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Federated Hermes International Bond Strategy Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
February 29, 2024 (unaudited)
Principal
Amount, Shares
or Contracts
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
           
 
BONDS—42.6%
 
 
 
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR—0.5%
 
 
 
Sovereign—0.5%
 
260,000
 
Australia, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 148, 2.750%, 11/21/2027
$   163,348
260,000
 
Australia, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 160, 1.000%, 12/21/2030
   139,508
 
 
TOTAL
302,856
 
 
BRAZILIAN REAL—0.5%
 
 
 
Sovereign—0.5%
 
1,500,000
 
Brazil, Government of, Unsecd. Note, Series NTNF, 10.000%, 1/1/2027
   306,098
 
 
BRITISH POUND—4.6%
 
 
 
Sovereign—4.6%
 
140,000
 
United Kingdom Gilt, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 0.375%, 10/22/2030
   139,886
600,000
 
United Kingdom, Government of, 3.250%, 1/22/2044
   630,977
110,000
 
United Kingdom, Government of, 4.250%, 12/7/2027
   139,451
400,000
 
United Kingdom, Government of, Bond, 4.250%, 3/7/2036
   506,438
370,000
 
United Kingdom, Government of, Unsecd. Deb., 1.625%, 10/22/2028
   420,407
880,000
 
United Kingdom, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 1.500%, 7/22/2047
   627,730
310,000
 
United Kingdom, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 4.250%, 6/7/2032
   398,425
 
 
TOTAL
2,863,314
 
 
CANADIAN DOLLAR—1.9%
 
 
 
Sovereign—1.9%
 
160,000
 
Canada, Government of, 4.000%, 6/1/2041
   125,997
635,000
 
Canada, Government of, 5.750%, 6/1/2033
   550,068
315,000
 
Canada, Government of, Series WL43, 5.750%, 6/1/2029
   256,749
350,000
 
Canada, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 2.250%, 6/1/2025
   251,062
 
 
TOTAL
1,183,876
 
 
EURO—23.9%
 
 
 
Oil & Gas—1.0%
 
600,000
 
Petroleos Mexicanos, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series EMTN, 3.750%, 4/16/2026
   602,853
 
 
Sovereign—22.9%
 
110,000
 
Belgium, Government of, Series 74, 0.800%, 6/22/2025
   115,135
618,000
 
Belgium, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 86, 1.250%, 4/22/2033
   583,444
1,095,000
 
France, Government of, 0.500%, 5/25/2025
1,144,001
240,000
 
France, Government of, 2.750%, 10/25/2027
   259,134
840,000
 
France, Government of, 5.750%, 10/25/2032
1,107,238
520,000
 
France, Government of, Bond, 4.500%, 4/25/2041
   659,352
290,000
 
France, Government of, O.A.T., 5.500%, 4/25/2029
   354,241
600,000
 
France, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 1.000%, 5/25/2027
   613,041
100,000
 
France, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 1.250%, 5/25/2038
    85,004
370,000
 
France, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 2.000%, 5/25/2048
   315,537
225,000
 
Germany, Government of, 2.500%, 7/4/2044
   239,929
600,000
 
Germany, Government of, Bond, Series 03, 4.750%, 7/4/2034
   784,609
840,000
 
Germany, Government of, Unsecd. Deb., 0.500%, 2/15/2028
   841,157
200,000
 
Germany, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 0.500%, 2/15/2025
   210,301
620,000
 
Germany, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 1.000%, 5/15/2038
   547,577
255,000
 
Germany, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 1.000%, 8/15/2024
   272,364
300,000
 
Germany, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 2.100%, 11/15/2029
   319,053
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Principal
Amount, Shares
or Contracts
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
           
 
BONDS—continued
 
 
 
EURO—continued
 
 
 
Sovereign—continued
 
190,000
 
Italy, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.650%, 3/1/2032
$   177,921
810,000
 
Italy, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 4.750%, 9/1/2028
   928,242
810,000
 
Italy, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 1.600%, 6/1/2026
   843,955
500,000
 
Italy, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 1.650%, 12/1/2030
   480,682
600,000
 
Italy, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 3.250%, 9/1/2046
   557,971
120,000
 
Netherlands, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 0.250%, 7/15/2025
   124,680
200,000
 
