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Driehaus Active Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
BANK LOANS — 23.12%          
Apparel — 1.01%          
Boardriders, Inc.          
8.61% (US LIBOR+650 basis points), 4/6/241,2  $3,921,916   $3,774,844 
Computers — 1.97%          
McAfee LLC          
5.87% (US LIBOR+375 basis points), 9/29/241,2   2,312,661    2,320,675 
McAfee LLC          
10.61% (US LIBOR+850 basis points), 9/28/251,2   4,963,636    5,029,826 
         7,350,501 
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.58%          
Fossil Group, Inc.          
8.55% (US LIBOR+650 basis points), 9/26/241,2    6,000,000    5,880,000 
Healthcare - Services — 1.60%          
Heartland Dental LLC          
5.80% (US LIBOR+375 basis points), 4/30/251,2    298,825    293,081 
Heartland Dental LLC          
6.27% (US LIBOR+375 basis points), 4/30/251,2    6,721    6,592 
Tivity Health, Inc.          
7.36% (US LIBOR+525 basis points), 3/8/261,2    5,683,735    5,656,482 
         5,956,155 
Insurance — 4.32%          
Acrisure LLC          
6.36% (US LIBOR+425 basis points), 11/22/231,2    3,252,444    3,243,304 
Asurion LLC          
8.54% (US LIBOR+650 basis points), 8/4/251,2    12,628,049    12,847,462 
         16,090,766 
Internet — 1.15%          
Hoya Midco LLC          
5.61% (US LIBOR+350 basis points), 6/30/241,2    4,345,674    4,296,785 
Investment Companies — 2.53%          
Abe Investment Holdings, Inc.          
6.56% (US LIBOR+450 basis points), 2/19/261,2    3,950,075    3,943,498 
Larchmont Resources LLC          
9.14% (US LIBOR+900 basis points), 8/7/201,2    5,884,140    5,472,251 
         9,415,749 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
Media — 3.31%          
iHeartCommunications, Inc.          
6.23% (US LIBOR+400 basis points), 5/1/261,2   $5,913,364   $5,958,719 
NEP Group, Inc.          
9.04% (US LIBOR+700 basis points), 10/19/261,2    6,500,000    6,380,855 
         12,339,574 
Real Estate Investment Trust — 1.43%          
Uniti Group LP          
7.05% (US LIBOR+500 basis points), 10/24/221,2    5,471,867    5,347,902 
Shipbuilding — 0.27%          
MHI Holdings LLC          
5.00% (US LIBOR+500 basis points), 9/20/261,2    1,000,000    1,001,250 
Software — 2.60%          
Blackboard, Inc.          
6.00% (US LIBOR+500 basis points), 6/18/211,2    5,000,000    4,993,225 
Cerence, Inc.          
7.00% (US LIBOR+600 basis points), 10/1/241,2    5,000,000    4,700,000 
         9,693,225 
Telecommunications — 1.35%          
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg)          
5.99% (US LIBOR+375 basis points), 11/27/231,2,3    5,000,000    5,021,100 
Total BANK LOANS          
(Cost $87,532,891)        86,167,851 
CORPORATE BONDS — 64.46%          
Aerospace & Defense — 1.30%          
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada)          
8.75%, 12/1/213,4    4,500,000    4,860,000 
Agriculture — 2.71%          
Vector Group Ltd.          
6.13%, 2/1/254,5   10,560,000    10,111,200 
Airlines — 1.60%          
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. (Australia)          
8.50%, 11/15/193,4,5    5,956,000    5,977,596 
Banks — 6.38%          
JPMorgan Chase & Co.          
5.74% (3-Month USD Libor+347 basis points), 12/29/495,6,7    13,081,000    13,142,311 

  

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

Driehaus Active Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
USB Realty Corp.          
3.45% (LIBOR 3 Month+115 basis points), 1/15/624,5,6,7  $12,435,000   $10,631,925 
         23,774,236 
Beverages — 1.39%          
Cott Holdings, Inc.          
5.50%, 4/1/254    5,000,000    5,187,650 
Chemicals — 0.05%          
CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.          
9.25%, 6/15/234    160,000    166,800 
Commercial Services — 2.33%          
AMN Healthcare, Inc.          
5.12%, 10/1/244    3,000,000    3,112,500 
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co.          
5.00%, 4/15/224    5,559,000    5,574,565 
         8,687,065 
Computers — 3.66%          
NCR Corp.          
6.37%, 12/15/235   8,000,000    8,220,000 
Unisys Corp.          
10.75%, 4/15/224   4,960,000    5,418,800 
         13,638,800 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 2.41%          
Avon International Capital PLC (United Kingdom)          
6.50%, 8/15/223,4   2,500,000    2,590,625 
Avon International Operations, Inc.          
7.87%, 8/15/224,5   6,136,000    6,387,392 
         8,978,017 
Distribution/Wholesale — 1.77%          
Univar USA, Inc.          
6.75%, 7/15/234,5   6,500,000    6,605,625 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.91%          
ILFC E-Capital Trust I          
3.77%, 12/21/654,5,7,8   3,206,000    2,194,379 
ILFC E-Capital Trust I          
3.77%, 12/21/657,9    1,750,000    1,197,805 
         3,392,184 
Energy-Alternate Sources — 1.65%          
Enviva Partners LP / Enviva Partners Finance Corp.          
8.50%, 11/1/215    6,000,000    6,135,000 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
Entertainment — 1.58%          
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC          
6.38%, 2/1/244,5  $5,570,000   $5,889,607 
Home Builders — 0.57%          
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. / Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc.          
5.88%, 4/15/234    2,000,000    2,135,000 
Insurance — 3.94%          
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.          
8.13%, 2/15/244,5   5,318,000    5,730,145 
Genworth Holdings, Inc.          
7.70%, 6/15/205   8,764,000    8,961,190 
         14,691,335 
Internet — 3.75%          
EIG Investors Corp.          
10.88%, 2/1/245   9,560,000    9,942,400 
Uber Technologies, Inc.          
7.50%, 11/1/234    4,000,000    4,030,000 
         13,972,400 
Investment Companies — 2.25%          
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC          
8.00%, 5/1/264,5   7,943,000    8,399,722 
Iron/Steel — 1.59%          
AK Steel Corp.          
7.63%, 10/1/215    6,000,000    5,910,000 
Media — 4.87%          
Altice Luxembourg S.A. (Luxembourg)          
7.75%, 5/15/223,4   610,000    622,962 
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.          
6.75%, 7/1/264    2,400,000    2,514,000 
GCI LLC          
6.63%, 6/15/244    500,000    539,375 
GCI LLC          
6.87%, 4/15/255    6,000,000    6,315,000 
iHeartCommunications, Inc.          
8.37%, 5/1/27   2,500,000    2,700,750 
Lee Enterprises, Inc.          
9.50%, 3/15/224,5   5,475,000    5,475,000 
         18,167,087 
Mining — 0.96%          
Mountain Province Diamonds, Inc. (Canada)          
8.00%, 12/15/223,4,5    3,644,000    3,562,010 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments. 

