AECOM | | | 221,929 | |
| 9,256 | | | MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 253,151 | |
| 143 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 18,217 | |
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| | | | | | | 493,297 | |
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| | | | Consumer Finance – 0.1% | |
| 1,187 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 107,922 | |
| 1,239 | | | Nelnet, Inc., Class A | | | 98,117 | |
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| | | | | | | 206,039 | |
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| Common Stocks – continued | |
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| | | | Containers & Packaging – 0.2% | |
| 1,130 | | | AptarGroup, Inc. | | $ | 107,384 | |
| 3,216 | | | Sealed Air Corp. | | | 143,144 | |
| 2,187 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 91,942 | |
| 514 | | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 29,159 | |
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| | | | | | | 371,629 | |
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| | | | Distributors – 0.1% | |
| 839 | | | Genuine Parts Co. | | | 125,279 | |
| 2,732 | | | LKQ Corp. | | | 128,814 | |
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| | | | | | | 254,093 | |
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| | | | Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1% | |
| 1,897 | | | Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a) | | | 156,028 | |
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| | | | Diversified Financial Services – 0.0% | |
| 7,735 | | | Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A. | | | 101,019 | |
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| | | | Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0% | | | | |
| 404 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 6,197 | |
| 421 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 15,986 | |
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| | | | | | | 22,183 | |
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| | | | Electric Utilities – 0.4% | |
| 944 | | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 50,023 | |
| 401 | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 34,666 | |
| 748 | | | Avangrid, Inc. | | | 31,192 | |
| 1,387 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 129,019 | |
| 412 | | | Edison International | | | 23,311 | |
| 253 | | | Entergy Corp. | | | 25,459 | |
| 441 | | | Eversource Energy | | | 34,380 | |
| 811 | | | Exelon Corp. | | | 30,380 | |
| 6,099 | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 225,663 | |
| 717 | | | Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | | | 24,851 | |
| 388 | | | IDACORP, Inc. | | | 38,416 | |
| 374 | | | MGE Energy, Inc. | | | 24,546 | |
| 753 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 27,454 | |
| 374 | | | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 24,127 | |
| 604 | | | Portland General Electric Co. | | | 26,250 | |
| 1,371 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 34,755 | |
| 698 | | | Southern Co. (The) | | | 47,464 | |
| 668 | | | Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 42,752 | |
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| | | | | | | 874,708 | |
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| | | | Electrical Equipment – 0.2% | |
| 1,881 | | | AMETEK, Inc. | | | 213,324 | |
| 915 | | | Eaton Corp. PLC | | | 122,024 | |
| 1,303 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 95,406 | |
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| | | | | | | 430,754 | |
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| | | | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.3% | |
| 1,554 | | | Amphenol Corp., Class A | | | 104,056 | |
| 1,947 | | | Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a) | | | 160,452 | |
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| Common Stocks – continued | |
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| | | | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – continued | |
| 2,084 | | | OSI Systems, Inc.(a) | | $ | 150,173 | |
| 918 | | | TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 101,311 | |
| 6,739 | | | TTM Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 88,820 | |
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| | | | | | | 604,812 | |
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| | | | Entertainment – 0.1% | |
| 929 | | | Electronic Arts, Inc. | | | 107,495 | |
| 2,208 | | | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A | | | 154,935 | |
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| | | | | | | 262,430 | |
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| | | | Food & Staples Retailing – 0.3% | |
| 400 | | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 188,908 | |
| 1,917 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 135,551 | |
| 3,895 | | | U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a) | | | 102,984 | |
| 2,667 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 345,910 | |
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| | | | | | | 773,353 | |
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| | | | Food Products – 0.5% | |
| 602 | | | Campbell Soup Co. | | | 28,366 | |
| 970 | | | Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 31,651 | |
| 587 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | 44,970 | |
| 1,266 | | | Hershey Co. (The) | | | 279,115 | |
| 1,156 | | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 52,529 | |
| 5,814 | | | Hostess Brands, Inc.(a) | | | 135,118 | |
| 353 | | | J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | | | 48,506 | |
| 1,392 | | | John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | | | 105,416 | |
| 718 | | | Kellogg Co. | | | 50,016 | |
| 719 | | | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | | | 23,979 | |
| 304 | | | Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 45,685 | |
| 690 | | | McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 49,176 | |
| 470 | | | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 25,770 | |
| 2,493 | | | TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a) | | | 105,753 | |
| 1,242 | | | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 81,885 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,107,935 | |
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| | | | Gas Utilities – 0.1% | |
| 1,628 | | | Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | | | 113,553 | |
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| | | | Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.1% | |
| 1,751 | | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 94,309 | |
| 778 | | | Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | 173,362 | |
| 68 | | | Medtronic PLC | | | 5,491 | |
| 214 | | | Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a) | | | 59,507 | |
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| | | | | | | 332,669 | |
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| | | | Health Care Providers & Services – 0.8% | |
| 1,766 | | | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a) | | | 187,125 | |
| 329 | | | Chemed Corp. | | | 143,628 | |
| 629 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 59,988 | |
| 2,886 | | | Encompass Health Corp. | | | 130,534 | |
| 666 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 122,404 | |
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| Common Stocks – continued | |
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| | | | Health Care Providers & Services – continued | |
| 307 | | | Humana, Inc. | | $ | 148,953 | |
| 688 | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 140,909 | |
| 137 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 46,562 | |
| 857 | | | ModivCare, Inc.(a) | | | 85,426 | |
| 5,177 | | | Premier, Inc., Class A | | | 175,708 | |
| 749 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 91,895 | |
| 905 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 457,061 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,790,193 | |
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| | | | Health Care Technology – 0.2% | |
| 8,479 | | | Change Healthcare, Inc.(a) | | | 233,088 | |
| 990 | | | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 163,231 | |
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| | | | | | | 396,319 | |
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| | | | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.3% | |
| 331 | | | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | | | 102,676 | |
| 935 | | | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 112,780 | |
| 224 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 51,686 | |
| 2,896 | | | MGM Resorts International | | | 86,069 | |
| 6,741 | | | Wendy’s Co. (The) | | | 125,989 | |
| 978 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 104,001 | |
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| | | | | | | 583,201 | |
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| | | | Household Durables – 0.1% | |
| 1,166 | | | Garmin Ltd. | | | 93,641 | |
| 4,837 | | | Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 67,186 | |
| 4,023 | | | Sonos, Inc.(a) | | | 55,920 | |
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| | | | | | | 216,747 | |
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| | | | Household Products – 0.3% | |
| 396 | | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 28,290 | |
| 3,983 | | | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 279,806 | |
| 318 | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 35,788 | |
| 1,532 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 193,415 | |
| 3,497 | | | Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | | | 90,957 | |
| 655 | | | WD-40 Co. | | | 115,109 | |
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| | | | | | | 743,365 | |
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| | | | Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.1% | |
| 4,940 | | | AES Corp. (The) | | | 111,644 | |
| 1,382 | | | NextEra Energy Partners LP | | | 99,932 | |
