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Pioneer Flexible             
Opportunities Fund
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
   
   Schedule of Investments | July 31, 2020
     
     
   
    Ticker Symbols:
     Class A      PMARX
     Class C      PRRCX
     Class K      FLEKX
     Class R      MUARX
     Class Y      PMYRX
     



 
Shares
     
Value
     
UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS - 94.0%
   
     
COMMON STOCKS - 79.1% of Net Assets
     
Aerospace & Defense - 1.6%
 
 
14,124
 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
$1,258,731
 
17,277
 
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
 2,908,237
 
6,417(a)
 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
 1,968,094
     
Total Aerospace & Defense
 
$6,135,062
     
Auto Components - 0.0%†
 
 
4,800
 
Denso Corp.
$175,494
     
Total Auto Components
 
$175,494
     
Automobiles - 1.4%
 
 
182,000
 
BYD Co., Ltd., Class H
$1,738,902
 
1,606,000
 
Geely Automobile Holdings, Ltd.
 3,377,628
 
124(a)
 
Tesla, Inc.
   177,414
     
Total Automobiles
 
$5,293,944
     
Banks - 2.4%
 
 
486,210
 
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC
$1,602,521
 
25,330
 
BAWAG Group AG (144A)
   924,121
 
4,592
 
BNP Paribas SA
   184,604
 
174,653
 
FinecoBank Banca Fineco S.p.A.
 2,526,331
 
16,701
 
First Republic Bank
 1,878,528
 
7,682
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   742,388
 
137,900
 
Public Bank Bhd
   552,966
 
22,550
 
TCS Group Holding Plc
   567,133
     
Total Banks
 
$8,978,592
     
Beverages - 0.5%
 
 
33,483
 
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA
$1,819,728
     
Total Beverages
 
$1,819,728
     
Biotechnology - 3.5%
 
 
58,899
 
AbbVie, Inc.
$5,590,104
 
13,245
 
Amgen, Inc.
 3,240,654
 
7,595(a)
 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
   909,957
 
1,785(a)
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 1,128,245
 
7,371(a)
 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 2,004,912
     
Total Biotechnology
 
$12,873,872
     
Capital Markets - 0.9%
 
 
6,312
 
Macquarie Group, Ltd.
$556,775
 
6,916
 
S&P Global, Inc.
 2,422,329
 
46,321
 
UBS Group AG
   542,076
     
Total Capital Markets
 
$3,521,180
     
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.1%
 
 
441,750
 
A-Living Services Co., Ltd., Class H (144A)
$2,493,637
 
313,000
 
Country Garden Services Holdings Co., Ltd.
 1,888,012
 
24,174
 
Republic Services, Inc.
 2,109,182
 
15,500
 
Secom Co., Ltd.
 1,330,455
 
618,000(a)
 
S-Enjoy Service Group Co., Ltd.
 1,941,628
 
17,357
 
Waste Management, Inc.
 1,902,327
     
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
 
$11,665,241
     
Construction Materials - 0.7%
 
 
105,319
 
Buzzi Unicem S.p.A.
$2,384,733
 
55,477
 
Cementir Holding NV
   382,438
     
Total Construction Materials
 
$2,767,171
     
Consumer Discretionary - 1.6%
 
 
2,804,000
 
China New Higher Education Group, Ltd.
$1,942,813
 
20,021
 
Daimler AG
   882,369
 
140,019(a)
 
Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. (A.D.R.)
 3,188,233
     
Total Consumer Discretionary
 
$6,013,415
     
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.4%
 
 
957,000
 
China Education Group Holdings, Ltd. (144A)
$1,815,131
 
534,000
 
China Xinhua Education Group, Ltd. (144A)
   170,872
 
2,438,000
 
China Yuhua Education Corp., Ltd. (144A)
 2,356,103
 
1,704,000
 
Hope Education Group Co., Ltd. (144A)
   571,639
 
680,000(a)
 
JH Educational Technology, Inc.
   280,762
 
260,000(a)
 
