(a) | Non-income producing. |
(b) | Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The securities have been determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Fund's Board of Directors. The total of such securities at period-end amounts to $5,029,820 and represents 2.7% of total investments. |
(c) | 7-day yield at September 30, 2024. |
ADR -American Depositary Receipt
PLC -Public Limited Company
A/S -Aktieselskab
SA -Sociedad Anonima or Societe Anonyme
SE -Societas Europaea
REG -Registered Shares
AG -Aktiengesellschaft
NV -Naamloze Vennottschap
GDR -Global Depositary Receipt
AB -Aktiebolag
At September 30, 2024, the cost of investment securities for tax purposes was $66,989,936. Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities was $27,025,242 consisting of unrealized gains of $28,630,817 and unrealized losses of $1,605,575.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) establish a disclosure hierarchy that categorized the inputs used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair valuation of investments).
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level within the hierarchy during the period. For more information regarding the Fund’s valuation policies please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial report.