Netherlands, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 0.750%, 7/15/2027
   202,845
425,000
 
Netherlands, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 2.500%, 1/15/2033
   454,455
220,000
 
Spain, Government of, 4.200%, 1/31/2037
   256,180
540,000
 
Spain, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.200%, 10/31/2040
   405,986
440,000
 
Spain, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.500%, 4/30/2027
   454,629
490,000
 
Spain, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 1.950%, 7/30/2030
   497,526
310,000
 
Spain, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, 2.350%, 7/30/2033
   311,928
120,000
 
Spain, Government of, Unsecd. Note, 1.600%, 4/30/2025
   127,107
 
 
TOTAL
14,275,224
 
 
TOTAL EURO
14,878,077
 
 
JAPANESE YEN—10.0%
 
 
 
Sovereign—10.0%
 
190,000,000
 
Japan, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 114, 2.100%, 12/20/2029
1,392,366
365,000,000
 
Japan, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 153, 1.300%, 6/20/2035
2,556,753
63,000,000
 
Japan, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 44, 1.700%, 9/20/2044
   436,785
125,000,000
 
Japan, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 58, 0.800%, 3/20/2048
   703,000
165,000,000
 
Japan, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series 92, 2.100%, 12/20/2026
1,158,896
 
 
TOTAL
6,247,800
 
 
MEXICAN PESO—0.3%
 
 
 
Sovereign—0.3%
 
3,500,000
 
Mexico, Government of, Sr. Unsecd. Note, Series M, 5.750%, 3/5/2026
   189,569
 
 
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR—0.9%
 
 
 
Sovereign—0.9%
 
900,000
 
New Zealand, Government of, Unsecd. Note, Series 0530, 4.500%, 5/15/2030
   545,371
 
 
TOTAL BONDS
(IDENTIFIED COST $28,111,268)
26,516,961
 
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—11.5%
 
$  7,163,000
 
Interest in $400,000,000 joint repurchase agreement, 5.30% dated 2/29/2024 under which BNP Paribas S.A. will repurchase
the securities provided as collateral for $400,058,889 on 3/1/2024. The securities provided as collateral at the end of the
period held with BNY Mellon, tri-party agent, were U.S. Treasury with various maturities to 2/15/2048 and the market value
of those underlying securities was $408,060,098.
(IDENTIFIED COST $7,163,000)
7,163,000
 
 
PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS—0.0%
 
 
 
Foreign Currency0.0%
 
2,100,000
 
NZD CALL/USD PUT, BNP Paribas, Notional Amount $2,100,000, Exercise Price $0.615, Expiration Date 3/7/2024
     6,195
1,200,000
 
USD CALL/CHF PUT, BNP Paribas, Notional Amount $1,200,000, Exercise Price $0.866, Expiration Date 4/12/2024
    22,991
 
 
TOTAL PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $12,699)
29,186
 
 
PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS—0.0%
 
 
 
Foreign Currency0.0%
 
45,000
 
CHF PUT/JPY CALL, UBS, Notional Amount $45,000, Exercise Price $160, Expiration Date 7/5/2024
(IDENTIFIED COST $570)
       225
 
 
TOTAL PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS
(IDENTIFIED COST $570)
225
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Principal
Amount, Shares
or Contracts
 
 
Value in
U.S. Dollars
 
 
INVESTMENT COMPANY—52.1%
 
3,908,173
 
Emerging Markets Core Fund
(IDENTIFIED COST $33,708,928)
$32,437,833
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES—106.2%
(IDENTIFIED COST $68,996,465)
$66,147,205
 
 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET—(6.2%)1
(3,844,070)
 
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100%
$62,303,135
At February 29, 2024, the Fund had the following outstanding futures contracts:
Description
Number of
Contracts
Notional
Value
Expiration
Date
Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
Long Futures:
 
 
 
 
Euro-Bund Long Futures
4
$573,473
March 2024
$2,417
Euro-Bund Long Futures
1
$142,947
June 2024
$398
Long Gilt Long Futures
3
$371,459
June 2024
$1,496
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON FUTURES CONTRACTS
$4,311
The average notional value of long and short futures contracts held by the Fund throughout the period was $382,543 and $56,164, respectively. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the three-month fiscal period.
The average market value of purchased put and call options held by the Fund throughout the period was $2,251 and $9,130, respectively. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the three-month fiscal period.
The average market value of written call options held by the Fund throughout the period was $501. This is based on amounts held as of each month-end throughout the three-month fiscal period.
At February 29, 2024, the Fund had the following outstanding foreign exchange contracts:
Settlement Date
Counterparty
Foreign Currency
Units to
Receive/Deliver
In
Exchange
For
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Contracts Purchased:
 
 
 
 
 
3/21/2024
Bank of America
 
450,000 EUR
$483,346
$3,445
3/21/2024
BNP Paribas
 
$600,000
2,382,444 PLN
$3,517
3/21/2024
HSBC
 
400,000 CNY
$56,642
$(902)
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
650,000 CHF
110,822,894 JPY
$(5,015)
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
528,804 EUR
84,565,191 JPY
$6,043
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
200,000 EUR
31,888,650 JPY
$2,921
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
200,000 GBP
$252,607
$(114)
3/21/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
850,000 EUR
$911,460
$8,035
3/21/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
80,000 GBP
$100,828
$169
3/21/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
$200,000
3,505,428 MXN
$(4,957)
4/16/2024
JPMorgan
 
$150,000
131,722 CHF
$260
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
52,225 AUD
$34,504
$(498)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
52,082 AUD
$34,481
$(569)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
45,089 AUD
$29,408
$(49)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
31,154 CHF
$36,180
$(737)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
30,931 CHF
$36,186
$(995)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
176,332 EUR
$191,494
$(474)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
59,586 GBP
$76,011
$(770)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
62,185 GBP
$78,265
$257
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
51,644 GBP
$65,367
$(155)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
14,975,385 JPY
$100,611
$175
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
12,497,754 JPY
$84,101
$10
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
1,157,966 MXN
$67,165
$168
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
54,298 AUD
$35,496
$(141)
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Settlement Date
Counterparty
Foreign Currency
Units to
Receive/Deliver
In
Exchange
For
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
106,293 CAD
$78,942
$(557)
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
105,836 CAD
$78,924
$(876)
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
91,334 CAD
$67,378
$(24)
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
32,494 CHF
$37,132
$(163)
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
204,292 EUR
$222,929
$(1,620)
4/23/2024
BNY Mellon
 
27,097 CHF
$30,982
$(154)
4/23/2024
Citibank
 
204,255 EUR
$223,036
$(1,768)
4/23/2024
Citibank
 
59,967 GBP
$76,034
$(313)
4/23/2024
Citibank
 
$200,000
171,072 CHF
$5,370
4/23/2024
Credit Agricole
 
14,336,307 JPY
$98,139
$(1,655)
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
212,423 EUR
$229,341
$776
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
1,130,240 MXN
$64,960
$761
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
1,130,359 MXN
$65,024
$704
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
970,126 MXN
$56,359
$51
4/23/2024
State Street
 
109,471 CAD
$81,251
$(523)
4/23/2024
State Street
 
14,287,910 JPY
$97,993
$(1,835)
Contracts Sold:
 
 
 
 
 
3/21/2024
Barclays
 
328,804 EUR
50,732,131 JPY
$(16,136)
3/21/2024
Barclays
 
80,000 GBP
$101,438
$441
3/21/2024
BNP Paribas
 
$600,000
2,372,417 PLN
$(6,028)
3/21/2024
Citibank
 
600,000 CHF
101,989,380 JPY
$2,563
3/21/2024
Citibank
 
$1,700,000
255,004,981 JPY
$6,752
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
200,000 EUR
31,750,526 JPY
$(3,845)
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
600,000 EUR
$651,443
$2,388
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
400,000 EUR
$431,713
$(990)
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
200,000 GBP
$253,122
$630
3/21/2024
JPMorgan
 
$900,000
134,603,829 JPY
$905
3/21/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
650,000 CHF
110,443,067 JPY
$2,472
3/21/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
200,000 EUR
31,498,504 JPY
$(5,532)
3/21/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
$1,870,000
263,003,345 JPY
$(109,715)
3/21/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
$100,000
14,220,408 JPY
$(4,823)
3/21/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
$250,000
35,413,713 JPY
$(12,976)
3/21/2024
State Street
 
250,000 EUR
$278,559
$8,119
4/16/2024
Citibank
 
$150,000
132,217 CHF
$303
4/16/2024
Credit Agricole
 
$380,000
322,604 CHF
$(13,267)
4/16/2024
State Street
 
$400,000
349,645 CHF
$(2,527)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
109,471 CAD
$81,019
$291
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
32,494 CHF
$37,092
$123
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
59,967 GBP
$76,445
$723
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
14,975,385 JPY
$100,761
$(24)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
1,130,240 MXN
$64,775
$(945)
4/23/2024
Bank of America
 
1,157,966 MXN
$67,179
$(154)
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
105,836 CAD
$78,986
$938
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
204,255 EUR
$223,523
$2,255
4/23/2024
BNP Paribas
 
212,423 EUR
$230,183
$66
4/23/2024
BNY Mellon
 
54,298 AUD
$35,643
$287
4/23/2024
Citibank
 
106,293 CAD
$79,044
$659
4/23/2024
Citibank
 
30,931 CHF
$36,176
$985
4/23/2024
Citibank
 
$200,000
171,028 CHF
$(5,420)
4/23/2024
Goldman Sachs
 
14,336,307 JPY
$98,725
$2,241
4/23/2024
JPMorgan
 
90,179 AUD
$59,130
$412
4/23/2024
JPMorgan
 
182,669 CAD
$135,420
$713
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Settlement Date
Counterparty
Foreign Currency
Units to
Receive/Deliver
In
Exchange
For
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
4/23/2024
JPMorgan
 
54,194 CHF
$61,834
$177
4/23/2024
JPMorgan
 
352,664 EUR
$382,144
$105
4/23/2024
JPMorgan
 
103,288 GBP
$130,445
$21
4/23/2024
JPMorgan
 
1,130,359 MXN
$65,245
$(483)
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
52,225 AUD
$34,550
$545
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
52,082 AUD
$34,239
$326
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
31,154 CHF
$36,412
$968
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
204,292 EUR
$221,733
$424
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
59,586 GBP
$75,649
$409
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
62,184 GBP
$78,515
$(7)
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
14,287,910 JPY
$97,895
$1,737
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
24,995,507 JPY
$167,545
$(676)
4/23/2024
Morgan Stanley
 
1,940,253 MXN
$112,274
$(547)
NET UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
$(137,319)
The average value at settlement date payable and receivable of foreign exchange contracts purchased and sold by the Fund throughout the period was $121,499 and $74,353, respectively. This is based on the contracts held as of each month-end throughout the three-month fiscal period.
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures Contracts and Foreign Exchange Contracts is included in “Other Assets and Liabilities—Net.”
Transactions with affiliated investment companies, which are funds managed by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser, during the period ended February 29, 2024, were as follows:
 
Emerging Markets
Core Fund
Value as of 11/30/2023
$11,400,353
Purchases at Cost
$20,495,549
Proceeds from Sales
$
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation
$541,931
Net Realized Gain/(Loss)
$
Value as of 2/29/2024
$32,437,833
Shares Held as of 2/29/2024
3,908,173
Dividend Income
$295,543
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Fund invests in a portfolio of Federated Hermes Core Trust (“Core Trust”), which is managed by the Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”). Core Trust is an open-end management company, registered under the Act, available only to registered investment companies and other institutional investors. The investment objective of Emerging Markets Core Fund (EMCOR), a portfolio of Core Trust, is to achieve a total return on its assets. EMCOR’s secondary objective is to achieve a high level of income. Distributions of net investment income from EMCOR are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, from EMCOR are declared and paid annually, and are recorded by the Fund as capital gains. At February 29, 2024, EMCOR represents 52.1% of the Fund’s net assets. Therefore the performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of EMCOR. Federated Hermes, Inc. (“Federated Hermes”) receives no advisory or administrative fees from EMCOR. Copies of the EMCOR financial statements are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website or upon request from the Fund.
1
Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at February 29, 2024.
Investment Valuation
In calculating its net asset value (NAV), the Fund generally values investments as follows:
Shares of other mutual funds or non-exchange-traded investment companies are valued based upon their reported NAVs, or NAV per share practical expedient, as applicable.
Fixed-income securities are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by Federated Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”).
Derivative contracts listed on exchanges are valued at their reported settlement or closing price, except that options are valued at the mean of closing bid and ask quotations.
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Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts are fair valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Adviser.
For securities that are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Adviser, certain factors may be considered, such as: the last traded or purchase price of the security, information obtained by contacting the issuer or dealers, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents, fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded, public trading in similar securities or derivative contracts of the issuer or comparable issuers, movement of a relevant index, or other factors including but not limited to industry changes and relevant government actions.
If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, if the Fund cannot obtain price evaluations from a pricing service or from more than one dealer for an investment within a reasonable period of time as set forth in the Adviser’s valuation policies and procedures for the Fund, or if information furnished by a pricing service, in the opinion of the Adviser’s valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”), is deemed not representative of the fair value of such security, the Fund uses the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it sold the investment at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share, and the actual value obtained could be materially different.
Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) has designated the Adviser as the Fund’s valuation designee to perform any fair value determinations for securities and other assets held by the Fund. The Adviser is subject to the Trustees’ oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to provide the Trustees the information needed to oversee the Adviser’s fair value determinations.
The Adviser, acting through its Valuation Committee, is responsible for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee is comprised of officers of the Adviser and certain of the Adviser’s affiliated companies and determines fair value and oversees the calculation of the NAV. The Valuation Committee is also authorized to use pricing services to provide fair value evaluations of the current value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for reviewing third-party pricing-service evaluations including periodic reviews of third-party pricing services’ policies, procedures and valuation methods (including key inputs, methods, models and assumptions), transactional back-testing, comparisons of evaluations of different pricing services, and review of price challenges by the Adviser based on recent market activity. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the Valuation Committee determines the fair value of the investment in accordance with procedures adopted by the Adviser. The Trustees periodically review the fair valuations made by the Valuation Committee. The Trustees have also approved the Adviser’s fair valuation and significant events procedures as part of the Fund’s compliance program and will review any changes made to the procedures.
Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers and general market conditions. Some pricing services provide a single price evaluation reflecting the bid-side of the market for an investment (a “bid” evaluation). Other pricing services offer both bid evaluations and price evaluations indicative of a price between the prices bid and ask for the investment (a “mid” evaluation). The Fund normally uses bid evaluations for any U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The Fund normally uses mid evaluations for any other types of fixed-income securities and any OTC derivative contracts. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Adviser.
The Adviser has also adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Valuation Committee determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
With respect to securities traded principally in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures contracts;
Political or other developments affecting the economy or markets in which an issuer conducts its operations or its securities are traded;
Announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, or a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.
The Adviser has adopted procedures whereby the Valuation Committee uses a pricing service to provide factors to update the fair value of equity securities traded principally in foreign markets from the time of the close of their respective foreign stock exchanges to the pricing time of the Fund. For other significant events, the Fund may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Valuation Committee will determine the fair value of the investment in accordance with the fair valuation procedures approved by the Adviser. The Trustees periodically review fair valuations made in response to significant events.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Also includes securities valued at amortized cost.
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 29, 2024, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
Valuation Inputs
 
Level 1—
Quoted
Prices
Level 2—
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Total
Debt Securities:
 
 
 
 
Bonds
$2,717,862
$23,799,099
$
$26,516,961
Repurchase Agreements
7,163,000
7,163,000
Purchased Call Options
29,186
29,186
Purchased Put Options
225
225
Investment Company
32,437,833
32,437,833
TOTAL SECURITIES
$35,185,106
$30,962,099
$
$66,147,205
Other Financial Instruments:
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Futures Contracts
$4,311
$
$
$4,311
Foreign Exchange Contracts
71,640
71,640
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
(208,959)
(208,959)
TOTAL OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
$4,311
$(137,319)
$
$(133,008)
The following acronym(s) are used throughout this portfolio:
 
AUD
—Australian Dollar
CAD
—Canadian Dollar
CHF
—Swiss Franc
CNY
—Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EMTN
—Euro Medium Term Note
EUR
—Euro
GBP
—Great British Pound
JPY
—Japanese Yen
MXN
—Mexican Peso
NZD
—New Zealand Dollar
PLN
—Polish Zloty
USD
—United States Dollar
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