| 4,566 | | | Vistra Corp. | | | 95,886 | |
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| | | | | | | 307,462 | |
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| | | | Industrial Conglomerates – 0.2% | |
| 1,704 | | | 3M Co. | | | 188,292 | |
| 1,703 | | | General Electric Co. | | | 105,433 | |
| 549 | | | Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 91,666 | |
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| | | | | | | 385,391 | |
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| Common Stocks – continued | |
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| | | | Insurance – 0.6% | |
| 635 | | | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | $ | 108,725 | |
| 589 | | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 85,564 | |
| 842 | | | Erie Indemnity Co., Class A | | | 187,185 | |
| 2,361 | | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 108,842 | |
| 683 | | | Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | | | 174,452 | |
| 1,562 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 233,191 | |
| 2,929 | | | Mercury General Corp. | | | 83,242 | |
| 901 | | | Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 104,705 | |
| 327 | | | Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 26,670 | |
| 857 | | | Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 172,206 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,284,782 | |
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| | | | Interactive Media & Services – 0.0% | |
| 1,050 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 100,433 | |
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| | | | IT Services – 0.5% | |
| 2,466 | | | Amdocs Ltd. | | | 195,924 | |
| 466 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 105,405 | |
| 1,682 | | | CSG Systems International, Inc. | | | 88,944 | |
| 1,364 | | | Fiserv, Inc.(a) | | | 127,629 | |
| 1,678 | | | GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 118,937 | |
| 713 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 84,711 | |
| 2,171 | | | Paychex, Inc. | | | 243,608 | |
| 148 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 26,292 | |
| 10,250 | | | Western Union Co. (The) | | | 138,375 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,129,825 | |
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| | | | Leisure Products – 0.0% | |
| 1,448 | | | Hasbro, Inc. | | | 97,624 | |
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| | | | Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2% | |
| 462 | | | Danaher Corp. | | | 119,330 | |
| 1,867 | | | QIAGEN NV(a) | | | 77,070 | |
| 361 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 183,095 | |
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| | | | | | | 379,495 | |
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| | | | Machinery – 0.3% | |
| 912 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 106,321 | |
| 1,723 | | | Graco, Inc. | | | 103,294 | |
| 1,478 | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 267,000 | |
| 1,122 | | | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | | 141,058 | |
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| | | | | | | 617,673 | |
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| | | | Marine – 0.1% | |
| 1,561 | | | Kirby Corp.(a) | | | 94,862 | |
| 2,727 | | | Star Bulk Carriers Corp. | | | 47,668 | |
| 2,911 | | | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. | | | 68,408 | |
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| | | | | | | 210,938 | |
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| | | | Metals & Mining – 0.1% | |
| 22 | | | Alcoa Corp. | | | 740 | |
| 1,632 | | | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 44,603 | |
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| Common Stocks – continued | |
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| | | | Metals & Mining – continued | |
| 857 | | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | $ | 80,404 | |
| 2,887 | | | United States Steel Corp. | | | 52,312 | |
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| | | | | | | 178,059 | |
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| | | | Multi-Utilities – 0.3% | |
| 1,695 | | | Ameren Corp. | | | 136,532 | |
| 751 | | | Avista Corp. | | | 27,825 | |
| 2,815 | | | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | | | 101,058 | |
| 812 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 22,882 | |
| 553 | | | CMS Energy Corp. | | | 32,207 | |
| 425 | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 36,448 | |
| 353 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 24,396 | |
| 1,042 | | | DTE Energy Co. | | | 119,882 | |
| 1,374 | | | NiSource, Inc. | | | 34,611 | |
| 690 | | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 38,799 | |
| 166 | | | Sempra Energy | | | 24,890 | |
| 388 | | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 34,699 | |
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| | | | | | | 634,229 | |
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| | | | Multiline Retail – 0.2% | |
| 193 | | | Dillard’s, Inc., Class A | | | 52,643 | |
| 203 | | | Dollar General Corp. | | | 48,692 | |
| 63 | | | Macy’s, Inc. | | | 987 | |
| 1,596 | | | Target Corp. | | | 236,830 | |
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| | | | | | | 339,152 | |
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| | | | Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3% | |
| 1,774 | | | California Resources Corp. | | | 68,175 | |
| 601 | | | ConocoPhillips | | | 61,506 | |
| 2,340 | | | CVR Energy, Inc. | | | 67,813 | |
| 408 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 45,586 | |
| 138 | | | EQT Corp. | | | 5,624 | |
| 522 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 45,576 | |
| 11 | | | Hess Corp. | | | 1,199 | |
| 2,325 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 52,499 | |
| 33 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 3,278 | |
| 1,347 | | | Ovintiv, Inc. | | | 61,962 | |
| 1,809 | | | Peabody Energy Corp.(a) | | | 44,899 | |
| 301 | | | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 65,176 | |
| 2,884 | | | Sunoco LP | | | 112,389 | |
| 789 | | | Targa Resources Corp. | | | 47,608 | |
| 393 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 41,992 | |
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| | | | | | | 725,282 | |
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| | | | Personal Products – 0.1% | |
| 525 | | | Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | | | 113,348 | |
| 1,805 | | | USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a) | | | 101,170 | |
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| | | | | | | 214,518 | |
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| | | | Pharmaceuticals – 0.3% | |
| 1,471 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 104,573 | |
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| | | | Pharmaceuticals – continued | |
| 6,081 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(a) | | $ | 75,465 | |
| 7,367 | | | Innoviva, Inc.(a) | | | 85,531 | |
| 799 | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 130,525 | |
| 1,265 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 108,942 | |
| 941 | | | Zoetis, Inc. | | | 139,541 | |
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| | | | | | | 644,577 | |
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| | | | Professional Services – 0.2% | |
| 1,497 | | | CoStar Group, Inc.(a) | | | 104,266 | |
| 1,347 | | | FTI Consulting, Inc.(a) | | | 223,212 | |
| 925 | | | Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 25,641 | |
| 1,714 | | | TriNet Group, Inc.(a) | | | 122,071 | |
| 529 | | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 90,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 565,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Real Estate Management & Development – 0.1% | |
| 1,787 | | | Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a) | | | 98,982 | |
| 5,618 | | | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 86,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 185,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITs - Apartments – 0.0% | |
| 2,462 | | | Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 83,142 | |
| 177 | | | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 27,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 110,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITs - Diversified – 0.5% | |
| 5,439 | | | Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. | | | 84,468 | |
| 19,030 | | | Duke Realty Corp. | | | 917,246 | |
| 402 | | | W.P. Carey, Inc. | | | 28,059 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,029,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITs - Health Care – 0.1% | |
| 4,208 | | | Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 87,737 | |
| 1,727 | | | Physicians Realty Trust | | | 25,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 113,711 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITs - Mortgage – 0.1% | |
| 12,150 | | | Dynex Capital, Inc. | | | 141,547 | |
| 6,536 | | | Ellington Financial, Inc. | | | 74,314 | |
| 5,866 | | | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | | | 95,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 311,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITs - Office Property – 0.1% | |
| 722 | | | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 101,217 | |
| 1,989 | | | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | | | 31,366 | |
| 1,902 | | | Equity Commonwealth | | | 46,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 178,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITs - Single Tenant – 0.0% | |
| 423 | | | Agree Realty Corp. | | | 28,586 | |
| 893 | | | Getty Realty Corp. | | | 24,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | Description | | Value (†) | |
| | | | | | |
| Common Stocks – continued | |
| |
| | | | REITs - Single Tenant – continued | |
| 474 | | | Realty Income Corp. | | $ | 27,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 80,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITs - Storage – 0.0% | |
