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Schedule of Investments
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund

April 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

 

Shares       Value^  
COMMON STOCK - 64.0%      
Aerospace & Defense - 0.4%      
20,000   Boeing Co. $            2,820,400  
 
Banks - 0.7%      
50,200   JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4,807,152  
 
Beverages - 0.9%      
45,800   PepsiCo, Inc. (g)   6,058,882  
 
Biotechnology - 3.2%      
59,400   AbbVie, Inc.   4,882,680  
9,700   Biogen, Inc. (g)(i)   2,879,251  
70,600   Gilead Sciences, Inc.   5,930,400  
27,200   Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (i)   6,832,640  
        20,524,971  
 
Capital Markets - 1.5%      
79,700   Charles Schwab Corp.   3,006,284  
23,600   S&P Global, Inc. (g)   6,911,968  
        9,918,252  
 
Chemicals - 0.3%      
46,400   Chemours Co.   544,272  
14,533   Dow, Inc. (i)   533,216  
14,533   DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   683,341  
        1,760,829  
 
Communications Equipment - 1.0%      
149,600   Cisco Systems, Inc.   6,340,048  
 
Entertainment - 1.5%      
22,800   Netflix, Inc. (g)(i)   9,572,580  
 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.0%      
13,300   American Tower Corp.   3,165,400  
22,400   Crown Castle International Corp. (g)   3,571,232  
        6,736,632  
 
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.9%      
21,400   Costco Wholesale Corp. (g)   6,484,200  
182,400   Kroger Co.   5,765,664  
        12,249,864  
 
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies - 2.2%      
17,600   Align Technology, Inc. (i)   3,781,360  
133,000   Boston Scientific Corp. (i)   4,984,840  
10,100   Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (i)   5,159,888  
        13,926,088  
 
Healthcare Providers & Services - 2.1%      
24,400   McKesson Corp.   3,446,500  
34,900   UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (g)   10,207,203  
        13,653,703  
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.9%      
30,300   McDonald’s Corp.   5,683,068  
58,900   Starbucks Corp.   4,519,397  
22,000   Wynn Resorts Ltd.   1,881,660  
        12,084,125  
 
Household Durables - 0.6%      
78,300   DR Horton, Inc. (g)   3,697,326  
 
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.3%      
17,800   3M Co.   2,704,176  
37,800   Honeywell International, Inc.   5,363,820  
        8,067,996  

 

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.4%      
30,900   Progressive Corp.   2,388,570  
 
Interactive Media & Services - 4.4%      
11,850   Alphabet, Inc., Class A (i)   15,958,395  
61,700   Facebook, Inc., Class A (g)(i)   12,630,607  
    28,589,002  
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.2%      
16,400   Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR (g)(i)   3,323,788  
6,975   Amazon.com, Inc. (i)   17,256,150  
    20,579,938  
 
IT Services - 6.0%      
62,500   Fiserv, Inc. (g)(i)   6,441,250  
15,700   International Business Machines Corp.   1,971,292  
35,250   Mastercard, Inc., Class A   9,692,692  
55,900   PayPal Holdings, Inc. (i)   6,875,700  
74,500   Visa, Inc., Class A (g)   13,314,640  
    38,295,574  
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.2%      
23,850   Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (g)   7,982,118  
 
Machinery - 1.0%      
36,100   Caterpillar, Inc.   4,201,318  
17,300   Deere & Co. (g)   2,509,538  
    6,710,856  
 
Media - 0.5%      
77,600   Comcast Corp., Class A   2,920,088  
 
Multi-Line Retail - 1.4%      
32,700   Dollar General Corp. (g)   5,732,310  
29,500   Target Corp.   3,237,330  
    8,969,640  
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.5%      
49,700   Valero Energy Corp.   3,148,495  
 
Pharmaceuticals - 2.4%      
112,200   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   6,822,882  
37,700   Merck & Co., Inc.   2,991,118  
56,317   Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR (i)   604,845  
36,800   Zoetis, Inc.   4,758,608  
    15,177,453  
 
