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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
MidCap Stock Portfolio

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.6%

     

Automobiles & Components - 1.5%

     

Adient

   

10,630

a 

433,385

 

Dana

   

9,965

 

175,085

 

Fox Factory Holding

   

4,090

a 

400,616

 

Harley-Davidson

   

16,585

 

653,449

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

   

27,655

a 

395,190

 

Thor Industries

   

6,740

b 

530,438

 
    

2,588,163

 

Banks - 6.6%

     

Cathay General Bancorp

   

40,670

 

1,819,982

 

Essent Group

   

13,665

 

563,135

 

Fulton Financial

   

94,535

 

1,571,172

 

Hancock Whitney

   

22,735

 

1,185,630

 

International Bancshares

   

3,190

 

134,650

 

KeyCorp

   

26,415

 

591,168

 

MGIC Investment

   

43,345

 

587,325

 

New York Community Bancorp

   

63,285

 

678,415

 

PacWest Bancorp

   

21,620

 

932,471

 

Popular

   

7,955

 

650,242

 

UMB Financial

   

15,390

 

1,495,292

 

Washington Federal

   

24,870

 

816,233

 
    

11,025,715

 

Capital Goods - 11.8%

     

A.O. Smith

   

6,105

 

390,048

 

Acuity Brands

   

4,195

 

794,114

 

AECOM

   

15,700

 

1,205,917

 

AGCO

   

7,695

 

1,123,701

 

Allegion

   

2,370

 

260,179

 

Allison Transmission Holdings

   

3,235

 

127,006

 

Armstrong World Industries

   

5,165

 

464,902

 

Axon Enterprise

   

1,605

a 

221,057

 

Builders FirstSource

   

12,035

a 

776,739

 

Carlisle

   

1,595

 

392,242

 

Core & Main

   

5,820

a,b 

140,786

 

Crane

   

5,375

 

582,005

 

Curtiss-Wright

   

4,830

 

725,273

 

Donaldson

   

21,550

 

1,119,091

 

Dycom Industries

   

4,295

a 

409,142

 

EMCOR Group

   

12,265

 

1,381,407

 

Hayward Holdings

   

6,840

a,b 

113,681

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)

     

Capital Goods - 11.8% (continued)

     

Kennametal

   

33,220

 

950,424

 

Lennox International

   

4,525

 

1,166,816

 

Lincoln Electric Holdings

   

5,175

 

713,167

 

Nordson

   

2,515

 

571,106

 

nVent Electric

   

37,985

 

1,321,118

 

Owens Corning

   

8,075

 

738,863

 

Pentair

   

10,905

 

591,160

 

Sunrun

   

8,210

a,b 

249,338

 

Terex

   

12,435

 

443,432

 

Textron

   

6,685

 

497,230

 

The Middleby

   

4,340

a 

711,500

 

The Toro Company

   

9,680

 

827,543

 

Trex

   

2,400

a 

156,792

 

Valmont Industries

   

960

 

229,056

 

Watts Water Technologies, Cl. A

   

1,960

 

273,596

 
    

19,668,431

 

Commercial & Professional Services - 2.3%

     

ASGN

   

6,370

a 

743,443

 

Clean Harbors

   

5,185

a 

578,853

 

FTI Consulting

   

2,725

a 

428,425

 

Insperity

   

2,020

 

202,848

 

Jacobs Engineering Group

   

1,170

 

161,238

 

ManpowerGroup

   

5,135

a 

482,279

 

Tetra Tech

   

5,595

 

922,839

 

The Brink's Company

   

4,510

 

306,680

 
    

3,826,605

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 4.5%

     

Brunswick

   

7,415

 

599,799

 

Capri Holdings

   

12,965

a 

666,271

 

Carter's

   

5,375

 

494,446

 

Columbia Sportswear

   

7,305

 

661,322

 

Crocs

   

6,775

a 

517,610

 

Deckers Outdoor

   

1,310

a 

358,639

 

Mattel

   

34,920

a 

775,573

 