| 330 | | | Public Storage | | | 96,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITs - Warehouse/Industrials – 0.0% | |
| 640 | | | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 28,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Road & Rail – 0.2% | |
| 16,028 | | | Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 229,361 | |
| 531 | | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 132,097 | |
| 588 | | | Union Pacific Corp. | | | 114,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 476,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.2% | |
| 625 | | | Ambarella, Inc.(a) | | | 35,112 | |
| 258 | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | | 114,555 | |
| 151 | | | Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 41,898 | |
| 1,944 | | | Intel Corp. | | | 50,097 | |
| 476 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) | | | 29,669 | |
| 546 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 84,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 355,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Software – 0.5% | |
| 611 | | | CyberArk Software Ltd.(a) | | | 91,613 | |
| 634 | | | Datadog, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 56,287 | |
| 1,207 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 281,110 | |
| 49 | | | New Relic, Inc.(a) | | | 2,812 | |
| 5,666 | | | NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | | 114,113 | |
| 267 | | | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) | | | 43,732 | |
| 1,019 | | | PTC, Inc.(a) | | | 106,587 | |
| 558 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 200,679 | |
| 1,711 | | | SentinelOne, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 43,733 | |
| 191 | | | ServiceNow, Inc.(a) | | | 72,124 | |
| 338 | | | Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 117,455 | |
| 1,136 | | | Workiva, Inc.(a) | | | 88,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,218,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Specialty Retail – 0.3% | |
| 1,270 | | | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | | 41,402 | |
| 24 | | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 1,520 | |
| 1,066 | | | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 294,152 | |
| 856 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 160,766 | |
| 168 | | | RH(a) | | | 41,340 | |
| 782 | | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 145,358 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 684,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.1% | |
| 1,473 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 203,569 | |
| 1,075 | | | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | | | 57,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | Description | | Value (†) | |
| | | | | | |
| Common Stocks – continued | |
| |
| | | | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – continued | |
| 5,116 | | | Xerox Holdings Corp. | | $ | 66,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 327,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.1% | |
| 653 | | | Crocs, Inc.(a) | | | 44,835 | |
| 17,517 | | | Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 121,918 | |
| 328 | | | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) | | | 91,696 | |
| 827 | | | NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 68,740 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 327,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.2% | |
| 4,747 | | | Columbia Financial, Inc.(a) | | | 100,304 | |
| 10,115 | | | MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 129,674 | |
| 7,043 | | | NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 143,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 373,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tobacco – 0.0% | |
| 151 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 6,098 | |
| 822 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 68,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 74,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.3% | |
| 9,205 | | | Fastenal Co. | | | 423,798 | |
| 1,969 | | | GMS, Inc.(a) | | | 78,780 | |
| 243 | | | United Rentals, Inc.(a) | | | 65,639 | |
| 276 | | | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 135,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 703,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Water Utilities – 0.1% | |
| 1,570 | | | American States Water Co. | | | 122,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1% | |
| 2,373 | | | T-Mobile US, Inc.(a) | | | 318,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $36,428,867) | | | 32,533,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Closed-End Investment Companies – 0.1% | |
| 15,691 | | | Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | | | 194,411 | |
| 6,053 | | | Hercules Capital, Inc. | | | 70,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Closed-End Investment Companies (Identified Cost $356,534) | | | 264,505 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Short-Term Investments – 79.1% | |
| |
| | | | Certificates of Deposit – 31.7% | |
| $ 10,000,000 | | | DNB Nor Bank ASA (NY), 3.000%, 10/04/2022 | | | 9,999,991 | |
| 8,000,000 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (NY), 2.860%, 11/03/2022 | | | 7,997,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | Description | | Value (†) | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Certificates of Deposit – continued | |
| $ 10,000,000 | | | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 1.700%, 11/15/2022 | | $ | 9,980,279 | |
| 8,000,000 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia, 2.070%, 11/17/2022 | | | 7,987,262 | |
| 8,000,000 | | | Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY), 3.000%, 11/28/2022 | | | 7,995,790 | |
| 7,000,000 | | | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY), 3.220%, 12/22/2022 | | | 6,995,875 | |
| 8,000,000 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (NY), 3.200%, 12/28/2022 | | | 7,990,773 | |
| 8,000,000 | | | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY), SOFR + 0.320%, 3.300%, 2/23/2023(b) | | | 8,000,454 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (NY), SOFR + 0.400%, 3.380%, 3/16/2023(b) | | | 4,999,462 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 71,947,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Treasuries – 43.5% | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.110%, 10/04/2022(c) | | | 4,999,664 | |
| 7,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.091%-2.227%, 10/06/2022(c)(d)(e) | | | 6,998,569 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.000%, 10/11/2022(c) | | | 4,997,278 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.410%, 10/18/2022(c) | | | 4,994,726 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.420%, 10/20/2022(c) | | | 4,993,970 | |
| 3,500,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.560%, 10/25/2022(c) | | | 3,494,578 | |
| 8,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.300%-2.425%, 10/27/2022(c)(d) | | | 7,986,273 | |
| 8,500,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.375%-2.575%, 11/01/2022(c)(d) | | | 8,481,727 | |
| 11,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.415%, 11/08/2022(c) | | | 10,970,204 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.470%, 11/10/2022(c) | | | 4,985,730 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.550%, 11/17/2022(c) | | | 4,982,188 | |
| 10,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.930%, 11/22/2022(c) | | | 9,959,254 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.775%, 11/25/2022(c) | | | 1,991,715 | |
| 6,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.800%, 11/29/2022(c) | | | 5,971,524 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 2.765%, 12/13/2022(c) | | | 4,970,229 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 3.235%, 12/29/2022(c) | | | 2,976,790 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | U.S. Treasury Bills, 3.735%, 3/16/2023(c) | | | 4,915,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 98,670,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | Description | | Value (†) | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | Repurchase Agreements – 3.9% | | | | |
| $ 8,961,100 | | | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2022 at 1.100% to be repurchased at $8,961,921 on 10/03/2022 collateralized by $7,801,400 U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000% due 3/30/2023 valued at $7,653,470; $1,516,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.500% due 9/15/2025 valued at $1,486,942 including accrued interest(f)(g) (Identified Cost $8,961,100) | | $ | 8,961,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $179,631,627) | | | 179,578,883 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Investments – 93.5% (Identified Cost $216,417,028) | | | 212,376,921 | |
| | | | Other assets less liabilities – 6.5% | | | 14,644,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Net Assets – 100.0% | | $ | 227,021,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consolidation
The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of September 30, 2022, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $3,179,502, representing 1.40% of the Fund’s net assets.
(†) | Registered investment companies are required to value portfolio investments using an unadjusted, readily available market quotation. The Fund obtains readily available market quotations from independent pricing services. Fund investments for which readily available market quotations are not available are priced at fair value pursuant to the Fund’s Valuation Procedures. The Board of Trustees has approved a valuation designee who is subject to the Board’s oversight. |
Unadjusted readily available market quotations that are utilized for exchange traded equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) include the last sale price quoted on the exchange where the security is traded most extensively. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price on the exchange on which the valuation designee believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value per share.