Shanghai Gench Education Group, Ltd.
   196,249
     
Total Diversified Consumer Services
 
$5,390,756
     
Diversified Financial Services - 0.7%
 
 
870,879
 
M&G Plc
$1,832,487
 
8,618
 
Wendel SE
   804,819
     
Total Diversified Financial Services
 
$2,637,306
     
Electric Utilities - 2.2%
 
 
120,895
 
Endesa SA
$3,424,802
 
521,673
 
Enel S.p.A.
 4,751,321
     
Total Electric Utilities
 
$8,176,123
     
Electrical Equipment - 0.6%
 
 
10,616
 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
$2,315,774
     
Total Electrical Equipment
 
$2,315,774
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.6%
 
 
7,000
 
Horiba, Ltd.
$357,295
 
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - (continued)
 
 
96,300
 
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.
$1,812,843
     
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
 
$2,170,138
     
Entertainment - 0.1%
 
 
23,597(a)
 
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (A.D.R.)
$380,856
     
Total Entertainment
 
$380,856
     
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 3.4%
 
 
809,000
 
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
$2,083,944
 
1,419,682
 
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust
 1,394,630
 
568
 
GLP J-Reit
   943,311
 
919
 
Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.
 1,714,737
 
689
 
Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.
 1,258,885
 
488,600
 
Mapletree Industrial Trust
 1,159,059
 
880,500
 
Mapletree Logistics Trust
 1,364,719
 
600
 
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.
 2,067,205
 
182,100
 
Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust
   471,731
     
Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
 
$12,458,221
     
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.4%
 
 
9,700
 
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.
$1,337,710
     
Total Food & Staples Retailing
 
$1,337,710
     
Food Products - 1.7%
 
 
44,014
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
$1,885,120
 
21,777
 
Kraft Heinz Co.
   748,693
 
23,574
 
Mondelez International, Inc.
 1,308,121
 
752,000
 
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.
 1,401,083
 
551,000
 
Uni-President China Holdings, Ltd.
   597,186
 
46,000(a)
 
Yihai International Holding, Ltd.
   563,549
     
Total Food Products
 
$6,503,752
     
Gas Utilities - 2.0%
 
 
72,688
 
Enagas SA
$1,830,459
 
434,032
 
Italgas S.p.A.
 2,782,360
 
553,320
 
Snam S.p.A.
 2,934,145
     
Total Gas Utilities
 
$7,546,964
     
Health Care - 0.7%
 
 
195(a)
 
Hologic, Inc.
$13,607
 
13,928(a)
 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
 2,686,990
     
Total Health Care
 
$2,700,597
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.5%
 
 
15,075
 
Danaher Corp.
$3,072,285
 
6,394(a)
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
 2,543,214
     
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies
 
$5,615,499
     
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.1%
 
 
6,692
 
Anthem, Inc.
$1,832,270
 
8,327
 
Humana, Inc.
 3,267,931
 
9,334
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
 2,826,148
     
Total Health Care Providers & Services
 
$7,926,349
     
Health Care Technology - 0.4%
 
 
418,000(a)
 
Alibaba Health Information Technology, Ltd.
$1,154,167
 
1,722(a)
 
Teladoc Health, Inc.
   409,199
     
Total Health Care Technology
 
$1,563,366
     
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1%
 
 
16,300
 
Sushiro Global Holdings, Ltd.
$344,504
     
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
 
$344,504
     
Household Durables - 1.3%
 
 
26,919
 
Berkeley Group Holdings Plc
$1,570,893
 
95,775
 
Persimmon Plc
 3,014,135
 
4,800
 
Sony Corp.
   366,414
     
Total Household Durables
 
$4,951,442
     
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.9%
 
 
34,227
 
Rheinmetall AG
$3,236,328
     
Total Industrial Conglomerates
 
$3,236,328
     
Industrials - 0.6%
 
 
8,054
 
Teleperformance
$2,347,083
     
Total Industrials
 
$2,347,083
     
Information Technology - 1.5%
 
 
9,976
 
eBay, Inc.
$551,473
 
8,811
 
Lam Research Corp.
 3,323,157
 
33,657
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
 1,631,558
     
Total Information Technology
 
$5,506,188
     
Insurance5.0%
 
 
18,373
 
Allianz SE
$3,815,294
 
99,723
 
NN Group NV
 3,642,921
 
435,594
 
Poste Italiane S.p.A. (144A)
 3,979,132
 
7,885
 
Swiss Life Holding AG
 2,872,214
 
10,588
 
Zurich Insurance Group AG
 3,895,049
     
Total Insurance
 
$18,204,610
     
Interactive Media & Services - 2.2%
 
 
243(a)
 