Road & Rail - 0.6%      
25,700   Union Pacific Corp. (g)   4,106,603  
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 7.0%      
119,700   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (g)(i)   6,271,083  
17,900   Broadcom, Inc.   4,861,998  
26,900   Lam Research Corp. (g)   6,867,032  
183,500   Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (g)   4,906,790  
139,000   Micron Technology, Inc. (i)   6,656,710  
31,900   NVIDIA Corp. (g)   9,323,732  
53,400   QUALCOMM, Inc. (g)   4,200,978  
16,500   Texas Instruments, Inc.   1,915,155  
    45,003,478  
 
Software - 9.4%      
25,975   Adobe, Inc. (g)(i)   9,185,799  
16,000   Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A (i)   2,487,840  
44,600   Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (i)   3,017,636  
19,800   Intuit, Inc.   5,342,238  
102,775   Microsoft Corp.   18,418,308  
55,521   Salesforce.com, Inc. (g)(i)   8,991,626  
23,900   ServiceNow, Inc. (i)   8,401,806  
31,000   Workday, Inc., Class A (i)   4,770,900  
    60,616,153  

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.3%      
36,700   Home Depot, Inc.   8,067,761  
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.1%      
58,600   Apple, Inc. (g)   17,216,680  
56,900   NetApp, Inc.   2,490,513  
        19,707,193  
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1%      
77,900   NIKE, Inc., Class B   6,791,322  
Total Common Stock (cost-$420,955,894)   411,273,092  
 
      Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 27.0%      
Airlines - 0.2%      
$1,105   Southwest Airlines Co., 1.25%, 5/1/25   1,225,072  
 
Auto Components - 0.3%      
1,935   Meritor, Inc., 3.25%, 10/15/37   1,862,437  
 
Auto Manufacturers - 1.0%      
2,815   Tesla, Inc., 1.25%, 3/1/21   6,220,838  
 
Banks - 0.2%      
1,100   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 0.125%, 1/1/23 (a)(b)   1,180,995  
 
Beverages - 0.0%      
90   Luckin Coffee, Inc., 0.75%, 1/15/25 (a)(b)   30,150  
 
Biotechnology - 2.3%      
    BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.,      
265   0.599%, 8/1/24   284,841  
890   1.50%, 10/15/20   963,480  
    Exact Sciences Corp.,      
2,690   0.375%, 3/15/27   2,624,406  
650   0.375%, 3/1/28   595,235  
1,110   Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., 1.25%, 12/1/24 (a)(b)   1,276,098  
1,015   Illumina, Inc., 0.50%, 6/15/21   1,365,546  
1,080   Insmed, Inc., 1.75%, 1/15/25   1,019,250  
1,565   Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3.25%, 7/1/23   1,390,390  
2,280   Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 0.75%, 5/15/23   2,008,591  
    PTC Therapeutics, Inc.,      
935   1.50%, 9/15/26 (a)(b)   1,131,279  
1,655   3.00%, 8/15/22   1,910,773  
        14,569,889  
 
Commercial Services - 0.7%      
2,220   Chegg, Inc., 0.125%, 3/15/25   2,340,207  
1,865   Square, Inc., 0.50%, 5/15/23   2,100,456  
        4,440,663  
 
Computers - 1.4%      
2,215   CyberArk Software Ltd., zero coupon, 11/15/24 (a)(b)   2,067,667  
    Lumentum Holdings, Inc.,      
200   0.25%, 3/15/24   291,101  
2,225   0.50%, 12/15/26 (a)(b)   2,360,414  
1,520   Pure Storage, Inc., 0.125%, 4/15/23   1,403,112  
670   Rapid7, Inc., 1.25%, 8/1/23   838,338  
2,305   Western Digital Corp., 1.50%, 2/1/24   2,127,519  
        9,088,151  
 
Electronics - 0.6%      
1,010   Fortive Corp., 0.875%, 2/15/22   975,133  
1,070   OSI Systems, Inc., 1.25%, 9/1/22   1,030,587  
1,130   SMART Global Holdings, Inc., 2.25%, 2/15/26 (a)(b)   998,638  
910   Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/25   840,918  
        3,845,276  
 
Energy-Alternate Sources - 0.1%      
1,155   SunPower Corp., 4.00%, 1/15/23   936,994  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction - 0.4%    
1,010  KBR, Inc., 2.50%, 11/1/23  1,071,231 
1,430  Tutor Perini Corp., 2.875%, 6/15/21  1,179,750 
        