Exchange traded equity securities for which there is no reported sale during the day are fair valued at the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are fair valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be fair valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.
Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are fair valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to fair value debt and unlisted equities where an independent pricing service is unable to price an investment or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the investment. Forward foreign currency contracts are fair valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service. Equity basket total return swaps are valued based on the value of the underlying listed equity securities as reported by an independent pricing service.
The Fund may also fair value investments in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing a Fund’s investments, the valuation designee may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as issuer specific information, or other related market activity and/or information that occurred after the close of the foreign market but before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair valuation by the Fund’s valuation designee may require subjective determinations about the value of the investment, and fair values used to determine a Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of investments held by a Fund.
The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2022 is disclosed. |
(c) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. |
(d) | The Fund’s investment in U.S. Government/Agency securities is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments. |
(e) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts. |
(f) | The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. |
(g) | A portion of the security is held by AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. |
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract, it is required to pledge cash or high-quality securities equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the contract to the counterparty as an independent amount of collateral. The Fund may pledge additional collateral to the counterparty to the extent of mark-to-market losses on open contracts.
At September 30, 2022, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Delivery Date | | | Currency Bought/ Sold (B/S) | | | Units of Currency | | | In Exchange for | | | Notional Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | CHF | | | | B | | | | 6,250,000 | | | $ | 6,632,355 | | | $ | 6,385,307 | | | $ | (247,048 | ) |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | CHF | | | | S | | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,671,258 | | | | 1,660,180 | | | | 11,078 | |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | CHF | | | | S | | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,536,264 | | | | 2,554,123 | | | | (17,859 | ) |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | NOK | | | | B | | | | 14,000,000 | | | | 1,332,358 | | | | 1,288,179 | | | | (44,179 | ) |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | NZD | | | | B | | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 2,784,768 | | | | 2,743,505 | | | | (41,263 | ) |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | NZD | | | | S | | | | 6,800,000 | | | | 4,124,654 | | | | 3,807,314 | | | | 317,340 | |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | PLN | | | | S | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 320,642 | | | | 298,644 | | | | 21,998 | |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | SEK | | | | B | | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 526,979 | | | | 543,326 | | | | 16,347 | |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | SEK | | | | S | | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 1,166,351 | | | | 1,086,652 | | | | 79,699 | |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | ZAR | | | | B | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 248,320 | | | | 246,920 | | | | (1,400 | ) |
UBS AG | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | ZAR | | | | S | | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 262,219 | | | | 246,920 | | | | 15,299 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 110,012 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts
The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.
When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is 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, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.
Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.
At September 30, 2022, open long futures contracts were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial and Currency Futures | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
3-month SOFR Index | | | 6/20/2023 | | | | 237 | | | $ | 56,908,119 | | | $ | 56,631,150 | | | $ | (276,969 | ) |
3-month SONIA Index | | | 3/14/2023 | | | | 14 | | | | 3,715,496 | | | | 3,712,529 | | | | (2,967 | ) |
10 Year Australia Government Bond | | | 12/15/2022 | | | | 185 | | | | 14,180,958 | | | | 13,859,009 | | | | (321,949 | ) |
Australian Dollar | | | 12/19/2022 | | | | 47 | | | | 3,072,766 | | | | 3,015,285 | | | | (57,481 | ) |
Brazilian Real | | | 10/31/2022 | | | | 27 | | | | 498,960 | | | | 499,770 | | | | 810 | |
British Pound | | | 12/19/2022 | | | | 79 | | | | 5,716,983 | | | | 5,520,619 | | | | (196,364 | ) |
E-mini NASDAQ 100 | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 23 | | | | 5,794,273 | | | | 5,076,330 | | | | (717,943 | ) |
E-mini Russell 2000 | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 362 | | | | 33,360,998 | | | | 30,223,380 | | | | (3,137,618 | ) |
E-mini S&P MidCap 400® | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 45 | | | | 11,189,575 | | | | 9,936,900 | | | | (1,252,675 | ) |
Euro-BTP | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 34 | | | | 3,853,209 | | | | 3,731,364 | | | | (121,845 | ) |
Euro-OAT | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 10 | | | | 1,288,874 | | | | 1,294,842 | | | | 5,968 | |
FTSE 100 Index | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 6 | | | | 495,715 | | | | 463,223 | | | | (32,492 | ) |
FTSE China A50 Index | | | 10/28/2022 | | | | 323 | | | | 4,147,797 | | | | 4,171,868 | | | | 24,071 | |
FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index | | | 12/15/2022 | | | | 11 | | | | 380,970 | | | | 351,337 | | | | (29,633 | ) |
Hang Seng Index® | | | 10/28/2022 | | | | 3 | | | | 340,238 | | | | 328,868 | | | | (11,370 | ) |
Japanese Yen | | | 12/19/2022 | | | | 94 | | | | 8,219,133 | | | | 8,182,113 | | | | (37,020 | ) |
MSCI EAFE Index | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 91 | | | | 8,498,040 | | | | 7,555,730 | | | | (942,310 | ) |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 232 | | | | 11,101,722 | | | | 10,109,400 | | | | (992,322 | ) |
STOXX Europe 600 | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 534 | | | | 10,922,793 | | | | 10,139,843 | | | | (782,950 | ) |
TOPIX | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 14 | | | | 1,847,336 | | | | 1,775,996 | | | | (71,340 | ) |
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Total | | | $ | (8,954,399 | ) |
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Commodity Futures1 | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Aluminum LME | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | 5 | | | $ | 299,670 | | | $ | 270,125 | | | $ | (29,545 | ) |
Brent Crude Oil | | | 11/30/2022 | | | | 57 | | | | 4,890,430 | | | | 4,760,640 | | | | (129,790 | ) |