Alphabet, Inc.
$361,572
 
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Interactive Media & Services - (continued)
 
 
1,596(a)
 
Facebook, Inc.
$404,857
 
14,140(a)
 
JOYY, Inc.
 1,128,655
 
7,876
 
NAVER Corp.
 1,984,818
 
44,200
 
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
 3,045,385
 
258,200
 
Z Holdings Corp.
 1,359,397
     
Total Interactive Media & Services
 
$8,284,684
     
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 2.9%
 
 
7,592(a)
 
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (A.D.R.)
$1,905,744
 
51,291(a)
 
Dada Nexus, Ltd. (A.D.R.)
 1,187,387
 
60,171(a)
 
JD.com, Inc. (A.D.R.)
 3,838,308
 
65,800(a)
 
Meituan Dianping, Class B
 1,629,219
 
16,121(a)
 
Pinduoduo, Inc. (A.D.R.)
 1,479,908
 
410,800(a)
 
Tongcheng-Elong Holdings, Ltd.
   753,718
     
Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
 
$10,794,284
     
IT Services - 3.4%
 
 
34,795
 
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
$2,844,839
 
30,243
 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
 2,877,924
 
9,619
 
Mastercard, Inc.
 2,967,750
 
49,387
 
Science Applications International Corp.
 3,949,972
     
Total IT Services
 
$12,640,485
     
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.4%
 
 
33,872
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
$3,262,889
 
4,218(a)
 
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
   839,340
 
12,183
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
 5,043,153
     
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services
 
$9,145,382
     
Machinery - 1.9%
 
 
69,000
 
Airtac International Group
$1,442,836
 
70,400
 
Komatsu, Ltd.
 1,374,795
 
11,500
 
Nabtesco Corp.
   344,581
 
93,141
 
Volvo AB, Class B
 1,600,904
 
2,436,000(a)
 
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Class H
 2,508,181
     
Total Machinery
 
$7,271,297
     
Media - 0.5%
 
 
23,656
 
Echo Marketing, Inc.
$942,750
 
33,618
 
Publicis Groupe SA
 1,079,521
     
Total Media
 
$2,022,271
     
Metals & Mining - 1.2%
 
 
23,352
 
Anglo American Platinum, Ltd.
$1,783,945
 
107,840
 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (A.D.R.)
 2,843,741
     
Total Metals & Mining
 
$4,627,686
     
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 6.7%
 
 
320,638
 
AGNC Investment Corp.
$4,360,677
 
528,448
 
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
 3,915,800
 
239,887
 
New Residential Investment Corp.
 1,902,304
 
301,782
 
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
 5,688,591
 
554,348
 
Redwood Trust, Inc.
 3,952,501
 
70,014
 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
 1,046,709
 
731,607
 
Two Harbors Investment Corp.
 3,972,626
     
Total Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
 
$24,839,208
     
Personal Products - 0.3%
 
 
136,500
 
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd.
$1,145,668
     
Total Personal Products
 
$1,145,668
     
Pharmaceuticals - 3.7%
 
 
34,700
 
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
$541,188
 
7,032
 
AstraZeneca Plc
   785,897
 
25,523
 
Johnson & Johnson
 3,720,233
 
1,203,000
 
Luye Pharma Group, Ltd. (144A)
   759,020
 
4,230
 
Roche Holding AG
 1,463,074
 
26,799
 
Sanofi
 2,796,404
 
730,000
 
Sino Biopharmaceutical, Ltd.
   951,312
 
19,108
 
Zoetis, Inc.
 2,898,301
     
Total Pharmaceuticals
 
$13,915,429
     
Real Estate - 0.3%
 
 
1,288,000
 
CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.
$1,156,655
     
Total Real Estate
 
$1,156,655
     
Real Estate Management & Development - 4.5%
 
 
1,269,000(a)
 
KWG Group Holdings, Ltd.
$2,259,537
 
3,532
 
LEG Immobilien AG
   492,211
 
1,046,000
 
Logan Group Co., Ltd.
 1,811,185
 
795,500
 
Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd. (144A)
 3,931,132
 
97,000
 
Poly Property Services Co., Ltd.
 1,020,644
 
269,500
 
Shimao Group Holdings, Ltd.
 1,142,281
 
484,500
 
Sichuan Languang Justbon Services Group Co., Ltd., Class H
 3,285,074
 
7
 
Vinhomes JSC (144A)
   23
 
37,959
 
Vonovia SE
 2,468,250
     
Total Real Estate Management & Development
 
$16,410,337
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6%
 
 
90,000
 
Micronics Japan Co., Ltd.
$851,553
 
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - (continued)
 
