NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_12923035702360050.htm Mercer Funds

Mercer Funds

Notes to Schedule of Investments

June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

1.

Organization

Mercer Funds (the “Trust”) consists of the following seven series: Mercer US Large Cap Equity Fund (“Large Cap”), Mercer US Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund (“Small/Mid Cap”), Mercer Non-US Core Equity Fund (“Non-US Core Equity”), Mercer Core Fixed Income Fund (“Core Fixed”), Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund (“Opportunistic Fixed”), Mercer Emerging Markets Equity Fund (“Emerging Markets”) and Mercer Global Low Volatility Equity Fund (“Global Low Volatility”) (each a “Fund,” and collectively referred to as the “Funds”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust established on March 11, 2005. The Trust is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Mercer Investments LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the investment advisor to the Funds. The Advisor manages each Fund using a “manager of managers” approach by selecting one or more subadvisors (each a “Subadvisor,” and collectively referred to as the “Subadvisors”) to manage each Fund’s assets. The Funds are open-end investment companies and accordingly follow the open-end investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946: Financial Services – Investment Companies.

Under the 1940 Act, each Fund is classified as diversified.

The investment objectives of the Funds are:

 

Fund

  

Investment Objective

Large Cap    Long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income
Small/Mid Cap    Long-term total return, comprised primarily of capital appreciation
Non-US Core Equity    Long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income
Core Fixed    Total return, consisting of both current income and capital appreciation
Opportunistic Fixed    Long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income
Emerging Markets    Long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income
Global Low Volatility    Long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income

Each Fund has registered and is authorized to offer interests in four classes of shares: Adviser Class (formerly Class S), Class I (formerly Class Y-1), Class Y-2 and Class Y-3. The principal difference between the classes of shares is the level of shareholder service, marketing and administrative fees borne by the classes. As of June 30, 2020, only Class Y-3 was active.

 

2.

Security Valuation

Each Fund’s investments are valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on each day when the NYSE is open. Portfolio securities and exchange-traded funds listed on an exchange normally are valued at the last sale or official closing price on the day on which the securities are valued or, lacking any sales on such day, at the last available bid price using prices as of the close of trading. In cases where securities are traded on more than one exchange, the securities are generally valued on the exchange considered by the Advisor or the applicable Subadvisor as the primary

 

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market for such securities. Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market and listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) normally are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price; other OTC securities are valued at the last bid price available prior to valuation (other than short-term investments, which are valued as described below). The Funds may invest in securities that are traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities will be converted into U.S. dollar equivalents based on the exchange rate in effect at a uniform time on each business day. Events occurring after the close of trading on foreign exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When valuing foreign equity securities that meet certain criteria, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has approved the use of a fair value service that values such securities to reflect market trading that occurs after the close of the applicable foreign markets of comparable securities or other instruments that have a strong correlation to the fair-valued securities. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Certain fixed-income securities may be valued based upon appraisals received from an independent pricing service using a computerized matrix system or based upon appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from a recognized dealer or dealers in those securities. It should be recognized that judgment often plays a greater role in valuing thinly traded securities, as well as bonds and other securities with few dealer quotations, than is the case with respect to securities for which a broader range of dealer quotations and last-sale information is available. Each such determination is based on consideration of relevant factors, and judgment is made by or at the direction of the Board. Each Fund values its investments for which market quotations are readily available at market value. Each Fund may value short-term investments that will mature within 60 days or less by using pricing service quotations or at amortized cost, provided that such amortized cost approximates market value.

Derivative financial instruments, such as futures contracts or options contracts that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. Futures traded on inactive markets are valued using broker quotations. OTC derivative financial instruments, such as foreign currency contracts, options contracts, synthetic futures, or swaps agreements, derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued on the basis of an independent pricing service providers or broker/dealer quotations. Depending on the derivative type and the terms of the derivative, the value of the derivative financial instruments is assigned by independent pricing service providers using a series of techniques, which may include pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as issuer details, indices, spreads, interest rates, curves, volatilities, dividends and exchange rates.

Bank loans are valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may reflect appropriate factors such as ratings, yield curves, prepayment speeds, tranche type, industry, company performance, spread, individual trading characteristics, institutional size trading in similar groups of securities and other market data.

The Board has delegated its responsibility for valuing portfolio securities to the Advisor, subject to continuing Board oversight. The Advisor has appointed a Valuation Committee that is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day process of valuing portfolio securities. With respect to portfolio securities for which market quotations are not readily available or (in the opinion of the Advisor or the applicable Subadvisor) do not otherwise accurately reflect the fair values of the securities, the Valuation Committee will value such securities at fair value based upon procedures approved by the Board.