Coffee | | | 12/19/2022 | | | | 19 | | | | 1,552,281 | | | | 1,578,544 | | | | 26,263 | |
Copper | | | 12/28/2022 | | | | 23 | | | | 1,934,571 | | | | 1,962,188 | | | | 27,617 | |
Corn | | | 12/14/2022 | | | | 19 | | | | 638,975 | | | | 643,625 | | | | 4,650 | |
Gasoline | | | 11/30/2022 | | | | 9 | | | | 888,256 | | | | 861,424 | | | | (26,832 | ) |
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Commodity Futures1 | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Futures Contracts Purchased – continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Low Sulfur Gasoil | | | 11/10/2022 | | | | 12 | | | | 1,229,125 | | | $ | 1,130,100 | | | $ | (99,025 | ) |
New York Harbor ULSD | | | 11/30/2022 | | | | 8 | | | | 1,081,629 | | | | 1,050,672 | | | | (30,957 | ) |
Nickel LME | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | 2 | | | | 276,828 | | | | 253,104 | | | | (23,724 | ) |
Soybean | | | 11/14/2022 | | | | 26 | | | | 1,846,938 | | | | 1,774,175 | | | | (72,763 | ) |
Soybean Meal | | | 12/14/2022 | | | | 8 | | | | 327,480 | | | | 322,400 | | | | (5,080 | ) |
Zinc LME | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | 17 | | | | 1,263,234 | | | | 1,267,775 | | | | 4,541 | |
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Total | | | | | | | $ | (354,645 | ) |
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At September 30, 2022, open short futures contracts were as follows:
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Financial and Currency Futures | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 21 | | | $ | 4,386,539 | | | $ | 4,313,203 | | | $ | 73,336 | |
3 Year Australia Government Bond | | | 12/15/2022 | | | | 25 | | | | 1,723,894 | | | | 1,704,062 | | | | 19,832 | |
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 19 | | | | 2,116,596 | | | | 2,042,648 | | | | 73,948 | |
10 Year Canada Government Bond | | | 12/19/2022 | | | | 86 | | | | 7,776,342 | | | | 7,694,458 | | | | 81,884 | |
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | | | 12/20/2022 | | | | 249 | | | | 28,425,199 | | | | 27,903,563 | | | | 521,636 | |
Canadian Dollar | | | 12/20/2022 | | | | 124 | | | | 9,387,176 | | | | 8,976,980 | | | | 410,196 | |
E-mini S&P 500® | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 49 | | | | 9,813,695 | | | | 8,823,675 | | | | 990,020 | |
Euribor | | | 3/13/2023 | | | | 33 | | | | 7,845,215 | | | | 7,859,022 | | | | (13,807 | ) |
Euro | | | 12/19/2022 | | | | 224 | | | | 28,384,444 | | | | 27,612,200 | | | | 772,244 | |
Euro Schatz | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 18 | | | | 1,903,982 | | | | 1,890,487 | | | | 13,495 | |
EURO STOXX 50® | | | 12/16/2022 | | | | 14 | | | | 488,114 | | | | 454,841 | | | | 33,273 | |
Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 2 | | | | 318,426 | | | | 287,429 | | | | 30,997 | |
German Euro BOBL | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 11 | | | | 1,318,692 | | | | 1,290,971 | | | | 27,721 | |
German Euro Bund | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 118 | | | | 16,644,744 | | | | 16,015,802 | | | | 628,942 | |
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index | | | 10/28/2022 | | | | 2 | | | | 78,182 | | | | 75,341 | | | | 2,841 | |
Indian Rupee | | | 10/27/2022 | | | | 136 | | | | 3,411,016 | | | | 3,327,920 | | | | 83,096 | |
Mexican Peso | | | 12/19/2022 | | | | 42 | | | | 1,038,450 | | | | 1,029,210 | | | | 9,240 | |
MSCI Singapore | | | 10/28/2022 | | | | 13 | | | | 254,999 | | | | 254,026 | | | | 973 | |
Short-Term Euro-BTP | | | 12/08/2022 | | | | 11 | | | | 1,145,708 | | | | 1,135,408 | | | | 10,300 | |
U.S. Dollar Index | | | 12/19/2022 | | | | 22 | | | | 2,492,860 | | | | 2,465,848 | | | | 27,012 | |
UK Long Gilt | | | 12/28/2022 | | | | 46 | | | | 5,171,078 | | | | 4,951,229 | | | | 219,849 | |
Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | | | 12/20/2022 | | | | 53 | | | | 6,678,724 | | | | 6,279,672 | | | | 399,052 | |
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond | | | 12/20/2022 | | | | 4 | | | | 591,571 | | | | 548,000 | | | | 43,571 | |
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Total | | | | | | | $ | 4,459,651 | |
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Commodity Futures1 | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Aluminum LME | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | 39 | | | $ | 2,266,514 | | | $ | 2,106,975 | | | $ | 159,539 | |
Cocoa | | | 12/14/2022 | | | | 54 | | | | 1,279,962 | | | | 1,271,160 | | | | 8,802 | |
Cotton | | | 12/07/2022 | | | | 8 | | | | 427,940 | | | | 341,360 | | | | 86,580 | |
Gold | | | 12/28/2022 | | | | 17 | | | | 2,848,274 | | | | 2,842,400 | | | | 5,874 | |
Live Cattle | | | 12/30/2022 | | | | 45 | | | | 2,726,111 | | | | 2,646,900 | | | | 79,211 | |
Nickel LME | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | 2 | | | | 255,960 | | | | 253,104 | | | | 2,856 | |
Silver | | | 12/28/2022 | | | | 6 | | | | 564,694 | | | | 571,170 | | | | (6,476 | ) |
Soybean Oil | | | 12/14/2022 | | | | 10 | | | | 380,058 | | | | 369,360 | | | | 10,698 | |
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Commodity Futures1 | | Expiration Date | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Futures Contracts Sold – continued | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sugar | | | 2/28/2023 | | | | 52 | | | | 1,052,660 | | | $ | 1,029,683 | | | $ | 22,977 | |
Wheat | | | 12/14/2022 | | | | 29 | | | | 1,158,850 | | | | 1,336,175 | | | | (177,325 | ) |
WTI Crude Oil | | | 11/21/2022 | | | | 10 | | | | 804,200 | | | | 787,200 | | | | 17,000 | |
Zinc LME | | | 12/21/2022 | | | | 3 | | | | 241,804 | | | | 223,725 | | | | 18,079 | |
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Total | | | | | | | $ | 227,815 | |
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1 | Commodity futures are held by AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. |
Swap Agreements
The Fund may enter into equity basket total return swap agreements. An equity basket total return swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange, for a specified period and based on the notional amount, the total return on an underlying basket of equity securities for, typically, fixed or floating interest payments. When a Fund pays interest in exchange for the total return of an underlying asset and the value of the underlying asset decreases, the Fund may be required to pay the change in value to the counterparty in addition to the interest payment; conversely, when a Fund receives interest in exchange for the total return of an underlying asset and the value of the underlying asset decreases, the Fund may receive the change in value in addition to the interest payment. The Fund receives net interest or pays net total return depending on whether the values of the underlying assets decrease or increase. Dividends declared on short reference entity common stocks are accrued and paid to the counterparty. Equity basket total return swap agreements typically reset on a monthly basis.
Equity basket total return swap agreements are valued daily, and fluctuations in value are recorded as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Payments made or received by the Fund as a result of a reset or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.
Equity basket total return swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and are entered into as bilateral contracts. Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. Bilateral swap agreements may require the movement of cash and/or securities as collateral for the Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding equity basket total return swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.