 
1,310,000
 
Xinyi Solar Holdings, Ltd.
$1,433,329
     
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
 
$2,284,882
     
Software - 1.6%
 
 
4,228(a)
 
Adobe, Inc.
$1,878,585
 
14,551
 
Microsoft Corp.
 2,983,100
 
5,400(a)
 
Money Forward, Inc.
   363,930
 
10,059(a)
 
Zendesk, Inc.
   916,878
     
Total Software
 
$6,142,493
     
Specialty Retail - 2.6%
 
 
1,214,000
 
China Meidong Auto Holdings, Ltd.
$3,391,215
 
1,392,000
 
China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings, Ltd.
 1,431,450
 
4,462
 
Home Depot, Inc.
 1,184,616
 
8,226
 
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
 1,224,934
 
432,500
 
Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.
 2,670,218
     
Total Specialty Retail
 
$9,902,433
     
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.7%
 
 
6,326
 
Apple, Inc.
$2,688,803
     
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
 
$2,688,803
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.7%
 
 
41,100
 
KDDI Corp.
$1,266,080
 
39,700
 
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
 1,091,051
     
Total Wireless Telecommunication Services
 
$2,357,131
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 
     
(Cost $255,761,440)
$296,186,393
     
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.3% of Net Assets
     
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.5%
 
 
37,496(b)
 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.3%
$763,793
 
51,041(b)
 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., 6.95%
 1,224,984
 
204^(a)
 
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
69,635
     
Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
 
$2,058,412
     
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.8%
 
 
74,936(b)(c)
 
AGNC Investment Corp., 6.125% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 470 bps)
$1,649,341
 
54,705(b)(c)
 
AGNC Investment Corp., 7.0% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 511 bps)
 1,287,209
     
Total Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
 
$2,936,550
     
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
 
     
(Cost $4,046,628)
$4,994,962
 
Principal
Amount
USD $
     
Value
     
CORPORATE BONDS - 6.4% of Net Assets
     
Banks - 2.0%
 
 
2,238,000(b)(c)
 
Bank of America Corp., 4.3% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 266 bps)
$2,113,343
 
3,216,000(b)(c)
 
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 7.7% (5 Year USD Swap Rate + 546 bps) (144A)
 3,304,440
 
2,163,000(b)(c)
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.6% (SOFRRATE + 313 bps)
 2,092,919
     
Total Banks
 
$7,510,702
     
Chemicals - 0.5%
 
 
1,800,000(d)
 
Braskem Finance, Ltd., 6.45%, 2/3/24
$1,911,600
     
Total Chemicals
 
$1,911,600
     
Mining - 1.7%
 
 
1,142,000
 
Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI, Ltd., 5.125%, 5/15/24 (144A)
$1,244,780
 
3,170,000
 
Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI, Ltd., 6.125%, 5/15/29 (144A)
 3,708,900
 
1,039,000
 
Teck Resources, Ltd., 6.125%, 10/1/35
 1,215,787
     
Total Mining
 
$6,169,467
     
Packaging & Containers - 0.9%
 
 
3,000,000
 
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/1/24 (144A)
$3,300,000
     
Total Packaging & Containers
 
$3,300,000
     
Telecommunications - 1.3%
 
 
4,400,000
 
CenturyLink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/42
$5,016,000
     
Total Telecommunications
 
$5,016,000
     
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
 
     
(Cost $21,622,321)
$23,907,769
     
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATION - 1.1% of Net Assets
 
4,000,000(e)
 
U.S. Treasury Bills, 8/13/20
$3,999,900
     
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATION
 
     
(Cost $3,999,845)
$3,999,900
 
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Value
     
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 5.9% of Net Assets
 
18,731(a)(d)
 
Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF
$3,698,342
 
333,422
 
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
 16,137,626
 
15,300
 
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
 1,025,406
 
96,157
 
VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF
 1,317,351
     
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
     
(Cost $19,270,432)
$22,178,725
     
RIGHTS/WARRANTS - 0.0%† of Net Assets
     
Electric Utilities - 0.0%†
 
EUR
100,960(a)
 