 

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The application of fair value pricing represents a good faith determination based on specific procedures performed under the supervision of the Board. Due to the subjective nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that the Fund could realize the fair value assigned to the security if the Fund were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share. The Fund’s value for a particular security may be different from the last quoted market price.

The Funds follow a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices unadjusted 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.

At June 30, 2020, Large Cap and Small/Mid Cap held long-term investments whose value was determined using Level 1 inputs, with corresponding major categories as shown in the schedule of investments, Futures Contracts and State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class whose value was determined using Level 1 inputs and short-term investment positions in a United States Treasury Bill, as shown in the schedule of investments, whose value was determined using Level 2 inputs.

The following is a summary of the portfolio securities by level based on inputs used as of June 30, 2020 in valuing the assets and liabilities of Non-US Core Equity, Core Fixed, Opportunistic Fixed, Emerging Markets and Global Low Volatility for which fair valuation was used:

Non-US Core Equity

ASSETS VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stocks

 

  

Australia

   $ 6,576,052      $ 142,606,742      $                 —      $ 149,182,794  

Austria

            12,471,869               12,471,869  

Belgium

            13,011,637               13,011,637  

Bermuda

            6,717,552               6,717,552  

Brazil

     21,399,188                      21,399,188  

Canada

     52,890,174                      52,890,174  

Cayman Islands

     22,811,954        40,668,320               63,480,274  

China

            5,527,791               5,527,791  

Denmark

            54,326,088               54,326,088  

Finland

            18,389,788               18,389,788  

France

     583,363        331,261,158               331,844,521  

Germany

            200,353,831               200,353,831  

 

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Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
    Total  

Hong Kong

   $      $ 25,076,450     $     $ 25,076,450  

Hungary

            4,570,483             4,570,483  

India

            11,552,618             11,552,618  

Indonesia

            1,136,441             1,136,441  

Ireland

     4,436,686        11,953,354             16,390,040  

Israel

     13,288,426        5,367,756             18,656,182  

Italy

            57,020,137             57,020,137  

Japan

     3,566,630        709,396,334             712,962,964  

Luxembourg

            12,480,577             12,480,577  

Malaysia

            1,065,129             1,065,129  

Mauritius

            838,477             838,477  

Mexico

     3,383,396                    3,383,396  

Netherlands

     7,806,128        133,563,766             141,369,894  

New Zealand

            3,680,318             3,680,318  

Norway

            9,110,898             9,110,898  

Philippines

            465,424             465,424  

Portugal

                  0 **      0  

Russia

     5,024,694        24,427,161             29,451,855  

Singapore

            10,429,494             10,429,494  

South Africa

            696,970             696,970  

South Korea

            34,669,988             34,669,988  

Spain

     1,053,565        73,041,922       0 **      74,095,487  

Sweden

            70,564,140             70,564,140  

Switzerland

     1,563,386        279,949,529             281,512,915  

Taiwan

     21,430,618        14,699,423             36,130,041  

Thailand

            1,903,127             1,903,127  

Turkey

            2,292,909             2,292,909  

United Kingdom

     46,446,362        329,304,171             375,750,533  

United States

     75,195,832        54             75,195,886  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     287,456,454        2,654,591,826       0       2,942,048,280  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment Company

     27,105,411                    27,105,411  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

Brazil

     1,539,912                    1,539,912  

Germany

            35,134,086             35,134,086  

Russia

            1,350,945             1,350,945  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     1,539,912        36,485,031             38,024,943  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rights

 

 

Australia

            0           0  

Spain

     195,690                    195,690  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Rights

     195,690        0             195,690  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Short-Term Investments

 

  

Mutual Fund - Securities Lending Collateral

   $ 58,630,932      $      $        —      $ 58,630,932  

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

            3,499,992               3,499,992  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

     58,630,932        3,499,992               62,130,924  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts†

 

  

Buys

     980,880                      980,880  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 375,909,279      $ 2,694,576,849      $ 0      $ 3,070,486,128  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES VALUATION INPUT    

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts†

   $                 —      $ (509,849   $                 —      $ (509,849
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $      $ (509,849   $      $ (509,849
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  *

Represents one or more Level 2 securities at $0 value as of June 30, 2020.

  **

Represents one or more Level 3 securities at $0 value as of June 30, 2020.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts and Futures contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation/depreciation.

Core Fixed

ASSETS VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  

Debt Obligations

 

   

Asset Backed Securities

  $     $ 97,932,258     $     $ 97,932,258  

Convertible Debt

          340,939             340,939  

Corporate Debt

          410,340,192       1,554       410,341,746  

Mortgage Backed Securities - Private Issuers

          102,876,139             102,876,139  

Mortgage Backed Securities - U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          233,082,792             233,082,792  

Municipal Obligations

          8,161,256             8,161,256  

Sovereign Debt Obligations

          5,580,416             5,580,416  

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

          146,951,129             146,951,129  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Debt Obligations

          1,005,265,121       1,554       1,005,266,675  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  

Short-Term Investment

 

   

Mutual Fund - Securities Lending Collateral

  $ 2,664,818     $     $     $ 2,664,818  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options Purchased

    28,422                   28,422  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts†

 

   

Buys

    142,571                   142,571  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

    142,571                   142,571  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swaps

 

   

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps†

          928,834             928,834  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

          928,834             928,834  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contract†    

          1,342             1,342  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $        2,835,811     $ 1,006,195,297     $               1,554     $ 1,009,032,662  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  

Futures Contracts†

 

   

Sales

  $ (244,546   $     $     $ (244,546
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

    (244,546                 (244,546
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swaps

 

   

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps†

          (459,831           (459,831
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

          (459,831           (459,831
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts†    

          (11,027           (11,027
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Written Options

    (10,031                 (10,031
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (254,577   $ (470,858   $             —     $ (725,435
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts, Futures contracts and Centrally Cleared Swaps are valued at unrealized appreciation/depreciation.

 

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Opportunistic Fixed

ASSETS VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  

Debt Obligations

  $     $ 1,062,212,884     $                 —     $ 1,062,212,884  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

   

Consumer, Cyclical

                0 **      0  

Energy

    12       0           12  

Utilities

          280,718             280,718  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    12       280,718       0       280,730  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks

 

   

Energy

          28,590             28,590  

Industrial

    432,824                   432,824  

Technology

    547,146                   547,146  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks

    979,970       28,590             1,008,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

   

Financial

    190,348                   190,348  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

   

Mutual Fund - Securities Lending Collateral

    15,293,110                   15,293,110  

Sovereign Debt Obligation

          6,179,463             6,179,463  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

    15,293,110       6,179,463             21,472,573  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options Purchased

    187,500       60,898             248,398  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts†

 

   

Buys

    192,889                   192,889  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

    192,889                   192,889  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swaps

 

   

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

          153,607             153,607  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps†

          978,880             978,880  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps†

          542,944             542,944  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swaps

          1,675,431             1,675,431  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts†

          3,546,499             3,546,499  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $      16,843,829     $ 1,073,984,483     $                      0     $ 1,090,828,312  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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LIABILITIES VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Futures Contracts†

 

    

Sales

   $ (164,962   $     $               —      $ (164,962
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

     (164,962                  (164,962
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Swaps

 

    

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

           (59,014            (59,014

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps†

           (1,343,072            (1,343,072

OTC Credit Default Swaps

           (8,052            (8,052

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap†

           (102,946            (102,946
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Swaps

           (1,513,084            (1,513,084
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts†

           (6,158,975            (6,158,975

Written Options

     (48,655     (27,991            (76,646
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (213,617   $ (7,700,050   $      $ (7,913,667
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  *

Represents one or more Level 2 securities at $0 value as of June 30, 2020.

  **

Represents one or more Level 3 securities at $0 value as of June 30, 2020.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts, Futures contracts and Centrally Cleared Swaps are valued at unrealized appreciation/depreciation.

Emerging Markets

ASSETS VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stocks

 

     

Belgium

   $      $ 20,476      $                 —      $ 20,476  

Bermuda

     5,169,554        10,406,899               15,576,453  

Brazil

     47,047,053                      47,047,053  

Cayman Islands

     61,461,409        156,605,969               218,067,378  

Chile

     2,057,029                      2,057,029  

China

            152,011,672               152,011,672  

Colombia

     689,245                      689,245  

Cyprus

            1,038,724               1,038,724  

Czech Republic

            528,750               528,750  

France

            3,796,024               3,796,024  

Greece

            2,134,237               2,134,237  

Hong Kong

     2,125,437        32,085,766               34,211,203  

Hungary

            4,187,744               4,187,744  

 

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Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  

India

   $ 3,830,515      $ 113,955,375     $     $ 117,785,890  

Indonesia

            18,864,174             18,864,174  

Japan

            1,491,248             1,491,248  

Luxembourg

     3,773,972        1,608,074             5,382,046  

Malaysia

            6,422,087             6,422,087  

Marshall Islands

     83,509                    83,509  

Mexico

     23,159,665                    23,159,665  

Netherlands

     7,238,167        7,074,103             14,312,270  

Philippines

     17,087        2,972,960             2,990,047  

Poland

            7,883,480             7,883,480  

Russia

     6,524,717        14,751,910             21,276,627  

Singapore

            2,019,573             2,019,573  

South Africa

     1,333,008        30,911,390             32,244,398  

South Korea

     5,038,889        104,525,243             109,564,132  

Spain

     6,638                    6,638  

Switzerland

            3,275,758             3,275,758  

Taiwan

     30,259,148        127,140,206             157,399,354  

Thailand

     384,989        14,809,236             15,194,225  

Turkey

            9,489,983             9,489,983  

United Kingdom

            10,460,713             10,460,713  

United States

     30,591,284                    30,591,284  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     230,791,315        840,471,774             1,071,263,089  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

   

Brazil

     11,467,845                    11,467,845  

Colombia

     63,161        45,662             108,823  

South Korea

            6,878,575             6,878,575  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

     11,531,006        6,924,237             18,455,243  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rights

 

   

Hong Kong

            0     0 **      0  

India

     2,557                    2,557  

South Korea

     16,116                    16,116  

Thailand

            995             995  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Rights

     18,673        995       0       19,668  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment

 

   

Mutual Fund - Securities Lending Collateral

     2,403,820                    2,403,820  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures Contracts†

 

   

Buys

     614,506                    614,506  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 245,359,320      $ 847,397,006     $ 0     $ 1,092,756,326  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  *

Represents one or more Level 2 securities at $0 value as of June 30, 2020.

  **

Represents one or more Level 3 securities at $0 value as of June 30, 2020.

 

Futures contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation/depreciation.

 

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June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

Global Low Volatility

ASSETS VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stocks

 

     

Australia

   $      $ 20,038,207      $      $ 20,038,207  

Austria

            2,818,487               2,818,487  

Belgium

            1,563,713               1,563,713  

Bermuda

     11,301,441        2,410,429               13,711,870  

Canada

     59,811,396                      59,811,396  

Cayman Islands

     7,161,240        38,785               7,200,025  

Denmark

            4,778,576               4,778,576  

Finland

            4,449,927               4,449,927  

France

            35,773,244               35,773,244  

Germany

            15,923,156               15,923,156  

Hong Kong

            19,349,962               19,349,962  

Ireland

     20,444,401        50,158               20,494,559  

Israel

     1,095,951        4,816,093               5,912,044  

Italy

            128,262               128,262  

Japan

            49,994,919               49,994,919  

Luxembourg

     1,136,036                      1,136,036  

Netherlands

            15,736,784               15,736,784  

New Zealand

            4,575,018               4,575,018  

Norway

            3,124,909               3,124,909  

Portugal

            2,097,076               2,097,076  

Singapore

            5,504,810               5,504,810  

Spain

            8,757,656               8,757,656  

Sweden

            14,675,515               14,675,515  

Switzerland

            34,453,022               34,453,022  

United Kingdom

     6,426,398        34,545,338               40,971,736  

United States

     629,533,525                      629,533,525  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     736,910,388        285,604,046               1,022,514,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

     

Germany

            2,087,255               2,087,255  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

     

Mutual Fund - Securities Lending Collateral

     5,056,955                      5,056,955  

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

            999,998               999,998  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

     5,056,955        999,998               6,056,953  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts†

 

     

Buys

     1,315,830                      1,315,830  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

     1,315,830                      1,315,830  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 743,283,173      $ 288,691,299      $                 —      $ 1,031,974,472  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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LIABILITIES VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Futures Contracts†

 

     

Buys

   $ (598   $      $      $ (598
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (598   $     —      $     —      $ (598
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Futures contracts are valued at unrealized appreciation/depreciation.

 

3.

Bank Loans

Core Fixed and Opportunistic Fixed may invest in bank loans, which include institutionally-traded floating rate securities generally acquired as an assignment from another holder of, or participation interest in, loans originated by a bank or financial institution (the ‘‘Lender’’) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. The Fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan, which may have varying terms and carry different associated risks. When investing in a loan participation, the Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the Lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt by the Lender of payments from the borrower. The Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the Lender that is selling the loan agreement. At June 30, 2020, Opportunistic Fixed had the following unfunded loan commitments:

 

Borrower

   Par      Cost      Value      Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 

Amerilife Holdings, LLC

   $ 83,243      $ 83,144      $ 75,613      $ (7,531

EyeCare Partners, LLC

     10,227        10,227        9,741        (486
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 93,470      $ 93,371      $ 85,354      $ (8,017
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For information regarding the Funds’ other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Funds’ most recent Annual or Semi-Annual Report. 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.

 

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