 

 

 

Driehaus Active Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.57%          
LSB Industries, Inc.          
9.63%, 5/1/234  $2,000,000   $2,110,000 
Oil & Gas — 1.70%          
Transocean Pontus Ltd. (Cayman Islands)          
6.13%, 8/1/253,4,5   6,230,000    6,323,450 
Packaging & Containers — 1.42%          
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland)          
6.00%, 2/15/253,4,5   5,060,000    5,290,736 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.71%          
HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc.          
7.25%, 8/15/264,5   9,995,000    10,094,950 
Retail — 3.68%          
CEC Entertainment, Inc.          
8.00%, 2/15/22   4,000,000    3,790,000 
GameStop Corp.          
6.75%, 3/15/214,5   3,650,000    3,577,000 
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.          
7.00%, 7/1/22   2,167,000    2,123,660 
PetSmart, Inc.          
5.87%, 6/1/254    4,250,000    4,239,375 
         13,730,035 
Software — 2.51%          
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.          
8.25%, 10/15/24   5,215,000    5,410,562 
j2 Cloud Services LLC / j2 Global Co-Obligor, Inc.          
6.00%, 7/15/254    3,750,000    3,959,438 
         9,370,000 
Telecommunications — 3.96%          
Consolidated Communications, Inc.          
6.50%, 10/1/225   12,451,000    11,517,175 
HC2 Holdings, Inc.          
11.50%, 12/1/214,5   3,672,000    3,231,360 
         14,748,535 
Trucking & Leasing — 2.24%          
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC          
6.75%, 3/15/224,5   8,000,000    8,360,000 
Total CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $240,669,152)        240,269,040 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 1.06%          
Software — 1.06%          
Avaya Holdings Corp.          
2.25%, 6/15/23  $4,625,000   $3,939,186 
Total CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $4,525,306)        3,939,186 
COMMON STOCKS — 0.57%          
Banks — 0.29%          
Kearny Financial Corp   81,506    1,062,838 
Telecommunications — 0.28%          
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.   221,265    1,053,222 
Total COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $2,334,750)         2,116,060 
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.00%          
Auto Manufacturers — 0.00%          
General Motors Corp. Senior Convertible Preferred Escrow - C          
6.25%, 12/15/12*,10,11,12   11,790,650     
General Motors Corp. Senior Convertible Preferred Escrow - B          
5.25%, 3/6/34*,10,11,12   475,000     
          
Total CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          
(Cost $—)         
PREFERRED STOCKS — 3.76%          
Banks — 3.76%          
GMAC Capital Trust I          
7.94% (3-Month USD Libor+579 basis points), 2/15/405,7    534,658    14,013,386 
Total PREFERRED STOCKS          
(Cost $14,218,902)        14,013,386 
PRIVATE STOCK — 0.52%          
Investment Companies — 0.52%          
Larchmont Resources LLC10   7,824    1,956,000 
Total PRIVATE STOCK          
(Cost $977,968)        1,956,000 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments. 

 

 

 

Driehaus Active Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS — 0.16%          
S&P 500 Index Exercise Price: $2,864.73, Notional Amount: $29,220,246, Expiration Date: December 31, 2019*   10,200   $598,281 
Total PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS          
(Premiums paid $551,820)        598,281 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $350,810,789)   93.65%  $349,059,804 
Other Assets less Liabilities   6.35%   23,687,617 
Net Assets   100.00%  $372,747,421 
INVESTMENT SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (2.92)%          
CORPORATE BONDS — (2.59)%          
Commercial Services — (0.28)%          
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc.          
5.25%, 3/15/254  $(1,000,000)   (1,035,000)
Food — (0.60)%          
General Mills, Inc.          
4.20%, 4/17/28   (2,000,000)   (2,230,482)
Healthcare - Services — (1.58)%          
DaVita, Inc.          
5.13%, 7/15/24   (2,000,000)   (2,042,500)
Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc.          
8.50%, 5/1/264    (3,940,000)   (3,846,425)
         (5,888,925)
Software — (0.13)%          
Blackboard, Inc.          
9.75%, 10/15/214   (500,000)   (500,000)
Total CORPORATE BONDS          
(Proceeds $9,019,297)        (9,654,407)
COMMON STOCKS — (0.33)%          
Investment Companies — (0.21)%          
Compass Diversified Holdings   (40,000)   (788,400)
Pharmaceuticals — (0.12)%          
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*    (12,000)   (454,320)
Total COMMON STOCKS          
(Proceeds $1,388,203)        (1,242,720)
TOTAL TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES SOLD SHORT          
(Proceeds $10,407,500)  (2.92)%  $(10,897,127)

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS — (0.04)%          
S&P 500 Index Knock-in Rate: $2,563.18, Notional Amount: $(26,144,436), Expiration Date: December 31, 2019*   (10,200)  $(166,404)
Total WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS          
(Premiums received $154,020)   (0.04)%  $(166,404)

 

LIBOR 3 Month – 3 Month U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate.

 

US LIBOR – U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate.

 

* Non-income producing security.
   
1 Bank loans in which the Fund invests pay interest at rates which are periodically predetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Certain bank loans are subject to a LIBOR floor that establishes a minimum LIBOR rate. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2019. Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional repayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.
   
2 Floating rate security. Rates disclosed as of September 30, 2019.
   
3 Foreign security denominated in U.S. dollars and traded in the U.S.
   
4 Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Unless otherwise indicated, this security has been determined to be liquid under procedures established by Driehaus Mutual Funds’ (the “Trust”) Board of Trustees and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
   
5 All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales or derivatives transactions.
   
6 Perpetual security. Maturity date is not applicable.
   
7 Variable rate security. Rates disclosed as of September 30, 2019.
   
8 The coupon rate equals 155 basis points plus the highest of the LIBOR 3 Month, the Constant Maturity Treasury 10 year rate, and the Constant Maturity Treasury 30 year rate, with a maximum of 12.95%.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments. 

 

 

 

Driehaus Active Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

9 The coupon rate equals 155 basis points plus the highest of the LIBOR 3 Month, the Constant Maturity Treasury 10 year rate, and the Constant Maturity Treasury 30 year rate, with a maximum of 14.5%.
   
10 Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by Driehaus Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), investment adviser to the Fund.
   
11 Security is in default.
   
12 Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in accordance with procedures established by, and under the general supervision of, the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.  

 

 

 

Driehaus Active Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty  Futures Contracts  Number of Contracts (Short)   Expiration  Date  Notional Amount   Value at  September 30, 2019   Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
                       
Goldman Sachs  U.S. 5 Year Treasury Note   (34)  December 31, 2019  $(4,078,325)  $(4,051,046)  $27,279 
Goldman Sachs  U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note   (20)  December 19, 2019   (2,635,734)   (2,606,250)   29,484 
Goldman Sachs  U.S. Treasury Long Bond   (4)  December 19, 2019   (662,866)   (649,250)   13,616 
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS          $(7,376,925)  $(7,306,546)  $70,379 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

Driehaus Event Driven Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
BANK LOANS — 9.35%          
Distribution/Wholesale — 2.97%          
Fossil Group, Inc.          
8.54% (US LIBOR+650 basis points), 9/26/241,2   $2,000,000   $1,960,000 
Insurance — 3.54%          
Asurion LLC          
8.54% (US LIBOR+650 basis points), 8/4/251,2    2,300,000    2,339,963 
Software — 2.84%          
Cerence, Inc.          
7.00% (US LIBOR+600 basis points), 10/1/241,2    2,000,000    1,880,000 
Total BANK LOANS          
(Cost $6,091,523)        6,179,963 
CORPORATE BONDS — 30.55%          
Agriculture — 3.02%          
Vector Group Ltd.          
6.13%, 2/1/253,4   2,081,000    1,992,557 
Banks — 3.49%          
USB Realty Corp.          
3.45% (LIBOR 3 Month+115 basis points), 1/15/623,4,5,6    2,698,000    2,306,790 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.01%          
ILFC E-Capital Trust I          
3.77%, 12/21/653,4,6,7   2,900,000    1,984,934 
Holding Companies-Diversified — 2.70%          
Arrow Bidco LLC          
9.50%, 3/15/243,4   1,785,000    1,785,000 
Insurance — 2.69%          
Genworth Holdings, Inc.          
7.70%, 6/15/204     1,739,000    1,778,128 
Internet — 2.91%          
EIG Investors Corp.          
10.87%, 2/1/24   1,850,000    1,924,000 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.16%          
HLF Financing Sarl LLC / Herbalife International, Inc.          
7.25%, 8/15/263   2,067,000    2,087,670 
Retail — 1.43%          
CEC Entertainment, Inc.          
8.00%, 2/15/22   1,000,000    947,500 
Telecommunications — 8.14%          
Consolidated Communications, Inc.          
6.50%, 10/1/224   3,377,000    3,123,725 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
HC2 Holdings, Inc.          
11.50%, 12/1/213,4  $2,561,500   $2,254,120 
         5,377,845 
Total CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $20,836,898)        20,184,424 
           
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS — 1.93%          
Software — 1.93%          
Avaya Holdings Corp.          
2.25%, 6/15/234,8   1,500,000    1,277,574 
Total CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $1,401,071)        1,277,574 
           
COMMON STOCKS — 46.74%          
Advertising — 0.89%          
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*   232,972    587,089 
Banks — 3.06%          
HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.*   69,184    696,337 
Kearny Financial Corp.4    101,547    1,324,173 
         2,020,510 
Biotechnology — 10.71%          
Argenx SE ADR (Netherlands)*,4     19,901    2,267,918 
BELLUS Health, Inc. (Canada)*   25,991    166,083 
Blueprint Medicines Corp.*,4   6,628    486,959 
Celgene Corp.*,4    12,614    1,252,570 
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   3,928    133,316 
Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.*,9   150,637    1,355,737 
Orchard Therapeutics plc ADR (United Kingdom)*   119,163    1,415,657 
         7,078,240 
Electronics — 0.79%          
Fluidigm Corp.*,4      113,113    523,713 
Entertainment — 0.19%          
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A   13,083    121,018 
Healthcare - Products — 3.95%          
Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*   123,239    618,660 
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*   13,451    820,780 
SI-BONE, Inc.*,4      66,292    1,171,379 
         2,610,819 
Healthcare - Services — 0.36%          
Vapotherm, Inc.*   25,141    238,085 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments. 

 

 

 

Driehaus Event Driven Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
Holding Companies-Diversified — 1.80%          
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp.*,4,9     117,000   $1,189,890 
Insurance — 4.68%          
FGL Holdings (Bermuda)4 .   387,100    3,089,058 
Pharmaceuticals — 13.12%          
Allergan PLC   12,669    2,132,066 
Ascendis Pharma A/S ADR (Denmark)*,4   9,659    930,355 
Cytokinetics, Inc.*,4  .   153,763    1,749,823 
Merus NV (Netherlands)*   22,537    401,609 
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*,4    5,181    403,652 
MyoKardia, Inc.*,4     38,465    2,005,950 
Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.*,4   30,102    783,555 
Sutro Biopharma, Inc.*   16,946    154,039 
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.*   23,962    107,829 
         8,668,878 
Savings & Loans — 2.52%          
OceanFirst Financial Corp.4    68,463    1,615,727 
Waterstone Financial, Inc.   2,917    50,114 
         1,665,841 
Telecommunications — 4.67%          
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.   161,919    770,734 
HC2 Holdings, Inc.*   60,025    141,059 
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.*,4   64,150    2,174,685 
         3,086,478 
Total COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $31,931,116)        30,879,619 
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.00%          
Auto Manufacturers — 0.00%          
General Motors Corp. Senior Convertible Preferred Escrow – B          
5.25%, 3/6/34*,9,10,11   25,000     
General Motors Corp. Senior Convertible Preferred Escrow – C          
7.25%, 4/15/41*,9,10,11   162,750     
          
Total CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS          
(Cost $1,877)         

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
PRIVATE PREFERRED STOCK — 0.62%          
Biotechnology — 0.62%          
14ner Oncology, Inc. Private Equity9   550,000   $412,500 
Total PRIVATE PREFERRED STOCK          
(Cost $550,000)        412,500 
WARRANTS — 0.00%          
X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,9    5,547     
Total WARRANTS          
(Cost $0)         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $60,812,485)   89.19%  $58,934,080 
Other Assets less Liabilities   10.81%   7,140,189 
Net Assets   100.00%  $66,074,269 
INVESTMENT SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (24.06)%          
CORPORATE BONDS — (1.77)%          
Healthcare - Services — (1.77)%          
Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc.          
8.50%, 5/1/263  $(1,200,000)   (1,171,500)
Total CORPORATE BONDS          
(Proceeds $1,145,235)        (1,171,500)
COMMON STOCKS — (2.44)%          
Pharmaceuticals — (2.44)%          
AbbVie, Inc   (10,971)   (830,724)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co   (12,614)   (639,656)
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.*   (3,730)   (141,218)
         (1,611,598)
Total COMMON STOCKS          
(Proceeds $1,478,846)        (1,611,598)
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — (19.85)%          
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF   (32,760)   (3,259,620)
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF   (80,260)   (6,119,825)
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF   (70,690)   (3,731,725)
Total EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS          
(Proceeds $13,589,002)        (13,111,170)
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES SOLD SHORT          
(Proceeds $16,213,083)   (24.06)%  $(15,894,268)

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

Driehaus Event Driven Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

LIBOR 3 Month – 3 Month U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate.

 

US – United States

 

US LIBOR – U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate. 

 

*Non-income producing security.
  

1 Bank loans in which the Fund invests pay interest at rates which are periodically predetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Certain bank loans are subject to a LIBOR floor that establishes a minimum LIBOR rate. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2019. Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional repayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.
   
2 Floating rate security. Rates disclosed as of September 30, 2019.
   
3 Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Unless otherwise indicated, this security has been determined to be liquid under procedures established by Driehaus Mutual Funds’ (the “Trust”) Board of Trustees and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
   
4 All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales or derivatives transactions.
   
5 Perpetual security.
   
6 Variable rate security. Rates disclosed as of September 30, 2019.
   
7 The coupon rate equals 155 basis points plus the highest of the LIBOR 3 Month, the Constant Maturity Treasury 10 year rate, and the Constant Maturity Treasury 30 year rate, with a maximum of 12.95%.
   
8 Convertible security.
   
9 Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by Driehaus Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), investment adviser to the Fund.
   
10 Security is in default.
   
11 Security valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in accordance with procedures established by, and under the general supervision of, the Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

Driehaus Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 30.71%          
Argentina — 0.47%          
Argentine Republic Government International Bond          
6.88%, 4/22/21  $340,000   $166,603 
Brazil — 3.40%          
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F          
10.00%, 1/1/292   1,550,0002    454,420 
Brazilian Government International Bond          
4.63%, 1/13/28   700,000    743,757 
         1,198,177 
Egypt — 5.45%          
Egypt Government Bond          
17.00%, 4/3/222   22,500,0002    1,457,954 
Egypt Government International Bond          
8.70%, 3/1/49   430,000    462,250 
         1,920,204 
Hungary — 1.47%          
Hungary Government Bond          
3.00%, 10/27/382   150,000,0002    519,235 
Indonesia — 2.87%          
Indonesia Treasury Bond          
8.38%, 9/15/262   13,400,000,0002    1,011,320 
Malaysia — 1.98%          
Malaysia Government Bond          
3.89%, 8/15/292   2,800,0002    698,582 
Mexico — 3.61%          
Mexican Bonos          
8.00%, 12/7/232   100,0002    530,536 
Mexican Bonos          
8.50%, 11/18/382   130,0002    741,917 
         1,272,453 
Nigeria — 1.08%          
Nigeria Treasury Bill          
11.10%, 5/14/202   150,000,0002    381,044 
Panama — 1.07%          
Panama Government International Bond          
7.13%, 1/29/26   300,000    375,390 
Peru — 2.05%          
Peruvian Government International Bond          
6.95%, 8/12/312   2,000,0002    723,423 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
Saudi Arabia — 1.90%          
Saudi Government International Bond          
4.50%, 10/26/46  $600,000   $669,072 
South Africa — 1.24%          
Republic of South Africa Government Bond          
8.50%, 1/31/372   7,400,0002    438,175 
Turkey — 3.12%          
Turkey Government Bond          
10.60%, 2/11/262   2,500,0002    396,228 
Turkey Government International Bond          
7.62%, 4/26/29   660,000    701,314 
         1,097,542 
Ukraine — 1.00%          
Ukraine Government International Bond          
7.37%, 9/25/32   350,000    351,494 
Total SOVEREIGN BONDS          
(Cost $10,595,701)        10,822,714 
EQUITY SECURITIES — 61.78%          
Argentina — 0.67%          
Globant SA*,3,4   2,575    235,819 
Brazil — 3.56%          
Afya, Ltd.*,3,4   6,452    165,429 
Linx SA   36,480    283,938 
LOG Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA   71,475    417,153 
Pagseguro Digital, Ltd. - A*,3,4   3,925    181,767 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR3,4    14,217    205,720 
         1,254,007 
China — 20.25%          
AIA Group, Ltd.   51,019    482,024 
Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd. - A   59,604    296,165 
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. - SP ADR*,3,4   5,503    920,267 
China Mobile, Ltd.   16,500    136,523 
CNOOC, Ltd. - ADR3,4   1,381    210,257 
GDS Holdings Ltd. - ADR*,3,4    4,376    175,390 
HUYA, Inc. - ADR*,3,4   11,726    277,203 
JD.com, Inc. - ADR*,3,4   6,368    179,641 
Li Ning Co., Ltd.   103,000    295,686 
Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd.   96,101    360,257 
Meituan Dianping- B*   48,586    496,541 
MTR Corp., Ltd.   44,895    252,036 
PetroChina Co., Ltd.   336,000    172,765 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

Driehaus Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co., Ltd.*,1    35,300   $206,502 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. - H   58,961    677,423 
Shanghai International Airport Co., Ltd. - A   24,776    276,901 
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.   8,800    227,397 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings, Ltd.   20,068    262,189 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.   22,415    944,337 
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. - ADR3,4   13,596    290,003 
         7,139,507 
Colombia — 0.83%          
Bancolombia SA - ADR3,4    5,888    291,162 
Czech Republic — 1.16%          
Moneta Money Bank AS1   133,255    410,799 
India — 7.84%          
HDFC Bank, Ltd. - ADR3,4   9,528    543,573 
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.   18,548    518,722 
Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.   9,115    254,284 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. - SP ADR3,4   31,146    379,358 
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co., Ltd.1   15,288    260,992 
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd   13,342    309,590 
Reliance Industries, Ltd.   14,906    280,215 
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.   7,332    217,191 
         2,763,925 
Indonesia — 1.97%          
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk   234,497    501,373 
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk   630,836    191,539 
         692,912 
Mexico — 1.02%          
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV   121,179    359,104 
Netherlands — 0.72%          
Heineken NV   1,671    180,595 
Prosus NV*   982    72,085 
         252,680 
Philippines — 0.89%          
BDO Unibank, Inc.   113,349    312,732 
Poland — 1.29%          
CD Projekt SA   4,243    257,536 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA   20,118   $197,262 
         454,798 
Russia — 4.18%          
Gazprom PJSC - SP ADR3   26,770    184,820 
LUKOIL PJSC - ADR3   2,456    203,209 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC - ADR3   16,848    431,309 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC - SP ADR3   21,914    310,631 
Tatneft PJSC - ADR3   2,657    168,720 
Yandex NV - A*,3,4   5,042    176,520 
         1,475,209 
Singapore — 0.29%          
Sea, Ltd. - ADR*,3,4   3,291    101,856 
Slovenia — 0.50%          
Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd GDR   14,900    176,364 
South Africa — 2.65%          
Capitec Bank Holdings, Ltd   2,358    200,448 
Clicks Group, Ltd.   20,416    289,814 
MTN Group, Ltd.   46,427    295,208 
Naspers, Ltd. - N   982    148,811 
         934,281 
South Korea — 4.42%          
Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund.   28,231    277,318 
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.   2,536    218,374 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   20,800    852,936 
SK Hynix, Inc.   3,046    209,323 
         1,557,951 
Taiwan — 5.05%          
Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   48,000    326,452 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   133,432    1,169,833 
Wiwynn Corp.   20,000    284,614 
         1,780,899 
Thailand — 3.19%          
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL - NVDR   341,900    293,440 
CP ALL PCL - NVDR   100,996    268,299 
Thai Beverage PCL   389,070    249,115 
Tisco Financial Group PCL - NVDR   93,491    313,318 
         1,124,172 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments. 