Iberdrola SA, 7/22/20
$29,743
     
Total Electric Utilities
 
$29,743
 
Shares
     
Value
     
Pharmaceuticals - 0.0%†
 
 
19,289(a)
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3/31/21
$69,440
     
Total Pharmaceuticals
 
$69,440
     
TOTAL RIGHTS/WARRANTS
 
     
(Cost $26,535)
$99,183

 
Number of
Contracts
 
Description
Counterparty
Notional
Strike Price
Expiration Date
Value
     
OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) PUT OPTION PURCHASED -  0.2%
 
2,990
 
NASDAQ 100 Index
Citibank NA  USD
1,870,567  USD
9,045
11/20/20
$630,744
     
TOTAL OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) PUT OPTION PURCHASED
 
     
(Premiums paid $1,870,567)
$630,744
     
TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED
 
     
(Premiums paid $1,870,567)
$630,744
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS – 94.0%
 
     
(Cost $306,597,768)
$351,997,676
     
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 6.0%  
$22,583,014
     
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$374,580,690

bps
Basis Points.
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate.
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust.
SOFRRATE
Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
(144A)
Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold normally to qualified institutional buyers in a transaction exempt from registration. At July 31, 2020, the value of these securities amounted to $28,558,930, or 7.6% of net assets.
(A.D.R.)
American Depositary Receipts.

Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.
^
Security is valued using fair value methods (other than supplied by independent pricing services).
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.
(c)
The interest rate is subject to change periodically. The interest rate and/or reference index and spread shown at July 31, 2020.
(d)
All or a portion of this security is held by Flexible Opportunities Commodity Fund Ltd. (formerly, Pioneer Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd.).
(e)
Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through accretion of discount.


FUTURES CONTRACTS
CURRENCY FUTURES CONTRACT
Number of
Contracts
Short
Description
Expiration Date
Notional
Amount
Market Value
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
125
Euro
9/14/20
$ 18,138,250
$18,436,719
$(298,469)

INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS
Number of
Contracts
Short
Description
Expiration Date
Notional
Amount
Market Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
103
FTSE/JSE Top 40
9/17/20
$   3,004,831
$  3,095,481
   (90,650)
      32
FTSE/MIB
9/18/20
    3,821,168
    3,600,625
   220,543
225
MSCI China Free
9/18/20
   10,903,385
  11,624,625
  (721,240)
       
$ 17,729,384
$ 18,320,731
$(591,347)
TOTAL FUTURES CONTRACTS
$(35,867,634)
$(36,757,450)
$(889,816)


SWAP CONTRACTS
 
OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS - SELL PROTECTION
Notional
Amount(1)  
Counterparty
Obligation Reference/Index
Pay/
Receive(2)
Coupon
Expiration
Date
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Market Value
  2,664,510
Goldman Sachs International
Goldman Sachs Total Cash Return Index*
Pay
3M LIBOR + 39bps
9/10/20
$   (13,040)
$  (13,040)
  4,603,224
Goldman Sachs International
Goldman Sachs Total Cash Return Index*
Pay
3M LIBOR + 39bps
11/26/20
    371,901
    371,901
14,075,943
Goldman Sachs International
Goldman Sachs Total Cash Return Index*
Pay
3M LIBOR + 39bps
5/1/21
  2,411,390
  2,411,390
TOTAL SWAPS CONTRACTS
$2,770,251
$2,770,251

(1)
The notional amount is the maximum amount that a seller of credit protection would be obligated to pay upon occurrence of a credit event.
(2)
Pays quarterly.

Principal amounts are denominated in U.S. dollars ("USD") unless otherwise noted.
EUR
-
Euro

* The following table shows the individual positions and related values of the securities underlying each total return swap with Goldman Sachs International, as of July 31, 2020.