      2,250,981 
        
Entertainment - 0.3%    
   Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.,    
485  2.00%, 2/15/25 (a)(b)  382,722 
1,455  2.50%, 3/15/23  1,393,309 
        
      1,776,031 
        
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.3%    
2,000  Two Harbors Investment Corp., 6.25%, 1/15/22  1,991,250 
        
Healthcare-Products - 1.1%    
1,010  CONMED Corp., 2.625%, 2/1/24  1,072,494 
2,860  Insulet Corp., 0.375%, 9/1/26 (a)(b)  3,222,862 
1,360  NuVasive, Inc., 2.25%, 3/15/21  1,580,320 
1,120  Repligen Corp., 0.375%, 7/15/24  1,336,356 
        
      7,212,032 
        
Healthcare-Services - 0.3%    
515  Invitae Corp., 2.00%, 9/1/24 (a)(b)  475,317 
530  Teladoc Health, Inc., 1.375%, 5/15/25  1,639,320 
        
      2,114,637 
        
Internet - 3.7%    
1,660  Boingo Wireless, Inc., 1.00%, 10/1/23  1,472,023 
2,335  Etsy, Inc., 0.125%, 10/1/26 (a)(b)  2,377,559 
1,030  FireEye, Inc., 0.875%, 6/1/24  903,207 
2,190  IAC Financeco 2, Inc., 0.875%, 6/15/26 (a)(b)  2,248,856 
2,525  Okta, Inc., 0.125%, 9/1/25 (a)(b)  2,678,508 
595  Palo Alto Networks, Inc., 0.75%, 7/1/23  611,065 
2,315  Proofpoint, Inc., 0.25%, 8/15/24 (a)(b)  2,408,692 
2,800  Snap, Inc., 0.75%, 8/1/26 (a)(b)  2,907,071 
2,170  Twitter, Inc., 0.25%, 6/15/24  2,028,486 
   Wayfair, Inc.,    
1,260  1.00%, 8/15/26 (a)(b)  1,285,214 
965  1.125%, 11/1/24  1,188,759 
985  Zendesk, Inc., 0.25%, 3/15/23  1,334,755 
   Zillow Group, Inc.,    
615  1.50%, 7/1/23  576,194 
1,605  2.00%, 12/1/21  1,776,534 
        
      23,796,923 
        
Investment Companies - 0.3%    
2,450  Prospect Capital Corp., 6.375%, 3/1/25  2,235,963 
        
Iron/Steel - 0.1%    
530  Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 1.50%, 1/15/25  389,511 
        
Media - 1.6%    
   DISH Network Corp.,    
1,385  2.375%, 3/15/24  1,169,662 
3,780  3.375%, 8/15/26  3,073,518 
805  Liberty Interactive LLC, 1.75%, 9/30/46 (a)(b)  1,185,842 
   Liberty Media Corp.,    
1,205  1.00%, 1/30/23  1,281,922 
1,105  1.375%, 10/15/23  1,157,505 
2,305  2.75%, 12/1/49 (a)(b)  2,159,689 
190  World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., 3.375%, 12/15/23  359,773 
        
      10,387,911 
        
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.3%    
2,435  Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.50%, 9/15/26  133,925 
1,400  Ensco Jersey Finance Ltd., 3.00%, 1/31/24  262,995 
885  EQT Corp., 1.75%, 5/1/26 (a)(b)  994,297 
1,170  Nabors Industries, Inc., 0.75%, 1/15/24  140,402 
200  Oil States International, Inc., 1.50%, 2/15/23  76,668 
1,405  Transocean, Inc., 0.50%, 1/30/23  302,075 
        
      1,910,362 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.4%    
1,785  DexCom, Inc., 0.75%, 12/1/23  3,764,424 
880  Flexion Therapeutics, Inc., 3.375%, 5/1/24  659,682 
1,705  Horizon Pharma Investment Ltd., 2.50%, 3/15/22  2,247,403 
1,040  Jazz Investments I Ltd., 1.875%, 8/15/21  1,015,899 
655  Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., 1.50%, 11/15/24  1,156,730 
475  Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 0.625%, 4/1/23  407,906 
        
      9,252,044 
        
Pipelines - 0.4%    
4,200  Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 3/15/45  2,254,198 
        
Retail - 0.3%    
440  Burlington Stores, Inc., 2.25%, 4/15/25 (a)(b)  468,466 
370  Guess?, Inc., 2.00%, 4/15/24 (a)(b)  238,419 
1,525  RH, zero coupon, 6/15/23  1,489,734 
        
      2,196,619 
        
Semiconductors - 2.2%    
90  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 2.125%, 9/1/26  589,931 
1,290  Cree, Inc., 0.875%, 9/1/23  1,306,931 
   Inphi Corp.,    
390  0.75%, 9/1/21  684,206 
1,665  0.75%, 4/15/25 (a)(b)  1,760,538 
4,645  Microchip Technology, Inc., 1.625%, 2/15/27  5,816,376 
150  Micron Technology, Inc., 3.125%, 5/1/32, Ser. D  721,286 
2,060  ON Semiconductor Corp., 1.625%, 10/15/23  2,250,046 
870  Veeco Instruments, Inc., 2.70%, 1/15/23  725,609 
        
      13,854,923 
        
Software - 6.8%    
   Akamai Technologies, Inc.,    
2,860  0.125%, 5/1/25  3,408,311 
450  0.375%, 9/1/27 (a)(b)  470,667 
2,425  Alteryx, Inc., 0.50%, 8/1/24 (a)(b)  2,318,234 
1,270  Atlassian, Inc., 0.625%, 5/1/23  2,468,447 
820  Avaya Holdings Corp., 2.25%, 6/15/23  659,075 
1,620  Coupa Software, Inc., 0.125%, 6/15/25 (a)(b)  2,068,001 
1,580  DocuSign, Inc., 0.50%, 9/15/23  2,469,698 
965  Envestnet, Inc., 1.75%, 6/1/23  1,077,181 
925  Everbridge, Inc., 0.125%, 12/15/24 (a)(b)  1,095,057 
   Evolent Health, Inc.,    
1,250  1.50%, 10/15/25  775,750 
1,055  2.00%, 12/1/21  917,191 
510  Five9, Inc., 0.125%, 5/1/23  1,166,013 
2,280  j2 Global, Inc., 1.75%, 11/1/26 (a)(b)  2,144,513 
1,800  LivePerson, Inc., 0.75%, 3/1/24 (a)(b)  1,680,438 
2,260  MongoDB, Inc., 0.25%, 1/15/26 (a)(b)  2,371,145 
1,230  New Relic, Inc., 0.50%, 5/1/23  1,113,888 
1,595  Nutanix, Inc., zero coupon, 1/15/23  1,374,590 
850  Pegasystems, Inc., 0.75%, 3/1/25 (a)(b)  826,021 
1,260  Pluralsight, Inc., 0.375%, 3/1/24  1,066,590 
2,010  RingCentral, Inc., zero coupon, 3/1/25 (a)(b)  1,948,651 
875  ServiceNow, Inc., zero coupon, 6/1/22  2,298,098 
785  Slack Technologies, Inc., 0.50%, 4/15/25 (a)(b)  873,568 
   Splunk, Inc.,    
2,185  0.50%, 9/15/23  2,518,206 
945  1.125%, 9/15/25  1,108,213 
795  Twilio, Inc., 0.25%, 6/1/23  1,322,917 
1,770  Workday, Inc., 0.25%, 10/1/22  2,174,064 
1,660  Zynga, Inc., 0.25%, 6/1/24 (a)(b)  1,851,937 
        
      43,566,464 
        
Telecommunications - 0.4%    
1,745  Viavi Solutions, Inc., 1.00%, 3/1/24  1,964,215 
765  Vonage Holdings Corp., 1.75%, 6/1/24 (a)(b)  689,607 
        
      2,653,822 
        
Transportation - 0.3%    
1,380  Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 2.25%, 6/1/22  1,289,438 
1,125  Greenbrier Cos., Inc., 2.875%, 2/1/24  906,711 
        
      2,196,149 
        
Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (cost-$178,323,815)  173,440,285 

 

 

 

  Shares      
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK - 5.7%    
Banks - 1.6%       
3,400  Bank of America Corp., 7.25% Ser. L (e)  4,700,160 
4,165  Wells Fargo & Co., 7.50% Ser. L (e)  5,826,169 
        
      10,526,329 
        
Chemicals - 0.2%    
32,330  International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/21  1,537,291 
        
Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%    
36,700  AMG Capital Trust II, 5.15%, 10/15/37  1,328,329 
        
Electric Utilities - 0.7%    
45,625  NextEra Energy, Inc., 5.279%, 3/1/23  1,970,544 
14,605  Sempra Energy, 6.00%, 1/15/21 Ser. A  1,494,237 
23,000  Southern Co., 6.75%, 8/1/22  1,088,820 
        
      4,553,601 
        
Electronics - 0.2%    
1,250  Fortive Corp., 5.00%, 7/1/21 Ser. A  1,037,225 
        
Environmental Services - 0.2%    
25,210  GFL Environmental Inc., 6.00%, 3/15/23  1,235,542 
        
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.6%    
2,615  Crown Castle International Corp., 6.875%, 8/1/20 Ser. A  3,642,695 
        
Hand/Machine Tools - 0.3%    
   Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.,    
1,505  5.25%, 11/15/22  119,662 
23,100  5.375%, 5/15/20  1,849,155 
        
      1,968,817 
        
Healthcare-Products - 0.8%    
29,530  Avantor, Inc., 6.25%, 5/15/22 Ser. A  1,700,337 
2,975  Danaher Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/22 Ser. A  3,537,632 
        
      5,237,969 
        
Insurance - 0.1%    
9,250  Assurant, Inc., 6.50%, 3/15/21 Ser. D  990,675 
        
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%    
25,000  ATP Oil & Gas Corp., 8.00% (cost-$3,160,750; purchased 4/21/10) (a)(b)(d)(e)(f)(h)  2 
8,860  Nabors Industries Ltd., 6.00%, 5/1/21 Ser. A  30,036 
        
      30,038 
        
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%    
22,420  Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/23  1,031,320 
        
Semiconductors - 0.6%    
3,765  Broadcom, Inc., 8.00%, 9/30/22 Ser. A  3,830,662 
        
Total Convertible Preferred Stock (cost-$40,303,576)  36,950,493 
        
  Principal
Amount
(000s)
       
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 0.0%    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%    
$ 2,509  Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 12/1/23 (c) (cost-$1,134,313)  77,553 
        
Repurchase Agreements - 3.4%    
21,772  State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
dated 4/30/20, 0.00%, due 5/1/20, proceeds $21,772,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, due 8/31/22, valued at $22,208,543 including accrued interest (cost-$21,772,000)
 21,772,000 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments, before options written (cost-$662,489,598)-100.1%  643,513,423 
     
Total Options Written -(0.1)% (premiums received-$617,790) (i)(j)(k)  (656,856)
     
Total Investments, net of options written (cost-$661,871,808) (l)-100.0%  642,856,567 
     
Other assets less other liabilities-0.0%  133,402 
     
Net Assets-100.0%  $       642,989,969 

 

 

 

 

 

 Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

^ Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Market values for various types of securities and other instruments are determined on the basis of closing prices or last sales prices on an exchange or other market, based on quotes or other market information obtained from quotation reporting systems, established market makers or independent pricing services. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) as reported on each business day, and under normal circumstances. Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued at their current market trading price. AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or broker/dealer quotations, or by using the last sale or settlement price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the mean between the last bid and ask quotations. The market value for NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market securities may also be calculated using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price instead of the last reported sales price. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics.

 

The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted procedures for valuing portfolio securities and other financial instruments in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available (including in cases where available market quotations are deemed to be unreliable), and has delegated primary responsibility for applying the valuation methods to the investment manager, Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (the “Investment Manager”). The Fund’s Valuation Committee was established by the Board to oversee the implementation of the Fund’s valuation methods and to make fair value determinations on behalf of the Board, as instructed. The Investment Manager monitors the continued appropriateness of methods applied and identifies circumstances and events that may require fair valuation. The Investment Manager determines if adjustments should be made in light of market changes, events affecting the issuer or other factors. If the Investment Manager determines that a valuation method may no longer be appropriate, another valuation method previously approved by the Fund’s Valuation Committee may be selected or the Fund’s Valuation Committee will be convened to consider the matter and take any appropriate action in accordance with procedures set forth by the Board. The Board shall review and ratify the appropriateness of the valuation methods and these methods may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Fund’s Valuation Committee.

 

Short-term debt investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost unless the Board or its Valuation Committee determines that particular circumstances dictate otherwise.

 

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the NAV of the Fund may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed.

 

The prices used by the Fund to value investments may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold, and these differences could be material. The Fund’s NAV is normally determined as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for business. In unusual circumstances, the Board or the Valuation Committee may in good faith determine the NAV as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, notwithstanding an earlier, unscheduled close or halt of trading on the NYSE.

 

The prices of certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be determined at a time prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE. In considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the time the NAV of the Fund is calculated. With respect to certain foreign securities, the Fund may fair value securities using modeling tools provided by third-party vendors, where appropriate. The Fund has retained a statistical research service to assist in determining the fair value of foreign securities. This service utilizes statistics and programs based on historical performance of markets and other economic data to assist in making fair value estimates. Fair value estimates used by the Fund for foreign securities may differ from the value realized from the sale of those securities and the difference could be material. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security or other assets, and fair values used to determine the NAV of the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets held by the Fund.

 

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Securities with an aggregate value of $52,177,134, representing 8.1% of net assets.
(b) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $52,177,134, representing 8.1% of net assets.
(c) In default.
(d) Fair-Valued—Security with a value of $2, representing less than 0.05% of net assets.
(e) Perpetual maturity. The date shown, if any, is the next call date.
(f) Level 3 security.
(g) All or partial amount segregated for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral for options written.
(h) Restricted. The cost of such security is $3,160,750. The value is $2, representing less than 0.05% of net assets.
(i) Non-income producing.
(j) Exchange traded-Chicago Board Options Exchange.
(k) Exchange traded option contracts outstanding at April 30, 2020:

 

 

 

 

Options written contracts outstanding at April 30, 2020:   
Description  Exercise Price  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
  Notional
Amount
  Market
Value
  Premiums Received  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
Call options:                      
Adobe, Inc.  390.00 USD  5/15/20  (105) $(10,500) $(7,088) $(17,848) $10,760 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.  70.00 USD  5/15/20  (590) (59,000) (2,950) (59,566) 56,616 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.  240.00 USD  5/15/20  (85) (8,500) (2,125) (4,888) 2,763 
Apple, Inc.  310.00 USD  5/15/20  (130) (13,000) (41,600) (16,693) (24,907)
Biogen, Inc.  420.00 USD  5/15/20  (30) (3,000) (1,275) (6,809) 5,534 
Costco Wholesale Corp.  340.00 USD  5/15/20  (60) (6,000) (1,170) (10,169) 8,999 
Crown Castle International Corp.  180.00 USD  5/15/20  (93) (9,300) (465) (5,948) 5,483 
Deere & Co.  170.00 USD  5/15/20  (87) (8,700) (348) (9,596) 9,248 
Dollar General Corp.  175.00 USD  5/15/20  (130) (13,000) (51,350) (16,453) (34,897)
DR Horton, Inc.  55.00 USD  6/19/20  (155) (15,500) (9,272) (9,272)  
Facebook, Inc.  205.00 USD  6/19/20  (305) (30,500) (279,075) (111,515) (167,560)
Fiserv, Inc.  115.00 USD  5/15/20  (135) (13,500) (6,412) (13,089) 6,677 
Lam Research Corp.  320.00 USD  5/15/20  (60) (6,000) (2,010) (7,480) 5,470 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.  28.00 USD  5/15/20  (600) (60,000) (24,900) (16,530) (8,370)
Netflix, Inc.  550.00 USD  5/15/20  (135) (13,500) (6,277) (123,829) 117,552 
NVIDIA Corp.  340.00 USD  5/15/20  (190) (19,000) (10,830) (67,094) 56,264 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.  120.00 USD  5/15/20  (275) (27,500) (170,500) (12,958) (157,542)
PepsiCo, Inc.  141.00 USD  5/15/20  (270) (27,000) (8,775) (27,421) 18,646 
QUALCOMM, Inc.  95.00 USD  5/15/20  (35) (3,500) (87) (822) 735 
S&P Global, Inc.  320.00 USD  5/15/20  (60) (6,000) (3,889) (12,777) 8,888 
Salesforce.com, Inc.  185.00 USD  5/15/20  (135) (13,500) (1,755) (4,347) 2,592 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.  360.00 USD  5/15/20  (74) (7,400) (4,995) (22,123) 17,128 
Union Pacific Corp.  170.00 USD  5/15/20  (115) (11,500) (13,628) (10,827) (2,801)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  330.00 USD  5/15/20  (170) (17,000) (1,955) (24,159) 22,204 
Visa, Inc.  205.00 USD  5/15/20  (150) (15,000) (4,125) (5,577) 1,452 
Total options written contracts              $(656,856) $(617,790) $(39,066)