 

 

 

Driehaus Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

   Shares, Principal Amount, or Number of Contracts   Value 
United Arab Emirates — 0.56%          
Network International Holdings PLC*,1   30,022   $197,489 
United States — 0.74%          
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One - C*,4   6,305    262,225 
Total EQUITY SECURITIES          
(Cost $18,149,944)        21,777,891 
PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS — 0.05%          
OTC MXN vs USD Exercise Price: $19.81, Notional Amount: $277,340, Expiration Date: October 21, 2019 Counterparty: Goldman Sachs*   1,400,000    17,919 
Total PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS          
(Premiums paid $27,715)        17,919 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $28,773,360)   92.54%   32,618,524 
Other Assets less Liabilities   7.46%   2,630,980 
Net Assets   100.00%  $35,249,504 

 

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

 

NVDR – Non-Voting Depository Receipt

 

PCL – Public Company Limited 

 

PJSC – Public Joint Stock Company 

 

PLC – Public Limited Company 

 

SP ADR – Sponsored American Depositary Receipt 

 

*Non-income producing security.
  
1 Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Unless otherwise indicated, this security has been determined to be liquid under procedures established by Driehaus Mutual Funds’ (the “Trust”) Board of Trustees and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
   
2 Foreign security, par value shown in local currency.
   
3 Foreign security denominated in U.S. dollars and traded in the U.S.
   
4 All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales or derivatives transactions.

 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

Driehaus Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

OTC SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty  Notional  Amount  Fixed  Rate   Floating Rate Index  Payment Frequency  Expiration  Date  Value/ Unrealized  Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
                     
Merrill Lynch  MYR 67,000,000   3.455%1  3-Months MYR KLIB3M1  Quarterly  4/5/2021   60,328 
                       
JP Morgan  RUB 725,000,000   7.53%1  3-Months RUB MOSKP31  Quarterly  8/22/2021   68,661 
                       
JP Morgan  RUB 420,000,000   7.48%1  3-Months RUB MOSKP31  Quarterly  8/28/2021   34,322 
TOTAL INTEREST RATE SWAPS               $163,311 

 

1Fund Pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

RUB - Russian Ruble

KLIB3M - Bank Negara Malaysia Klibor Interbank

MOSKP3 - NFEA MosPrime 3 Month Rate

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments. 

 

 

 

Driehaus Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund

Schedule of Investments

September, 2019 (unaudited)

 

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty  Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Settlement Date  Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
                      
Goldman Sachs  CLP   550,000,000   USD   808,110   October 1, 2019  $(53,792)
Goldman Sachs  USD   784,470   CLP   550,000,000   October 1, 2019   30,151 
Goldman Sachs  USD   700,000   CNH   5,009,137   November 8, 2019   (839)
Goldman Sachs  HUF   281,768,430   USD   944,059   October 7, 2019   (26,463)
Goldman Sachs  USD   560,000   HUF   164,900,618   October 7, 2019   22,991 
Goldman Sachs  USD   400,000   HUF   116,867,812   October 7, 2019   19,413 
Goldman Sachs  USD   442,217   ZAR   6,534,315   October 7, 2019   11,200 
TOTAL FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS             $2,661 

 

CLP - Chilean Peso

CNH - Chinese Yuan

HUF - Hungarian Forint

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments. 

 

 

 

Driehaus Mutual Funds

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

 

A.ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Organization

 

The Driehaus Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end registered management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, organized as a Delaware statutory trust, with eight separate series currently in operation. The Trust was organized under an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated May 31, 1996, as subsequently amended and restated as of June 6, 2013 and amended as of June 4, 2015, and may issue an unlimited number of full and fractional units of beneficial interest (shares) without par value. The three series (“Funds” or each a “Fund”) included in this report are as follows: the Driehaus Active Income Fund (the “Active Income Fund”) commenced operations on June 1, 2009 following the receipt of the assets and liabilities of the Lotsoff Capital Management Active Income Fund (the “Acquired Fund”) pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the shareholders of the Acquired Fund. The reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of Acquired Fund shares for an equal number of shares of the Active Income Fund as of June 1, 2009. The Active Income Fund seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Driehaus Event Driven Fund (the “Event Driven Fund”) commenced operations on August 26, 2013, following a tax-free exchange with the Driehaus Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. The Event Driven Fund seeks to provide positive returns over full market cycles. The Driehaus Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund (the “Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund”) commenced operations on April 10, 2017, after succeeding to the assets of the Driehaus Emerging Markets Dividend Growth Fund, L.P. The transaction was structured to be a tax-free exchange and the cost basis and holding period of the underlying securities were carried over to the Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund. The Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund seeks to maximize total return.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

The presentation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

The Funds, which are investment companies within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, follow accounting and reporting guidance under FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies.

 

Cash is held at U.S. financial institutions, and at times, may exceed the amount insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Funds consider highly liquid investments, with maturities of ninety days or less when purchased to be cash equivalents, and such investments may include money market mutual fund investments. All such investments are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Securities Valuation

 

Investments in securities traded on a national securities exchange, including exchange-traded futures and options, are valued at the last reported sales or settlement price on the day of valuation and are generally classified as level 1. Exchange-traded securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices from the exchange the security is primarily traded on and are generally classified as level 1. Equity certificates are valued at the last sale price of the underlying security as of the close of the primary exchange. Long-term fixed income securities are valued at the representative quoted bid price when held long or the representative quoted ask price if sold short or, if such prices are not available, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type or as determined by an independent pricing service. The pricing service provider may employ methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-dealer supplied valuations or other techniques. Such techniques generally consider factors such as composite security prices, yields, maturities, call features, credit ratings and developments relating to specific securities, in arriving at valuations. Fixed income securities are generally classified as level 2. Short-term investments with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, short-term securities are reported at fair value. These securities are generally classified as level 2. Swaps, forward foreign currency contracts and other financial derivatives are valued daily, primarily by an independent pricing service using pricing models and are generally classified as level 2. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as issuer details, indices, spreads, interest rates, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. If valuations are not available from the independent pricing service or values received are deemed not representative of fair value, values will be obtained from a third party broker-dealer or counterparty. Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from an independent pricing service. In addition, for Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund, if quotations are not readily available, if the values have been materially affected by events occurring after the closing of a foreign market, or if there has been a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a certain threshold, assets may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Events that may materially affect asset values that could cause a fair value determination include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements relating to a specific security; natural and other disasters which may impact an entire market or region; and political and other events which may be global or impact a particular country or region. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. To the extent utilized, securities would be considered level 2 in the hierarchy described below. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by or under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees and are generally classified as level 3. Under these procedures, the Funds primarily employ a market-based approach, which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. It is possible that the estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for the investments, and such differences could be material.

 

Each Fund is subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-level hierarchy for fair valuation based upon the inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: 

 

 

 

Driehaus Mutual Funds

Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) – (Continued)

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices for active markets for identical securities

 

Level 2 – significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Active Income Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019:

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Bank Loans  $-   $86,167,851   $-   $86,167,851 
Common Stocks                    
Banks   1,062,838    -    -    1,062,838 
Telecommunications   1,053,222    -    -    1,053,222 
Convertible Corporate Bonds   -    3,939,186    -    3,939,186 
Convertible Preferred Stocks                    
Auto Manufacturers   -    -    0    0 
Corporate Bonds   -    240,269,040    -    240,269,040 
Preferred Stock                    
Banks   14,013,386    -    -    14,013,386 
Private Stock                    
Investment Companies   -    -    1,956,000    1,956,000 
Purchased Put Options   -    598,281    -    598,281 
Total  $16,129,446   $330,974,358   $1,956,000   $349,059,804 
                     
Liabilities  Level 1    Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks Sold Short                    
Investment Companies  $(788,400)  $-   $-   $(788,400)
Pharmaceuticals   (454,320)   -    -    (454,320)
Corporate Bonds Sold Short   -    (9,654,407)   -    (9,654,407)
Written Put Options   -    (166,404)   -    (166,404)
Total  $(1,242,720)  $(9,820,811)  $-   $(11,063,531)
                     
Other Financial Instruments*                    
Futures Contracts  $70,379   $-   $-   $70,379 
Total Other Financial Instruments  $70,379   $-   $-   $70,379 

 

 

*Other financial instruments are futures contracts, which are detailed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value in the Active Income Fund:

 

   Investments, at Value 
Balance as of December 31, 2018  $1,956,000 
Realized gain (loss)   - 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   - 
Purchases   - 
Sales   - 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3   - 
Balance as of September 30, 2019  $1,956,000 

 

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Active Income Fund held Level 3 investments in General Motors Corp. senior convertible preferred stock and Larchmont Resources LLC private stock, valued at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures established by or under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. As a part of the ongoing restructuring of General Motors, any value previously ascribed to these holdings has been transferred to the General Motors Co. Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust common stock, which is freely and actively traded, and therefore the senior convertible preferred stock was fair valued at $0. The common stock investment in Larchmont Resources LLC has been valued using an unadjusted third-party pricing vendor quote. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended September 30, 2019. The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for items categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2019:

 

Financial Assets  Fair Value at September 30, 2019   Valuation Technique(s)  Unobservable Inputs  Price/Range 
Convertible Preferred Stock  $-   Cash available in relation to claim  Estimated recovery  $- 
Private Stock  $1,956,000   Broker quote  N/A   N/A 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Event Driven Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019:

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Bank Loans  $-   $6,179,963   $-   $6,179,963 
Common Stocks                    
Advertising   587,089    -    -    587,089 
Banks   2,020,510    -    -    2,020,510 
Biotechnology   7,078,240    -    -    7,078,240 
Electronics   523,713    -    -    523,713 
Entertainment   121,018    -    -    121,018 
Healthcare - Products   2,610,819    -    -    2,610,819 
Healthcare - Services   238,085    -    -    238,085 
Holding Companies - Diversified   1,189,890    -    -    1,189,890 
Insurance   3,089,058    -    -    3,089,058 
Pharmaceuticals   8,668,878    -    -    8,668,878 
Savings & Loans   1,665,841    -    -    1,665,841 
Telecommunications   3,086,478    -    -    3,086,478 
Convertible Corporate Bonds   -    1,277,574    -    1,277,574 
Convertible Preferred Stocks                    
Auto Manufacturers   -    -    0    0 
Corporate Bonds   -    20,184,424    -    20,184,424 

 

 

 

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Assets (continued)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Private Preferred Stock                    
Biotechnology   -    412,500        -    412,500 
Warrants   -    0    -    0 
Total  $30,879,619   $28,054,461   $-   $58,934,080 
                     
Liabilities  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks Sold Short                    
Pharmaceuticals  $(1,611,598)  $-   $-   $(1,611,598)
Corporate Bonds Sold Short   -    (1,171,500)   -    (1,171,500)
Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short   (13,111,170)   -    -    (13,111,170)
Total  $($14,722,768)  $(1,171,500)  $-   $(15,894,268)

 

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value in the Event Driven Fund:

 

   Investments, at Value 
Balance as of December 31, 2018  $830,745 
Realized gain (loss)   - 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   - 
Purchases   - 
Sales   - 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3   (830,745)
Balance as of September 30, 2019  $- 

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Event Driven Fund held Level 3 investments in General Motors Corp. senior convertible preferred stock. The General Motors Corp. senior convertible preferred stock was valued in the same manner described for the Active Income Fund. As of September 30, 2019, the Event Driven Fund’s investment in Ideaya Biosciences, Inc. transferred from Level 3 to Level 1. The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for items categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2019:

 

Financial Assets   Fair Value at September 30, 2019   Valuation Technique(s)  Unobservable Inputs   Price/Median 
Convertible Preferred Stock  $-   Cash available in relation to claim  Estimated recovery  $- 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019:

 