Index Description
             Shares
        Value
% of basket
AbbVie, Inc.
 772
 $            73,246
2.65%
AES Corp.
 4,499
 68,525
2.47%
American Airlines Group, Inc.
 1,194
 13,277
0.48%
American International Group, Inc.
 835
 26,851
0.97%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 398
 61,147
2.21%
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
 620
 62,136
2.24%
Apple, Inc.
 354
 150,570
5.44%
Applied Materials, Inc.
 1,253
 80,610
2.91%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
 1,112
 47,639
1.72%
Assurant, Inc.
 529
 56,824
2.05%
Boeing Co.
 275
 43,501
1.57%
Capital One Financial Corp.
 633
 40,391
1.46%
Capri Holdings, Ltd.
 1,363
 20,420
0.74%
CenturyLink, Inc.
 1,982
 19,130
0.69%
Cigna Corp.
 202
 34,870
1.26%
Corning, Inc.
 1,764
 54,679
1.97%
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
 805
 35,889
1.30%
Discover Financial Services
 813
 40,188
1.45%
eBay, Inc.
 1,523
 84,197
3.04%
Equity Residential
 788
 42,258
1.53%
F5 Networks, Inc.
 394
 53,554
1.93%
General Electric Co.
 1,755
 10,655
0.38%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
 742
 51,615
1.86%
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
 604
 76,526
2.76%
HP, Inc.
 2,704
 47,534
1.72%
LyondellBasell Industries NV
 600
 37,535
1.35%
McDonald's Corp.
 364
 70,653
2.55%
Monster Beverage Corp.
 1,121
 88,003
3.18%
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
 592
 82,750
2.99%
Navient Corp.
 3,348
 26,649
0.96%
NetApp, Inc.
 1,277
 56,569
2.04%
NRG Energy, Inc.
 3,011
 101,804
3.67%
ONEOK, Inc.
 967
 26,996
0.97%
Procter & Gamble Co.
 583
 76,405
2.76%
PulteGroup, Inc.
 2,245
 97,868
3.53%
Qorvo, Inc.
 748
 95,858
3.46%
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
 482
 61,287
2.21%
Seagate Technology Plc
 1,208
 54,619
1.97%
Sysco Corp.
 963
 50,868
1.84%
Target Corp.
 911
 114,693
4.14%
TransDigm Group, Inc.
 206
 89,011
3.21%
Tyson Foods, Inc.
 792
 48,662
1.76%
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
 725
 22,744
0.82%
Valero Energy Corp.
 788
 44,287
1.60%
Viacom CBS, Inc.
 765
 19,931
0.72%
Western Union Co.
 2,562
 62,212
2.25%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
 9
 585
0.02%
Weyerhaeuser Co.
 1,502
 41,782
1.51%
Williams Cos., Inc.
 1,661
 31,781
1.15%
Yum! Brands, Inc.
 774
 70,467
2.54%
Totals
 
 $         2,770,251
100.00%

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels 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 risks, etc.).
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments).
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2020, in valuing the Fund's investments:

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
296,186,393
   
$
   
$
   
$
296,186,393
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
   
1,988,777
     
     
69,635
     
2,058,412
 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
   
2,936,550
     
     
     
2,936,550
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
23,907,769
     
     
23,907,769
 
U.S. Government and Agency Obligation
   
     
3,999,900
     
     
3,999,900
 
Investment Companies
   
22,178,725
     
     
     
22,178,725
 
Rights/Warrants
                               
Electric Utilities
   
     
29,743
     
     
29,743
 
Pharmaceuticals
   
69,440
     
     
     
69,440
 
Over The Counter (OTC) Put Option Purchased
   
     
630,744
     
     
630,744
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
323,359,885
   
$
28,568,156
   
$
69,635
   
$
351,997,676
 
Other Financial Instruments
                               
Net unrealized depreciation
on futures contracts
 
$
(168,576
)
 
$
(721,240
)
 
$
   
$
(889,816
)
Swap contracts, at value
   
     
2,770,251
     
     
2,770,251
 
Total Other Financial Instruments
 
$
(168,576
)
 
$
2,049,011
   
$
   
$
1,880,435
 

The following is a reconciliation of assets valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

   
Preferred Stock
 
Balance as of 10/31/19
 
$
95,372
 
Realized gain (loss)
   
 
Changed in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(25,737
)
Accrued discounts/premiums
   
 
Purchases
   
 
Sales
   
 
Transfers in to Level 3*
   
--
 
Transfers out of Level 3*
   
--
 
Balance as of 7/31/20
 
$
69,635
 

*
Transfers are calculated on the beginning of period values. During the nine months ended July 31, 2020, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Level 3 investments still held and considered Level 3 at July 31, 2020: $(25,737).