At September 30, 2022, the Fund had the following open swap agreements:
Bilateral Equity Basket Total Return Swaps (a)
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Reference Entity | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | | Notional Amount | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value of Reference Entities | | | Notional Amount Net Asset Percentage | |
Equity Securities Short | | Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | | 5/19/2023 | | | $ | (22,906,428 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (22,906,428 | ) | | | (10.1 | %) |
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(a) | The Fund receives or pays, on a monthly basis, the total return on a portfolio of short equity positions net of one day U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate minus a spread of 0.45%-0.63% as calculated on the notional amount. |
The following table represents the reference entities underlying the total return swap with Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC as of September 30, 2022:
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Common Stocks - Short | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc. | | | (609 | ) | | $ | (70,492 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Boeing Co. (The) | | | (769 | ) | | | (93,110 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Maxar Technologies, Inc. | | | (5,333 | ) | | | (99,834 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | (5,836 | ) | | | (127,925 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
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Common Stocks - Short | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
Aerospace & Defense – continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | (15,392 | ) | | | (132,217 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (523,578 | ) | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | | (576 | ) | | | (85,519 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
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Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | (3,609 | ) | | | (101,269 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | (3,158 | ) | | | (97,393 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | | | (5,265 | ) | | | (171,270 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (369,932 | ) | | | | |
Auto Components | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. | | | (8,763 | ) | | | (59,851 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Aptiv PLC | | | (1,984 | ) | | | (155,169 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | (4,703 | ) | | | (147,674 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Dana, Inc. | | | (1,929 | ) | | | (22,049 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
Lear Corp. | | | (305 | ) | | | (36,505 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (421,248 | ) | | | | |
Automobiles | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | (7,672 | ) | | | (85,926 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
General Motors Co. | | | (4,806 | ) | | | (154,225 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (240,151 | ) | | | | |
Banks | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | (3,150 | ) | | | (95,130 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | | | (5,729 | ) | | | (156,402 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Cadence Bank | | | (5,901 | ) | | | (149,944 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. | | | (7,630 | ) | | | (149,853 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | | | (174 | ) | | | (138,753 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A | | | (3,072 | ) | | | (123,955 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | (1,226 | ) | | | (128,117 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A | | | (1,631 | ) | | | (122,896 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Trustmark Corp. | | | (4,889 | ) | | | (149,750 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (1,214,800 | ) | | | | |
Beverages | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Celsius Holdings, Inc. | | | (1,833 | ) | | | (166,216 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
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Biotechnology | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | (1,960 | ) | | | (55,429 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Denali Therapeutics, Inc. | | | (1,887 | ) | | | (57,912 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. | | | (1,715 | ) | | | (38,433 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Natera, Inc. | | | (3,414 | ) | | | (149,601 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | (2,528 | ) | | | (40,347 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. | | | (1,178 | ) | | | (48,781 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (390,503 | ) | | | | |
Building Products | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. | | | (787 | ) | | | (46,370 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. | | | (30,962 | ) | | | (270,918 | ) | | | (1.2 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (317,288 | ) | | | | |
Capital Markets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | (3,476 | ) | | | (142,134 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
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Common Stocks - Short | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
Capital Markets – continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State Street Corp. | | | (2,815 | ) | | | (171,180 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
XP, Inc., Class A | | | (2,603 | ) | | | (49,483 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (362,797 | ) | | | | |
Chemicals | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | (288 | ) | | | (76,159 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | (765 | ) | | | (73,631 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Chemours Co. (The) | | | (7,270 | ) | | | (179,206 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
Linde PLC | | | (705 | ) | | | (190,061 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
Livent Corp. | | | (2,579 | ) | | | (79,046 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | (961 | ) | | | (46,445 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | (228 | ) | | | (46,683 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A | | | (4,663 | ) | | | (57,122 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (748,353 | ) | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cimpress PLC | | | (1,619 | ) | | | (39,633 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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Communications Equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Extreme Networks, Inc. | | | (3,255 | ) | | | (42,543 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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Consumer Finance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SLM Corp. | | | (11,465 | ) | | | (160,395 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
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Diversified Consumer Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. | | | (832 | ) | | | (47,965 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Service Corp. International | | | (754 | ) | | | (43,536 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (91,501 | ) | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | (2,735 | ) | | | (127,177 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Cannae Holdings, Inc. | | | (8,507 | ) | | | (175,755 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (302,932 | ) | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Anterix, Inc. | | | (4,487 | ) | | | (160,276 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
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Electric Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PG&E Corp. | | | (3,194 | ) | | | (39,925 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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Electrical Equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bloom Energy Corp., Class A | | | (1,739 | ) | | | (34,763 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Generac Holdings, Inc. | | | (261 | ) | | | (46,494 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (81,257 | ) | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | | | | | | | | | | |
IPG Photonics Corp. | | | (2,016 | ) | | | (170,050 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
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Energy Equipment & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Halliburton Co. | | | (4,303 | ) | | | (105,940 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. | | | (10,341 | ) | | | (39,916 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | (12,036 | ) | | | (140,581 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Schlumberger NV | | | (4,392 | ) | | | (157,673 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Valaris Ltd. | | | (2,978 | ) | | | (145,743 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (589,853 | ) | | | | |
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Common Stocks - Short | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
Entertainment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | | | (2,050 | ) | | | (155,882 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Netflix, Inc. | | | (292 | ) | | | (68,749 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Roku, Inc. | | | (593 | ) | | | (33,445 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
Spotify Technology S.A. | | | (987 | ) | | | (85,178 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | (1,695 | ) | | | (159,889 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
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| | | | | | | (503,143 | ) | | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acadia Realty Trust | | | (9,749 | ) | | | (123,032 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
American Tower Corp. | | | (561 | ) | | | (120,447 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | | | (5,009 | ) | | | (123,221 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | (7,713 | ) | | | (122,483 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
JBG SMITH Properties | | | (8,414 | ) | | | (156,332 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | | | (10,820 | ) | | | (123,023 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | (9,425 | ) | | | (106,126 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | (8,510 | ) | | | (123,480 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Prologis, Inc. | | | (9,043 | ) | | | (918,769 | ) | | | (4.0 | %) |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | (12,941 | ) | | | (130,963 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Service Properties Trust | | | (22,712 | ) | | | (117,875 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | | | (19,854 | ) | | | (133,419 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | | | (12,963 | ) | | | (122,112 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | | | (7,159 | ) | | | (125,712 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | (10,471 | ) | | | (144,395 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (2,691,389 | ) | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A | | | (3,237 | ) | | | (80,472 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | (3,886 | ) | | | (170,012 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Performance Food Group Co. | | | (2,745 | ) | | | (117,898 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Sprouts Farmers Markets Holdings LLC | | | (6,575 | ) | | | (182,456 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (550,838 | ) | | | | |
Food Products | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | (1,714 | ) | | | (137,892 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Bunge Ltd. | | | (1,853 | ) | | | (153,002 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. | | | (6,962 | ) | | | (160,265 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (451,159 | ) | | | | |
Gas Utilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | (41 | ) | | | (4,176 | ) | | | (0.0 | %) |
UGI Corp. | | | (1,886 | ) | | | (60,974 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (65,150 | ) | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | (489 | ) | | | (47,316 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
BioLife Solutions, Inc. | | | (2,404 | ) | | | (54,691 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Heska Corp. | | | (521 | ) | | | (37,991 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | | | (487 | ) | | | (158,665 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Nevro Corp. | | | (1,017 | ) | | | (47,392 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Novocure Ltd. | | | (643 | ) | | | (48,855 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
STAAR Surgical Co. | | | (593 | ) | | | (41,836 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (436,746 | ) | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accolade, Inc. | | | (3,899 | ) | | | (44,527 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks - Short | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
Health Care Providers & Services – continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | (1,801 | ) | | | (158,812 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (203,339 | ) | | | | |
Health Care Technology | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Health Catalyst, Inc. | | | (4,803 | ) | | | (46,589 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Schrodinger, Inc. | | | (1,699 | ) | | | (42,441 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Teladoc Health, Inc. | | | (507 | ) | | | (12,853 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (101,883 | ) | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Airbnb, Inc., Class A | | | (1,531 | ) | | | (160,816 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | | | (856 | ) | | | (27,615 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
Carnival Corp. | | | (18,005 | ) | | | (126,575 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | | | (37 | ) | | | (55,602 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Everi Holdings, Inc. | | | (2,634 | ) | | | (42,723 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. | | | (4,998 | ) | | | (174,380 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | | | (4,579 | ) | | | (171,804 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. | | | (1,228 | ) | | | (80,238 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | (3,714 | ) | | | (140,761 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Starbucks Corp. | | | (671 | ) | | | (56,538 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,037,052 | ) | | | | |
Household Products | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | (2,997 | ) | | | (116,973 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. | | | (6,141 | ) | | | (135,593 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Insurance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BRP Group, Inc., Class A | | | (4,815 | ) | | | (126,875 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Chubb Ltd. | | | (536 | ) | | | (97,488 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | (1,183 | ) | | | (166,081 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (390,444 | ) | | | | |
Interactive Media & Entertainment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
IAC, Inc. | | | (762 | ) | | | (42,200 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Match Group, Inc. | | | (962 | ) | | | (45,935 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Pinterest, Inc., Class A | | | (9,230 | ) | | | (215,059 | ) | | | (0.9 | %) |
Snap, Inc., Class A | | | (5,442 | ) | | | (53,440 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (356,634 | ) | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Coupang, Inc. | | | (8,278 | ) | | | (137,994 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Doordash, Inc., Class A | | | (2,941 | ) | | | (145,432 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
eBay, Inc. | | | (3,813 | ) | | | (140,357 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Etsy, Inc. | | | (807 | ) | | | (80,805 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Farfetch Ltd., Class A | | | (5,260 | ) | | | (39,187 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (543,775 | ) | | | | |
IT Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., Series 1 | | | (2,964 | ) | | | (43,867 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Block, Inc. | | | (1,545 | ) | | | (84,959 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A | | | (189 | ) | | | (10,454 | ) | | | (0.0 | %) |
DXC Technology Co. | | | (2,181 | ) | | | (53,391 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | (1,805 | ) | | | (136,404 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks - Short | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
IT Services – continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | (343 | ) | | | (97,529 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Repay Holdings Corp. | | | (16,778 | ) | | | (118,453 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Stoneco Ltd., Class A | | | (15,052 | ) | | | (143,445 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Twilio, Inc., Class A | | | (3,191 | ) | | | (220,626 | ) | | | (1.0 | %) |
Wix.com Ltd. | | | (850 | ) | | | (66,495 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (975,623 | ) | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A | | | (1,338 | ) | | | (38,106 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. | | | (4,511 | ) | | | (32,118 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
Illumina, Inc. | | | (88 | ) | | | (16,790 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
NanoString Technologies, Inc. | | | (2,283 | ) | | | (29,154 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | | | (7,625 | ) | | | (44,263 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (160,431 | ) | | | | |
Machinery | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | | | (1,663 | ) | | | (141,322 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Media | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A | | | (183 | ) | | | (55,513 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | | (1,203 | ) | | | (35,284 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
DISH Network Corp., Class A | | | (2,850 | ) | | | (39,416 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A | | | (5,190 | ) | | | (38,043 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Magnite, Inc. | | | (13,741 | ) | | | (90,278 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Paramount Global, Class B | | | (2,309 | ) | | | (43,963 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A | | | (787 | ) | | | (47,023 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (349,520 | ) | | | | |
Metals & Mining | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | | | (1,090 | ) | | | (46,031 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Arconic Corp. | | | (3,111 | ) | | | (53,011 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Barrick Gold Corp. | | | (11,442 | ) | | | (177,351 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | (7,320 | ) | | | (227,945 | ) | | | (1.0 | %) |
Coeur Mining, Inc. | | | (17,668 | ) | | | (60,424 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Constellium SE | | | (4,478 | ) | | | (45,407 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Ferroglobe PLC | | | (21,277 | ) | | | (112,343 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Kinross Gold Corp. | | | (14,896 | ) | | | (56,009 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Newmont Corp. | | | (1,369 | ) | | | (57,539 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Nucor Corp. | | | (21 | ) | | | (2,247 | ) | | | (0.0 | %) |
Pan American Silver Corp. | | | (3,119 | ) | | | (49,530 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (887,837 | ) | | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AGNC Investment Corp. | | | (15,684 | ) | | | (132,059 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | (1,618 | ) | | | (27,765 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (159,824 | ) | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | | | | | | | | | |
APA Corp. | | | (1,692 | ) | | | (57,849 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | (257 | ) | | | (42,639 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | (652 | ) | | | (61,425 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | (1,768 | ) | | | (46,180 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. | | | (6,717 | ) | | | (182,299 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | (374 | ) | | | (22,489 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks - Short | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | (40 | ) | | | (4,818 | ) | | | (0.0 | %) |
Energy Transfer LP | | | (17,032 | ) | | | (187,863 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
Green Plains, Inc. | | | (4,232 | ) | | | (123,024 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | (1,522 | ) | | | (81,944 | ) | | | (0.4 | %) |
Kosmos Energy Ltd. | | | (34,986 | ) | | | (180,878 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
Matador Resources Co. | | | (731 | ) | | | (35,761 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | (638 | ) | | | (39,205 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | | | (6,657 | ) | | | (234,060 | ) | | | (1.0 | %) |
Phillips 66 | | | (1,730 | ) | | | (139,646 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Range Resources Corp. | | | (1,692 | ) | | | (42,740 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | | | (3,661 | ) | | | (153,908 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Tellurian, Inc. | | | (69,245 | ) | | | (165,496 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,802,224 | ) | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A | | | (390 | ) | | | (26,329 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | | | (9,295 | ) | | | (116,280 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | | (353 | ) | | | (53,328 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Realogy Holdings Corp. | | | (3,895 | ) | | | (31,589 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
Zillow Group, Inc., Class A | | | (1,778 | ) | | | (50,904 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (278,430 | ) | | | | |
Road & Rail | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. | | | (1,357 | ) | | | (201,460 | ) | | | (0.9 | %) |
Lyft, Inc., Class A | | | (10,060 | ) | | | (132,490 | ) | | | (0.6 | %) |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | | | (5,629 | ) | | | (149,169 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (483,119 | ) | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Solar, Inc. | | | (490 | ) | | | (64,812 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Ichor Holdings Ltd. | | | (2,842 | ) | | | (68,805 | ) | | | (0.3 | %) |
Universal Display Corp. | | | (431 | ) | | | (40,665 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (174,282 | ) | | | | |
Software | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8x8, Inc. | | | (8,038 | ) | | | (27,731 | ) | | | (0.1 | %) |
Alteryx, Inc., Class A | | | (840 | ) | | | (46,905 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Bill.com Holdings, Inc. | | | (1,203 | ) | | | (159,241 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Blackbaud, Inc. | | | (3,612 | ) | | | (159,145 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. | | | (3,170 | ) | | | (177,139 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
Coupa Software, Inc. | | | (671 | ) | | | (39,455 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Digital Turbine, Inc. | | | (3,707 | ) | | | (53,418 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
LivePerson, Inc. | | | (4,421 | ) | | | (41,646 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Paycom Software, Inc. | | | (492 | ) | | | (162,355 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
RingCentral, Inc., Class A | | | (957 | ) | | | (38,242 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Telos Corp. | | | (4,621 | ) | | | (41,081 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Yext, Inc. | | | (8,291 | ) | | | (36,978 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A | | | (655 | ) | | | (48,201 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,031,537 | ) | | | | |
Specialty Retail | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Caleres, Inc. | | | (2,195 | ) | | | (53,163 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Designer Brands, Inc., Class A | | | (10,600 | ) | | | (162,286 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | (19,670 | ) | | | (161,491 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks - Short | | Shares | | | Value | | | % of Basket Value | |
Specialty Retail – continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sleep Number Corp. | | | (1,053 | ) | | | (35,602 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | (1,366 | ) | | | (160,983 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (573,525 | ) | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | | | | | | | | | | |
HP, Inc. | | | (6,739 | ) | | | (167,936 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capri Holdings Ltd. | | | (1,057 | ) | | | (40,631 | ) | | | (0.2 | %) |
PVH Corp. | | | (3,673 | ) | | | (164,550 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | (2,158 | ) | | | (183,279 | ) | | | (0.8 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (388,460 | ) | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Provident Financial Services | | | (42,899 | ) | | | (836,530 | ) | | | (3.7 | %) |
TFS Financial Corp. | | | (9,445 | ) | | | (122,785 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
WSFS Financial Corp. | | | (3,271 | ) | | | (151,971 | ) | | | (0.7 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (1,111,286 | ) | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Veritiv Corp. | | | (1,209 | ) | | | (118,204 | ) | | | (0.5 | %) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks - Short | | | | | | $ | (22,906,428 | ) | | | | |
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Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| • | | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
| • | | Level 2 — prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and |
| • | | Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The Fund’s pricing policies have been approved by the Board of Trustees. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are categorized in Level 1. Other investments for which an independent pricing service is utilized are categorized in Level 2. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund has knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 2. All other investments, including broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer, as well as investments fair valued by the valuation designee, are categorized in Level 3. All Level 2 and 3 securities are defined as being fair valued.
Under certain conditions and based upon specific facts and circumstances, the Fund’s valuation designee may determine that a fair valuation should be made for portfolio investment(s). These valuation designee fair valuations will be based upon a significant amount of Level 3 inputs.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2022, at value:
Asset Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Common Stocks* | | $ | 32,533,533 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,533,533 | |
Closed-End Investment Companies | | | 264,505 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 264,505 | |
Short-Term Investments* | | | — | | | | 179,578,883 | | | | — | | | | 179,578,883 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | | | — | | | | 461,761 | | | | — | | | | 461,761 | |
Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | | | 4,917,836 | | | | 61,158 | | | | — | | | | 4,978,994 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 37,715,874 | | | $ | 180,101,802 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 217,817,676 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liability Valuation Inputs
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Basket Total Return Swap | | $ | — | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | | | — | | | | (351,749 | ) | | | — | | | | (351,749 | ) |
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | | | (9,455,737 | ) | | | (144,835 | ) | | | — | | | | (9,600,572 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (9,455,737 | ) | | $ | (496,584 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (9,952,321 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. |
(a) | Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $0, as reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. |
Derivatives
Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of and underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used at period end include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.
The Fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments. These investments are intended to provide the Fund with risk and return characteristics similar to those of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The Fund uses quantitative models to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of a diverse set of hedge funds, and seeks to use a variety of derivative instruments to capture such exposures in the aggregate. The Fund may also use various strategies commonly used by hedge funds that seek to profit from underlying risk factors, such as merger arbitrage. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments and equity basket total return swap agreements. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, U.S. equity market indices, foreign currencies, short term interest rates, and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary), long contracts on foreign equity market indices, and short contracts on equity basket total return swaps in accordance with these objectives.
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2022:
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Assets | | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | |
Over-the-counter asset derivatives | | | | | | | | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | $ | 461,761 | | | $ | — | |
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Exchange-traded asset derivatives | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,150,531 | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | | 1,302,598 | |
Commodity contracts | | | — | | | | 474,687 | |
Equity contracts | | | — | | | | 1,051,178 | |
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Total exchange-traded asset derivatives | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,978,994 | |
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Total asset derivatives | | $ | 461,761 | | | $ | 4,978,994 | |
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Liabilities | | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | | Swap agreements at value1 | |
Over-the-counter liability derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | $ | (351,749 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Equity Contracts | | | — | | | | — | | | | (22,906,428 | ) |
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Total over-the-counter liability derivatives | | $ | (351,749 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (22,906,428 | ) |
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Exchange-traded liability derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | (737,537 | ) | | $ | — | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | | (290,865 | ) | | | — | |
Commodity contracts | | | — | | | | (601,517 | ) | | | — | |
Equity contracts | | | — | | | | (7,970,653 | ) | | | — | |
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Total exchange-traded liability derivatives | | $ | — | | | $ | (9,600,572 | ) | | $ | — | |
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Total liability derivatives | | $ | (351,749 | ) | | $ | (9,600,572 | ) | | $ | (22,906,428 | ) |
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1 | Represents swap agreements, at value. Market value of swap agreements is reported in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. |
The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.
Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by the Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreement, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the NAV of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund did not hold any derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty.
Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure
in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearing house, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers typically are required to segregate customer margin for exchange-traded derivatives from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2022:
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| | Maximum Amount of Loss - Gross | | | Maximum Amount of Loss - Net | |
Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 461,761 | | | $ | 110,012 | |
Collateral pledged to UBS AG | | | 360,000 | | | | 360,000 | |
Collateral pledged to Morgan Stanley | | | 2,880,407 | | | | 2,880,407 | |
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Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk | | | 3,702,168 | | | | 3,350,419 | |
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Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 4,978,994 | | | | 4,978,994 | |
Margin with brokers | | | 16,769,875 | | | | 16,769,875 | |
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Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk | | | 21,748,869 | | | | 21,748,869 | |
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Total counterparty credit risk | | $ | 25,451,037 | | | $ | 25,099,288 | |
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Investment Summary at September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
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Treasuries | | | 43.5 | % |
Certificates of Deposit | | | 31.7 | |
Common Stocks | | | 14.3 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | 3.9 | |
Closed-End Investment Companies | | | 0.1 | |
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Total Investments | | | 93.5 | |
Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements, forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | | | 6.5 | |
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Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
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Net Exposures by Asset Class as a Percentage of Net Assets at September 30, 20221
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Equity | | | 35.4 | % |
Fixed Income | | | (25.2 | ) |
Short-Term Interest Rate | | | 23.1 | |
Commodity | | | 0.9 | |
Currency | | | (10.9 | ) |
1 | The Fund gains its investment exposures primarily through the use of futures contracts, forward contracts and swap contracts and may have net exposure that is materially less than or greater than its net asset value. Portfolio exposures presented above are intended to illustrate the Fund’s exposure to certain asset classes. The portfolio exposure percentage represents the notional contract value in U.S. dollars of the Fund’s futures and/or forward positions divided by the Fund’s total net assets. Notional contract values represent the aggregate exposure that a futures or forward currency contract provides to the underlying reference asset or currency, respectively. Exposure to equity securities also includes long and short equity positions held in conjunction with the Fund’s investment in bilateral equity basket total return swaps, and is represented by the U.S. dollar value of the securities in the basket. |