PVH

   

5,600

 

429,016

 

Ralph Lauren

   

2,210

 

250,702

 

Tapestry

   

10,485

 

389,518

 

Taylor Morrison Home

   

7,350

a 

200,067

 

Tempur Sealy International

   

22,490

 

627,921

 

Toll Brothers

   

6,430

 

302,339

 

TopBuild

   

2,105

a 

381,826

 

Tri Pointe Homes

   

20,050

a 

402,604

 

Under Armour, Cl. A

   

16,705

a 

284,319

 


        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)

     

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 4.5% (continued)

     

YETI Holdings

   

4,610

a 

276,508

 
    

7,618,480

 

Consumer Services - 3.2%

     

Boyd Gaming

   

8,380

 

551,236

 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

   

3,025

 

359,158

 

Frontdoor

   

2,805

a 

83,729

 

Graham Holdings, Cl. B

   

425

 

259,875

 

Grand Canyon Education

   

8,520

a 

827,377

 

H&R Block

   

9,230

b 

240,349

 

Marriott Vacations Worldwide

   

1,810

 

285,437

 

Scientific Games

   

5,520

a 

324,300

 

Service Corp. International

   

16,480

 

1,084,714

 

The Wendy's Company

   

16,955

 

372,501

 

Travel + Leisure

   

3,805

 

220,462

 

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

   

8,270

 

700,386

 
    

5,309,524

 

Diversified Financials - 3.6%

     

Affiliated Managers Group

   

4,275

 

602,561

 

Evercore, Cl. A

   

3,400

 

378,488

 

FactSet Research Systems

   

1,800

 

781,470

 

Federated Hermes

   

9,985

 

340,089

 

FirstCash Holdings

   

2,560

 

180,070

 

Franklin Resources

   

3,065

 

85,575

 

Janus Henderson Group

   

22,170

 

776,393

 

Jefferies Financial Group

   

20,120

 

660,942

 

Navient

   

8,115

 

138,280

 

New Residential Investment

   

28,585

c 

313,863

 

OneMain Holdings

   

2,625

 

124,451

 

SEI Investments

   

6,730

a 

405,213

 

Stifel Financial

   

16,560

 

1,124,424

 

Upstart Holdings

   

710

a,b 

77,454

 
    

5,989,273

 

Energy - 3.9%

     

Antero Midstream

   

22,480

 

244,358

 

ChampionX

   

13,010

 

318,485

 

Continental Resources

   

4,610

 

282,731

 

DT Midstream

   

9,625

 

522,253

 

Equitrans Midstream

   

31,860

 

268,898

 

Marathon Oil

   

77,495

 

1,945,899

 

Murphy Oil

   

27,175

 

1,097,598

 

Occidental Petroleum

   

6,105

 

346,398

 

Range Resources

   

3,670

a 

111,495

 

Targa Resources

   

18,105

 

1,366,384

 
    

6,504,499

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)

     

Food & Staples Retailing - 2.0%

     

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings

   

12,345

a 

834,645

 

Casey's General Stores

   

1,645

 

325,990

 

Performance Food Group

   

18,395

a 

936,489

 

Sprouts Farmers Market

   

23,085

a 

738,258

 

The Kroger Company

   

9,465

 

543,007

 
    

3,378,389

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 1.5%

     

Darling Ingredients

   

13,005

a 

1,045,342

 

Freshpet

   

3,590

a 

368,478

 

Sanderson Farms

   

2,435

 

456,538

 

The Hain Celestial Group

   

17,460

a 

600,624

 
    

2,470,982

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 7.8%

     

Acadia Healthcare

   

11,600

a 

760,148

 

Amedisys

   

1,590

a 

273,941

 

Cerner

   

12,435

 

1,163,419

 

Chemed

   

2,705

 

1,370,218

 

Envista Holdings

   

13,805

a 

672,442

 

Globus Medical, Cl. A

   

4,490

a 

331,272

 

Henry Schein

   

1,215

a 

105,936

 

