NPORT-EX 2 market-opp.htm

KINETICS PORTFOLIOS TRUST - MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
           
The Market Opportunities Portfolio
           
Consolidated Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
       
               
               
COMMON STOCKS - 67.84%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Accommodation - 0.19%
           
Civeo Corp. - ADR*
   
11,466
     
236,773
 
                   
Administrative and Support Services - 0.04%
               
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. - ADR
   
1,000
     
56,290
 
                   
Aerospace and Defense - 0.07%
               
CACI International, Inc. - Class A*
   
300
     
88,884
 
                   
Asset Management - 0.12%
               
Sprott, Inc.  *^f
   
4,115
     
150,381
 
                   
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing - 0.01%
               
Crimson Wine Group Limited*
   
2,800
     
17,220
 
                   
Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services - 0.00%
               
Rumble, Inc.*^
   
400
     
4,000
 
                   
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services - 0.99%
               
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A
   
1,000
     
363,410
 
Visa, Inc. - Class A
   
4,000
     
901,840
 
               
1,265,250
 
Diversified Real Estate Activities - 0.00%
               
PrairieSky Royalty Limited*
   
200
     
3,167
 
                   
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles - 0.70%
               
Mesabi Trust^
   
35,492
     
893,689
 
                   
Global Exchanges - 0.89%
               
ASX Ltd.
   
4,400
     
191,235
 
Deutsche Boerse AG
   
1,800
     
350,306
 
Euronext NV
   
2,520
     
192,892
 
Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA
   
800
     
3,405
 
Japan Exchange Group Inc. - ADR*^
   
7,200
     
54,684
 
London Stock Exchange Group Plc
   
600
     
58,236
 
NZX Limited
   
364,202
     
275,560
 
               
1,126,318
 
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - 0.06%
               
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
   
400
     
76,524
 
                   
Live Sports (Spectator Sports) - 0.11%
               
Big League Advance, LLC*ag
   
2,455
     
135,025
 
                   
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 2.55%
               
Associated Capital Group, Inc. - Class A
   
75,941
     
2,806,020
 
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.*
   
114,000
     
435,250
 
               
3,241,270
 
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods - 0.09%
               
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.
   
3,200
     
110,880
 
                   
Mining (except Oil and Gas) - 2.43%
               
Franco-Nevada Corporation - ADR
   
12,000
     
1,749,600
 
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. - ADR
   
65,000
     
377,650
 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation - ADR
   
20,000
     
963,200
 
               
3,090,450
 
Oil and Gas Extraction - 50.75%
               
Permian Basin Royalty Trust^
   
110,950
     
2,707,180
 
Texas Pacific Land Corp.c
   
36,328
     
61,794,654
 
               
64,501,834
 
Other Financial Investment Activities - 0.92%
               
GAMCO Investors, Inc. - Class A
   
61,600
     
1,167,320
 
Morgan Group Holding Co.*f
   
872
     
881
 
               
1,168,201
 
Other Investment Pools and Funds - 2.50%
               
Partners Value Investments LP*ag
   
43,516
     
2,125,088
 
Urbana Corporation*
   
18,800
     
52,164
 
Urbana Corporation - Class A*
   
369,542
     
995,289
 
               
3,172,541
 
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - 0.02%
               
Science Applications International Corp.
   
200
     
21,492
 
                   
Real Estate - 0.40%
               
DREAM Unlimited Corp.*f
   
8,000
     
140,111
 
The Howard Hughes Corporation*
   
2,200
     
176,000
 
Tejon Ranch Co.*
   
10,400
     
190,008
 
               
506,119
 
Securities and Commodities Exchanges - 3.88%
               
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
   
7,806
     
1,047,877
 
CME Group, Inc.
   
5,800
     
1,110,816
 
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.
   
12,900
     
1,345,341
 
Miami International Holdings, Inc.*ag
   
95,000
     
671,650
 
NASDAQ, Inc.
   
7,200
     
393,624
 
TMX Group Ltd.*
   
3,600
     
363,596
 
               
4,932,904
 
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 0.19%
               
Bakkt Holdings, Inc.*^
   
1,200
     
2,064
 
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. - ADR
   
906
     
29,644
 
Brookfield Corp.
   
3,600
     
117,324
 
MarketAxess Holdings,  Inc.
   
48
     
18,782
 
OTC Markets Group Inc. - Class A
   
600
     
33,900
 
S&P Global, Inc.
   
113
     
38,959
 
               
240,673
 
Support Activities for Water Transportation - 0.93%
               
Clarkson plc
   
31,100
     
1,185,471
 
                   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
(cost $29,308,849)
           
86,225,356
 
                   
  PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.18%
               
Other Investment Pools and Funds - 0.18%
               
Partners Value Investments LP - Class A*ag
   
11,832
     
224,808
 
                   
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
               
(cost $219,010)
           
224,808
 
                   
  UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST - 7.71%
               
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles - 0.00%
               
Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust*
   
12
     
83
 
                   
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 7.71%
               
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust*c
   
598,874
     
9,797,578
 
                   
TOTAL UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST
               
(cost $1,503,555)
           
9,797,661
 
                   
      
Principal
         
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - –%
 
Amount
   
Value
 
Department Stores - –%
               
Sears Holdings Corporation, 8.000%, 12/15/2019 ag
   
5,720
     
 
                   
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
               
(cost $5,720)
           
0
 
                   
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 0.01%
 
Shares
         
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 0.01%
               
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF*
   
200
     
12,750
 
                   
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
               
(cost $6,796)
           
12,750
 
                   
WARRANTS - 0.18%
 
Shares
         
Other Investment Pools and Funds - 0.16%
               
Partners Value Investments LP Expiration: 06/30/2026, Exercise Price: 32.45 CAD*ag
   
43,516
     
209,289
 
                   
Securities and Commodities Exchanges - 0.02%
               
Miami International Holdings, Inc. Expiration: 04/08/2026, Exercise Price: 7.50 USD *ag
   
14,469
     
19,967
 
                   
TOTAL WARRANTS
               
(cost $130,104)
           
229,256
 
                   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 75.92%
               
(cost $31,174,034)
         
$
96,489,831
 
                   
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
               


- Non-income producing security.
               

- This security or a portion of this security was out on loan at March 31, 2023. Total loaned securities had a market value of $2,880,172 at March 31, 2023.
   The total collateral for the loaned securities was cash in the amount of $2,934,339.
 

- Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
               

- Significant Investment - Greater than 5% of net assets.
               

- Level 2 Investment.
               

- Illiquid.
               
ADR 
- American Depository Receipt.
               
CAD 
- Canadian Dollars.
               
ETF 
- Exchange Traded Fund.
               



Security Valuation
               
                   
Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund equity securities that are listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the day the valuation is made. Price information on listed securities is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. All equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, that are traded using the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the event market quotations are not readily available or if events occur that may materially affect the value of a particular security between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), “fair value” will be determined. Unlisted equity securities and listed equity securities not traded on the valuation date for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last bid price. Futures, options on futures and swap contracts that are listed or traded on a national securities exchange, commodities exchange, contract market or over-the-counter markets and are freely transferable will be valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace.
                   
Composite option pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. If a composite option price is not available, then a quote provided by one of the authorized pricing vendors will be used. If neither a composite price nor a quote from an authorized pricing provider is available, and it is the day of expiration or post-expiration, expiring options will be priced at intrinsic value. Non-exchange-traded options for which over-the-counter quotations are not readily available are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked quotations. Debt obligations (including convertible securities) that are either investment grade or below investment grade and irrespective of days to maturity are valued at evaluated mean by one of the authorized third party pricing agents which rely on various valuation methodologies such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. Certain instruments, such as repurchase agreements and demand notes, do not have values from third parties and are valued at amortized cost. Investments in registered open-end investment companies (including money market funds), other than exchange-traded funds, are valued at their reported net asset value (“NAV”).
                   
Other assets and securities for which no quotations are readily available (including restricted securities) will be valued in good faith at fair value using methods determined by the Board of Trustees of the Master Portfolios and the Board of Directors of the Spin- off Fund. In determining the fair value of a security, the Board of Trustees/Directors shall take into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances, which may include: (i) the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; (ii) whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; (iii) possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security; (iv) the recommendation of the portfolio manager of the Portfolios with respect to the valuation of the security; (v) whether the same or similar securities are held by other funds managed by the Adviser or other funds and the method used to price the security in those funds; (vi) the extent to which the fair value to be determined for the security will result from the use of data or formula produced by third parties independent of the Adviser; (vii) the liquidity or illiquidity of the market for the security; and (viii) the value of a foreign security traded on other foreign markets. At March 31, 2023, 1.22%, 1.37%, 2.66%, 0.08%, and 0.20% of the net assets of The Internet Portfolio, The Global Portfolio, The Market Opportunities Portfolio, The Paradigm Portfolio, and The Small Cap Portfolio, respectively, were fair valued securities. The other Master Portfolios did not hold any fair valued securities at March 31, 2023.
                   
Summary of Fair Value Exposure
               
                   
Various inputs are used in determining the value of Master Portfolio’s and Spin-off Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
                   
Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Master Portfolio’s and Spin-off Fund has the ability to access.
                   
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
                   
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Master Portfolio’s and Spin-off Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
                   
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
                   
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The Market Opportunities Portfolio
                       
                         
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Market Opportunities Portfolio's net assets as of March 31, 2023:
 
                         
Assets^
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
83,002,220
   
$
291,373
   
$
2,931,763
   
$
86,225,356
 
Unit Investment Trust
   
9,797,661
     
     
     
9,797,661
 
Preferred Stocks
   
     
     
224,808
     
224,808
 
Convertible Bonds
   
     
     
*
   
 
Exchange Traded Funds
   
12,750
     
     
     
12,750
 
Warrants
   
     
     
229,256
     
229,256
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
92,812,631
   
$
291,373
   
$
3,385,827
   
$
96,489,831
 
 
                               
During the period ended March 31, 2023, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3.
                               
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
Description
 
Investments in
Securities
                         
Balance as of December 31, 2022
 
$
3,425,430
                         
Accrued discounts/premiums
   
-
                         
Realized gain (loss)
   
-
                         
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(39,603
)
                       
Net purchases and/or acquisitions
   
-
                         
Net sales and/or write-offs
   
-
                         
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3
   
-
                         
Balance as of March 31, 2023
 
$
3,385,827
                         
 
                               
Description
 
Fair Value at
3/31/2023
   
Valuation
Techniques
   
Unobservable
Input
   
Range**
 
Common Stocks
 
$
2,125,088
   
Followed valuation procedures and used the last traded price-fair valuation is reviewed by the board using market comparables
   
Intermittent market activity
   
$
42.00 - $73.00
 
Common Stocks
 
$
671,650
   
Followed valuation procedures and used the last traded price-fair valuation is reviewed by the board using market comparables
   
Precedent Transaction
   
$
7.07 - $7.87
 
Common Stocks
 
$
135,025
   
Followed valuation procedures and used the last traded price-fair valuation is reviewed by the board using market comparables
   
Precedent Transaction
   
$
55.00 - $55.00
 
Convertible Bonds
 
$
-
*
 
Followed valuation procedures and used the last traded price-fair valuation is reviewed by the board using market comparables
   
Intermittent market activity
   
$
0.00 - $0.00
 
Preferred Stocks
 
$
224,808
   
Followed valuation procedures and used the last traded price-fair valuation is reviewed by the board using market comparables
   
Intermittent market activity
   
$
19.00 - $19.75
 
Warrants
 
$
209,289
   
Followed valuation procedures and used the last traded price-fair valuation is reviewed by the board using market comparables
   
Intermittent market activity
   
$
6.05 - $8.00
 
Warrants
 
$
19,967
   
Black Scholes Method
   
Volatility
     
25
%
                   

See Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification.

Amount is less than $0.50.
           
** 
Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.
Significant changes in these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.