Assets  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Sovereign Bonds                    
Argentina  $-   $166,603   $     -   $166,603 
Brazil   -    1,198,177    -    1,198,177 
Egypt   -    1,920,204    -    1,920,204 
Hungary   -    519,235         519,235 
Indonesia   -    1,011,320    -    1,011,320 
Malaysia   -    698,582    -    698,582 
Mexico   -    1,272,453    -    1,272,453 
Nigeria   -    381,044    -    381,044 
Panama   -    375,390    -    375,390 

 

 

 

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Assets (continued)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Peru   -    723,423         -    723,423 
Saudi Arabia   -    669,072    -    669,072 
South Africa   -    438,175    -    438,175 
Turkey   -    1,097,542    -    1,097,542 
Ukraine   -    351,494    -    351,494 
Equity Securities                    
Argentina   235,819    -    -    235,819 
Brazil   1,254,007    -    -    1,254,007 
China   7,139,507    -    -    7,139,507 
Colombia   291,162    -    -    291,162 
Czech Republic   410,799    -    -    410,799 
India   2,763,925    -    -    2,763,925 
Indonesia   692,912    -    -    692,912 
Mexico   359,104    -    -    359,104 
Netherlands   252,680    -    -    252,680 
Philippines   312,732    -    -    312,732 
Poland   454,798    -    -    454,798 
Russia   1,475,209    -    -    1,475,209 
Singapore   101,856    -    -    101,856 
Slovenia   176,364    -    -    176,364 
South Africa   934,281    -    -    934,281 
South Korea   1,557,951    -    -    1,557,951 
Taiwan   1,780,899    -    -    1,780,899 
Thailand   1,124,172    -    -    1,124,172 
United Arab Emirates   197,489    -    -    197,489 
United States   262,225    -    -    262,225 
Purchased Put Options   -    17,919    -    17,919 
Total  $21,777,891   $10,840,633   $-   $32,618,524 
                     
Other Financial Instruments*                    
OTC Interest Rate Swaps - Asset  $-   $163,311   $-   $163,311 
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – Assets   -    83,755    -    83,755 
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – Liabilities   -    (81,094)   -    (81,094)
Total Other Financial Instruments  $-   $165,972   $-   $165,972 

 

 

*Other financial instruments are swap and forward foreign currency contracts, which are detailed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Securities Sold Short

 

The Funds are engaged in selling securities short, which obligates them to replace a borrowed security by purchasing it at market price at the time of replacement. Each Fund incurs a loss if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. Each Fund realizes a gain if the price of the security declines between those dates. Gains are limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, while losses are potentially unlimited in size. 

 

 

 

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The Funds are required to establish a margin account with the broker lending the security sold short. While the short sale is outstanding, the broker retains the proceeds of the short sale and the Fund must maintain a deposit with the broker consisting of cash and securities having a value equal to a specified percentage of the value of the securities sold short. Each Fund is obligated to pay any dividends or interest due on securities sold short.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities not denominated in U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollar values based upon the current rates of exchange on the date of the Funds’ valuations.

 

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses which are reported by the Funds result from currency gains and losses on transaction hedges arising from changes in exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates on forward contract transactions, and the difference between the amounts accrued for dividends, interest, and foreign taxes and the amounts actually received or paid in U.S. dollars for these items. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses result from changes in the U.S. dollar value of assets and liabilities (other than investments in securities), which are denominated in foreign currencies, as a result of changes in exchange rates.

 

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency contracts on portfolio hedges result from the use of forward contracts to hedge portfolio positions denominated or quoted in a particular currency in order to reduce or limit exposure in that currency. The Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund held portfolio hedges as of September 30, 2019 as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. The Active Income Fund and Event Driven Fund and had no portfolio hedges at September 30, 2019.

 

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations which results from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments. These fluctuations are included with the net realized gain (loss) on investments and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

 

Securities Transactions and Income

 

The Trust records security transactions based on trade date. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted and amortized over the lives of the respective securities using the effective yield method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and interest have been provided for in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

Pursuant to the terms of certain of the senior unsecured loan agreements, the Funds may have unfunded loan commitments, which are callable on demand. Each Fund will have available with its custodian, cash and/or liquid securities having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of the unfunded senior loan commitments. At September 30, 2019, the Funds had no unfunded senior loan commitments.

 

With respect to the senior loans held in each Fund’s portfolio, the Funds may: 1) invest in assignments; 2) act as a participant in primary lending syndicates; or 3) invest in participations. If a Fund purchases a participation of a senior loan interest, the Fund would typically enter into a contractual agreement with the lender or other third party selling the participation, rather than directly with the borrower. As such, the Fund not only assumes the credit risk of the borrower, but also that of the selling participant or other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. At September 30, 2019, the Funds had no such outstanding senior loan participation commitments.

 

B.INVESTMENTS IN DERIVATIVES

 

Each Fund uses derivative instruments such as swaps, futures, options, swaptions and forward foreign currency contracts in connection with their respective investment strategies. During the period January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019, the Active Income Fund primarily utilized: 1) futures to hedge its interest rate and/or commodity risk and manage volatility; and 2) options to hedge downside risk and manage volatility. During the period January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019, the Event Driven Fund primarily utilized: 1) options to both hedge exposure and provide exposure to certain market segments or specific securities; and 2) forward foreign currency contracts to manage currency risk in portfolio holdings. During the period January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019, the Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund primarily utilized: 1) interest rate swaps to hedge against interest rate fluctuation and enable the parties involved to exchange fixed and floating cash flows; 2) credit default swaps as alternatives to direct investments to manage exposure to specific sectors/markets/industries and/or credit events and manage volatility; 3) options to both hedge exposure and provide exposure to certain market segments or specific securities; and 4) forward foreign currency contracts to manage currency risk in portfolio holdings. Detail regarding each derivative type is included below.

 

Swap Contracts

 

The Funds are subject to credit risk, volatility risk and interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds engage in various swap transactions, including forward rate agreements and interest rate, currency, volatility, index and total return swaps, primarily to manage duration and yield curve risk, or as alternatives to direct investments. Swaps that are centrally cleared are exposed to the creditworthiness of the clearing organizations (and, consequentially, that of their members — generally, banks and broker-dealers) involved in the transaction. Centrally cleared swaps are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. The Fund receives from or pays to the clearing organization a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss.

 

 

 

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Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional principal amount. The Funds may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate or receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional principal amount. The net interest received or paid on interest rate swap agreements is accrued daily as interest income/expense. Interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily using fair value estimates provided by an independent pricing service. Changes in value, including accrued interest, are recorded as changes in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Operations. Unrealized appreciation is reported as an asset and unrealized depreciation is reported as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the contracts. The risk of loss under a swap contract may exceed the amount recorded as an asset or a liability.

 

Total return swap contracts are arrangements to exchange a market linked return for a periodic payment, both based on a notional principal amount, to hedge sector exposure and to manage exposure to specific sectors or industries and/or to gain exposure to specific markets/countries and to specific sectors/industries. To the extent that the total return of the security, index or other financial measure underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Total return swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as a change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Operations. Unrealized appreciation is reported as an asset and unrealized depreciation is reported as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the contracts. Each Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the contract.

 

Volatility swaps are forward contracts on the future realized volatility of an underlying instrument. Volatility swaps are generally used to speculate on future volatility levels, trade the spread between realized and implied volatility or hedge volatility exposure of other positions. Changes in value are recorded as changes in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Operations. Unrealized gains are reported as an asset and unrealized losses are reported as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the contracts. The risk of loss under a volatility swap contract is dependent upon the volatility of the underlying instrument.

 

Under the terms of a credit default swap contract, one party acts as a guarantor receiving a periodic payment that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional amount. In return, the party agrees to purchase the notional amount of the underlying instrument, at par, if a credit event occurs during the term of the contract. Each Fund may enter into credit default swaps in which the Fund acts as guarantor (a seller of protection), and may enter into credit default swaps in which the counterparty acts as guarantor (a buyer of protection). Premiums paid to or by the Funds are accrued daily and included in net realized gain (loss) on swap contracts. The contracts are marked-to-market daily using fair value estimates provided by an independent pricing service. Changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Operations. Unrealized gains are reported as an asset and unrealized losses are reported as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the contracts. The risk of loss under a swap contract may exceed the amount recorded as an asset or a liability. The notional amount of a swap contract is the reference amount pursuant to which the counterparties make payments. For swaps in which the referenced obligation is an index, in the event of default of any debt security included in the corresponding index, the Fund pays or receives the percentage of the corresponding index that the defaulted security comprises (1) multiplied by the notional value and (2) multiplied by the ratio of one minus the ratio of the market value of the defaulted debt security to its par value. The Funds held no credit default swaps at September 30, 2019.

 

Risks associated with swap contracts include changes in the returns of underlying instruments and/or interest rates, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts’ terms and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the contracts. For centrally cleared swap contracts, counterparty risk is limited due to the role of the clearinghouse. Credit default swaps can involve greater risks than if an investor had invested in the reference obligation directly since, in addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to counterparty credit risk, leverage risk, hedging risk, correlation risk and liquidity risk. The Funds disclose swap contracts on a gross basis, with no netting of contracts held with the same counterparty. As of September 30, 2019, the Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund had outstanding swap contracts as listed on the Schedule of Investments. The Active Income Fund and Event Driven Fund had no outstanding swap contracts at September 30, 2019.

 

Futures Contracts

 

The Funds may enter into futures contracts to produce incremental earnings, hedge existing positions or protect against market changes in the value of equities or interest rates. Upon entering into a futures contract with a broker, a Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, the Fund receives from or pays to the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contract against default. As of September 30, 2019, the Active Income Fund had outstanding futures contracts as listed in the Schedule of Investments. The Event Driven Fund and Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund had no outstanding futures contracts at September 30, 2019.

 

Options Contracts

 

The Funds may use options contracts to hedge downside risk, produce incremental earnings or protect against market changes in the value of equities or interest rates. The Funds may write covered call and put options on futures, swaps, securities or currencies the Funds own or in which they may invest. Writing put options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as written options outstanding in the Schedule of Investments. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against amounts paid on the underlying future, swap, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. A Fund, as a writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying future, swap, security or currency may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, swap, security or currency underlying the written option. The risk exists that a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. In addition, to the extent a Fund purchases an over-the-counter (“OTC”) option, it is subject to credit risk that the counterparty to the trade does not perform under the contract’s terms. The Funds are not subject to credit risk on OTC options written as the counterparty has already performed its obligation by paying the premium at the inception of the contract. 

 

 

 

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The Funds may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing call options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. A Fund pays a premium, which is included in its Schedule of Investments as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying future, swap, security or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. When entering into purchased option contracts, a Fund bears the risk of securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, a Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the purchased option contracts; however, the risk of loss is limited to the premium paid. As of September 30, 2019, the Active Income Fund and Multi-Asset Economies Fund had outstanding options as listed on the Schedule of Investments. The Event Driven Fund had no outstanding options at September 30, 2019.

 

Swaptions

 

An option on a swap contract, also called a “swaption,” is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based “premium.” A call or receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index swap. A put or payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index swap. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. The Funds had no outstanding swaptions at September 30, 2019.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The Funds use forward foreign currency contracts to manage foreign currency, to produce incremental earnings or to hedge existing positions. A forward foreign currency contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are principally traded in the inter-bank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.

 

The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in currency exchange rates. Outstanding forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily at current market rates and the resulting change in market value is recorded as change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the Statements of Operations. When a forward foreign currency contract is settled, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time the forward foreign currency contract was opened and the value at the time it was settled. A forward foreign currency contract may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, the Funds could be exposed to credit risk if the counterparties are unable or unwilling to meet the terms of the contracts or market risk if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. As of September 30, 2019, the Multi-Asset Economies Fund had forward foreign currency contracts as listed in the Schedule of Investments. The Active Income Fund and Event Driven Fund had no outstanding forward foreign currency contracts at September 30, 2019.

 

Equity Certificates

 

The Funds may invest in equity certificates, which allow the Funds to participate in the appreciation (depreciation) of the underlying security without actually owning the underlying security. These derivative instruments are purchased pursuant to an agreement with a financial institution and are valued at a calculated market price based on the value of the underlying security in accordance with the agreement. These equity certificates are subject to the credit risk of the issuing financial institution. There is no off-balance sheet risk associated with equity certificates and the Funds’ potential loss is limited to the purchase price of the securities. The Funds are exposed to credit risk associated with the counterparty to the transaction, which is monitored by the Funds’ management on a periodic basis. A Fund’s equity certificates are not subject to any master netting agreement. The Funds had no outstanding equity certificates at September 30, 2019.

 

C.FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

At September 30, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, based on cost for Federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

   Active Income Fund   Event Driven Fund   Multi-Asset Growth Economies Fund 
Cost of investments  $341,167,761   $44,953,193   $28,889,649 
                
Gross unrealized appreciation  $4,935,347   $3,432,631   $4,297,392 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (8,106,835)   (5,346,012)   (568,517)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  $(3,171,488)  $(1,913,381)  $3,728,875 

 

 

 

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The difference between cost amounts for financial statements and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on security transactions.