ICU Medical

   

2,455

a 

546,581

 

Integra LifeSciences Holdings

   

15,880

a 

1,020,449

 

LivaNova

   

8,510

a 

696,373

 

Masimo

   

2,610

a 

379,859

 

Molina Healthcare

   

3,465

a 

1,155,889

 

Option Care Health

   

16,715

a 

477,380

 

Patterson Companies

   

6,150

 

199,076

 

Penumbra

   

3,855

a 

856,311

 

Quidel

   

3,425

a 

385,176

 

Signify Health, CI. A

   

7,445

a 

135,127

 

STAAR Surgical

   

7,790

a 

622,499

 

Tandem Diabetes Care

   

7,255

a 

843,684

 

Teleflex

   

520

 

184,512

 

Tenet Healthcare

   

7,590

a 

652,436

 

Veeva Systems, Cl. A

   

1,050

a 

223,083

 
    

13,055,811

 

Household & Personal Products - .5%

     

Coty, Cl. A

   

35,975

a 

323,415

 

Energizer Holdings

   

7,190

 

221,164

 

Nu Skin Enterprises, Cl. A

   

5,015

 

240,118

 
    

784,697

 

Insurance - 4.6%

     

Alleghany

   

2,040

a 

1,727,880

 

American Financial Group

   

6,300

 

917,406

 


        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)

     

Insurance - 4.6% (continued)

     

Cincinnati Financial

   

2,385

 

324,265

 

CNO Financial Group

   

11,075

 

277,872

 

First American Financial

   

11,220

 

727,280

 

Kinsale Capital Group

   

1,430

 

326,069

 

Primerica

   

7,770

 

1,063,091

 

RLI

   

4,830

 

534,343

 

Selective Insurance Group

   

10,500

 

938,280

 

The Hanover Insurance Group

   

6,215

 

929,267

 
    

7,765,753

 

Materials - 7.6%

     

Alcoa

   

13,335

 

1,200,550

 

Ashland Global Holdings

   

6,135

 

603,745

 

Avery Dennison

   

675

 

117,430

 

Cabot

   

5,830

 

398,830

 

CF Industries Holdings

   

7,850

 

809,021

 

Cleveland-Cliffs

   

36,740

a 

1,183,395

 

Commercial Metals

   

18,165

 

756,027

 

Eagle Materials

   

6,940

 

890,818

 

Element Solutions

   

7,685

 

168,302

 

Greif, Cl. A

   

4,855

 

315,866

 

Ingevity

   

11,210

a 

718,225

 

Louisiana-Pacific

   

4,835

 

300,350

 

Minerals Technologies

   

11,690

 

773,294

 

Olin

   

10,900

 

569,852

 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum

   

5,935

 

1,088,182

 

Steel Dynamics

   

6,340

 

528,946

 

The Chemours Company

   

17,120

 

538,938

 

The Mosaic Company

   

3,550

 

236,075

 

U.S. Steel

   

20,135

 

759,895

 

Valvoline

   

12,440

 

392,606

 

Westlake Chemical

   

3,150

 

388,710

 
    

12,739,057

 

Media & Entertainment - 3.3%

     

Altice USA, Cl. A

   

25,430

a 

317,366

 

Cable One

   

130

 

190,351

 

DISH Network, Cl. A

   

4,260

a,b 

134,829

 

John Wiley & Sons, Cl. A

   

10,345

 

548,595

 

News Corporation, Cl. A

   

10,925

 

241,989

 

Pinterest, Cl. A

   

8,195

a 

201,679

 

Roku

   

1,960

a 

245,529

 

TEGNA

   

13,970

 

312,928

 

The Interpublic Group of Companies

   

17,045

 

604,245

 

The New York Times Company, Cl. A

   

19,790

 

907,174

 

Twitter

   

8,620

a 

333,508

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)

     

Media & Entertainment - 3.3% (continued)

     

World Wrestling Entertainment, Cl. A

   

6,900

b 

430,836

 

Yelp

   

16,175

a 

551,729

 

Ziff Davis

   

4,415

a 

427,284

 
    

5,448,042

 

Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 2.6%

     

Azenta

   

2,695

a 

223,362

 

Bio-Techne

   

1,125

 

487,170

 

Bruker

   

8,895

 

571,949

 

Exelixis

   

41,910

a 

950,100

 

Halozyme Therapeutics

   

9,080

a 

362,110

 

Medpace Holdings

   

3,460

a 

566,021

 

Repligen

   

1,660

a 

312,229

 

Syneos Health

   

7,385

a 

597,816

 

United Therapeutics

   

1,705

a 

305,894

 
    

4,376,651

 

Real Estate - 10.5%

     

Americold Realty Trust

   

11,455

c 

319,366

 

Apartment Income REIT

   

10,895

c 

582,447

 

Brixmor Property Group

   

23,710

c 

611,955

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust

   

29,725

c 

848,352

 

EastGroup Properties

   

3,510

c 

713,513

 

EPR Properties

   

10,205

c 

558,316

 

Federal Realty Investment Trust

   

4,815

c 

587,767

 

First Industrial Realty Trust

   

8,820

c 

546,046

 

Highwoods Properties

   

16,065

c 

734,813

 

Jones Lang LaSalle

   

2,915

a 

698,026

 

Kilroy Realty

   

25,340

c 

1,936,483

 

Lamar Advertising, Cl. A

   

8,980

c 

1,043,296

 

Mid-America Apartment Communities

   

2,275

c 

476,499

 

National Retail Properties

   

37,620

c 

1,690,643

 

National Storage Affiliates Trust

   

15,355

c 

963,680

 

Potlatchdeltic

   

2,550

c 

134,462

 

PS Business Parks

   

9,180

c 

1,542,974

 

SL Green Realty

   

4,776

c 

387,716

 

Spirit Realty Capital

   

27,600

c 

1,270,152

 

STORE Capital

   

44,505

c 

1,300,881

 

The Macerich Company

   

35,410

b,c 

553,812

 
    

17,501,199

 

Retailing - 4.1%

     

American Eagle Outfitters

   

10,585

b 

177,828

 

AutoNation

   

3,000

a 

298,740

 

Dick's Sporting Goods

   

4,650

b 

465,093

 

Five Below

   

3,465

a 

548,752

 

Foot Locker

   

10,215

 

302,977

 


        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)

     

Retailing - 4.1% (continued)

     

GameStop, Cl. A

   

4,010

a,b 

667,986

 

Kohl's

   

15,955

 

964,639

 

Lithia Motors

   

1,870

 

561,224

 

Macy's

   

24,965

 

608,147

 

Murphy USA

   

1,995

 

398,920

 

Nordstrom

   

9,500

b 

257,545

 

RH

   

690

a,b 

225,002

 

Victoria's Secret & Co.

   

7,435

a 

381,862

 

Williams-Sonoma

   

6,440

 

933,800

 
    

6,792,515

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.8%

     

Allegro MicroSystems

   

10,475

a 

297,490

 

CMC Materials

   

1,060

 

196,524

 

Enphase Energy

   

2,320

a 

468,130

 

Entegris

   

2,125

 

278,928

 

Lattice Semiconductor

   

13,105

a 

798,750

 

MKS Instruments

   

6,535

 

980,250

 

ON Semiconductor

   

6,610

a 

413,852

 

Power Integrations

   

5,750

 

532,910

 

Qorvo

   

1,260

a 

156,366

 

Semtech

   

14,120

a 

979,081

 

Silicon Laboratories

   

2,120

a 

318,424

 

SiTime

   

890

a 

220,560

 

Synaptics

   

3,235

a 

645,383

 
    

6,286,648

 

Software & Services - 4.4%

     

ACI Worldwide

   

10,180

a 

320,568

 

Aspen Technology

   

1,625

a 

268,726

 

Blackbaud

   

1,725

a 

103,276

 

Concentrix

   

3,455

 

575,465

 