 

(l) At April 30, 2020, the cost basis of portfolio securities for federal income tax purposes was $661,881,143. Gross unrealized appreciation was $51,854,955; gross unrealized depreciation was $70,879,531; and net unrealized depreciation was $19,024,576. The difference between book and tax cost was attributable to wash sale loss deferrals.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the "exit price") in an orderly transaction between market participants. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

·Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Fund has the ability to access
·Level 2 – valuations based on other significant observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates or other market corroborated inputs
·Level 3 – valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Investment Manager's or Valuation Committee's own assumptions and securities whose price was determined by using a single broker's quote)

 

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the three months ended April 30, 2020 were intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

An investment asset's or liability's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Fund generally uses to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities within Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with accounting principles generally acceptable in the United States of America.

 

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available.

 

Equity Securities (Common and Preferred Stock and Warrants) — Equity securities traded in inactive markets are valued using inputs which include broker-dealer quotes, recently executed transactions adjusted for changes in the benchmark index, or evaluated price quotes received from independent pricing services that take into account the integrity of the market sector and issuer, the individual characteristics of the security, and information received from broker-dealers and other market sources pertaining to the issuer or security. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of equity securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds & Notes — Convertible bonds & notes are valued by independent pricing services based on various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are supported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector-specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of convertible bonds & notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — Corporate bonds & notes are generally comprised of two main categories: investment grade bonds and high yield bonds. Investment grade bonds are valued by independent pricing services using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations, live trading levels, recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, and option adjusted spread models that include base curve and spread curve inputs. Adjustments to individual bonds can be applied to recognize trading differences compared to other bonds issued by the same issuer. High yield bonds are valued by independent pricing services based primarily on broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are supported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector-specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of corporate bonds & notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

Option Contracts — Option contracts traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) and FLexible EXchange (“FLEX”) options are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that incorporate various inputs such as interest rates, credit spreads, currency exchange rates and volatility measurements for in-the-money, at-the-money, and out-of-the-money contracts based on a given strike price. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of OTC and FLEX option contracts are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

A summary of the inputs used at April 30, 2020 in valuing the Fund's assets and liabilities is listed below (refer to the Schedule of Investments for more detailed information on Investments in Securities):

 

   Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
  Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Value at
4/30/20
 
Investments in Securities - Assets             
Common Stock  $411,273,092      $411,273,092 
Convertible Bonds & Notes    $173,440,285    173,440,285 
Convertible Preferred Stock:             
Diversified Financial Services    1,328,329    1,328,329 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  30,036    $2  30,038 
All Other  35,592,126      35,592,126 
Corporate Bonds & Notes    77,553    77,553 
Repurchase Agreements    21,772,000    21,772,000 
   446,895,254  196,618,167  2  643,513,423 
Investments in Securities - Liabilities             
Options Written:             
Market Price  (656,856)     (656,856)
Totals  $446,238,398  $196,618,167  $2  $642,856,567 
              

 

A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended April 30, 2020, was as follows:

 

   Beginning
Balance
1/31/20
   Purchases   Sales   Accrued
Discount
(Premiums)
   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
   Transfers
into
Level 3
   Transfers
out of
Level 3
   Ending
Balance
4/30/20
 
Investments in Securities - Assets                                             
Convertible Preferred Stock:                                             
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  $2   $   $   $   $   $   $   $   $2 

 

The table above may include Level 3 investments that are valued by brokers or independent pricing services.

 

There was no change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of Level 3 investments held at April 30, 2020.

 

Glossary:
ADR - American Depositary Receipt
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust