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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Shares | Value | ||
COMMON STOCKS† - 29.8% | |||
Financial - 8.0% | |||
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd. — Class A*,1 | 1,042,741 | $ 20,656,692 | |
KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp. — Class A*,1 | 783,532 | 7,623,766 | |
Aequi Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,1 | 738,900 | 7,237,526 | |
TPG Pace Beneficial II Corp.*,1 | 160,210 | 1,560,445 | |
RXR Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,1 | 160,538 | 1,558,824 | |
Colicity, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 120,524 | 1,171,493 | |
MSD Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,1 | 116,869 | 1,133,629 | |
AfterNext HealthTech Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,1 | 107,300 | 1,034,909 | |
M&T Bank Corp.2 | 5,625 | 1,025,044 | |
People's United Financial, Inc.2 | 48,536 | 1,023,139 | |
American Express Co.2 | 5,126 | 997,212 | |
Conyers Park III Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,1 | 99,600 | 976,080 | |
Allstate Corp.2 | 7,926 | 969,825 | |
Signature Bank2 | 2,807 | 968,106 | |
Comerica, Inc.2 | 10,129 | 967,218 | |
American International Group, Inc.2 | 15,741 | 963,979 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc.2 | 8,772 | 961,850 | |
Zions Bancorp North America2 | 13,545 | 960,205 | |
Ventas, Inc. REIT2 | 17,700 | 955,800 | |
W R Berkley Corp.2 | 10,578 | 955,193 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B*,2 | 2,970 | 954,706 | |
Progressive Corp.2 | 9,007 | 954,112 | |
MetLife, Inc.2 | 14,121 | 953,874 | |
Travelers Companies, Inc.2 | 5,550 | 953,657 | |
Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. — Class A*,1 | 98,300 | 949,578 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.2 | 18,063 | 946,862 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd.2 | 3,171 | 945,656 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT2 | 51,484 | 940,613 | |
Globe Life, Inc.2 | 9,314 | 940,341 | |
Assurant, Inc.2 | 5,524 | 937,478 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp2 | 19,565 | 935,990 | |
KeyCorp2 | 37,209 | 932,830 | |
Regions Financial Corp.2 | 38,515 | 931,678 | |
Loews Corp.2 | 14,994 | 919,732 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT2 | 7,504 | 917,814 | |
Chubb Ltd.2 | 4,471 | 910,474 | |
Wells Fargo & Co.2 | 17,055 | 910,225 | |
Discover Financial Services2 | 7,332 | 905,062 | |
Aflac, Inc.2 | 14,803 | 904,315 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp.2 | 7,357 | 903,366 | |
Waverley Capital Acquisition Corp. 1 - Class A*,1 | 93,900 | 902,379 | |
Truist Financial Corp.2 | 14,416 | 896,963 | |
Charles Schwab Corp.2 | 10,595 | 894,854 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc.2 | 7,998 | 893,057 | |
CME Group, Inc. — Class A2 | 3,748 | 886,514 | |
Mastercard, Inc. — Class A2 | 2,447 | 882,927 | |
Vornado Realty Trust REIT2 | 20,366 | 881,440 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. REIT2 | 37,290 | 877,434 | |
Public Storage REIT2 | 2,460 | 873,349 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.2 | 12,563 | 872,877 | |
Capital One Financial Corp.2 | 5,692 | 872,413 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.2 | 56,069 | 870,191 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT2 | 17,682 | 869,601 | |
Visa, Inc. — Class A2 | 4,012 | 867,073 | |
Welltower, Inc. REIT2 | 10,351 | 862,135 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.2 | 2,875 | 861,896 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc.2 | 12,739 | 861,284 | |
Lincoln National Corp.2 | 12,689 | 855,492 | |
Aon plc — Class A2 | 2,914 | 851,296 | |
Bank of America Corp.2 | 19,231 | 850,010 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.2 | 4,248 | 846,414 | |
Realty Income Corp. REIT2 | 12,790 | 845,291 | |
Equity Residential REIT2 | 9,857 | 840,802 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc.2 | 11,893 | 840,122 | |
U.S. Bancorp2 | 14,821 | 837,979 | |
Citigroup, Inc.2 | 14,103 | 835,321 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT2 | 3,496 | 834,111 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT2 | 21,394 | 831,799 | |
Northern Trust Corp.2 | 7,234 | 823,953 | |
Willis Towers Watson plc2 | 3,662 | 814,063 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT2 | 3,955 | 809,233 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.2 | 6,316 | 809,206 | |
UDR, Inc. REIT2 | 14,666 | 804,723 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.2 | 15,092 | 802,140 | |
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 8,256 | 799,594 | |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.2 | 5,048 | 798,543 | |
Morgan Stanley2 | 8,698 | 789,256 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT2 | 25,338 | 786,998 | |
Invesco Ltd.2 | 37,000 | 785,880 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT2 | 2,477 | 785,630 | |
Prologis, Inc. REIT2 | 5,382 | 784,965 | |
State Street Corp.2 | 9,156 | 781,281 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.2 | 4,983 | 774,408 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT2 | 5,617 | 772,674 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT2 | 6,570 | 772,501 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT2 | 4,102 | 771,791 | |
Regency Centers Corp. REIT2 | 11,685 | 769,925 | |
Synchrony Financial2 | 17,885 | 765,120 | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT2 | 4,039 | 764,987 |
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COMMON STOCKS† - 29.8% (continued) |
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Financial - 8.0% (continued) | |||
Equinix, Inc. REIT2 | 1,073 | $ 761,540 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.2 | 6,483 | 760,391 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.2 | 5,357 | 759,623 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc.2 | 25,145 | 747,561 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.2 | 2,189 | 747,084 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT2 | 4,431 | 738,160 | |
SVB Financial Group*,2 | 1,216 | 736,896 | |
Duke Realty Corp. REIT2 | 13,901 | 736,753 | |
SBA Communications Corp. REIT2 | 2,385 | 723,585 | |
American Tower Corp. — Class A REIT2 | 3,141 | 712,599 | |
Nasdaq, Inc.2 | 4,161 | 712,155 | |
First Republic Bank2 | 4,103 | 710,886 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT2 | 5,123 | 691,195 | |
BlackRock, Inc. — Class A2 | 925 | 688,098 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.2 | 4,364 | 630,860 | |
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp. 1*,1 | 57,300 | 555,237 | |
Exide Technologies*,††† | 342 | 341,710 | |
TPG, Inc.* | 8,300 | 255,142 | |
Sparta Systems*,††† | 1,922 | – | |
Total Financial | 125,120,668 | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 5.9% | |||
S&P Global, Inc.2 | 3,637 | 1,366,294 | |
Organon & Co.2 | 29,790 | 1,112,061 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.2 | 13,493 | 1,058,526 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.2 | 15,191 | 1,043,166 | |
Sysco Corp.2 | 11,622 | 1,012,276 | |
McKesson Corp.2 | 3,673 | 1,009,928 | |
AbbVie, Inc.2 | 6,824 | 1,008,382 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.2 | 15,007 | 996,915 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. — Class A2 | 6,953 | 991,011 | |
Kraft Heinz Co.2 | 25,071 | 983,285 | |
Henry Schein, Inc.*,2 | 11,313 | 977,217 | |
Altria Group, Inc.2 | 18,988 | 973,894 | |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. — Class B2 | 18,520 | 966,374 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc.2 | 9,509 | 961,075 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B2 | 6,668 | 959,725 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc.2 | 17,657 | 953,654 | |
Becton Dickinson and Co.2 | 3,495 | 948,124 | |
Cigna Corp.2 | 3,983 | 947,078 | |
Coca-Cola Co.2 | 15,213 | 946,857 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,2 | 4,115 | 946,532 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A2 | 10,179 | 943,186 | |
Robert Half International, Inc.2 | 7,815 | 940,066 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc.2 | 26,689 | 933,314 | |
Corteva, Inc.2 | 17,852 | 928,839 | |
Hershey Co.2 | 4,590 | 928,374 | |
Amgen, Inc.2 | 4,060 | 919,509 | |
Boston Scientific Corp.*,2 | 20,796 | 918,559 | |
DaVita, Inc.*,2 | 8,091 | 912,422 | |
Global Payments, Inc.2 | 6,806 | 907,784 | |
Merck & Company, Inc.2 | 11,790 | 902,878 | |
Centene Corp.*,2 | 10,913 | 901,632 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. — Class A2 | 13,752 | 900,481 | |
McCormick & Company, Inc.2 | 9,460 | 900,308 | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*,2 | 3,843 | 900,031 | |
Baxter International, Inc.2 | 10,588 | 899,662 | |
Kroger Co.2 | 19,197 | 898,420 | |
CVS Health Corp.2 | 8,660 | 897,609 | |
Anthem, Inc.2 | 1,986 | 897,374 | |
Teleflex, Inc.2 | 2,664 | 895,930 | |
STERIS plc2 | 3,726 | 894,240 | |
Incyte Corp.*,2 | 13,091 | 894,115 | |
Campbell Soup Co.2 | 19,842 | 892,295 | |
General Mills, Inc.2 | 13,221 | 891,492 | |
Hormel Foods Corp.2 | 18,613 | 886,723 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc.2 | 3,515 | 879,840 | |
Eli Lilly & Co.2 | 3,507 | 876,575 | |
Cooper Companies, Inc.2 | 2,143 | 876,530 | |
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.2 | 8,951 | 875,855 | |
Rollins, Inc.2 | 26,831 | 875,496 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.2 | 6,877 | 874,686 | |
Kellogg Co.2 | 13,672 | 874,188 | |
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.2 | 16,066 | 869,813 | |
ABIOMED, Inc.*,2 | 2,798 | 869,451 | |
J M Smucker Co.2 | 6,443 | 868,194 | |
Stryker Corp.2 | 3,290 | 866,421 | |
Procter & Gamble Co.2 | 5,507 | 858,486 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.2 | 1,790 | 851,808 | |
Johnson & Johnson2 | 5,173 | 851,321 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.2 | 2,219 | 846,393 | |
PepsiCo, Inc.2 | 5,067 | 829,671 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co.2 | 10,773 | 828,982 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp.2 | 6,292 | 818,904 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc.2 | 4,559 | 818,842 | |
Quanta Services, Inc.2 | 7,486 | 815,525 | |
Hologic, Inc.*,2 | 11,454 | 815,181 | |
ResMed, Inc.2 | 3,275 | 808,106 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.*,2 | 9,561 | 806,948 | |
Humana, Inc.2 | 1,856 | 806,098 | |
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings*,2 | 2,969 | 805,371 | |
Medtronic plc2 | 7,615 | 799,499 | |
Waters Corp.*,2 | 2,511 | 795,309 | |
United Rentals, Inc.*,2 | 2,462 | 791,828 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,2 | 1,279 | 790,882 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*,2 | 7,027 | 789,624 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A2 | 3,638 | 784,425 | |
Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B2 | 12,013 | 783,608 | |
Biogen, Inc.*,2 | 3,680 | 776,517 | |
Bio-Techne Corp.2 | 1,837 | 770,456 | |
Abbott Laboratories2 | 6,372 | 768,591 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.2 | 1,984 | 767,967 | |
Pfizer, Inc.2 | 16,222 | 761,461 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*,2 | 1,408 | 749,549 |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
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COMMON STOCKS† - 29.8% (continued) |
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Consumer, Non-cyclical - 5.9% (continued) | |||
Illumina, Inc.*,2 | 2,286 | $ 746,608 | |
Gartner, Inc.*,2 | 2,659 | 745,637 | |
Viatris, Inc.2 | 67,416 | 742,250 | |
Clorox Co.2 | 5,080 | 740,613 | |
Danaher Corp.2 | 2,697 | 740,084 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.2 | 3,617 | 739,460 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.2 | 12,187 | 736,095 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*,2 | 3,167 | 728,790 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.2 | 1,332 | 724,608 | |
Nielsen Holdings plc2 | 41,401 | 721,205 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*,2 | 2,482 | 720,599 | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 1,147 | 717,976 | |
Zoetis, Inc.2 | 3,699 | 716,311 | |
Catalent, Inc.*,2 | 6,999 | 714,178 | |
Avery Dennison Corp.2 | 4,027 | 709,558 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.2 | 5,349 | 702,163 | |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A2 | 2,369 | 702,006 | |
Cintas Corp.2 | 1,867 | 700,722 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*,2 | 2,393 | 696,746 | |
Moody's Corp.2 | 2,152 | 693,009 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. — Class A2 | 3,777 | 669,813 | |
Align Technology, Inc.*,2 | 1,281 | 655,180 | |
Equifax, Inc.2 | 2,901 | 633,404 | |
Dexcom, Inc.*,2 | 1,511 | 625,418 | |
Moderna, Inc.*,2 | 3,331 | 511,642 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*,2 | 4,542 | 508,386 | |
Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc.*,†† | 11,126 | 178,016 | |
Targus Group International Equity, Inc.*,†††,3 | 45,049 | 120,420 | |
Save-A-Lot*,†† | 40,316 | 50,395 | |
Chef Holdings, Inc.*,††† | 51 | 2,363 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 91,639,673 | ||
Consumer, Cyclical - 3.4% | |||
ATD New Holdings, Inc.*,†† | 23,593 | 1,962,159 | |
Las Vegas Sands Corp.*,2 | 22,734 | 974,379 | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc.*,2 | 16,570 | 930,240 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*,2 | 7,653 | 924,636 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. — Class A2 | 6,966 | 919,791 | |
MGM Resorts International2 | 20,676 | 915,740 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*,2 | 11,340 | 915,365 | |
Newell Brands, Inc.2 | 38,342 | 910,622 | |
Marriott International, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 5,324 | 905,825 | |
Carnival Corp.*,2 | 44,408 | 902,815 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*,2 | 17,487 | 897,957 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc.*,2 | 22,425 | 895,206 | |
Southwest Airlines Co.*,2 | 20,400 | 893,520 | |
PACCAR, Inc.2 | 9,605 | 881,835 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*,2 | 5,859 | 872,171 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*,2 | 19,436 | 862,958 | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.*,2 | 6,049 | 859,442 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd.*,2 | 9,776 | 845,820 | |
Hasbro, Inc.2 | 8,492 | 824,149 | |
PVH Corp.2 | 8,419 | 824,136 | |
Walmart, Inc.2 | 6,071 | 820,556 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc.*,2 | 47,539 | 820,048 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc.2 | 5,640 | 819,041 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*,2 | 1,254 | 814,147 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*,2 | 9,622 | 810,076 | |
Tapestry, Inc.2 | 19,805 | 810,025 | |
Cummins, Inc.2 | 3,926 | 801,375 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.2 | 17,297 | 797,219 | |
Best Buy Company, Inc.2 | 8,247 | 796,990 | |
AutoZone, Inc.*,2 | 427 | 795,667 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp.2 | 1,532 | 795,491 | |
WW Grainger, Inc.2 | 1,667 | 795,259 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*,2 | 2,122 | 794,689 | |
McDonald's Corp.2 | 3,231 | 790,852 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc.2 | 6,395 | 783,899 | |
Genuine Parts Co.2 | 6,350 | 775,716 | |
Dollar General Corp.2 | 3,849 | 763,411 | |
BorgWarner, Inc.2 | 18,584 | 762,130 | |
TJX Companies, Inc.2 | 11,457 | 757,308 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 497 | 757,105 | |
PulteGroup, Inc.2 | 15,229 | 756,272 | |
Whirlpool Corp.2 | 3,722 | 749,127 | |
Tractor Supply Co.2 | 3,654 | 744,649 | |
Tesla, Inc.*,2 | 842 | 732,902 | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.2 | 3,566 | 729,176 | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc.2 | 3,275 | 723,971 | |
Target Corp.2 | 3,595 | 718,173 | |
NVR, Inc.*,2 | 144 | 714,016 | |
Copart, Inc.*,2 | 5,738 | 705,085 | |
Ford Motor Co.2 | 39,915 | 700,908 | |
Pool Corp.2 | 1,521 | 697,500 | |
LKQ Corp.2 | 14,769 | 693,405 | |
Ross Stores, Inc.2 | 7,586 | 693,285 | |
Domino's Pizza, Inc.2 | 1,602 | 692,400 | |
NIKE, Inc. — Class B2 | 5,064 | 691,489 | |
Fastenal Co.2 | 13,357 | 687,351 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.*,2 | 4,800 | 675,744 | |
Starbucks Corp.2 | 7,334 | 673,188 | |
DR Horton, Inc.2 | 7,808 | 666,803 | |
Lennar Corp. — Class A2 | 7,323 | 658,191 | |
Aptiv plc*,2 | 5,067 | 655,872 | |
VF Corp.2 | 11,268 | 653,769 | |
Home Depot, Inc.2 | 2,061 | 650,926 | |
General Motors Co.*,2 | 13,545 | 632,822 | |
CarMax, Inc.*,2 | 5,727 | 626,133 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc.2 | 11,196 | 597,530 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.*,2 | 25,392 | 494,890 | |
Under Armour, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 18,705 | 334,632 | |
Under Armour, Inc. — Class C*,2 | 20,665 | 322,994 | |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 53,852,973 | ||
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COMMON STOCKS† - 29.8% (continued) |
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Industrial - 3.4% | |||
Lockheed Martin Corp.2 | 2,483 | $ 1,077,125 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp.2 | 9,937 | 1,020,530 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp.2 | 2,307 | 1,020,017 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.2 | 27,744 | 996,565 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.2 | 3,949 | 996,372 | |
Packaging Corporation of America2 | 6,680 | 983,229 | |
General Dynamics Corp.2 | 4,178 | 979,532 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc.*,2 | 1,414 | 942,558 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.2 | 4,604 | 941,057 | |
Westrock Co.2 | 19,628 | 888,559 | |
Sealed Air Corp.2 | 13,151 | 882,827 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.2 | 4,312 | 875,034 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.2 | 9,415 | 873,900 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B2 | 4,094 | 861,459 | |
Deere & Co.2 | 2,389 | 860,088 | |
Emerson Electric Co.2 | 9,247 | 859,231 | |
Amcor plc2 | 73,808 | 858,387 | |
Boeing Co.*,2 | 4,175 | 857,295 | |
Union Pacific Corp.2 | 3,446 | 847,544 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*,2 | 1,966 | 844,161 | |
General Electric Co.2 | 8,831 | 843,449 | |
Textron, Inc.2 | 11,353 | 830,245 | |
Snap-on, Inc.2 | 3,937 | 827,479 | |
Ball Corp.2 | 9,157 | 821,749 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp.2 | 2,684 | 795,511 | |
Nordson Corp.2 | 3,495 | 791,583 | |
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.2 | 8,177 | 790,552 | |
CSX Corp.2 | 23,304 | 790,239 | |
Caterpillar, Inc.2 | 4,208 | 789,337 | |
Dover Corp.2 | 4,996 | 783,673 | |
Otis Worldwide Corp.2 | 9,946 | 779,070 | |
AMETEK, Inc.2 | 5,998 | 778,480 | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.*,2 | 2,459 | 775,741 | |
Eaton Corporation plc2 | 5,022 | 774,844 | |
Honeywell International, Inc.2 | 4,081 | 774,370 | |
FedEx Corp.2 | 3,476 | 772,610 | |
Amphenol Corp. — Class A2 | 10,160 | 772,262 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.2 | 3,527 | 763,031 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd.2 | 5,339 | 760,434 | |
Republic Services, Inc. — Class A2 | 6,319 | 760,049 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*,2 | 539 | 759,311 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp.2 | 2,957 | 758,530 | |
Vulcan Materials Co.2 | 4,167 | 756,102 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.2 | 2,403 | 754,614 | |
Waste Management, Inc.2 | 5,197 | 750,447 | |
Allegion plc2 | 6,533 | 748,159 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.2 | 1,948 | 739,071 | |
Fortive Corp.2 | 11,391 | 737,567 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.2 | 5,969 | 734,187 | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.2 | 14,368 | 725,871 | |
3M Co.2 | 4,834 | 718,574 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.2 | 4,400 | 715,880 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc.2 | 5,479 | 714,242 | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.2 | 8,102 | 704,064 | |
A O Smith Corp.2 | 10,237 | 702,054 | |
Johnson Controls International plc2 | 10,794 | 701,178 | |
Masco Corp.2 | 12,460 | 698,259 | |
IDEX Corp.2 | 3,623 | 695,254 | |
Garmin Ltd.2 | 6,290 | 694,668 | |
Trimble, Inc.*,2 | 9,945 | 693,664 | |
Carrier Global Corp.2 | 15,424 | 692,229 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.2 | 6,535 | 675,458 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | 4,242 | 667,563 | |
Pentair plc2 | 11,382 | 659,132 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc.2 | 2,441 | 650,722 | |
Trane Technologies plc2 | 4,224 | 650,200 | |
Xylem, Inc.2 | 6,972 | 620,159 | |
BP Holdco LLC*,†††,3 | 121,041 | 85,334 | |
Vector Phoenix Holdings, LP*,††† | 121,040 | 33,286 | |
Total Industrial | 53,475,957 | ||
Technology - 2.9% | |||
Activision Blizzard, Inc.2 | 14,610 | 1,190,715 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc.2 | 10,484 | 1,074,610 | |
Cerner Corp.2 | 11,512 | 1,073,494 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc.2 | 9,718 | 989,681 | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.2 | 5,410 | 956,488 | |
DXC Technology Co.*,2 | 27,744 | 944,128 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A2 | 10,428 | 898,164 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.2 | 56,291 | 896,153 | |
Micron Technology, Inc.2 | 10,009 | 889,400 | |
Fortinet, Inc.*,2 | 2,574 | 886,795 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc.2 | 6,814 | 886,433 | |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc2 | 8,239 | 849,935 | |
International Business Machines Corp.2 | 6,900 | 845,319 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*,2 | 5,170 | 837,540 | |
Paychex, Inc.2 | 6,891 | 820,443 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*,2 | 7,576 | 820,178 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc.2 | 1,808 | 810,382 | |
Fiserv, Inc.*,2 | 8,297 | 810,368 | |
HP, Inc.2 | 23,502 | 807,529 | |
Intel Corp.2 | 16,924 | 807,275 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc.2 | 4,656 | 800,785 | |
Broadcom, Inc.2 | 1,355 | 795,981 | |
PTC, Inc.*,2 | 7,101 | 790,199 | |
Apple, Inc.2 | 4,771 | 787,788 | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.2 | 8,193 | 780,219 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.2 | 1,700 | 779,790 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.*,2 | 1,323 | 767,234 | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*,2 | 6,180 | 762,292 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Shares | Value | ||
COMMON STOCKS† - 29.8% (continued) |
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Technology - 2.9% (continued) | |||
Western Digital Corp.*,2 | 14,795 | $ 753,657 | |
Applied Materials, Inc.2 | 5,606 | 752,325 | |
NetApp, Inc.2 | 9,585 | 751,272 | |
Analog Devices, Inc.2 | 4,667 | 748,073 | |
Microsoft Corp.2 | 2,499 | 746,676 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc.2 | 4,368 | 742,516 | |
Synopsys, Inc.*,2 | 2,363 | 738,178 | |
Qorvo, Inc.*,2 | 5,377 | 735,466 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.2 | 5,269 | 728,018 | |
KLA Corp.2 | 2,084 | 726,274 | |
NXP Semiconductor N.V.2 | 3,780 | 718,654 | |
Accenture plc — Class A2 | 2,256 | 712,941 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*,2 | 1,662 | 711,768 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*,2 | 4,649 | 703,998 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.2 | 4,800 | 701,808 | |
Autodesk, Inc.*,2 | 3,182 | 700,772 | |
ANSYS, Inc.*,2 | 2,149 | 696,684 | |
Paycom Software, Inc.*,2 | 2,040 | 691,988 | |
NVIDIA Corp.2 | 2,835 | 691,315 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc.2 | 9,826 | 691,063 | |
MSCI, Inc. — Class A2 | 1,363 | 683,804 | |
Lam Research Corp.2 | 1,213 | 680,917 | |
salesforce.com, Inc.*,2 | 3,218 | 677,486 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.*,2 | 5,129 | 668,565 | |
Oracle Corp.2 | 8,342 | 633,742 | |
Teradyne, Inc.2 | 5,359 | 631,933 | |
Adobe, Inc.*,2 | 1,308 | 611,725 | |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*,2 | 8,243 | 600,997 | |
Intuit, Inc.2 | 1,263 | 599,129 | |
Zebra Technologies Corp. — Class A*,2 | 1,393 | 575,783 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.*,2 | 1,228 | 255,117 | |
Qlik Technologies, Inc. - Class A*,††† | 112 | 162,022 | |
Qlik Technologies, Inc. - Class B*,††† | 27,624 | 3 | |
Total Technology | 45,583,987 | ||
Communications - 1.9% | |||
Vacasa, Inc. — Class A* | 196,839 | 1,468,419 | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc.2 | 35,205 | 1,020,241 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc.2 | 12,074 | 1,012,888 | |
Expedia Group, Inc.*,2 | 5,128 | 1,005,652 | |
Corning, Inc.2 | 22,765 | 919,706 | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.*,2 | 7,460 | 919,147 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc.2 | 17,059 | 915,557 | |
AT&T, Inc.2 | 37,486 | 888,043 | |
DISH Network Corp. — Class A*,2 | 26,647 | 851,638 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.2 | 25,182 | 850,900 | |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.2 | 23,115 | 850,632 | |
Charter Communications, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 1,401 | 843,094 | |
Paramount Global — Class B2 | 27,424 | 839,449 | |
Walt Disney Co.*,2 | 5,606 | 832,267 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.*,2 | 383 | 831,972 | |
Comcast Corp. — Class A2 | 17,671 | 826,296 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.2 | 14,450 | 805,876 | |
Arista Networks, Inc.*,2 | 6,551 | 804,004 | |
Amazon.com, Inc.*,2 | 248 | 761,672 | |
CDW Corp.2 | 4,393 | 757,617 | |
F5, Inc.*,2 | 3,731 | 749,371 | |
VeriSign, Inc.*,2 | 3,499 | 747,806 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.2 | 1,837 | 745,987 | |
Match Group, Inc.*,2 | 6,569 | 732,378 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc.2 | 70,584 | 731,250 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc.2 | 3,232 | 712,430 | |
eBay, Inc.2 | 12,799 | 698,697 | |
Fox Corp. — Class A2 | 16,301 | 681,871 | |
Discovery, Inc. — Class C*,2 | 24,189 | 676,566 | |
News Corp. — Class A2 | 29,963 | 668,774 | |
Twitter, Inc.*,2 | 18,792 | 668,056 | |
Etsy, Inc.*,2 | 3,800 | 588,582 | |
Netflix, Inc.*,2 | 1,399 | 551,933 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 2,596 | 547,834 | |
Alphabet, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 149 | 402,470 | |
Discovery, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 13,466 | 377,721 | |
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C*,2 | 139 | 374,997 | |
Fox Corp. — Class B2 | 7,476 | 286,032 | |
News Corp. — Class B2 | 9,327 | 209,204 | |
Figs, Inc. — Class A*,2 | 10,450 | 171,694 | |
Total Communications | 29,328,723 | ||
Utilities - 1.7% | |||
TexGen Power LLC††† | 68,676 | 1,596,717 | |
Atmos Energy Corp.2 | 8,942 | 981,921 | |
Sempra Energy2 | 6,753 | 973,918 | |
NiSource, Inc.2 | 33,019 | 955,240 | |
Exelon Corp.2 | 22,429 | 954,578 | |
American Electric Power Company, Inc.2 | 10,194 | 924,086 | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.2 | 12,918 | 914,982 | |
FirstEnergy Corp.2 | 21,610 | 904,378 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 11,271 | 896,383 | |
DTE Energy Co.2 | 7,367 | 895,754 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc.2 | 10,364 | 888,920 | |
CMS Energy Corp.2 | 13,692 | 876,425 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.2 | 13,419 | 869,954 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc.2 | 12,873 | 866,739 | |
Southern Co.2 | 13,156 | 852,114 | |
Alliant Energy Corp.2 | 14,538 | 849,019 | |
Duke Energy Corp.2 | 8,434 | 846,858 | |
Ameren Corp.2 | 9,814 | 843,513 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.2 | 30,720 | 840,192 | |
Entergy Corp.2 | 7,971 | 838,629 | |
NRG Energy, Inc.2 | 22,032 | 833,691 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc.2 | 9,159 | 832,370 | |
Edison International2 | 12,767 | 809,683 | |
Evergy, Inc.2 | 12,790 | 798,224 | |
Eversource Energy2 | 9,742 | 796,896 | |
PPL Corp.2 | 29,801 | 779,892 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | 16,847 | 774,625 | |
AES Corp.2 | 35,061 | 744,345 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc.2 | 9,484 | 742,313 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Shares | Value | ||
COMMON STOCKS† - 29.8% (continued) |
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Utilities - 1.7% (continued) | |||
American Water Works Company, Inc.2 | 4,861 | $ 734,448 | |
Total Utilities | 26,416,807 | ||
Energy - 1.6% | |||
Occidental Petroleum Corp.2 | 27,825 | 1,216,787 | |
Halliburton Co.2 | 35,779 | 1,199,670 | |
Marathon Oil Corp.2 | 52,785 | 1,190,830 | |
Devon Energy Corp.2 | 19,718 | 1,174,207 | |
APA Corp.2 | 32,103 | 1,143,830 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.2 | 4,647 | 1,113,421 | |
ConocoPhillips2 | 11,650 | 1,105,119 | |
EOG Resources, Inc.2 | 9,547 | 1,097,141 | |
Hess Corp.2 | 10,816 | 1,093,065 | |
Schlumberger N.V.2 | 27,627 | 1,084,083 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp.2 | 13,588 | 1,065,571 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc.2 | 7,701 | 1,063,508 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp.2 | 13,443 | 1,046,806 | |
Chevron Corp.2 | 7,235 | 1,041,840 | |
Valero Energy Corp.2 | 12,084 | 1,009,135 | |
Williams Companies, Inc.2 | 32,139 | 1,005,308 | |
Phillips 662 | 11,806 | 994,538 | |
Baker Hughes Co.2 | 33,655 | 988,784 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. — Class A2 | 40,946 | 955,270 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc.2 | 52,981 | 921,869 | |
ONEOK, Inc.2 | 13,809 | 901,728 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.*,2 | 2,770 | 884,793 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.*,2 | 3,982 | 663,800 | |
Permian Production Partners LLC††† | 184,043 | 220,852 | |
Legacy Reserves, Inc.*,††† | 2,359 | 15,333 | |
Bruin E&P Partnership Units††† | 40,617 | 2,112 | |
Total Energy | 24,199,400 | ||
Basic Materials - 1.0% | |||
Mosaic Co.2 | 23,304 | 1,221,829 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.2 | 13,996 | 1,136,335 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.2 | 22,314 | 1,047,643 | |
Newmont Corp.2 | 15,261 | 1,010,278 | |
Nucor Corp.2 | 7,563 | 995,442 | |
FMC Corp.2 | 7,915 | 928,034 | |
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. — Class A2 | 9,522 | 925,824 | |
Dow, Inc.2 | 15,658 | 923,196 | |
Eastman Chemical Co.2 | 7,299 | 864,712 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.2 | 10,697 | 827,627 | |
International Paper Co.2 | 18,657 | 812,139 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.2 | 5,819 | 773,927 | |
Linde plc2 | 2,563 | 751,574 | |
Celanese Corp. — Class A2 | 5,320 | 740,970 | |
PPG Industries, Inc.2 | 5,241 | 699,411 | |
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.2 | 2,899 | 685,034 | |
Ecolab, Inc.2 | 3,690 | 650,399 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co.2 | 2,471 | 650,194 | |
Albemarle Corp.2 | 3,257 | 638,014 | |
Total Basic Materials | 16,282,582 | ||
Total Common Stocks | |||
(Cost $392,240,137) | 465,900,770 | ||
PREFERRED STOCKS†† - 6.0% | |||
Financial - 5.8% | |||
Wells Fargo & Co. | |||
4.75% | 183,750 | 4,198,687 | |
4.70% | 148,000 | 3,387,720 | |
3.90%*,2 | 3,300,000 | 3,176,250 | |
4.38% | 50,000 | 1,095,000 | |
Bank of America Corp. | |||
4.38% | 275,000 | 6,085,750 | |
6.50%*,2 | 2,000,000 | 2,132,500 | |
6.30%*,2 | 1,000,000 | 1,076,380 | |
4.13% | 26,000 | 553,020 | |
First Republic Bank | |||
4.50% | 200,000 | 4,382,000 | |
4.25% | 158,000 | 3,355,920 | |
4.13% | 84,800 | 1,781,648 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | |||
3.88%*,2 | 4,000,000 | 3,810,000 | |
4.15%* | 2,000,000 | 1,907,500 | |
4.00%*,2 | 1,750,000 | 1,690,675 | |
Kuvare US Holdings, Inc. | |||
7.00% due 02/17/51*,6 | 6,400,000 | 6,752,000 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | |||
5.38%*,2 | 3,000,000 | 3,158,250 | |
4.00%*,2 | 3,150,000 | 2,915,546 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.95%*,2 | 3,650,000 | 3,670,075 | |
4.30% | 82,000 | 1,733,480 | |
Markel Corp. | |||
6.00%*,2 | 4,770,000 | 5,040,411 | |
Public Storage | |||
4.63% | 144,400 | 3,347,192 | |
4.13% | 16,400 | 355,880 | |
W R Berkley Corp. | |||
4.13% due 03/30/61 | 126,000 | 2,850,120 | |
4.25% due 09/30/60 | 36,800 | 837,568 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | |||
4.13% due 09/01/60 | 140,000 | 3,207,400 | |
PartnerRe Ltd. | |||
4.88% | 128,000 | 3,038,720 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | |||
4.55% | 49,000 | 1,105,440 | |
4.20% | 40,000 | 858,400 | |
4.63% | 24,000 | 551,520 | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 09/15/60 | 100,000 | 2,287,000 | |
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | |||
5.13% due 11/25/60 | 80,000 | 1,852,800 | |
MetLife, Inc. | |||
3.85%*,2 | 1,820,000 | 1,806,350 | |
Assurant, Inc. | |||
5.25% due 01/15/61 | 58,000 | 1,414,040 | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | |||
5.95% | 46,000 | 1,186,340 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | |||
4.55% | 38,000 | 837,900 | |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | |||
4.60% | 36,000 | 799,920 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Shares | Value | ||
PREFERRED STOCKS†† - 6.0% (continued) |
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Financial - 5.8% (continued) | |||
Exide Technologies*,††† | 761 | $761,240 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | |||
4.70%*,2 | 670,000 | 687,588 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | |||
4.20% | 13,000 | 278,850 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | |||
4.25% due 06/15/61 | 11,000 | 251,790 | |
Total Financial | 90,218,870 | ||
Government - 0.2% | |||
Farmer Mac | |||
5.75% | 112,000 | 2,869,440 | |
AgriBank FCB | |||
6.88% | 4,000 | 420,000 | |
Total Government | 3,289,440 | ||
Total Preferred Stocks | |||
(Cost $98,486,993) | 93,508,310 | ||
WARRANTS† - 0.0% | |||
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. | |||
Expiring 07/24/25*,1 | 115,860 | 136,715 | |
KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp. - Class A | |||
Expiring 12/31/27*,1 | 195,882 | 114,043 | |
Aequi Acquisition Corp. | |||
Expiring 11/30/27*,1 | 246,299 | 73,176 | |
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. | |||
Expiring 12/31/27* | 26,852 | 23,146 | |
AfterNext HealthTech Acquisition Corp. | |||
Expiring 07/09/23* | 35,766 | 17,883 | |
MSD Acquisition Corp. | |||
Expiring 05/13/23*,1 | 23,373 | 17,670 | |
Waverley Capital Acquisition Corp. 1 - Class A | |||
Expiring 04/30/27*,1 | 31,300 | 16,558 | |
RXR Acquisition Corp. | |||
Expiring 03/08/26*,1 | 32,105 | 15,863 | |
Conyers Park III Acquisition Corp. | |||
Expiring 08/12/28* | 33,200 | 15,272 | |
Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. | |||
Expiring 03/31/26*,1 | 32,766 | 14,089 | |
Colicity, Inc. - Class A | |||
Expiring 12/31/27*,1 | 24,102 | 11,988 | |
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp. | |||
Expiring 07/30/26*,1 | 14,324 | 7,305 | |
Total Warrants | |||
(Cost $2,301,369) | 463,708 | ||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS† - 12.5% | |||
iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF2 | 318,561 | 64,769,823 | |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust2 | 147,986 | 64,615,127 | |
Invesco QQQ Trust Series2 | 186,303 | 64,609,880 | |
iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF | 50,885 | 1,852,214 | |
Total Exchange-Traded Funds | |||
(Cost $151,468,855) | 195,847,044 | ||
CLOSED-END FUNDS† - 2.5% | |||
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust2 | 287,142 | 6,747,837 | |
Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund | 289,790 | 6,082,692 | |
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund | 290,484 | 4,551,884 | |
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.2 | 363,427 | 3,928,646 | |
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust2 | 228,121 | 2,707,796 | |
Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals | 211,442 | 2,571,135 | |
Invesco Municipal Trust2 | 187,912 | 2,219,241 | |
Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund2 | 137,047 | 1,811,761 | |
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II2 | 162,563 | 1,793,070 | |
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust | 107,502 | 1,440,527 | |
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust2 | 88,777 | 1,143,448 | |
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.2 | 68,740 | 1,011,165 | |
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund | 31,057 | 439,457 | |
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund2 | 33,315 | 390,452 | |
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.2 | 36,527 | 387,186 | |
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund | 25,643 | 370,541 | |
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.2 | 63,446 | 294,390 | |
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.2 | 24,594 | 215,935 | |
Total Closed-End Funds | |||
(Cost $37,543,819) | 38,107,163 | ||
MONEY MARKET FUND† - 1.4% | |||
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund — Institutional Shares, 0.01%7 | 15,762,833 | 15,762,833 | |
Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund — Institutional Shares, 0.01%7 | 6,442,456 | 6,442,456 | |
Total Money Market Fund | |||
(Cost $22,205,289) | 22,205,289 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 46.4% | |||
Financial - 11.9% | |||
Morgan Stanley Finance LLC | |||
1.50% (Daily reference value of Alphas Managed Accounts Platform LXXIX Ltd. – 1.50%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 10/23/298 | 13,500,000 | $12,841,200 | |
Dyal Capital Partners III | |||
4.40% due 06/15/40††† | 10,000,000 | 9,905,300 | |
Wilton RE Ltd. | |||
6.00%†††,2,5,6,9 | 7,800,000 | 7,688,382 | |
Maple Grove Funding Trust I | |||
4.16% due 08/15/512,6 | 8,000,000 | 7,459,709 | |
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Company-Issuer Corp. | |||
5.00% due 08/15/282,6 | 7,500,000 | 7,218,750 | |
Hunt Companies, Inc. | |||
5.25% due 04/15/292,6 | 7,325,000 | 7,011,398 | |
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC | |||
5.50% due 11/15/252,6 | 4,060,000 | 3,907,750 | |
5.50% due 04/15/292,6 | 1,925,000 | 1,761,375 | |
5.75% due 06/15/272,6 | 1,250,000 | 1,194,431 | |
NFP Corp. | |||
6.88% due 08/15/282,6 | 6,925,000 | 6,438,519 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | |||
5.63% due 07/15/322,6 | 6,500,000 | 6,429,605 | |
OneMain Finance Corp. | |||
4.00% due 09/15/302 | 2,200,000 | 2,006,499 | |
6.13% due 03/15/242 | 1,500,000 | 1,545,000 | |
7.13% due 03/15/262 | 1,100,000 | 1,192,400 | |
3.88% due 09/15/28 | 800,000 | 741,000 | |
6.63% due 01/15/282 | 450,000 | 480,785 | |
8.88% due 06/01/252 | 350,000 | 369,250 | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | |||
4.30% due 02/01/612,6 | 7,300,000 | 6,004,250 | |
Home Point Capital, Inc. | |||
5.00% due 02/01/262,6 | 6,650,000 | 5,486,250 | |
National Life Insurance Co. | |||
10.50% due 09/15/392,6 | 3,400,000 | 5,328,923 | |
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC | |||
6.75% due 05/15/282,6 | 4,800,000 | 5,016,000 | |
Hampton Roads PPV LLC | |||
6.62% due 06/15/536 | 4,735,000 | 4,951,217 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 03/15/292,6 | 4,172,000 | 4,052,055 | |
4.38% due 05/15/316 | 550,000 | 536,250 | |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. | |||
5.00% due 03/01/312 | 2,825,000 | 2,741,168 | |
4.75% due 02/01/302 | 1,450,000 | 1,386,563 | |
4.75% due 03/01/292 | 425,000 | 415,093 | |
RXR Realty LLC | |||
5.25% due 07/17/25††† | 4,200,000 | 4,348,680 | |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | |||
7.50% due 11/24/432,5,6 | 3,000,000 | 3,196,500 | |
5.88%2,5,6,9 | 950,000 | 979,688 | |
Sherwood Financing plc | |||
6.00% due 11/15/266 | GBP 2,000,000 | 2,540,763 | |
4.50% due 11/15/266 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,068,018 | |
Ares Finance Company IV LLC | |||
3.65% due 02/01/522,6 | 4,100,000 | 3,570,848 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, LP | |||
3.50% due 09/15/302 | 3,610,000 | 3,521,876 | |
Jane Street Group / JSG Finance, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 11/15/292,6 | 3,500,000 | 3,412,500 | |
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | |||
5.00% due 06/15/272 | 2,950,000 | 3,203,964 | |
Barclays plc | |||
7.75%2,5,9 | 3,000,000 | 3,135,600 | |
HUB International Ltd. | |||
5.63% due 12/01/292,6 | 2,500,000 | 2,375,000 | |
7.00% due 05/01/262,6 | 550,000 | 553,685 | |
BBC Military Housing-Navy Northeast LLC | |||
6.30% due 10/15/49†††,2 | 2,800,000 | 2,856,952 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | |||
4.38% due 06/15/502 | 2,560,000 | 2,795,918 | |
Assurant, Inc. | |||
4.90% due 03/27/28 | 1,950,000 | 2,139,355 | |
7.00% due 03/27/482,5 | 400,000 | 438,000 | |
Global Atlantic Finance Co. | |||
4.70% due 10/15/512,5,6 | 2,700,000 | 2,568,780 | |
Bank of America Corp. | |||
4.38%5,9 | 2,650,000 | 2,553,805 | |
Fort Knox Military Housing Privatization Project | |||
5.82% due 02/15/526 | 1,870,925 | 2,107,799 | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | |||
3.38% due 03/03/312 | 2,000,000 | 1,976,920 | |
First American Financial Corp. | |||
4.00% due 05/15/302 | 1,740,000 | 1,815,457 | |
OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc. | |||
4.25% due 10/15/502,6 | 1,730,000 | 1,769,337 | |
AmWINS Group, Inc. | |||
4.88% due 06/30/292,6 | 1,725,000 | 1,643,062 | |
Atlas Mara Ltd. | |||
due 12/31/21†††,10,11 | 2,200,000 | 1,573,000 | |
PHM Group Holding Oy | |||
4.75% due 06/18/266 | EUR 1,400,000 | 1,556,568 | |
Newmark Group, Inc. | |||
6.13% due 11/15/232 | 1,450,000 | 1,512,858 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | |||
6.88% due 12/15/332 | 1,100,000 | 1,454,862 | |
Allianz SE | |||
3.50%2,5,6,9 | 1,400,000 | 1,307,250 | |
GLP Capital Limited Partnership / GLP Financing II, Inc. | |||
5.30% due 01/15/292 | 1,050,000 | 1,141,484 | |
Ryan Specialty Group LLC | |||
4.38% due 02/01/306 | 1,100,000 | 1,058,255 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 46.4% (continued) | |||
Financial - 11.9% (continued) | |||
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. | |||
3.25% due 10/01/31 | 1,100,000 | $1,054,306 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | |||
3.15% due 06/15/302 | 1,000,000 | 994,976 | |
PartnerRe Finance B LLC | |||
4.50% due 10/01/502,5 | 950,000 | 931,000 | |
Fort Benning Family Communities LLC | |||
6.09% due 01/15/516 | 704,631 | 808,216 | |
Pacific Beacon LLC | |||
5.63% due 07/15/516 | 677,334 | 767,501 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | |||
5.13% due 03/01/525 | 700,000 | 709,625 | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Company-Issuer | |||
4.25% due 10/15/272,6 | 725,000 | 699,625 | |
Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Company-Issuer, Inc. | |||
3.88% due 03/01/316 | 700,000 | 655,375 | |
Macquarie Bank Ltd. | |||
3.62% due 06/03/306 | 640,000 | 633,951 | |
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC | |||
5.75% due 12/01/252,6 | 450,000 | 455,805 | |
Fort Gordon Housing LLC | |||
6.32% due 05/15/516 | 200,000 | 242,188 | |
USI, Inc. | |||
6.88% due 05/01/252,6 | 150,000 | 150,632 | |
Total Financial | 186,389,106 | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 7.8% | |||
US Foods, Inc. | |||
6.25% due 04/15/252,6 | 3,000,000 | 3,102,900 | |
4.63% due 06/01/302,6 | 2,500,000 | 2,430,950 | |
4.75% due 02/15/292,6 | 2,250,000 | 2,225,700 | |
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. | |||
4.88% due 06/01/282,6 | 8,025,000 | 7,708,574 | |
BCP V Modular Services Finance II plc | |||
6.13% due 10/30/286 | GBP 4,250,000 | 5,311,611 | |
4.75% due 10/30/286 | EUR 1,550,000 | 1,650,493 | |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc. | |||
5.25% due 10/01/292,6 | 5,200,000 | 4,966,000 | |
3.88% due 04/01/292,6 | 2,000,000 | 1,897,670 | |
CPI CG, Inc. | |||
8.63% due 03/15/262,6 | 6,800,000 | 6,466,392 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc. | |||
7.38% due 09/01/252,6 | 3,725,000 | 3,860,795 | |
9.25% due 04/15/252,6 | 1,875,000 | 2,114,550 | |
Sotheby's | |||
7.38% due 10/15/272,6 | 4,899,000 | 5,101,378 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. | |||
5.20% due 07/15/452 | 1,400,000 | 1,579,662 | |
5.00% due 06/04/422 | 1,225,000 | 1,350,563 | |
4.38% due 06/01/462 | 1,300,000 | 1,332,500 | |
4.88% due 10/01/492 | 600,000 | 664,500 | |
Altria Group, Inc. | |||
3.70% due 02/04/512 | 6,000,000 | 4,904,056 | |
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH | |||
5.50% due 01/15/282,6 | 4,195,000 | 4,192,315 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co. | |||
5.63% due 10/01/282,6 | 1,900,000 | 1,836,074 | |
4.75% due 07/15/312,6 | 1,300,000 | 1,157,000 | |
5.88% due 10/01/302,6 | 975,000 | 944,249 | |
KeHE Distributors LLC / KeHE Finance Corp. | |||
8.63% due 10/15/262,6 | 3,632,000 | 3,840,840 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 09/15/312,6 | 3,925,000 | 3,635,531 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | |||
6.38% due 02/15/292,6 | 3,550,000 | 3,399,125 | |
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. | |||
7.50% due 04/01/272,6 | 3,345,000 | 3,350,503 | |
FAGE International S.A. / FAGE USA Dairy Industry, Inc. | |||
5.63% due 08/15/262,6 | 3,301,000 | 3,342,262 | |
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. | |||
5.00% due 04/15/292,6 | 2,400,000 | 2,370,000 | |
5.50% due 07/01/286 | 550,000 | 551,375 | |
Nathan's Famous, Inc. | |||
6.63% due 11/01/252,6 | 2,676,000 | 2,702,760 | |
Sotheby's/Bidfair Holdings, Inc. | |||
5.88% due 06/01/292,6 | 2,700,000 | 2,673,000 | |
Avantor Funding, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 07/15/282,6 | 1,700,000 | 1,725,500 | |
3.88% due 11/01/292,6 | 925,000 | 890,137 | |
Castor S.p.A. | |||
5.25% (3 Month EURIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 02/15/29◊,6 | EUR 2,300,000 | 2,560,572 | |
Legends Hospitality Holding Company LLC / Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc. | |||
5.00% due 02/01/262,6 | 2,575,000 | 2,523,500 | |
Option Care Health, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 10/31/292,6 | 2,275,000 | 2,195,375 | |
ADT Security Corp. | |||
4.13% due 08/01/292,6 | 1,050,000 | 990,003 | |
4.88% due 07/15/326 | 1,000,000 | 932,500 | |
Royalty Pharma plc | |||
3.55% due 09/02/502 | 2,100,000 | 1,822,650 | |
DaVita, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 06/01/302,6 | 1,900,000 | 1,821,625 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 46.4% (continued) | |||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 7.8% | |||
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I SARL / Endo US, Inc. | |||
6.13% due 04/01/292,6 | 1,900,000 | $1,786,000 | |
Gartner, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 07/01/282,6 | 1,700,000 | 1,722,151 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc. | |||
5.50% due 07/15/302,6 | 1,700,000 | 1,691,500 | |
HealthEquity, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 10/01/292,6 | 1,550,000 | 1,475,367 | |
Grifols Escrow Issuer S.A. | |||
4.75% due 10/15/282,6 | 1,350,000 | 1,275,750 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc. | |||
7.00% due 12/31/276 | 1,038,000 | 878,356 | |
5.00% due 12/31/266 | 250,000 | 225,625 | |
APi Escrow Corp. | |||
4.75% due 10/15/292,6 | 1,125,000 | 1,063,125 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 09/01/282 | 1,150,000 | 1,049,375 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co. | |||
4.13% due 10/15/302 | 625,000 | 593,625 | |
4.13% due 04/30/316 | 400,000 | 374,000 | |
WW International, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 04/15/296 | 950,000 | 797,668 | |
AMN Healthcare, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 10/01/272,6 | 725,000 | 717,750 | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. | |||
3.50% due 04/01/306 | 625,000 | 581,812 | |
Carriage Services, Inc. | |||
4.25% due 05/15/292,6 | 575,000 | 542,627 | |
Performance Food Group, Inc. | |||
6.88% due 05/01/252,6 | 450,000 | 466,313 | |
APi Group DE, Inc. | |||
4.13% due 07/15/296 | 400,000 | 368,568 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 03/15/312,6 | 300,000 | 287,250 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc. | |||
3.75% due 04/01/316 | 300,000 | 276,435 | |
Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc. | |||
9.50% due 07/31/272,6 | 181,000 | 176,475 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 122,474,962 | ||
Consumer, Cyclical - 7.2% | |||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | |||
7.00% due 05/01/252,6 | 10,535,000 | 11,704,698 | |
Marriott International, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 06/15/30 | 2,320,000 | 2,505,013 | |
3.50% due 10/15/322 | 1,400,000 | 1,395,877 | |
2.85% due 04/15/31 | 1,280,000 | 1,220,024 | |
5.75% due 05/01/25 | 490,000 | 536,239 | |
JB Poindexter & Company, Inc. | |||
7.13% due 04/15/262,6 | 5,275,000 | 5,475,450 | |
Air Canada Class A Pass Through Trust | |||
5.25% due 04/01/292,6 | 4,721,203 | 5,013,368 | |
Suburban Propane Partners Limited Partnership/Suburban Energy Finance Corp. | |||
5.88% due 03/01/272 | 3,210,000 | 3,270,187 | |
5.00% due 06/01/312,6 | 1,800,000 | 1,710,000 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd. | |||
4.75% due 10/20/282,6 | 3,950,000 | 4,119,559 | |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Company, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 01/15/292,6 | 4,100,000 | 3,925,750 | |
Wabash National Corp. | |||
4.50% due 10/15/282,6 | 4,100,000 | 3,888,645 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | |||
4.10% due 04/15/502 | 3,800,000 | 3,809,528 | |
Station Casinos LLC | |||
4.63% due 12/01/312,6 | 4,000,000 | 3,770,000 | |
Williams Scotsman International, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 08/15/282,6 | 3,675,000 | 3,624,469 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | |||
6.50% due 05/15/272,6 | 3,350,000 | 3,586,711 | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd. | |||
6.50% due 06/20/272,6 | 3,350,000 | 3,534,250 | |
Air Canada | |||
4.63% due 08/15/296 | CAD 2,800,000 | 2,156,931 | |
3.88% due 08/15/262,6 | 825,000 | 801,071 | |
Powdr Corp. | |||
6.00% due 08/01/252,6 | 2,790,000 | 2,877,187 | |
PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp. | |||
4.75% due 02/15/282,6 | 2,725,000 | 2,718,187 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | |||
4.00% due 04/01/312 | 2,150,000 | 1,972,625 | |
4.38% due 02/01/32 | 700,000 | 646,170 | |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd. | |||
5.75% due 01/20/262,6 | 2,575,000 | 2,607,187 | |
United Airlines, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 04/15/292,6 | 2,575,000 | 2,511,900 | |
Aramark Services, Inc. | |||
6.38% due 05/01/252,6 | 2,300,000 | 2,381,650 | |
5.00% due 02/01/282,6 | 110,000 | 110,196 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 01/31/322 | 1,987,000 | 1,947,260 | |
7.75% due 04/01/252,6 | 450,000 | 468,878 | |
HP Communities LLC | |||
6.82% due 09/15/536 | 940,217 | 1,207,612 | |
6.16% due 09/15/536 | 1,000,000 | 1,202,328 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 46.4% (continued) | |||
Consumer, Cyclical - 7.2% | |||
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. | |||
7.00% due 07/01/252,6 | 1,925,000 | $2,010,537 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp. | |||
5.75% due 04/23/302 | 1,690,000 | 1,948,100 | |
Superior Plus Limited Partnership / Superior General Partner, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 03/15/292,6 | 2,000,000 | 1,907,500 | |
Picasso Finance Sub, Inc. | |||
6.13% due 06/15/252,6 | 1,683,000 | 1,735,594 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | |||
8.63% due 06/01/252,6 | 1,624,000 | 1,709,260 | |
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc. | |||
6.75% due 07/15/252,6 | 1,650,000 | 1,703,625 | |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 08/15/282,6 | 1,625,000 | 1,600,625 | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. | |||
3.88% due 01/15/286 | 850,000 | 826,625 | |
4.00% due 10/15/306 | 725,000 | 669,719 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc. | |||
3.63% due 02/15/322,6 | 1,350,000 | 1,283,310 | |
Boyne USA, Inc. | |||
4.75% due 05/15/292,6 | 1,250,000 | 1,228,125 | |
Crocs, Inc. | |||
4.13% due 08/15/312,6 | 1,400,000 | 1,193,500 | |
Clarios Global, LP / Clarios US Finance Co. | |||
8.50% due 05/15/276 | 1,050,000 | 1,094,625 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 08/15/292,6 | 1,150,000 | 1,060,875 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | |||
6.25% due 05/15/252,6 | 1,000,000 | 1,030,000 | |
Clarios Global, LP | |||
6.75% due 05/15/256 | 990,000 | 1,027,343 | |
Allison Transmission, Inc. | |||
3.75% due 01/30/312,6 | 1,100,000 | 1,021,625 | |
Scientific Games Holdings Limited Partnership/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc. | |||
6.63% due 03/01/306 | 650,000 | 645,600 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | |||
3.88% due 10/15/316 | 700,000 | 628,849 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | |||
4.13% due 07/01/296 | 675,000 | 624,375 | |
United Airlines Class AA Pass Through Trust | |||
3.45% due 12/01/27 | 467,596 | 476,561 | |
Superior Plus, LP | |||
4.25% due 05/18/286 | CAD 350,000 | 266,338 | |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 112,391,661 | ||
Communications - 5.3% | |||
Altice France S.A. | |||
5.50% due 10/15/292,6 | 8,175,000 | 7,490,344 | |
5.13% due 07/15/292,6 | 3,025,000 | 2,737,625 | |
8.13% due 02/01/272,6 | 1,300,000 | 1,368,510 | |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. | |||
8.00% due 08/01/292,6 | 6,300,000 | 5,767,902 | |
5.75% due 08/01/282,6 | 3,525,000 | 3,345,754 | |
Paramount Global | |||
4.95% due 05/19/502 | 6,390,000 | 6,974,269 | |
VZ Secured Financing BV | |||
5.00% due 01/15/322,6 | 6,850,000 | 6,490,375 | |
British Telecommunications plc | |||
4.88% due 11/23/812,5,6 | 5,550,000 | 5,328,000 | |
4.25% due 11/23/815,6 | 950,000 | 914,375 | |
Cengage Learning, Inc. | |||
9.50% due 06/15/242,6 | 4,976,000 | 4,984,509 | |
UPC Broadband Finco BV | |||
4.88% due 07/15/312,6 | 4,550,000 | 4,345,250 | |
Corning, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 11/15/572 | 4,100,000 | 4,284,353 | |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC | |||
6.75% due 10/15/272,6 | 2,114,000 | 2,184,238 | |
5.13% due 07/15/292,6
|
1,900,000
|
1,825,900
| |
Vodafone Group plc | |||
5.13% due 06/04/812,5 | 4,100,000 | 3,659,250 | |
AMC Networks, Inc. | |||
4.25% due 02/15/292 | 3,450,000 | 3,230,062 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | |||
4.50% due 06/01/332,6 | 1,225,000 | 1,148,437 | |
4.25% due 01/15/342,6 | 750,000 | 689,550 | |
4.50% due 05/01/32 | 325,000 | 308,750 | |
Ciena Corp. | |||
4.00% due 01/31/306 | 2,150,000 | 2,117,363 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | |||
3.63% due 01/15/292,6 | 1,500,000 | 1,313,800 | |
3.75% due 07/15/296 | 600,000 | 535,152 | |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc | |||
4.25% due 01/31/312,6 | 1,225,000 | 1,127,000 | |
4.75% due 07/15/316 | 650,000 | 623,155 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 09/15/262,6 | 1,800,000 | 1,719,891 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc. | |||
7.00% due 07/15/252,6 | 1,575,000 | 1,630,125 | |
CSC Holdings LLC | |||
4.63% due 12/01/302,6 | 1,913,000 | 1,594,251 | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers, Inc. | |||
9.00% due 02/15/252,6 | 1,500,000 | 1,573,125 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc | |||
4.50% due 08/15/302,6 | 1,200,000 | 1,134,564 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 46.4% (continued) | |||
Communications - 5.3% (continued) | |||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | |||
3.88% due 09/01/312,6 | 900,000 | $829,143 | |
Match Group Holdings II LLC | |||
3.63% due 10/01/316 | 875,000 | 815,938 | |
Ziggo BV | |||
4.88% due 01/15/306 | 725,000 | 696,131 | |
Ziggo Bond Company BV | |||
5.13% due 02/28/302,6 | 500,000 | 466,250 | |
Total Communications | 83,253,341 | ||
Industrial - 5.0% | |||
Boeing Co. | |||
5.81% due 05/01/502 | 9,400,000 | 11,167,284 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc. | |||
9.75% due 07/15/282,6 | 7,717,000 | 7,967,802 | |
5.25% due 07/15/282,6 | 2,025,000 | 1,969,312 | |
Standard Industries, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 07/15/302,6 | 7,050,000 | 6,674,799 | |
3.38% due 01/15/312,6 | 1,100,000 | 973,500 | |
Artera Services LLC | |||
9.03% due 12/04/252,6 | 6,290,000 | 6,306,983 | |
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. | |||
7.88% due 03/01/232,6 | 5,853,000 | 5,629,005 | |
Harsco Corp. | |||
5.75% due 07/31/272,6 | 3,624,000 | 3,569,640 | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | |||
5.25% due 06/01/292,6 | 3,450,000 | 3,454,934 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | |||
3.00% due 01/15/292 | 1,175,000 | 1,114,781 | |
5.95% due 02/01/372 | 875,000 | 968,074 | |
6.88% due 05/01/252 | 800,000 | 881,106 | |
GrafTech Finance, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 12/15/282,6 | 2,785,000 | 2,706,324 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. | |||
8.50% due 04/15/242,6 | 1,700,000 | 1,734,000 | |
5.50% due 04/15/246 | 800,000 | 796,000 | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance plc | |||
4.00% due 09/01/292,6 | 2,300,000 | 2,156,940 | |
TransDigm, Inc. | |||
8.00% due 12/15/252,6 | 2,050,000 | 2,140,651 | |
Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp. | |||
5.25% due 01/15/292,6 | 1,775,000 | 1,781,656 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. | |||
4.25% due 02/01/322,6 | 1,675,000 | 1,607,858 | |
Deuce FinCo plc | |||
5.50% due 06/15/27 | GBP 1,200,000 | 1,542,882 | |
TK Elevator US Newco, Inc. | |||
5.25% due 07/15/272,6 | 1,550,000 | 1,534,500 | |
Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. | |||
6.00% due 02/01/262,6 | 1,525,000 | 1,508,179 | |
Cellnex Finance Company S.A. | |||
3.88% due 07/07/412,6 | 1,750,000 | 1,461,407 | |
JELD-WEN, Inc. | |||
6.25% due 05/15/252,6 | 1,350,000 | 1,388,813 | |
Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V. | |||
5.50% due 12/20/272,11 | 1,374,069 | 1,249,414 | |
Amsted Industries, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 05/15/302,6 | 950,000 | 935,522 | |
Ball Corp. | |||
3.13% due 09/15/312 | 875,000 | 803,591 | |
GATX Corp. | |||
4.00% due 06/30/302 | 560,000 | 590,651 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc. | |||
5.75% due 06/15/252 | 325,000 | 336,915 | |
3.75% due 03/01/31 | 250,000 | 238,651 | |
Intertape Polymer Group, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 06/15/296 | 600,000 | 568,650 | |
TopBuild Corp. | |||
4.13% due 02/15/326
|
400,000
|
380,360
| |
PGT Innovations, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 10/01/296 | 400,000 | 375,928 | |
Arcosa, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 04/15/292,6 | 350,000 | 331,625 | |
EnerSys | |||
4.38% due 12/15/272,6 | 325,000 | 321,750 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. | |||
5.75% due 10/15/26 | 115,000 | 119,311 | |
Exide Technologies | |||
due 10/31/24†††,10 | 2,353,687 | 3 | |
Total Industrial | 77,288,801 | ||
Energy - 3.8% | |||
Global Partners Limited Partnership / GLP Finance Corp. | |||
7.00% due 08/01/272 | 4,800,000 | 4,836,000 | |
6.88% due 01/15/292 | 2,980,000 | 3,025,326 | |
ITT Holdings LLC | |||
6.50% due 08/01/292,6 | 7,950,000 | 7,453,125 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | |||
6.20% due 03/15/402 | 2,100,000 | 2,336,849 | |
7.00% due 11/15/272 | 2,000,000 | 2,174,976 | |
4.30% due 08/15/392 | 2,100,000 | 1,984,500 | |
4.63% due 06/15/45 | 750,000 | 722,051 | |
BP Capital Markets plc | |||
4.88% 2,5,9 | 6,750,000 | 6,689,925 | |
NuStar Logistics, LP | |||
6.38% due 10/01/302 | 5,625,000 | 5,698,575 | |
5.63% due 04/28/27 | 200,000 | 200,179 | |
6.00% due 06/01/26 | 125,000 | 127,000 | |
CVR Energy, Inc. | |||
5.25% due 02/15/252,6 | 2,275,000 | 2,202,268 | |
5.75% due 02/15/282,6 | 2,100,000 | 1,979,250 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 46.4% (continued) | |||
Energy - 3.8% (continued) | |||
Parkland Corp. | |||
4.63% due 05/01/302,6 | 2,700,000 | $2,554,875 | |
4.50% due 10/01/292,6 | 1,300,000 | 1,225,796 | |
Hess Corp. | |||
5.60% due 02/15/412 | 1,550,000 | 1,778,027 | |
6.00% due 01/15/402 | 1,000,000 | 1,181,269 | |
7.13% due 03/15/33 | 500,000 | 634,012 | |
Midwest Connector Capital Company LLC | |||
4.63% due 04/01/292,6 | 1,809,000 | 1,871,251 | |
Rattler Midstream, LP | |||
5.63% due 07/15/252,6 | 1,650,000 | 1,678,875 | |
TransMontaigne Partners Limited Partnership / TLP Finance Corp. | |||
6.13% due 02/15/262 | 1,525,000 | 1,479,250 | |
Southwestern Energy Co. | |||
5.38% due 02/01/292 | 1,400,000 | 1,440,278 | |
Exterran Energy Solutions Limited Partnership / EES Finance Corp. | |||
8.13% due 05/01/252 | 1,201,000 | 1,205,702 | |
Energy Transfer, LP | |||
4.25% due 04/01/242 | 1,000,000 | 1,029,390 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc. | |||
7.50% due 05/15/256 | 970,000 | 992,155 | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC | |||
4.13% due 08/15/316 | 775,000 | 767,250 | |
Buckeye Partners, LP | |||
4.35% due 10/15/242 | 750,000 | 751,313 | |
DT Midstream, Inc. | |||
4.13% due 06/15/296 | 425,000 | 410,125 | |
FLNG Liquefaction 2 LLC | |||
4.13% due 03/31/382,6 | 252,945 | 262,805 | |
Viper Energy Partners, LP | |||
5.38% due 11/01/272,6 | 200,000 | 205,200 | |
Basic Energy Services, Inc. | |||
due 10/15/2310,11 | 1,075,000 | 59,125 | |
Schahin II Finance Co. SPV Ltd. | |||
due 09/25/2210,11 | 1,216,133 | 30,403 | |
Total Energy | 58,987,125 | ||
Basic Materials - 2.3% | |||
SCIL IV LLC / SCIL USA Holdings LLC | |||
5.38% due 11/01/262,6 | 5,875,000 | 5,865,659 | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV | |||
5.50% due 12/15/272,6 | 3,625,000 | 3,779,063 | |
6.13% due 05/15/282,6 | 1,475,000 | 1,552,437 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | |||
6.38% due 07/15/282 | 5,225,000 | 5,270,719 | |
EverArc Escrow SARL | |||
5.00% due 10/30/292,6 | 5,250,000 | 4,856,250 | |
Clearwater Paper Corp. | |||
4.75% due 08/15/282,6 | 2,547,000 | 2,394,180 | |
WR Grace Holdings LLC | |||
4.88% due 06/15/272,6 | 2,050,000 | 2,047,991 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | |||
6.75% due 12/01/272,6 | 1,725,000 | 1,791,156 | |
Illuminate Buyer LLC / Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc. | |||
9.00% due 07/01/282,6 | 1,625,000 | 1,719,153 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | |||
4.63% due 03/01/282,6 | 1,000,000 | 944,270 | |
4.50% due 06/01/316 | 500,000 | 450,310 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | |||
5.00% due 07/01/282,6 | 1,350,000 | 1,323,000 | |
Arconic Corp. | |||
6.00% due 05/15/252,6 | 1,200,000 | 1,236,000 | |
HB Fuller Co. | |||
4.25% due 10/15/282 | 1,150,000 | 1,094,696 | |
Diamond BC BV | |||
4.63% due 10/01/296 | 825,000 | 750,923 | |
Valvoline, Inc. | |||
3.63% due 06/15/316 | 760,000 | 680,686 | |
Mirabela Nickel Ltd. | |||
due 06/24/1910,11 | 2,667,995 | 133,400 | |
Total Basic Materials | 35,889,893 | ||
Technology - 1.6% | |||
Minerva Merger Sub, Inc. | |||
6.50% due 02/15/306 | 7,900,000 | 7,605,488 | |
NCR Corp. | |||
5.25% due 10/01/302,6 | 3,150,000 | 3,052,728 | |
6.13% due 09/01/292,6 | 1,550,000 | 1,608,590 | |
5.13% due 04/15/296 | 900,000 | 889,875 | |
Boxer Parent Company, Inc. | |||
7.13% due 10/02/252,6 | 2,350,000 | 2,432,250 | |
Oracle Corp. | |||
3.95% due 03/25/512 | 2,100,000 | 1,923,687 | |
Playtika Holding Corp. | |||
4.25% due 03/15/292,6 | 2,025,000 | 1,883,250 | |
Twilio, Inc. | |||
3.88% due 03/15/312 | 2,000,000 | 1,877,750 | |
TeamSystem S.p.A. | |||
3.50% due 02/15/28 | EUR 1,700,000 | 1,778,183 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | |||
5.00% due 12/15/292,6 | 1,800,000 | 1,728,000 | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc. | |||
5.75% due 03/01/256 | 400,000 | 398,200 | |
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 07/01/292,6 | 325,000 | 320,684 | |
Total Technology | 25,498,685 | ||
Utilities - 1.5% | |||
Midcap Funding XLVI Trust | |||
3.61% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.61%) due 11/22/23◊,††† | 9,250,000 | 9,252,498 | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC | |||
3.52% due 12/31/39††† | 6,200,000 | 5,999,554 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 46.4% (continued) | |||
Utilities - 1.5% (continued) | |||
Terraform Global Operating LLC | |||
6.13% due 03/01/262,6 | 5,255,000 | $5,241,863 | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC | |||
3.75% due 02/15/312,6 | 2,100,000 | 1,953,724 | |
3.75% due 01/15/326 | 525,000 | 490,901 | |
Petershill II Senior Secured Notes | |||
5.00% due 12/02/39††† | 839,000 | 869,028 | |
5.00% due 07/15/39††† | 161,000 | 166,762 | |
Total Utilities | 23,974,330 | ||
Total Corporate Bonds | |||
(Cost $745,486,678) | 726,147,904 | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% | |||
Consumer, Cyclical - 8.5% | |||
Pacific Bells, LLC | |||
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 11/10/28 | 7,967,010 | 7,902,318 | |
CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd. | |||
5.05% (1 Month GBP SONIA + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 06/23/25 | GBP 5,340,000 | 7,044,978 | |
FR Refuel LLC | |||
5.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 11/08/28††† | 7,066,667 | 6,996,000 | |
Accuride Corp. | |||
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 11/17/23 | 6,965,969 | 6,661,207 | |
SP PF Buyer LLC | |||
4.71% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/22/25 | 5,689,684 | 5,445,482 | |
NFM & J LLC | |||
6.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 11/23/27††† | 4,977,945 | 4,925,787 | |
NES Global Talent | |||
6.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.50%) due 05/11/23 | 5,151,256 | 4,855,059 | |
First Brands Group LLC | |||
6.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 03/30/27 | 4,813,625 | 4,777,523 | |
Zephyr Bidco Ltd. | |||
5.23% (1 Month GBP LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/23/25 | GBP 3,000,000 | 3,935,961 | |
7.98% (1 Month GBP LIBOR + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 07/23/26 | GBP 360,000 | 475,816 | |
MB2 Dental Solutions LLC | |||
7.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 01/29/27††† | 3,207,879 | 3,155,328 | |
7.11% ((3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%) and (Commercial Prime Lending Rate + 6.00%), Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 01/29/27††† | 1,057,480 | 1,040,156 | |
EnTrans International LLC | |||
6.21% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 11/01/24 | 4,276,925 | 4,009,617 | |
Alexander Mann | |||
5.16% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 06/16/25 | 2,600,000 | 2,522,000 | |
5.17% (6 Month GBP LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 06/16/25 | GBP 1,150,000 | 1,469,834 | |
CCRR Parent, Inc. | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/06/28 | 3,970,000 | 3,945,188 | |
Truck Hero, Inc. | |||
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 01/31/28 | 3,970,000 | 3,891,950 | |
Secretariat Advisors LLC | |||
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 12/29/28††† | 3,800,000 | 3,790,500 | |
BRE/Everbright M6 Borrower LLC | |||
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 09/09/26 | 3,491,250 | 3,476,692 | |
Breitling Financing SARL | |||
4.00% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 10/25/28 | EUR 2,800,000 | 3,109,366 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Consumer, Cyclical - 8.5% (continued) | |||
WIRB - Copernicus Group, Inc. | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 01/08/27 | 3,108,200 | $3,090,732 | |
PetSmart LLC | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/11/28 | 2,835,750 | 2,819,813 | |
PAI Holdco, Inc. | |||
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 10/28/27 | 2,833,612 | 2,812,360 | |
Arcis Golf LLC | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 11/24/28 | 2,725,000 | 2,716,498 | |
Packers Holdings LLC | |||
4.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/09/28 | 2,755,774 | 2,704,103 | |
BGIS (BIFM CA Buyer, Inc.) | |||
3.71% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 06/01/26 | 2,691,098 | 2,660,824 | |
TTF Holdings Intermediate LLC | |||
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 03/31/28††† | 2,493,316 | 2,480,849 | |
ScribeAmerica Intermediate Holdco LLC (Healthchannels) | |||
4.71% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 04/03/25 | 2,495,393 | 2,270,807 | |
BCP V Modular Services Holdings IV Ltd. | |||
4.50% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 10/06/28 | EUR 2,000,000 | 2,174,358 | |
OEConnection LLC | |||
4.20% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/25/26 | 2,023,323 | 1,987,915 | |
Blue Nile, Inc. | |||
8.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Rate Floor: 8.00%) due 02/17/23 | 1,918,125 | 1,858,989 | |
SHO Holding I Corp. | |||
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 04/26/24 | 1,951,463 | 1,809,982 | |
6.23% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.23%, Rate Floor: 6.23%) due 04/29/24 | 32,514 | 30,156 | |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.21% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 06/11/26 | 1,858,416 | 1,836,933 | |
CNT Holdings I Corp. | |||
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/08/27 | 1,836,125 | 1,825,163 | |
Camin Cargo Control, Inc. | |||
7.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.50%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 06/04/26††† | 1,691,500 | 1,674,585 | |
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. | |||
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 04/25/24 | 1,752,638 | 1,508,373 | |
Holding SOCOTEC | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 06/30/28 | 1,350,000 | 1,337,351 | |
IBC Capital Ltd. | |||
3.97% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 09/11/23 | 1,198,966 | 1,183,763 | |
WESCO | |||
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 06/14/24††† | 1,130,624 | 1,128,485 | |
ImageFIRST Holdings LLC | |||
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 04/27/28 | 1,095,111 | 1,078,685 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Consumer, Cyclical - 8.5% (continued) | |||
Galls LLC | |||
7.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 01/31/25††† | 983,241 | $948,827 | |
7.75% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.75%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.75%), Rate Floor: 7.75%) due 01/31/24††† | 119,483 | 114,499 | |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 01/12/29 | 1,050,000 | 1,044,393 | |
Cast & Crew Payroll LLC | |||
3.71% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 02/09/26 | 1,008,379 | 1,001,381 | |
Drive Chassis (DCLI) | |||
6.99% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.75%, Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 04/10/26 | 1,000,000 | 998,330 | |
Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc. | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 06/08/28 | 828,966 | 824,406 | |
PT Intermediate Holdings III LLC | |||
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 11/01/28††† | 440,250 | 435,848 | |
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.50%) due 10/15/25††† | 243,625 | 241,189 | |
Alterra Mountain Co. | |||
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/17/28 | 591,664 | 584,759 | |
Mavis Tire Express Services TopCo Corp. | |||
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 05/04/28 | 323,375 | 321,558 | |
SHO Holding I Corp. | |||
6.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 04/27/24††† | 334,000 | 313,125 | |
6.23% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 2.23%, Rate Floor: 3.23%) due 04/29/24††† | 323 | 303 | |
PT Intermediate Holdings III LLC | |||
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 11/01/28 | 315,335 | 312,181 | |
EG Finco Ltd. | |||
4.22% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 02/07/25 | 288,052 | 284,892 | |
Sotheby's | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 01/15/27 | 237,432 | 236,244 | |
Landrys, Inc. | |||
13.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 12.00%, Rate Floor: 13.00%) due 10/04/23††† | 200,000 | 212,000 | |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 132,295,421 | ||
Industrial - 6.7% | |||
Arcline FM Holdings LLC | |||
5.50% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 06/23/28 | 7,281,750 | 7,231,724 | |
CapStone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. | |||
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 11/12/27 | 4,891,998 | 4,885,884 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc. | |||
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 12/23/27 | 4,554,000 | 4,510,373 | |
NA Rail Hold Co. LLC | |||
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 10/19/26 | 4,316,829 | 4,300,640 | |
Michael Baker International LLC | |||
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 12/01/28 | 4,000,000 | 3,980,000 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Industrial - 6.7% (continued) | |||
PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp. | |||
4.76% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%), Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 12/15/28 | 4,000,000 | $3,975,640 | |
Merlin Buyer, Inc. | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/10/28††† | 4,000,000 | 3,960,000 | |
BHI Investments LLC | |||
9.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 8.75%, Rate Floor: 9.75%) due 02/28/25††† | 4,000,000 | 3,930,000 | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC | |||
6.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 06/21/27 | 3,750,000 | 3,912,675 | |
Charter Next Generation, Inc. | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/01/27 | 3,762,000 | 3,741,836 | |
American Bath Group LLC | |||
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/23/27 | 3,722,120 | 3,648,348 | |
YAK MAT (YAK ACCESS LLC) | |||
10.21% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 10.00%, Rate Floor: 10.00%) due 07/10/26 | 5,605,000 | 3,496,119 | |
Integrated Power Services Holdings, Inc. | |||
5.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 11/22/28††† | 2,780,488 | 2,752,683 | |
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 11/18/28††† | 534,146 | 528,805 | |
Minerva Bidco Ltd. | |||
due 07/30/25 | GBP 2,000,000 | 2,669,421 | |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc. | |||
4.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 03/31/28 | 2,686,589 | 2,661,067 | |
Pro Mach Group, Inc. | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/31/28 | 2,666,899 | 2,660,232 | |
StandardAero | |||
3.72% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 04/06/26 | 2,688,125 | 2,602,266 | |
US Farathane LLC | |||
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 12/23/24 | 2,791,250 | 2,591,201 | |
Aegion Corp. | |||
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 05/17/28 | 2,543,625 | 2,540,445 | |
ASP Dream Acquisiton Co. LLC | |||
5.15% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 12/09/28††† | 2,500,000 | 2,462,500 | |
STS Operating, Inc. (SunSource) | |||
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 12/11/24 | 2,406,466 | 2,382,402 | |
ILPEA Parent, Inc. | |||
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 06/22/28 | 2,321,323 | 2,321,323 | |
Tank Holdings Corp. | |||
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 03/26/26 | 2,243,967 | 2,226,194 | |
Waterlogic USA Holdings, Inc. | |||
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 08/17/28 | 2,238,750 | 2,223,818 | |
WP CPP Holdings LLC | |||
4.75% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/30/25 | 2,304,988 | 2,213,503 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Industrial - 6.7% (continued) | |||
Dispatch Terra Acquisition LLC | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 03/27/28 | 2,089,500 | $2,073,829 |
Pelican Products, Inc. | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 11/16/28 | 1,950,000 | 1,920,750 | |
Armor Holdco, Inc. | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 12/11/28 | 1,900,000 | 1,888,923 | |
Service Logic Acquisition, Inc. | |||
4.75% ((2 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%), Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 10/29/27 | 1,697,389 | 1,682,537 | |
Anchor Packaging LLC | |||
4.21% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/20/26 | 1,615,143 | 1,590,916 | |
Transcendia Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 05/30/24 | 1,730,632 | 1,539,190 | |
LTI Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.96% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/24/26††† | 1,500,000 | 1,492,500 | |
API Holdings III Corp. | |||
4.46% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 05/11/26 | 1,560,000 | 1,443,000 | |
Protective Industrial Products, Inc. | |||
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 12/29/27 | 1,364,687 | 1,351,040 | |
TransDigm, Inc. | |||
2.46% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Rate Floor: 2.25%) due 05/30/25 | 1,080,702 | 1,061,065 | |
TK Elevator Midco GmbH | |||
4.00% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/30/27 | 987,562 | 979,800 | |
BWAY Holding Co. | |||
3.36% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 04/03/24 | 683,282 | 671,003 | |
MI Windows And Doors LLC | |||
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 12/20/27 | 618,000 | 615,299 | |
Duran, Inc. | |||
4.50% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/29/24††† | 475,023 | 466,710 | |
CPM Holdings, Inc. | |||
3.61% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 11/17/25 | 413,772 | 407,739 | |
Titan Acquisition Ltd. (Husky) | |||
3.35% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 3.00%) due 03/28/25 | 291,912 | 285,832 | |
Air Canada | |||
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 08/11/28 | 250,000 | 248,215 | |
Park River Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 12/28/27 | 139,581 | 137,214 | |
Sundyne (Star US Bidco) | |||
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 03/17/27 | 123,125 | 122,125 | |
Total Industrial | 104,386,786 | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 6.2% | |||
Quirch Foods Holdings LLC | |||
5.50% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%), Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 10/27/27 | 8,892,295 | 8,870,064 | |
Women's Care Holdings, Inc. | |||
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 01/17/28 | 6,790,875 | 6,756,921 | |
Southern Veterinary Partners LLC |
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5.00% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 10/05/27 | 6,695,970 | 6,666,708 | |
Blue Ribbon LLC | |||
6.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 05/08/28 | 6,693,622 | 6,614,169 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 6.2% (continued) | |||
Florida Food Products LLC | |||
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 10/18/28 | 5,600,000 | $5,460,000 | |
LaserAway Intermediate Holdings II LLC | |||
6.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 6.50%) due 10/14/27††† | 5,400,000 | 5,346,000 | |
Gibson Brands, Inc. | |||
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 08/11/28††† | 4,925,000 | 4,875,750 | |
HAH Group Holding Co. LLC | |||
6.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 10/29/27 | 4,765,325 | 4,734,065 | |
National Mentor Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.50% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/02/28 | 4,517,829 | 4,421,193 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 12/22/26 | 2,848,272 | 2,627,132 | |
7.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 12/22/26 | 1,800,000 | 1,788,750 | |
Mission Veterinary Partners | |||
4.75% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/27/28 | 3,990,000 | 3,960,075 | |
Cambrex Corp. | |||
4.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 12/04/26 | 3,340,755 | 3,328,929 | |
SCP Eye Care Services LLC | |||
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 03/16/28††† | 2,544,034 | 2,505,874 | |
Sierra Acquisition, Inc. | |||
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 11/11/24††† | 2,393,451 | 2,309,680 | |
PetIQ LLC | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/13/28 | 2,288,500 | 2,271,336 | |
Arctic Glacier Group Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/20/24 | 2,290,740 | 2,121,798 | |
PlayPower, Inc. | |||
5.72% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 05/08/26 | 2,175,200 | 2,073,683 | |
Confluent Health LLC | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 11/30/28 | 1,810,619 | 1,790,250 | |
Packaging Coordinators Midco, Inc. | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 11/30/27 | 1,786,500 | 1,774,888 | |
EyeCare Partners LLC | |||
3.97% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 02/18/27 | 1,721,965 | 1,702,592 | |
Snacking Investments US LLC (Arnott's) | |||
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 12/18/26 | 1,666,000 | 1,663,917 | |
Moran Foods LLC | |||
11.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR, Rate Floor: 1.00%) (in-kind rate was 10.75%) due 10/01/2412 | 931,745 | 764,031 | |
8.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR, Rate Floor: 1.00%) (in-kind rate was 7.00%) due 04/01/2412 | 729,519 | 722,224 | |
Resonetics LLC | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/28/28 | 1,496,250 | 1,485,028 | |
Fender Musical Instruments Corp. | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/01/28††† | 1,396,719 | 1,389,735 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 6.2% (continued) | |||
Hearthside Group Holdings LLC | |||
4.21% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 05/23/25 | 1,406,500 | $1,361,675 | |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I SARL | |||
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 03/27/28 | 1,290,250 | 1,244,794 | |
IVC Acquisition Ltd. | |||
4.00% (1 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 02/13/26 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,107,684 | |
Tecbid US, Inc. | |||
3.97% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 07/25/24††† | 988,890 | 979,001 | |
Zep, Inc. | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/12/24 | 923,618 | 893,600 | |
Pearl Intermediate Parent LLC | |||
4.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 02/14/25 | 791,899 | 785,762 | |
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. | |||
3.95% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.35%, Rate Floor: 3.95%) due 07/07/24 | 658,276 | 657,730 | |
Balrog Acquisition, Inc. | |||
4.51% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 09/05/28 | 625,000 | 615,625 | |
Kar Nut Products Company LLC | |||
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 03/31/23††† | 357,929 | 356,959 | |
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 09/30/22††† | 20,575 | 20,519 | |
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 03/31/24††† | 20,458 | 20,403 | |
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., The | |||
5.71% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 06/23/25 | 295,489 | 294,011 | |
Recess Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 09/30/24 | 292,366 | 289,808 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 96,652,363 | ||
Technology - 3.9% | |||
Peraton Corp. | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/01/28 | 5,012,125 | 4,980,799 | |
Datix Bidco Ltd. | |||
8.21% (6 Month GBP LIBOR + 7.75%, Rate Floor: 7.75%) due 04/27/26††† | GBP 1,775,000 | 2,367,959 | |
4.18% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/28/25††† | 2,001,644 | 1,992,637 | |
7.93% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 7.75%, Rate Floor: 7.75%) due 04/27/26††† | 300,111 | 298,465 | |
Transact Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.96% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/30/26 | 4,060,231 | 4,027,262 | |
24-7 Intouch, Inc. | |||
4.96% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 08/25/25††† | 4,021,110 | 3,965,819 | |
Valkyr Purchaser, LLC | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 11/05/27 | 3,622,625 | 3,595,455 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Technology - 3.9% (continued) | |||
Sportradar Capital SARL | |||
3.50% (6 Month EURIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 11/22/27 | EUR 3,100,000 | $3,422,970 | |
Planview Parent, Inc. | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 12/17/27 | 3,316,500 | 3,281,942 | |
Polaris Newco LLC | |||
3.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 06/04/26††† | 2,879,626 | 2,572,700 | |
Apttus Corp. | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 05/08/28 | 2,462,625 | 2,448,268 | |
Sitecore Holding III A/S | |||
6.50% (3 Month EURIBOR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) (in-kind rate was 0.75%) due 03/12/26†††,12 | EUR 1,265,206 | 1,402,052 | |
7.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 03/12/26††† | 1,022,017 | 1,009,677 | |
Concorde Lux | |||
4.00% (6 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/01/28 | EUR 2,100,000 | 2,331,530 | |
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp. | |||
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/10/28 | 2,282,750 | 2,261,201 | |
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp. | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 05/25/28 | 2,238,750 | 2,226,505 | |
Aston FinCo SARL | |||
4.46% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 10/09/26 | 1,666,000 | 1,651,073 | |
4.99% (3 Month GBP LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 10/09/26 | GBP 398,000 | 526,543 | |
Upland Software, Inc. | |||
3.96% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 08/06/26 | 1,955,000 | 1,936,428 | |
Team.Blue Finco SARL | |||
3.75% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/27/28 | EUR 1,750,000 | 1,921,270 | |
Misys Ltd. | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 06/13/24 | 1,901,009 | 1,871,810 | |
Brave Parent Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.21% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/18/25 | 1,781,930 | 1,772,272 | |
Wrench Group LLC | |||
4.22% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/30/26 | 1,781,931 | 1,764,112 | |
Precise Midco BV | |||
due 05/13/26 | EUR 1,400,000 | 1,556,254 | |
Navicure, Inc. | |||
4.21% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 10/22/26††† | 1,514,688 | 1,507,114 | |
Taxware Holdings (Sovos Compliance LLC) | |||
5.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/11/28 | 1,279,110 | 1,276,974 | |
Ping Identity Corp. | |||
4.25% (1 Month USD Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/18/28††† | 1,000,000 | 990,000 | |
Greenway Health LLC | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 02/16/24 | 962,217 | 899,673 | |
Polaris Newco LLC | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 06/02/28 | 820,033 | 814,350 | |
Sitecore USA, Inc. | |||
7.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 03/12/26††† | 500,391 | 494,349 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Technology - 3.9% (continued) | |||
Epicor Software | |||
4.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/30/27 | 493,750 | $488,590 | |
EXC Holdings III Corp. | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/02/24 | 97,710 | 96,733 | |
Total Technology | 61,752,786 | ||
Financial - 3.6% | |||
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. | |||
5.00% (3 Month Canada Banker Acceptance + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 03/27/28 | CAD 5,587,542 | 4,287,731 | |
8.24% (3 Month Canada Banker Acceptance + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 8.00%) due 03/26/29 | CAD 3,679,000 | 2,888,484 | |
Teneo Holdings LLC | |||
6.25% (1 Month USD Term SOFR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 07/11/25 | 6,346,631 | 6,281,578 | |
Franchise Group, Inc. | |||
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 03/10/26 | 4,077,225 | 4,067,032 | |
HighTower Holding LLC | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/21/28 | 4,089,750 | 4,058,054 | |
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. | |||
6.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 11/25/26††† | 3,948,962 | 3,902,313 | |
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. | |||
5.00% (1 Month USD Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/10/26 | 3,520,000 | 3,502,400 | |
Franchise Group, Inc. | |||
5.29% (1 Month USD Term SOFR + 4.90%, Rate Floor: 4.90%) due 11/22/23††† | 3,270,090 | 3,253,739 | |
AmeriLife Holdings LLC | |||
4.11% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/18/27 | 1,951,489 | 1,931,975 | |
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 03/18/27 | 987,500 | 975,156 | |
Alter Domus | |||
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 02/17/28 | 2,779,000 | 2,744,263 | |
Orion Advisor Solutions, Inc. | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 09/24/27 | 2,725,033 | 2,704,595 | |
Eisner Advisory Group | |||
6.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 07/28/28 | 2,618,438 | 2,605,345 | |
Avison Young (Canada), Inc. | |||
5.99% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.75%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.75%), Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 01/30/26 | 2,341,837 | 2,318,419 | |
Cross Financial Corp. | |||
4.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 09/15/27 | 2,085,147 | 2,077,328 | |
Duff & Phelps | |||
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 04/09/27 | 1,970,000 | 1,958,751 | |
Cobham Ultra SeniorCo SARL | |||
due 11/15/28 | 1,750,000 | 1,735,125 | |
Nexus Buyer LLC | |||
3.96% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 11/09/26 | 1,666,000 | 1,647,607 | |
Aretec Group, Inc. | |||
4.46% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 10/01/25 | 1,649,000 | 1,641,794 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Financial - 3.6% (continued) | |||
Sandy Bidco BV | |||
due 06/12/28 | EUR 1,100,000 | $1,224,967 | |
Total Financial | 55,806,656 | ||
Communications - 1.7% | |||
FirstDigital Communications LLC | |||
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 12/17/26††† | 8,000,000 | 7,940,231 | |
Xplornet Communications, Inc. | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 10/02/28 | 4,638,375 | 4,588,698 | |
Syndigo LLC | |||
5.25% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 12/15/27 | 4,565,500 | 4,531,259 | |
Flight Bidco, Inc. | |||
7.71% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 7.50%, Rate Floor: 7.50%) due 07/23/26 | 3,715,000 | 3,584,975 | |
3.71% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 07/23/25 | 437,563 | 426,808 | |
Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc. | |||
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 04/30/26 | 2,448,893 | 2,442,771 | |
Authentic Brands | |||
4.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/27/24 | 1,189,703 | 1,182,565 | |
McGraw Hill LLC | |||
5.25% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%), Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 07/28/28 | 997,500 | 987,525 | |
Recorded Books, Inc. | |||
4.12% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/29/25 | 846,831 | 840,056 | |
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. | |||
5.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 07/14/26 | 448,875 | 447,753 | |
Titan AcquisitionCo New Zealand Ltd. (Trade Me) | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 10/18/28 | 450,000 | 447,187 | |
Houghton Mifflin Co. | |||
7.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 11/22/24 | 12,691 | 12,654 | |
Total Communications | 27,432,482 | ||
Basic Materials - 1.2% | |||
Barentz Midco BV | |||
5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 11/30/27 | 3,267,124 | 3,267,123 | |
Vector WP Holdco, Inc. | |||
5.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 10/12/28 | 3,115,000 | 3,044,912 | |
DCG Acquisition Corp. | |||
4.71% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 09/30/26 | 1,958,298 | 1,943,611 | |
PetroChoice Holdings | |||
6.00% ((2 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%), Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 08/19/22 | 1,977,030 | 1,869,539 | |
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC | |||
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 08/27/26 | 1,860,683 | 1,855,696 | |
Meridian Adhesives Group, Inc. | |||
4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 07/24/28 | 1,799,948 | 1,790,948 | |
LSF11 Skyscraper HoldCo SARL | |||
4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 09/29/27 | 1,538,404 | 1,532,635 | |
NIC Acquisition Corp. | |||
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/29/27 | 1,191,000 | 1,149,315 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 32.6% (continued) | |||
Basic Materials - 1.2% (continued) | |||
SCHUR Flexibles GmbH | |||
4.25% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 09/29/28 | EUR 1,250,000 | $1,110,025 | |
Pregis TopCo LLC | |||
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 07/31/26 | 668,325 | 664,983 | |
Vectra Co. | |||
3.46% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 03/10/25 | 535,376 | 506,868 | |
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp. | |||
due 02/28/19†††,10 | 468,781 | 47 | |
Total Basic Materials | 18,735,702 | ||
Utilities - 0.7% | |||
Hamilton Projects Acquiror LLC | |||
5.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 06/17/27 | 5,669,181 | 5,617,818 | |
Oregon Clean Energy LLC | |||
4.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 03/02/26 | 2,203,622 | 2,016,315 | |
UGI Energy Services, Inc. | |||
3.96% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 08/13/26 | 1,608,750 | 1,602,717 | |
Franklin Energy (KAMC Holdings, Inc.) | |||
4.51% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/14/26 | 1,612,875 | 1,346,751 | |
EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC | |||
5.25% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 05/03/25 | 337,202 | 336,079 | |
Total Utilities | 10,919,680 | ||
Energy - 0.1% | |||
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC | |||
2.55% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.38%, Rate Floor: 2.38%) due 08/19/26††† | 1,459,802 | 1,459,803 | |
Permian Production Partners LLC | |||
9.00% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) (in-kind rate was 2.00%) due 11/24/25†††,12 | 675,936 | 642,139 | |
Centurion Pipe | |||
4.21% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/29/25 | 198,000 | 195,402 | |
Total Energy | 2,297,344 | ||
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests | |||
(Cost $515,751,838) | 510,279,220 | ||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 13.2% | |||
Collateralized Loan Obligations - 6.6% | |||
Madison Park Funding LIII Ltd. | |||
2022-53A, due 04/21/35◊,6 | 18,500,000 | 18,658,545 | |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. | |||
2022-1A, 5.48% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 04/15/30◊,6 | 8,750,000 | 8,706,250 | |
2021-3A, 5.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 07/20/29◊,6 | 7,000,000 | 6,999,734 | |
2021-2A, 5.48% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 05/20/29◊,6 | 2,000,000 | 1,951,620 | |
CIFC Funding Ltd. | |||
2021-4RA, 7.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 7.00%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 01/17/35◊,6 | 11,000,000 | 10,615,345 | |
Boyce Park CLO Ltd. | |||
2022-1A, due 04/21/35◊,†††,6 | 10,000,000 | 10,050,700 | |
Fortress Credit Opportunities IX CLO Ltd. | |||
2021-9A, 4.07% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.95%, Rate Floor: 3.95%) due 10/15/33◊,6 | 8,000,000 | 7,999,013 | |
LoanCore Issuer Ltd. | |||
2019-CRE2, 1.69% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.50%, Rate Floor: 1.50%) due 05/15/36◊,6 | 4,750,000 | 4,743,804 | |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 47 Ltd. | |||
2022-47A, due 04/14/35◊,6 | 4,250,000 | 4,228,750 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 13.2% (continued) | |||
Collateralized Loan Obligations - 6.6% (continued) | |||
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO II LLC | |||
2021-1A, 4.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 04/20/32◊,6 | 3,000,000 | $3,008,399 | |
Diamond CLO Ltd. | |||
2018-1A, 3.96% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.70%, Rate Floor: 3.70%) due 07/22/30◊,6 | 3,000,000 | 2,995,293 | |
Monroe Capital CLO Ltd. | |||
2017-1A, 3.86% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.60%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 10/22/26◊,6 | 2,750,000 | 2,746,913 | |
Golub Capital Partners CLO 49M Ltd. | |||
2021-49A, 4.10% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.85%, Rate Floor: 3.85%) due 08/26/33◊,6 | 2,250,000 | 2,245,606 | |
Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund | |||
2017-50A, due 07/15/306,13 | 3,555,000 | 2,069,010 | |
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. | |||
2022-4A, 6.87% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.60%, Rate Floor: 6.60%) due 04/15/35◊,6 | 2,000,000 | 2,002,520 | |
Treman Park CLO Ltd. | |||
2015-1A, due 10/20/286,13 | 2,500,000 | 1,998,004 | |
Cerberus Loan Funding XXVI, LP | |||
2021-1A, 4.34% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.10%, Rate Floor: 4.10%) due 04/15/31◊,6 | 1,750,000 | 1,751,987 | |
ACRES Commercial Realty Ltd. | |||
2021-FL2, 3.22% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.10%, Rate Floor: 3.10%) due 01/15/37◊,6 | 1,750,000 | 1,740,057 | |
First Eagle Clarendon Fund CLO LLC | |||
2015-1A, 4.61% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.35%, Rate Floor: 0.00%) due 01/25/27◊,6 | 1,470,691 | 1,470,613 | |
Dryden Senior Loan Fund | |||
due 01/15/3113 | 2,998,799 | 1,236,493 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd. | |||
2012-3A, due 01/14/326,13 | 2,600,000 | 1,124,879 | |
Voya CLO Ltd. | |||
2013-1A, due 10/15/306,13 | 3,000,000 | 921,000 | |
Dryden 41 Senior Loan Fund | |||
2015-41A, due 04/15/316,13 | 1,850,000 | 800,201 | |
Great Lakes CLO Ltd. | |||
2014-1A, due 10/15/296,13 | 1,153,846 | 727,062 | |
KVK CLO Ltd. | |||
2013-1A, due 01/14/282,6,13 | 2,300,000 | 579,600 | |
Marathon CLO V Ltd. | |||
2013-5A, due 11/21/276,13 | 3,566,667 | 457,960 | |
Dryden 37 Senior Loan Fund | |||
2015-37A, due 01/15/316,13 | 1,050,000 | 432,946 | |
Atlas Senior Loan Fund IX Ltd. | |||
2018-9A, due 04/20/282,6,13 | 2,600,000 | 425,100 | |
Babson CLO Ltd. | |||
2014-IA, due 07/20/256,13 | 3,000,000 | 304,500 | |
Venture XIII CLO Ltd. | |||
2013-13A, due 09/10/296,13 | 1,500,000 | 303,000 | |
A10 Permanent Asset Financing LLC | |||
2017-II, 6.24% (WAC) due 06/15/51◊,†††,6 | 250,000 | 251,537 | |
Avery Point II CLO Ltd. | |||
2013-3X COM, due 01/18/2513 | 759,981 | 15,048 | |
West CLO Ltd. | |||
2013-1A, due 11/07/256,13 | 1,350,000 | 2,430 | |
OHA Credit Partners IX Ltd. | |||
2013-9A, due 10/20/256,13 | 602,740 | 681 | |
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations | 103,564,600 | ||
Transport-Aircraft - 3.0% | |||
Sprite Ltd. | |||
2021-1, 3.75% due 11/15/466 | 15,636,320 | 15,010,368 | |
AASET Trust | |||
2019-2, 4.46% due 10/16/396 | 3,524,131 | 2,970,423 | |
2019-1, 3.84% due 05/15/396 | 1,851,255 | 1,634,723 | |
2020-1A, 4.34% due 01/16/406 | 1,959,012 | 1,404,144 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust | |||
2018-1, 4.13% due 06/15/436 | 2,558,485 | 2,492,930 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 13.2% (continued) | |||
Transport-Aircraft - 3.0% (continued) | |||
2019-1A, 3.97% due 04/15/396 | 1,377,624 | $1,362,885 | |
2016-1, 4.45% due 08/15/41 | 1,220,203 | 1,200,661 | |
GAIA Aviation Ltd. | |||
2019-1, 3.97% due 12/15/446,14 | 4,457,654 | 4,421,401 | |
JOL Air Ltd. | |||
2019-1, 3.97% due 04/15/446 | 3,406,567 | 3,326,867 | |
WAVE LLC | |||
2019-1, 3.60% due 09/15/446 | 2,411,642 | 2,372,880 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust | |||
2021-1A, 6.66% due 01/15/466 | 1,853,414 | 1,922,840 | |
Falcon Aerospace Ltd. | |||
2019-1, 3.60% due 09/15/396 | 1,169,626 | 1,120,988 | |
2017-1, 6.30% due 02/15/426 | 800,405 | 764,006 | |
Start Ltd. | |||
2018-1, 5.32% due 05/15/436 | 1,976,829 | 1,619,449 | |
Sapphire Aviation Finance II Ltd. | |||
2020-1A, 4.34% due 03/15/406 | 1,870,268 | 1,554,538 | |
KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd. | |||
2017-1A, 4.21% due 12/15/426 | 1,380,579 | 1,208,796 | |
MAPS Ltd. | |||
2019-1A, 4.46% due 03/15/446 | 898,193 | 873,698 | |
Sapphire Aviation Finance I Ltd. | |||
2018-1A, 4.25% due 03/15/406 | 739,128 | 656,355 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust | |||
2014-1, due 12/31/30††† | 3,054,105 | 605,500 | |
Stripes Aircraft Ltd. | |||
2013-1 A1, 3.67% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 03/20/23◊,††† | 370,263 | 360,114 | |
Airplanes Pass Through Trust | |||
2001-1A, due 03/15/19†††,10,11 | 6,677,317 | 67 | |
Total Transport-Aircraft |
46,883,633 | ||
Infrastructure - 1.4% | |||
VB-S1 Issuer LLC - VBTEL | |||
2022-1A, 5.27% due 02/15/526 | 8,000,000 | 8,021,040 | |
VB-S1 Issuer LLC | |||
2020-1A, 6.66% due 06/15/506 | 6,300,000 | 7,099,376 | |
Hotwire Funding LLC | |||
2021-1, 4.46% due 11/20/516 | 5,250,000 | 5,011,197 | |
Secured Tenant Site Contract Revenue Notes Series | |||
2018-1A, 5.92% due 06/15/486 | 1,863,684 | 1,823,956 | |
Total Infrastructure | 21,955,569 | ||
Financial - 1.0% | |||
Ceamer Finance LLC | |||
3.69% due 03/22/31††† | 3,982,844 | 3,805,568 | |
Thunderbird A | |||
due 03/01/37 | 3,180,000 | 3,218,573 | |
Lightning A | |||
due 03/01/37 | 3,180,000 | 3,218,573 | |
Aesf Vi Verdi, LP | |||
2.15% (3 Month EURIBOR + 2.15%, Rate Floor: 2.15%) due 11/25/24◊,††† | EUR 1,848,882 | 2,073,279 | |
Nassau LLC | |||
2019-1, 3.98% due 08/15/346 | 1,523,804 | 1,520,468 | |
KKR Core Holding Company LLC | |||
4.00% due 08/12/31††† | 1,148,879 | 1,142,204 | |
Thunderbird B | |||
due 03/01/37 | 405,000 | 410,237 | |
Lightning B | |||
due 03/01/37 | 405,000 | 410,237 | |
NCBJ | |||
2015-1A, 5.88% due 07/08/22††† | 227,247 | 228,922 | |
Total Financial | 16,028,061 | ||
Whole Business - 0.8% | |||
Applebee's Funding LLC / IHOP Funding LLC | |||
2019-1A, 4.19% due 06/05/496 | 7,375,500 | 7,355,660 | |
TSGE | |||
2017-1, 6.25% due 09/25/31††† | 5,000,000 | 5,056,388 | |
Total Whole Business | 12,412,048 | ||
Net Lease - 0.2% | |||
CARS-DB4, LP | |||
2020-1A, 4.95% due 02/15/506 | 2,750,000 | 2,751,744 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 13.2% (continued) | |||
Diversified Payment Rights - 0.1% | |||
Bib Merchant Voucher Receivables Ltd. | |||
4.18% due 04/07/28††† | 1,062,961 | $1,080,733 | |
Collateralized Debt Obligations - 0.1% | |||
Anchorage Credit Funding 4 Ltd. | |||
2021-4A, 3.52% due 04/27/396 | 1,000,000 | 996,936 | |
Insurance - 0.0% | |||
CBC Insurance Revenue Securitization LLC | |||
2016-1, 5.25% due 07/15/4611 | 312,297 | 279,388 | |
Transport-Rail - 0.0% | |||
Trinity Rail Leasing, LP | |||
2009-1A, 6.66% due 11/16/396 | 129,652 | 136,380 | |
Total Asset-Backed Securities | |||
(Cost $211,367,165) | 206,089,092 | ||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 1.7% | |||
Military Housing - 1.0% | |||
Freddie Mac Military Housing Bonds Resecuritization Trust Certificates | |||
2015-R1, 0.70% (WAC) due 11/25/55◊,†††,4,6 | 74,057,459 | 5,107,401 | |
2015-R1, 5.94% (WAC) due 11/25/52◊,†††,11 | 3,538,481 | 3,484,342 | |
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Asset Corp. | |||
2004-POKA, 6.36% due 09/10/44†††,6 | 3,500,000 | 4,191,460 | |
Capmark Military Housing Trust | |||
2007-AETC, 5.75% due 02/10/52†††,6 | 1,548,097 | 1,719,936 | |
2007-AET2, 6.06% due 10/10/52†††,6 | 464,403 | 530,664 | |
Total Military Housing | 15,033,803 | ||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.6% | |||
Lehman XS Trust Series | |||
2006-18N, 0.55% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.36%, Rate Floor: 0.36%) due 12/25/36◊ | 2,561,895 | 2,627,065 | |
2006-16N, 0.61% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.42%, Rate Floor: 0.42%) due 11/25/46◊ | 1,369,926 | 1,387,778 | |
WaMu Asset-Backed Certificates WaMu Series | |||
2007-HE4, 0.36% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.17%, Rate Floor: 0.17%) due 07/25/47◊ | 1,815,748 | 1,482,083 | |
2007-HE4, 0.44% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.25%, Rate Floor: 0.25%) due 07/25/47◊ | 1,037,326 | 768,249 | |
2007-HE2, 0.38% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.19%, Rate Floor: 0.19%) due 04/25/37◊ | 1,434,242 | 661,886 | |
GSAA Home Equity Trust | |||
2006-16, 0.53% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.34%, Rate Floor: 0.34%) due 10/25/36◊ | 4,165,112 | 1,526,333 | |
Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust | |||
2006-2, 0.41% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.22%, Rate Floor: 0.22%) due 11/25/36◊ | 2,828,488 | 1,209,297 | |
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | 9,662,691 | ||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.1% | |||
GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust | |||
2020-DUNE, 2.69% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.50%, Rate Floor: 2.50%) due 12/15/36◊,6 | 2,000,000 | 1,954,784 | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | |||
(Cost $27,644,750) | 26,651,278 | ||
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DEBT†† - 0.3% | |||
Panama Government International Bond | |||
4.50% due 01/19/63 | 4,150,000 | 3,945,239 | |
Total Foreign Government Debt | |||
(Cost $4,124,087) | 3,945,239 | ||
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
MUNICIPAL BONDS†† - 0.0% | |||
Oklahoma - 0.0% | |||
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds | |||
5.45% due 08/15/28 | 400,000 | $437,538 | |
Total Municipal Bonds | |||
(Cost $400,000) | 437,538 | ||
Notional Value~ | |||
OTC OPTIONS PURCHASED†† - 0.0% | |||
Call Options on: |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Citibank, N.A. 2Y-10 CMS CAP Expiring July 2022 with strike price of $0.40 | 295,300,000 | 242,146 | |
Bank of America, N.A. 2Y-10 CMS CAP Expiring July 2022 with strike price of $0.61 | 99,000,000 | 39,600 | |
Bank of America, N.A. 2Y-10 CMS CAP Expiring July 2022 with strike price of $0.40 | 5,000,000 | 4,100 | |
Total OTC Options Purchased | |||
(Cost $844,140) | 285,846 | ||
Total Investments - 146.4% | |||
(Cost $2,209,865,120) | $2,289,868,401 | ||
Contracts | Value | ||
LISTED OPTIONS WRITTEN† - (1.3)% | |||
Call Options on: | |||
Equity Options | |||
Figs, Inc. Expiring December 2022 with strike price of $55.00 (Notional Value $13,144) | 8 | $ (240) | |
Figs, Inc. Expiring December 2022 with strike price of $50.00 (Notional Value $13,144) | 8 | (300) | |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Expiring March 2022 with strike price of $437.00 (Notional Value $960,586) | 22 | (21,131) | |
S&P 500 Index Expiring March 2022 with strike price of $4,255.00 (Notional Value $127,281,654) | 291 | (5,166,705) | |
NASDAQ-100 Index Expiring March 2022 with strike price of $13,625.00 (Notional Value $129,564,071) | 91 | (7,252,245) | |
Russell 2000 Index Expiring March 2022 with strike price of $1,960.00 (Notional Value $129,439,225) | 632 | (7,388,080) | |
Total Listed Options Written | |||
(Premiums received $11,238,642) | (19,828,701) | ||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (45.1)% | (705,343,520) | ||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ 1,564,696,180 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts†† | ||||||
Counterparty | Currency | Type | Quantity | Contract Amount |
Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Barclays Bank plc | EUR | Sell | 23,067,000 | 26,365,990 USD | 03/16/22 | $474,884 |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | GBP | Sell | 21,157,000 | 28,633,672 USD | 03/16/22 | 248,892 |
Goldman Sachs International | EUR | Sell | 3,881,000 | 4,421,185 USD | 03/31/22 | 62,015 |
Citibank, N.A. | EUR | Sell | 61,000 | 69,749 USD | 03/16/22 | 1,281 |
Barclays Bank plc | CAD | Buy | 70,000 | 55,150 USD | 03/16/22 | 89 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | EUR | Buy | 300,000 | 341,021 USD | 03/16/22 | (4,292) |
Goldman Sachs International | CAD | Sell | 12,406,000 | 9,783,017 USD | 03/16/22 | (6,965) |
Citibank, N.A. | EUR | Buy | 2,070,000 | 2,339,514 USD | 03/31/22 | (14,473) |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | GBP | Buy | 2,000,000 | 2,712,666 USD | 03/16/22 | (29,413) |
$732,018 |
~ | The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted— See Note 4. |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
†† | Value determined based on Level 2 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 4. |
††† | Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 4. |
◊ | Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at February 28, 2022. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average. |
1 | Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). |
2 | All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with borrowings, options, reverse repurchase agreements and unfunded loan commitments. As of February 28, 2022, the total value of segregated securities was $957,833,725. |
3 | Affiliated issuer. |
4 | Security is an interest-only strip. |
5 | Security has a fixed rate coupon which will convert to a floating or variable rate coupon on a future date. |
6 | Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $720,124,071 (cost $731,637,564), or 46.0% of total net assets. |
7 | Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of February 28, 2022. |
8 | Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at February 28, 2022. The rate is linked to the volatility-adjusted performance of the series 1 securities due 2069 of the underlying company, Alphas Managed Accounts Platform LXXIX Limited. |
9 | Perpetual maturity. |
10 | Security is in default of interest and/or principal obligations. |
11 | Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) illiquid and restricted securities is $6,809,139 (cost $17,370,671), or 0.4% of total net assets — See Note 7. |
12 | Payment-in-kind security. |
13 | Security has no stated coupon. However, it is expected to receive residual cash flow payments on defined deal dates. |
14 | Security is a step down bond, with a 3.97% coupon rate until November 14, 2026. Future rate will be 2.00% commencing on November 15, 2026. |
BofA — Bank of America | |
CAD — Canadian Dollar | |
CMS — Constant Maturity Swap | |
EUR — Euro | |
EURIBOR — European Interbank Offered Rate | |
GBP — British Pound | |
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate | |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
PPV — Public-Private Venture | |
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust | |
SARL — Société à Responsabilité Limitée | |
SOFR — Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |
SONIA — Sterling Overnight Index Average | |
WAC — Weighted Average Coupon | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at February 28, 2022 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments): | ||||
Investments in Securities (Assets) | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total |
Common Stocks | $ 461,130,048 | $ 2,190,570 | $ 2,580,152 | $ 465,900,770 |
Preferred Stocks | — | 92,747,070 | 761,240 | 93,508,310 |
Warrants | 463,708 | — | — | 463,708 |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 195,847,044 | — | — | 195,847,044 |
Closed-End Funds | 38,107,163 | — | — | 38,107,163 |
Money Market Fund | 22,205,289 | — | — | 22,205,289 |
Corporate Bonds | — | 683,487,745 | 42,660,159 | 726,147,904 |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | — | 415,625,576 | 94,653,644 | 510,279,220 |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 181,434,080 | 24,655,012 | 206,089,092 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 11,617,475 | 15,033,803 | 26,651,278 |
Foreign Government Debt | — | 3,945,239 | — | 3,945,239 |
Municipal Bonds | — | 437,538 | — | 437,538 |
Options Purchased | — | 285,846 | — | 285,846 |
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts* | — | 787,161 | — | 787,161 |
Total Assets | $ 717,753,252 | $ 1,392,558,300 | $180,344,010 | $ 2,290,655,562 |
Investments in Securities (Liabilities) | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total |
Options Written | $ 19,828,701 | $ — | $ — | $ 19,828,701 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts* | — | 55,143 | — | 55,143 |
Unfunded Loan Commitments (Note 6) | — | — | 834,666 | 834,666 |
Total Liabilities | $ 19,828,701 | $ 55,143 | $ 834,666 | $ 20,718,510 |
* This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end.
Please refer to the detailed Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of investment type by industry category.
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of the period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $443,957,908 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy — See Note 3.
The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:
Category | Ending Balance at February 28, 2022 | Valuation Technique | Unobservable Inputs | Input Range | Weighted Average* |
Assets: | |||||
Asset-Backed Securities | $10,050,700 | Option Adjusted Spread off third party pricing | Trade Price | - | - |
Asset-Backed Securities | 8,365,284 | Yield Analysis | Yield | 3.3%-13.0% | 5.9% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 6,238,961 | Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker quote | Broker Quote | - | - |
Asset-Backed Securities | 67 | Third Party Pricing | Broker Quote | - | - |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 8,591,743 | Option Adjusted Spread off third party pricing | Vendor Price | - | - |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 6,442,060 | Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker quote | Broker Quote | - | - |
Common Stocks | 1,596,717 | Third Party Pricing | Broker Quote | - | - |
Common Stocks | 639,610 | Enterprise Value | Valuation Multiple | 2.8x-17.3x | 8.2x |
Common Stocks | 341,710 | Model Price | Purchase Price | - | - |
Common Stocks | 2,115 | Model Price | Liquidation Value | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 32,362,984 | Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker quote | Broker Quote | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 7,688,382 | Option Adjusted Spread off third party pricing | Vendor Price | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 1,573,003 | Model Price | Purchase Price | - | - |
Corporate Bonds | 1,035,790 | Yield Analysis | Yield | 5.0% | 5.0% |
Preferred Stocks | 761,240 | Model Price | Purchase Price | - | - |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 56,718,870 | Third Party Pricing | Broker Quote | - | - |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 30,055,320 | Yield Analysis | Yield | 4.9%-8.4% | 6.5% |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 4,878,827 | Model Price | Market Comparable Yields | 9.1%-10.4% | 10.1% |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 3,000,627 | Model Price | Purchase Price | - | - |
Total Assets | $180,344,010 | ||||
Liabilities: | |||||
Unfunded Loan Commitments | $834,666 | Model Price | Purchase Price | - | - |
* Inputs are weighted by the fair value of the instruments.
Significant changes in a quote, yield, market comparable yields, liquidation value or valuation multiple would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security.
The Fund’s fair valuation leveling guidelines classify a single daily broker quote, or a vendor price based on a single daily or monthly broker quote, as Level 3, if such a quote or price cannot be supported with other available market information.
Transfer between Level 2 and Level 3 may occur as markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. For the period ended February 28, 2022, the Fund had securities with a total value of $17,269,836 transfer into Level 3 from Level 2 due to a lack of observable inputs and had securities with a total value of $29,510,633 transfer out of Level 3 into Level 2 due to the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by a third-party pricing service which utilizes significant observable inputs.
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended February 28, 2022.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Assets | Liabilities | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | Corporate Bonds | Senior Floating Rate Interests | Common Stocks | Preferred Stocks | Total Assets | Unfunded Loan Commitments | |
Beginning Balance | $ 21,322,803 | $ 4,473,052 | $ 38,752,769 | $67,861,369 | $1,408,510 | $ 761,240 | $ 134,579,743 | $(851,599) |
Purchases/(Receipts) | 11,244,602 | - | 9,250,000 | 65,369,684 | 78 | - | 85,864,364 | (1,548,580) |
(Sales, maturities and paydowns)/Fundings | (7,541,792) | - | (9,250,000) | (31,245,095) | (1,115,277) | - | (49,152,164) | 1,829,506 |
Amortization of premiums/discounts | 420,663 | (6,281) | 15,236 | 729,559 | - | - | 1,159,177 | 58,533 |
Mergers | - | - | 1,500,000 | 17,902,041 | 1,574,185 | - | 20,976,226 | (483,728) |
Total realized gains (losses) included in earnings | 493,528 | - | - | 227,521 | (34,531) | - | 686,518 | 657,337 |
Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in earnings | (1,284,792) | (275,311) | (464,798) | (667,180) | 1,163,024 | - | (1,529,057) | (496,135) |
Transfers into Level 3 | - | 10,842,343 | 2,856,952 | 1,973,824 | 1,596,717 | - | 17,269,836 | - |
Transfers out of Level 3 | - | - | - | (27,498,079) | (2,012,554) | - | (29,510,633) | - |
Ending Balance | $ 24,655,012 | $ 15,033,803 | $ 42,660,159 | $94,653,644 | $2,580,152 | $ 761,240 | $ 180,344,010 | $(834,666) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in Level 3 securities still held at February 28, 2022 | $ (1,284,792) | $ (275,311) | $ (464,808) | $ 362,468 | $ 187,911 | $- | $(1,474,532) | $ (21,966) |
Affiliated Transactions
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a company, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Investments, result in that company being considered an affiliated issuer, as defined in the 1940 Act.
Transactions during the period ended February 28, 2022, in which the company is an affiliated issuer, were as follows: |
Security Name | Value 05/31/21 | Additions | Reductions | Mergers | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value 02/28/22 | Shares 02/28/22 |
Common Stocks | ||||||||
BP Holdco LLC* | $ 19,419 | $- | $ - | $46,505 | $19,410 | $85,334 | $ 121,041 | |
Targus Group International Equity, Inc.* | 30,190 | - | - | 78,556 | 11,674 | 120,420 | 45,049 | |
$ 49,609 | $- | $ - | $125,061 | $31,084 | $205,754 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Note 1 – Organization
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 13, 2006. The Fund is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
For information on the Fund’s other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual shareholder report.
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund operates as an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Fund. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
(a) Valuation of Investments
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Fund's investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund's securities and/or other assets.
Valuations of the Fund's securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Fund's officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used and valuations provided by the pricing services.
If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
Equity securities listed or traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) National Market System shall generally be valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary U.S. exchange or market on which the security is listed or traded; provided, however, that securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there is no sale on the valuation date, exchange-traded U.S. equity securities will be valued on the basis of the last bid price.
Open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds and closed-end investment companies are valued at the last quoted sale price.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of U.S. business at 4:00 p.m. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Valuation Committee and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC ("GFIA" or the "Adviser") are authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
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Debt securities with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from independent pricing services, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates market value.
Repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.
Typically, loans are valued using information provided by an independent third party pricing service which uses broker quotes, among other inputs. If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular loan, or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is valued based on a quote from a broker-dealer or is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices on the principal exchange on which they are traded. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options are valued using a price provided by a pricing service.
The value of futures contracts is accounted for using the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the contracts that is determined by marking the contracts to their current realized settlement prices. Financial futures contracts are valued at the 4:00 p.m. price on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation would provide a more accurate valuation.
The value of interest rate swap agreements entered into by the Fund is accounted for using the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the agreements that is determined using the previous day’s Chicago Mercantile Exchange close price, adjusted for the current day’s spreads.
The values of other swap agreements entered into by the Fund are accounted for using the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the agreements that are determined by marking the agreements to the last quoted value of the index or other underlying position that the swaps pertain to at the close of the NYSE.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair-valued as determined in good faith by GFIA, subject to review and approval by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to methods established or ratified by the Board. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s or liability’s) “fair value". Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis.
The Fund may acquire an interest in a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) in an initial public offering or a secondary market transaction. SPAC investments carry many of the same risks as investments in initial public offering securities, such as erratic price movements, greater risk of loss, lack of information about the issuer, limited operating and little public or no trading history, and higher transaction costs. An investment in a SPAC is typically subject to a higher risk of dilution by additional later offerings of interests in the SPAC or by other investors exercising existing rights to purchase shares of the SPAC and interests in SPACs may be illiquid and/or be subject to restrictions on resale. A SPAC is a publicly traded company that raises investment capital for the purpose of acquiring the equity securities of one or more existing companies (or interests therein) via merger, combination, acquisition or other similar transactions. Unless and until an acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets (less a portion retained to cover expenses) in U.S. government securities, money market securities and cash and does not typically pay dividends in respect of its common stock. SPAC investments are also subject to the risk that a significant portion of the funds raised by the SPAC may be expended during the search for a target acquisition or merger and that the SPAC may have limited time in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets. Because SPACs are in essence blank check companies without operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity’s management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. Among other conflicts of interest, the economic interests of the management, directors, officers and related parties of a SPAC can differ from the economic interests of public shareholders, which may lead to conflicts as they evaluate, negotiate and recommend business combination transactions to shareholders. This risk may become more acute as the deadline for the completion of a business combination nears. There is no guarantee that the SPACs in which the Fund invests will complete an acquisition or that any acquisitions that are completed will be profitable.
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Note 3 – Financial Instruments and Derivatives
As part of its investment strategy, the Fund utilizes short sales and a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 2 of these Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Short Sales
A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own. If the security sold short decreases in price between the time the Fund sells the security and closes its short position, the Fund will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the security increases in price during the period, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. The risk of such price increases is the principal risk of engaging in short sales.
Derivatives
Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why a Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.
The Fund utilized derivatives for the following purposes:
Duration: the use of an instrument to manage the interest rate risk of a portfolio.
Hedge: an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in a security, by taking an offsetting position to protect against broad market moves.
Income: the use of any instrument that distributes cash flows typically based upon some rate of interest.
Index Exposure: the use of an instrument to obtain exposure to a listed or other type of index.
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Options Purchased and Written
A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of a call option the obligation to sell, the underlying security. The purchaser of a put option has the right to sell, and the writer of the put option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
The risk in writing a call option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the underlying securities where a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market; or, for OTC options, a Fund may be at risk because of the counterparty’s inability to perform.
Futures Contracts
A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities or other instruments at a set price for delivery at a future date. There are significant risks associated with a Fund’s use of futures contracts, including (i) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the underlying asset and the prices of futures contracts; (ii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract; (iii) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by and exchange; and (iv) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Securities held as collateral are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Swap Agreements
A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. When utilizing OTC swaps, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying asset declines in value. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and are executed on a multi-lateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange. There is limited counterparty credit risk with respect to centrally-cleared swaps as the transaction is facilitated through a central clearinghouse, much like exchange-traded futures contracts. For a fund utilizing centrally-cleared swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. There is no guarantee that a fund or an underlying fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same or another party.
Total return swaps involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset (such as an index) for a fixed or variable interest rate. Total return swaps will usually be computed based on the current value of the reference asset as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or other exchange, with the swap value being adjusted to include dividends accrued, financing charges and/or interest associated with the swap agreement. When utilizing total return swaps, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying reference asset declines in value.
Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party for its respective commitment to pay or receive a fixed or variable interest rate on a notional amount of principal. Interest rate swaps are generally centrally-cleared, but central clearing does not make interest rate swap transactions risk free.
Credit default swaps are instruments which allow for the full or partial transfer of third party credit risk, with respect to a particular entity or entities, from one counterparty to the other. The Fund enters into credit default swaps as a “seller” or “buyer” of protection primarily to gain or reduce exposure to the investment grade and/or high yield bond market. A seller of credit default swaps is selling credit protection or assuming credit risk with respect to the underlying entity or entities. The buyer in a credit default swap is obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default on an underlying reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the seller will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. The notional amount reflects the maximum potential amount the seller of credit protection could be required to pay to the buyer if a credit event occurs. The seller of protection receives periodic premium payments from the buyer and may also receive or pay an upfront premium adjustment to the stated periodic payments. In the event a credit default occurs on a credit default swap referencing an index, a factor adjustment will take place and the buyer of protection will receive a payment reflecting the par less the default recovery rate of the defaulted index component based on its weighting in the index. If no default occurs, the counterparty will pay the stream of payments and have no further obligations to the fund selling the credit protection. For a fund utilizing centrally cleared credit default swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. For OTC credit default swaps, a fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty, or in the case of a credit default swap in which a fund is selling credit protection, the default of a third party issuer.
The quoted market prices and resulting market values for credit default swap agreements on securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange two designated currencies at a specific time in the future. Certain types of contracts may be cash settled, in an amount equal to the change in exchange rates during the term of the contract. The contracts can be used to hedge or manage exposure to foreign currency risks with portfolio investments or to gain exposure to foreign currencies.
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The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Furthermore, the Fund may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared to the U.S. dollar.
In conjunction with short sales and the use of derivative instruments, the Fund is required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Fund uses margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Fund as collateral.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements as part of its financial leverage strategy. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund temporarily transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, the Fund agrees to repurchase the instrument at an agreed upon time and price, which reflects an interest payment. Such agreements have the economic effect of borrowings. The Fund may enter into such agreements when it is able to invest the cash acquired at a rate higher than the cost of the agreement, which would increase earned income. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the instruments transferred to another party or the instruments in which the proceeds may be invested would affect the market value of the Fund's assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of the Fund's assets.
Foreign Investments
There are several risks associated with exposure to foreign currencies, foreign issuers and emerging markets. The Fund’s indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or in the case of short positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad. In addition, the Fund may incur transaction costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The Fund may, but is not obligated to, engage in currency hedging transactions, which generally involve buying currency forward, options or futures contracts. However, not all currency risks may be effectively hedged, and in some cases the costs of hedging techniques may outweigh expected benefits. In such instances, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar.
The Fund may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments, such as ADRs and exchange-traded funds, which are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Investing in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers, may involve risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices in some foreign markets may fluctuate more than those of securities traded on U.S. markets. Many foreign countries lack accounting and disclosure standards comparable to those that apply to U.S. companies, and it may be more difficult to obtain reliable information regarding a foreign issuer’s financial condition and operations. Transaction costs and costs associated with custody services are generally higher for foreign securities than they are for U.S. securities. Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income. Although in some countries portions of these taxes are recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received by the Fund.
Note 4 – Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
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Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.
The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.
Independent
pricing services are used to value a majority of the Fund’s investments. When values are not available from a pricing service,
they will be determined using a variety of sources and techniques, including: market prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices
based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics or based on inputs such as anticipated cash
flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information and analysis.
Quotes from broker-dealers, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates, may also be used to value
the Fund’s assets and liabilities, i.e. prices provided by a broker-dealer or other market participant who has not committed to
trade at that price. Although quotes are typically received from established market participants, the Fund may not have the transparency
to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotations. Significant changes in a quote would generally result in significant
changes in the fair value of the security.
Certain fixed income securities are valued by obtaining a monthly quote from a broker-dealer, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such
as credit spreads and interest rates.
Certain loans and other securities are valued using a single daily broker quote or a price from a third party vendor based on a single
daily or monthly broker quote.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change.
Note 5 – Federal Income Tax Information
The Fund intends to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax or federal excise tax is required.
Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken, or to be taken, on U.S. federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed.
At February 28, 2022, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excel of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excise of tax cost over value, were as follows:
Tax Cost | Tax Unrealized Appreciation |
Tax Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
$ 2,203,685,960 | $ 158,148,029 | $ (91,062,271) | $ 67,085,758 |
Note 6 – Unfunded Loan Commitments
Pursuant to the terms of certain loan agreements, the Fund held unfunded loan commitments as of February 28, 2022. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrower’s discretion.
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The unfunded loan commitments as of February 28, 2022, were as follows: | |||||
Borrower | Maturity Date | Face Amount/Par* | Value | ||
Alexander Mann | 12/16/24 | GBP | 2,500,000 | $100,606 | |
Boyd Corp. | 07/24/26 | 1,500,000 | 7,500 | ||
CapStone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. | 11/12/27 | 510,992 | 639 | ||
Care BidCo | 04/15/26 | EUR | 1,000,000 | 92,931 | |
Confluent Health LLC | 11/30/28 | 389,381 | 4,380 | ||
Facilities Group | 11/23/27 | 1,672,055 | 17,520 | ||
FR Refuel LLC | 11/08/28 | 933,333 | 9,333 | ||
Galls LLC | 01/31/24 | 21,463 | 895 | ||
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. | 11/25/26 | 1,546,052 | 18,263 | ||
Integrated Power Services Holdings, Inc. | 11/18/28 | 685,366 | 6,854 | ||
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. | 03/26/29 | CAD | 208,000 | 821 | |
KKR Core Holding Company LLC | 07/15/31 | 1,740,000 | – | ||
Manscaped | – | 763,600 | – | ||
Lightning A | 03/01/37 | 2,295,000 | – | ||
Lightning B | 03/01/37 | 2,295,000 | – | ||
MB2 Dental Solutions LLC | 01/29/27 | 861,115 | 14,107 | ||
National Mentor Holdings, Inc. | 03/02/28 | 201,000 | 806 | ||
Pacific Bells, LLC | 11/10/28 | 82,990 | 674 | ||
Polaris Newco LLC | 06/04/26 | 3,520,374 | 375,221 | ||
Pro Mach Group, Inc. | 08/31/28 | 183,101 | – | ||
SCP Eye Care Services LLC | 03/16/28 | 443,182 | 6,648 | ||
Secretariat Advisors LLC | 12/29/28 | 600,000 | 1,500 | ||
Service Logic Acquisition, Inc. | 10/29/27 | 140,821 | 1,232 | ||
SHO Holding I Corp. | 04/27/24 | 166,000 | 10,375 | ||
Taxware Holdings (Sovos Compliance LLC) | 08/11/28 | 220,890 | 369 | ||
Thunderbird A | 03/01/37 | 18,020,000 | – | ||
Thunderbird B | 03/01/37 | 18,020,000 | – | ||
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC | 08/19/26 | 223,793 | – | ||
Vertical (TK Elevator) | 01/29/27 | EUR | 1,750,000 | 163,992 | |
$834,666 |
* The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
CAD – Canadian Dollar
EUR – Euro
GBP – British Pound
Note 7– Restricted Securities
The securities below are considered illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board:
Restricted Securities | Acquisition Date | Cost | Value | |
Airplanes Pass Through Trust | ||||
2001-1A, due 03/15/191 | 10/14/09 | $5,384,675 | $67 | |
Atlas Mara Ltd. | ||||
due 12/31/211 | 10/01/15 | 2,186,657 | 1,573,000 | |
Basic Energy Services, Inc. | ||||
due 10/15/231 | 09/25/18 | 1,067,190 | 59,125 | |
CBC Insurance Revenue Securitization LLC | ||||
2016-1, 5.25% due 07/15/46 | 08/09/19 | 304,654 | 279,388 | |
Freddie Mac Military Housing Bonds Resecuritization Trust Certificates | ||||
2015-R1, 0.70% (WAC) due 11/25/522 | 09/10/19 | 3,538,481 | 3,484,342 | |
Mirabela Nickel Ltd. | ||||
due 06/24/191 | 12/31/13 | 2,341,590 | 133,400 |
Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V. | ||||
5.50% due 12/20/273 | 12/17/12 | 1,368,709 | 1,249,414 | |
Schahin II Finance Co. SPV Ltd. | ||||
due 09/25/221 | 01/08/14 | 1,178,715 | 30,403 | |
$17,370,671 | $6,809,139 | |||
1 | Security is in default of interest and/or principal obligations. |
2 | Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at February 28, 2022. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average. |
3 | All or a portion of this security has been physically segregated in connection with borrowings. |
Note 8 – COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the recovery response causes at times disruption to consumer demand, economic output, and supply chains. There are still travel restrictions, quarantines, and disparate global vaccine distributions. As with other serious economic disruptions, governmental authorities and regulators have responded to this situation with significant fiscal and monetary policy changes. These include providing direct capital infusions into companies, introducing new monetary programs, and considerably lowering interest rates. In some cases, these responses resulted in negative interest rates and higher inflation. Recently, the U.S. and other governments have also made investments and engaged in infrastructure modernization projects that have also increased public debt and spending. These actions, including their possible unexpected or sudden reversal or potential ineffectiveness, could further increase volatility in securities and other financial markets, reduce market liquidity, continue to cause higher inflation, heighten investor uncertainty, and adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments and the performance of the Fund. These actions also contribute to a risk that asset prices have a higher degree of correlation than historically seen across markets and asset classes. The duration and extent of COVID-19 over the long term cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and the extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Fund will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and difficult to predict. Management continues to monitor and evaluate this situation.
OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) | February 28, 2022 |
Sector Classification
Information in the “Schedule of Investments” is categorized by sectors using sector-level classifications used by Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. In the Fund’s registration statement, the Fund has investment policies relating to concentration in specific industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Fund usually classifies industries based on industry-level classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.