Dolby Laboratories, Cl. A

   

4,265

 

333,608

 

Everbridge

   

5,865

a 

255,949

 

Fair Isaac

   

2,130

a 

993,560

 

Genpact

   

21,340

 

928,503

 

HubSpot

   

1,115

a 

529,558

 

Manhattan Associates

   

3,645

a 

505,598

 

NCR

   

17,890

a 

718,999

 

Pegasystems

   

3,385

 

273,000

 

Qualys

   

3,620

a 

515,524

 

Teradata

   

12,195

a 

601,092

 

The Western Union Company

   

10,975

 

205,672

 

Zscaler

   

1,265

a 

305,219

 
    

7,434,317

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

        
 

Description

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.6% (continued)

     

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 3.7%

     

Avnet

   

17,880

 

725,749

 

Belden

   

6,970

 

386,138

 

Calix

   

6,160

a 

264,326

 

CDW

   

2,340

 

418,603

 

Ciena

   

10,360

a 

628,127

 

Cognex

   

11,330

 

874,109

 

II-VI

   

9,885

a,b 

716,564

 

Jabil

   

2,615

 

161,424

 

Littelfuse

   

2,940

 

733,265

 

Lumentum Holdings

   

5,845

a 

570,472

 

Trimble

   

5,625

a 

405,788

 

Vontier

   

14,385

 

365,235

 
    

6,249,800

 

Telecommunication Services - .5%

     

Iridium Communications

   

13,960

a 

562,867

 

Lumen Technologies

   

29,970

b 

337,762

 
    

900,629

 

Transportation - 2.1%

     

Avis Budget Group

   

3,160

a 

832,028

 

GXO Logistics

   

2,050

a 

146,247

 

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings

   

8,690

 

438,497

 

Landstar System

   

1,975

 

297,889

 

Old Dominion Freight Line

   

1,655

 

494,315

 

Ryder System

   

2,940

 

233,230

 

Saia

   

2,730

a 

665,629

 

XPO Logistics

   

6,295

a 

458,276

 
    

3,566,111

 

Utilities - 3.2%

     

ALLETE

   

10,555

 

706,974

 

Black Hills

   

16,465

 

1,268,134

 

DTE Energy

   

2,110

 

278,963

 

Evergy

   

5,050

 

345,117

 

Hawaiian Electric Industries

   

25,710

 

1,087,790

 

IDACORP

   

10,520

 

1,213,587

 

UGI

   

10,930

 

395,885

 
    

5,296,450

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $145,016,917)

   

166,577,741

 
  

1-Day
Yield (%)

     

Investment Companies - .4%

     

Registered Investment Companies - .4%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares
(cost $675,233)

 

0.31

 

675,233

d 

 675,233

 


        
 
        

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - 1.1%

     

Registered Investment Companies - 1.1%

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares
(cost $1,848,944)

 

0.31

 

1,848,944

d 

 1,848,944

 

Total Investments (cost $147,541,094)

 

101.1%

 

169,101,918

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(1.1%)

 

(1,861,651)

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

167,240,267

 

a Non-income producing security.

b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At March 31, 2022, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $4,868,779 and the value of the collateral was $5,107,087, consisting of cash collateral of $1,848,944 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $3,258,143. In addition, the value of collateral may include pending sales that are also on loan.

c Investment in real estate investment trust within the United States.

d Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
MidCap Stock Portfolio

March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the fund’s investments:

       
 

Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

 

Assets ($)

  

Investments in Securities:

  

Equity Securities - Common Stocks

166,577,741

-

 

-

166,577,741

 

Investment Companies

2,524,177

-

 

-

2,524,177

 

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.


The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

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

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including 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.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation


purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board Members (“Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service’s procedures are reviewed by BNY Mellon under the general supervision of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser Inc., or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a


result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis.

At March 31, 2022, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $21,560,824, consisting of $26,901,359 gross unrealized appreciation and $5,340,535 gross unrealized depreciation.

At March 31, 2022, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR.