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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22235

 

 

AQR Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Bradley D. Asness, Esq.

Principal and Chief Legal Officer

AQR Capital Management, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza

4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 203-742-3600

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Shareholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1.)


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Annual Report

 

 

December 31, 2015

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

AQR Global Macro Fund

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

AQR Risk Parity Fund

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund


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Shareholder Letters (unaudited)  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    2   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    6   

AQR Global Macro Fund

    8   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    11   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    13   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    16   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    19   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    21   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    23   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    26   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    29   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    32   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    34   
Schedule of Investments  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    40   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    62   

AQR Global Macro Fund

    88   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    105   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    134   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    146   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    157   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    222   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    228   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    241   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    248   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    256   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    286   
Financial Statements and Notes     315   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     402   
Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)     403   
Fund Expense Examples (unaudited)     404   
Trustees and Officers (unaudited)     408   
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (unaudited)     410   


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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Mark Mitchell Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Todd Pulvino, Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund (the “Fund”) invests in merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, and event-driven strategies. The investment process seeks to capture liquidity premia around corporate events and is implemented using corporate securities. Over the 2015 calendar year, the Fund returned -4.87%, for Class I. As described below, this loss was driven by negative contributions from investments in the Fund’s event-driven segment a result of the continued decline in commodity prices and increases in regulatory scrutiny around corporate restructurings. The negative contribution from event-driven investments was partially offset by a positive contribution from merger arbitrage. The Fund’s correlation with overall equity markets continues to be low. Based on monthly return data since its inception on January 15, 2009 through December 31, 2015, the Fund’s equity market beta (relative to the S&P 500®) is 0.06, its annualized volatility is 2.7% and its sharpe ratio is 0.5.

Fund Description

Unlike textbook arbitrage where identical securities can simultaneously be bought and sold for different prices, corporate arbitrage investments involve the purchase and sale of similar but not identical securities at advantageous prices. For example, in merger arbitrage, the target stock can often be purchased for a price that is less than the merger consideration offered by the acquiring company. Arbitrageurs attempt to capture this difference by buying the target stock, and in the case of a stock merger, short-selling the acquirer’s stock. Similarly, in the case of convertible arbitrage, investors typically purchase a convertible bond at a price below fundamental value, and through short selling of the issuer’s common stock, effectively hedging the risk of the call option that is embedded in the convertible bond. Profits are generated when the market price of the bond increases relative to fundamental value.

Like merger arbitrage and convertible arbitrage, other strategies employed by the Fund involve the purchase of securities around corporate events at what we believe are discounts to their fundamental values. For every investment, an attempt is made to hedge the embedded systematic risk. Where there is no direct hedge for a purchased security, highly correlated indirect hedges are employed. For example, systematic equity market risk is hedged by shorting S&P futures. Similarly, credit market risk and interest rate risk are hedged using derivative contracts (credit default swap indices and Treasury futures). Although indirect hedges effectively mitigate systematic risk (e.g. beta), they expose the Fund to basis risk – the basket of securities purchased around corporate events do not necessarily move in lockstep with the hedging instruments.

Performance Attribution

The Fund’s 2015 performance was caused by a negative contribution from event-driven investments (-5.8%) partially offset by a positive contribution from merger arbitrage (+1.0%). Convertible arbitrage did not contribute, positively or negatively, to the Fund’s 2015 return. There were two underlying causes for the negative contribution from event-driven investments. The first involves commodity prices. For event-driven trades that focus on corporate bankruptcies and restructurings in commodity-focused industries, the significant and continuous decline in prices of the underlying commodities caused deterioration in recovery values. As a result, even secured corporate bonds that would normally receive a full recovery in a corporate restructuring suffered significant losses. This was especially true in the energy industry, but it was also true in other industries such as chemicals and paper. Large losses are not uncommon in event-driven investments. However, they are typically idiosyncratic in nature and are offset by idiosyncratic gains. In the global environment that has existed since the fourth quarter of 2014, the distribution of returns has been skewed to the downside with few positive outcomes.

The second underlying cause of the negative contribution from event-driven investments is related to regulatory developments. In 2014, the Obama administration announced that it was considering new regulations to dissuade companies from undertaking tax-inversion mergers whereby merging companies reduce their overall tax liabilities by incorporating in foreign countries with lower corporate tax rates. Beginning in late 2014, a number of mergers were adversely affected by the new

 

 

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regulations. Along a similar vein, in 2015 the government signalled a possible change in the tax treatment of corporate spinoffs. Historically, corporations were able to separate lines of business without incurring taxes at the corporate level. However, in response to Yahoo!’s announced spinoff of its holdings in Alibaba Group, the government indicated that it may take a more aggressive view of the taxability of these types of corporate restructurings. This aggressive response by the government had a direct and significant effect on the Fund. One of the Fund’s largest positions is comprised of a long position in Yahoo! and short positions in Alibaba and Yahoo! Japan. However, when the government refused to grant Yahoo! a favorable tax ruling, Yahoo! cancelled the Alibaba spinoff causing the effective market price of the core internet assets to decline generating losses for the Fund. Ultimately we think that Yahoo! will successfully separate its core internet business from its holdings in Alibaba and Yahoo! Japan in a tax-efficient way, and when it does, the Fund’s position should appreciate.

Over 2015, merger arbitrage contributed +1.0% to the Fund’s return. Throughout the year, merger deal flow remained strong, nearly matching pre-financial-crisis levels, and merger spreads were wide. One might think that with strong deal flow and wide spreads, merger profits would be unusually strong. However, wide deal spreads often reflect heightened risk that announced mergers will fail to be consummated. There were two primary sources of deal failure risk in 2015, both related to government regulations. As suggested above, one involves tax inversion mergers where the government continues to modify rules in an attempt to make it less economically attractive for U.S. corporations to change their domiciles through mergers. The second source of risk is related to a more aggressive stance taken by U.S. anti-trust regulators. In a number of cases, the government filed suit to prevent parties from consummating mergers. Merging parties responded by either cancelling their mergers or opting to fight anti-trust authorities in court. As a result of the increase in regulatory risk, the median merger spread widened throughout 2015. At the beginning of the year, the median annualized merger spread was 5.5%. By the end of 2015, the median annualized spread had increased to 8.5%. Although a portion of the spread increase may have been caused by the combination of robust merger deal flow and insufficient arbitrage capital, a majority of the increase was likely caused by investors’ reactions to more aggressive merger regulation.

Unlike merger arbitrage, new deal flow in the convertible market was slow in 2015. Approximately $39 billion was issued in the domestic convertible market, a decrease from approximately $49 billion in each of the two prior years. On a net basis (new issues less retirements), the convertible market grew by approximately $10 billion in 2015, similar to the growth in 2014.

During 2015, we estimated the median difference between the market price and fundamental value (we refer to this difference as “cheapness”) for equity-sensitive convertible bonds increased from approximately 1.0% to 1.6%. Although it is difficult to know with certainty the underlying cause of convertible cheapening, it is likely related to activity in the high yield market. Convertible bonds richened moderately between January and May when high-yield corporate debt generated positive returns and then cheapened considerably between June and December when the high yield market generated negative returns. However, even with the net cheapening, other sources of value in the convertible strategy, namely dynamic hedging, portfolio rebalancing, and portfolio hedging offset the cheapening such that losses from convertible arbitrage were not realized over the year.

Looking Forward

2015 was a difficult year across corporate arbitrage strategies, particularly in the restructuring space. The Altman-Kuehne Defaulted Bond Index returned -39.5%, its second-worst year ever (2008 was the worst year). As a consequence, redemptions from event-driven funds were high and a number of hedge funds and mutual funds that follow event/restructuring strategies announced that they were ceasing operations. Although the selling associated with the cessation of operations put further pressure on prices and has amplified losses, it has produced two positive effects. First, price pressure caused by sellers’ demand for liquidity should revert causing a partial rebound in prices. More importantly, with fewer investors going forward, securities issued by companies involved in restructurings will be more attractively priced. In addition, given the copious amount of high-yield debt issued over the past several years, we expect the volume of restructuring opportunities to increase, particularly if the market volatility experienced during the first few weeks of 2016 continues. Recent market volatility is also creating opportunities in other strategies. Closed-end fund discounts have widened significantly as have yields on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). The increase in SPAC spreads is a particularly strong indication that the price of liquidity has increased.

The price of liquidity noted in the event-driven space is also affecting prices in the merger and convertible markets. As noted above, merger spreads widened significantly in 2015 and remain wide relative to recent history. Although merger spreads reflect heightened regulatory risk, currently wide spreads can be partially attributed to strong deal flow and reduced investor willingness to provide liquidity. Similarly, in the convertible market, the fundamental cheapness of convertible bonds has increased despite the extraordinarily slow new-issue market. This too is an indication that the price of liquidity has increased.

 

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Opportunities in corporate arbitrage will be particularly attractive if deal flow remains robust. In the current environment, the convertible new-issue market is slow, but merger deal flow continues to be strong and we expect distressed opportunities across industries to be plentiful. Relative to prior years, we expect investment opportunities to be above average in 2016. Irrespective of where the Fund deploys capital in 2016, we will continue to hedge systematic equity, credit, and interest rate risk, with the intention of delivering uncorrelated positive returns.1

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

                             
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: ADAIX      -4.87%      -2.78%         -0.87%         1.31%         1/15/2009   
Fund - Class N: ADANX      -5.04%      -3.00%         -1.11%         1.05%         1/15/2009   
Fund - Class R6: QDARX      -4.74%      na         na         -7.90%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.96%, 2.20% and 2.02%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

  * Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at 12/31/2015 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the total returns based on those net asset values differ from the adjusted net asset values and total returns for financial reporting.

 

 

1  Note that the Fund utilizes various derivatives instruments (e.g., futures, options, forwards, and swaps), primarily to hedge systematic risks including credit risk and interest rate risk. While the purpose of employing derivatives instruments is to decrease the Fund’s overall risk, hedging instruments are imperfect tools and their effectiveness depends on the degree of price correlation between the derivative instruments and the assets being hedged. Imperfect correlation may be caused by several factors, including temporary price disparities between derivative markets and markets for the underlying assets.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 01/15/2009

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investors with returns from potential gains of its long and short equity positions. The Fund is designed to be market- or beta-neutral, meaning the Fund seeks to achieve returns that are not closely correlated with the returns of the equity markets in which the Fund invests. Accordingly, the Fund, on average, intends to target a portfolio beta of zero over a normal business cycle.

Since the Fund targets a beta of zero, an appropriate benchmark is U.S. Treasury returns, which remain at near-zero levels. Since inception, the Fund handily outperformed the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM, its benchmark, with the Class I shares returning 19.51% vs the benchmark return of 0.05% during this period.

Fund returns were driven by strong performance of most of our investment themes. Investor Sentiment, Stability, Country-Industry Pairs, and all of our Momentum-related themes (within industry, across industry and indirect Momentum) worked particularly well in 2015, with the exposure gained through the use of Total Return basket swaps. Valuation signals within and across industries underperformed slightly. These valuation themes tend to be negatively correlated with momentum signals. Geographically, stocks in the U.S. and Canada contributed the most to overall returns, while in Spain and the Netherlands stock selection detracted most from returns. At the sector level, the stock selection strategy worked best in industrials and energy in 2015.

The Fund ended the year with a highly diversified stock portfolio. Securities remained globally diversified with nearly 40% of the Fund invested outside of the U.S. The Fund does take small industry views. As of the end of the year, our largest sector overweights were in healthcare and information technology, while our largest underweights were in energy and utilities.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QMNIX      17.60%         19.51%         10/7/2014   
Fund - Class N: QMNNX      17.43%         19.31%         10/7/2014   
Fund - Class R6: QMNRX      17.72%         19.63%         10/7/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 4.61%, 4.87% and 4.53%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

 

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 10/07/2014

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   

 

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Michael Katz

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Jordan Brooks

Managing Director

 

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David Kupersmith

Managing Director

Dear Shareholders:

The AQR Global Macro Fund (the “Fund”) invests across four liquid asset classes: fixed income, currencies, commodities and equities. Within each asset class, we take both relative value and directional positions. The strategy is long-term market-neutral, but can take directional views over the short term. The targeted annualized volatility for the Fund is 10%, on average, which varies modestly over time based on attractiveness of opportunities within the different asset classes we trade. The Fund’s strategy trades predominately on macroeconomic news and trends, using a systematic, bottom-up approach that integrates both quantitative and discretionary trading signals.

Our investment philosophy is rooted in the insight that financial markets tend to underreact to macroeconomic news. This implies that macroeconomic news tends to have a persistent effect on asset prices. Our strategy seeks to take advantage of this tendency by investing across liquid markets on the basis of macroeconomic news and trends, an investment approach we call macro momentum. We form macro momentum views by evaluating both quantitative and discretionary indicators across a variety of dimensions, from growth and inflation to monetary policy and international trade. By integrating both quantitative and discretionary indicators of macro momentum in a bottom-up, risk-controlled portfolio construction, we capture the best features of both approaches while maintaining the benefits of a systematic and disciplined process.

With macro momentum at the core of our investment philosophy, we also consider price momentum, value and carry indicators. This multifactor approach provides a more holistic picture of each asset’s attractiveness than trading on macro momentum alone does. Macro momentum tends to drive asset positioning (long or short) in our portfolio, but the degree of agreement between macro momentum, on the one hand, and price momentum, value and carry, on the other, determines ultimate position sizing. Our bottom-up portfolio construction – in which we evaluate the attractiveness of each asset across a large number of dimensions – allows us to build a highly diversified portfolio.

The Fund’s benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM, was up +0.05% over the course of 2015. The Fund outperformed this benchmark, with the Class I shares returning +1.71% net of fees on the year. The low, positive benchmark performance can be attributed to the general low rate environment over the course of 2015. The Fund performance across asset classes was mixed. The Fund experienced gains in commodities (up +2.93%) and currencies (developed currencies up +1.50% and emerging currencies up +0.63%). The Fund had losses in equities (developed equities down -1.81% and emerging equities down -0.01%) and fixed income (developed interest rates down -1.70%, yield curve -1.54% although somewhat offset by developed bonds that were up +1.65%). U.S. tactical asset allocation also contributed to returns, as the strategy was up +0.07% on the year.

Commodities

The Fund’s directional commodities strategies were the top contributor on the year. Gains were seen in the first, third and fourth quarters, largely driven by short positions in energy and agricultural commodity futures. The Fund held short Brent and WTI crude oil positions over the year based on downward revisions to growth and industrial production forecasts in commodity consuming countries such as China, U.S. dollar appreciation, unattractive carry, and negative price momentum. The Fund was short agricultural commodities also on downward revisions to growth forecasts in key commodity consuming countries, U.S. dollar appreciation, and negative longer-term price momentum. The sizing of our short views across these commodity markets was slightly reduced by attractive value. Short positions in Brent and WTI crude oil performed well, as global oil production remained elevated despite the drastic decline in crude prices from over $100 per barrel in mid-2014 to below $40 per barrel in 2015. Shale oil operations in the U.S., a segment of global production once thought to be highly dependent on elevated crude prices, managed to maintain production near peak levels. OPEC members not only failed to boost prices by cutting production quotas, but actually pushed their output further above previously agreed limits, adding to the glut of crude in global markets. Short positions in agricultural commodities performed well as weather was favorable in key growing regions, production was elevated and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on export prospects.

 

 

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Developed Bonds

Both directional and relative value bond strategies added to returns. Directional long views in U.K. gilts and Canadian government bonds performed well. The Fund was long U.K. gilts during the third quarter based on poor equity market performance and positive price momentum. Concerns over slower growth in China and other emerging markets boosted gilt prices during the period. The Fund was long Canadian government bonds over the year on negative earnings revisions, poor equity market performance, downward revisions to inflation and positive price momentum. This position performed well as the Bank of Canada responded to lower oil prices and related growth concerns by cutting its key policy rate twice, once in January and again in July. Short Australian and Japanese government bonds were top contributors within the relative value strategy. The Fund was short Australian bonds on poor carry and positive growth surprises. The Fund’s short in Japanese government bonds was driven by unattractive carry and valuation as well as equity market outperformance. Australian bonds underperformed over the fourth quarter on stronger than expected employment data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and a less dovish than expected Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The RBA kept its key policy rate unchanged at its November meeting, despite nearly half of surveyed economists expecting a rate cut. Japanese government bonds underperformed the cross section over the year as the Bank of Japan remained optimistic on reaching its inflation target without taking further easing measures.

Developed Currencies

The developed currency strategy was another meaningful contributor. Gains were seen in a long Japanese Yen position in the third quarter and a long Euro position in the second quarter. The Fund was long the Yen and Euro on improvements in terms of trade, aided by the fall in oil prices, positive twelve month equity market performance and attractive valuation. The Japanese Yen outperformed, with large gains seen in the third quarter. In addition to the Bank of Japan remaining optimistic on reaching its inflation target, worries over global growth during the third quarter led low-yielding currencies to outperform their high-yielding counterparts. After depreciating over the first quarter on the European Central Bank’s announcement of a larger than expected asset purchase program, the Euro rebounded in the second quarter as European growth data improved and inflation exceeded consensus forecasts.

Developed Equities

The largest detractor over the year was the developed equity strategies, with losses concentrated in the Fund’s relative value strategy. During the second quarter the Fund was long the German DAX Index and short the S&P 500 Index. The German DAX position was based on positive growth surprises and improved international trade, helped by a weaker Euro. The short S&P 500 view was driven by deteriorating exports, partially the result of a strengthening U.S. dollar, as well as elevated valuations. The overweight position in the German DAX detracted from performance due to uncertainty over Greek bailout negotiations and a rebound in the value of the Euro currency, which dampened the outlook for exporters which make up a meaningful portion of the index. The short position in the S&P 500 was also unprofitable, as a depreciating U.S. dollar and dovish guidance from the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) led to outperformance relative to other developed markets.

Developed Interest Rates

Another detractor was the developed interest rates strategy, with losses concentrated in the first and fourth quarters and mainly in the Fund’s relative value strategy. In the first quarter, a short view on Canadian interest rate futures was a large detractor. The short position was driven by equity market outperformance and unattractive value. Canadian interest rate futures outperformed over the quarter as the Bank of Canada surprised markets in January by cutting its key policy rate despite consensus forecasts for the central bank to remain on hold. Losses over the first quarter were partially offset by a long Swiss interest rate futures position. The Swiss National Bank surprised markets on January 15th by removing its 1.20 Euro-Swiss franc FX floor and cutting its deposit rate to -0.75%. In the fourth quarter the Fund was long U.S. and U.K. interest rate futures. The U.S. view was supported by inflation forecasts being revised lower and negative inflation surprises, U.S. dollar appreciation and attractive value. The U.K. view was based on equity market underperformance, negative growth revisions and attractive value. The Fund’s long U.S. interest rate futures position detracted as the Fed came across more hawkish than expected at its October meeting, shifting market pricing to expect higher odds the Fed would hike at its December meeting. In line with these revised expectations, at its December meeting, the Fed hiked its key policy rate for the first time since 2006. U.K. interest rate futures also underperformed. Despite Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney signaling that the BOE was unlikely to follow the Fed in hiking rates due to low inflation in the U.K., Canadian and European interest rate futures outperformed the U.K. contracts. Lower oil prices helped to support Canadian interest rate futures and a more accommodative European Central Bank aided European interest rate futures.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND

                    
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QGMIX      1.71%         0.74%         4/8/2014   
Fund - Class N: QGMNX      1.41%         0.45%         4/8/2014   
Fund - Class R6: QGMRX      1.71%         3.15%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 2.30%, 2.55% and 2.08%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 04/08/2014

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Long-Short Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide higher risk-adjusted returns with lower volatility relative to global equity markets. It does so using three different sources of return: 1) the potential gains from its long/short equity positions by entering into Total Return Basket Swaps, 2) overall exposure to equity markets, through the use of futures contracts, and 3) the tactical variation of its net exposure to equity markets. The strategy primarily seeks to add alpha via its long/short (market-neutral) stock portfolio. It also manages its beta relative to the MSCI World Index** (“MSCI World”) to a long-term target of 0.5, and within a shorter-term range of 0.3 to 0.7, depending on our market views.

Global developed equity markets performed negatively in 2015, driven primarily by expectations of slower growth in China and the underperformance of the energy sector. The Fund’s custom benchmark (0.5* MSCI World + 0.5* Bofa Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM) delivered slightly negative returns of -0.19% over this period. The Fund handily outperformed this benchmark, with the Class I shares returning 17.04%.

The stock selection strategy, through the use of Total Return basket swaps, contributed to the majority of the outperformance and returned 16.90% for the year. Returns were driven by the strong performance of nearly all of our investment themes. In particular, investor sentiment, stability, and all of our momentum investment themes contributed the most to positive returns. Conversely, valuation signals within and across industries underperformed. These valuation themes tend to be negatively correlated to momentum signals. Geographically, stocks in the U.S. and Canada contributed the most to overall returns, while Spanish and Italian stocks detracted slightly from performance. At the sector level, the stock selection strategy worked best in industrials and energy in 2015.

The Fund did not benefit from its static long-term beta exposure of 0.5 to the MSCI World, given this index’s negative performance. Our tactical market exposure (the desired deviation from a beta of 0.5) slightly contributed to outperformance.

The Fund ended the year with a highly diversified stock portfolio. Securities remained globally diversified, with nearly 40% of the Fund invested outside of the U.S. The stock selection strategy does take small industry views. As of the end of the year, our largest sector overweights were in healthcare and information technology, while our largest underweights were in energy and utilities.

Our tactical market view was positive at the end of the year and as a consequence, our ex-ante beta to the MSCI World was 0.6. This was mostly driven by favorable valuation and fundamental momentum indicators.

 
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AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QLEIX      17.04%         17.76%         7/16/2013   
Fund - Class N: QLENX      16.79%         17.45%         7/16/2013   
Fund - Class R6: QLERX      17.16%         17.86%         9/2/2014   
50% MSCI World Index**/50% BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      -0.19%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 2.40%, 2.52% and 2.05%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 07/16/2013

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

  ** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   

 

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

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Ari Levine

Managing Director

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) actively invests in futures and forward contracts both long and short across the global equity, fixed income, commodity and currency markets. The Fund uses both short- and long-term trend-following signals to attempt to profit from different trends that occur in all of these markets. Trend following can be simply described as going long markets that are rising in price and going short markets that are falling in price.

In addition to trend-following signals, we also incorporate signals that seek to identify overextended trends and reduce risk when the chance of a reversal is perceived as higher than normal, since market reversals generally cause losses for trend-following strategies.

We expect that the correlation of this strategy to the equity markets will average close to zero over a full economic cycle. That said, it is the nature of the strategy to exhibit a positive beta when markets have been rising and a negative beta when the markets have been falling.

The strategy had another year of positive performance in 2015, with the Class I shares returning 2.00% versus a 0.05% return for its benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM. The strategy outperformed the SG Trend Index, formerly the Newedge Trend Index, which returned +0.04% in 2015. This index is an equal weighted composite of 10 of the largest trend-following managed futures hedge funds. By asset class, on a gross basis, equities detracted -2.06%, fixed income contributed +0.28%, commodities contributed +5.05%, and currencies were roughly flat at +0.02%.

Several market themes that emerged in 2014 continued to shape the path markets took in 2015. One in particular was the divergence of central bank policy across various countries, which continued throughout 2015.

Most notably, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) ended its quantitative easing program in late 2014, and in subsequent communications throughout 2015, reiterated the readiness of the U.S. economy for a rate hike sometime within the year. While acknowledging certain headwinds to the global economy, the Fed raised interest rates in December for the first time since 2006, justifying its action on the back of strong improvements in the U.S. labor market. In sharp contrast, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) took the opposite path, announcing a new and larger than expected 60 billion Euro per month asset purchase program in early 2015. Also early in the year, the Bank of Canada preemptively cut interest rates due to concerns regarding the impact of falling commodity prices on its economy. Other central banks joined the easing bias in 2015 including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Korea and China. In Japan, the government remained committed to continuing aggressive monetary policy and fiscal stimulus, as well as implementing structural reforms.

These divergent policy responses had significant influence on markets during the year. The Fed’s aim of hiking interest rates versus other countries’ easing bias fueled a continuation of 2014’s bullish trend in the U.S. dollar, which was among the strongest performing trends in 2015. Related to U.S. dollar strength, commodity prices continued to suffer significant declines in 2015, most notably in the energy sector. This was partially a U.S. dollar story, but perhaps more importantly global oil producers largely maintained, and in some cases increased, production despite falling prices, causing prices to fall further. Falling energy prices were in fact among the most consistent trends in 2015 and the strongest contributors to overall performance for the year.

In contrast to these key trends, most other markets responded to inherently unstable sentiment throughout 2015. In the first quarter for example, European equities and fixed income experienced strong rallies, only to give back some of their gains as issues concerning Greece took center stage, and as the prospect for rising rates in the U.S. became tangible in the second quarter. Additionally, the consistent path of monetary policy in Japan meant that at times the Yen depreciated due to monetary stimulus, while at others, it appreciated on safe-haven demand. The Euro exhibited similar dynamics, as

 

 

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markets debated the degree of commitment to additional stimulus by the ECB. These shifts prompted reversals and generally hurt the strategy.

In the third quarter, global equities suffered their worst drawdown since 2011 due to fears that slowing growth in China and other large emerging markets might drag down global growth. These concerns intensified following the Chinese leadership’s surprise decision to allow the Renminbi to depreciate against the dollar on August 11th, which caused large sell-offs in higher-yielding currencies, and risk assets more broadly. In the major risk-off episode of August, and the third quarter more generally, the strategy demonstrated its strong diversification potential with positive performance.

Transitioning into the fourth quarter, sentiment shifted again. As the Fed did not hike in September and the People’s Bank of China eased, riskier assets globally rallied strongly as markets entered a more accommodative environment. However, with the Fed raising interest rates in December for the first time since 2006, and the ECB disappointing markets with the pace of its stimulus measures in December, equities, fixed income and currencies experienced reversals yet again, creating a difficult environment for trend following.

Long-term trend-following signals outperformed short-term signals, contributing mainly due to short commodities positioning, and also from long positions in the U.S. dollar and in global fixed income markets. Short-term signals detracted however, performing negatively in every asset class as every asset class exhibited reversals at various points throughout the year. Over-extended signals contributed, as they helped the strategy navigate reversals in fixed income during the second quarter and in commodities in February and at the end of August.

The strategy’s average annualized volatility target is 10.0%, which we allow to vary based on the conditional attractiveness of trends in the markets we trade. The Fund entered the year targeting a slightly-below-average 8.4% volatility, due to conflicting long- and short-term signals in some assets. The Fund ended the year at a similar volatility level of 8.2% as the trend environment continued to be varied for the assets the Fund trades at the end of the year.

Overall, given the degree to which market sentiment changed direction in 2015 across various asset classes, our strategy weathered a difficult environment for trend following and markets more broadly. The Fund notably outperformed the SG Trend Index. There are several factors we can point to which were likely helpful in 2015. First, unlike some competitors, we maintain a trend-following focused approach and avoid adding non-trend strategies, which can exhibit positive correlation to risky assets in weak market environments. Some of these non-trend strategies performed poorly in 2015. Second, our over-extended signals helped navigate certain periods of reversals, such as in fixed income in late-April and early-May. Some aspects of our approach did not help, such as trading non-U.S. dollar currency crosses, but we will continue to emphasize diversification as we believe it allows for better risk management and an improved long-run investor experience.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

        
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: AQMIX      2.00%         6.97%         3.37%         3.71%         1/5/2010   
Fund - Class N: AQMNX      1.75%         6.68%         3.10%         3.44%         1/5/2010   
Fund - Class R6: AQMRX      2.16%         na         na         11.40%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.26%, 1.53% and 1.19%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 01/05/2010

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   

 

 

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Cliff Asness

Managing & Founding Principal

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

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Ari Levine

Managing Director

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund (the “Fund”) actively invests in futures and forward contracts both long and short across the global equity, fixed income, commodity and currency markets. The Fund uses both short- and long-term trend-following signals to attempt to profit from different trends that occur in all of these markets. Trend following can be simply described as going long markets that are rising in price and going short markets that are falling in price.

In addition to trend-following signals, we also incorporate signals that seek to identify overextended trends and reduce risk when the chance of a reversal is perceived as higher than normal, since market reversals generally cause losses for trend-following strategies.

We expect that the correlation of this strategy to the equity markets will average close to zero over a full economic cycle. That said, it is the nature of the strategy to exhibit a positive beta when markets have been rising and a negative beta when the markets have been falling.

The Fund had another year of positive performance in 2015, with the Class I shares returning +2.48% versus a +0.05% return for its benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM. By asset class, on a gross basis, equities detracted -3.15%, fixed income contributed +0.29%, commodities contributed +7.43%, and currencies detracted -0.37%. The strategy outperformed the SG Trend Index, formerly the Newedge Trend Index, which returned +0.04% in 2015. This index is an equal weighted composite of 10 of the largest trend-following managed futures hedge funds.

Overall, given the degree to which market sentiment changed direction in 2015 across various asset classes, our strategy weathered a difficult environment for trend following and markets more broadly. There are several factors we can point to for the positive results. We continually maintain a trend-following focused approach and avoid adding non-trend strategies, which can exhibit positive correlation to risky assets in weak market environments. Second, our over-extended signals helped navigate certain periods of reversals, such as in fixed income in late-April and early-May. Some aspects of our approach did not help, such as trading non-U.S. dollar currency crosses, however we will continue to emphasize diversification as we believe it allows for better risk management and an improved long-run investor experience.

Several market themes that emerged in 2014 continued to shape the path markets took in 2015. One in particular was the divergence of central bank policy across various countries, which continued throughout 2015.

Most notably, the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) ended its quantitative easing program in late 2014, and in subsequent communications throughout 2015, reiterated the readiness of the U.S. economy for a rate hike sometime within the year. While acknowledging certain headwinds to the global economy, the Fed raised interest rates in December for the first time since 2006, justifying its action on the back of strong improvements in the U.S. labor market. In sharp contrast, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) took the opposite path, announcing a new and larger than expected 60 billion Euro per month asset purchase program in early-2015. Also early in the year, the Bank of Canada preemptively cut interest rates due to concerns regarding the impact of falling commodity prices on its economy. Other central banks joined the easing bias in 2015 including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Korea and China. In Japan, the government remained committed to continuing aggressive monetary policy and fiscal stimulus, as well as implementing structural reforms.

These divergent policy responses had significant influence on markets during the year. The Fed’s aim of hiking interest rates versus other countries’ easing bias fueled a continuation of 2014’s bullish trend in the U.S. dollar, which was among the strongest performing trends in 2015. Related to U.S. dollar strength, commodity prices continued to suffer significant declines in 2015, most notably in the energy sector. This was partially a U.S. dollar story, but perhaps more importantly global oil producers largely maintained, and in some cases increased, production despite falling prices, causing prices to fall further. Falling energy prices were in fact among the most consistent trends in 2015 and the strongest contributors to overall performance for the year.

 

 

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In contrast to these key trends, most other markets responded to inherently unstable sentiment throughout 2015. In the first quarter for example, European equities and fixed income experienced strong rallies, only to give back some of their gains as issues concerning Greece took center stage, and as the prospect for rising rates in the U.S. became tangible in the second quarter. Additionally, the consistent path of monetary policy in Japan meant that at times the Yen depreciated due to monetary stimulus, while at others, it appreciated on safe-haven demand. The Euro exhibited similar dynamics, as markets debated the degree of commitment to additional stimulus by the ECB. These shifts prompted reversals and generally hurt the strategy.

In the third quarter, global equities suffered their worst drawdown since 2011 due to fears that slowing growth in China and other large emerging markets might drag down global growth. These concerns intensified following the Chinese leadership’s surprise decision to allow the Renminbi to depreciate against the dollar on August 11th, which caused large sell-offs in higher-yielding currencies, and risk assets more broadly. In the major risk-off episode of August, and the third quarter more generally, the strategy demonstrated its strong diversification potential with positive performance.

Transitioning into the fourth quarter, sentiment shifted again. As the Fed did not hike in September and the People’s Bank of China eased, riskier assets globally rallied strongly as markets entered a more accommodative environment. However, with the Fed raising interest rates in December for the first time since 2006, and the ECB disappointing markets with the pace of its stimulus measures in December, equities, fixed income and currencies experienced reversals yet again, creating a difficult environment for trend following.

Long-term trend-following signals outperformed short-term signals, contributing mainly due to short commodities positioning, and also from long positions in the U.S. dollar and in global fixed income markets. Short-term signals detracted however, performing negatively in every asset class as every asset class exhibited reversals at various points throughout the year. Over-extended signals contributed, as they helped the strategy navigate reversals in fixed income during the second quarter and in commodities in February and at the end of August.

The strategy’s average annualized volatility target is 15.0%, which we allow to vary based on the conditional attractiveness of trends in the markets we trade. The Fund entered the year targeting a slightly-below-average 12.5% volatility, due to conflicting long- and short-term signals in some assets. The Fund ended the year at a similar volatility level of 11.8% as the trend environment continued to be varied for the assets the Fund trades at the end of the year.

Overall, given the degree to which market sentiment changed direction in 2015 across various asset classes, our strategy weathered a difficult environment for trend following and markets more broadly. The Fund notably outperformed the SG Trend Index. There are several factors we can point to which were likely helpful in 2015. First, unlike some competitors, we maintain a trend-following focused approach and avoid adding non-trend strategies, which can exhibit positive correlation to risky assets in weak market environments. Some of these non-trend strategies performed poorly in 2015. Second, our over-extended signals helped navigate certain periods of reversals, such as in fixed income in late-April and early-May. Some aspects of our approach did not help, such as trading non-U.S. dollar currency crosses, but we will continue to emphasize diversification as we believe it allows for better risk management and an improved long-run investor experience.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QMHIX      2.48%         10.24%         7/16/2013   
Fund - Class N: QMHNX      2.19%         9.94%         7/16/2013   
Fund - Class R6: QMHRX      2.54%         16.85%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.79%, 2.15% and 1.71%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   

 

 

AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 07/16/2013

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Lars Nielsen

Principal

 

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Mark Mitchell, Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

 

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Todd Pulvino, Ph.D.

Founding Principal, CNH Partners

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund’s (the “Fund”) Class I shares returned 9.25% in 2015. For the year, the Fund realized 7.9% annualized daily volatility and a 0.0 correlation to equities. The Fund’s benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM, had a slight positive return of 0.05%. The hedge fund industry, as measured by its representative indices, also posted modest losses, with the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund IndexSM (“CS Index”) gaining -0.70% and the HFRITM Fund Weighted Composite Index (“HFRI Index”) gaining -1.02% net of fees for the year. These indices had monthly correlations to global equities, as represented by the MSCI World Index**, of 0.7 and 0.9, respectively in the past 24 months.

Eight of the Fund’s nine strategies had positive results for the year. Stock selection strategies in aggregate were the largest source of profits, particularly the Dedicated Short Bias strategy. The Arbitrage and Macro strategy groups also contributed positively.

Following is a more detailed review of the performance of the categories with notable contributions.

Stock Selection Strategies – Dedicated Short Bias (+5.1%), Equity Market Neutral (+1.7%) and Long/Short Equity (+0.7%) were all strong contributors. The net effect of the directional components of Long/Short Equity and Dedicated Short Bias was slightly down (-0.2%), with the remaining stock selection gains all coming from market neutral themes within the three strategies. Nearly all of the underlying themes produced gains for the year. The largest thematic contributions, in descending order of magnitude, were investor sentiment, growth, high-risk, and valuation.

Event Driven (+1.0%) – Gains from mergers were not concentrated in any particular deal but rather were the product of numerous relatively small gains. In fact, the largest profit from any deal (Lorillard/Reynolds) was less than +0.2%. Gains from mergers were a function of a low rate of deal cancellations (10 of 237) and healthy median annualized spreads in the portfolio throughout the year, averaging about 8%. Relatively wide spreads were partially explained by the perception of increased regulatory risk. In this past year, deal volume increased 81% to a total volume of $880 billion, led by a number of “mega-deals”. These deals may have contributed to larger spreads as the arbitrage community may not have had the capacity or willingness to totally absorb their impact. Due to the low rate of deal cancellations, there were very few portfolio holdings that produced meaningful losses. In fact, Office Depot/Staples, a not-quite-dead-yet deal that was announced in February, lost -0.3% in 2015 and no other deal even lost half as much.

Managed Futures (+0.6%) – Trend following was profitable across asset classes with the exception of equity indices but short positioning across commodities, the result of both longer- and shorter-term trend signals, was virtually the sole driver of performance. Within commodities, energy contracts themselves produced +1.4% in gains, as WTI and Brent crude oil declined -30% and -35%, respectively, while industrial metals led by copper (-26.1%) produced smaller gains, and grains produced small losses while precious metals, softs and livestock were all relatively flat on the year. Equity indices lessened strategy gains by -0.5%, driven by fourth quarter losses as shorter-term trend signals struggled with indices that had dropped sharply in the third quarter and reversed course in October and November. Fixed income and currencies produced very modest gains.

 

 

** MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: ASAIX      9.25%         6.99%         4.59%         7/18/2011   
Fund - Class N: ASANX      9.02%         6.72%         4.34%         7/18/2011   
Fund - Class R6: QSARX      9.33%      na         11.97%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 3.68%, 3.97% and 3.23%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance

 

  * Total return information is based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Certain adjustments were made to the net assets of the Fund at 12/31/2015 for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the total returns based on those net asset values differ from the adjusted net asset values and total returns for financial reporting.

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 07/18/2011

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   

 

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

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Ari Levine

Managing Director

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Fund’s (the “Fund”) Class I shares returned -19.48% in 2015, as commodities across the board experienced extreme sell-offs. Energies, in particular, exhibited significant declines, as West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) and Brent crude fell -44% and -45%, respectively. The protracted decline was driven primarily by continued supply concerns as OPEC maintained its current production quota, U.S. inventory levels increased more than expected, and Russian production rose to a multi-decade high. Natural gas dropped -39% mainly on warmer weather. In addition, concerns about weaker demand, particularly in China, also fueled the decline in energies. Grains fell throughout 2015 on beneficial weather, diminishing export estimates, and a stronger dollar. Base metals also sold off, as copper and aluminum fell -25% and -22%, respectively. Continued demand weakness in China (the biggest user of industrial metals), which saw volatile financial markets and bearish economic data, contributed to losses in the sector. Precious metals declined in 2015 on US interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and a stronger dollar.

While the Class I shares declined -19.48% in 2015, the Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM (“BCOM”) declined -24.66%, for an outperformance of 5.18% relative to the benchmark. This brings our three-year outperformance to 0.17% annualized, and our since inception underperformance to -0.07% annualized. We expect the Fund to outperform traditional passive indices over the long term, but in any given year we expect the Fund to average a sizable tracking error of about 10% per year to its benchmark.

The outperformance in 2015 relative to the passive BCOM benchmark was due to a number of fund features. The largest source of outperformance was our drawdown control process, which reduced the Fund’s long-run risk target throughout 2015 as all sectors declined. Although the Fund’s risk-targeted allocation detracted from relative performance since an average net exposure of greater than 100% is entailed in order to target steady volatility, this effect was mitigated by the Fund’s drawdown control process. Tactical models also contributed to relative performance, with gains driven primarily by bearish views on commodities as a whole. Another source of outperformance is the Fund’s risk-balanced strategic allocation, which is less exposed to energies than the passive benchmark. Given the significant declines in energies in 2015, the Fund’s sector allocation contributed significantly to relative outperformance.

The Fund began the year at a volatility target of 9.6%, reflecting a lowered strategic risk target due to drawdown control. Ultimately, at year-end, the volatility target of the Fund was 11.4%, reflecting both drawdown control and bearish tactical views on commodities.

The strategic portion of the portfolio returned -21.2% while tactical tilts added +1.8%. The strategic return in this attribution is the return to a long-only portfolio with risk-balanced sector weights and an annual volatility target of 18%. The tactical returns are the active returns to commodity over- and underweights relative to this strategic portfolio.

The main contributors to tactical performance were our bearish views across most sectors. Generally, fundamental and technical signals were bearish on commodities throughout 2015, when the asset class declined significantly across the board. In addition, within agricultural commodities, value and risk-premia metrics underweighted wheat, contributing meaningfully to performance, particularly in January, as wheat underperformed the sector.

At year-end, the Fund’s tactical positioning reflected bearish views on commodities as a whole due to technical and fundamental weakness. Specifically, trend-following signals contributed to underweights given the poor performance of the asset class in 2015. The Fund finished its third full year with unfortunately poor absolute returns. However, the Fund’s risk-balanced and active approach helped it to outperform the BCOM benchmark. While short term results can be noisy, in the long term we believe the Fund’s broader diversification, strong risk management and active commodity selection can ultimately deliver more steady volatility and strong returns across market environments.

 

 

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AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: ARCIX      -19.48%         -17.12%         -15.26%         7/9/2012   
Fund - Class N: ARCNX      -19.74%         -17.33%         -15.48%         7/9/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QRCRX      -19.46%         na         -27.30%         9/2/2014   
Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM      -24.66%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.40%, 1.65% and 1.38%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND VS. BLOOMBERG COMMODITY INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 07/09/2012

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY FUND   

 

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Michael Mendelson

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

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John J. Huss

Managing Director

Dear Shareholder:

Through the use of derivatives such as futures and swaps, the AQR Risk Parity Fund (the “Fund”) invests across a wide variety of global markets – including developed- and emerging-market equities, nominal and inflation-linked government bonds, commodities, global credit, and emerging currencies – in an attempt to build a truly diversified portfolio where all markets matter, but no one market matters too much. Risk parity investing involves allocating to investments by risk, which means that instruments with less risk will generally be allocated more capital than instruments that are deemed riskier. As markets move through different risk regimes, the portfolio is dynamically adjusted with the goal of keeping overall portfolio risk and the balance of risk across asset classes fairly steady through time. We believe this leads to more consistent results, reduces tail risks, and enables the investor to remain invested through difficult market environments. In addition to adjusting position sizes to control for increasing or decreasing risk expectations, we also overlay modest portfolio tilts based on AQR’s proprietary expected-return models, which include signals based on carry, momentum, valuation and other important economic variables. These tilts allow the portfolio to get over- and underweight a broad array of global markets. The ultimate goal is to build a portfolio that in the long run will deliver higher returns at a risk level similar to that of traditional portfolios by combining a better asset allocation with return-boosting tactical tilts.

The Fund is expected to remain long all of the markets in which it invests while averaging a moderate (below 0.5 on average) beta to the stock market over a full market cycle. The targeted annualized volatility for the Fund is 10%, on average, which varies modestly over time based on our perceptions of tactical opportunities within the different asset classes it trades. The Fund started the year at slightly above the 10% long-term average as bullish tactical views in equities and fixed income were not fully offset by bearish views in inflation-sensitive assets. By the end of the year the Fund’s volatility was below its long-term target due to bearish tactical views in fixed income, credit, and inflation-sensitive assets coupled with a fund-wide reduction in portfolio volatility as a result of risk management policies.

Total exposures ended the year lower than they began the year, primarily driven by a shift to bearish tactical tilts and the Fund’s risk management policies. Equity volatility rose on the year, peaking in August, causing a reduction in exposures required to target the same level of risk. Volatility in credit rose slightly while volatility in global bonds and commodities remained relatively flat on the year. Despite these changes, the Fund’s beta to the S&P 500® at the end of 2014 and at the end of 2015 was 0.36. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 8.10% and realized an annualized volatility of 9.1%. During this period, the Fund’s benchmark the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM returned 0.05% and a “60/40 benchmark” consisting of 60% S&P 500®/40% Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 1.28% at an average realized volatility of 9.1%. The Fund’s net assets across all share classes were over $510 million at the end of 2015. The Fund experienced gains in one of the four major asset class buckets for the full year. To the net total return of -8.10% for 2015, fixed income contributed +0.9%, credit assets detracted -1.0%, equities detracted –1.8%, and inflation-sensitive assets detracted -6.2%. Tactical tilts contributed positively to performance in all asset classes except equities.

Equity risk detracted as markets fell sharply in August and September on concerns over slower Chinese growth and subsequently rebounded as fears eased in the fourth quarter on accommodative European Central Bank (ECB) rhetoric and better than expected economic data. Emerging markets significantly underperformed developed markets as Chinese growth slowed, commodity prices fell, and political uncertainty increased. Nominal bonds contributed over the year. Bond yields were up in most markets on the year, but returns were generally positive due to roll down and carry. Inflation-sensitive assets detracted significantly from the Fund, with losses coming from both commodities and inflation-linked bonds. Commodity markets were down substantially during the period, driven by excess production, weak demand, and a stronger U.S. dollar. Inflation-linked bonds detracted somewhat as inflation expectations fell in tandem with commodities. Credit spreads contributed and emerging currencies detracted on the year. European credit spreads held on to large gains from early in the year when the ECB was more accommodative than expected with its asset purchase program and economic data improved despite a less dovish ECB at the end of the year. U.S. credit spreads eked out small

 

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY FUND   

 

gains despite widening spreads. Emerging currencies fell against the dollar, especially the Brazilian Real, which was hurt by lower commodity prices, worse than expected economic data and political uncertainty.

Tactical tilts in equities detracted from performance, driven mostly from trend reversals in the second half of the year. Fixed income active views contributed positively, driven by asset class timing underweights in the second quarter which offset strategic losses, as global bond prices fell. Tactical views in inflation-sensitive assets added significant value as trend-following and fundamental momentum timing signals kept commodities underweight throughout the year. Active tilts in credit assets contributed as bearish asset class timing views in the third quarter helped to mitigate loses. Going forward, the portfolio is tactically underweight in fixed income, credit assets, and inflation-sensitive assets and relatively neutral in equities.

Despite a disappointing year, we stand by our conviction in the Fund’s underlying premises and believe that it is a better long-term asset allocation strategy than a traditional equity-risk-centric allocation. It is inevitable that painful periods of underperformance such as the recent one can occur in a strategy that has a high tracking error to traditional allocations with only a modest (but valuable) edge. The great strength of risk parity is the limited, humble assumptions necessary to believe in the strategy. If you believe that taking market risk in the major asset classes is rewarded on average, that their risk-adjusted returns are more similar than they are different, and that they tend to pay off at somewhat different times, then the case for risk parity is still a sound one. Nothing about the past year (or past few years) would lead us to change our long-term beliefs and going forward, we remain confident that the diversification benefits of a risk parity approach provide a sound allocation for the wide variety of potential market environments we may face in the coming years.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR RISK PARITY FUND

        
      1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: AQRIX      -8.10%         -0.51%         3.46%         4.04%         9/29/2010   
Fund - Class N: AQRNX      -8.20%         -0.77%         3.21%         3.78%         9/29/2010   
Fund - Class R6: AQRRX      -8.00%         na         na         -8.89%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%               
60% S&P 500®/40% Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      1.28%               

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 0.93%, 1.23% and 0.89%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY FUND   

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM/ 60% S&P 500®/
40% BARCLAYS® U.S. AGGREGATE BOND INDEX
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 09/29/2010

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The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   

 

 

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John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Michael Mendelson

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

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John J. Huss

Managing Director

 

Dear Shareholder:

Through the use of derivatives such as futures and swaps, the AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund (the “Fund”) invests across a wide variety of global markets – including developed- and emerging-market equities, nominal and inflation-linked government bonds, and commodities – in an attempt to build a truly diversified portfolio where all markets matter, but no one market matters too much. Risk parity investing involves allocating to investments by risk, which means that instruments with less risk will generally be allocated more capital than instruments that are deemed riskier. As markets move through different risk regimes, the portfolio is dynamically adjusted with the goal of keeping overall portfolio risk and the balance of risk across asset classes fairly steady through time. We believe this leads to more consistent results, reduces tail risks, and enables the investor to remain invested through difficult market environments. In addition to adjusting position sizes to control for increasing or decreasing risk expectations, we also overlay modest portfolio tilts based on AQR’s proprietary expected-return models, which include signals based on carry, momentum, valuation and other important economic variables. These tilts allow the portfolio to get over- and underweight a broad array of global markets. The ultimate goal is to build a portfolio that in the long run will deliver higher returns at a risk level similar to that of traditional portfolios by combining a better asset allocation with return-boosting tactical tilts.

The Fund is expected to remain long all of the markets in which it invests while averaging a moderate (below 0.7 on average) beta to the stock market over a full market cycle. The targeted annualized volatility for the Fund is 15%, on average, which varies modestly over time based on our perceptions of tactical opportunities within the different asset classes it trades. The Fund started the year close to the 15% long-term average as bullish tactical views in equities and fixed income were offset by bearish views in inflation-sensitive assets. By the end of the year the Fund’s volatility was below its long-term target due to bearish tactical views in fixed income and inflation-sensitive assets coupled with a fund-wide reduction in portfolio volatility as a result of risk management policies.

Total exposures ended the year lower than they began the year, primarily driven by a shift to bearish tactical tilts and the Fund’s risk management policies. Equity volatility rose on the year, peaking in August, causing a reduction in exposures required to target the same level of risk. Volatility in global bonds and commodities remained relatively flat on the year. With these changes, the Fund went from a 0.42 beta versus the S&P 500 Index at the end of 2014 to a 0.35 beta at the end of 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class I shares returned -13.33% and realized an annualized volatility of 12.7%. During this period, the Fund’s benchmark the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM returned 0.05% and a “60/40 benchmark” consisting of 60% S&P 500®/40% Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 1.28% at an average realized volatility of 9.1%. The Fund’s net assets across all share classes were over $48 million at the end of 2015. The Fund experienced gains in one of the three major asset class buckets for the full year. To the net total return of -13.33% for 2015, fixed income contributed 1.3%, equities detracted –4.0%, and inflation-sensitive assets detracted -10.6%. Tactical tilts contributed positively to performance in all asset classes except equities.

Equity risk detracted as markets fell sharply in August and September on concerns over slower Chinese growth and subsequently rebounded as fears eased in the fourth quarter on accommodative European Central Bank (ECB) rhetoric and better than expected economic data. Emerging markets significantly underperformed developed markets as Chinese growth slowed, commodity prices fell, and political uncertainty increased. Nominal bonds contributed over the year. Bond yields were up in most markets on the year, but returns were generally positive due to roll down and carry. Inflation-sensitive assets detracted significantly from the Fund, with losses coming from both commodities and inflation-linked bonds. Commodity markets were down substantially during the period, driven by excess production, weak demand, and a stronger U.S. dollar. Inflation-linked bonds detracted somewhat as inflation expectations fell in tandem with commodities.

Tactical tilts in equities detracted from performance, driven mostly from trend reversals in the second half of the year. Fixed income active views contributed positively, driven by asset class timing underweights in the second quarter which offset strategic losses, as global bond prices fell. Tactical

 

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   

 

views in inflation-sensitive assets added significant value as trend-following and fundamental momentum timing signals kept commodities underweight throughout the year. Going forward, the portfolio is tactically underweight in fixed income and inflation-sensitive assets and relatively neutral in equities.

Despite a disappointing year, we stand by our conviction in the Fund’s underlying premises and believe that it is a better long-term asset allocation strategy than a traditional equity-risk-centric allocation. It is inevitable that painful periods of underperformance such as the recent one can occur in a strategy that has a high tracking error to traditional allocations with only a modest (but valuable) edge. The great strength of risk parity is the limited, humble assumptions necessary to believe in the strategy. If you believe that taking market risk in the major asset classes is rewarded on average, that their risk-adjusted returns are more similar than they are different, and that they tend to pay off at somewhat different times, then the case for risk parity is still a sound one. Nothing about the past year (or past few years) would lead us to change our long-term beliefs and going forward, we remain confident that the diversification benefits of a risk parity approach provide a sound allocation for the wide variety of potential market environments we may face in the coming years.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QRHIX      -13.33%         -2.74%         -1.86%         11/5/2012   
Fund - Class N: QRHNX      -13.64%         -3.02%         -2.15%         11/5/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QRHRX      -13.42%         na         -13.74%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%            
60% S&P 500®/40% Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      1.28%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.57%, 1.89% and 1.50%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM/ 60% S&P 500®/
40% BARCLAYS® U.S. AGGREGATE BOND INDEX
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 11/05/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   

 

 

LOGO

John Liew

Founding Principal

 

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Brian Hurst

Principal

 

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Michael Mendelson

Principal

 

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Yao Hua Ooi

Principal

 

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John J. Huss

Managing Director

 

Dear Shareholder:

Through the use of derivatives such as futures and swaps, the AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund (the “Fund”) invests across a wide variety of global markets – including developed- and emerging-market equities, nominal and inflation-linked government bonds, and commodities – in an attempt to build a truly diversified portfolio where all markets matter, but no one market matters too much. Risk parity investing involves allocating to investments by risk, which means that instruments with less risk will generally be allocated more capital than instruments that are deemed riskier. As markets move through different risk regimes, the portfolio is dynamically adjusted with the goal of keeping overall portfolio risk and the balance of risk across asset classes fairly steady through time. We believe this leads to more consistent results, reduces tail risks, and enables the investor to remain invested through difficult market environments. In addition to adjusting position sizes to control for increasing or decreasing risk expectations, we also overlay modest portfolio tilts based on AQR’s proprietary expected-return models, which include signals based on carry, momentum, valuation and other important economic variables. These tilts allow the portfolio to get over- and underweight a broad array of global markets. The ultimate goal is to build a portfolio that in the long run will deliver higher returns at a risk level similar to that of traditional portfolios by combining a better asset allocation with return-boosting tactical tilts.

The Fund is expected to remain long all of the markets in which it invests while averaging a moderate (below 0.5 on average) beta to the stock market over a full market cycle. The targeted annualized volatility for the Fund is 10%, on average, which varies modestly over time based on our perceptions of tactical opportunities within the different asset classes it trades. The Fund started the year close to the 10% long-term average as bullish tactical views in equities and fixed income were offset by bearish views in inflation-sensitive assets. By the end of the year the Fund’s volatility was below its long-term target due to bearish tactical views in fixed income and inflation-sensitive assets coupled with a fund-wide reduction in portfolio volatility as a result of risk management policies.

Total exposures ended the year lower than they began the year, primarily driven by a shift to bearish tactical tilts and the Fund’s risk management policies. Equity volatility rose on the year, peaking in August, causing a reduction in exposures required to target the same level of risk. Volatility in global bonds and commodities remained relatively flat on the year. Despite these changes, the Fund’s beta to the S&P 500® at the end of 2014 and at the end of 2015 was 0.27. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Fund’s Class I shares returned -8.77% and realized an annualized volatility of 8.6%. During this period, the Fund’s benchmark the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM returned 0.05% and a “60/40 benchmark” consisting of 60% S&P 500®/40% Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 1.28% at an average realized volatility of 9.1%. The Fund’s net assets across all share classes were over $90 million at the end of 2015. The Fund experienced gains in one of the three major asset class buckets for the full year. To the net total return of -8.77% for 2015, fixed income contributed +0.9%, equities detracted –2.5%, and inflation-sensitive assets detracted -7.2%. Tactical tilts contributed positively to performance in all asset classes except equities.

Equity risk detracted as markets fell sharply in August and September on concerns over slower Chinese growth and subsequently rebounded as fears eased in the fourth quarter on accommodative European Central Bank (ECB) rhetoric and better than expected economic data. Emerging markets significantly underperformed developed markets as Chinese growth slowed, commodity prices fell, and political uncertainty increased. Nominal bonds contributed over the year. Bond yields were up in most markets on the year, but returns were generally positive due to roll down and carry. Inflation-sensitive assets detracted significantly from the Fund, with losses coming from both commodities and inflation-linked bonds. Commodity markets were down substantially during the period, driven by excess production, weak demand, and a stronger U.S. dollar. Inflation-linked bonds detracted somewhat as inflation expectations fell in tandem with commodities.

Tactical tilts in equities detracted from performance, driven mostly from trend reversals in the second half of the year. Fixed income active views contributed positively, driven by asset class timing underweights in the second quarter which offset strategic losses, as global bond prices fell. Tactical views in inflation-sensitive assets added significant value as trend-following and fundamental

 

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   

 

momentum timing signals kept commodities underweight throughout the year. Going forward, the portfolio is tactically underweight in fixed income and inflation-sensitive assets and relatively neutral in equities.

Despite a disappointing year, we stand by our conviction in the Fund’s underlying premises and believe that it is a better long-term asset allocation strategy than a traditional equity-risk-centric allocation. It is inevitable that painful periods of underperformance such as the recent one can occur in a strategy that has a high tracking error to traditional allocations with only a modest (but valuable) edge. The great strength of risk parity is the limited, humble assumptions necessary to believe in the strategy. If you believe that taking market risk in the major asset classes is rewarded on average, that their risk-adjusted returns are more similar than they are different, and that they tend to pay off at somewhat different times, then the case for risk parity is still a sound one. Nothing about the past year (or past few years) would lead us to change our long-term beliefs and going forward, we remain confident that the diversification benefits of a risk parity approach provide a sound allocation for the wide variety of potential market environments we may face in the coming years.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND

 
      1 Year      3 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QRMIX      -8.77%         -1.51%         -0.88%         11/5/2012   
Fund - Class N: QRMNX      -8.94%         -1.75%         -1.14%         11/5/2012   
Fund - Class R6: QRMRX      -8.59%         na         -8.97%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%            
60% S&P 500®/40% Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index      1.28%            

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.15%, 1.47% and 1.06%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   

 

 

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM/ 60% S&P 500®/
40% BARCLAYS® U.S. AGGREGATE BOND INDEX
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 11/05/2012

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Shareholder Letter (Unaudited)

 

 

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

 

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Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

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Michael Katz

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund (the “Fund”), which targets 10% annual volatility, returned 8.76% (Class I shares) in 2015. The Fund’s benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM, had a slight positive return of 0.05% over this period. We invest long and short across six different asset groups: stocks of major developed markets, country indices, bond futures, interest rate futures, currencies and commodities. We employ market-neutral, long-short strategies across these asset groups based on four investment styles:

Value – the tendency for relatively cheap assets to outperform relatively expensive ones

Momentum – the tendency for an asset’s recent relative performance to continue in the future

Carry – the tendency for higher-yielding assets to provide higher returns than lower-yielding assets

Defensive – the tendency for lower-risk and higher-quality assets to generate higher risk-adjusted returns

Each of these styles have historically had low correlations to one another, so we expect them to be profitable at different times for different reasons. Thus, a portfolio combining all four of them seeks to benefit from their expected low correlations to one another and could help provide a more robust, dependable stream of returns.

Two of the Fund’s four styles had positive results for the period. Defensive was the top contributor, with gains coming primarily from stock & industry selection. Value also contributed with profits in equity indices, commodities, and fixed income. Momentum and Carry detracted from performance. Momentum detracted in fixed income, equity indices, and commodities but produced partially offsetting gains from stocks & industry selection. Carry detracted in commodities and currencies.

Positive performance was almost entirely driven by stocks and industries while commodities also contributed meaningfully. Currencies, fixed income, and to a lesser degree equity indices detracted, offsetting some of the gains. Gains in stocks & industries were largely driven by gains from Defensive but Momentum also contributed. Offsetting some of these gains were losses from Value. Commodity gains were solely due to Value as Momentum and Carry both detracted. Losses in currencies came from Carry and Value while Momentum was flat. Conversely, losses in fixed income came from Momentum which were offset by gains in Carry, Value and Defensive.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QSPIX      8.76%         11.23%         10/30/2013   
Fund - Class N: QSPNX      8.50%         10.99%         10/30/2013   
Fund - Class R6: QSPRX      8.80%         12.65%         9/2/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 2.61%, 2.97% and 2.62%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 10/30/2013

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   

 

 

LOGO

Jacques Friedman

Principal

 

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Ronen Israel

Principal

 

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Andrea Frazzini

Principal

 

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Michael Katz

Principal

Dear Shareholder:

The AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund (the “Fund”), which targets 5% annual volatility, returned 4.02% (Class I shares) in 2015. The Fund’s benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S Treasury Bill IndexSM, had a slight positive return of 0.05% over this period. We invest long and short across six different asset groups: stocks of major developed markets, country indices, bond futures, interest rate futures, currencies and commodities. We employ market-neutral, long-short strategies across these asset groups based on four investment styles:

Value – the tendency for relatively cheap assets to outperform relatively expensive ones

Momentum – the tendency for an asset’s recent relative performance to continue in the future

Carry – the tendency for higher-yielding assets to provide higher returns than lower-yielding assets

Defensive – the tendency for lower-risk and higher-quality assets to generate higher risk-adjusted returns

Each of these styles have historically had low correlations to one another, so we expect them to be profitable at different times for different reasons. Thus, a portfolio combining all four of them seeks to benefit from their expected low correlations to one another and could help provide a more robust, dependable stream of returns.

Two of the Fund’s four styles had positive results for the period. Defensive was the top contributor, with gains coming primarily from stock & industry selection. Value also contributed with profits in equity indices, commodities, and fixed income. Momentum and Carry detracted from performance. Momentum detracted in fixed income, equity indices, and commodities but produced partially offsetting gains from stocks & industry selection. Carry detracted in commodities and currencies.

Positive performance was almost entirely driven by stocks and industries while commodities also contributed. Currencies and fixed income detracted, offsetting some of the gains. Gains in stocks & industries were largely driven by gains from Defensive but Momentum also contributed meaningfully. Offsetting some of these gains were losses from Value. Commodity gains were solely due to Value as Momentum and Carry both detracted. Losses in currencies came from Carry and Value while Momentum was flat. Conversely, losses in fixed income came from Momentum which were offset by gains in Carry, Value and Defensive.

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/2015

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND

 
      1 Year      Since
Inception
     Date of
Inception
 
Fund - Class I: QSLIX      4.02%         5.56%         9/17/2014   
Fund - Class N: QSLNX      3.85%         5.32%         9/17/2014   
Fund - Class R6: QSLRX      4.23%         5.65%         9/17/2014   
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM      0.05%         

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment results and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. As of the latest prospectus, the gross expense ratio for the Fund’s Class I/N/R6 shares are 1.54%, 1.97% and 1.80%, respectively. Call 1-866-290-2688 or visit www.aqrfunds.com for current month-end performance.

 
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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   

 

 

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND VS. BOFA MERRILL LYNCH 3-MONTH U.S. TREASURY BILL INDEXSM
VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTED ON 09/17/2014

LOGO

The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund over the past ten years (or since inception if shorter). Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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RISK FACTORS:

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund: As the Fund employs arbitrage and alternative strategies, the Fund has the risk that the anticipated opportunites do not play out as planned, resulting in potentially reduced returns or losses to the Fund as it unwinds its trades. This Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. The Fund may also take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts and swap agreements, exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risks, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Adviser or Sub-Adviser. There is also a chance that some of a Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. The Fund may invest in securities rated below investment grade which are high risk investments that may cause income and principal losses for the Fund. The Fund may invest in illiquid instruments which may be difficult to sell in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

AQR Global Macro Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, options and swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. The Fund may take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Adviser. There is also a chance that some of the Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. The Fund may have exposure to the securities of small and mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund and AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund: The use of derivatives, including futures and forward contracts, options and swap agreements, exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risks, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. A Fund may also take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involved the risk of theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. The Funds may have exposure to the securities of small or mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. Foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. These Funds are not suitable for all investors.

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund and AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A Fund may take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. A Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Adviser. There is also a chance that some of the Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations,

 

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political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. These Funds are not suitable for all investors.

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. The Fund may take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Adviser. There is also a chance that some of the Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. Foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund and AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A Fund may take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. A Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Adviser. There is also a chance that some of a Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. A Fund may have exposure to the securities of small and mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. These Funds are not suitable for all investors.

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund: The use of derivatives, including forward and futures contracts, swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than the Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. The Fund employs arbitrage and alternative strategies, which carry the risk that the anticipated opportunities do not play out as planned, resulting in potentially reduced returns or losses to the Fund as it unwinds its trades. This Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. The Fund may also take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. The Funds may have exposure to the securities of mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds, yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Adviser or Sub-Adviser. There is also a chance that some of the Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. This Fund is not suitable for all investors.

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund: The use of derivatives, including futures and forward contracts, options and swap agreements and exposure to the commodities markets, exposes the Funds to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity, and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment as well as increased transaction costs. Derivative contracts involve exposure to counterparty credit risks, which refers to the possibility that the counterparty to a derivative instrument will not be able to make principal and interest payments when due. A Fund enters into a short sale by selling a security it has borrowed. If the market price of a security increases after the Fund borrows the security, the Fund will suffer a potentially unlimited loss when it replaces the borrowed security at the higher price. A Fund may also take a short position in a derivative instrument, which involves the risk of theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential Fund gains and increase potential Fund losses. The Funds may have exposure to the securities of mid-cap companies, the prices of which are generally more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies. When investing in or gaining exposure to bonds,

 

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yield and share price will vary with changes in interest rates and market conditions. The Funds may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Fund’s Adviser. There is also a chance that some of a Fund’s holdings may have their credit rating downgraded or may default. Emerging market and foreign investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, increased volatility and lower trading volume. These Funds are not suitable for all investors.

An investment in any of the AQR Funds listed above (the ”Funds”) involves risk, including loss of principal. Diversification does not eliminate this risk. The value of the Funds’ portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political or social events in the United States or abroad.

The Funds (other than the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Long-Short Equity Fund and the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund) are each a non-diversified fund. Because these Funds may invest in securities of a smaller number of issuers, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer than a fund that invests more widely, which may therefore have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance. The Funds (other than the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Long-Short Equity Fund and the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund) also invest in a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary and are indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the subsidiary’s investments. The Funds from time to time employ various hedging techniques, it is not possible to hedge fully or perfectly against any risk, and hedging entails its own costs.

An investor considering the Funds should be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations. The Funds are subject to high portfolio turnover risk as a result of frequent trading, and thus will incur a higher level of brokerage fees and commissions and cause a higher level of tax liability to shareholders in the funds. The AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund may attempt to increase their income or total return through the use of securities lending, and they may be subject to the possibility of additional loss as a result of this investment technique.

Please refer to each Fund’s prospectus for complete information regarding the principal risks associated with the Funds.

DEFINITIONS:

Accommodative Monetary Policy: An accommodative monetary policy is one where the central bank increases the money supply, typically by lowering interest rates and/or purchasing financial assets, in an attempt to stimulate the economy.

Alpha: is a measure of performance on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility (price risk) of a mutual fund and compares its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark index. The excess return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index is a fund’s alpha.

Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: is a broad-based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage and asset-backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Bearish: A belief that a particular security, sector or the overall market will fall.

Beta: is a measure of volatility of a security or portfolio in comparison to an index or the market as a whole. A beta of 1.0 means the security or portfolio will generally move in tandem with the index or market it is being compared to. A beta greater than 1.0 means the security or portfolio will be more volatile and a beta less than 1.0 means the security or portfolio will be less volatile than the index or market it is being compared to.

Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM: is a broad-based index used to represent the most frequently-traded global commodity futures. It was formally known as the Dow Jones – UBS Commodity Index. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill IndexSM: is designed to measure the performance of high-quality short-term cash-equivalent investments. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Bullish: A belief that a particular security, sector or the overall market will rise.

Bund: Is the German equivalent of a U.S. Treasury Bond.

 

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Carry: The return obtained from holding an asset (if positive), or the cost of holding it (if negative).

Contagion: The likelihood that significant economic changes in one country will spread to other countries.

Correlation: is computed into what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. Perfect positive correlation (+1) implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in lockstep, in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation (-1) means that if one security moves in either direction the security that is perfectly negatively correlated will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the movements of the securities are said to have no correlation; they are completely random.

Credit: This strategy purchases attractively priced securities on a hedged basis, typically around event induced capital flows.

Credit Default Swap contracts: is designed to transfer the credit exposure of fixed income products between parties.

Credit Suisse Hedge Fund IndexSM: is an asset-weighted benchmark that seeks to measure hedge fund performance and provide the most accurate representation of the hedge fund universe. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Futures and Forwards contracts: A financial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an asset (or the seller to sell an asset) at a pre-determined future date and price.

Gilt: Is the U.K. equivalent of a U.S. Treasury Bond.

HFRITM Fund Weighted Composite Index: is a global, equal-weighted index of over 2,000 single-manager funds.

Macroeconomics: is focused on the movement and trends of the whole economy as a whole, including changes such as unemployment, national income, rate of growth, GDP, inflation and price levels.

Momentum: An investment style wherein an asset is deemed to have positive momentum if it has performed well in the past relative to other assets in the same universe.

MSCI World Index**: is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the performance of equities in developed markets, including the United States and Canada. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

NASDAQ Index: is a capitalization weighted index designed to measure performance of the more than 3,000 common stocks representing all major industries. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Profitability: An investment style wherein an asset as certain identifiable characteristics including, profit margin, asset efficiency, leverage and earnings variability.

S&P 500®: is a capitalization weighted index designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

SG CTA Index: The Societe General (SG) CTA index follows traders of trend following methodologies. The SG CTA Index is equal weighted, calculates the net daily rate of return for a pool of commodity trading advisors (CTAs) selected from the larger managers open to new investment. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Sharpe Ratio: is a ratio which measures risk-adjusted performance.

Tail Risk: The risk of larger or more frequent losses than would be expected if returns to an asset or portfolio followed a normal distribution.

Tracking Error: A measure of how closely a portfolio follows the index to which it is benchmarked. It measures the standard deviation of the difference between the portfolio and index returns.

Valuation: A process of determining the current worth of an asset or company.

Volatility: is a statistical measurement of up and down asset price fluctuations over time. If an asset has rapid dramatic price swings, its “volatility” will likely be relatively high. If prices are consistent and rarely change, “volatility” of that asset will likely be relatively low. “Volatility” can be measured as the standard deviation of an asset with a specific time horizon. It is often used to quantify the risk of such asset over a time period, typically expressed in annualized terms.

 

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

LONG INVESTMENTS - 136.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 31.4%            
Communications - 0.0% (a)    
FriendFinder Networks, Inc. (3)(b)     6,483      $ 177,657   
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary - 1.4%            
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (c)     55,476        551,986   
China Networks International Holdings Ltd. (2)     2,287,278        114,364   
DEMC Ltd., Class A (3)(b)     13,027        130,269   
DEMC Ltd., Class B (3)(b)     10,488          
Education Management Corp. (3)(b)     26,919,323        1,766,446   
Exide Technologies (3)(b)     198,814        31,383   
Expedia, Inc.     16        1,989   
General Motors Co. (n)     165        5,612   
MSG Networks, Inc., Class A (c)     27,418        570,294   
News Corp., Class A (c)     39,762        531,220   
Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack/The     5,550        102,176   
Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (c)     200,229        1,583,809   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.     25,524        4,736,999   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A (c)     116,821        3,172,858   
   

 

 

 
          13,299,405  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 0.1%            
Herbalife Ltd. (c)     12,094        648,480   
   

 

 

 
Energy - 0.0% (a)            
Energy Fuels, Inc. (Canada)     14,400        42,668   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 20.8%            
1347 Capital Corp. *(c)     420,504        4,141,964   
Acasta Enterprises, Inc., Class A (Canada) (2)     733,170        5,033,689   
Alignvest Acquisition Corp., Class A (Canada)     890,000        6,303,390   
AR Capital Acquisition Corp.     905,000        8,805,650   
Arowana, Inc. (Australia) *     787,920        7,737,374   
Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. (2)     450,000        4,549,500   
Bank of Cyprus PCL (Cyprus) (2)     64,254,993        10,261,179   
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. (2)*     487,260        4,775,148   
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II     1,047,480        10,370,052   
Capitol Acquisition Corp. III     125,000        1,195,000   
Care Capital Properties, Inc. REIT (c)     19,569        598,224   
CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. *     325,500        3,238,725   
Deutsche Wohnen AG (Germany) (2)     49,778        1,376,452   
DT Asia Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong) (2)     209,241        2,090,318   
Dundee Acquisition Ltd., Class A (Canada) (2)*     1,260,000        8,769,097   
Easterly Acquisition Corp.     1,146,500        11,350,350   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.     160,324        259,725   
Federal National Mortgage Association     56,433        92,550   
FinTech Acquisition Corp. (2)*     810,000        7,703,100   
Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Brazil) *     1,800,200        17,659,962   
Gibraltar Growth Corp., Class A (Canada) (2)*     1,274,000        8,756,045   
Global Partner Acquisition Corp. (c)     757,142        7,495,706   
Gores Holdings, Inc., Class A (2)(c)     215,000        2,150,000   
GP Investments Acquisition
Corp. (2)*(c)
    2,130,000        20,448,000   
Harmony Merger Corp. (2)*(c)     1,375,100        13,407,225   
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II (c)     609,837        5,878,829   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Financials - 20.8% (continued)            
Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp. (2)*(c)     1,620,000      $ 15,649,200   
Pacific Special Acquisition Corp. (China) (3)(b)(c)     373,500        3,678,975   
PNBK Holdings LLC,
Class A (3)(b)
    2,090,900        1,403,705   
PNBK Holdings LLC,
Class B (3)(b)
    3,218          
Pinecrest Resources Ltd. (Canada) (2)     79,820        2,884   
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A (c)     23,789        672,991   
Rescap Liquidating Trust (c)     294,219        2,412,596   
TPT Acquisition, Inc. (3)(b)     20,730          
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.     4,113        47,505   
   

 

 

 
          198,315,110  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 0.1%            
China Medical Technologies, Inc. ADR (China) (3)(b)(c)     4,931        49   
Ocata Therapeutics, Inc.     145,427        1,224,496   
Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (3)(b)     16,828        186,220   
   

 

 

 
          1,410,765  
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 0.1%            
Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (c)     56,508        150,311   
SPX Corp. (c)     63,409        591,606   
USG People NV (Netherlands) (2)     3,139        58,398   
   

 

 

 
          800,315  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 8.5%            
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     4,823        253,834   
Alcatel-Lucent ADR (France)     3,538        13,551   
Alphabet, Inc., Class C     5,794        4,396,951   
Citrix Systems, Inc.     60,958        4,611,473   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.      112,058        2,320,721   
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (c)     177,025        2,690,780   
Red Hat, Inc.     124,896        10,342,638   
SunEdison, Inc.     194,237        988,666   
Telestone Technologies Corp. (China)      115,818        116   
Yahoo!, Inc. (c)     1,659,320        55,188,983   
   

 

 

 
          80,807,713  
   

 

 

 
Materials - 0.3%            
Chemours Co./The     79,167        424,335   
Dow Chemical Co./The     3,612        185,946   
Jaguar Mining, Inc. (3)(b)     142,136        8,640   
Jaguar Mining, Inc. (Canada) (2)(c)     25,812        2,798   
Momentive Performance Materials,
Inc. (3)(b)
    288,707        2,539,415   
Southern Arc Minerals, Inc. (Canada) (c)     24,848        5,747   
   

 

 

 
          3,166,881  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 0.1%            
Cleveland Unlimited (3)(b)     1        1,473,412   
XO holdings, Inc. O Shares (3)(b)     1,366,340          
   

 

 

 
          1,473,412  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $330,140,540)

      300,142,406   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 19.5%               SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 4.3%                        
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Series FCAU (Netherlands), $100.00 par, 7.875%, 12/15/16 (2)(c)         12,355,000      $ 14,354,966   
Sealy Corp., $25.00 par, 8.000%, 07/15/16 (3)(b)(d)         299,636        27,392,207   
       

 

 

 
                      41,747,173  
       

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 3.9%                        
Bunge Ltd., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $100.00 par, 4.875%, 12/31/49 (c)(e)         96,625        8,989,990   
Post Holdings, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, $100.00 par, 2.500%, 12/31/49 (2)(c)(e)         22,897        2,734,761   
Tyson Foods, Inc., $50.00 par, 4.750%, 07/15/17 (c)         232,550        14,111,134   
Universal Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $1,000.00 par, 6.750%, 03/15/18 (2)(c)(e)         9,125        11,508,906   
       

 

 

 
                      37,344,791  
       

 

 

 
Energy - 1.6%                        
Energy XXI Ltd., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $250.00 par, 5.625% , 12/31/49 (2)(c)(e)         4,610        76,353   
Sanchez Energy Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, $50.00 par, 4.875%, 10/05/17 (2)(c)(e)         411,250        4,125,331   
Sanchez Energy Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, $50.00 par, 6.500%, 04/06/18 (2)(c)(e)         140,250        1,412,318   
Southwestern Energy Co., Series B, $50.00 par, 6.250%, 01/15/18 (c)         488,875        9,068,631   
       

 

 

 
                      14,682,633  
       

 

 

 
Financials - 3.3%                        
Cowen Group, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A 144A, $1,000.00 par, 5.625%, 12/31/49 (2)(c)(e)(f)         5,700        4,275,000   
Crown Castle International Corp., Series A, $100.00 par, 4.500%, 11/01/16 (2)(c)         40,550        4,330,334   
iStar, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series J, $50.00 par, 4.500%, 03/15/18 (2)(c)(e)         125,175        6,221,198   
Maiden Holdings Ltd., Series B, $50.00 par, 7.250%, 09/15/16 (c)         83,593        4,399,082   
Welltower, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I, $50.00 par,
6.500%, 12/31/49 (c)(e)
        205,600        12,523,096   
       

 

 

 
                      31,748,710  
       

 

 

 
Health Care - 2.0%                        
Allergan PLC, Series A, $1,000.00 par, 5.500% , 03/01/18 (c)         13,075        13,469,603   
Amsurg Corp., Series A-1, $100.00 par, 5.250%, 07/01/17 (2)(c)         41,475        5,956,847   
       

 

 

 
                      19,426,450  
       

 

 

 
Industrials - 0.0% (a)                        
Timberjack Corp., $188,000.00 par, 8.000% ,12/31/16 (3)(b)(g)         188,000        917   
       

 

 

 
Materials - 0.4%                        
A Schulman, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $1,000.00 par, 6.000% ,12/31/49 (c)(e)         4,625        3,838,750   
       

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - 2.0%                        
T-Mobile US, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.500% ,12/15/17 (c)         281,925        19,089,142   
       

 

 

 
Utilities - 2.0%                        
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, $49.00 par, 6.125% , 04/01/16 (c)         118,650        6,297,942   
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series B, $49.00 par, 6.000%, 07/01/16 (c)         242,350        13,006,924   
       

 

 

 
                      19,304,866  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $244,883,311)

   

    187,183,432   
       

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS - 1.7%   INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
       
Communications - 0.0% (a)        
Interactive Network, Inc./FriendFinder Networks, Inc. (2)(c)     14.000%        12/20/18      $ 838        439,932   
       

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
   

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)

    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 0.3%                        
Brookstone Holdings Corp. (3)(b)(d)     10.000%        07/07/21      $ 59      $ 17,636   
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc. (2)(c)(g)     10.750%        02/01/16        10,125        2,581,875   
Exide Technologies (3)(b)(g)     8.625%        02/01/18        33,550          
Quiksilver, Inc. / QS Wholesale, Inc. (2)(g)     10.000%        08/01/20        6,325        300,438   
RS Legacy Corp. (3)(b)(c)(g)     6.750%        05/15/19        6,230        5,607   
       

 

 

 
          2,905,556   
       

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 0.1%                        
Rite Aid Corp. (2)     9.250%        03/15/20        1,175        1,242,563   
       

 

 

 
Energy - 0.7%                        
Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC/Black Elk Finance Corp. (3)(b)(g)     13.750%        12/01/15        5,800        406,000   
Endeavour International Corp. (3)(b)(c)(g)     12.000%        06/01/18        7,600        38,000   
Endeavour International Corp., Series WI (3)(b)(g)     12.000%        03/01/18        16,850        842,500   
Gold Point Energy Corp. (3)(b)(g)     4.500%        05/01/15        1,140          
NSA Bondco Ltd. (Cayman Islands) (3)(b)(d)     12.000%        08/31/20        4,223        2,111,456   
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (2)(g)     9.125%        08/15/19        4,425        121,687   
Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. (2)(g)     7.250%        06/15/19        17,830        1,114,375   
Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. (2)(g)     7.500%        09/15/20        10,750        623,500   
Songa Offshore (Cyprus) (2)     7.500%        12/11/18        15,000        1,118,436   
ZaZa Energy Corp. (3)(b)(c)(g)     9.000%        08/01/17        3,550        355,000   
       

 

 

 
          6,730,954   
       

 

 

 
Financials - 0.1%                        
Washington Mutual Bank, Bank Note (3)(b)(g)     0.000%        05/01/09        5,000        950,000   
       

 

 

 
Materials - 0.5%        
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (2)(c)     3.880%        10/24/21        6,175        4,260,750   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     8.875%        10/15/20        13,550          
Verso Paper Holdings LLC / Verso Paper, Inc. (2)(c)(g)     13.000%        08/01/20        12,680        63,402   
       

 

 

 
          4,324,152   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $85,280,202)

          16,593,157   
       

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 26.6%                        
Consumer Discretionary - 1.4%                        
Cenveo Corp. (2)(c)     7.000%        05/15/17        1,800        1,326,375   
Exide Technologies (3)(b)(g)(h)     0.000%        09/18/13        650        1   
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     4.250%        08/01/18        5,775        5,839,969   
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     4.875%        06/01/20        6,250        6,046,875   
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     3.250%        05/15/24        70        4,552   
       

 

 

 
          13,217,772   
       

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 0.5%                        
Herbalife Ltd. (2)(c)     2.000%        08/15/19        5,475        4,581,891   
       

 

 

 
Energy - 5.2%        
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (Greece) (2)(c)     4.000%        11/01/18        6,175        5,360,672   
Alon USA Energy, Inc. (2)(c)     3.000%        09/15/18        3,900        4,611,750   
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (2)(c)(g)     4.875%        12/15/20        800        1,000   
Amyris, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     9.500%        04/15/19        8,400        8,925,000   
Cal Dive International, Inc. (3)(b)(c)(g)     5.000%        07/15/17        2,275        11,375   
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (2)(c)     4.250%        03/15/45        13,475        7,007,000   
Emerald Oil, Inc. 144A (3)(b)(c)(f)     2.000%        04/01/19        1,600        512,000   
Endeavour International Corp. (3)(b)(c)(g)     5.500%        07/15/16        8,229        41,145   
James River Coal Co. (3)(b)(c)(g)     10.000%        06/01/18        310        31   
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (2)(c)     2.750%        06/15/19        3,650        3,081,969   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
   

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)

    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Energy - 5.2% (continued)                        
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2)     7.500%        02/16/23      $ 4,200      $ 766,500   
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2)     8.125%        10/16/22        1,400        268,625   
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.375%        07/01/19        3,125        2,888,672   
Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway) (2)(c)     3.250%        02/01/18        14,850        15,787,406   
       

 

 

 
          49,263,145   
       

 

 

 
Financials - 2.1%                        
Cowen Group, Inc. (2)(c)     3.000%        03/15/19        4,550        4,370,844   
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (2)(c)     3.000%        07/01/20        1,300        1,108,250   
Ezcorp, Inc. (2)(c)     2.625%        06/15/19        2,475        1,703,109   
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (2)(c)     4.125%        12/01/18        3,325        3,327,078   
Lexington Realty Trust 144A (2)(c)(f)     6.000%        01/15/30        7,550        8,894,844   
MBF Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (2)(g)     3.375%        08/01/18        1,609        358,002   
NorthStar Realty Finance LP 144A (2)(f)     5.375%        06/15/33        300        373,849   
       

 

 

 
          20,135,976   
       

 

 

 
Health Care - 5.1%                        
Accuray, Inc., Series A (2)(c)     3.500%        02/01/18        3,025        4,104,547   
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (2)(c)     1.750%        06/15/21        875        1,006,250   
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (2)(c)     2.250%        11/15/18        1,525        2,051,125   
Anthem, Inc. (2)(c)     2.750%        10/15/42        6,429        12,271,354   
China Medical Technologies, Inc. (China) 144A (3)(b)(c)(f)(g)     6.250%        12/15/16        2,625        262   
China Medical Technologies, Inc., Series CMT (China) (2)(c)(g)     4.000%        08/15/13        250        2   
Healthways, Inc. (2)(c)     1.500%        07/01/18        6,775        6,402,375   
Medicines Co./The (2)(c)     1.375%        06/01/17        2,300        3,273,187   
Medicines Co./The (2)(c)     2.500%        01/15/22        6,325        8,016,938   
PDL BioPharma, Inc. (2)(c)     4.000%        02/01/18        1,250        1,000,781   
Sequenom, Inc. (2)(c)     5.000%        01/01/18        7,325        5,548,688   
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2)(c)     2.750%        12/15/18        5,600        4,907,000   
       

 

 

 
          48,582,509   
       

 

 

 
Industrials - 3.2%  
China Linen Textile Industry Ltd. (Cayman Islands) (3)(b)(g)     7.500%        12/31/15        1,850        18   
General Cable Corp. (2)(c)(i)     4.500%        11/15/29        1,270        778,669   
Meritor, Inc. (2)(c)     7.875%        03/01/26        10,015        11,942,888   
Titan International, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     5.625%        01/15/17        7,575        6,983,203   
UTi Worldwide, Inc. (2)(c)     4.500%        03/01/19        11,075        10,922,719   
       

 

 

 
          30,627,497   
       

 

 

 
Information Technology - 8.2%                        
Avid Technology, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     2.000%        06/15/20        1,725        1,085,672   
Convergys Corp. (2)(c)     5.750%        09/15/29        4,250        9,578,438   
GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. (2)(c)(g)     3.000%        10/01/17        2,650        6,625   
Microchip Technology, Inc. (2)(c)     2.125%        12/15/37        6,065        11,542,453   
Micron Technology, Inc., Series F (2)(c)     2.125%        02/15/33        1,375        2,021,250   
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (2)(c)     5.250%        03/01/19        7,600        5,861,500   
Nortel Networks Corp. (Canada) (2)(c)(g)     1.750%        04/15/12        3,000        2,535,000   
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. 144A (3)(b)(c)(f)(g)     2.750%        07/15/41        3,900        4,875   
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     3.875%        10/01/27        4,104        410   
Quantum Corp. (2)(c)     4.500%        11/15/17        1,650        1,509,750   
SunEdison, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     0.250%        01/15/20        575        221,375   
SunEdison, Inc. (2)(c)     2.000%        10/01/18        19,350        10,557,844   
SunEdison, Inc. (2)(c)     2.750%        01/01/21        4,400        2,202,750   
TTM Technologies, Inc. (2)(c)     1.750%        12/15/20        6,150        5,542,688   
VeriSign, Inc. (2)(c)     4.297%        08/15/37        4,135        10,588,184   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (2)(c)     2.250%        11/15/40        15,402        14,901,435   
       

 

 

 
          78,160,249   
       

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
   

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)

    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Materials - 0.2%                        
A.M. Castle & Co. (2)(c)     7.000%        12/15/17      $ 925      $ 343,984   
Cereplast, Inc. (3)(b)(g)     7.000%        06/01/16        3,516        35   
ShengdaTech, Inc. 144A (3)(b)(f)(g)     6.000%        06/01/18        300        3   
ShengdaTech, Inc. 144A (3)(b)(f)(g)     6.500%        12/15/15        1,200        12   
Stillwater Mining Co. (2)(c)     1.750%        10/15/32        2,125        2,017,422   
       

 

 

 
                      2,361,456  
       

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.7%                        
NRG Yield, Inc. 144A (2)(c)(f)     3.500%        02/01/19        7,500        6,871,875   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(cost $322,810,222)

          253,802,370   
       

 

 

 

 

SECURITIES IN LITIGATION – 0.0% (a)   NUMBER OF
UNITS
    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Information Technology - 0.0% (a)  
Timegate (3)(b)     4,993,399      $ 90,995   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES IN LITIGATION
(cost $3,586,539)

      90,995   
   

 

 

 
CLOSED END FUNDS - 10.9%     SHARES     
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.     7,286        56,029   
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.     5,820        74,671   
Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund (c)     20,090        271,617   
Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund II (c)     165,776        920,057   
Advent Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund (c)     32,894        272,033   
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.     83,549        900,658   
AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund     30,728        170,233   
AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II     29,935        151,172   
AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund     17,055        306,308   
Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend
Fund (c)
    66,960        592,596   
Alpine Global Premier Properties
Fund (c)
    371,239        2,142,049   
Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund     50,776        389,960   
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund,
Inc. (c)
    13,260        200,889   
Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.     31,192        433,257   
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.     73,763        985,474   
Avenue Income Credit Strategies Fund     33,128        376,003   
Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund     23,475        387,103   
BlackRock Core Bond Trust     252,951        3,197,301   
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.     306,535        2,997,912   
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust     278,877        3,441,342   
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust     9,800        74,578   
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.     91,244        1,177,048   
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust     22,992        287,400   
CLOSED END FUNDS - 10.9% (continued)   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust     87,097      $ 1,269,874   
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust     14,664        168,636   
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust     50,853        803,986   
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.     44,115        625,110   
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust     2,062        30,476   
BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust     82,057        1,769,969   
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.     32,373        467,142   
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund     834        11,759   
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.     63,612        888,024   
BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund     5,198        75,579   
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust     354,350        2,519,428   
BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust     1,400        23,492   
Blackstone/GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund     56,559        762,415   
Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund     164,836        2,203,857   
Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc. (c)     11,875        91,912   
Brookfield Global Listed Infrastructure Income Fund, Inc.     46,982        552,038   
Brookfield High Income Fund, Inc.     27,898        191,938   
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund     2,556        25,330   
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund     23,400        167,544   
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund     12,254        121,315   
CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund (c)     309,637        2,365,627   
Central Securities Corp.     47,685        906,969   
Clough Global Allocation Fund     2,950        39,736   
Clough Global Equity Fund     7,198        90,192   
Clough Global Opportunities Fund     25,329        264,435   
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.     277,677        3,393,213   
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.     116,494        2,148,149   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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CLOSED END FUNDS - 10.9% (continued)   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Cushing Renaissance Fund/The     9,004      $ 128,487   
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund     51,440        480,964   
Deutsche High Income Trust     21,623        171,903   
Dividend and Income Fund     6,525        71,840   
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Plus Fund     6,642        93,984   
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust     26,831        339,144   
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income
Fund (c)
    268,707        3,428,701   
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust     91,965        530,638   
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund     62,780        841,880   
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond and Options Strategies Fund     18,569        233,412   
First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund     112,237        1,136,961   
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund     159,985        2,252,589   
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II     17,430        215,261   
First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II     20,769        231,159   
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust     85,296        914,373   
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust/The     33,308        614,866   
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust/The     36,476        373,879   
GAMCO Natural Resources Gold & Income Trust     6,616        37,910   
General American Investors Co., Inc.     29,675        947,820   
Invesco Bond Fund (c)     1,872        32,891   
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities
Fund (c)
    121,120        1,277,816   
Invesco High Income Trust II (c)     28,675        368,474   
Invesco Municipal Trust (c)     9,424        120,344   
Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (c)     27,911        357,819   
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (c)     67,809        860,496   
Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund (c)     33,166        410,595   
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (c)     1,691        24,452   
John Hancock Income Securities Trust (c)     2,128        28,579   
KKR Income Opportunities Fund (c)     22,799        316,222   
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. (c)     10,604        138,700   
Liberty All Star Equity Fund     431,844        2,310,365   
Liberty All Star Growth Fund, Inc.     13,172        60,328   
LMP Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (c)     35,486        438,962   
LMP Corporate Loan Fund, Inc. (c)     4,527        44,727   
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Inc. (c)     25,906        493,509   
Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund (c)     2,629        19,402   
MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (c)     2,598        25,642   
MFS Municipal Income Trust (c)     57,207        389,008   
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (c)     531        6,807   
Morgan Stanley Income Securities, Inc. (c)     17,929        302,462   
Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund, Inc. (c)     64,878        654,619   
CLOSED END FUNDS - 10.9% (continued)   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
New America High Income Fund, Inc./The     21,183      $ 162,262   
Nuveen Connecticut Premium Income Municipal Fund (c)     25,223        321,845   
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (c)     361,008        2,830,303   
Nuveen Diversified Dividend & Income Fund (c)     44,311        479,888   
Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2     81,753        1,157,622   
Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3     28,689        411,974   
Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Income Fund (c)     4,633        67,086   
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (c)     2,769        27,136   
Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund (c)     64,168        700,715   
Nuveen Maryland Premium Income Municipal Fund (c)     72,572        920,939   
Nuveen Michigan Quality Income Municipal Fund (c)     14,708        201,353   
Nuveen Municipal Advantage Fund, Inc.     52,080        721,308   
Nuveen Municipal Market Opportunity Fund, Inc. (c)     64,942        895,550   
Nuveen New Jersey Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (c)     107,761        1,454,774   
Nuveen New York AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund (c)     90,486        1,188,081   
Nuveen North Carolina Premium Income Municipal Fund (c)     48,664        637,498   
Nuveen Ohio Quality Income Municipal Fund (c)     13,491        205,873   
Nuveen Pennsylvania Investment Quality Municipal Fund (c)     61,098        837,043   
Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund, Inc. (c)     13,387        200,270   
Nuveen Premier Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (c)     34,499        471,256   
Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc. (c)     25,260        365,260   
Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (c)     100,028        1,410,395   
Nuveen Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc.     66,789        947,068   
Nuveen Quality Municipal Fund, Inc.     91,442        1,247,269   
Nuveen Select Quality Municipal Fund,
Inc. (c)
    67,446        947,616   
Nuveen Senior Income Fund (c)     36,490        210,547   
Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund (c)     33,092        490,754   
PIMCO Dynamic Credit Income Fund (c)     163,053        2,939,846   
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (c)     490        4,773   
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (c)     549        4,815   
Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust     10,931        159,483   
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust     52,178        566,131   
Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. (c)     60,675        858,551   
Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.     48,225        704,085   
Putnam High Income Securities Fund (c)     55,292        404,185   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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CLOSED END FUNDS - 10.9% (continued)   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (c)     39,324      $ 289,425   
Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (c)     32,565        399,898   
RMR Real Estate Income Fund (c)     40,121        773,132   
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.     31,598        229,401   
Royce Value Trust, Inc.     55,611        654,541   
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.     52,540        304,732   
Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (c)     26,011        295,745   
Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc./The (c)     35,998        380,139   
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (c)     4,387        43,738   
Templeton Global Income Fund (c)     253,134        1,607,401   
THL Credit Senior Loan Fund (c)     4,125        65,423   
Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc. (c)     1,900        21,432   
Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund, Inc. (c)     451        6,544   
Tri-Continental Corp. (c)     36,283        726,386   
Voya Emerging Markets High Income Dividend Equity Fund     8,072        59,733   
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund     8,673        60,711   
Voya Infrastructure Industrials and Materials Fund     9,263        113,564   
Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund     3,919        21,398   
Voya Prime Rate Trust     51,080        258,465   
Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund     42,245        250,090   
CLOSED END FUNDS - 10.9% (continued)   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Wells Fargo Income Opportunities Fund     101,774      $ 758,216   
Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     138,115        1,563,462   
Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc. (c)     47,967        757,879   
Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc. (c)     77,541        676,158   
Western Asset Global Partners Income Fund, Inc. (c)     51,455        397,747   
Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc. (c)     62,939        397,145   
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc. (c)     325,386        1,526,060   
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc. (c)     23,599        332,746   
Western Asset Managed High Income Fund, Inc.     189,489        856,490   
Western Asset Worldwide Income Fund, Inc. (c)     62,760        632,621   
Zweig Total Return Fund, Inc./The     37,480        456,506   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CLOSED END FUNDS
(cost $110,457,423)

      103,582,307   
   

 

 

 
OPEN END FUND - 0.0% (a)            

Transamerica Flexible Income Fund
(cost $278,043)

    32,684        295,133   
   

 

 

 
 

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS - 0.3%       INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Consumer Discretionary - 0.1%                            
RH Donnelley, Inc. (2)(h)       6.000%        12/31/16      $ 1,950      $ 809,397   
         

 

 

 
Financials - 0.1%                            
J.G. Wentworth LLC (3)(b)(h)       7.500%        02/08/19        1,876        1,385,235   
         

 

 

 
Information Technology - 0.1%                            
GT Advanced Techonologies, Inc. (3)(b)(h)       9.500%        07/27/16        841        839,289   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL LOAN PARTICIPATIONS
(cost $4,418,548)

            3,033,921   
         

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.3%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Financials - 0.3%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series V (2)(e)     119,409      $ 311,657   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series W (2)(e)     56,025        168,075   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series X (2)(e)     50,343        133,409   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Perpetual Preferred Stock,
Series Z (2)(e)(h)
    158,730        539,682   
Federal National Mortgage Association, Perpetual Preferred Stock, 8.250%, Series S (2)(e)(h)     158,730        555,555   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Financials - 0.3% (continued)  
First Banks, Inc. (3)(b)     2,458      $ 817,262   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $6,095,927)

      2,525,640   
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS - 0.2%            
Financials - 0.1%            
1347 Capital Corp. (2)*(c)     420,504        12,615   
Arowana, Inc. (Australia) *     720,000        144,000   
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.*     487,260        97,745   
CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. (2)*     325,500        41,501   
DT Asia Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong) (2)     209,241        20,924   
Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Brazil) *     2,430,200        583,248   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Financials - 0.1% (continued)            
Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp. (2)*(c)     1,720,000      $ 399,040   
Pacific Special Acquisition Corp. (China) (2)(c)     373,500        56,025   
   

 

 

 
      1,355,098   
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 0.1%            
Ambit Biosciences Corp. (3)(b)     146,272        119,171   
American Medical Alert
Corp. (3)(b)
    283,523        2,835   
Chelsea Therapeutics International
Ltd. (3)(b)
    4,668,137        197,135   
Community Health Systems, Inc.     7,762,436        69,862   
Durata Therapeutics, Inc. (3)(b)     261,441        270,657   
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (3)(b)     335,833          
Furiex Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (3)(b)
    251,398        2   
Prosensa Holding NV (Netherlands) (3)(b)     197,426        126,100   
   

 

 

 
      785,762   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 0.0% (a)  
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (3)(b)     879,944          
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(cost $284,220)

      2,140,860   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 8.7%
  PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
       
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 5/19/2016 (c)(j)   $ 80,647        80,545,143   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.515%, 6/23/2016 (c)(j)     2,164        2,159,189   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $82,703,851)

      82,704,332   
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS - 1.9%     SHARES     
Consumer Discretionary - 0.4%  
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.     733,262        2,126,460   
Education Management
Corp. (3)(b)
    16,528,497        98,840   
Global Eagle Entertainment,
Inc. (2)
    367,857        1,434,642   
IVS Group SA (Luxembourg) (2)     590,301        7,057   
KBS Fashion Group Ltd. (China) (2)(c)     763,024        22,891   
   

 

 

 
          3,689,890  
   

 

 

 
Energy - 0.0% (a)            
Glori Energy, Inc.(2)     287,100        5,742   
   

 

 

 
Financials - 0.9%            
1347 Capital Corp. (2)*(c)     420,504        59,291   
Acasta Enterprises, Inc. (Canada)      579,085        188,327   
Alignvest Acquisition Corp. (Canada)     445,000        112,561   
AR Capital Acquisition Corp.     697,500        125,550   
Arowana, Inc. (Australia) (2)*     720,000        61,200   
Associated Banc-Corp. (2)     20,065        58,188   
Barington/Hilco Acquisition
Corp. (2)*
    487,260        60,908   
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.     97,674        468,835   
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II (2)     1,698,740        679,496   
Capitol Acquisition Corp. III (2)     1,575,000        661,500   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Financials - 0.9% (continued)            
CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. (2)*     325,500      $ 48,825   
Comerica, Inc. (2)     9,708        30,580   
Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. (2)     2,047,500        532,350   
DT Asia Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong) (2)     209,241        20,924   
Dundee Acquisition Ltd.
(Canada) (2)*
    630,000        97,890   
Easterly Acquisition Corp. (2)     823,250        271,673   
Electrum Special Acquisition
Corp. (2)
    990,000        158,400   
FinTech Acquisition Corp. (2)*     810,000        202,500   
Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Brazil) *     2,430,200        291,624   
Gibraltar Growth Corp. (Canada) (2)*     1,274,000        119,694   
Global Partner Acquisition Corp. (c)     1,068,000        305,448   
Gores Holdings, Inc. (3)(b)(c)     3,115,000        841,050   
GP Investments Acquisition
Corp. (3)*(b)(c)
    1,237,500        495,000   
Harmony Merger Corp. *(c)     1,475,100        516,285   
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II (c)     1,028,837        195,479   
Hydra Industries Acquisition
Corp. (2)*(c)
    1,720,000        321,640   
Neostem (3)(b)     243,000        2   
Pace Holdings Corp. (2)(c)     455,000        61,561   
Pacific Special Acquisition Corp. (China) (2)(c)     373,500        33,615   
Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2 (c)     2,880,708        590,545   
ROI Acquisition Corp. II (3)(b)     882,000          
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp. (2)(c)     1,428,000        357,000   
Valley National Bancorp     49,509        7,426   
WL Ross Holding Corp. (c)     2,898,000        956,340   
   

 

 

 
          8,931,707  
   

 

 

 
Health Care - 0.0% (a)            
Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (3)(b)     103,750        249   
Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (Israel) (3)(b)     63,750        6,375   
Venaxis, Inc. (3)(b)     24,000        1,080   
   

 

 

 
          7,704  
   

 

 

 
Industrials - 0.3%  
Ability, Inc. (Israel)     1,454,787        2,036,702   
Blue Bird Corp. (2)     756,000        680,400   
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. (2)     2,223        255,645   
Jason Industries, Inc. (c)     1,933,070        115,984   
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (China) (2)(c)     395,000        790   
Tempus Applied Solutions Holdings, Inc. (3)(b)     614,551        122,910   
   

 

 

 
      3,212,431   
   

 

 

 
Information Technology - 0.0% (a)            
exceet Group SE (Germany) (2)     72,000        3,443   
Net Element International, Inc. (Bulgaria) (3)(b)     319,668        32   
RMG Networks Holding
Corp. (3)(b)(c)
    631,210        6,312   
   

 

 

 
      9,787   
   

 

 

 
Materials - 0.3%            
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (c)     504,000        473,760   
Delta Technology Holdings Ltd.
(China) (2)
    818,832        49,130   
Tecnoglass, Inc.     330,838        1,968,486   
   

 

 

 
      2,491,376   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Utilities - 0.0% (a)            
Electrawinds SE (Germany) (3)(b)     621,000      $ 1,350   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(cost $1,910,911)

      18,349,987   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 34.5%  
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% (2)(k)     11,153,760        11,153,760   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% (2)(k)     44,615,040        44,615,040   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% (2)(k)     168,920,927        168,920,927   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% (2)(k)(l)     49,486,880        49,486,880   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% (2)(k)     55,768,800        55,768,800   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $329,945,407)

   

    329,945,407   
   

 

 

 
PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.0% (a)    
 
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
  
  
 

Call – Charter Communication, Inc., Expires 03/18/2016, Strike $210.00
(cost $36,922)

    67        15,276   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $1,522,832,066)

    

    1,300,405,223   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (36.2)%     SHARES     
COMMON STOCKS - (33.2)%  
Consumer Discretionary - (3.2)%  
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A     (26,456     (4,844,094
Comcast Corp., Class A     (37     (2,088
Ferrari NV (Italy)     (9,587     (460,176
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (United Kingdom)     (853,617     (11,942,102
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.     (234,566     (2,315,166
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.     (942,106     (7,499,164
News Corp., Class B     (39,972     (558,009
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B     (116,863     (3,182,179
   

 

 

 
      (30,802,978
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - (2.5)%            
Bunge Ltd.     (64,597     (4,410,683
Post Holdings, Inc.     (39,345     (2,427,587
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     (206,477     (11,011,418
Universal Corp.     (113,419     (6,360,538
   

 

 

 
      (24,210,226
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Energy - (3.3)%  
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc. (Greece)     (195,257   $ (1,632,349
Alon USA Energy, Inc.     (196,108     (2,910,243
Amyris, Inc.     (274,863     (445,278
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (52,584     (1,958,754
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.     (176,126     (1,636,210
Sanchez Energy Corp.     (1,030,071     (4,439,606
SandRidge Energy, Inc.     (2,036,364     (407,273
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (Monaco)     (146,875     (1,177,937
Ship Finance International Ltd. (Norway)     (574,072     (9,512,373
Southwestern Energy Co.     (1,030,887     (7,329,607
   

 

 

 
      (31,449,630
   

 

 

 
Financials - (3.6)%  
Associated Banc-Corp.     (11,343     (212,681
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.     (87,311     (990,107
CareTrust REIT, Inc.     (62,239     (681,517
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A     (1,207,435     (4,624,476
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT     (29,515     (2,551,572
Encore Capital Group, Inc.     (16,065     (467,170
Ezcorp, Inc., Class A     (37,745     (188,347
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc.     (116,375     (943,801
iStar, Inc. REIT     (410,988     (4,820,889
Lexington Realty Trust REIT     (975,782     (7,806,256
Maiden Holdings Ltd.     (185,868     (2,771,292
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT     (21,952     (373,843
Penson Worldwide, Inc. (3)(b)     (217,523       
Valley National Bancorp     (1,322     (13,022
Vonovia SE (Germany) (2)     (31,659     (978,044
Welltower, Inc. REIT     (98,099     (6,673,675
   

 

 

 
      (34,096,692
   

 

 

 
Health Care - (4.7)%            
Accuray, Inc.     (476,914     (3,219,169
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.     (15,214     (650,855
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.     (82,452     (1,636,672
Allergan PLC     (34,112     (10,660,000
Amsurg Corp.     (70,046     (5,323,496
Anthem, Inc.     (78,046     (10,882,734
China Medical Technologies, Inc. ADR (China) (3)(b)     (45,264     (453
Healthways, Inc.     (174,039     (2,239,882
Medicines Co./The     (221,781     (8,281,303
PDL BioPharma, Inc.     (2,728     (9,657
Sequenom, Inc.     (332,361     (545,072
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (287,312     (1,732,491
   

 

 

 
      (45,181,784
   

 

 

 
Industrials - (0.6)%            
Cenveo, Inc.     (10,868     (9,470
General Cable Corp.     (31,961     (429,236
Meritor, Inc.     (542,479     (4,529,700
Titan International, Inc.     (151,356     (596,343
   

 

 

 
      (5,564,749
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Information Technology - (11.8)%            
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (China)      (678,163   $ (55,114,307
Alphabet, Inc., Class A     (5,794     (4,507,790
Avid Technology, Inc.     (34,598     (252,219
Convergys Corp.     (346,247     (8,618,088
Microchip Technology, Inc.     (235,015     (10,937,598
Micron Technology, Inc.     (105,031     (1,487,239
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.     (398,025     (987,102
Nokia OYJ ADR (Finland)     (1,947     (13,668
Quantum Corp.     (470,856     (437,896
SunEdison, Inc.     (850,690     (4,330,012
TTM Technologies, Inc.     (420,700     (2,738,757
VeriSign, Inc.     (120,315     (10,510,718
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     (1,024,090     (12,340,285
   

 

 

 
      (112,275,679
   

 

 

 
Materials - (0.3)%            
A Schulman, Inc.     (62,757     (1,922,874
A.M. Castle & Co.     (10,793     (17,161
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Materials - (0.3)% (continued)            
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     (2,821   $ (187,879
Stillwater Mining Co.     (88,877     (761,676
   

 

 

 
          (2,889,590)  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunication Services - (1.7)%        
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (419,880     (16,425,706
   

 

 

 
Utilities - (1.5)%            
Dominion Resources, Inc.     (190,626     (12,893,943
NRG Yield, Inc., Class A     (91,757     (1,276,340
   

 

 

 
          (14,170,283)  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $414,197,935)

      (317,067,317
   

 

 

 
 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS - (2.9)%       INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Information Technology - (2.9)%                            
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (2)       0.000%        02/15/19      $ (1,600   $ (1,534,000
Citrix Systems, Inc. (2)       0.500%        04/15/19        (9,975     (10,847,812
Red Hat, Inc. (2)       0.250%        10/01/19        (12,225     (15,915,422
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $25,463,623)

            (28,297,234
         

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (ETF) -(0.1)%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF    

(proceeds $837,819)

    (22,494   $ (679,769
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $440,499,377)

      (346,044,320
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 99.8%
(cost $1,082,332,689)

      954,360,903   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.2% (m)
        1,928,342  
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%         $956,289,245  
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
* Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(a) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(b) Security fair valued as of December 31, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $49,511,641 or 5.2% of total net assets.
(c) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to
  the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2015, the value of these securities was $684,668,763.
(d) Represents a Pay-in-Kind. Income may be received in additional securities and/or cash.
(e) Security is perpetual and, thus, does not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date. The rate shown represents the variable dividend rate in effect as of the close of the reporting period.
(f) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(g) Defaulted security.
(h) Indicates a variable rate security. The interest rate shown represents the rate as of the close of the reporting period.
(i) Represents a step bond. The rate shown reflects the rate as of close of the reporting period.
(j) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(k) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(l) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(m) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures, swap contracts and call options written.
(n) All or a portion of this security has been segregated for covered call option written.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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All bonds are denominated in US dollars, unless noted otherwise.

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

All securities are Level 1 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(2) Level 2 security (See Note 5).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

Credit default swap contracts buy protection as of December 31, 2015:

 

COUNTERPARTY   REFERENCE
ENTITY
  FIXED
ANNUAL
RATE
PAID
BY FUND
    CURRENCY   CREDIT
SPREAD
    NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared              
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 25     5.000%      USD     4.726%        97,000,000        $395,173        12/20/2020        $(1,639,756
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index Series 25     1.000%      USD     0.885%        575,000        (5,026     12/20/2020        1,751   
           

 

 

     

 

 

 
              $390,147          $(1,638,005
           

 

 

     

 

 

 

Open written options contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

Call options written

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   ISSUER   COUNTERPARTY   EXPIRATION DATE     PROCEEDS     VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
4,000    General Motors Co.
(Exercise price $42)
  J.P. Morgan     01/15/2016        $(2,203,697     $(4,000     $2,199,697   
796   

King Digital Entertainment PLC

(Exercise price $18)

  J.P. Morgan     02/19/2016        (12,683     (7,960     4,723   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $(2,216,380     $(11,960     $2,204,420   
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Put options written

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  ISSUER   COUNTERPARTY   EXPIRATION DATE     PROCEEDS    

VALUE AT

DECEMBER 31,
2015

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
67   Charter Communication, Inc. (Exercise price $210)   J.P. Morgan     03/18/2016        $(172,051     $(189,476     $(17,425
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts:        
284   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     03/2016        $(9,986,931     $(10,129,466     $(142,535
352   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        (35,430,596     (35,823,040     (392,444
441   Barclays Capital   U.S. Treasury 10-Year
Note Futures
    03/2016        (55,680,133     (55,524,656     155,477   
399   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 2-Year
Note Futures
    03/2016        (86,805,361     (86,676,516     128,845   
198   J.P. Morgan   U.S. Treasury 5-Year
Note Futures
    03/2016        (23,480,976     (23,427,422     53,554   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(211,383,997     $(211,581,100     $(197,103
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CAD     8,130,000        $5,843,706        $5,876,683        $32,977   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CAD     7,457,082        5,458,158        5,390,272        (67,886
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     1,424,338        1,552,627        1,550,744        (1,883
Euro, Expiring 04/05/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     21,000        22,913        22,877        (36
Euro, Expiring 04/05/17   Credit Suisse International   EUR     21,000        23,363        23,237        (126
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $12,900,767        $12,863,813        $(36,954
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CAD     (28,664,391     $(21,432,232     $(20,719,749     $712,483   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (28,664,391     (21,432,233     (20,719,748     712,485   
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   EUR     (5,699,458     (6,066,810     (6,205,267     (138,457
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (6,573,466     (7,000,841     (7,156,841     (156,000
Euro, Expiring 04/05/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (21,000     (27,886     (22,876     5,010   
Euro, Expiring 04/05/17   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (21,000     (28,010     (23,237     4,773   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (55,988,012     (54,847,718     1,140,294   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(43,087,245     $(41,983,905     $1,103,340   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAD - Canadian Dollar

EUR - Euro

USD - United States Dollar

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2015

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Bank of America    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    66 to 67 months maturity 08/12/2019      $126,482   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Common Stock                  
United States        
Herbalife Ltd.     (48,266   $ (2,714,480   $ 126,457   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other
Receivables/(Payables) (b)

        25   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 126,482   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds floating rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    25 months maturity 11/10/2016      $189,085   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
United States                  
CareTrust REIT, Inc.     62,239      $      $ 681,517   
     

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL              
Corporate Bonds                  
United Kingdom                  
Virgin Media Finance PLC   $ 11,400,000        10,771,328        (230,291
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY

  PRINCIPAL     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Convertible Bonds                  
United States                  
HomeAway, Inc.   $ 2,375,000      $ 2,457,258      $ (84,482
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity and Bond Positions

        366,744   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (177,659
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 189,085   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the JPY/USD 1 Week Forward Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

25 months maturity

10/19/2016

     $(1,971,221
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE ENTITY   SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Japan        
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (3,591,338   $ (13,645,986   $ (952,461
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (1,018,760
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (1,971,221
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the EUR/USD 1 Week Forward Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

12 months maturity

12/19/2016

     $978   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Italy                  
Telecom Italia SpA     471,432      $ 469,174      $ 14,669   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Italy                  
Telecom Italia SpA     (471,432     (583,973     (13,480
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,189   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (211
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 978   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds floating rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

25 months maturity

08/31/2016

     $(1,030,621
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
France        
Alcatel-Lucent     1,450,477      $   5,482,803      $ 72,524   
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Avolon Holdings Ltd.     99,567        3,036,793        45,801   
King Digital Entertainment PLC     196,994        3,528,163        (5,910
     

 

 

 
        39,891   
     

 

 

 
Israel                  
EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.     132,237        3,221,293              47,605   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
NXP Semiconductors NV     384        35,652        (3,300
     

 

 

 
Taiwan                  
Inotera Memories, Inc.     1,022,676        878,593        (15,966
     

 

 

 
United States                  
AGL Resources, Inc.     64,904        4,031,346        110,178   
Airgas, Inc.     12,960        1,796,386        (3,758
Allergan PLC     10,769        3,280,916        84,397   
American Residential Properties, Inc.     63,321        1,179,670        17,097   
Ark Restaurants Corp.     16,640        388,045        (3,661
Astoria Financial Corp.     138,948        2,235,673        (33,348
Atmel Corp.     158,201        1,365,275        (3,164
Avangrid, Inc.     919        36,650        (1,360
Baker Hughes, Inc.     122,219        6,517,939        (877,532
Baxalta, Inc.     35,261        1,165,729        210,508   
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     222,279        5,252,453        13,337   
Blount International, Inc.     186,112        1,833,203        (7,444
Boulder Brands, Inc.     176,082        1,933,160        220   
Broadcom Corp.     74,114        3,819,836        465,436   
Cablevision Systems Corp.     103,795          3,422,121        (111,061
Cameron International Corp.     35,465        2,317,283        (75,895
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Chubb Corp./The     28,323      $ 3,606,084      $  150,678   
Cigna Corp.     26,565        3,750,932        136,324   
Cleco Corp.     96,676        5,152,831        (105,377
Community Bank System, Inc.     5,282        201,362        9,601   
Constant Contact, Inc.     93,789        2,672,986        69,404   
Diamond Foods, Inc.     32,898        1,306,051        (37,833
Dyax Corp.     50,988        1,921,738        (3,569
EMC Corp.     61,859        1,610,808        (22,269
Fidelity & Guaranty Life     113,992        2,904,691        (12,714
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     405,156        4,421,175        (25,233
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     167,188        4,955,452        (115,360
Health Net, Inc.     61,760        3,996,440        231,650   
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.     15,837        1,519,243        (17,579
Humana, Inc.     29,858        5,573,593        (243,641
Inland Real Estate Corp.     210,426        2,287,331        (52,607
Jarden Corp.     79,859        4,541,581        19,965   
Journal Media Group, Inc.     131,965        1,603,351        (17,132
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     34,943        3,135,435        8,736   
KLA-Tencor Corp.     53,117        3,677,343        6,321   
MedAssets, Inc.     90,884        2,804,250        7,701   
Media General, Inc.     126,912        1,902,714        146,915   
Metro Bancorp, Inc.     96,143        2,888,136        128,832   
National Penn Bancshares, Inc.     304,417        3,652,780        100,682   
NewBridge BanCorp.     30,865        378,544        (2,608
Norfolk Southern Corp.     10,525        914,096        (23,787
Office Depot, Inc.     1,378,912        9,845,432        (2,068,368
PartnerRe Ltd.     23,723        3,301,767        13,285   
Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack/The     112,537        1,958,144        113,662   
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     270,850        7,158,565        (113,757
Phoenix Cos., Inc.     36,312        1,319,172        25,825   
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.     43,541        2,488,897        (6,189
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.     5,923      $ 216,486      $     (32,162
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.     64,713          3,121,755        (33,651
PMC-Sierra, Inc.     361,693        4,218,395        (15,522
Precision Castparts Corp.     25,161        5,824,017        13,587   
RealD, Inc.     226,553        2,367,479        22,655   
Rentrak Corp.     5,840        282,195        (4,619
Rite Aid Corp.     361,231        2,850,113        (18,062
SanDisk Corp.     62,592        4,731,329        25,037   
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.     4,697        519,622        (4,972
SolarWinds, Inc.     44,549        2,601,259        22,677   
Solera Holdings, Inc.     79,487        4,314,554        43,718   
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.     36,699        4,206,439        (27,157
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     16,661        1,168,936        (14,662
Symetra Financial Corp.     147,810        4,692,967        2,956   
TECO Energy, Inc.     113,820        3,069,725        (36,422
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.     421,275        2,097,949        (4,213
Time Warner Cable, Inc.     7,025        1,315,993        (12,224
Vivint Solar, Inc.     201,310        2,455,982        (531,458
Wausau Paper Corp.     139,680        1,430,323        (1,397
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.     86,652        1,061,487        (60,656
     

 

 

 
        (2,581,039
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity
Positions
                (2,440,285)  
     

 

 

 
Rights                  
Netherlands        
Prosensa Holding NV (3)     7,998               5,108   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Durata Therapeutics, Inc. (3)     89,246        87,949        4,443   
Safeway, Inc. (3)     351,185               16,952   
Safeway, Inc. (3)     351,185               51,874   
     

 

 

 
        73,269   
     

 

 

 

Total Rights

        78,377   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions and Rights

        (2,361,908
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Finland                  
Nokia OYJ     (753,960       (5,285,260     (7,540
     

 

 

 
Ireland        
Shire PLC     (5,949     (1,274,276           54,731   
     

 

 

 
Singapore                  
Avago Technologies Ltd.     (12,696     (1,510,316     (332,508
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Switzerland                  
ACE Ltd.     (17,160   $ (1,879,192   $ (125,954
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Liberty Global PLC     (204     (7,963     (678
Liberty Global PLC     (494     (18,534     (1,607
     

 

 

 
        (2,285
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Aetna, Inc.     (25,006     (2,743,016     39,367   
American Homes 4 Rent     (71,870     (1,178,668     (18,686
Anthem, Inc.     (13,687     (2,020,304     111,789   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     (150,113     (4,318,963     (269,992
Ball Corp.     (34,881     (2,362,770     (174,125
BB&T Corp.     (67,829     (2,476,849     (87,766
Centene Corp.     (38,415     (2,353,830     (174,262
comScore, Inc.     (5,839     (246,050     5,775   
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     (9,456     (580,375     4,978   
Diebold, Inc.     (17,451     (551,626     26,526   
Equinix, Inc.     (7,888     (2,248,446     (136,885
Expedia, Inc.     (116     (16,122     1,703   
FNB Corp.     (228,148     (2,984,300     (59,195
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.     (5,035     (151,352     11,379   
Global Payments, Inc.     (10,571     (693,669     11,734   
Gramercy Property Trust     (2,943     (21,366     (1,354
Halliburton Co.     (136,886     (5,092,851     433,252   
Iron Mountain, Inc.     (55,244     (1,750,130     257,989   
KeyCorp.     (275,506     (3,672,581     38,657   
Lam Research Corp.     (26,559     (2,135,203     25,887   
Microsemi Corp.     (27,895     (917,136     8,038   
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.     (138,948     (2,307,926     40,295   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     (68,800     (3,045,776     13,072   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.     (12,996     (704,224     (58,641
NextEra Energy, Inc.     (40,343     (4,186,393     (4,841
Pfizer, Inc.     (121,689     (3,807,965     (120,156
Schlumberger Ltd.     (25,393     (1,873,574     102,412   
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.     (25,484     (913,601     39,500   
Staples, Inc.     (296,041     (3,722,716     919,207   
STERIS PLC     (3     (202     (24
Western Digital Corp.     (1,028     (62,009     278   
Weyerhaeuser Co.     (103,629     (3,173,120     66,323   
Yadkin Financial Corp.     (15,386     (387,258     (8
     

 

 

 
        1,052,226   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        638,670   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions and Rights

        (1,723,238
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        692,617   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (1,030,621
     

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).
 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the GBP/USD 1 Week Forward Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

24 months maturity

08/19/2016

     $2,447,770   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
United Kingdom                  
Amlin PLC     344,979      $ 3,346,624      $ 26,537   
BG Group PLC     323,580        5,136,039        (445,475
Cable & Wireless Communications PLC     61,218        66,627        346   
Pace PLC     1,032,212        5,805,629        515,459   
Rexam PLC     570,443        4,438,916        649,152   
SABMiller PLC     82,367        4,917,751        9,775   
Telecity Group PLC     234,758        3,821,689        516,695   
     

 

 

 
        1,272,489   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        1,272,489   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Netherlands                  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     (144,123   $ (3,841,694   $ 556,997   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     (3,269     691        (74,731
     

 

 

 
        482,266   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,754,755   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        693,015   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 2,447,770   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Canadian Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in CAD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

25 months maturity

08/31/2016

     $18,568   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Canada                  
Canexus Corp.     1,391,565      $ 1,307,435      $ 50,239   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Canada                  
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.     (5,870     (750,763     1,030   
Superior Plus Corp.     (212,934     (1,646,588     (9,240
     

 

 

 
        (8,210
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (8,210
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        42,029   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (23,461
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 18,568   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the EUR/USD 1 Week Forward Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12-24 months maturity
ranging from 04/20/2016 - 09/26/2016
     $1,094,341   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Belgium                  
Delhaize Group     40,639      $ 3,516,810      $ 438,445   
     

 

 

 
Germany                  
Wincor Nixdorf AG     40,208        2,018,748        (2,862
     

 

 

 
Italy                  
Ansaldo STS SpA     360,382        3,801,730        59,706   
Enel Green Power SpA     332,829        716,352        (39,854
Italcementi SpA     234,156        2,568,268        37,956   
     

 

 

 
        57,808   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
TNT Express NV     431,580        3,200,820        449,844   
USG People NV     40,260        751,110        (2,115
     

 

 

 
        447,729   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        941,120   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Germany                  
Dialog Semiconductor PLC     (17,719   $ (594,622   $ 3,363   
     

 

 

 
Italy                  
Enel SpA     (161,755     (725,481     47,193   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Koninklijke Ahold NV     (206,572     (3,948,455     (408,861
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (358,305
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        582,815   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        511,526   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,094,341   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the AUD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in AUD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

24 months maturity

08/22/2016

     $(108,771
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Australia                  
Asciano Ltd.     194,096      $ 1,243,040      $ (9,036
Recall Holdings Ltd.     320,814        1,773,033        (159,149
Veda Group Ltd.     1,162,074        2,283,420        75,631   
     

 

 

 
        (92,554
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (92,554
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (16,217
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (108,771
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity 04/20/2016      $561,243   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Private Placements                  
United States                  
Penson Technologies LLC     9,326,216      $ 9      $ 561,243   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

          
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 561,243   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER     

EXCHANGE TRADED/

CENTRALLY CLEARED

     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $800,647         $—         $800,647   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              3,774,535         3,774,535   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Cash              5,261,637         5,261,637   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Cash      (430,000              (430,000

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      48,686,226                 48,686,226   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              209,514         209,514   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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LONG INVESTMENTS - 113.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 28.1%            
Belgium - 0.9%            
Ageas (a)     20,691      $ 960,350   
bpost SA (a)     26,832        658,387   
Colruyt SA (a)     2,202        113,278   
KBC Groep NV (a)     9,197        575,053   
Proximus (a)     5,554        180,732   
   

 

 

 
      2,487,800   
   

 

 

 
Canada - 5.4%            
Aimia, Inc. (1)(a)     16,076        109,327   
Air Canada (1)(a)     162,289        1,197,493   
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.,
Class B (1)(a)
    6,872        302,503   
Atco Ltd., Class I (1)     6,227        160,659   
Bank of Montreal (1)(a)     2,298        129,672   
Bank of Nova Scotia/The (1)(a)     1,657        67,025   
Baytex Energy Corp. (1)     120,004        388,536   
BlackBerry Ltd. (1)(a)     30,285        281,029   
Bombardier, Inc., Class B (1)     346,920        335,964   
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce (1)(a)
    4,076        268,621   
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A (1)(a)     7,261        620,048   
Canfor Corp. (1)(a)     27,701        404,194   
CCL Industries, Inc., Class B (1)(a)     2,546        412,839   
CGI Group, Inc., Class A (1)(a)     7,711        308,730   
CI Financial Corp. (1)(a)     8,692        192,220   
Constellation Software, Inc. (1)(a)     965        402,319   
Dollarama, Inc. (1)(a)     6,191        357,670   
Element Financial Corp. (1)     6,604        79,704   
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A (1)(a)     40,918        761,169   
Encana Corp. (1)     43,001        218,470   
Enerplus Corp. (1)     53,101        182,286   
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (1)(a)     181        85,930   
George Weston Ltd. (1)(a)     6,973        538,912   
IGM Financial, Inc. (1)(a)     3,269        83,491   
Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. (1)     6,606        210,684   
Intact Financial Corp. (1)(a)     2,701        173,104   
Kinross Gold Corp. (1)     75,943        137,759   
Linamar Corp. (1)(a)     14,649        791,154   
Magna International, Inc. (1)(a)     31,573        1,280,535   
MEG Energy Corp. (1)     15,300        88,680   
Metro, Inc. (1)(a)     21,313        596,709   
National Bank of Canada (1)(a)     1,538        44,805   
Onex Corp. (1)(a)     4,531        277,748   
Open Text Corp. (1)(a)     4,520        216,707   
Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (1)(a)     17,850        420,546   
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. (1)(a)     30,950        745,735   
Royal Bank of Canada (1)(a)     5,084        272,442   
Saputo, Inc. (1)(a)     2,167        51,838   
Shaw Communications, Inc.,
Class B (1)(a)
    22,917        394,178   
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. (1)(a)     17,188        510,783   
Sun Life Financial, Inc. (1)(a)     3,610        112,576   
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. (1)(a)     9,613        364,942   
   

 

 

 
      14,579,736   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
China - 0.1%            
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     503,500      $ 388,994   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 2.0%            
Chr Hansen Holding A/S (a)     739        46,225   
Danske Bank A/S     3,590        96,328   
DSV A/S (a)     23,937        942,248   
Genmab A/S (a)     4,083        542,892   
GN Store Nord A/S (a)     2,555        46,369   
ISS A/S (a)     14,458        521,164   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (a)     21,546        1,247,475   
Pandora A/S (a)     6,286        792,563   
TDC A/S     98,234        489,111   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)     6,480        452,556   
William Demant Holding A/S     684        65,154   
   

 

 

 
      5,242,085   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 1.1%            
Amer Sports OYJ (a)     18,182        530,839   
Cargotec OYJ, B Shares     17,436        650,450   
Elisa OYJ (a)     11,913        448,225   
Kesko OYJ, B Shares (a)     16,874        591,467   
Metso OYJ (a)     17,533        392,743   
Neste OYJ (a)     2,090        62,378   
Orion OYJ, Class B (a)     9,306        321,971   
   

 

 

 
      2,998,073   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 5.1%            
Allianz SE (a)     3,843        677,437   
Aurubis AG (a)     14,199        718,983   
Bayer AG (a)     2,727        340,576   
Brenntag AG (a)     6,527        340,107   
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a)     50,641        797,650   
Evonik Industries AG (a)     19,379        640,999   
Freenet AG (a)     32,687        1,103,018   
Hannover Rueck SE (a)     2,765        315,734   
HeidelbergCement AG (a)     554        45,150   
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (a)     3,551        147,467   
HOCHTIEF AG (a)     15,383        1,426,735   
HUGO BOSS AG (a)     1,547        127,642   
K+S AG (a)     7,211        183,817   
KION Group AG (a)     15,062        746,890   
Krones AG (a)     3,764        448,189   
LANXESS AG (a)     4,930        226,865   
Merck KGaA (a)     8,239        797,707   
MTU Aero Engines AG (a)     1,343        130,895   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (a)     2,695        536,944   
OSRAM Licht AG (a)     20,074        838,672   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (a)     8,840        445,990   
Rheinmetall AG (a)     11,319        752,395   
RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG     1,507        45,208   
Salzgitter AG (a)     7,895        192,932   
Software AG (a)     14,335        408,572   
STADA Arzneimittel AG (a)     9,734        392,527   
Symrise AG (a)     1,129        74,738   
Talanx AG (a)     12,114        372,560   
United Internet AG (a)     1,951        107,264   
Zalando SE 144A (a)(b)     6,730        265,798   
   

 

 

 
      13,649,461   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Hong Kong - 0.3%            
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (1)     77,800      $ 532,930   
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.     5,000        242,650   
   

 

 

 
      775,580   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 2.3%            
A2A SpA     347,329        470,303   
Assicurazioni Generali SpA (a)     4,963        90,658   
Atlantia SpA (a)     1,690        44,715   
Autogrill SpA     12,056        114,898   
Banca Generali SpA     3,447        108,429   
Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl     150,504        149,068   
Buzzi Unicem SpA     11,428        204,850   
Davide Campari-Milano SpA (a)     29,823        257,844   
Enel SpA     64,714        271,365   
Eni SpA (a)     24,946        370,653   
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA     32,588        267,968   
Finmeccanica SpA (a)     15,275        212,388   
Luxottica Group SpA (a)     693        45,159   
Mediobanca SpA (a)     26,269        251,816   
Moncler SpA     7,170        99,777   
Prysmian SpA (a)     79,303        1,732,702   
Recordati SpA     25,143        656,002   
Snam SpA (a)     8,722        45,520   
Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA     83,521        429,598   
UnipolSai SpA     142,004        361,273   
   

 

 

 
      6,184,986   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 2.3%            
Akzo Nobel NV (a)     4,440        296,675   
ASM International NV (a)     1,692        66,333   
Boskalis Westminster (a)     13,914        567,583   
Delta Lloyd NV     10,439        61,537   
Fugro NV CVA     20,217        331,600   
Heineken NV (a)     8,532        727,071   
Koninklijke Ahold NV (a)     35,067        739,684   
Koninklijke KPN NV     22,319        84,419   
Koninklijke Vopak NV (a)     2,945        126,826   
NN Group NV (a)     51,191        1,806,167   
Randstad Holding NV (a)     13,926        867,192   
Wolters Kluwer NV (a)     11,037        370,661   
   

 

 

 
      6,045,748   
   

 

 

 
Norway - 0.2%            
Orkla ASA (a)     5,698        44,951   
Yara International ASA (a)     12,282        528,227   
   

 

 

 
      573,178   
   

 

 

 
Portugal - 0.2%            
Galp Energia SGPS SA (a)     16,653        194,318   
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (a)     28,021        364,620   
NOS SGPS SA     5,688        44,753   
   

 

 

 
      603,691   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 0.5%            
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     84,300        180,509   
Genting Singapore PLC     443,400        239,248   
Singapore Airlines Ltd.     106,200        836,801   
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     3,800        52,390   
Wilmar International Ltd.     23,000        47,457   
   

 

 

 
      1,356,405   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Spain - 1.9%            
Abengoa SA, B Shares     366,501      $ 77,431   
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (a)     8,822        258,110   
Almirall SA     33,263        672,282   
Ebro Foods SA     10,978        215,946   
Enagas SA (a)     1,603        45,217   
Endesa SA (a)     45,890        921,914   
Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (a)     22,976        393,348   
Gas Natural SDG SA (a)     49,446        1,008,315   
Iberdrola SA (a)     35,639        252,644   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA (a)     13,979        480,237   
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA (a)     43,365        471,803   
Tecnicas Reunidas SA     9,417        356,055   
   

 

 

 
      5,153,302   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 2.3%            
BillerudKorsnas AB     46,755        865,276   
Boliden AB (a)     21,125        353,932   
Electrolux AB, Series B (a)     42,418        1,023,437   
Hexpol AB     11,327        121,451   
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     43,060        284,170   
Securitas AB, B Shares (a)     24,801        379,230   
Skanska AB, B Shares (a)     17,122        332,057   
SKF AB, B Shares     12,546        202,634   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (a)     14,332        415,343   
Swedish Match AB (a)     17,569        620,843   
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB     43,780        694,437   
Tele2 AB, B Shares (a)     35,658        355,599   
TeliaSonera AB (a)     130,329        647,199   
   

 

 

 
      6,295,608   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 2.8%            
Actelion Ltd. (a)     10,771        1,496,562   
Adecco SA (a)     13,258        907,414   
Baloise Holding AG (a)     353        44,739   
Clariant AG (a)     11,564        219,264   
DKSH Holding AG (a)     1,571        98,807   
EMS-Chemie Holding AG     102        44,890   
Flughafen Zuerich AG (a)     1,428        1,071,446   
Galenica AG (a)     120        187,746   
GAM Holding AG (a)     2,740        45,354   
Helvetia Holding AG (a)     80        45,065   
Julius Baer Group Ltd. (a)     1,238        59,891   
Kuehne + Nagel International AG (a)     2,012        275,642   
Lonza Group AG (a)     4,173        678,675   
Partners Group Holding AG (a)     361        129,828   
Sika AG (a)     61        220,441   
Sonova Holding AG (a)     358        45,485   
Straumann Holding AG     210        63,737   
Sunrise Communications Group AG
144A (a)(b)
    1,066        62,839   
Swiss Life Holding AG (a)     2,532        681,994   
Swiss Re AG (a)     10,646        1,039,755   
Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)     818        210,144   
   

 

 

 
      7,629,718   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 0.6%            
Dialog Semiconductor PLC (a)     19,271        643,047   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a)     17,761        246,662   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
United Kingdom - 0.6% (continued)        
Subsea 7 SA     14,150      $ 100,154   
Unilever NV CVA (a)     11,414        497,174   
   

 

 

 
      1,487,037   
   

 

 

 
United States - 0.1%            
Thomson Reuters Corp. (1)(a)     6,873        260,327   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $75,484,557)

      75,711,729   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 66.2%            
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% (c)(d)     133,521,947        133,521,947   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares,
0.070% (c)(d)
    44,640,000        44,640,000   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $178,161,947)

      178,161,947   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 18.7%    
 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

(000’s

  
  

 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.343%, 5/12/2016 (e)   $ 1,120        1,118,702   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.113%, 3/24/2016 (e)     1,435        1,434,435   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 5/19/2016 (e)     11,695        11,680,229   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.582%, 6/16/2016 (e)     3,531        3,523,553   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.536%, 6/9/2016 (e)     3,785        3,777,578   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.259%, 3/17/2016 (e)     3,354        3,353,319   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.145%, 4/28/2016 (e)     17,475        17,460,356   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.264%, 3/3/2016 (e)     1,714        1,713,698   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.241%, 2/11/2016 (e)     3,790        3,789,473   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.345%, 5/26/2016 (e)     1,434        1,431,786   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.516%, 6/23/2016 (e)     1,242        1,239,239   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $50,522,922)

      50,522,368   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $304,169,426)

      304,396,044   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (23.6)%

    SHARES     
COMMON STOCKS - (23.2)%  
Austria - 0.0% (f)  
ams AG     (1,415     (47,301
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Belgium - (0.6)%            
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     (7,849   $ (976,786
Telenet Group Holding NV     (1,277     (69,015
UCB SA     (5,739     (518,020
   

 

 

 
      (1,563,821
   

 

 

 
Canada - (6.0)%            
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (1)     (36,660     (963,593
Agrium, Inc. (1)     (4,058     (362,689
ARC Resources Ltd. (1)     (11,112     (134,112
Barrick Gold Corp. (1)     (19,825     (146,714
Canadian National Railway Co. (1)     (13,333     (745,326
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (1)     (9,459     (206,585
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A (1)     (49,135     (1,134,185
Eldorado Gold Corp. (1)     (81,289     (240,865
Enbridge, Inc. (1)     (31,477     (1,046,428
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (1)     (115,631     (432,875
Franco-Nevada Corp. (1)     (20,549     (940,053
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (1)     (26,744     (760,359
Goldcorp, Inc. (1)     (34,335     (396,774
Hudson’s Bay Co. (1)     (6,079     (79,519
Husky Energy, Inc. (1)     (13,714     (141,828
Imperial Oil Ltd. (1)     (37,181     (1,211,332
Inter Pipeline Ltd. (1)     (14,804     (237,622
Keyera Corp. (1)     (9,794     (284,965
Loblaw Cos., Ltd. (1)     (2,544     (120,131
Manulife Financial Corp. (1)     (5,233     (78,436
Methanex Corp. (1)     (20,351     (672,140
Pembina Pipeline Corp. (1)     (22,995     (501,047
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc. (1)     (6,221     (106,553
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (1)     (11,658     (184,681
Precision Drilling Corp. (1)     (114,766     (453,689
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (1)     (17,057     (637,927
Rogers Communications, Inc.,
Class B (1)
    (15,606     (538,208
Silver Wheaton Corp. (1)     (25,565     (317,784
Suncor Energy, Inc. (1)     (31,264     (807,075
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The (1)     (5,269     (206,541
Tourmaline Oil Corp. (1)     (17,615     (284,524
TransAlta Corp. (1)     (101,688     (360,836
TransCanada Corp. (1)     (39,134     (1,278,070
Vermilion Energy, Inc. (1)     (8,159     (221,768
Yamana Gold, Inc. (1)     (38,922     (72,291
   

 

 

 
      (16,307,525
   

 

 

 
Denmark - (0.5)%            
Carlsberg A/S, Class B     (3,704     (328,144
H Lundbeck A/S     (1,736     (59,276
Novozymes A/S, B Shares     (9,926     (475,246
Tryg A/S     (19,971     (396,855
   

 

 

 
      (1,259,521
   

 

 

 
Finland - (1.0)%            
Kone OYJ, Class B     (2,071     (87,688
Nokia OYJ     (262,121     (1,854,381
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (14,868     (530,806
Wartsila OYJ Abp     (6,897     (314,903
   

 

 

 
      (2,787,778
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Germany - (4.0)%            
adidas AG     (2,259   $ (219,257
BASF SE     (2,429     (185,037
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     (13,758     (1,449,426
Beiersdorf AG     (6,140     (558,073
Bilfinger SE     (4,214     (198,035
Commerzbank AG     (5,158     (53,223
Continental AG     (2,266     (548,168
Daimler AG     (5,205     (434,899
Deutsche Post AG     (14,590     (407,904
Deutsche Telekom AG     (36,384     (653,480
Duerr AG     (4,474     (355,067
E.ON SE     (43,633     (418,964
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     (2,818     (236,809
Infineon Technologies AG     (30,076     (438,469
Linde AG     (1,103     (159,338
MAN SE     (542     (54,467
Rocket Internet SE 144A (b)     (21,109     (643,056
RWE AG     (122,853     (1,548,855
SAP SE     (7,270     (576,898
Siemens AG     (5,969     (577,476
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     (30,003     (158,256
ThyssenKrupp AG     (3,550     (70,373
Wirecard AG     (15,919     (795,712
   

 

 

 
      (10,741,242
   

 

 

 
Italy - (0.3)%            
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC     (5,819     (44,138
Banco Popolare SC     (3,204     (44,152
Mediaset SpA     (46,697     (193,507
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA     (14,852     (348,103
UniCredit SpA     (29,557     (163,412
   

 

 

 
      (793,312
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg - (0.6)%            
APERAM SA     (1,278     (45,439
ArcelorMittal     (167,236     (705,603
Tenaris SA     (73,674     (872,400
   

 

 

 
      (1,623,442
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - (1.5)%            
Aalberts Industries NV     (2,910     (100,266
Altice NV, Class A     (10,155     (145,900
ASML Holding NV     (11,549     (1,026,146
Gemalto NV     (9,973     (598,400
Koninklijke Philips NV     (59,785     (1,525,969
QIAGEN NV     (2,128     (57,678
SBM Offshore NV     (46,037     (581,573
   

 

 

 
      (4,035,932
   

 

 

 
Norway - (0.5)%            
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     (30,068     (481,242
Marine Harvest ASA     (13,077     (175,949
Norsk Hydro ASA     (11,917     (44,297
Schibsted ASA, Class A     (15,435     (507,451
Telenor ASA     (3,424     (57,073
   

 

 

 
      (1,266,012
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Portugal - (0.4)%            
Banco Comercial Portugues SA     (4,112,113   $ (217,914
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA     (266,546     (960,456
   

 

 

 
      (1,178,370
   

 

 

 
Singapore - (1.4)%            
CapitaLand Ltd.     (180,100     (423,323
City Developments Ltd.     (26,700     (143,636
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     (11,400     (133,602
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.     (245,400     (370,594
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.     (874,800     (208,957
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (1)     (544,600     (283,192
Keppel Corp. Ltd.     (142,000     (648,681
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.     (89,800     (555,182
Singapore Post Ltd.     (394,200     (455,096
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.     (61,800     (171,297
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.     (98,600     (254,217
UOL Group Ltd.     (10,300     (45,141
   

 

 

 
      (3,692,918
   

 

 

 
Spain - (1.6)%            
Acerinox SA     (4,260     (43,452
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares     (13,926     (613,784
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA     (17,820     (189,821
Banco de Sabadell SA     (146,975     (260,482
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (158,260     (521,449
Bankia SA     (229,042     (266,540
Bankinter SA     (35,508     (251,799
CaixaBank SA     (108,278     (376,874
Cellnex Telecom SAU 144A (b)     (41,422     (774,466
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     (23,044     (135,916
Grifols SA     (975     (45,066
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     (75,915     (433,221
Repsol SA     (4,654     (51,237
Telefonica SA     (23,775     (263,758
Zardoya Otis SA     (6,205     (72,570
   

 

 

 
      (4,300,435
   

 

 

 
Sweden - (1.3)%            
Assa Abloy AB, Class B     (21,838     (457,128
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     (5,363     (131,527
Getinge AB, B Shares     (17,162     (449,563
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares     (16,717     (594,628
Hexagon AB, B Shares     (16,214     (599,802
Meda AB, A Shares     (6,818     (85,954
Nordea Bank AB     (10,736     (117,793
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A     (6,390     (67,200
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares     (30,041     (398,989
Swedbank AB, A Shares     (9,831     (216,514
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     (24,458     (235,807
Trelleborg AB, B Shares     (4,659     (90,421
   

 

 

 
      (3,445,326
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Switzerland - (2.4)%            
Aryzta AG     (7,992   $ (404,306
Barry Callebaut AG     (189     (205,296
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG     (34     (212,320
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (15,798     (1,130,709
Dufry AG     (11,618     (1,382,336
Geberit AG     (561     (190,012
LafargeHolcim Ltd.     (21,153     (1,059,233
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG     (7,342     (65,354
Roche Holding AG     (1,177     (326,157
SGS SA     (40     (76,020
Swatch Group AG/The     (1,747     (606,672
Swisscom AG     (1,328     (664,537
UBS Group AG     (9,606     (186,351
   

 

 

 
      (6,509,303
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - (0.8)%            
CNH Industrial NV     (270,743     (1,854,304
RELX NV     (18,527     (312,037
   

 

 

 
      (2,166,341
   

 

 

 
United States - (0.3)%            
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
Inc. (1)
    (6,892     (700,108
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $64,743,449)

      (62,418,687
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - (0.4)%            
Germany - (0.4)%            
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     (4,674     (521,628
Volkswagen AG     (4,601     (664,290
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $1,164,117)

      (1,185,918
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $65,907,566)

      (63,604,605
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 89.4%
(cost $238,261,860)

      240,791,439   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 10.6% (g)
    28,423,836  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

  $ 269,215,275   
   

 

 

 
SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ (1,431,785     (0.5 )% 
Consumer Staples     3,039,303        1.1  
Energy     (6,078,979     (2.3 )
Financials     5,879,650        2.2  
Health Care     5,816,176        2.2   
Industrials     12,254,627        4.6  
Information Technology     (4,995,756     (1.9 )
Materials     (1,135,899     (0.4 )
Telecommunication Services     7,146        0.0 (f)
Utilities     (1,247,359     (0.5 )
Money Market Funds     178,161,947        66.2   
Short-Term Investments     50,522,368        18.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments In Securities,
At Value
  240,791,439     89.4  

Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities (g)

    28,423,836        10.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 269,215,275        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2015, the value of these securities was $54,149,034. In addition, $10,693,408 of cash collateral was pledged.
(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(d) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(e) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(f) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(g) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

CVA - Dutch Certification

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CAD     3,363,353        $2,451,347        $2,431,164        $(20,183
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CAD     444,353        332,240        321,195        (11,045
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CHF     423,000        424,115        423,634        (481
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CHF     423,000        424,115        423,634        (481
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   EUR     12,000        13,177        13,065        (112
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NOK     5,118,500        587,503        577,850        (9,653
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   NOK     359,500        41,417        40,585        (832
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SGD     2,352,500        1,663,909        1,655,220        (8,689
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SGD     745,500        528,151        524,535        (3,616
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $6,465,974        $6,410,882        $(55,092
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CAD     (1,388,000     $(1,018,839     $(1,003,301     $15,538   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CHF     (1,388,000     (1,407,329     (1,390,080     17,249   
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   DKK     (16,027,000     (2,347,370     (2,339,000     8,370   
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   DKK     (8,845,000     (1,288,255     (1,290,850     (2,595
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   EUR     (6,292,500     (6,861,229     (6,850,940     10,289   
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (1,018,500     (1,084,141     (1,108,889     (24,748
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HKD     (5,332,000     (688,230     (688,390     (160
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (181,000     (23,364     (23,368     (4
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NOK     (1,077,000     (124,101     (121,587     2,514   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SEK     (17,027,000     (2,001,530     (2,021,278     (19,748
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (6,471,000     (746,442     (768,174     (21,732
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SGD     (92,000     (65,112     (64,731     381   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (17,655,942     (17,670,588     (14,646
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(11,189,968     $(11,259,706     $(69,738
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

NOK - Norwegian Krone

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2015

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION   

TERMINATION

DATE**

   VALUE
(Note 5)
 

Morgan Stanley Capital

Services, Inc.

   The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Bank of Japan Estimate Unsecured Overnight Call Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    10-25 months maturity 10/14/2016      $432,864   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Long Positions

  

Common Stocks  
Japan        
ABC-Mart, Inc.     800      $ 45,229      $ (1,439
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     5,000        107,466        10,912   
Alfresa Holdings Corp.     8,100        146,568        13,409   
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     15,200        418,857        (6,663
Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.     68,400        661,171        (8,451
Aozora Bank Ltd.     26,000        101,216        (10,480
Asahi Kasei Corp.     8,000        68,150        (14,053
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     16,400        237,197        (3,730
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     41,600        952,880        (73,991
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     32,000        195,143        1,005   
Bridgestone Corp.     19,900        729,555          (46,957
Central Japan Railway Co.     700        104,916        19,357   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     13,000        95,317        (3,066
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     93,500         1,357,806        (77,442
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The     7,300        103,886        (6,476
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     5,000        50,376        (933
Daicel Corp.     18,200        229,627        41,224   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     57,400        945,086        9,917   
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     11,900        237,139        8,473   
DeNA Co., Ltd.     47,600        781,893        (37,603
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
Disco Corp.     1,400      $ 121,564      $ 10,276   
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     9,300        357,080        (30,476
Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.     1,600        73,860        12,578   
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.     17,000        71,836        (541
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     36,300        1,323,037         172,388   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     11,500        458,064        21,859   
Fujitsu Ltd.     27,000        150,664        (15,903
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     9,000        41,901        2,727   
Gunma Bank Ltd./The     26,000        161,345        (10,175
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     23,000        159,786        (19,026
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     43,000        432,072        33,169   
Haseko Corp.     100,600         1,124,981        (12,710
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.     700        46,714        955   
Hiroshima Bank Ltd./The     8,000        44,823        647   
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     12,200        197,603        (4,054
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     15,000        366,011        39,636   
Hitachi Metals Ltd.     6,600        99,479        (18,047
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     111,000        247,462        (21,183
Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.     1,100        73,459        (5,077
Hoya Corp.     29,300        1,060,661        137,491   
Ibiden Co., Ltd.     2,700        43,470        (4,762
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.     4,100      $ 63,492      $ 1,973   
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     6,800        108,179        17,852   
Inpex Corp.     21,200        210,793        (4,116
Isuzu Motors Ltd.     78,300        856,350        (12,853
ITOCHU Corp.     13,800        168,716        (5,483
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.     32,100        682,469         (42,897
Iyo Bank Ltd./The     5,300        59,028        (7,535
Izumi Co., Ltd.     9,600        383,817        (11,122
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     33,000         1,129,337        51,829   
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.     26,000        708,107        (9,815
JSR Corp.     6,200        109,440        (12,817
JTEKT Corp.     24,800        411,437        (5,508
JX Holdings, Inc.     136,400        560,426        12,056   
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     13,000        915,508        (27,177
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.     34,000        282,855        9,879   
Kaneka Corp.     36,000        357,861        16,332   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     7,700        91,580        741   
KDDI Corp.     5,900        139,806        13,419   
Kewpie Corp.     5,600        133,933        4,397   
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     600        45,537        3,741   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     7,600        300,775        10,881   
Konami Corp.     39,600        914,999        27,661   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     73,500        800,523        (64,407
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.     2,200        50,110        (4,039
Lawson, Inc.     600        44,321        4,382   
LIXIL Group Corp.     8,300        173,532        10,808   
M3, Inc.     3,700        74,202        2,515   
Mazda Motor Corp.     32,600        671,177        1,516   
Medipal Holdings Corp.     45,200        740,676        29,712   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     2,100        159,591        13,868   
Miraca Holdings, Inc.     4,000        179,645        (3,639
MISUMI Group, Inc.     13,100        138,479        42,480   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     27,300        176,475        (3,264
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     144,000        1,505,232        6,314   
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     231,500        2,005,258        (46,644
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     53,300        932,315        (14,029
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     24,200        172,450        (22,550
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     119,000        521,943        5,823   
Mixi, Inc.     22,600        829,239        16,078   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     85,400        185,940        (15,140
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     28,300        820,220        9,669   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     2,200        295,185        21,354   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     49,300        745,153        56,847   
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.     81,300        800,506        14,631   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     2,000      $ 338,677      $ (63,657
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     154,000        770,624        (46,943
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.     4,700        343,854        (16,805
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     45,700        1,718,226        100,548   
Nippon Yusen KK     64,000        158,258        (3,142
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.     13,000        212,185        163   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     600        38,937        11,452   
Nitto Denko Corp.     4,400        300,515        20,710   
NOK Corp.     30,700        827,989        (110,811
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     5,540        208,860        3,897   
NSK Ltd.     28,700        317,696        (5,844
NTN Corp.     85,000        370,745        (12,329
Obic Co., Ltd.     5,800        272,799        34,222   
Omron Corp.     1,500        63,096        (13,076
Oracle Corp. Japan     10,900        489,887        17,618   
ORIX Corp.     25,500        351,577        6,149   
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.     13,000        49,310        (2,355
Otsuka Corp.     15,300        741,737        9,857   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     14,200        467,355        37,156   
Panasonic Corp.     61,000        655,839        (37,451
Park24 Co., Ltd.     3,500        63,244        21,552   
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.     23,100         1,442,994        79,495   
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,500        47,109        (3,018
Resona Holdings, Inc.     20,600        111,021        (10,983
Rohm Co., Ltd.     7,800        393,659        1,418   
Sankyo Co., Ltd.     17,300        654,268        (8,498
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     33,600        517,892        35,279   
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     16,500        168,322        (13,991
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.     41,800        492,682        53,070   
Shimadzu Corp.     30,000        449,680        52,518   
Shimamura Co., Ltd.     2,300        225,870        43,481   
Shimizu Corp.     7,000        48,460        8,619   
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     25,000        49,953        (3,945
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     10,600        470,012        9,428   
Sojitz Corp.     480,300        1,031,547        (23,599
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     18,300        605,957        (5,082
Sony Corp.     14,000        377,277        (33,201
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     2,500        44,536        183   
Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.     5,000        226,888        48,976   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     110,000        619,187        12,553   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     2,900        128,746        (19,297
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.     8,200        141,047        (34,420
Sundrug Co., Ltd.     8,200        527,683        (450
Suruga Bank Ltd.     2,600        50,787        2,796   
Suzuken Co., Ltd./Aichi Japan     25,300        920,547        40,908   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
Suzuki Motor Corp.     2,300      $ 63,073      $ 6,810   
T&D Holdings, Inc.     45,800        575,423        28,841   
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     52,000        159,867        (8,011
TDK Corp.     1,400        94,232        (4,571
Teijin Ltd.     178,000        621,593        (14,992
Toho Gas Co., Ltd.     67,000        420,458        12,243   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     62,500        814,373        (33,041
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     9,600        369,027        1,769   
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.     2,900        41,491        4,425   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     196,800         1,219,663        (86,438
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.     136,000        646,150        (7,114
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.     22,000        198,810        3,880   
Tosoh Corp.     85,000        445,968        (8,727
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     6,100        219,080        (6,480
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.     4,700        108,200        (1,430
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     26,300        547,432        (18,081
Trend Micro, Inc.     1,200        45,613        3,079   
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.     6,100        516,986        11,555   
West Japan Railway Co.     2,300        134,089        24,894   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.     10,000        121,897        (3,425
     

 

 

 
        284,845   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        284,845   
     

 

 

 

Short Positions

     
Common Stocks                  
Japan                  
Advantest Corp.     (16,600     (140,713     3,012   
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (42,800     (606,661     (52,784
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     (12,200     (262,438      (10,095
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     (4,000     (173,937     1,784   
ANA Holdings, Inc.     (117,000     (336,829     (729
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     (84,000     (488,659     7,436   
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     (21,600     (682,124     5,948   
Asics Corp.     (31,300     (709,344     59,947   
Brother Industries Ltd.     (13,000     (152,107     2,766   
Calbee, Inc.     (15,000     (607,164     (26,272
Canon, Inc.     (21,000     (639,057     3,806   
Century Tokyo Leasing Corp.     (1,900     (67,762     (109
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (21,200     (729,257     (9,703
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (24,700     (318,075     (8,049
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     (6,300     (44,409     (871
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (25,100     (475,758     (18,767
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.     (17,700     (241,198     2,425   
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (6,900     (469,991     (32,478
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     (11,000     (75,812     8,561   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Denso Corp.     (25,300   $ (1,158,355   $ (50,618
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (3,300     (182,303     (35,995
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.     (10,000     (354,285     (1,881
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.     (5,400     (251,784     495   
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (1,800     (661,406     31,745   
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     (25,400     (685,669     (10,678
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.     (1,400     (169,052     (449
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (27,100     (418,268     (3,200
Hitachi Ltd.     (56,000     (324,300     6,983   
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.     (2,700     (17,428     (10,313
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (26,600     (816,568     (33,609
IHI Corp.     (386,000     (1,193,563     128,010   
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     (9,500     (128,946     5,056   
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     (13,700     (215,880     16,714   
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.     (15,900     (745,144     41,266   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     (33,900     (1,206,613     (37,983
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (26,600     (429,170     11,486   
JGC Corp.     (24,000     (409,912     42,563   
Kajima Corp.     (14,000     (83,385     65   
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (22,600     (409,387     (35,146
Kao Corp.     (10,600     (499,968     (44,753
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     (47,000     (175,744     1,849   
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (34,000     (224,929     (2,777
Keikyu Corp.     (28,000     (229,456     (1,915
Keio Corp.     (75,000     (589,472     (58,207
Keyence Corp.     (200     (99,148     (10,773
Kikkoman Corp.     (8,000     (247,242     (29,937
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     (73,000     (265,838     (30,964
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.     (35,400     (485,585     4,954   
Kobe Steel Ltd.     (90,000     (101,656     3,870   
Komatsu Ltd.     (18,100     (316,574     20,413   
Kubota Corp.     (30,000     (473,476     10,017   
Kyocera Corp.     (1,800     (98,123     14,530   
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (133,000     (1,451,814     2,232   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     (3,200     (177,081     3,658   
Makita Corp.     (9,700     (553,278     (5,701
Marubeni Corp.     (66,700     (349,024     6,113   
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (72,100     (862,228     (311,027
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.     (4,000     (118,903     816   
Minebea Co., Ltd.     (58,000     (759,509     262,915   
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     (103,000     (506,150     55,782   
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     (65,000     (845,740     (10,711
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (255,000     (713,326     70,145   
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.     (35,000     (145,390     (284
NGK Insulators Ltd.     (11,000     (259,608     11,666   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     (55,200   $ (1,438,199   $ (15,133
Nidec Corp.     (13,300     (983,411     18,949   
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (65,000     (325,670     (1,941
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     (53,900     (1,209,883     (94,607
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     (25,500     (513,368     8,917   
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.     (2,000     (45,433     30   
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (23,200     (230,375     (12,546
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     (45,900     (272,107     16,442   
Obayashi Corp.     (6,000     (41,173     (14,191
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (90,000     (865,244     (103,769
Oji Holdings Corp.     (11,000     (44,840     631   
Olympus Corp.     (9,000     (326,410     (27,908
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (2,700     (315,291     (166,150
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     (23,800     (1,351,586     (88,230
Pigeon Corp.     (17,600     (421,556     (5,422
Rakuten, Inc.     (24,400     (332,055     51,022   
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     (136,900     (1,385,835     (23,798
Rinnai Corp.     (3,800     (333,888     (2,806
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.     (400     (79,621     (1,384
Secom Co., Ltd.     (4,500     (305,718     754   
Seibu Holdings, Inc.     (8,300     (202,328     32,823   
Seiko Epson Corp.     (31,800     (503,111     13,418   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     (7,200     (329,682     33   
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     (36,700     (571,460     (1,840
Shimano, Inc.     (8,200     (1,243,159     (16,022
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     (15,700     (346,108     20,355   
SoftBank Group Corp.     (30,100     (1,604,136     84,977   
Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.     (8,800     (394,893     (17,817
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.     (32,000     (692,294     (9,708
Sumco Corp.     (160,100     (1,744,172     536,298   
Sumitomo Corp.     (9,800     (98,368     (1,546
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     (13,000     (154,419     1,260   
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.     (29,000     (351,522     (507
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     (12,000   $ (48,115   $ 2,667   
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.     (3,600     (154,850     (2,744
Sysmex Corp.     (700     (45,587     686   
Taisei Corp.     (79,000     (523,266     2,896   
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     (15,800     (154,948     12,057   
Takashimaya Co., Ltd.     (27,000     (219,598     (23,550
Terumo Corp.     (18,500     (498,262     (75,116
THK Co., Ltd.     (11,400     (215,016     3,727   
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     (71,000     (338,460     (11,742
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     (1,600     (102,765     5,830   
Toray Industries, Inc.     (7,000     (58,911     (6,136
Toshiba Corp.     (831,000     (2,152,127     444,235   
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     (84,300     (1,448,086     (115,607
Toyota Industries Corp.     (11,400     (603,973     (5,624
Toyota Motor Corp.     (5,200     (321,878     1,667   
Unicharm Corp.     (98,100     (1,978,082     (25,284
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (52,800     (202,271     (12,356
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (20,400     (1,048,704     50,232   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     (10,500     (235,246     (114
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     (88,700     (1,807,178     (72,209
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (63,500     (712,296     (151,729
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The     (16,600     (262,035     7,095   
     

 

 

 
        171,715   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        171,715   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        456,560   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (23,696
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 432,864   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION   

TERMINATION

DATE**

   VALUE
(Note 5)
 

Morgan Stanley Capital

Services, Inc.

   The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

10-12 months maturity

10/13/2016

     $4,004,019   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Canada        
Domtar Corp.     15,307      $ 608,496      $ (42,902
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Accenture PLC     7,244        774,515        (17,517
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     1,428        203,978        (3,258
XL Group PLC     8,741        325,314        17,159   
     

 

 

 
        (3,616
     

 

 

 
Puerto Rico                  
Popular, Inc.     6,256        199,905        (22,610
     

 

 

 
Singapore                  
Flextronics International Ltd.     56,854        631,557        5,776   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
ACE Ltd.     481        51,265        4,940   
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG     4,448        170,106        (4,685
TE Connectivity Ltd.     4,456        291,883        (3,981
     

 

 

 
        (3,726
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     12,174        510,437        (22,746
     

 

 

 
United States              
3M Co.     7,530         1,139,062        (4,743
Aaron’s, Inc.     3,471        79,416        (1,700
Abbott Laboratories     33,006        1,381,892        100,408   
AbbVie, Inc.     17,448        1,009,025        24,594   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     3,659        118,164        23,476   
Adobe Systems, Inc.     1,459        139,228        (2,170
Aetna, Inc.     13,854        1,484,828        13,066   
Aflac, Inc.     22,756        1,399,123        (36,039
AGCO Corp.     8,155        385,296        (15,140
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     36,859        1,332,983        208,092   
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     16,686        1,004,340        (126,156
Alleghany Corp.     291        140,160        (1,082
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     19,550      $ 292,508      $ 8,171   
Allstate Corp./The     22,464        1,382,310        12,479   
Alphabet, Inc.     1,970        1,408,976        123,704   
Altria Group, Inc.     41,196        2,353,179        44,840   
Amazon.com, Inc.     1,449        865,827        113,538   
Amdocs Ltd.     25,844        1,479,630        (69,323
AMERCO     249        99,824        (2,839
Ameren Corp.     37,862        1,658,089        (21,315
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     15,432        238,087        1,109   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     4,109        233,679        5,753   
American Express Co.     1,094        83,863        (7,775
American Financial Group, Inc.     6,110        444,709        (4,300
American International Group, Inc.     20,799        1,258,400        30,514   
American Water Works Co., Inc.     3,591        210,678        3,884   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     5,795        646,785        (30,081
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     19,921         1,935,395        130,612   
Amgen, Inc.     12,595        1,935,466           109,081   
Analog Devices, Inc.     10,487        619,941        (39,800
ANSYS, Inc.     483        44,081        597   
Anthem, Inc.     11,572        1,548,866        64,734   
AO Smith Corp.     19,692        1,477,370        31,234   
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     48,024        514,890        (146,546
Apple, Inc.     12,843        1,434,576        (82,722
AptarGroup, Inc.     1,163        80,990        3,502   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     642        47,648        (2,868
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     21,388        914,987        (130,476
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     7,880        381,170        (20,818
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     16,890        982,005        (66,905
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     4,189        204,629        (2,300
Assurant, Inc.     9,074        741,648        (10,828
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     51,134        1,402,241        (50,769
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     37,911        599,408        (211,579
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     954      $ 81,204      $ (382
AutoZone, Inc.     326        248,227        (6,364
Avery Dennison Corp.     16,931        1,047,235        13,662   
Avnet, Inc.     35,391        1,608,110        (91,959
Avon Products, Inc.     208,679        761,484        83,666   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     8,670        486,535        893   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     2,613        109,005        (1,297
Baxalta, Inc.     15,819        619,227        (1,811
Baxter International, Inc.     34,088        1,246,816        53,641   
BB&T Corp.     1,197        44,766        493   
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     5,242        293,298        (40,372
Bemis Co., Inc.     31,890        1,396,919        28,245   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     33,102        1,167,767        (159,811
Big Lots, Inc.     21,622        923,613        (90,301
Biogen, Inc.     5,026        1,417,666        122,049   
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     2,718        379,483        (2,606
BlackRock, Inc.     601        206,400        (1,748
Boeing Co./The     11,329        1,602,819        35,241   
Boston Beer Co., Inc./The     224        47,689        (2,461
Brinker International, Inc.     6,989        345,506        (10,384
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     8,313        543,536        28,315   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     14,081        784,066        (27,494
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     226,282        2,297,662        (220,394
Bruker Corp.     6,666        164,892        (3,108
Brunswick Corp.     12,925        658,490        (5,648
Bunge Ltd.     13,396        982,077        (67,398
BWX Technologies, Inc.     31,151        892,325        97,342   
CA, Inc.     24,812        703,550        5,080   
Cabot Corp.     4,852        203,494        (5,144
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     38,528        837,937        (36,170
California Resources Corp.     216,385        530,048        (25,871
Campbell Soup Co.     3,243        174,451        (4,032
Capital One Financial Corp.     7,345        560,739        (30,577
Cardinal Health, Inc.     9,590        770,169        85,930   
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     15,542        1,339,782        38,638   
Carnival Corp.     15,378        773,582        64,212   
Carter’s, Inc.     12,363        1,112,599        (11,921
CDW Corp.     12,727        548,282        (13,238
CEB, Inc.     8,472        564,233        (44,136
Celgene Corp.     3,195        386,319        (3,685
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     2,507        45,429        600   
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     3,725        230,603        421   
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     16,120         1,097,833        198,054   
Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The     13,037        656,524        (55,388
Chemours Co./The     22,689        144,771        (23,158
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     32,810      $ 395,967      $ (45,885
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     7,227        618,953        (5,525
Cintas Corp.     8,170        747,187        (3,309
Cisco Systems, Inc.     73,173        2,026,460        (39,447
CIT Group, Inc.     1,131        47,340        (2,440
Citigroup, Inc.     16,381        845,563        2,154   
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     10,054        254,747        8,567   
Citrix Systems, Inc.     12,053        914,225        (2,415
Clorox Co./The     5,506        680,857        17,469   
Coach, Inc.     13,673        416,402        31,116   
Coca-Cola Co./The     21,785        918,421        17,463   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     1,417        93,076        (8,028
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     15,716        1,037,595        9,405   
Comcast Corp.     9,737        587,144        (37,685
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     9,002        387,927        (4,982
Commercial Metals Co.     16,358        233,453        (9,512
Community Health Systems, Inc.     27,410        1,081,009        (353,822
Computer Sciences Corp.     40,440        1,306,593        14,986   
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     17,140        1,102,843        (1,255
Convergys Corp.     16,927        423,554        (2,241
CoreLogic, Inc.     10,819        401,535        (35,203
Corning, Inc.     10,587        189,854        3,676   
CR Bard, Inc.     5,914        1,090,654        29,694   
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     1,098        151,024        (11,765
Crane Co.     10,317        503,672        (10,107
Crown Holdings, Inc.     11,606        591,741        (3,317
CSX Corp.     14,854        430,413        (44,952
Cummins, Inc.     9,837        1,010,017        (144,263
CVR Energy, Inc.     1,477        59,077        (957
CVS Health Corp.     6,346        648,371        (27,922
Dana Holding Corp.     14,924        214,459        (8,508
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     12,729        730,632        79,441   
Dean Foods Co.     26,475        472,536        (18,490
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     15,049        691,652        71,182   
Deluxe Corp.     6,086        352,258        (20,328
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     10,877        649,661        12,205   
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     4,389        205,511        (50,360
Discover Financial Services     26,559         1,481,385        (57,291
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     1,122        115,162        9,660   
Dover Corp.     728        46,184        (1,550
Dow Chemical Co./The     6,818        349,579        1,412   
DR Horton, Inc.     9,885        321,728        (5,112
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     18,300        1,618,619        86,941   
Dril-Quip, Inc.     753        45,991        (1,391
DST Systems, Inc.     2,427        276,465        359   
DTE Energy Co.     7,078        576,169        (8,584
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     6,134        659,918        (22,412
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Eaton Corp PLC     13,309      $ 709,382      $ (16,781
eBay, Inc.     59,354        1,498,428         132,620   
Edison International     3,267        208,173        (14,734
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     4,196        307,831        23,569   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     7,608        527,575        (4,753
Eli Lilly & Co.     10,581        882,795        8,760   
Emerson Electric Co.     13,975        662,741        5,683   
Entergy Corp.     7,533        510,084        4,872   
EP Energy Corp.     96,552        612,116        (189,218
Equifax, Inc.     14,912        1,578,445        82,304   
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     6,798        574,072        24,559   
Esterline Technologies Corp.     5,950        496,478        (14,528
Everest Re Group Ltd.     3,956        721,709        2,595   
Exelon Corp.     38,600        1,169,522        (97,600
Expedia, Inc.     6,911        856,523        2,515   
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     2,564        126,467        (10,831
Express Scripts Holding Co.     4,202        364,551        2,746   
F5 Networks, Inc.     8,157        928,215        (137,312
Facebook, Inc.     1,340        143,103        (2,859
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     5,432        906,565        (23,485
FedEx Corp.     2,462        382,964        (16,151
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     4,327        266,493        (4,277
Fifth Third BanCorp.     2,838        56,067        977   
First Solar, Inc.     25,064        1,324,488           329,485   
FLIR Systems, Inc.     4,471        128,019        (2,518
Flowers Foods, Inc.     15,175        337,191        (11,081
Fluor Corp.     2,916        140,649        (2,956
Foot Locker, Inc.     10,693        701,744        (5,737
Ford Motor Co.     29,603        411,594        5,512   
Franklin Resources, Inc.     24,989        953,553        (33,458
FTI Consulting, Inc.     1,298        52,043        (7,055
GameStop Corp.     5,333        218,484        (68,947
Gap, Inc./The     13,796        381,195        (40,434
General Dynamics Corp.     12,083        1,710,988        (51,267
General Mills, Inc.     12,060        700,838        (5,459
General Motors Co.     67,389        2,325,115        (33,215
Genpact Ltd.     25,321        631,760        759   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     17,288        1,767,096        (17,724
Global Payments, Inc.     1,920        127,524        (3,665
GNC Holdings, Inc.     9,142        360,713        (77,128
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The     6,357         1,159,332        (13,610
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     31,294        1,013,395        8,980   
Graham Holdings Co.     1,050        599,297        (90,078
Groupon, Inc.     185,032        674,715        (106,667
Guess?, Inc.     8,203        159,983        (5,111
H&R Block, Inc.     3,495        120,305        (3,886
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     4,380      $ 359,304      $ (3,035
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     7,226        339,162        (25,120
HCA Holdings, Inc.     17,867        1,296,388        (88,042
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     15,850        478,212        (2,236
Herman Miller, Inc.     35,526        1,081,891        (62,294
HNI Corp.     2,413        89,775        (2,762
HollyFrontier Corp.     27,244        1,300,434        (213,671
Hologic, Inc.     9,367        358,462        3,948   
Home Depot, Inc./The     3,435        416,034        38,245   
Honeywell International, Inc.     2,656        279,953        (4,871
Hormel Foods Corp.     2,550        194,819        6,835   
HP, Inc.     131,506        1,730,871        (173,840
HSN, Inc.     8,961        457,363        (3,309
Hubbell, Inc.     983        91,870        7,452   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     18,473        2,157,603        185,697   
Huntsman Corp.     20,087        232,965        (4,576
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     20,871        1,356,912        (103,609
IHS, Inc.     380        45,549        (546
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     484        43,537        1,320   
IMS Health Holdings, Inc.     13,091        342,888        (9,461
Ingram Micro, Inc.     56,840        1,695,828        30,971   
Ingredion, Inc.     7,561        721,558        3,088   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     19,142        438,003        66,389   
Intel Corp.     26,919        904,886        22,474   
InterDigital, Inc.     4,879        247,491        (8,225
International Business Machines Corp.     9,585        1,384,731        (65,643
International Paper Co.     24,129        1,008,501        (98,837
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     29,586        632,268        56,494   
Intuit, Inc.     4,856        448,216        20,388   
Invesco Ltd.     13,301        444,040        1,278   
ITT Corp.     11,467        427,139        (10,658
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     11,968        284,203        (5,469
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     6,118        483,338        (5,767
Jack in the Box, Inc.     9,717        727,656        17,735   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     7,631        110,614        (3,093
JetBlue Airways Corp.     20,284        474,469        (15,037
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     13,312        642,176        (42,736
Johnson & Johnson     12,596        1,226,585        67,276   
Joy Global, Inc.     8,513        110,107        (2,758
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     9,289        581,092        32,261   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     32,956        973,261        (63,676
Kellogg Co.     945        65,079        3,217   
KeyCorp.     7,107        94,882        (1,141
Keysight Technologies, Inc.     1,581        48,712        (3,922
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     14,154         1,690,339           111,466   
Kohl’s Corp.     1,115        51,785        1,323   
Kroger Co./The     7,475        283,430        29,249   
L Brands, Inc.     5,876        547,704        15,335   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     5,858      $ 688,920      $ 11,169   
Lam Research Corp.     7,823        591,313        29,990   
Lancaster Colony Corp.     3,566        392,332        19,398   
Landstar System, Inc.     2,157        127,296        (788
Lear Corp.     6,244        748,673        18,278   
Legg Mason, Inc.     14,043        607,824        (56,917
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     3,430        148,826        (4,698
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     23,357        1,198,210        115,855   
Lennox International, Inc.     2,697        346,554        (9,698
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group     32,262        865,273        16,125   
LifePoint Health, Inc.     4,182        306,335        624   
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     6,731        385,112        (35,840
Lincoln National Corp.     18,001        894,222        10,508   
Linear Technology Corp.     7,519        330,511        (11,179
Lockheed Martin Corp.     1,062        230,389        224   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     12,056        883,466        33,273   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     12,673        1,173,712        (72,428
Macy’s, Inc.     23,689        1,142,724        (314,082
Mallinckrodt PLC     9,030        613,785        60,124   
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     6,663        458,703        (17,812
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     17,133        1,457,648        (13,507
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     30,210        1,521,482        44,605   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     163,823        1,484,956        (40,037
Masco Corp.     69,030        1,890,498        63,051   
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     20,960        807,681        (11,201
McDonald’s Corp.     7,016        734,413        94,457   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     1,096        104,540        3,504   
McKesson Corp.     9,455        1,757,178        107,632   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     5,492        396,138        37,455   
Medivation, Inc.     26,694        1,100,939           189,449   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     42,897        864,860        (74,697
Merck & Co., Inc.     22,169        1,145,645        25,322   
MetLife, Inc.     20,905         1,018,009        (10,179
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     1,434        489,912        (3,600
Micron Technology, Inc.     53,059        958,663        (207,348
Microsoft Corp.     17,593        852,933        123,127   
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     973        51,011        (6,390
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     21,250        1,253,624        24,139   
Mondelez International, Inc.     23,603        1,048,604        9,754   
Moody’s Corp.     811        79,786        1,590   
Mosaic Co./The     10,287        349,897        (66,078
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     1,917        137,401        (6,182
MSCI, Inc.     22,064        1,374,808        216,668   
MSG Networks, Inc.     43,282        884,955        15,310   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Murphy USA, Inc.     5,080      $ 296,630      $ 11,929   
Nasdaq Inc     24,109        1,345,458        56,963   
Navient Corp.     23,284        291,040        (24,438
NCR Corp.     14,190        358,959        (11,872
NetApp, Inc.     30,928        865,925        (45,405
NeuStar, Inc.     10,222        255,537        (10,516
News Corp.     25,288        345,620        (7,772
NIKE, Inc.     20,114        1,262,214        (5,089
NiSource, Inc.     12,006        235,895        (1,658
Nordstrom, Inc.     21,587        1,199,451        (124,203
Northrop Grumman Corp.     7,921        1,410,967        84,597   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.     17,202        590,491        61,292   
Nuance Communications, Inc.     15,026        280,914        17,953   
Nucor Corp.     1,332        56,781        (3,101
NVIDIA Corp.     11,481        331,369        47,045   
NVR, Inc.     91        150,131        (618
Oil States International, Inc.     26,434        798,331        (78,005
Old Republic International Corp.     8,374        149,700        6,308   
Omnicom Group, Inc.     2,604        196,676        342   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     83,183        851,628        (36,434
OneMain Holdings, Inc.     8,459        373,939        (22,552
Oracle Corp.     23,349        882,038        (29,099
Orbital ATK, Inc.     2,613        208,738        24,707   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     703        179,260        (1,106
Owens Corning     42,694        1,936,374        71,525   
Panera Bread Co.     540        105,969        (788
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     592        61,956        (4,544
PepsiCo, Inc.     44,911        4,452,155        35,352   
Pfizer, Inc.     50,171        1,651,537        (32,017
PG&E Corp.     18,795        997,827        1,879   
Philip Morris International, Inc.     8,362        703,662        31,441   
Phillips 66     7,990        657,241        (3,659
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     3,183        206,728        (1,488
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     12,237        255,128        (2,434
Plantronics, Inc.     7,574        379,672        (20,513
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     4,047        377,985        7,735   
Polycom, Inc.     69,207        917,682        (46,366
Priceline Group, Inc./The     751        969,605        (12,118
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     5,622        262,355        (9,477
ProAssurance Corp.     3,751        186,121        (4,085
Procter & Gamble Co./The     22,227        1,664,426           100,620   
Progressive Corp./The     1,646        53,100        (757
Prudential Financial, Inc.     6,956        575,495        (9,207
PTC, Inc.     2,914        99,081        1,831   
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     89,257         3,680,020        (226,667
PVH Corp.     5,016        414,967        (45,539
QEP Resources, Inc.     21,743        347,624        (56,268
QUALCOMM, Inc.     8,793        446,937        (7,419
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Quanta Services, Inc.     29,854      $ 652,086      $ (47,542
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     14,473        959,605        70,004   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     26,090        1,794,075        (2,736
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     45,973        1,168,701        (4,665
Ralph Lauren Corp.     4,883        576,642        (32,285
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     6,116        360,702        (6,157
Raytheon Co.     8,589        1,060,941        8,647   
Red Hat, Inc.     3,447        282,107        3,339   
Regions Financial Corp.     21,850        211,730        (1,970
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     11,276        1,026,949        (62,287
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     6,203        363,748        (4,532
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     398        43,796        1,253   
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     2,997        57,498        (12,633
Republic Services, Inc.     5,054        218,307        4,019   
ResMed, Inc.     3,939        214,860        (3,375
Reynolds American, Inc.     3,203        149,145        (1,327
Robert Half International, Inc.     34,495        1,715,237        (89,142
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     13,279        1,405,513        (42,955
Ross Stores, Inc.     4,071        197,185        21,876   
Rovi Corp.     25,095        268,415           149,668   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     5,836        146,204        16,562   
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.     13,811        286,190        (67,285
Seagate Technology PLC     10,191        421,087        (47,485
Sealed Air Corp.     7,467        328,945        4,083   
SEI Investments Co.     4,855        254,309        93   
Service Corp. International     8,960        242,064        (8,925
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     672        175,128        (677
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.     14,282        480,655        (49,196
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     4,407        356,378        (17,789
Snap-on, Inc.     461        76,683        2,346   
Sonoco Products Co.     20,818        860,191        (9,359
Southwest Airlines Co.     12,154        473,659        49,692   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     40,324         2,015,633        3,390   
SPX Corp.     43,178        437,242        (34,391
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     13,817        868,367        (14,891
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     4,533        487,371        (3,564
Staples, Inc.     51,084        541,299        (57,534
Starbucks Corp.     6,191        377,931        (6,286
State Street Corp.     810        56,290        (2,538
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     9,544        180,396        (9,845
Stryker Corp.     1,965        188,337        (5,710
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     5,038        220,439        (4,611
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     7,714        115,567        (11,660
SUPERVALU, Inc.     121,176        860,090        (38,517
Synchrony Financial     30,601        912,682        17,894   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Synopsys, Inc.     7,666      $ 377,091      $ (27,444
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     4,766        348,583        (7,862
Talen Energy Corp.     29,476        297,070        (113,434
Target Corp.     23,643        1,770,144        (53,425
Tech Data Corp.     18,621        1,380,556        (144,494
Teekay Corp.     10,463        104,091        (821
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     991        88,594        (692
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     14,265        385,965        (16,644
Teradata Corp.     17,310        482,668        (25,338
Teradyne, Inc.     36,330        720,389        30,552   
Tesoro Corp.     8,394        879,836        4,640   
Texas Instruments, Inc.     15,089        859,398        (32,370
Textron, Inc.     7,566        320,500        (2,652
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     3,178        399,951        50,848   
Thomson Reuters Corp.     2,442        96,664        (4,235
Thor Industries, Inc.     9,417        531,075        (2,310
Time Warner, Inc.     3,210        220,411        (12,820
Timken Co./The     5,037        150,908        (6,900
TJX Cos., Inc./The     9,157        639,971        9,352   
Total System Services, Inc.     21,210        1,121,829        (65,571
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     8,976        946,519        66,513   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     1,973        51,786        (4,395
Triumph Group, Inc.     6,887        308,057        (34,299
Tupperware Brands Corp.     3,206        175,982        2,432   
Tyson Foods, Inc.     11,528        604,271        10,517   
Union Pacific Corp.     6,413        540,864        (39,368
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     24,078        1,355,979        23,690   
United Technologies Corp.     3,439        324,401        5,984   
United Therapeutics Corp.     14,538         1,953,430           323,366   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     10,556        1,210,747        31,061   
Universal Health Services, Inc.     4,023        483,971        (3,262
Unum Group     18,453        615,743        (1,443
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     7,789        178,497        (1,297
US Bancorp.     7,642        327,648        (1,564
Valero Energy Corp.     18,190        1,198,456        87,759   
Validus Holdings Ltd.     13,902        633,560        9,964   
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     6,816        528,634        22,099   
Vectren Corp.     1,503        64,869        (1,112
VeriSign, Inc.     5,415        424,707        48,348   
Verizon Communications, Inc.     15,574        704,886        14,944   
VF Corp.     8,570        610,948        (77,466
Viacom, Inc.     21,765        1,028,359        (132,512
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     27,495        317,349        13,966   
Visteon Corp.     8,751        971,540        30,450   
VMware, Inc.     5,580        375,322        (59,661
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Voya Financial, Inc.     1,351      $ 54,270      $ (4,404
VWR Corp.     4,419        120,611        4,491   
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     15,289        456,968        (18,785
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     29,573        1,896,960        (84,135
Walt Disney Co./The     2,575        276,002        (5,421
Waste Management, Inc.     13,961        738,206        6,892   
Waters Corp.     1,873        235,583        16,485   
Watsco, Inc.     1,975        236,249        (4,917
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     3,357        272,109        (9,558
Wells Fargo & Co.     10,507        562,379        8,781   
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     30,595        762,887        (47,270
WESCO International, Inc.     6,168        290,618        (21,199
Western Digital Corp.     20,310        1,589,248        (369,632
Western Refining, Inc.     10,279        473,831        (107,693
Western Union Co./The     32,345        619,061        (39,762
Westlake Chemical Corp.     12,054        692,687        (37,914
WGL Holdings, Inc.     709        42,171        2,489   
Whirlpool Corp.     1,403        218,953        (12,894
World Fuel Services Corp.     16,282        653,745        (27,539
Worthington Industries, Inc.     6,381        195,003        (2,680
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     1,344        101,803        (4,162
Xerox Corp.     65,415        685,813        9,548   
Xilinx, Inc.     15,701        744,254        (6,778
Yelp, Inc.     8,069        196,915        35,472   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     11,740        823,077        34,530   
Zoetis, Inc.     12,219        559,863        25,671   
Zynga, Inc.     134,502        331,005        29,460   
     

 

 

 
        (2,618,630
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (2,708,454
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Canada                  
lululemon athletica, Inc.     (10,665     (558,883     (709
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Alkermes PLC     (1,223     (73,258     (23,824
Allegion PLC     (6,214     (413,509     3,882   
Endo International PLC     (27,245     (1,637,512     (30,427
Medtronic PLC     (2,668     (199,595     (5,627
Perrigo Co. PLC     (5,442     (807,016     19,559   
     

 

 

 
        (36,437
     

 

 

 
Netherlands        
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV     (11,952     (477,243     11,235   
Core Laboratories NV     (10,894     (1,186,263     1,649   
Frank’s International NV     (29,072     (486,952     1,741   
QIAGEN NV     (36,049     (926,736     (70,019
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (50,564     (2,307,177     (21,801
     

 

 

 
        (77,195
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Panama                  
Copa Holdings SA     (1,714   $ (83,966   $ 1,248   
     

 

 

 
Singapore                  
Avago Technologies Ltd.     (1,046     (122,058     (29,769
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Weatherford International PLC     (107,312     (1,094,574     194,226   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aon PLC     (9,830     (909,782     3,357   
Delphi Automotive PLC     (6,338     (524,178     (19,179
Ensco PLC     (10,669     (169,053     4,857   
Liberty Global PLC     (19,631     (838,736     7,167   
Pentair PLC     (21,205     (1,176,081     125,797   
Willis Group Holdings PLC     (4,234     (178,844     (26,801
     

 

 

 
        95,198   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
3D Systems Corp.     (53,401     (485,650     21,595   
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     (24,546     (1,553,064     19,921   
ACI Worldwide, Inc.     (3,122     (70,432     3,622   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     (1,808     (419,824     (2,887
Acxiom Corp.     (20,512     (445,957     16,846   
ADT Corp./The     (1,452     (49,484     1,597   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     (1,252     (234,562     46,124   
AECOM     (31,163     (935,188     (637
AES Corp.     (10,179     (90,042     (7,371
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (5,431     (355,462     2,882   
Air Lease Corp.     (14,057     (474,380     3,752   
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     (1,430     (190,401     4,343   
Akorn, Inc.     (46,155     (1,327,198     (394,845
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     (2,918     (238,362     3,434   
Albemarle Corp.     (26,919     (1,342,096     (165,638
Alcoa, Inc.     (49,109     (441,736     (42,970
Alere, Inc.     (9,748     (387,096     6,046   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (15,512     (2,667,229     (291,685
Align Technology, Inc.     (9,344     (536,084     (79,218
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (27,031     (409,084     104,985   
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (7,033     (1,974,784     29,667   
Alliant Energy Corp.     (11,243     (714,110     11,985   
Ally Financial, Inc.     (49,865     (956,408     26,924   
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (7,445     (639,133     (61,739
AMC Networks, Inc.     (1,679     (131,707     6,319   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     (13,954     (598,971     8,019   
AMETEK, Inc.     (14,234     (795,432     32,632   
Amphenol Corp.     (19,123     (1,006,135     7,340   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     (13,300     (832,598        186,484   
Apache Corp.     (20,359     (962,214     56,850   
Applied Materials, Inc.     (2,779     (53,641     1,757   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Aqua America, Inc.     (25,335   $ (738,781   $ (16,202
ARRIS Group, Inc.     (53,565     (1,508,566     (128,916
Arista Networks, Inc.     (19,944     (1,429,450     (122,991
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     (2,749     (116,764     4,220   
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.     (7,125     (258,568     1,641   
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     (47,697     (494,389     24,573   
Ashland, Inc.     (3,277     (341,344     4,796   
AT&T, Inc.     (14,697     (497,998     (7,726
athenahealth, Inc.     (297     (49,309     1,501   
Autodesk, Inc.     (6,124     (344,254     (28,881
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (58,472     (2,486,830        364,881   
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (1,701     (80,457     8,386   
Ball Corp.     (15,708     (1,089,013     (53,430
Bank of America Corp.     (10,957     (194,376     9,970   
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     (9,174     (457,523     3,777   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     (4,385     (639,645     (36,040
Belden, Inc.     (1,034     (53,642     4,341   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (433     (43,641     (1,720
Bio-Techne Corp.     (10,339     (960,684     30,174   
Black Hills Corp.     (13,178     (590,238     (21,617
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.     (18,896     (624,060     (642
Bluebird Bio, Inc.     (11,795     (817,608     60,133   
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     (1,467     (43,327     (1,930
BorgWarner, Inc.     (52,040     (2,245,884     (3,805
Boston Scientific Corp.     (22,335     (401,336     (10,521
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (16,402     (357,035     54,254   
Brown & Brown, Inc.     (12,321     (396,735     1,231   
Brown-Forman Corp.     (10,939     (1,135,903     49,879   
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     (3,644     (578,975     (2,790
Cabela’s, Inc.     (20,424     (923,534     (30,880
Cable One, Inc.     (609     (271,197     7,098   
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (37,717     (759,643     92,429   
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.     (12,084     (487,951     29,725   
CarMax, Inc.     (18,453     (1,077,068     81,160   
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     (1,285     (141,680     (13,098
Catalent, Inc.     (14,358     (383,565     24,184   
Caterpillar, Inc.     (2,664     (179,931     (1,115
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     (10,464     (707,877     28,764   
CBS Corp.     (5,127     (251,708     10,073   
CDK Global, Inc.     (5,279     (262,577     11,983   
Celanese Corp.     (1,537     (106,502     3,016   
Centene Corp.     (688     (45,872     595   
CenturyLink, Inc.     (3,023     (80,140     4,081   
Cerner Corp.     (3,135     (199,455     10,822   
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     (9,795     (405,298     5,564   
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (50,114     (1,506,686     (143,568
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (30,939     (1,452,572     300,095   
Chevron Corp.     (6,945     (626,803     2,030   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     (1,445     (916,778     223,395   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Ciena Corp.     (40,548   $ (884,349   $ 45,411   
Cimarex Energy Co.     (12,359     (1,422,587     317,940   
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (5,736     (271,878     32,974   
CME Group, Inc.     (6,594     (625,604     28,188   
CMS Energy Corp.     (27,711     (997,544     (2,268
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (37,764     (292,504     88,579   
Cognex Corp.     (8,043     (281,101     9,489   
Colfax Corp.     (17,341     (489,041     84,129   
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.     (19,266     (373,973     (11,347
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.     (58,821     (1,594,490     71,614   
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     (6,586     (519,198     23,470   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     (2,273     (94,943     (886
Concho Resources, Inc.     (9,022     (968,349     130,566   
ConocoPhillips     (9,337     (506,348     70,403   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (56,411     (587,410     141,763   
Constellation Brands, Inc.     (6,894     (942,341     (39,641
Cooper Cos., Inc./The     (4,602     (644,471     26,883   
Copart, Inc.     (15,758     (608,747     9,786   
CoStar Group, Inc.     (3,739     (714,557     (58,257
Costco Wholesale Corp.     (6,103     (975,169     (10,466
Covanta Holding Corp.     (77,940     (1,326,579     119,289   
CST Brands, Inc.     (10,210     (359,416     (40,203
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     (2,301     (155,548     17,488   
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.     (100,144     (958,959     (23,453
Danaher Corp.     (3,565     (340,929     9,812   
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     (10,070     (724,104     22,125   
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     (7,191     (352,846     13,431   
Deere & Co.     (8,145     (641,206     19,987   
Devon Energy Corp.     (4,858     (205,653     50,197   
DeVry Education Group, Inc.     (16,852     (433,450     6,926   
DexCom, Inc.     (9,023     (727,800     (11,183
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     (5,051     (107,057     481   
Diebold, Inc.     (21,130     (709,113     73,312   
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (24,101     (699,376     56,361   
DISH Network Corp.     (2,605     (152,920     3,967   
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     (9,728     (333,679     6,332   
Dollar General Corp.     (4,049     (293,672     2,670   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     (51,626     (3,330,979     (655,580
Dominion Resources, Inc.     (66,664     (4,642,974        133,821   
Donaldson Co., Inc.     (16,449     (487,139     15,711   
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (6,735     (177,646     4,085   
DSW, Inc.     (6,859     (161,594     (2,061
Duke Energy Corp.     (4,653     (316,229     (15,949
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (12,495     (523,471     (8,691
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (16,981     (484,529     (18,788
Eagle Materials, Inc.     (13,765     (987,100     155,281   
Eastman Chemical Co.     (3,057     (209,367     2,989   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
EchoStar Corp.     (4,047   $ (176,891   $ 18,613   
Ecolab, Inc.     (4,762     (574,010     29,332   
Energen Corp.     (11,889     (535,729     48,399   
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc     (40,855     (1,246,750        185,745   
EOG Resources, Inc.     (12,467     (971,198     88,659   
EQT Corp.     (7,863     (491,518     81,620   
Eversource Energy     (14,799     (751,976     (3,809
Exxon Mobil Corp.     (9,374     (747,791     17,087   
Federated Investors, Inc.     (2,006     (60,219     2,747   
FEI Co.     (4,863     (381,856     (6,163
FireEye, Inc.     (17,149     (364,089     8,418   
First Horizon National Corp.     (14,674     (215,070     2,004   
First Republic Bank     (5,779     (381,427     (334
FirstEnergy Corp.     (2,100     (65,814     (819
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     (5,863     (864,572     26,573   
Flowserve Corp.     (2,017     (86,198     1,322   
FMC Corp.     (29,452     (1,144,287     (8,170
FMC Technologies, Inc.     (2,017     (69,724     11,211   
FNF Group     (12,969     (447,104     (2,531
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.     (34,146     (728,757     (20,065
Fortinet, Inc.     (7,387     (253,669     23,416   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (13,281     (722,076     (15,020
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     (18,399     (247,644     123,083   
Frontier Communications Corp.     (62,040     (323,746     34,019   
GATX Corp.     (2,606     (114,587     3,702   
General Electric Co.     (72,967     (2,219,386     (53,536
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (15,210     (1,017,802     201,177   
Gentex Corp.     (37,615     (605,741     3,525   
Genworth Financial, Inc.     (14,287     (66,635     13,344   
Graco, Inc.     (2,943     (215,839     3,737   
Granite Construction, Inc.     (8,531     (352,942     (13,123
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     (37,711     (500,425     16,593   
Greif, Inc.     (21,724     (758,646     89,330   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (9,134     (448,713     79,790   
Halliburton Co.     (52,384     (2,033,267     250,116   
Halyard Health, Inc.     (1,336     (38,998     (5,637
Hanesbrands, Inc.     (15,796     (460,336     (4,540
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (34,294     (1,750,480     193,876   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     (6,342     (612,485     15,005   
Harris Corp.     (13,251     (1,021,225     (130,287
Hasbro, Inc.     (1,267     (95,872     10,526   
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     (9,053     (487,248     2,460   
Henry Schein, Inc.     (590     (92,508     (824
Hershey Co./The     (503     (48,774     3,871   
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     (77,488     (1,525,351     422,696   
Hess Corp.     (2,179     (113,649     8,012   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Hexcel Corp.     (25,306   $ (1,197,504   $ 22,041   
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     (5,589     (275,767     7,160   
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     (13,529     (310,046     20,525   
Howard Hughes Corp./The     (7,843     (958,485     70,971   
IDEX Corp.     (1,201     (93,200     1,191   
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     (23,187     (1,651,383     (39,413
Illumina, Inc.     (19,449     (3,051,034     (682,105
Incyte Corp.     (6,529     (682,337     (25,733
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     (883     (49,476     655   
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     (3,271     (388,506     (2,837
Intersil Corp.     (7,790     (97,141     (2,259
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (7,608     (429,763     (41,401
IPG Photonics Corp.     (497     (41,489     (2,823
ITC Holdings Corp.     (43,012     (1,588,192     (100,029
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (4,172     (312,434     6,376   
JC Penney Co., Inc.     (12,431     (85,192     2,402   
JM Smucker Co./The     (1,591     (186,107     (10,127
Kansas City Southern     (29,424     (2,689,782        492,692   
KAR Auction Services, Inc.     (10,793     (403,686     4,021   
Kate Spade & Co.     (33,230     (620,763     30,266   
KBR, Inc.     (13,190     (248,628     25,453   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     (67,541     (1,698,691     690,980   
Kirby Corp.     (2,210     (148,662     32,372   
KLX, Inc.     (17,688     (651,048     106,435   
Knowles Corp.     (21,992     (302,179     9,025   
Kosmos Energy Ltd.     (113,124     (713,489     125,245   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (4,518     (504,706     (53,900
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (13,654     (629,172     30,581   
Lennar Corp.     (16,602     (832,843     20,839   
Leucadia National Corp.     (72,162     (1,428,164     173,267   
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (60,265     (2,848,999     (427,006
Lexmark International, Inc.     (3,572     (119,887     3,976   
Liberty Broadband Corp.     (14,642     (785,350     26,016   
LinkedIn Corp.     (2,181     (475,583     (15,317
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (16,973     (614,535     64,780   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (24,449     (635,494     34,782   
Loews Corp.     (30,149     (1,113,395     (44,327
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     (95,653     (1,635,706     (87,005
M&T Bank Corp.     (2,822     (352,898     10,928   
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.     (15,680     (1,168,672     30,304   
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (40,285     (604,311     (14,063
Marathon Oil Corp.     (9,061     (182,851     68,773   
Markel Corp.     (254     (224,315     (56
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     (7,871     (437,655     1,208   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     (8,057   $ (1,294,604   $ 194,179   
MasterCard, Inc.     (4,344     (427,002     4,071   
Mattel, Inc.     (47,105     (1,059,961     (219,882
MAXIMUS, Inc.     (12,413     (703,981     5,749   
MDC Holdings, Inc.     (4,249     (109,582     1,105   
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     (94,957     (1,766,575     26,963   
MEDNAX, Inc.     (4,242     (332,149     28,167   
Memorial Resource Development Corp.     (56,318     (1,019,227        109,691   
MGM Resorts International     (46,000     (1,003,229     (41,891
Microchip Technology, Inc.     (6,990     (328,341     3,026   
Middleby Corp./The     (11,593     (1,272,085     21,548   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     (1,108     (215,516     5,672   
Molson Coors Brewing Co.     (12,170     (1,112,450     (30,556
Monsanto Co.     (4,469     (422,818     (17,468
Monster Beverage Corp.     (14,247     (1,993,898     (128,336
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.     (2,515     (163,450     21,931   
Murphy Oil Corp.     (2,172     (48,844     83   
Mylan NV     (16,028     (676,591     (190,043
Nabors Industries Ltd.     (19,223     (168,266     4,678   
National Fuel Gas Co.     (19,209     (899,107     77,922   
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     (21,904     (819,070     85,505   
Netflix, Inc.     (4,172     (486,322     9,129   
NetScout Systems, Inc.     (25,654     (820,047     32,469   
NetSuite, Inc.     (16,907     (1,456,227     25,557   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     (15,924     (685,267     (16,663
Newfield Exploration Co.     (17,625     (602,187     28,317   
Nielsen Holdings PLC     (30,286     (1,419,479     8,151   
Noble Energy, Inc.     (22,691     (779,336     32,121   
Nordson Corp.     (7,650     (521,394     30,646   
Northern Trust Corp.     (3,815     (263,693     (11,331
NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.     (74,426     (958,966     55,434   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     (5,867     (348,762     4,955   
NOW, Inc.     (22,794     (361,080     479   
NRG Energy, Inc.     (69,796     (888,178     66,680   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     (17,387     (1,258,838     83,303   
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (3,162     (129,228     10,590   
OGE Energy Corp.     (14,995     (404,957     10,738   
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     (5,078     (300,225     268   
Olin Corp.     (3,833     (73,833     7,675   
ONE Gas, Inc.     (6,835     (338,078     (4,834
ONEOK, Inc.     (43,293     (1,183,148     115,543   
Oshkosh Corp.     (6,600     (271,936     14,272   
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     (56,299     (1,051,534     70,805   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Packaging Corp. of America     (3,060   $ (195,769   $ 2,836   
PacWest Bancorp     (12,412     (559,496     24,539   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (6,183     (1,073,531     (15,543
Pandora Media, Inc.     (29,641     (383,015     (14,471
PAREXEL International Corp.     (3,868     (247,444     (16,045
Patterson Cos., Inc.     (4,924     (224,006     1,392   
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     (59,424     (963,383     67,269   
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     (15,855     (562,904     (11,047
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     (2,005     (97,454          12,562   
PerkinElmer, Inc.     (5,703     (273,060     (32,450
Platform Specialty Products Corp.     (87,188     (1,106,974     (11,648
Polaris Industries, Inc.     (3,120     (377,520     109,356   
PolyOne Corp.     (8,135     (262,355     3,988   
Post Holdings, Inc.     (6,855     (422,307     (646
PPL Corp.     (1,696     (55,335     (2,549
Praxair, Inc.     (4,522     (487,871     24,818   
Premier, Inc.     (13,719     (468,463     (15,406
PulteGroup, Inc.     (3,814     (77,081     9,115   
Qorvo, Inc.     (3,734     (182,457     (7,603
Questar Corp.     (64,950     (1,287,754     22,528   
Range Resources Corp.     (29,738     (977,621     245,769   
Regal Beloit Corp.     (1,481     (86,616     (52
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (2,716     (1,350,219     (124,216
Rice Energy, Inc.     (51,041     (769,244     212,897   
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (491     (43,486     (1,834
Rollins, Inc.     (12,363     (329,338     9,137   
Roper Technologies, Inc.     (4,237     (761,246     (42,894
Rowan Cos. PLC     (4,911     (98,760     15,519   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     (3,138     (295,756     (21,841
RPC, Inc.     (22,509     (275,208     6,225   
RPM International, Inc.     (4,152     (181,484     (1,453
Ryder System, Inc.     (7,747     (458,315     18,053   
Sabre Corp.     (12,447     (355,911     7,769   
salesforce.com, Inc.     (4,108     (311,847     (10,220
SBA Communications Corp.     (17,131     (1,897,546     97,592   
Schlumberger Ltd.     (9,789     (751,630     68,847   
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (1,264     (70,468     683   
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (5,582     (214,963     (35,557
Sempra Energy     (11,331     (1,146,465     81,238   
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.     (15,295     (545,242     (54,934
ServiceNow, Inc.     (11,130     (854,649     (108,764
Signature Bank/New York NY     (2,382     (351,981     (13,347
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     (2,317     (302,625     16,036   
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     (7,220     (388,299     440   
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     (3,144     (138,713     (13,896
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (251,740     (996,052     (28,530
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (3,520   $ (177,543   $ (15,845
SLM Corp.     (24,107     (171,106     13,928   
SM Energy Co.     (15,486     (297,608     (6,847
Sotheby’s     (22,562     (766,054     184,857   
Southern Co./The     (4,702     (213,794     (6,212
Southwestern Energy Co.     (113,247     (905,922     100,736   
Spectra Energy Corp.     (40,959     (1,118,319     137,761   
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     (19,720     (1,887,906     (119,590
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     (14,303     (609,948     39,973   
Splunk, Inc.     (24,534     (1,393,713     (49,132
Sprint Corp.     (164,739     (749,562     153,207   
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.     (79,558     (1,863,626     (251,821
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     (8,401     (591,322     17,786   
Stericycle, Inc.     (10,692     (1,421,518        132,062   
STERIS PLC     (3,493     (269,997     6,834   
SunPower Corp.     (14,620     (444,474     5,728   
SVB Financial Group     (1,376     (169,883     6,277   
Synaptics, Inc.     (900     (76,119     3,813   
Synovus Financial Corp.     (3,048     (91,958     (6,736
Tableau Software, Inc.     (2,186     (201,750     (4,215
Targa Resources Corp.     (21,679     (1,160,501     573,867   
TEGNA, Inc.     (1,762     (46,037     1,070   
Teleflex, Inc.     (867     (116,396     2,429   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (13,097     (1,000,618     77,804   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (56,670     (1,736,977     19,876   
TerraForm Power, Inc.     (45,083     (401,311     (165,833
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (13,706     (3,044,776     (244,801
Tiffany & Co.     (4,746     (363,348     1,275   
Time, Inc.     (7,696     (118,926     (1,670
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (28,256     (1,098,360     (7,015
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (9,359     (322,217     10,562   
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (7,776     (1,732,864     (43,563
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     (3,987     (331,150     18,330   
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.     (54,817     (721,680     27,149   
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (18,514     (348,897     (48,228
TripAdvisor, Inc.     (9,814     (710,934     (125,710
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (4,170     (115,260     2,003   
Twitter, Inc.     (72,451     (2,060,893     384,377   
Tyco International PLC     (4,297     (156,517     19,485   
UGI Corp.     (5,808     (206,320     10,242   
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     (694     (124,553     (3,837
Ultimate Software Group, Inc./The     (1,654     (316,377     (6,996
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (9,961     (170,473     12,093   
Under Armour, Inc.     (23,995     (2,233,454     299,217   
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (4,580     (205,378     25,109   
United Parcel Service, Inc.     (3,746     (389,753     29,275   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)        
United Rentals, Inc.     (7,039   $ (512,287   $ 1,678   
USG Corp.     (77,024     (2,033,700     162,787   
Valley National Bancorp     (26,705     (269,873     6,828   
Valspar Corp./The     (4,702     (374,617     (15,414
Vantiv, Inc.     (2,100     (98,721     (861
Veeva Systems, Inc.     (12,905     (342,390     (29,919
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     (5,920     (176,324     10,446   
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     (38,734     (2,948,525     (29,345
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (4,476     (499,855     (63,360
Viavi Solutions, Inc.     (7,433     (43,719     (1,548
Visa, Inc.     (20,094     (1,560,898     2,608   
Vista Outdoor, Inc.     (15,570     (680,019     (13,001
Vulcan Materials Co.     (2,653     (252,822     867   
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     (2,636     (297,649     28,092   
Wabtec Corp.     (3,034     (220,859     5,081   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     (8,817     (735,231     (15,580
Waste Connections, Inc.     (2,923     (150,276     (14,347
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     (63,469     (3,262,050     5,455   
WestRock Co.     (38,172     (1,816,754     75,348   
WEX, Inc.     (1,148     (107,267     5,784   
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     (38,707     (1,516,060     9,971   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     (30,033     (322,410     38,899   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     (10,329     (337,884     (8,138
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     (3,407     (202,919     3,916   
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.     (81,288     (1,366,882     92,286   
Workday, Inc.     (18,058     (1,433,339     (5,522
WPX Energy, Inc.     (8,693     (45,145     (4,752
WR Grace & Co.     (5,714     (562,996     (6,062
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     (9,859     (693,747     11,603   
Zebra Technologies Corp.     (12,320     (951,751     93,663   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     (17,378     (1,720,492     (62,318
Zions Bancorporation     (13,112     (382,260     24,302   
     

 

 

 
        6,134,334   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        6,280,896   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        3,572,442   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        431,577   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 4,004,019   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION   

TERMINATION

DATE**

   VALUE
(Note 5)
 

Morgan Stanley Capital

Services, Inc.

   The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Sterling Overnight Index Average plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    10-25 months maturity 10/12/2016      $1,059,005   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Australia        
BHP Billiton PLC     20,518      $ 282,648      $ (53,835
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
DCC PLC     10,884        794,189        115,082   
Shire PLC     4,586        314,993        (360
     

 

 

 
        114,722   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
Regus PLC     72,671        342,276        14,798   
     

 

 

 
South Africa                  
Mondi PLC     34,356        696,014        (22,611
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Coca-Cola HBC AG     21,950        468,796        (1,357
Glencore PLC     302,507        442,267        (41,406
Wolseley PLC     6,542        360,636        (5,321
     

 

 

 
        (48,084
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
AA PLC     51,695        228,502        10,306   
Aggreko PLC     17,957        254,809        (13,077
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     36,612        235,646        (4,527
ASOS PLC     11,364        535,181        42,220   
AstraZeneca PLC     4,923        328,143        4,392   
Barratt Developments PLC     85,588        744,252        44,417   
Bellway PLC     15,889        599,145        65,229   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     21,086        1,059,158        87,151   
Britvic PLC     29,410        297,411        17,694   
BT Group PLC     20,611        125,407        17,707   
Burberry Group PLC     15,738        310,463        (33,569
Centrica PLC     390,597        1,240,741        13,455   
Close Brothers Group PLC     5,481        114,880        (6,797
Compass Group PLC     2,966        44,886        6,509   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     6,178        33,755        3,276   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     1,224        7,425        (88
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Dixons Carphone PLC     6,108      $ 40,739      $ 4,210   
DS Smith PLC     86,642        493,031        13,787   
GKN PLC     90,329        381,913        27,988   
Hays PLC     48,647        104,813        (336
Howden Joinery Group PLC     53,715        385,588        30,598   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     6,603        321,105        27,650   
Indivior PLC     105,609        327,431        (35,587
Informa PLC     15,864        139,070        4,300   
Intermediate Capital Group PLC     29,207        234,697        34,549   
John Wood Group PLC     85,725        749,630        22,428   
Jupiter Fund Management PLC     6,781        44,228        837   
Just Eat PLC     72,350        418,699        106,631   
Kingfisher PLC     116,990        596,384        (29,745
Man Group PLC     251,946        644,503        3,630   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     85,918        613,626        (41,568
Meggitt PLC     120,595        673,235        (7,399
National Grid PLC     12,359        164,265        6,185   
Pearson PLC     3,958        55,443        (12,655
Persimmon PLC     22,231        609,524        53,701   
Playtech PLC     6,182        77,798        (2,112
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     488        45,200        (47
Rentokil Initial PLC     224,592        499,897        27,050   
Rio Tinto PLC     4,413        158,878        (30,392
Royal Mail PLC     182,448        1,258,584        (63,571
Severn Trent PLC     1,654        53,659        (786
Sky PLC     2,766        41,267        4,075   
Smith & Nephew PLC     13,363        230,431        7,725   
Smiths Group PLC     74,529        1,081,125        (50,470
Stagecoach Group PLC     95,466        470,249        (53,128
Tate & Lyle PLC     5,182        45,535        110   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     449,375        1,230,722        112,623   
Thomas Cook Group PLC     188,138        334,175        1,518   
Travis Perkins PLC     1,539        40,303        4,344   
UBM PLC     6,875        50,739        2,545   
United Utilities Group PLC     3,246        45,979        (1,283
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Vedanta Resources PLC     29,312      $ 182,915      $ (64,840
Vodafone Group PLC     97,585        306,750        9,695   
William Hill PLC     81,540        430,381        45,494   
WPP PLC     8,113        183,570        3,044   
     

 

 

 
        415,096   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        420,086   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Chile                  
Antofagasta PLC     (165,908     (1,324,352     183,103   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
B&M European Value Retail SA     (27,390     (125,591     10,858   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (158,257     (736,653     62,284   
Admiral Group PLC     (38,177     (874,319     (58,560
Anglo American PLC     (53,905     (340,450     103,958   
ARM Holdings PLC     (120,850     (1,795,430     (46,569
Ashtead Group PLC     (20,536     (334,311     (3,668
Associated British Foods PLC     (24,667     (1,206,534     (7,258
Aviva PLC     (57,239     (429,950     (4,522
Babcock International Group PLC     (25,554     (372,717     (9,703
Balfour Beatty PLC     (11,293     (43,436     (1,544
Booker Group PLC     (36,603     (97,046     (643
BP PLC     (134,547     (712,753     13,554   
British American Tobacco PLC     (32,210     (1,755,007     (33,744
BTG PLC     (54,945     (523,440     (33,313
Bunzl PLC     (11,953     (330,570     (1,058
Cable & Wireless Communications PLC     (71,539     (65,069     (13,196
Capita PLC     (31,371     (568,844     10,675   
Cobham PLC     (167,401     (699,653     607   
Croda International PLC     (1,624     (73,286     522   
Diageo PLC     (21,717     (592,295     (747
easyJet PLC     (8,936     (230,900     1,718   
Essentra PLC     (24,790     (298,587     (3,605
G4S PLC     (41,840     (164,758     25,775   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     (7,074     (142,047     (819
Halma PLC     (13,763     (175,316     62   
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (42,822     (716,740     (233,935
HSBC Holdings PLC     (13,550     (108,264     1,298   
IMI PLC     (13,943     (180,096     3,170   
Inmarsat PLC     (28,502     (436,797     (41,023
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     (14,515     (125,133     (5,372
Intertek Group PLC     (3,759     (141,938     (11,829
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
ITV PLC     (106,946   $ (436,872   $ 1,457   
J Sainsbury PLC     (190,206     (718,060     (6,283
Legal & General Group PLC     (91,582     (359,882     (1,492
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     (568,724     (612,555     611   
Melrose Industries PLC     (16,627     (72,148     927   
Merlin Entertainments PLC     (19,889     (132,766     (591
Micro Focus International PLC     (3,723     (75,045     (12,387
Ocado Group PLC     (128,441     (629,688     55,848   
Old Mutual PLC     (108,675     (319,279     33,392   
Pennon Group PLC     (8,562     (110,073     1,452   
Petrofac Ltd.     (8,066     (115,912     21,301   
Provident Financial PLC     (12,676     (636,045     7,536   
Prudential PLC     (20,504     (452,590     (9,355
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (3)     (5,165,522     337        (7,952
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (109,335     (1,099,369     173,256   
Rotork PLC     (38,372     (110,980     7,715   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (45,668     (213,305     10,308   
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (92,863     (548,158     (34,683
Schroders PLC     (2,064     (91,186     785   
Serco Group PLC     (242,148     (433,743     96,782   
Spectris PLC     (5,447     (144,579     22   
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     (1,330     (64,589     266   
Sports Direct International PLC     (5,385     (55,576     9,814   
SSE PLC     (12,237     (282,917     8,150   
St. James’s Place PLC     (61,646     (870,476     (43,220
Standard Chartered PLC     (5,161     (57,161     14,339   
Standard Life PLC     (183,108     (1,084,920     36,350   
Tesco PLC     (911,547     (2,327,251     324,331   
Weir Group PLC/The     (4,873     (130,422     58,844   
     

 

 

 
        460,038   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        653,999   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,074,085   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (15,080
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,059,005   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 

Morgan Stanley Capital

Services, Inc.

   The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Reserve Bank of Australia Cash rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in AUD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

10-25 months maturity

10/13/2016

     $(328,206
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Australia        
Amcor Ltd.     18,880      $ 179,993      $ 3,431   
Ansell Ltd.     41,552        616,666        27,274   
Aurizon Holdings Ltd.     208,953        689,315        (25,973
Boral Ltd.     299,517        1,196,128        84,473   
Caltex Australia Ltd.     15,942        387,140        48,614   
CIMIC Group Ltd.     37,780        655,777        6,952   
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.     70,295        471,861        2,134   
Cochlear Ltd.     1,375        90,883        4,269   
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.     6,163        168,293        9,453   
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.     167,444        478,783        27,389   
Iluka Resources Ltd.     80,851        377,603        (19,964
Incitec Pivot Ltd.     38,894        106,490        4,647   
Macquarie Group Ltd.     782        31,435        15,346   
Newcrest Mining Ltd.     37,897        321,122        37,468   
Orica Ltd.     9,683        114,965        (6,480
Qantas Airways Ltd.     348,811        1,011,656        22,245   
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     3,506        47,458        (2,065
Star Entertainment Grp Ltd./The     260,979        908,640        49,007   
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     122,905        411,003        7,467   
Tatts Group Ltd.     87,503        267,158        10,654   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     88,681        348,235        12,138   
TPG Telecom Ltd.     30,700        220,832        (1,031
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.     214,417        1,079,234        208,157   
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.     83,437        1,841,751        (103,428
     

 

 

 
        422,177   
     

 

 

 
New Zealand                  
Fletcher Building Ltd.     96,220        442,755        37,029   
Spark New Zealand Ltd.     163,550        336,529        32,794   
     

 

 

 
        69,823   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        492,000   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Australia                  
ALS Ltd.     (17,050   $ (46,983   $ 582   
Alumina Ltd.     (682,151     (590,249     20,966   
AMP Ltd.     (20,461     (91,719     5,507   
APA Group     (232,467     (1,450,698     (12,069
AusNet Services     (379,814     (375,976     (32,914
Bank of Queensland Ltd.     (28,314     (282,305     (3,316
Brambles Ltd.     (62,675     (514,497     (10,400
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     (7,549     (430,084     (36,629
Computershare Ltd.     (43,492     (361,788     (4,178
Crown Resorts Ltd.     (65,967     (586,869     (9,356
CSL Ltd.     (14,806     (1,059,165     (69,640
Healthscope Ltd.     (199,450     (378,828     (5,520
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     (253,040     (969,086     (47,125
Medibank Pvt Ltd.     (192,825     (301,324     650   
Origin Energy Ltd.     (13,028     (51,386     7,316   
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     (7,910     (69,992     (1,951
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.     (14,211     (653,405     (45,382
REA Group Ltd.     (13,529     (444,113     (94,178
Santos Ltd.     (32,375     (79,440     (6,790
Seek Ltd.     (295,168     (3,019,405     (265,862
South32 Ltd.     (141,585     (123,261     14,495   
Transurban Group     (21,978     (164,960     (1,633
Westpac Banking Corp.     (15,781     (370,175     (12,353
     

 

 

 
        (609,780
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (609,780
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (117,780
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (210,426
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (328,206
     

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 
COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 

Morgan Stanley Capital

Services, Inc.

  

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of

long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Overnight Index Average plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.

  

10-25 months maturity

10/12/2016

     $580,612   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
France        
Accor SA     1,040      $ 42,770      $ 2,272   
Aeroports de Paris     1,937        214,799        10,607   
Atos SE     1,902        149,724        9,954   
AXA SA     15,028        387,246        23,373   
Cap Gemini SA     7,108        615,407        44,113   
Christian Dior SE     263        46,204        (1,530
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     3,226        308,908        (1,849
CNP Assurances     12,956        176,088        (1,320
Dassault Systemes     566        38,749        6,492   
Eiffage SA     8,934        548,425        28,963   
Eutelsat Communications SA     9,918        307,762        (10,813
Faurecia     12,337        492,313        2,027   
Groupe Eurotunnel SE     3,719        48,203        (1,935
Hermes International     236        80,752        (979
Imerys SA     1,162        79,936        1,231   
Ingenico Group     2,277        262,659        24,747   
Ipsen SA     10,337        666,918        17,987   
Lagardere SCA     3,556        103,569        2,547   
Numericable-SFR SAS     9,292        381,857        (44,297
Peugeot SA     134,518        2,141,243        216,712   
Safran SA     7,011        512,066        (30,391
Sanofi     13,551        1,213,671        (58,831
SCOR SE     17,809        652,264        14,109   
SEB SA     6,857        635,464        68,484   
Societe BIC SA     2,307        362,103        17,526   
Societe Generale SA     7,070        339,724        (13,923
Societe Television Francaise 1     30,966        401,740        (57,899
Sodexo SA     6,600        647,770        (2,970
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)        
Teleperformance     4,535      $ 356,583      $ 24,754   
Thales SA     13,759        932,807        97,050   
TOTAL SA     8,219        374,818        (6,349
Valeo SA     3,456        482,655        50,172   
Veolia Environnement SA     23,825        564,410        857   
Vinci SA     7,263        465,488        32   
Vivendi SA     35,369        845,750        (86,129
     

 

 

 
        344,794   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg              
SES SA     2,472        87,613        (19,115
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity
Positions
              325,679  
     

 

 

 
Short Positions              
Common Stocks              
France                  
Airbus Group SE     (9,100     (651,297     38,072   
Alstom SA     (7,496     (227,580     (1,384
Arkema SA     (645     (46,678     1,529   
Bollore SA     (140,177     (704,334     51,161   
Carrefour SA     (3,023     (96,330     9,087   
Cie de Saint-Gobain     (2,757     (120,295     819   
Credit Agricole SA     (8,372     (98,326     (331
Danone SA     (3,237     (220,329     1,593   
Edenred     (58,309     (1,072,007     (30,211
Electricite de France SA     (76,842     (1,182,187     50,498   
Engie     (36,745     (591,481     (59,391
Essilor International SA     (1,310     (140,338     (22,935
Iliad SA     (1,005     (239,903     333   
Kering     (2,590     (454,996     12,171   
L’Oreal SA     (268     (48,090     3,011   
Natixis SA     (45,700     (260,325     1,796   
Orange SA     (7,246     (122,382     1,187   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)                  
Orpea     (1,149   $ (91,765   $ (231
Pernod Ricard SA     (7,707     (902,640     23,699   
Plastic Omnium SA     (16,558     (398,495     (127,831
Remy Cointreau SA     (4,923     (308,592     (44,020
Renault SA     (953     (94,994     (397
Rexel SA     (19,525     (260,670     679   
Schneider Electric SE     (7,085     (441,811     39,355   
Suez Environnement Co.     (13,902     (257,766     (2,248
Technip SA     (18,975     (910,993     (32,639
Vallourec SA     (10,380     (100,891     4,256   
Zodiac Aerospace     (79,101     (2,032,587     149,167   
     

 

 

 
        66,795   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        66,795   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        392,474   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        188,138   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 580,612   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 

Morgan Stanley Capital

Services, Inc.

   The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Hong Kong Overnight Index Average plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in HKD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

10-25 months maturity

10/14/2016

     $(48,131
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Common Stocks              
Hong Kong              
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.     15,000      $ 198,916      $ 2,712   
CLP Holdings Ltd.     135,500         1,151,647        (3,148
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.     2,600        48,778        501   
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.     7,000        44,697        (1,997
Kerry Properties Ltd.     143,500        423,986        (33,470
New World Development Co., Ltd.     506,817        538,002        (40,339
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong (continued)              
Orient Overseas International Ltd.     85,500      $ 414,738      $ (5,494
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     386,000        590,801        (28,493
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     31,000            410,731        (38,123
Swire Pacific Ltd.     17,500        196,207        (730
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     15,000        57,894        2,830   
WH Group Ltd.     1,481,000        816,163        8,117   
Wheelock & Co., Ltd.     17,000        72,220        (885
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong (continued)              
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.     162,000      $ 578,594      $ (29,816
     

 

 

 
        (168,335
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (168,335
     

 

 

 
Short Positions              
Common Stocks              
Hong Kong              
AIA Group Ltd.     (43,800     (260,363     (1,345
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.     (54,400     (389,465     (35,263
Bank of East Asia Ltd./The     (29,000     (104,543     (3,032
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     (53,000     (91,136     (59
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.     (175,000     (1,196,139     64,067   
Esprit Holdings Ltd.     (268,800     (266,976     (28,915
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.     (127,000     (361,974     (35,958
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.     (28,000     (64,940     1,496   
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.     (193,000     (236,600     (9,785
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.     (834,300     (1,641,512     8,753   
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     (52,000     (214,749     2,295   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong (continued)              
MGM China Holdings Ltd.     (411,600   $    (621,485   $ 109,919   
MTR Corp. Ltd.     (39,500     (193,558     (1,486
Sands China Ltd.     (73,200     (243,289     (4,873
Swire Properties Ltd.     (81,000     (240,636     7,733   
Value Partners Group Ltd.     (373,000     (425,664     (7,892
Wharf Holdings Ltd./The     (24,000     (133,680     1,357   
Wynn Macau Ltd.     (190,000     (221,745     1,005   
     

 

 

 
        68,017   
     

 

 

 
United States              
Samsonite International SA     (139,200     (457,448     40,268   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        108,285   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (60,050
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        11,919   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (48,131
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER     

EXCHANGE TRADED/

CENTRALLY CLEARED

     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $260,000         $—         $260,000   

 

 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.                     
Money Market Funds      44,640,000                 44,640,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 32.3%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares,
0.129% ^(a)(b)
    16,864,870      $ 16,864,870   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(a)(b)     60,001        60,001   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $16,924,871)

      16,924,871   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 57.0%    
 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

(000’s

  
  

 
U.S. Treasury Bill,
0.327%,
5/19/2016 ^(c)
  $ 29,914        29,876,219   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $29,876,250)

      29,876,219   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 89.3%
(cost $46,801,121)

      46,801,090   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 10.7% (d)
        5,594,253  
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%         $52,395,343  
   

 

 

 
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

 

Forward effective interest rate swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

 

COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared             
Credit Suisse International   2.000%          (1)     AUD     2,890,000        $561        03/08/2018        $6,597   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (1)     AUD     9,630,000        5,403        03/08/2018        18,451   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (1)     AUD     6,400,000        (1,015     03/08/2018        16,868   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (1)     AUD     2,900,000        953        03/08/2018        6,230   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (1)     AUD     10,300,000        (5,420     03/08/2018        30,934   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (1)     AUD     3,090,000        1,697        03/08/2018        5,957   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (1)     AUD     7,950,000        (2,226     03/08/2018        21,919   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (1)     AUD     2,940,000        (509     03/08/2018        7,791   
Credit Suisse International   (1)     2.000    AUD     3,100,000        (6,699     03/08/2018        (980
Credit Suisse International   (1)     2.000    AUD     2,800,000        (7,691     03/08/2018        755   
Credit Suisse International   (1)     2.000    AUD     8,300,000        (181     03/08/2018        (20,378
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (2)     AUD     1,870,000        9,874        03/12/2026        (541
Credit Suisse International   3.000%       (2)     AUD     700,000        1,314        03/12/2026        2,179   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Credit Suisse International   (2)     3.000    AUD     2,300,000        $ 5,083        03/12/2026        $ (16,562
Credit Suisse International   (2)     3.000    AUD     1,800,000        (1,654     03/12/2026        (7,329
Credit Suisse International   (2)     3.000    AUD     2,210,000        (5,417     03/12/2026        (5,613
Credit Suisse International   (2)     3.000    AUD     670,000        (6,594     03/12/2026        3,250   
Credit Suisse International   (2)     3.000    AUD     660,000        2,715        03/12/2026        (6,009
Credit Suisse International   (2)     3.000    AUD     660,000        (7,008     03/12/2026        3,714   
Credit Suisse International   (2)     3.000    AUD     1,500,000        57        03/12/2026        (7,544
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (4)     CAD     3,090,000        (7,903     03/19/2018        1,222   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (4)     CAD     3,080,000        (7,911     03/19/2018        1,252   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (4)     CAD     2,700,000        (6,939     03/19/2018        1,102   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (4)     CAD     590,000        5,214        03/16/2026        (8,232
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (4)     CAD     600,000        (2,594     03/16/2026        (476
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (4)     CAD     160,000        52        03/16/2026        (870
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (4)     CAD     590,000        3,133        03/16/2026        (6,152
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (4)     CAD     600,000        1,135        03/16/2026        (4,205
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (4)     CAD     2,000,000        10,969        03/16/2026        (21,202
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (4)     CAD     600,000        (3,193     03/16/2026        122   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (4)     CAD     600,000        (1,104     03/16/2026        (1,966
Credit Suisse International   (4)     1.000    CAD     700,000        1,296        03/19/2018        217   
Credit Suisse International   (4)     1.000    CAD     2,670,000        4,411        03/19/2018        1,362   
Credit Suisse International   (4)     1.000    CAD     2,700,000        5,367        03/19/2018        470   
Credit Suisse International   (4)     1.000    CAD     2,800,000        5,996        03/19/2018        57   
Credit Suisse International   (4)     1.000    CAD     2,700,000        4,589        03/19/2018        1,248   
Credit Suisse International   (4)     1.000    CAD     2,700,000        3,920        03/19/2018        1,917   
Credit Suisse International   (4)     1.000    CAD     12,100,000        6,125        03/19/2018        20,034   
Credit Suisse International   (4)     1.000    CAD     2,600,000        4,027        03/19/2018        1,594   
Credit Suisse International   (4)     2.000    CAD     670,000        (2,337     03/16/2026        5,765   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Credit Suisse International   (4)     2.000    CAD     670,000        $ (2,032     03/16/2026        $ 5,460   
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (6)     CHF     17,420,000        140,101        03/18/2026        (92,493
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (6)     CHF     11,620,000        91,763        03/18/2026        (60,006
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (6)     CHF     9,300,000        (27,407     03/21/2018        2,193   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (6)     CHF     11,700,000        (47,294     03/21/2018        15,572   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (6)     CHF     2,500,000        (3,677     03/21/2018        (3,101
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (6)     CHF     2,290,000        (5,105     03/21/2018        (1,104
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (6)     CHF     3,720,000        (6,478     03/21/2018        (3,608
Credit Suisse International   0.750%       (6)     CHF     3,500,000        (4,532     03/21/2018        13,053   
Credit Suisse International   0.750%       (6)     CHF     3,300,000        3,847        03/21/2018        4,187   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    CHF     1,800,000        (5,884     03/18/2026        965   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    CHF     470,000        2,175        03/18/2026        (3,460
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    CHF     400,000        6,212        03/18/2026        (7,305
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    CHF     620,000        (2,285     03/18/2026        591   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    CHF     400,000        (8,685     03/18/2026        7,592   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    CHF     2,600,000        (229     03/18/2026        (6,877
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    CHF     600,000        14,484        03/18/2026        (16,124
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.500    CHF     86,290,000        152,099        03/21/2018        81,855   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.500    CHF     57,520,000        99,514        03/21/2018        56,437   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (5)     EUR     144,030,000        (936,108     03/21/2018        (697,939
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     600,000        (3,437     03/18/2026        6,683   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     500,000        (6,118     03/18/2026        8,823   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     400,000        7,950        03/18/2026        (5,786
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     400,000        2,595        03/18/2026        (431
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     500,000        1,904        03/18/2026        802   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     500,000        3,425        03/18/2026        (720
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     200,000        (2,139     03/18/2026        3,221   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     380,000        2,606        03/18/2026        (550

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     2,030,000        $ 12,795        03/18/2026        $ (1,811
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     370,000        2,978        03/18/2026        (976
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     200,000        (2,093     03/18/2026        3,175   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     700,000        4,552        03/18/2026        (765
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (5)     EUR     1,200,000        (4,888     03/18/2026        11,381   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     1,860,000        15,808        03/21/2018        5,294   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     1,500,000        15,079        03/21/2018        1,939   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     2,490,000        20,612        03/21/2018        7,637   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     1,300,000        17,251        03/21/2018        (2,502
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     8,400,000        75,244        03/21/2018        20,055   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     2,600,000        27,399        03/21/2018        2,099   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     3,410,000        24,761        03/21/2018        13,926   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     1,900,000        15,638        03/21/2018        5,918   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     4,500,000        50,001        03/21/2018        1,052   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     1,800,000        15,304        03/21/2018        5,117   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     1,900,000        24,699        03/21/2018        (3,143
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     6,000,000        70,792        03/21/2018        (2,721
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     1,000,000        10,118        03/21/2018        1,227   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     0.500    EUR     1,780,000        12,850        03/21/2018        7,344   
Credit Suisse International   (5)     1.000    EUR     30,330,000        (482,532     03/18/2026        318,433   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     GBP     2,100,000        (22,779     03/21/2018        3,204   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (6)     GBP     1,700,000        (14,839     03/21/2018        (1,008
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (6)     GBP     120,000        (1,489     03/18/2026        2,161   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (6)     GBP     15,090,000        220,329        03/18/2026        (135,861
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (6)     GBP     170,000        (2,127     03/18/2026        3,079   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (6)     GBP     300,000        (2,931     03/18/2026        4,610   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (6)     GBP     440,000        989        03/18/2026        1,474   
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (6)     GBP     370,000        (2,842     03/18/2026        4,913   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (6)     GBP     710,000        $ 5,163        03/18/2026        $ (1,189
Credit Suisse International   (6)     1.500    GBP     1,310,000        9,406        03/21/2018        2,805   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     1.500    GBP     2,960,000        22,068        03/21/2018        5,524   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     1.500    GBP     1,300,000        14,224        03/21/2018        (2,106
Credit Suisse International   (6)     1.500    GBP     1,230,000        13,392        03/21/2018        (1,926
Credit Suisse International   (6)     1.500    GBP     810,000        8,884        03/21/2018        (1,333
Credit Suisse International   (6)     1.500    GBP     1,310,000        15,166        03/21/2018        (2,955
Credit Suisse International   (6)     1.500    GBP     69,190,000        406,719        03/21/2018        238,237   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     2.000    GBP     500,000        2,719        03/18/2026        (5,518
Credit Suisse International   (6)     2.000    GBP     400,000        9,022        03/18/2026        (11,261
Credit Suisse International   (6)     2.000    GBP     300,000        (1,371     03/18/2026        (308
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (6)     JPY     30,000,000        (775     03/22/2018        51   
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (6)     JPY     16,015,700,000        (268,547     03/22/2018        (122,311
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (6)     JPY     329,740,000        (6,370     03/22/2018        (1,677
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (6)     JPY     239,670,000        (4,565     03/22/2018        (1,284
Credit Suisse International   0.250%       (6)     JPY     238,790,000        (5,173     03/22/2018        (655
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (6)     JPY     60,000,000        (1,211     03/18/2026        (1,530
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (6)     JPY     50,000,000        (128     03/18/2026        (2,156
Credit Suisse International   0.750%       (6)     JPY     60,000,000        (10,929     03/18/2026        (4,885
Credit Suisse International   0.750%       (6)     JPY     480,000,000        (91,128     03/18/2026        (35,385
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    JPY     2,340,000,000        54,747        03/22/2018        1,728   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    JPY     240,000,000        5,632        03/22/2018        160   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    JPY     250,000,000        5,687        03/22/2018        346   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    JPY     22,170,000        489        03/22/2018        46   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.250    JPY     240,000,000        5,316        03/22/2018        476   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.750    JPY     49,400,000        6,540        03/18/2026        6,480   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.750    JPY     53,670,000        5,551        03/18/2026        8,595   
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.750    JPY     3,310,350,000        303,094        03/18/2026        569,410   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Credit Suisse International   (6)     0.750    JPY     33,250,000        $ 5,324        03/18/2026        $ 3,440   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     16,850,000        2,301        03/21/2018        (4,946
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     16,650,000        2,164        03/21/2018        (4,777
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     29,000,000        (4,123     03/21/2018        (428
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     50,750,000        3,281        03/21/2018        (11,246
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     17,510,000        (1,072     03/21/2018        (1,676
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     50,750,000        652        03/21/2018        (8,617
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     19,100,000        (1,864     03/21/2018        (1,134
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     1,370,000        (252     03/21/2018        37   
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     32,900,000        (276     03/21/2018        (4,888
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     16,500,000        1,857        03/21/2018        (4,447
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (7)     NOK     16,730,000        2,406        03/21/2018        (5,032
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (7)     NOK     4,400,000        (1,551     03/18/2026        (2,968
Credit Suisse International   2.000%       (7)     NOK     800,000        (1,652     03/18/2026        830   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     3,960,000        (5,930     03/18/2026        9,997   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     11,060,000        (19,040     03/18/2026        30,398   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     11,060,000        (5,863     03/18/2026        17,221   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     4,100,000        195        03/18/2026        4,016   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     3,700,000        (6,816     03/18/2026        10,616   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     3,700,000        3,335        03/18/2026        465   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     10,000,000        10,460        03/18/2026        (190
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     4,110,000        (5,166     03/18/2026        9,387   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     4,000,000        878        03/18/2026        3,230   
Credit Suisse International   (7)     2.000    NOK     3,900,000        (1,251     03/18/2026        5,256   
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     3,100,000        10,614        03/14/2018        (6,845
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     6,720,000        19,984        03/14/2018        (11,813
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     3,200,000        7,889        03/14/2018        (3,998
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     4,100,000        14,006        03/14/2018        (9,021

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     49,420,000        $ 71,466        03/14/2018        $ (11,376
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     160,000        453        03/14/2018        (258
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     4,400,000        12,207        03/14/2018        (6,857
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     21,460,000        21,342        03/14/2018        4,752   
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     49,420,000        103,842        03/14/2018        (43,752
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.000    NZD     3,630,000        11,798        03/14/2018        (7,384
Credit Suisse International   (1)     3.500    NZD     700,000        (11,760     03/11/2026        (383
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     700,000        2,704        03/11/2026        9,439   
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     900,000        9,915        03/11/2026        5,698   
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     5,600,000        73,611        03/11/2026        23,536   
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     770,000        3,934        03/11/2026        9,424   
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     1,710,000        18,721        03/11/2026        10,943   
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     11,340,000        80,896        03/11/2026        115,827   
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     1,000,000        5,418        03/11/2026        11,930   
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     900,000        6,952        03/11/2026        8,661   
Credit Suisse International   3.500%       (1)     NZD     11,340,000        118,499        03/11/2026        78,224   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     15,490,000        (16,764     03/21/2018        (3,937
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     17,730,000        (18,912     03/21/2018        (4,783
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     26,200,000        (36,267     03/21/2018        1,253   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     16,770,000        (19,000     03/21/2018        (3,412
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     119,900,000        (189,495     03/21/2018        29,257   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     16,500,000        (18,250     03/21/2018        (3,801
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     17,300,000        (23,312     03/21/2018        192   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     16,900,000        (23,628     03/21/2018        1,042   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     34,100,000        (46,415     03/21/2018        843   
Credit Suisse International   0.500%       (8)     SEK     16,200,000        (18,716     03/21/2018        (2,934
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (8)     SEK     7,000,000        (3,024     03/18/2026        18,421   
Credit Suisse International   (8)     0.500    SEK     32,960,000        37,160        03/21/2018        6,888   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     26,100,000        $ 15,224        03/18/2026        $ (72,632
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     4,800,000        (6,565     03/18/2026        (3,993
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     3,600,000        415        03/18/2026        (8,334
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     3,640,000        2,599        03/18/2026        (10,606
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     3,420,000        (1,101     03/18/2026        (6,421
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     9,700,000        (1,485     03/18/2026        (19,851
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     3,650,000        1,315        03/18/2026        (9,343
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     30,000        14        03/18/2026        (80
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     3,800,000        429        03/18/2026        (8,787
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     3,700,000        7,657        03/18/2026        (15,795
Credit Suisse International   (8)     1.500    SEK     3,600,000        (745     03/18/2026        (7,173
Credit Suisse International   1.000%       (3)     USD     2,000,000        (921     03/16/2018        12,236   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (3)     USD     2,150,000        (12,078     03/16/2018        2,995   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (3)     USD     2,030,000        (15,887     03/16/2018        7,311   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (3)     USD     270,000        (1,375     03/16/2018        234   
Credit Suisse International   1.500%       (3)     USD     10,000,000        (51,653     03/16/2018        9,406   
CitiBank   2.000%       (3)     USD     11,560,000        (184,045     03/16/2020        31,589   
CitiBank   2.000%       (3)     USD     23,270,000        (279,938     03/16/2020        (26,953
CitiBank   2.000%       (3)     USD     8,900,000        (130,889     03/16/2021        45,108   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     USD     300,000        (9,180     03/16/2026        1,813   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     USD     520,000        (19,335     03/16/2026        6,565   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     USD     10,000        (326     03/16/2026        80   
Credit Suisse International   2.500%       (3)     USD     510,000        (6,101     03/16/2026        (6,423
Credit Suisse International   (3)     1.500    USD     2,420,000        14,085        03/16/2018        (3,861
Credit Suisse International   (3)     1.500    USD     2,000,000        12,813        03/16/2018        (4,363
Credit Suisse International   (3)     1.500    USD     500,000        3,198        03/16/2018        (1,085
Credit Suisse International   (3)     1.500    USD     800,000        4,814        03/16/2018        (1,434
CitiBank   (3)     2.000    USD     8,900,000        133,539        03/16/2021        (47,758
CitiBank   (3)     2.000    USD     11,000,000        200,586        03/16/2020        (55,515
CitiBank   (3)     2.000    USD     7,400,000        127,069        03/16/2020        (29,475
CitiBank   (3)     2.000    USD     9,300,000        190,721        03/16/2020        (68,070

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Credit Suisse International   (3)     2.500    USD     450,000        $ 9,017        03/16/2026        $ 2,033   
Credit Suisse International   (3)     2.500    USD     450,000        4,487        03/16/2026        6,564   
Credit Suisse International   (3)     2.500    USD     60,000        270        03/16/2026        1,203   
Credit Suisse International   (3)     2.500    USD     500,000        14,524        03/16/2026        (2,245
Credit Suisse International   (3)     2.500    USD     2,200,000        53,873        03/16/2026        153   
          

 

 

     

 

 

 
             $337,952          $250,921   
          

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1) 3 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate
(2) 6 Month Australian Bank-Bill Reference Rate
(3) 3 Month London Interbank Offered Rate
(4) 3 Month Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Rate
(5) 6 Month Euro Interbank Offered Rate
(6) 6 Month London Interbank Offered Rate
(7) 6 Month Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate
(8) 3 Month Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   BIST 30 February Futures   02/2016   TRY     91,886        $(963
Bank of America   Bovespa Index February Futures   02/2016   BRL     (2,528,314     29,214   
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     4,460,451        (12,024
Bank of America   KOSPI Index 200 March Futures   03/2016   KRW     119,235,200        835   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (440,233     8,108   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (133,482     3,844   
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (87,901     1,476   
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures   03/2016   CHF     2,633,648        78,183   
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   01/2016   TWD     (3,184,070     (3,843
Bank of America   Tel Aviv 25 Index January Futures   01/2016   ILS     753,027        2,922   
Bank of America   WIG20 Index March Futures   03/2016   PLN     (106,527     (1,270
         

 

 

 
            $106,482   
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:     
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        $107,932        $106,020        $(1,912
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        162,597        150,270        (12,327
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        39,611        37,585        (2,026
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        37,398        37,706        308   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        110,640        113,171        2,531   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        296,980        301,826        4,846   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        73,715        75,569        1,854   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        36,852        37,768        916   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        37,227        37,756        529   
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        371,988        376,937        4,949   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        113,557        113,031        (526
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        131,075        117,745        (13,330
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        123,019        117,781        (5,238
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        232,051        235,555        3,504   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        113,752        117,743        3,991   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        114,302        117,706        3,404   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        52,843        52,838        (5
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        103,481        105,768        2,287   
7   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        657,838        672,253        14,415   
37   Barclays Capital   BIST 30 Futures     02/2016        116,731        113,009        (3,722
170   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     03/2016        5,991,407        6,063,413        72,006   
1   Barclays Capital   FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Futures     01/2016        19,481        19,663        182   
2   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        127,285        125,225        (2,060
9   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        939,179        931,744        (7,435
2   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        203,614        205,066        1,452   
127   Barclays Capital   OMXS30 Index Futures     01/2016        2,124,886        2,178,488        53,602   
13   Barclays Capital   SET50 Index Futures     03/2016        57,623        57,411        (212
7   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     01/2016        110,955        111,272        317   
53   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        4,741,035        5,075,778        334,743   
431   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2016        117,282,010        117,313,940        31,930   
11   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2016        2,994,142        2,993,792        (350
129   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2016        32,009,871        31,959,750        (50,121
32   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2016        7,921,445        7,914,800        (6,645
63   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     03/2016        11,520,936        11,535,026        14,090   
284   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2016        51,844,081        51,946,827        102,746   
383   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2016        69,934,190        69,963,302        29,112   
349   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2016        63,728,028        63,655,992        (72,036
7   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        702,400        713,255        10,855   
6   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Bund Futures     03/2016        1,031,282        1,029,717        (1,565
27   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        4,679,888        4,647,843        (32,045
279   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        35,255,472        35,127,844        (127,628
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          416,252,799        416,608,185        355,386   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts:         
19   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     01/2016        $(712,486     $(715,730     $(3,244
61   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        (1,136,806     (1,094,188     42,618   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (162,013     (150,270     11,743   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (39,687     (37,584     2,103   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (37,391     (37,705     (314
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (110,243     (113,171     (2,928
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (297,480     (301,826     (4,346
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (73,994     (75,569     (1,575
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (37,090     (37,769     (679
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (37,261     (37,756     (495
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (585,461     (603,099     (17,638
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (114,309     (113,031     1,278   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (131,804     (117,745     14,059   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (123,122     (117,781     5,341   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (231,328     (235,556     (4,228
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (113,952     (117,744     (3,792
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (228,574     (235,412     (6,838
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (39,697     (44,918     (5,221
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (52,828     (52,839     (11
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (157,157     (160,900     (3,743
23   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     01/2016        (484,750     (537,510     (52,760
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        (70,448     (69,015     1,433   
17   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        (767,032     (734,612     32,420   
31   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Meal Futures^     03/2016        (861,893     (823,050     38,843   
47   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Oil Futures^     03/2016        (907,008     (867,150     39,858   
32   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Wheat Futures^     03/2016        (813,468     (752,000     61,468   
15   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     01/2016        (580,184     (555,600     24,584   
4   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        (1,125,023     (1,170,647     (45,624
58   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        (5,097,704     (5,299,513     (201,809
5   Barclays Capital   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     03/2016        (143,013     (149,603     (6,590
3   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        (343,294     (349,532     (6,238
2   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        (283,890     (282,708     1,182   
5   J.P. Morgan   Mexican Stock Exchange Price and Quotation Index Futures     03/2016        (123,845     (125,153     (1,308
19   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     01/2016        (432,056     (433,627     (1,571
1   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        (30,506     (30,440     66   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)     
6   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        $ (621,206     $ (610,620     $ 10,586   
21   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     03/2016        (2,279,130     (2,309,590     (30,460
15   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        (1,927,937     (1,931,237     (3,300
191   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        (23,637,868     (23,686,892     (49,024
22   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        (27,229,636     (27,279,670     (50,034
447   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     03/2016        (121,589,508     (121,644,693     (55,185
114   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2016        (30,981,902     (31,028,125     (46,223
47   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2016        (11,612,278     (11,605,475     6,803   
209   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (19,241,244     (19,325,486     (84,242
41   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     03/2016        (7,355,720     (7,348,784     6,936   
137   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     06/2016        (24,572,110     (24,564,357     7,753   
172   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     09/2016        (30,820,002     (30,841,476     (21,474
132   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     12/2016        (23,636,849     (23,660,692     (23,843
277   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures     03/2016        (32,840,467     (32,774,726     65,741   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (374,832,654     (375,192,576     (359,922
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $41,420,145        $41,415,609        $(4,536
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     1,024,000        $734,659        $743,525        $8,866   
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     1,024,000        734,659        743,525        8,866   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     623,000        155,411        153,822        (1,589
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     225,000        56,035        55,554        (481
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     1,425,500        1,439,550        1,427,637        (11,913
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     1,425,500        1,439,397        1,427,637        (11,760
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   CLP     40,000,000        56,627        55,989        (638
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   CLP     40,000,000        56,627        55,989        (638

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Chinese Renminbi,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   CNY     503,000        $ 77,191        $ 75,775        $ (1,416
Chinese Renminbi,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   CNY     503,000        77,228        75,775        (1,453
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CZK     73,350,000        2,969,872        2,956,129        (13,743
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     6,450,000        259,456        259,946        490   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     2,638,500        2,875,195        2,872,658        (2,537
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     2,638,500        2,875,195        2,872,658        (2,537
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     643,500        958,543        948,762        (9,781
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     643,500        958,506        948,762        (9,744
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HKD     11,500        1,485        1,485          
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     11,500        1,484        1,485        1   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HUF     61,490,000        211,353        211,641        288   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     45,250,000        156,177        155,745        (432
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   IDR     655,000,000        46,364        46,675        311   
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     655,000,000        46,364        46,675        311   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ILS     910,000        235,330        234,221        (1,109
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     910,000        235,329        234,221        (1,108
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     686,601,500        5,599,040        5,722,222        123,182   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     686,601,500        5,599,040        5,722,222        123,182   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     276,229,000        237,865        235,202        (2,663
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     165,774,000        142,647        141,152        (1,495
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   MXN     1,206,000        72,120        69,614        (2,506
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     1,206,000        72,201        69,614        (2,587
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   MYR     495,000        116,248        114,702        (1,546
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     495,000        116,248        114,702        (1,546
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NOK     3,394,000        391,724        383,164        (8,560
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     3,394,000        391,724        383,164        (8,560
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     1,127,500        757,827        767,760        9,933   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     1,127,500        757,983        767,760        9,777   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   PLN     404,000        $ 99,836        $ 102,846        $ 3,010   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     27,730,500        3,199,290        3,291,894        92,604   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     27,730,500        3,199,270        3,291,893        92,623   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SGD     625,000        441,694        439,750        (1,944
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     625,000        441,697        439,750        (1,947
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     1,479,500        495,669        497,135        1,466   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     1,479,500        495,686        497,135        1,449   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ZAR     1,553,500        106,112        99,119        (6,993
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     1,553,500        106,132        99,119        (7,013
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $39,498,090        $39,856,210        $358,120   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     (861,000     $(626,815     $(625,171     $1,644   
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     (861,000     (626,814     (625,171     1,643   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     (2,091,000     (527,466     (516,280     11,186   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (2,091,000     (527,470     (516,280     11,190   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CAD     (1,418,000     (1,039,246     (1,024,985     14,261   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     (1,418,000     (1,039,075     (1,024,986     14,089   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     (2,068,500     (2,059,763     (2,071,599     (11,836
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (1,922,500     (1,912,522     (1,925,382     (12,860
Chinese Renminbi,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   CNY     (652,000     (100,149     (98,222     1,927   
Chinese Renminbi,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   CNY     (652,000     (100,149     (98,222     1,927   
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   COP     (596,000,000     (184,883     (186,244     (1,361
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   COP     (596,000,000     (184,883     (186,244     (1,361
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     (3,415,500     (3,714,511     (3,718,615     (4,104
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (941,500     (1,010,460     (1,025,054     (14,594
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     (2,231,500     (3,355,604     (3,290,074     65,530   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (2,231,500     (3,355,619     (3,290,074     65,545   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HKD     (514,000     $ (66,344     $ (66,360     $ (16
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HUF     (10,500,000     (36,253     (36,140     113   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     (10,500,000     (36,294     (36,140     154   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   INR     (13,324,000     (196,711     (199,030     (2,319
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     (13,324,000     (196,711     (199,030     (2,319
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     (81,639,500     (675,415     (680,394     (4,979
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (81,639,500     (675,455     (680,394     (4,939
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     (78,030,500     (66,348     (66,441     (93
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     (78,030,500     (66,348     (66,441     (93
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   MXN     (13,925,000     (832,551     (803,798     28,753   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     (13,925,000     (832,549     (803,798     28,751   
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   MYR     (1,010,000     (238,498     (234,037     4,461   
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     (1,010,000     (238,499     (234,037     4,462   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NOK     (13,253,500     (1,518,149     (1,496,246     21,903   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     (13,253,500     (1,518,092     (1,496,246     21,846   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     (2,115,500     (1,399,192     (1,440,528     (41,336
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     (2,115,500     (1,399,192     (1,440,528     (41,336
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   PHP     (1,300,000     (27,321     (27,515     (194
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   PHP     (1,300,000     (27,321     (27,515     (194
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   PLN     (1,079,000     (270,135     (274,682     (4,547
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     (1,079,000     (270,136     (274,682     (4,546
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     (19,714,500     (2,322,959     (2,340,312     (17,353
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     (19,714,500     (2,323,285     (2,340,312     (17,027
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SGD     (331,000     (234,498     (232,892     1,606   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     (331,000     (234,498     (232,892     1,606   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     (1,218,500     (408,984     (409,436     (452
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (1,218,500     (408,952     (409,436     (484
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   TWD     (2,400,000     (73,439     (73,125     314   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   TWD     (2,400,000     $ (73,440     $ (73,125     $ 315   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ZAR     (5,230,500     (352,133     (333,724     18,409   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (5,230,500     (352,134     (333,724     18,410   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (37,737,265     (37,585,563     151,702   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $1,760,825        $2,270,647        $509,822   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CLP - Chilean Peso

CNY - Chinese Renminbi

COP - Colombian Peso

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - New Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Cash      $(110,000      $—         $(110,000

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              1,483,509         1,483,509   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Cash              271,494         271,494   
Money Market Funds      30,001                 30,001   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Cash      (230,000      918,817         688,817   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              412,115         412,115   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              1,218,901         1,218,901   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              349,732         349,732   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $60,001         $—         $60,001   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              74,846         74,846   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              107,345         107,345   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              218,903         218,903   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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LONG INVESTMENTS - 113.2%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 27.7%  
Belgium - 1.0%  
Ageas (a)     38,649      $ 1,793,850   
bpost SA (a)     55,921        1,372,155   
Colruyt SA (a)     6,894        354,650   
KBC Groep NV (a)     22,451        1,403,775   
Proximus (a)     23,115        752,184   
   

 

 

 
      5,676,614   
   

 

 

 
Canada - 5.2%            
Aimia, Inc. (1)     23,150        157,434   
Air Canada (1)     298,301        2,201,094   
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (1)     22,635        996,385   
Atco Ltd., Class I (1)     10,443        269,434   
Bank of Montreal (1)     6,027        340,094   
Bank of Nova Scotia/The (1)     4,930        199,416   
Baytex Energy Corp. (1)     280,965        909,679   
BCE, Inc. (1)     6,626        255,999   
BlackBerry Ltd. (1)(a)     53,352        495,078   
Bombardier, Inc., Class B (1)     792,518        767,489   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1)     6,850        451,436   
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A (1)     13,228        1,129,595   
Canfor Corp. (1)     61,387        895,717   
CCL Industries, Inc., Class B (1)     5,622        911,620   
CGI Group, Inc., Class A (1)     26,305        1,053,189   
CI Financial Corp. (1)     21,373        472,656   
Constellation Software, Inc. (1)     2,231        930,129   
Dollarama, Inc. (1)     14,100        814,594   
Empire Co., Ltd., Class A (1)     64,985        1,208,870   
Encana Corp. (1)     77,842        395,483   
Enerplus Corp. (1)     83,704        287,341   
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (1)     741        351,789   
Finning International, Inc. (1)     46,807        631,896   
George Weston Ltd. (1)     12,895        996,597   
IGM Financial, Inc. (1)     11,936        304,848   
Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. (1)     6,054        193,079   
Intact Financial Corp. (1)     4,449        285,132   
Kinross Gold Corp. (1)     251,123        455,531   
Linamar Corp. (1)     28,197        1,522,846   
Magna International, Inc. (1)     59,895        2,429,217   
MEG Energy Corp. (1)     23,739        137,593   
Metro, Inc. (1)     34,588        968,374   
National Bank of Canada (1)     4,353        126,812   
Onex Corp. (1)     8,437        517,183   
Open Text Corp. (1)(a)     9,380        449,714   
Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (1)     29,989        706,541   
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc. (1)     37,387        900,833   
Royal Bank of Canada (1)     7,702        412,736   
Saputo, Inc. (1)     3,861        92,360   
Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (1)     41,956        721,654   
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. (1)     18,461        548,613   
Sun Life Financial, Inc. (1)     4,823        150,403   
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. (1)     23,559        894,380   
   

 

 

 
      28,940,863   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
China - 0.1%            
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.     931,400      $ 719,582   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 2.1%            
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B (a)     73        95,214   
Chr Hansen Holding A/S (a)     1,782        111,465   
DSV A/S (a)     45,078        1,774,435   
Genmab A/S (a)     8,339        1,108,787   
GN Store Nord A/S (a)     5,597        101,577   
ISS A/S (a)     25,721        927,158   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (a)     55,864        3,234,426   
Pandora A/S (a)     18,552        2,339,108   
TDC A/S     203,370        1,012,588   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)     9,966        696,013   
William Demant Holding A/S     2,074        197,558   
   

 

 

 
      11,598,329   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 1.1%            
Amer Sports OYJ (a)     31,869        930,442   
Cargotec OYJ, B Shares (a)     24,742        923,000   
Elisa OYJ (a)     26,900        1,012,109   
Kesko OYJ, B Shares (a)     27,757        972,938   
Metso OYJ (a)     37,841        847,646   
Neste OYJ (a)     13,913        415,246   
Orion OYJ, Class B (a)     23,588        816,104   
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares (a)     20,666        186,865   
   

 

 

 
      6,104,350   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 4.7%            
Allianz SE (a)     6,523        1,149,862   
Aurubis AG (a)     23,914        1,210,913   
Bayer AG (a)     3,773        471,212   
Brenntag AG (a)     10,307        537,075   
Deutsche Bank AG (a)     15,199        369,103   
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a)     95,050        1,497,139   
Evonik Industries AG (a)     35,381        1,170,297   
Freenet AG (a)     89,112        3,007,071   
Hannover Rueck SE (a)     6,100        696,556   
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (a)     7,886        327,492   
HOCHTIEF AG (a)     27,773        2,575,877   
HUGO BOSS AG (a)     4,226        348,684   
K+S AG (a)     8,367        213,284   
KION Group AG (a)     27,953        1,386,125   
Krones AG (a)     5,428        646,325   
LANXESS AG (a)     6,695        308,085   
Merck KGaA (a)     15,057        1,457,832   
MTU Aero Engines AG (a)     5,091        496,195   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (a)     5,432        1,082,256   
OSRAM Licht AG (a)     27,807        1,161,749   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (a)     24,126        1,217,189   
Rheinmetall AG (a)     20,855        1,386,271   
RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG (a)     4,475        134,244   
Salzgitter AG (a)     12,954        316,560   
Software AG (a)     21,342        608,284   
STADA Arzneimittel AG (a)     15,018        605,607   
Symrise AG (a)     2,850        188,666   
Talanx AG (a)     14,746        453,506   
United Internet AG (a)     9,358        514,495   
Zalando SE 144A (a)(b)     15,133        597,669   
   

 

 

 
      26,135,623   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Hong Kong - 0.2%            
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (1)     176,100      $ 1,206,285   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 2.3%            
A2A SpA (a)     562,627        761,828   
Atlantia SpA (a)     9,182        242,941   
Autogrill SpA     24,563        234,093   
Azimut Holding SpA (a)     3,770        93,708   
Banca Generali SpA     10,739        337,806   
Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl     266,291        263,751   
Buzzi Unicem SpA     23,850        427,519   
Davide Campari-Milano SpA (a)     62,433        539,785   
Enel SpA     171,589        719,525   
Eni SpA (a)     53,606        796,489   
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA     69,458        571,147   
Finmeccanica SpA (a)     27,136        377,306   
Mediobanca SpA (a)     49,729        476,705   
Moncler SpA     28,213        392,610   
Prysmian SpA (a)     160,779        3,512,882   
Recordati SpA     43,544        1,136,099   
Snam SpA (a)     38,193        199,327   
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (a)     18,345        94,346   
Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA     176,821        909,495   
UnipolSai SpA     296,091        753,286   
   

 

 

 
      12,840,648   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 2.3%            
Akzo Nobel NV (a)     7,138        476,952   
Boskalis Westminster (a)     30,130        1,229,069   
Delta Lloyd NV     59,103        348,408   
Fugro NV CVA     41,216        676,027   
Heineken NV (a)     15,766        1,343,531   
Koninklijke Ahold NV (a)     73,177        1,543,555   
Koninklijke KPN NV     135,482        512,442   
Koninklijke Vopak NV (a)     6,667        287,113   
NN Group NV (a)     98,557        3,477,378   
Randstad Holding NV (a)     29,890        1,861,293   
Wolters Kluwer NV (a)     30,306        1,017,783   
   

 

 

 
      12,773,551   
   

 

 

 
Norway - 0.2%            
Orkla ASA (a)     13,583        107,155   
Telenor ASA (a)     10,537        175,637   
Yara International ASA (a)     24,121        1,037,402   
   

 

 

 
      1,320,194   
   

 

 

 
Portugal - 0.3%            
Galp Energia SGPS SA (a)     38,825        453,036   
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (a)     53,443        695,421   
NOS SGPS SA     32,855        258,501   
   

 

 

 
      1,406,958   
   

 

 

 
Singapore - 0.5%            
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     265,600        568,722   
Genting Singapore PLC     493,100        266,065   
Singapore Airlines Ltd.     232,900        1,835,131   
Wilmar International Ltd.     56,600        116,785   
   

 

 

 
      2,786,703   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Spain - 2.2%            
Abengoa SA, B Shares     584,599      $ 123,509   
Abertis Infraestructuras SA (a)     18,914        295,803   
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (a)     23,825        697,060   
Aena SA 144A (a)(b)     1,171        134,090   
Almirall SA     57,971        1,171,659   
Ebro Foods SA     23,589        464,015   
Enagas SA (a)     9,547        269,301   
Endesa SA (a)     98,726        1,983,370   
Ferrovial SA (a)     8,398        189,906   
Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (a)     84,170        1,440,987   
Gas Natural SDG SA (a)     110,585        2,255,077   
Iberdrola SA (a)     138,208        979,753   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA (a)     21,969        754,726   
Mapfre SA     52,578        131,611   
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA (a)     96,841        1,053,612   
Tecnicas Reunidas SA (a)     15,455        584,351   
   

 

 

 
      12,528,830   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 2.0%            
BillerudKorsnas AB     76,801        1,421,325   
Boliden AB (a)     39,055        654,335   
Electrolux AB, Series B (a)     81,866        1,975,214   
Hexpol AB     19,302        206,961   
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     92,252        608,808   
ICA Gruppen AB     3,993        145,011   
Securitas AB, B Shares (a)     48,012        734,148   
SKF AB, B Shares     23,653        382,027   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (a)     23,184        671,875   
Swedish Match AB     19,696        696,005   
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB     76,835        1,218,754   
Tele2 AB, B Shares (a)     114,683        1,143,675   
TeliaSonera AB (a)     268,314        1,332,416   
   

 

 

 
      11,190,554   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 2.9%            
Actelion Ltd. (a)     24,776        3,442,468   
Adecco SA (a)     24,350        1,666,581   
Baloise Holding AG     1,576        199,740   
Clariant AG     12,499        236,993   
DKSH Holding AG     1,482        93,210   
Flughafen Zuerich AG     2,422        1,817,256   
Galenica AG     468        732,209   
GAM Holding AG     5,719        94,664   
Geberit AG (a)     777        263,172   
Julius Baer Group Ltd. (a)     2,017        97,577   
Kuehne + Nagel International AG     1,277        174,948   
Lonza Group AG     8,558        1,391,829   
Nestle SA (a)     3,032        225,081   
Novartis AG (a)     2,106        181,157   
Partners Group Holding AG     813        292,382   
Roche Holding AG (a)     2,459        681,409   
Sika AG     104        375,835   
Sonova Holding AG     1,630        207,097   
Straumann Holding AG     752        228,238   
Sunrise Communications Group AG 144A (b)     1,902        112,119   
Swiss Life Holding AG     5,419        1,459,607   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Switzerland - 2.9% (continued)            
Swiss Re AG (a)     17,640      $ 1,722,834   
Syngenta AG (a)     239        93,545   
Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)     1,879        482,715   
   

 

 

 
      16,272,666   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 0.5%            
Dialog Semiconductor PLC (a)     41,841        1,396,177   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
NV (a)
    40,087        556,723   
Subsea 7 SA     43,065        304,813   
Unilever NV CVA (a)     17,068        743,452   
   

 

 

 
      3,001,165   
   

 

 

 
United States - 0.1%            

Thomson Reuters Corp. (1)(a)

    9,270        351,117   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $157,121,622)

      154,854,032   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 56.0%  
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% (c)(d)     183,355,226        183,355,226   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% (c)(d)     129,420,068        129,420,068   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $312,775,294)

      312,775,294   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 29.5%   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
       
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.113%, 3/24/2016 (e)   $ 4,610        4,608,184   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.238%, 2/18/2016 (e)     4,019        4,018,437   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.343%, 5/12/2016 (e)     10,634        10,621,675   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.536%, 6/9/2016 (e)     9,879        9,859,627   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 5/19/2016 (e)     46,553        46,494,204   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.145%, 4/28/2016 (e)     36,237        36,206,633   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.264%, 3/3/2016 (e)     10,085        10,083,225   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.345%, 5/26/2016 (e)     7,251        7,239,805   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.241%, 2/11/2016 (e)     22,675        22,671,848   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.516%, 6/23/2016 (e)     13,655        13,624,645   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $165,427,898)

      165,428,283   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $635,324,814)

      633,057,609   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (22.0)%

  SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 

COMMON STOCKS - (21.7)%

           
Austria - 0.0% (f)            
ams AG     (2,804   $ (93,734
   

 

 

 
Belgium - (0.6)%            
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     (18,830     (2,343,342
UCB SA     (8,560     (772,652
   

 

 

 
      (3,115,994
   

 

 

 
Canada - (5.8)%            
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (1)     (64,273     (1,689,390
Agrium, Inc. (1)     (8,125     (726,182
AltaGas Ltd. (1)     (11,962     (267,129
Barrick Gold Corp. (1)     (66,628     (493,077
Canadian National Railway Co. (1)     (31,653     (1,769,429
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (1)     (22,531     (492,077
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (1)     (3,136     (400,539
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A (1)     (60,783     (1,403,056
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (1)     (15,528     (196,386
DH Corp. (1)     (4,615     (105,461
Eldorado Gold Corp. (1)     (144,150     (427,127
Enbridge, Inc. (1)     (69,682     (2,316,522
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (1)     (223,650     (837,253
Fortis, Inc. (1)     (4,953     (133,910
Franco-Nevada Corp. (1)     (31,761     (1,452,968
Gildan Activewear, Inc. (1)     (56,978     (1,619,943
Goldcorp, Inc. (1)     (71,599     (827,396
Hudson’s Bay Co. (1)     (20,240     (264,757
Husky Energy, Inc. (1)     (51,632     (533,970
Imperial Oil Ltd. (1)     (47,918     (1,561,136
Inter Pipeline Ltd. (1)     (55,449     (890,021
Keyera Corp. (1)     (30,654     (891,906
Manulife Financial Corp. (1)     (24,972     (374,300
Methanex Corp. (1)     (43,367     (1,432,299
Pembina Pipeline Corp. (1)     (98,683     (2,150,244
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Inc. (1)     (19,063     (326,511
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (1)     (18,797     (297,774
Precision Drilling Corp. (1)     (194,823     (770,168
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (1)     (35,043     (1,310,599
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (1)     (36,827     (1,270,062
Silver Wheaton Corp. (1)     (61,369     (762,844
Suncor Energy, Inc. (1)     (15,260     (393,934
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (1)     (23,346     (90,097
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The (1)     (4,060     (159,149
Tourmaline Oil Corp. (1)     (36,229     (585,183
TransAlta Corp. (1)     (28,069     (99,602
TransCanada Corp. (1)     (82,005     (2,678,186
Veresen, Inc. (1)     (14,966     (95,829
Vermilion Energy, Inc. (1)     (15,357     (417,415
Yamana Gold, Inc. (1)     (101,127     (187,827
   

 

 

 
      (32,701,658
   

 

 

 
Denmark - (0.6)%            
Carlsberg A/S, Class B     (12,978     (1,149,743
Coloplast A/S, Class B     (5,003     (403,928
Novozymes A/S, B Shares     (20,882     (999,807
Tryg A/S     (33,892     (673,488
   

 

 

 
      (3,226,966
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Finland - (0.9)%            
Kone OYJ, Class B     (5,820   $ (246,425
Nokia OYJ     (466,695     (3,301,644
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (28,221     (1,007,526
Wartsila OYJ Abp     (11,996     (547,712
   

 

 

 
      (5,103,307
   

 

 

 
Germany - (4.0)%            
adidas AG     (969     (94,050
BASF SE     (3,699     (281,783
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     (23,136     (2,437,413
Beiersdorf AG     (12,440     (1,130,689
Bilfinger SE     (14,229     (668,685
Commerzbank AG     (54,493     (562,290
Continental AG     (4,134     (1,000,056
Daimler AG     (10,810     (903,219
Deutsche Post AG     (32,918     (920,315
Deutsche Telekom AG     (102,109     (1,833,944
Duerr AG     (6,758     (536,330
E.ON SE     (141,856     (1,362,102
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     (2,951     (247,986
Infineon Technologies AG     (76,894     (1,121,016
Rocket Internet SE 144A (b)     (26,363     (803,111
RWE AG     (214,350     (2,702,393
SAP SE     (19,281     (1,530,009
Siemens AG     (17,417     (1,685,023
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     (134,309     (708,437
ThyssenKrupp AG     (25,419     (503,890
Wirecard AG     (29,355     (1,467,311
   

 

 

 
      (22,500,052
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong - (0.1)%            
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.     (9,300     (451,329
   

 

 

 
Italy - (0.3)%            
Banco Popolare SC     (7,635     (105,213
Mediaset SpA     (109,352     (453,143
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA     (35,593     (834,233
UniCredit SpA     (16,889     (93,374
   

 

 

 
      (1,485,963
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg - (0.4)%            
ArcelorMittal     (198,485     (837,449
Tenaris SA     (140,719     (1,666,303
   

 

 

 
      (2,503,752
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - (1.1)%            
Aalberts Industries NV     (6,195     (213,453
Aegon NV     (37,546     (212,340
Altice NV, Class A     (23,967     (344,341
ASML Holding NV     (24,535     (2,179,972
Gemalto NV     (14,007     (840,449
Koninklijke Philips NV     (50,917     (1,299,619
SBM Offshore NV     (96,120     (1,214,259
   

 

 

 
      (6,304,433
   

 

 

 
Norway - (0.4)%            
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     (34,759     (556,323
Marine Harvest ASA     (26,320     (354,131
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Norway - (0.4)% (continued)            
Norsk Hydro ASA     (24,874   $ (92,459
Schibsted ASA, Class A     (35,012     (1,151,077
   

 

 

 
      (2,153,990
   

 

 

 
Portugal - (0.4)%            
Banco Comercial Portugues SA     (14,433,956     (764,901
EDP – Energias de Portugal SA     (464,128     (1,672,412
   

 

 

 
      (2,437,313
   

 

 

 
Singapore - (1.0)%            
CapitaLand Ltd.     (354,600     (833,484
City Developments Ltd.     (50,100     (269,519
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     (10,100     (118,367
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.     (373,300     (563,743
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.     (1,367,800     (326,717
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (1)     (770,400     (400,608
Keppel Corp. Ltd.     (335,400     (1,532,166
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.     (118,400     (731,999
Singapore Post Ltd.     (367,800     (424,617
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.     (37,700     (104,496
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.     (95,400     (245,967
   

 

 

 
      (5,551,683
   

 

 

 
Spain - (1.9)%            
Acerinox SA     (8,889     (90,669
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares     (28,065     (1,236,955
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA     (40,634     (432,839
Banco de Sabadell SA     (151,624     (268,722
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (329,405     (1,085,352
Banco Santander SA     (352,688     (1,735,003
Bankia SA     (451,388     (525,288
Bankinter SA     (32,902     (233,319
CaixaBank SA     (54,841     (190,880
Cellnex Telecom SAU 144A (b)     (129,557     (2,422,322
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     (39,238     (231,429
Grifols SA     (9,885     (456,903
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     (108,809     (620,936
Repsol SA     (16,959     (186,706
Telefonica SA     (64,033     (710,377
Zardoya Otis SA     (12,950     (151,456
   

 

 

 
      (10,579,156
   

 

 

 
Sweden - (1.1)%            
Assa Abloy AB, Class B     (8,562     (179,226
Getinge AB, B Shares     (37,523     (982,925
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares     (27,980     (995,256
Hexagon AB, B Shares     (32,695     (1,209,481
Meda AB, A Shares     (17,935     (226,105
Nordea Bank AB     (19,133     (209,923
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A     (11,478     (120,708
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, A Shares     (41,444     (550,438
Swedbank AB, A Shares     (21,587     (475,423
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     (56,850     (548,108
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Sweden - (1.1)% (continued)            
Trelleborg AB, B Shares     (11,422   $ (221,676
Volvo AB, B Shares     (19,918     (184,691
   

 

 

 
      (5,903,960
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - (2.2)%            
Aryzta AG     (17,099     (865,018
Barry Callebaut AG     (464     (504,006
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG     (33     (206,075
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (21,861     (1,564,656
Credit Suisse Group AG     (22,097     (476,013
Dufry AG     (22,185     (2,639,621
LafargeHolcim Ltd.     (46,421     (2,324,523
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG     (12,849     (114,375
SGS SA     (130     (247,065
Swatch Group AG/The     (6,450     (2,239,859
Swisscom AG     (1,545     (773,125
UBS Group AG     (25,303     (490,865
   

 

 

 
      (12,445,201
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - (0.7)%            
CNH Industrial NV     (534,783     (3,662,699
   

 

 

 
United States - (0.2)%            
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International,
Inc. (1)
    (12,332     (1,252,718 ) 
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $131,446,528)

      (121,473,908
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - (0.3)%            
Germany - (0.3)%            
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     (3,835     (427,994
Volkswagen AG     (9,210     (1,329,734
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $2,098,105)

      (1,757,728
   

 

 

 
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT,
AT VALUE
           

(proceeds $133,544,633)

      (123,231,636
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 91.2%
(cost $501,780,181)

      509,825,973   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 8.8% (g)
        49,182,166  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 559,008,139   
   

 

 

 
SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ (721,643     (0.1 )% 
Consumer Staples     5,342,702        1.0  
Energy     (12,357,978     (2.2
Financials     11,293,168        2.0  
Health Care     14,175,049        2.5  
Industrials     23,960,090        4.4  
Information Technology     (8,990,184     (1.6
Materials     (2,589,300     (0.5
Telecommunication Services     1,352,006        0.2  
Utilities     158,486        0.0 (f)
Money Market Funds     312,775,294        56.0   
Short-Term Investments     165,428,283        29.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments In Securities,
At Value
  509,825,973     91.2  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (g)     49,182,166        8.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 559,008,139        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2015, the value of these securities was $92,655,062. In addition, $28,510,055 of cash collateral was pledged.
(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(c) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(d) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(e) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(f) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(g) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

CVA - Dutch Certification

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total return swap contract outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT    TERMINATION
DATE
   CURRENCY    NOTIONAL
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs    Swiss Market Index March Futures    03/2016    CHF      11,046,131         $414,386   
              

 

 

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE   VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:     
77    Barclays Capital    Amsterdam Index Futures   01/2016     $7,254,448        $7,394,780        $140,332   
143    Barclays Capital    CAC40 Index Futures   01/2016     7,162,289        7,208,473        46,184   
43    Barclays Capital    DAX Index Futures   03/2016     12,231,478        12,584,456        352,978   
254    Barclays Capital    FTSE 100 Index Futures   03/2016     22,268,511        23,208,213        939,702   
40    Barclays Capital    FTSE/MIB Index Futures   03/2016     4,619,298        4,660,419        41,121   
22    Barclays Capital    Hang Seng Index Futures   01/2016     3,125,379        3,109,786        (15,593
41    Barclays Capital    IBEX 35 Index Futures   01/2016     4,275,198        4,244,610        (30,588
79    Barclays Capital    MSCI Singapore Index Futures   01/2016     1,797,143        1,802,976        5,833   
302    Barclays Capital    OMXS30 Index Futures   01/2016     5,069,268        5,180,342        111,074   
1,818    Barclays Capital    S&P 500 E-Mini Futures   03/2016     183,491,587        185,017,860        1,526,273   
87    Barclays Capital    S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures   03/2016     9,476,410        9,568,302        91,892   
81    Barclays Capital    SPI 200 Index Futures   03/2016     7,272,856        7,757,320        484,464   
225    Barclays Capital    TOPIX Index Futures   03/2016     29,365,960        28,968,551        (397,409
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 297,409,825      $ 300,706,088      $ 3,296,263   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     4,630,000        $3,355,060        $3,361,833        $6,773   
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     4,630,000        3,355,118        3,361,833        6,715   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CAD     6,609,206        4,911,907        4,777,393        (134,514
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     12,190,204        8,940,675        8,811,558        (129,117
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     4,471,291        4,481,432        4,477,996        (3,436
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     5,405,291        5,417,731        5,413,397        (4,334
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   DKK     2,047,000        297,830        298,742        912   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   DKK     2,047,000        $ 298,049        $ 298,742        $ 693
  
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     9,751,940        10,429,465        10,617,394        187,929   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     9,797,940        10,479,898        10,667,476        187,578   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     6,613,001        9,901,560        9,750,059        (151,501
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     6,613,000        9,901,659        9,750,058        (151,601
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HKD     15,680,500        2,024,117        2,024,436        319   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     15,680,500        2,024,164        2,024,436        272   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ILS     1,408,500        363,765        362,528        (1,237
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     1,593,500        411,624        410,144        (1,480
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     1,374,809,501        11,222,087        11,457,832        235,745   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     1,374,809,500        11,222,040        11,457,832        235,792   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NOK     1,410,257        162,063        159,210        (2,853
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     7,560,258        868,179        853,511        (14,668
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     132,500        88,261        90,224        1,963   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     132,499        88,263        90,223        1,960   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     1,970,500        230,509        233,919        3,410   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     9,802,500        1,151,285        1,163,657        12,372   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SGD     2,332,858        1,652,262        1,641,400        (10,862
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     4,187,857        2,963,310        2,946,578        (16,732
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $106,242,313        $106,502,411        $260,098   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     (312,000     $(227,871     $(225,526     $2,345   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (2,685,000     (2,714,530     (2,689,026     25,504   
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   DKK     (15,098,279     (2,199,031     (2,203,461     (4,430
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   DKK     (26,227,278     (3,827,917     (3,827,640     277   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (10,916,000     (11,929,042     (11,884,760     44,282   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HKD     (127,000     (16,388     (16,396     (8

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     (11,815,000     $ (1,525,054     $ (1,525,380     $ (326
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     (8,889,500     (72,569     (74,086     (1,517
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (8,889,500     (72,569     (74,086     (1,517
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     (1,350,000     (155,747     (152,407     3,340   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     (11,668,119     (1,345,949     (1,385,125     (39,176
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     (22,351,119     (2,623,011     (2,653,307     (30,296
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     (1,149,000     (814,910     (808,437     6,473   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (27,524,588     (27,519,637     4,951   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $78,717,725        $78,982,774        $265,049   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

ILS - Israeli Shekel

JPY - Japanese Yen

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the JPY/USD 1 Week Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    38 months maturity 08/22/2016      $833,232   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Japan                  
ABC-Mart, Inc.     1,800      $ 103,059      $ (4,530
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     24,000        527,606        40,612   
Alfresa Holdings Corp.     11,100        219,739        (511
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     31,300        848,700        94   
Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.     113,100        1,109,879        (30,601
Aozora Bank Ltd.     113,000        414,517        (20,167
Asahi Kasei Corp.     24,000        199,174        (36,883
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     44,500        637,051        (3,559
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     81,500        1,859,107        (137,246
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     44,000        267,557        2,146   
Bridgestone Corp.     25,400        938,152        (66,896
Central Japan Railway Co.     3,000        456,851        75,751   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     16,000        124,278        (10,738
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     191,700        2,815,466        (190,377
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The     17,900        257,781        (18,928
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     10,000        86,424        12,463   
Daicel Corp.     44,900        562,155        106,042   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     115,700        1,948,470        (23,489
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     23,800        473,197        18,028   
DeNA Co., Ltd.     82,500        1,397,867        (107,869
Dentsu, Inc.     3,500        175,604        15,888   
Disco Corp.     6,000        546,872        18,157   
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     12,500        489,075        (50,091
Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.     1,900        99,936        2,709   
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.     61,000        247,324        8,502   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     58,100        1,978,379        415,125   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     26,400        1,021,144        80,594   
Fujitsu Ltd.     59,000        325,513        (31,037
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     19,000      $ 90,734      $ 3,480   
Gunma Bank Ltd./The     74,000        489,334        (59,081
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     43,000        322,271        (59,111
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     67,100        706,921        19,072   
Haseko Corp.     201,200        2,372,810        (148,268
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.     1,400        93,454        1,886   
Hino Motors Ltd.     17,100        198,683        (1,051
Hiroshima Bank Ltd./The     27,000        161,253        (7,791
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     26,500        426,153        (5,739
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     38,900        968,697        83,279   
Hitachi Metals Ltd.     12,200        193,964        (43,437
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     168,000        401,337        (58,862
Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.     3,300        218,411        (13,266
Hoya Corp.     61,300        2,362,252        144,463   
Ibiden Co., Ltd.     10,400        177,760        (28,661
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.     17,300        273,516        2,717   
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     13,800        256,167        (397
Inpex Corp.     71,000        706,617        (14,444
Isuzu Motors Ltd.     154,100        1,756,480        (96,416
ITOCHU Corp.     36,600        460,843        (27,922
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.     47,500        1,003,536        (57,128
Iyo Bank Ltd./The     16,100        197,558        (41,135
Izumi Co., Ltd.     13,300        588,670        (72,332
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     87,800        3,000,781        141,836   
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.     37,600        1,084,372        (74,535
JSR Corp.     20,200        342,382        (27,578
JTEKT Corp.     45,100        736,826        1,375   
JX Holdings, Inc.     297,500        1,221,901        26,731   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     24,500      $ 1,943,562      $ (269,400
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.     62,000        538,727        (4,919
Kaneka Corp.     54,000        556,992        4,298   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     22,300        265,977        1,396   
KDDI Corp.     15,100        384,697        7,453   
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     7,000        86,256        3,052   
Kewpie Corp.     23,500        546,411        34,082   
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     1,200        95,243        3,313   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     17,000        656,728        40,398   
Konami Holdings Corp.     84,600        1,921,004        92,860   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     157,000        1,689,392        (117,009
LIXIL Group Corp.     22,400        469,632        27,866   
M3, Inc.     9,700        226,335        (25,213
Mazda Motor Corp.     54,700        1,171,747        (43,025
Medipal Holdings Corp.     86,400        1,549,140        (76,539
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     4,700        317,801        70,417   
Miraca Holdings, Inc.     5,300        234,812        (1,604
MISUMI Group, Inc.     38,000        454,936        69,983   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     37,100        219,346        16,043   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     288,000        3,098,758        (75,667
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     29,000        86,766        4,574   
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     476,100        4,246,461        (218,400
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     123,900        2,144,785        (10,157
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     47,400        345,566        (51,958
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     50,900        264,129        (2,186
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     225,000        999,200        (1,324
Mixi, Inc.     45,700        1,768,886        (59,550
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     199,600        423,290        (24,090
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     47,600        1,390,993        4,861   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     4,500        611,958        35,508   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     100,100        1,475,216        153,185   
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.     136,300        1,397,846        (31,264
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     5,600        1,034,438        (264,381
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     337,000        1,675,309        (91,670
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.     10,700        775,004        (30,444
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     79,600        2,884,966        282,964   
Nippon Yusen KK     188,000        518,395        (62,741
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.     30,300        495,237        (302
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,800      $ 86,889      $ 8,625   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     2,700        158,127        68,624   
Nitto Denko Corp.     9,100        635,525        28,827   
NOK Corp.     70,300        2,044,174        (401,906
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     17,140        649,306        8,934   
NSK Ltd.     54,800        606,632        (11,179
NTN Corp.     156,000        693,280        (35,480
NTT Data Corp.     3,200        155,162        (454
Obic Co., Ltd.     6,900        319,807        45,442   
Oracle Corp. Japan     15,400        703,343        13,682   
ORIX Corp.     59,200        859,384        (28,899
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.     36,000        136,026        (5,996
Otsuka Corp.     28,400        1,338,607        56,509   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     38,300        1,306,980        53,779   
Panasonic Corp.     130,000        1,494,807        (176,931
Park24 Co., Ltd.     12,600        225,456        79,809   
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.     49,400        3,143,321        112,563   
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     16,200        507,352        (31,172
Resona Holdings, Inc.     84,400        443,917        (34,051
Rohm Co., Ltd.     15,400        802,458        (22,435
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.     1,000        196,483        6,029   
Sankyo Co., Ltd.     26,400        1,006,020        (20,567
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     69,600        1,006,142        139,712   
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.     105,100        1,281,126        91,088   
Shimadzu Corp.     67,000        1,010,636        110,938   
Shimamura Co., Ltd.     9,900        1,020,321        139,059   
Shimizu Corp.     32,000        220,907        40,028   
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     52,000        103,493        (7,797
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     19,200        869,430        (1,010
Sojitz Corp.     1,057,300        2,342,504        (123,675
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     40,500        1,385,177        (55,372
Sony Corp.     27,500        750,354        (74,492
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     8,100        147,727        (2,841
Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.     8,400        417,519        45,932   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     217,000        1,269,160        (22,908
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     6,700        92,457        2,153   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     189,000        1,104,802        (257,542
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     12,900        584,656        (97,796
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.     41,700        699,851        (157,611
Sundrug Co., Ltd.     8,000        516,830        (2,456
Suruga Bank Ltd.     15,900        332,326        (4,649
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Suzuken Co., Ltd./Aichi Japan     53,700      $ 1,999,009      $ 41,708   
Suzuki Motor Corp.     8,300        229,234        22,952   
T&D Holdings, Inc.     85,500        1,127,936        111   
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     158,000        484,609        (23,200
TDK Corp.     6,100        422,260        (31,592
Teijin Ltd.     327,000        1,152,029        (37,656
Toho Gas Co., Ltd.     90,000        575,161        6,080   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     147,700        1,954,597        (108,153
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     23,700        936,588        (21,185
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     464,000        2,723,220        (51,389
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.     339,000        1,623,428        (30,537
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.     56,000        501,902        14,036   
Tosoh Corp.     169,000        866,117        3,222   
TOTO Ltd.     9,500        323,222        10,533   
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     20,300        727,367        (19,860
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.     9,900        227,934        (3,036
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     38,800        811,101        (30,158
Trend Micro, Inc.     2,300        84,005        9,322   
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.     13,400        1,163,138        (2,082
West Japan Railway Co.     6,300        338,949        96,526   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.     15,000        196,320        (18,612
     

 

 

 
        (1,657,172
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (1,657,172
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Japan                  
Acom Co., Ltd.     (450,400     (1,871,293     (249,647
Advantest Corp.     (43,200     (366,562     8,208   
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (82,800     (953,412     (322,337
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     (30,100     (620,431     (51,964
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     (7,300     (323,325     9,144   
ANA Holdings, Inc.     (177,000     (505,770     (4,894
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     (147,000     (855,685     13,544   
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     (33,200     (1,043,012     3,706   
Asics Corp.     (57,300     (1,341,326        152,494   
Brother Industries Ltd.     (10,800     (126,360     2,292   
Calbee, Inc.     (23,100     (967,967     (7,524
Canon, Inc.     (37,200     (1,177,065     51,764   
Century Tokyo Leasing Corp.     (6,400     (225,510     (3,109
Chiyoda Corp.     (95,000     (852,811     131,420   
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (41,700     (1,433,241     (20,280
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (52,800     (716,942     19,804   
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     (34,300     (255,534     9,011   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (32,000   $ (622,135   $ (8,335
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.     (12,200     (166,249     1,671   
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (22,600     (1,541,973     (103,797
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     (30,000     (232,190     48,780   
Denso Corp.     (57,400     (2,722,218     (20,670
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (5,100     (284,065     (53,304
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.     (11,600     (410,837     (2,316
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.     (5,200     (242,285     304   
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (3,700     (1,394,034     99,732   
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     (41,700     (1,139,051     (4,164
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.     (2,800     (377,079     38,077   
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (40,300     (637,108     10,350   
Hitachi Ltd.     (116,000     (718,459     61,159   
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (59,000     (1,989,412     103,682   
IHI Corp.     (798,000     (2,798,546     595,668   
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     (52,500     (722,219     37,564   
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     (23,200     (308,451     (28,822
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.     (41,300     (1,938,706     110,394   
Japan Display, Inc.     (112,800     (381,567     56,561   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     (68,900     (2,515,495     (14,084
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (57,500     (930,152     27,264   
JGC Corp.     (44,000     (831,074     157,600   
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (40,200     (718,611     (72,107
Kao Corp.     (19,200     (900,446     (86,218
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     (92,000     (349,995     9,604   
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (23,000     (152,201     (1,836
Keikyu Corp.     (56,000     (457,774     (4,968
Keio Corp.     (151,000     (1,201,476     (102,518
Kikkoman Corp.     (11,000     (372,739     (8,383
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     (147,000     (520,726     (76,945
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.     (86,200     (1,199,636     29,286   
Kobe Steel Ltd.     (189,000     (206,240     888   
Komatsu Ltd.     (34,200     (613,348     53,753   
Kubota Corp.     (64,000     (1,037,516     48,802   
Kyocera Corp.     (3,400     (175,299     17,402   
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     (6,000     (89,386     (5,022
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (279,100     (3,171,620     129,680   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     (3,100     (172,294     4,289   
Makita Corp.     (16,900     (964,419     (9,472
Marubeni Corp.     (127,000     (679,799     26,880   
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (167,000     (1,905,598     (811,929
Minebea Co., Ltd.     (95,000     (1,387,039        573,652   
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     (204,000     (1,001,475     109,485   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     (135,000   $ (1,787,248   $ 8,464   
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (1,326,000     (3,735,908     391,368   
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.     (73,000     (303,198     (636
NGK Insulators Ltd.     (18,000     (422,103     16,379   
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     (105,900     (2,817,099     28,914   
Nidec Corp.     (34,200     (2,512,208     32,161   
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (126,000     (588,709     (46,352
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     (108,400     (2,557,517     (65,984
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     (50,900     (1,023,958     17,036   
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (49,600     (475,889     (43,460
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     (52,300     (302,222     10,908   
Obayashi Corp.     (49,000     (292,030     (160,103
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (133,000     (1,310,862     (121,123
Olympus Corp.     (29,200     (1,090,058     (59,507
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     (46,300     (2,649,824     (151,162
Pigeon Corp.     (30,300     (725,829     (9,252
Rakuten, Inc.     (50,200     (547,329     (30,862
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     (338,100     (3,444,354     (36,995
Rinnai Corp.     (6,900     (599,114     (12,250
Secom Co., Ltd.     (6,800     (456,967     (3,868
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     (15,900     (224,127     75,409   
Seibu Holdings, Inc.     (31,900     (756,760     105,288   
Seiko Epson Corp.     (60,000     (971,947     47,997   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     (10,300     (471,917     336   
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     (56,100     (888,885     12,532   
Shimano, Inc.     (15,400     (2,334,665     (30,137
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     (32,900     (759,103     76,473   
SoftBank Group Corp.     (56,700     (3,209,861     348,189   
Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.     (10,800     (495,362     (11,147
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.     (53,500     (1,160,262     (13,398
Sumco Corp.     (289,500     (3,417,756     1,233,624   
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     (49,300     (597,004     16,178   
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.     (55,000     (674,545     6,904   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.     (21,900   $ (947,914   $ (10,783
Taisei Corp.     (122,000     (808,545     4,935   
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     (16,700     (154,353     3,322   
Takashimaya Co., Ltd.     (86,000     (766,213     (8,260
Terumo Corp.     (46,600     (1,209,283     (235,011
THK Co., Ltd.     (14,500     (270,058     1,314   
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     (71,000     (334,494     (15,708
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     (4,800     (313,693     22,885   
Toray Industries, Inc.     (12,000     (98,503     (13,007
Toshiba Corp.     (1,768,000     (4,389,353     755,715   
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     (140,900     (2,507,932     (105,643
Toyota Industries Corp.     (21,200     (1,194,106     60,470   
Toyota Motor Corp.     (10,800     (647,832     (17,221
Unicharm Corp.     (202,800     (4,334,473     192,958   
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (175,100     (650,317     (61,447
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (37,700     (2,053,741     208,525   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     (15,600     (349,514     (165
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     (170,200     (3,493,685     (112,535
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (146,600     (1,718,109     (276,632
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (27,700     (336,140     3,022   
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The     (34,400     (547,031     18,722   
     

 

 

 
                2,726,649  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        2,726,649   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,069,477   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (236,245
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 833,232   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the GBP/USD 1 Week Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    38 months maturity 08/19/2016      $3,163,937   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Australia        
BHP Billiton PLC     40,150      $ 460,159      $ (12,414
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
DCC PLC     22,641        1,668,345        223,129   
Shire PLC     7,202        494,810        (699
     

 

 

 
                222,430  
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
Regus PLC     87,117        418,611        9,445   
     

 

 

 
South Africa                  
Mondi PLC     70,705        1,489,459        (103,589
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Coca-Cola HBC AG     36,526        777,396        449   
Glencore PLC     526,224        824,921        (127,606
Wolseley PLC     12,466        686,673        (9,608
     

 

 

 
                (136,765)  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom        
AA PLC     60,840        275,498        5,555   
Aggreko PLC     14,091        201,944        (12,255
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     46,644        307,096        (12,649
ASOS PLC     19,763        988,754        15,398   
AstraZeneca PLC     8,020        531,672        10,057   
BAE Systems PLC     32,463        217,916        21,093   
Barratt Developments PLC     139,518        1,051,380        234,239   
Bellway PLC     19,914        769,992        62,680   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     42,684        2,074,739        245,714   
Britvic PLC     36,295        379,703        9,169   
BT Group PLC     100,569        636,203        62,105   
Burberry Group PLC     24,710        486,344        (51,596
Centrica PLC     776,882        2,455,923        38,624   
Close Brothers Group PLC     8,325        175,464        (11,299
Compass Group PLC     8,742        132,332        19,151   
Daily Mail & General Trust PLC     12,127        136,188        (11,376

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)        
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     2      $ 11      $ 1   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     22,569        108,155        27,126   
Dixons Carphone PLC     12,750        85,506        8,322   
DS Smith PLC     276,919        1,587,746        32,110   
GKN PLC     150,613        707,452        (23,990
Hays PLC     100,709        220,628        (4,340
Howden Joinery Group PLC     111,671        815,223        50,009   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     18,391        876,981        94,388   
Indivior PLC     133,754        386,507        (16,886
Informa PLC     19,434        175,611        23   
Intermediate Capital Group PLC     42,115        339,603        48,636   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     34,718        280,144        32,008   
John Wood Group PLC     131,662        1,180,867        4,911   
Just Eat PLC     125,844        751,183        162,565   
Kingfisher PLC     241,089        1,236,938        (69,227
Man Group PLC     607,608        1,630,332        (67,256
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     174,069        1,263,458        (104,473
Meggitt PLC     241,935        1,363,078        (27,292
National Grid PLC     48,368        654,032        13,040   
Next PLC     1,634        157,295        18,148   
Pearson PLC     8,263        145,844        (56,517
Persimmon PLC     47,400        1,217,994        196,106   
Playtech PLC     15,416        204,798        (16,061
Rentokil Initial PLC     315,552        719,891        20,470   
Rio Tinto PLC     8,491        280,820        (33,602
Royal Mail PLC     337,397        2,296,506        (86,597
Severn Trent PLC     8,826        286,278        (4,141
Sky PLC     5,774        80,448        14,204   
Smith & Nephew PLC     9,938        157,702        19,414   
Smiths Group PLC     105,643        1,541,119        (80,192
Stagecoach Group PLC     160,369        844,955        (144,253
Tate & Lyle PLC     13,403        118,002        57   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     812,757        2,066,297        363,329   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)        
Thomas Cook Group PLC     315,666      $ 619,042      $ (55,801
Vedanta Resources PLC     52,106        382,599        (172,705
Vodafone Group PLC     331,815        1,106,764        (30,765
Whitbread PLC     1,429        91,632        991   
William Hill PLC     122,426        676,378        38,112   
WPP PLC     21,843        483,501        18,927   
     

 

 

 
        793,409   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        772,516   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Chile                  
Antofagasta PLC     (322,167     (2,851,019     634,894   
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Experian PLC     (18,534     (311,024     (16,554
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (327,184     (1,597,812     203,608   
Admiral Group PLC     (71,600     (1,649,310     (100,280
Anglo American PLC     (113,087     (767,439     271,303   
ARM Holdings PLC     (241,435     (3,545,532     (134,427
Ashtead Group PLC     (46,599     (736,387     (30,532
Associated British Foods PLC     (41,903     (2,063,279     1,351   
Aviva PLC     (128,516     (954,033     (21,465
Babcock International Group PLC     (34,169     (504,543     (6,801
Balfour Beatty PLC     (23,573     (88,838     (5,052
Booker Group PLC     (123,596     (329,372     (490
BP PLC     (321,268     (1,703,733     34,205   
British American Tobacco PLC     (59,424     (3,211,822     (88,232
BTG PLC     (78,914     (705,997     (93,631
Bunzl PLC     (17,812     (495,762     1,580   
Capita PLC     (64,702     (1,178,455     27,244   
Cobham PLC     (304,114     (1,282,369     12,426   
Croda International PLC     (4,084     (173,449     (9,535
Diageo PLC     (45,035     (1,229,096     (709
easyJet PLC     (16,114     (416,216     2,941   
Essentra PLC     (34,955     (438,068     11,962   
Eurasian Resources Group     (15     (50     5   
G4S PLC     (48,681     (188,328     26,620   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     (6,790     (129,041     (8,089
Halma PLC     (14,732     (190,899     3,306   
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (136,218     (2,272,319     (751,805
HSBC Holdings PLC     (36,268     (289,839     3,532   
IMI PLC     (23,538     (304,000     5,319   
Inmarsat PLC     (56,594     (765,585     (183,182
Intertek Group PLC     (11,865     (458,435     (26,922
ITV PLC     (181,230     (740,240     2,389   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
J Sainsbury PLC     (55,477   $ (216,427   $ 5,159   
Johnson Matthey PLC     (2,348     (91,706     (142
Legal & General Group PLC     (219,122     (863,053     (1,581
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     (1,159,197     (1,259,186     11,896   
Melrose Industries PLC     (23,120     (100,312     1,279   
Merlin Entertainments PLC     (22,810     (152,268     (674
Ocado Group PLC     (102,924     (516,791     56,954   
Old Mutual PLC     (191,789     (582,746     78,214   
Pennon Group PLC     (24,076     (309,546     4,107   
Provident Financial PLC     (24,683     (1,259,701     35,853   
Prudential PLC     (48,021     (1,062,042     (19,846
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (3)     (13,381,060     872        (20,598
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (3)     (797,637     (59     (1,117
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (229,833     (2,536,348     589,566   
Rotork PLC     (40,307     (109,736     1,263   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (79,128     (363,917     12,188   
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (107,093     (638,719     (33,434
Schroders PLC     (4,702     (207,800     1,857   
Serco Group PLC     (179,271     (531,780     282,315   
Spectris PLC     (11,966     (321,244     3,680   
Sports Direct International PLC     (11,241     (103,576     8,049   
SSE PLC     (11,879     (271,507     4,779   
St. James’s Place PLC     (110,447     (1,606,601     (30,409
Standard Chartered PLC     (10,774     (131,596     42,202   
Standard Life PLC     (361,005     (2,217,797     150,497   
Tesco PLC     (1,817,324     (5,086,691     1,093,529   
Weir Group PLC/The     (21,451     (593,574     278,485   
     

 

 

 
        1,700,710   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        2,319,050   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        3,091,566   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        72,371   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 3,163,937   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
(3) Level 3 Security (See Note 5).
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the AUD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in AUD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    38 months maturity 08/22/2016      $446,640   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Australia        
Amcor Ltd.     93,544      $ 874,071      $ 34,732   
Ansell Ltd.     73,556        1,130,843        9,070   
Aurizon Holdings Ltd.     411,756        1,342,348        (35,189
Boral Ltd.     551,595        2,323,960        34,413   
Caltex Australia Ltd.     59,969        1,453,184        185,992   
Challenger Ltd.     29,190        146,593        37,373   
CIMIC Group Ltd.     78,142        1,371,472        (721
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.     190,093        1,264,458        17,329   
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.     11,888        331,506        11,352   
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.     259,687        790,077        (5,060
Iluka Resources Ltd.     174,917        819,220        (45,487
Incitec Pivot Ltd.     98,922        283,288        (624
Macquarie Group Ltd.     7,781        322,086        143,397   
Newcrest Mining Ltd.     28,190        251,104        15,636   
Orica Ltd.     33,952        399,660        (19,272
Qantas Airways Ltd.     734,030        1,819,633        356,084   
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.     7,318        100,185        (5,437
Star Entertainment Grp Ltd./The     503,113        1,735,952        110,190   
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.     282,123        959,836        744   
Tatts Group Ltd.     167,317        508,074        23,138   
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     262,389        1,058,162        8,107   
TPG Telecom Ltd.     51,793        372,720        (1,900
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.     449,398        2,090,840        607,410   
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.     174,989        4,012,314        (366,599
     

 

 

 
        1,114,678   
     

 

 

 
New Zealand                  
Fletcher Building Ltd.     116,204        565,302        14,128   
Spark New Zealand Ltd.     142,377        311,663        9,849   
     

 

 

 
        23,977   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        1,138,655   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Australia  
ALS Ltd.     (82,018     (225,841     2,630   
Alumina Ltd.     (899,406     (791,475     40,884   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australia (continued)  
AMP Ltd.     (122,816   $ (545,748   $ 28,265   
APA Group     (204,371     (1,273,910     (12,068
AusNet Services     (509,255     (505,198     (43,042
Bank of Queensland Ltd.     (51,067     (512,227     (2,918
Brambles Ltd.     (163,840     (1,332,165     (39,979
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     (16,012     (946,206     (43,728
Computershare Ltd.     (67,910     (566,433     (4,999
Crown Resorts Ltd.     (121,986     (1,112,537     10,000   
CSL Ltd.     (27,875     (1,991,510     (133,671
Healthscope Ltd.     (163,991     (316,882     865   
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.     (453,270     (1,794,287     (26,051
Medibank Pvt Ltd.     (473,455     (751,976     13,711   
Origin Energy Ltd.     (27,193     (105,832     13,845   
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.     (49,369     (456,935     7,915   
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.     (27,819     (1,274,332     (93,590
REA Group Ltd.     (25,376     (848,340     (161,320
Santos Ltd.     (258,749     (841,168     151,998   
Seek Ltd.     (678,100     (7,263,667     (283,695
South32 Ltd.     (222,193     (175,325     4,636   
Westpac Banking Corp.     (35,226     (851,087     (2,783
Woolworths Ltd.     (71,084     (1,280,786     19,577   
     

 

 

 
                (553,518)  
     

 

 

 
Rights            
Australia            
Westpac Banking Corp.     (613     (11,163     7,695   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions and Rights

        (545,823
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions and Rights

        592,832   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (146,192
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 446,640   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the HKD/USD 1Week Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in HKD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    37-38 months maturity ranging from 07/20/2016 - 08/22/2016      $964,545   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Hong Kong        
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.     124,500      $ 419,703      $ (40,847
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.     108,000        1,511,031        (59,303
CLP Holdings Ltd.     313,000        2,673,729        (20,739
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.     7,200        141,616        (5,152
Kerry Properties Ltd.     356,500        1,103,635        (133,467
MTR Corp. Ltd.     93,500        378,114        83,571   
New World Development Co., Ltd.     758,000        869,108        (124,799
Orient Overseas International Ltd.     122,500        603,745        (17,400
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     790,000        1,239,128        (88,291
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     72,000        957,052        (91,642
Swire Pacific Ltd.     31,500        351,835        24   
WH Group Ltd.     3,204,000        1,867,834        (84,582
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.     323,500        1,159,722        (63,859
     

 

 

 
        (646,486
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (646,486
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Hong Kong        
AIA Group Ltd.     (82,000     (490,260     304   
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.     (102,600     (826,722     25,672   
Bank of East Asia Ltd./The     (60,600     (218,454     (6,341
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.     (304,000     (613,655     90,575   
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.     (350,500     (2,391,459     124,080   
Esprit Holdings Ltd.     (698,600     (738,979     (30,030

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong (continued)        
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.     (359,000   $ (1,292,947   $ 168,084   
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.     (109,000     (252,691     5,712   
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.     (866,000     (1,034,297     (71,243
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.     (1,686,120     (3,408,878     109,072   
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     (92,000     (381,036     5,155   
MGM China Holdings Ltd.     (994,000     (1,710,797     475,383   
Sands China Ltd.     (100,400     (380,774     40,398   
Swire Properties Ltd.     (194,400     (603,167     44,202   
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     (96,000     (340,388     (48,244
Value Partners Group Ltd.     (314,000     (372,291     7,314   
Wharf Holdings Ltd./The     (34,000     (189,323     1,864   
Wynn Macau Ltd.     (327,600     (382,859     2,257   
     

 

 

 
        944,214   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Samsonite International SA     (208,200     (677,054     53,084   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        997,298   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        350,812   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        613,733   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 964,545   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    15-61 months maturity ranging from 02/23/2017 - 12/22/2020      $(5,349,153
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Canada        
Domtar Corp.     35,294      $ 1,309,007      $ (4,894
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Accenture PLC     14,408        1,491,571        14,065   
Medtronic PLC     7,237        563,762        (7,092
XL Group PLC     26,035        1,004,915        15,136   
     

 

 

 
        22,109   
     

 

 

 
Puerto Rico                  
Popular, Inc.     7,858        211,878        10,818   
     

 

 

 
Singapore                  
Flextronics International Ltd.     130,674        1,446,576        18,279   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
ACE Ltd.     3,484        402,750        4,355   
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG     18,992        689,170        17,143   
Garmin Ltd.     2,567        91,945        3,471   
TE Connectivity Ltd.     10,878        706,214        (3,387
     

 

 

 
        21,582   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     26,567        1,047,537        16,737   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
3M Co.     17,608        2,625,624        26,845   
Aaron’s, Inc.     10,465        235,510        (1,198
Abbott Laboratories     72,747        3,292,529        (25,461
AbbVie, Inc.     32,258        1,855,218        55,746   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     17,700        687,999        (2,832
Adobe Systems, Inc.     4,016        381,896        (4,633
AES Corp.     9,918        91,747        3,168   
Aetna, Inc.     28,601        3,113,505        (21,165
Aflac, Inc.     51,794        3,127,322        (24,861
AGCO Corp.     15,839        706,103        12,830   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     89,057      $ 3,631,744      $ 91,729   
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     34,068        1,793,880        (881
Alleghany Corp.     1,302        626,286        (4,021
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     3,637        92,952        1,210   
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     37,237        565,788        6,917   
Allstate Corp./The     51,877        3,236,443        (15,400
Alphabet, Inc.     4,081        3,141,676        33,383   
Altria Group, Inc.     73,699        4,307,162        (17,144
Amazon.com, Inc.     2,996        2,009,267        15,699   
Amdocs Ltd.     55,957        3,073,581        (20,007
AMERCO     976        383,958        (3,806
Ameren Corp.     77,129        3,406,367        (72,080
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     30,821        474,726        3,000   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     12,305        706,553        10,459   
American Express Co.     5,479        381,174        (110
American Financial Group, Inc.     14,030        1,018,709        (7,427
American International Group, Inc.     39,431        2,410,683        32,856   
American Water Works Co., Inc.     11,120        676,614        (12,194
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     15,103        1,587,325        19,936   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     41,105        4,208,580        54,419   
Amgen, Inc.     24,122        3,894,197        21,527   
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     3,517        221,741        (5,164
Analog Devices, Inc.     22,638        1,282,344        (30,010
ANSYS, Inc.     1,330        122,247        778   
Anthem, Inc.     25,761        3,581,037        11,077   
AO Smith Corp.     36,672        2,806,227        3,215   
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     88,605        677,884        1,717   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Apple, Inc.     26,672      $ 2,902,601      $ (95,106
AptarGroup, Inc.     1,608        117,080        (259
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     53,348        1,829,303        127,502   
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     15,307        707,642        (7,653
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     36,102        1,977,008        (21,002
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     12,377        605,702        (7,893
Assurant, Inc.     21,559        1,747,767        (11,406
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     105,726        2,675,925        118,413   
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     79,066        960,650        (151,805
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     6,928        587,564        (624
AutoZone, Inc.     987        744,631        (12,366
Avery Dennison Corp.     33,539        2,122,724        (21,170
Avnet, Inc.     70,216        3,076,291        (68,238
Avon Products, Inc.     323,793        1,304,886        6,476   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     24,236        1,364,889        (2,341
Bank of America Corp.     35,497        614,098        (16,684
Baxalta, Inc.     26,150        1,023,351        (2,717
Baxter International, Inc.     71,021        2,673,664        35,787   
BB&T Corp.     2,500        94,838        (313
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     12,540        641,866        (36,811
Bemis Co., Inc.     64,033        2,867,825        (6,190
Best Buy Co., Inc.     69,870        2,082,126        45,415   
Big Lots, Inc.     39,750        1,512,964        19,001   
Biogen, Inc.     10,297        3,059,959        94,526   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     2,726        274,345        11,231   
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     6,606        913,708        2,280   
BlackRock, Inc.     1,357        454,389        7,697   
Boeing Co./The     18,915        2,754,451        (19,531
Brinker International, Inc.     18,556        846,903        42,858   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     15,194        1,055,567        (10,371
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     31,338        1,691,272        (7,481
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     500,726        4,416,404        180,261   
Bruker Corp.     4,809        118,910        (2,196
Brunswick Corp.     25,347        1,262,752        17,525   
Bunge Ltd.     28,053        1,796,514        118,945   
BWX Technologies, Inc.     55,819        1,735,973        37,396   
CA, Inc.     52,663        1,510,162        (6,107
Cabot Corp.     8,340        350,082        (9,143
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     78,270        1,666,738        (37,939
California Resources Corp.     405,354        840,745        103,729   
Campbell Soup Co.     10,127        544,693        (12,519
Capital One Financial Corp.     18,315        1,361,463        (39,486
Cardinal Health, Inc.     19,400        1,718,156        13,683   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     29,457      $ 2,599,065      $ 13,476   
Carnival Corp.     30,326        1,539,468        112,693   
Carter’s, Inc.     28,324        2,529,859        (8,173
CDW Corp.     27,762        1,188,387        (21,273
CEB, Inc.     17,111        1,061,249        (10,805
Celgene Corp.     4,278        517,173        (4,840
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     8,902        561,642        (9,540
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     33,160        2,632,493        33,239   
Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The     28,013        1,300,304        (8,625
Chemours Co./The     54,918        259,213        35,148   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     68,886        753,770        (18,757
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     16,922        1,454,654        (18,315
Cintas Corp.     19,907        1,820,252        (7,720
Cisco Systems, Inc.     147,985        3,954,159        64,373   
CIT Group, Inc.     3,200        129,600        (2,560
Citigroup, Inc.     45,816        2,420,917        (49,939
Citrix Systems, Inc.     25,065        1,946,523        (50,356
Clorox Co./The     13,103        1,710,362        (48,509
Coach, Inc.     26,049        850,239        2,344   
Coca-Cola Co./The     35,704        1,553,955        (20,111
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     3,006        181,701        (1,281
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     30,810        2,075,982        (23,420
Comcast Corp.     19,322        1,109,827        (19,487
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     11,767        512,665        (12,096
Commercial Metals Co.     32,947        460,213        (9,168
Community Health Systems, Inc.     68,306        1,742,486        69,672   
CommVault Systems, Inc.     2,381        95,878        (2,186
Computer Sciences Corp.     79,978        2,542,993        70,688   
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     38,800        2,514,903        (21,227
Convergys Corp.     37,267        957,094        (29,519
CoreLogic, Inc.     21,096        750,060        (35,750
Corning, Inc.     49,234        890,643        9,354   
CR Bard, Inc.     11,586        2,208,753        (13,901
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     2,750        343,409        5,373   
Crane Co.     20,307        955,627        15,860   
Crown Holdings, Inc.     20,100        1,036,716        (17,646
CSX Corp.     56,037        1,434,547        19,613   
Cummins, Inc.     20,885        1,796,901        41,188   
CVR Energy, Inc.     3,323        131,946        (1,186
CVS Health Corp.     17,575        1,664,528        53,780   
Dana Holding Corp.     25,005        359,382        (14,313
Danaher Corp.     16,533        1,519,217        16,368   
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     25,176        1,470,051        132,150   
Dean Foods Co.     64,411        1,132,359        (27,710
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     33,759        1,722,722        (11,478
Deluxe Corp.     11,660        637,143        (1,207
 

 

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ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     21,015      $ 1,286,057      $ (7,294
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     12,783        462,617        (10,738
Dillard’s, Inc.     4,872        330,419        (10,280
Discover Financial Services     59,640        3,213,403        (15,506
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     6,673        729,826        12,545   
Dover Corp.     3,798        225,829        7,026   
Dow Chemical Co./The     15,149        764,953        14,917   
DR Horton, Inc.     16,811        547,153        (8,696
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     38,582        3,610,622        (14,780
DST Systems, Inc.     6,524        757,936        (13,808
DTE Energy Co.     20,433        1,640,811        (2,289
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     12,807        1,343,998        (12,967
Eaton Corp PLC     28,307        1,452,636        20,461   
eBay, Inc.     117,054        3,283,365        (66,721
Edison International     7,699        468,869        (13,011
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     20,038        1,622,878        (40,276
Electronic Arts, Inc.     17,948        1,276,462        (43,075
Eli Lilly & Co.     19,171        1,652,924        (37,575
Emerson Electric Co.     32,441        1,459,845        91,808   
Entergy Corp.     15,186        1,020,955        17,160   
EP Energy Corp.     171,826        597,954        154,643   
Equifax, Inc.     32,574        3,687,377        (59,610
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     13,881        1,238,393        (16,032
Esterline Technologies Corp.     5,744        479,955        (14,691
Exelon Corp.     77,906        2,072,300        91,150   
Expedia, Inc.     15,224        1,958,872        (66,529
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     9,320        430,438        (10,106
Express Scripts Holding Co.     7,755        682,410        (4,545
F5 Networks, Inc.     15,720        1,555,337        (31,126
Facebook, Inc.     2,976        316,111        (4,643
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     10,983        1,784,555        952   
Fair Isaac Corp.     991        92,456        877   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     31,548        632,537        20,822   
FedEx Corp.     9,351        1,419,856        (26,650
Fifth Third BanCorp.     14,903        303,704        (4,154
First American Financial Corp.     2,848        103,709        (1,465
First Solar, Inc.     43,526        2,806,556        65,724   
Fiserv, Inc.     1,731        161,544        (3,226
FLIR Systems, Inc.     10,267        293,925        (5,730
Flowers Foods, Inc.     18,768        415,241        (11,917
Fluor Corp.     3,740        172,489        4,114   
Foot Locker, Inc.     20,634        1,320,782        22,285   
Ford Motor Co.     77,447        1,082,709        8,519   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Franklin Resources, Inc.     51,728      $ 1,849,105      $ 55,520   
GameStop Corp.     7,706        223,859        (7,783
Gap, Inc./The     29,040        731,808        (14,520
Gartner, Inc.     1,043        94,538        62   
General Dynamics Corp.     26,564        3,670,082        (21,251
General Mills, Inc.     32,935        1,906,597        (7,565
General Motors Co.     177,172        6,043,337        (17,717
Genpact Ltd.     48,146        1,197,195        5,493   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     34,744        3,556,396        (40,650
Global Payments, Inc.     4,690        311,485        (8,934
GNC Holdings, Inc.     23,245        714,784        6,276   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     83,627        2,717,878        14,217   
Graham Holdings Co.     2,622        1,300,486        (28,894
Groupon, Inc.     422,689        1,339,924        (42,269
Guess?, Inc.     12,796        248,148        (6,559
H&R Block, Inc.     11,378        383,206        (4,205
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     10,411        857,270        (10,439
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     15,989        692,603        2,279   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     39,914        2,584,032        115,351   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     36,317        1,057,834        32,766   
Herman Miller, Inc.     51,728        1,560,024        (75,430
HNI Corp.     5,192        193,188        (5,965
HollyFrontier Corp.     53,004        2,230,539        (116,209
Hologic, Inc.     12,075        479,231        (12,050
Home Depot, Inc./The     11,143        1,463,633        10,029   
Honeywell International, Inc.     7,299        769,115        (13,158
Hormel Foods Corp.     8,261        660,398        (7,118
HP, Inc.     255,027        3,034,821        (15,302
HSN, Inc.     9,590        491,306        (5,381
Hubbell, Inc.     3,750        350,100        28,800   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     37,436        4,763,039        (14,283
Huntsman Corp.     8,464        85,103        11,133   
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     28,495        1,753,012        (41,888
IHS, Inc.     2,200        256,586        3,960   
IMS Health Holdings, Inc.     23,106        591,962        (3,452
Ingram Micro, Inc.     115,460        3,567,715        (60,040
Ingredion, Inc.     16,471        1,605,648        (27,067
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     64,806        1,748,466        (40,828
Intel Corp.     58,650        2,047,472        (26,979
InterDigital, Inc.     13,120        633,405        10,000   
International Business Machines Corp.     19,739        2,699,308        17,173   
International Paper Co.     56,381        2,126,691        (1,128
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     65,524        1,473,635        51,764   
Intuit, Inc.     13,772        1,347,866        (18,868
Invesco Ltd.     26,266        826,409        52,976   
ITT Corp.     22,736        807,330        18,442   
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     24,635        585,930        (12,181
 

 

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ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     12,606      $ 994,430      $ (10,406
Jack in the Box, Inc.     19,086        1,460,614        3,473   
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     22,501        936,042        7,875   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     11,489        160,135        1,745   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     45,509        1,050,262        (19,483
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     20,427        919,454        374   
Johnson & Johnson     26,457        2,744,513        (26,850
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     26,346        1,746,213        (6,587
Juniper Networks, Inc.     65,060        1,874,910        (79,254
Kellogg Co.     9,359        670,198        6,177   
KeyCorp.     30,673        399,704        4,873   
Keysight Technologies, Inc.     3,299        94,045        (585
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     31,487        3,993,776        14,519   
Kohl’s Corp.     4,330        192,472        13,765   
Kroger Co./The     28,205        1,182,918        (3,103
L Brands, Inc.     8,126        784,809        (6,176
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     12,258        1,459,048        5,906   
Lam Research Corp.     19,289        1,518,044        13,888   
Lancaster Colony Corp.     6,397        737,963        635   
Landstar System, Inc.     7,702        451,331        392   
Lear Corp.     13,587        1,662,472        6,419   
Legg Mason, Inc.     29,945        1,170,728        4,014   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     10,824        467,798        (12,974
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     39,864        2,287,868        (45,120
Lennox International, Inc.     5,499        697,157        (10,332
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group     68,142        1,803,136        58,504   
LifePoint Health, Inc.     7,704        559,840        5,633   
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     16,283        821,879        23,045   
Lincoln National Corp.     45,806        2,301,293        916   
Linear Technology Corp.     16,908        743,222        (25,139
Lockheed Martin Corp.     2,634        580,377        (8,404
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     29,294        2,194,121        33,395   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     21,843        1,916,732        (18,575
Macy’s, Inc.     46,932        1,619,154        22,527   
Mallinckrodt PLC     16,141        1,174,470        30,133   
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     13,479        953,159        (61,254
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     33,963        2,857,997        4,744   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     64,806        3,325,844        33,699   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     346,397        2,933,983        121,239   
Masco Corp.     134,687        3,821,070        (9,428
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     41,525        1,577,669        281   
McDonald’s Corp.     16,634        1,954,495        10,646   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     5,405        515,205        17,620   
McKesson Corp.     21,327        4,052,557        153,768   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     14,757      $ 1,144,996      $ 20,070   
Medivation, Inc.     55,409        2,419,157        259,314   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     77,397        1,438,087        (12,435
Merck & Co., Inc.     44,061        2,322,395        4,907   
MetLife, Inc.     52,928        2,512,492        39,167   
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     2,537        880,040        (19,667
Michaels Cos., Inc./The     4,398        96,616        624   
Micron Technology, Inc.     107,591        1,540,703        (17,215
Microsoft Corp.     37,876        2,109,693        (8,333
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     2,031        95,805        (2,663
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     41,698        2,466,038        41,263   
Mondelez International, Inc.     45,423        2,018,613        18,155   
Moody’s Corp.     5,007        490,085        12,317   
Morgan Stanley     33,448        1,083,046        (19,065
Mosaic Co./The     20,959        604,458        (26,199
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     4,428        308,127        (5,031
MSCI, Inc.     45,651        3,236,849        55,958   
MSG Networks, Inc.     80,035        1,664,767        (39
Murphy USA, Inc.     12,459        778,248        (21,488
Nasdaq, Inc.     48,749        2,755,973        79,756   
Navient Corp.     69,026        861,444        (71,097
NCR Corp.     29,541        756,250        (33,677
NetApp, Inc.     64,661        1,769,654        (54,198
NeuStar, Inc.     16,505        408,563        (12,938
News Corp.     44,470        602,858        (8,739
NIKE, Inc.     46,272        3,012,770        (120,770
NiSource, Inc.     48,226        929,797        11,092   
Nordstrom, Inc.     7,221        370,726        (11,048
Northrop Grumman Corp.     17,763        3,344,951        8,882   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.     33,541        1,272,965        (2,096
Nuance Communications, Inc.     26,210        532,907        (11,590
NVIDIA Corp.     30,010        980,427        8,703   
NVR, Inc.     261        431,301        (2,478
Oil States International, Inc.     61,260        1,729,982        (60,647
Old Republic International Corp.     20,920        393,684        (3,944
Omnicom Group, Inc.     7,112        534,576        3,518   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     155,192        1,558,595        (37,713
OneMain Holdings, Inc.     14,503        601,133        1,322   
Oracle Corp.     49,073        1,813,059        (20,423
Orbital ATK, Inc.     6,546        576,540        8,279   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     2,011        518,061        (8,433
Owens Corning     94,653        4,437,333        14,198   
Panera Bread Co.     2,089        405,855        1,040   
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     1,511        143,832        2,705   
PepsiCo, Inc.     82,215        8,237,943        (23,020
Pfizer, Inc.     110,193        3,562,540        (5,510
PG&E Corp.     40,561        2,184,210        (26,770
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Philip Morris International, Inc.     16,023      $ 1,427,329      $ (18,747
Phillips 66     15,903        1,305,179        (4,314
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     3,171        133,274        1,366   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     11,392        733,678        878   
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     62,626        1,241,247        51,980   
Plantronics, Inc.     15,102        738,133        (21,997
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     12,137        1,163,723        (6,946
Polycom, Inc.     122,372        1,607,931        (67,267
Priceline Group, Inc./The     1,224        1,607,744        (47,205
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     10,234        468,101        (7,776
ProAssurance Corp.     11,824        582,351        (8,533
Procter & Gamble Co./The     50,715        4,071,907        (44,629
Progressive Corp./The     8,886        286,833        (4,258
Prudential Financial, Inc.     17,017        1,392,841        (7,487
PTC, Inc.     8,531        289,542        5,886   
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     172,918        6,590,061        100,136   
PVH Corp.     10,463        775,892        (5,292
QEP Resources, Inc.     52,119        609,271        89,123   
QUALCOMM, Inc.     17,190        873,821        (14,579
Quanta Services, Inc.     44,766        897,776        8,735   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     24,911        1,722,157        50,011   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     57,482        4,015,693        (68,978
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     87,409        2,185,333        27,862   
Ralph Lauren Corp.     10,085        1,139,898        (15,622
Raytheon Co.     18,752        2,388,810        (53,624
Red Hat, Inc.     7,778        632,575        11,521   
Regions Financial Corp.     50,242        489,444        (7,120
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     23,079        1,999,130        (24,722
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     16,049        898,945        30,453   
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     1,091        121,123        2,367   
Republic Services, Inc.     13,021        571,118        1,675   
ResMed, Inc.     7,457        406,753        (6,386
Reynolds American, Inc.     11,584        539,491        (4,890
Robert Half International, Inc.     70,396        3,262,950        55,518   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     28,025        2,803,061        72,585   
Ross Stores, Inc.     12,200        657,092        (610
Rovi Corp.     52,162        574,825        294,194   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     17,574        501,386        (11,247
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.     30,053        464,020        12,320   
Seagate Technology PLC     16,218        550,115        44,437   
SEI Investments Co.     11,336        596,407        (2,400

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Sensient Technologies Corp.     1,607      $ 100,538      $ 414   
Service Corp. International     18,266        477,894        (2,612
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     1,931        509,343        (8,055
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.     33,546        1,014,096        (671
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     9,249        720,756        (10,156
Snap-on, Inc.     1,660        282,947        1,627   
Sonoco Products Co.     35,245        1,440,098        365   
Southwest Airlines Co.     45,871        1,995,847        (20,642
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     78,835        3,819,573        127,695   
SPX Corp.     64,102        590,406        7,665   
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     27,607        1,695,665        9,620   
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     6,516        700,732        (5,279
Staples, Inc.     97,695        931,371        (6,199
Starbucks Corp.     16,640        995,207        3,692   
State Street Corp.     9,647        640,561        (386
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     25,238        429,298        21,705   
Stryker Corp.     5,105        476,136        (1,678
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     15,276        665,507        (11,083
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     29,957        392,137        11,384   
SUPERVALU, Inc.     301,271        2,030,567        12,051   
Synchrony Financial     63,003        1,907,117        8,804   
Synopsys, Inc.     22,292        1,008,045        8,693   
Sysco Corp.     5,049        209,434        (2,425
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     10,615        770,721        (11,855
Talen Energy Corp.     41,761        246,795        13,377   
Target Corp.     53,261        3,852,368        14,913   
Tech Data Corp.     37,369        2,497,087        (16,533
Teekay Corp.     18,402        183,021        (1,393
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     2,980        265,493        (1,167
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     28,079        738,184        (11,219
Teradata Corp.     35,975        966,647        (16,187
Teradyne, Inc.     79,204        1,635,131        2,016   
Tesoro Corp.     17,644        1,869,382        (10,234
Texas Instruments, Inc.     28,569        1,617,870        (52,003
Textron, Inc.     13,265        558,720        (1,458
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     4,626        639,128        17,070   
Thomson Reuters Corp.     8,769        336,616        (4,709
Thor Industries, Inc.     20,544        1,158,752        (5,206
Time Warner, Inc.     6,207        402,121        (715
Timken Co./The     13,209        360,079        17,567   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     16,529        1,167,774        4,298   
TopBuild Corp.     3,107        91,201        4,402   
Torchmark Corp.     2,363        136,465        (1,396
Total System Services, Inc.     41,592        2,160,171        (88,889
Tractor Supply Co.     1,553        133,356        (575
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     22,265      $ 2,521,957      $ (9,129
Trinity Industries, Inc.     12,134        288,911        2,548   
Triumph Group, Inc.     18,001        611,314        104,226   
Tupperware Brands Corp.     6,001        334,007        (51
Tyson Foods, Inc.     25,380        1,352,626        889   
Union Pacific Corp.     14,272        1,106,760        9,310   
United Technologies Corp.     10,231        960,384        22,508   
United Therapeutics Corp.     28,937        4,576,097        (44,274
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     22,360        2,665,759        (35,329
Universal Health Services, Inc.     8,189        963,122        15,381   
Unum Group     40,549        1,341,276        8,600   
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     15,162        350,065        (5,130
US Bancorp.     23,606        1,029,822        (22,554
Valero Energy Corp.     44,401        3,182,664        (43,069
Validus Holdings Ltd.     34,248        1,589,143        (3,803
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     12,193        956,734        28,461   
VCA, Inc.     2,682        144,138        3,372   
Vectren Corp.     12,348        516,270        7,532   
VeriSign, Inc.     11,796        1,036,294        (5,796
Verizon Communications, Inc.     42,040        1,938,044        5,045   
VF Corp.     24,370        1,522,150        (5,118
Viacom, Inc.     44,633        1,777,898        59,196   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     47,181        565,024        3,507   
VMware, Inc.     12,294        701,742        (6,270
Voya Financial, Inc.     8,486        311,521        1,697   
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     29,624        869,971        (20,948
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     67,526        3,982,683        156,660   
Walt Disney Co./The     4,982        533,893        (10,384
Waste Management, Inc.     30,629        1,635,897        (1,228
Waters Corp.     4,273        567,831        7,229   
Watsco, Inc.     4,182        497,399        (7,562
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     3,683        297,034        (8,987
Wells Fargo & Co.     26,014        1,441,439        (27,318
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     66,117        1,593,210        (46,733
WESCO International, Inc.     8,765        351,882        30,973   
Western Digital Corp.     45,429        2,698,483        29,529   
Western Refining, Inc.     35,384        1,341,761        (81,383
Western Union Co./The     71,125        1,290,689        (16,841
Westlake Chemical Corp.     23,412        1,271,376        364   
WGL Holdings, Inc.     1,465        92,804        (523
Whirlpool Corp.     6,241        917,614        (999
World Fuel Services Corp.     32,755        1,282,937        (23,179
Worthington Industries, Inc.     11,708        355,283        (2,404

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     2,921      $ 212,327      $ (116
Xerox Corp.     154,362        1,572,949        67,919   
Xilinx, Inc.     35,173        1,663,699        (11,624
Yelp, Inc.     21,986        602,856        30,341   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     25,983        1,878,830        19,229   
Zoetis, Inc.     24,964        1,167,634        28,640   
Zynga, Inc.     316,857        823,828        25,348   
     

 

 

 
        1,220,785   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        1,305,416   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Canada                  
lululemon athletica, Inc.     (18,785     (984,567     (1,082
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Alkermes PLC     (6,892     (535,439     (11,647
Allegion PLC     (14,515     (957,986     1,157   
Endo International PLC     (42,891     (2,632,650     6,863   
Perrigo Co PLC     (9,304     (1,360,563     14,274   
     

 

 

 
        10,647   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands        
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV     (32,008     (1,278,422     30,430   
Core Laboratories NV     (30,672     (3,389,215     53,942   
Frank’s International NV     (37,075     (590,644     (28,137
QIAGEN NV     (52,705     (1,420,873     (36,420
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (110,592     (4,939,039     (154,829
     

 

 

 
        (135,014
     

 

 

 
Norway                  
Golar LNG Ltd.     (35,103     (495,303     (58,973
     

 

 

 
Panama                  
Copa Holdings SA     (4,643     (227,431     3,360   
     

 

 

 
Singapore                  
Avago Technologies Ltd.     (6,190     (869,571     (28,907
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Weatherford International PLC     (170,140     (1,464,906     37,431   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aon PLC     (20,357     (1,899,071     21,952   
Delphi Automotive PLC     (9,478     (791,034     (21,515
Ensco PLC     (26,949     (411,175     (3,570
Liberty Global PLC     (31,325     (1,254,485     (72,442
Pentair PLC     (44,392     (2,208,945     10,210   
Willis Group Holdings PLC     (7,376     (340,255     (17,997
     

 

 

 
        (83,362
     

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States              
3D Systems Corp.     (111,445   $ (1,013,347   $ 44,890   
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     (52,318     (3,224,948     (42,835
ACI Worldwide, Inc.     (6,823     (157,338     11,326   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     (3,971     (937,625     9,205   
Acxiom Corp.     (49,283     (1,077,819     46,819   
ADT Corp./The     (56,964     (1,888,357     9,684   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     (5,343     (817,853     13,678   
AECOM     (68,339     (2,002,256     (49,964
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (3,604     (200,274     (33,697
Air Lease Corp.     (28,796     (923,045     (41,045
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     (3,224     (427,629     8,154   
Akorn, Inc.     (98,816     (3,467,453     (219,372
Albemarle Corp.     (50,357     (2,639,714     (180,782
Alcoa, Inc.     (101,734     (976,047     (28,068
Alere, Inc.     (17,013     (668,573     3,535   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (29,102     (5,406,861     (144,346
Align Technology, Inc.     (21,399     (1,386,013     (23,111
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (43,668     (462,073     (29,192
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (12,764     (3,435,920     (94,219
Alliant Energy Corp.     (18,874     (1,198,843     20,161   
Ally Financial, Inc.     (101,157     (1,871,832     (13,734
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (13,270     (1,170,149     (79,089
AMC Networks, Inc.     (3,344     (260,377     10,647   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     (39,367     (1,671,523     4,330   
AMETEK, Inc.     (43,544     (2,331,781     (1,742
Amphenol Corp.     (41,381     (2,182,020     20,691   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     (28,629     (1,337,833     (52,964
Apache Corp.     (45,787     (1,966,552     (69,596
Aqua America, Inc.     (50,771     (1,531,060     18,084   
Arista Networks, Inc.     (41,830     (3,149,065     (106,983
ARRIS Group, Inc.     (125,776     (3,755,671     (89,301
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     (6,633     (273,678     2,123   
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.     (12,672     (451,841     (5,111
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     (88,764     (919,817     45,492   
Ashland, Inc.     (5,782     (602,085     8,273   
Associated Banc-Corp.     (4,988     (95,520     1,995   
AT&T, Inc.     (34,277     (1,166,803     (12,668
athenahealth, Inc.     (3,637     (572,100     (13,348
Autodesk, Inc.     (13,555     (823,331     (2,575
AutoNation, Inc.     (2,348     (140,318     236   
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (123,460     (4,346,996     (133,367
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (8,614     (360,151     (4,824
Ball Corp.     (33,585     (2,384,390     (58,247
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     (1,485     (94,128     722   
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     (17,709     (904,894     29,006   
BankUnited, Inc.     (5,436     (199,805     3,783   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Becton Dickinson and Co.     (9,328   $ (1,454,332   $ 16,980   
Belden, Inc.     (1,960     (95,368     1,915   
Bio-Techne Corp.     (27,409     (2,456,399     (10,411
Black Hills Corp.     (20,312     (937,985     (5,101
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.     (45,372     (1,505,903     5,905   
Bluebird Bio, Inc.     (18,012     (1,116,744     (39,987
BorgWarner, Inc.     (93,832     (3,856,562     (199,795
Boston Scientific Corp.     (48,940     (910,284     7,831   
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (57,120     (1,040,726     (13,709
Brown & Brown, Inc.     (18,410     (590,828     (133
Brown-Forman Corp.     (22,669     (2,302,424     51,846   
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     (6,512     (1,038,459     (1,182
Cabela’s, Inc.     (51,354     (2,382,313     (17,460
Cable One, Inc.     (1,089     (484,371     12,116   
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (76,019     (1,237,620     (107,157
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.     (24,259     (931,105     11,204   
Calpine Corp.     (6,603     (83,423     (12,122
CarMax, Inc.     (39,610     (2,253,360     115,608   
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     (2,130     (264,759     8,201   
Catalent, Inc.     (26,929     (707,110     33,077   
Caterpillar, Inc.     (8,166     (554,289     (672
Cathay General Bancorp     (2,975     (93,926     719   
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     (19,086     (1,250,413     11,732   
CBS Corp.     (9,906     (461,334     (5,536
CDK Global, Inc.     (21,851     (1,049,941     12,674   
Celanese Corp.     (4,475     (296,102     (5,199
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     (5,233     (93,497     (2,581
CenturyLink, Inc.     (13,023     (330,784     3,126   
Cerner Corp.     (17,928     (1,082,493     3,765   
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     (20,630     (878,021     36,111   
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (111,565     (3,705,074     31,238   
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (64,436     (2,401,010     769   
Chevron Corp.     (16,371     (1,485,496     12,761   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     (2,689     (1,492,099     201,783   
Ciena Corp.     (82,091     (1,677,005     (21,458
Cimarex Energy Co.     (23,115     (2,211,939     145,920   
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     (2,911     (96,814     (501
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (17,350     (708,574     (14,054
CME Group, Inc.     (15,298     (1,431,720     45,721   
CMS Energy Corp.     (55,880     (2,033,394     17,243   
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (104,879     (583,127     16,781   
Cognex Corp.     (14,861     (511,647     9,791   
Colfax Corp.     (35,743     (829,338     (5,262
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.     (43,324     (852,183     (14,297
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.     (108,630     (2,822,956     10,525   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     (10,446   $ (788,544   $ 2,273   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     (6,068     (246,543     (9,284
Concho Resources, Inc.     (18,105     (1,725,018     43,788   
ConocoPhillips     (25,683     (1,214,292     15,153   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (99,660     (687,654     (99,660
Constellation Brands, Inc.     (15,500     (2,168,295     (39,525
Cooper Cos., Inc./The     (10,245     (1,397,612     22,733   
Copart, Inc.     (29,398     (1,139,246     21,828   
CoStar Group, Inc.     (7,426     (1,528,419     (6,461
Costco Wholesale Corp.     (9,222     (1,481,791     (7,562
Covanta Holding Corp.     (144,874     (2,281,614     37,516   
CST Brands, Inc.     (25,196     (974,329     (11,842
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     (5,855     (362,366     11,066   
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.     (167,941     (1,612,234     (35,268
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     (22,232     (1,514,444     (35,349
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     (4,593     (225,365     8,576   
Deere & Co.     (18,779     (1,451,060     18,786   
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (45,427     (95,665     3,903   
Devon Energy Corp.     (10,964     (317,737     (33,111
DeVry Education Group, Inc.     (37,218     (945,475     3,488   
DexCom, Inc.     (18,015     (1,472,366     (3,063
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     (4,489     (95,178     460   
Diebold, Inc.     (44,135     (1,347,944     19,922   
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (63,331     (1,677,005     (12,666
DISH Network Corp.     (5,247     (304,997     4,973   
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     (19,940     (680,222     9,241   
Dollar General Corp.     (7,634     (553,789     5,133   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     (97,322     (7,452,919     (62,286
Dominion Resources, Inc.     (138,622     (9,362,530     (13,862
Donaldson Co., Inc.     (33,015     (936,841     (9,369
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (10,892     (287,305     6,618   
DSW, Inc.     (10,053     (245,716     5,852   
Duke Energy Corp.     (13,074     (921,717     (11,636
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (22,220     (949,436     3,086   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (40,002     (1,196,867     11,208   
Eagle Materials, Inc.     (23,922     (1,437,314     (8,293
Eastman Chemical Co.     (6,756     (462,443     6,345   
Eaton Vance Corp.     (2,899     (93,266     (749
EchoStar Corp.     (6,673     (248,974     (12,007
Ecolab, Inc.     (12,061     (1,390,633     11,096   
Energen Corp.     (21,148     (895,408     28,552   
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc     (72,664     (1,730,130     (156,954
EOG Resources, Inc.     (24,422     (1,774,456     45,623   
EQT Corp.     (14,756     (743,651     (25,579

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Eversource Energy     (30,893   $ (1,600,384   $ 22,678   
Exxon Mobil Corp.     (23,937     (1,866,129     239   
FEI Co.     (11,038     (892,120     11,398   
FireEye, Inc.     (42,350     (894,101     15,762   
First Horizon National Corp.     (31,970     (472,803     8,599   
First Republic Bank     (12,472     (830,489     6,589   
FirstEnergy Corp.     (4,701     (148,223     (940
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     (13,434     (1,918,241     (1,881
Flowserve Corp.     (6,250     (267,204     4,204   
FMC Corp.     (56,832     (2,147,730     (76,107
FMC Technologies, Inc.     (5,496     (159,872     433   
FNF Group     (20,163     (701,759     2,708   
Forest City Enterprises, Inc.     (68,310     (1,456,394     (41,645
Fortinet, Inc.     (15,634     (494,624     7,312   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (27,832     (1,552,644     7,968   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     (44,688     (273,491     (29,047
Frontier Communications Corp.     (307,189     (1,471,435     36,863   
GATX Corp.     (4,906     (204,559     (4,191
General Electric Co.     (108,134     (3,303,494     (64,880
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (30,618     (1,607,473     (36,407
Gentex Corp.     (75,756     (1,210,375     (2,479
Genworth Financial, Inc.     (64,080     (239,944     926   
Graco, Inc.     (5,023     (368,720     6,713   
Granite Construction, Inc.     (14,726     (639,744     7,851   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     (76,795     (972,993     (12,287
Greif, Inc.     (30,987     (961,471     6,761   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (18,659     (766,708     13,071   
Halliburton Co.     (95,258     (3,255,918     13,336   
Halyard Health, Inc.     (4,351     (146,469     1,102   
Hanesbrands, Inc.     (41,312     (1,212,507     (3,305
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (63,857     (2,900,385     1,916   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     (13,861     (1,273,415     (32,430
Harris Corp.     (26,565     (2,208,083     (100,416
Hasbro, Inc.     (2,542     (168,763     (2,466
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     (35,920     (1,883,848     (39,668
Henry Schein, Inc.     (1,848     (291,877     (458
Hershey Co./The     (1,200     (107,796     672   
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     (195,904     (2,822,977     35,263   
Hess Corp.     (5,297     (260,612     3,814   
Hexcel Corp.     (58,190     (2,676,158     (26,767
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     (11,365     (560,677     14,476   
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     (18,216     (402,527     12,705   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Howard Hughes Corp./The     (14,425   $ (1,632,601   $ 268   
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     (8,641     (96,088     518   
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     (47,856     (3,341,784     (147,875
Illumina, Inc.     (37,760     (6,844,000     (403,843
Incyte Corp.     (12,534     (1,439,029     79,716   
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     (3,654     (204,691     2,662   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     (500     (124,185     (3,945
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     (5,694     (685,214     3,984   
Intersil Corp.     (21,029     (274,639     6,309   
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (858     (462,522     (6,083
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (19,132     (1,113,482     (71,362
IPG Photonics Corp.     (3,964     (357,236     3,805   
ITC Holdings Corp.     (86,123     (3,289,816     (90,512
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (10,540     (764,994     (8,220
JC Penney Co., Inc.     (24,392     (167,163     4,713   
JM Smucker Co./The     (6,940     (858,062     2,082   
Johnson Controls, Inc.     (7,920     (308,009     (4,752
Kansas City Southern     (68,117     (4,898,975     (187,322
KAR Auction Services, Inc.     (18,752     (699,933     5,547   
Kate Spade & Co.     (51,710     (932,331     13,445   
KBR, Inc.     (38,802     (659,647     3,117   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     (170,874     (2,626,333     76,893   
Kirby Corp.     (4,725     (241,731     (6,899
KLX, Inc.     (39,524     (1,244,611     27,667   
Knowles Corp.     (45,896     (630,528     18,735   
Kosmos Energy Ltd.     (219,290     (1,128,203     (12,105
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (19,806     (2,409,994     (38,820
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (22,094     (923,971     (44,630
Lennar Corp.     (37,555     (1,837,531     716   
Leucadia National Corp.     (94,475     (1,545,611     (97,309
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (125,835     (6,557,262     (283,129
Liberty Broadband Corp.     (25,051     (1,287,740     (11,405
LinkedIn Corp.     (4,560     (1,054,044     27,679   
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (47,803     (1,567,451     19,111   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (51,897     (1,295,868     20,759   
Loews Corp.     (91,692     (3,388,936     (132,036
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     (192,574     (3,272,959     (195,299
M&T Bank Corp.     (14,331     (1,787,649     51,018   
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.     (24,878     (1,637,968     (168,175
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (79,198     (1,188,334     (27,355
Marathon Oil Corp.     (30,163     (385,483     5,731   
Markel Corp.     (282     (248,482     (623

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Marriott International, Inc.     (3,148   $ (207,862   $ (3,179
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     (15,775     (882,272     7,548   
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     (22,810     (3,255,899     140,510   
MasterCard, Inc.     (13,784     (1,369,165     27,154   
Mattel, Inc.     (123,351     (3,311,974     (39,472
MAXIMUS, Inc.     (19,941     (1,139,141     17,460   
McCormick & Co., Inc.     (1,090     (92,626     (634
MDC Holdings, Inc.     (11,688     (292,591     (5,804
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     (191,926     (3,274,975     (241,109
MEDNAX, Inc.     (10,404     (757,827     12,277   
Memorial Resource Development Corp.     (106,290     (1,499,758     (216,826
MGM Resorts International     (90,700     (1,945,515     (115,189
Microchip Technology, Inc.     (6,843     (329,111     10,638   
Middleby Corp./The     (22,010     (2,409,321     35,102   
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     (2,700     (519,317     7,964   
Molson Coors Brewing Co.     (25,003     (2,360,221     11,940   
Monsanto Co.     (8,949     (862,463     (19,192
Monster Beverage Corp.     (31,494     (4,733,233     41,887   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.     (10,398     (571,994     (13,101
Murphy Oil Corp.     (4,242     (95,346     113   
Mylan NV     (38,555     (2,042,258     (42,411
Nabors Industries Ltd.     (22,209     (188,015     (984
National Fuel Gas Co.     (41,844     (1,690,520     (98,311
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     (45,705     (1,549,662     19,002   
Netflix, Inc.     (8,456     (1,035,945     68,747   
NetScout Systems, Inc.     (54,732     (1,665,325     (14,948
NetSuite, Inc.     (37,543     (3,117,463     (59,425
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     (35,047     (1,566,818     21,947   
Newfield Exploration Co.     (31,714     (1,030,990     (1,617
NextEra Energy, Inc.     (913     (94,539     (312
Nielsen Holdings PLC     (64,129     (2,972,771     (15,640
Noble Energy, Inc.     (45,302     (1,436,935     (54,860
Nordson Corp.     (15,535     (999,375     2,805   
Northern Trust Corp.     (8,924     (642,260     (1,071
NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.     (123,217     (1,436,459     (59,396
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     (12,352     (705,701     (18,126
NOW, Inc.     (47,570     (753,533     975   
NRG Energy, Inc.     (133,038     (1,266,524     (299,334
Nucor Corp.     (4,900     (188,503     (8,967
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     (29,193     (1,938,999     (34,740
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (7,900     (299,728     3,320   
OGE Energy Corp.     (33,213     (862,191     (10,978
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     (9,741   $ (578,119   $ 2,718   
Olin Corp.     (5,110     (91,113     2,915   
ONE Gas, Inc.     (11,670     (585,206     (277
ONEOK, Inc.     (69,780     (1,390,636     (330,139
Oshkosh Corp.     (14,221     (554,329     (858
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     (115,740     (1,975,061     (41,129
Packaging Corp. of America     (6,693     (429,383     7,389   
PacWest Bancorp     (20,700     (913,328     21,158   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (11,802     (2,201,899     123,095   
Pandora Media, Inc.     (63,370     (900,860     51,069   
PAREXEL International Corp.     (17,922     (1,159,195     (61,652
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     (110,365     (1,642,699     (21,606
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     (28,749     (1,025,290     (15,424
PBF Energy, Inc.     (13,473     (497,019     1,078   
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     (4,453     (192,402     3,862   
People’s United Financial, Inc.     (17,343     (281,999     1,909   
PerkinElmer, Inc.     (29,351     (1,524,491     (47,842
Platform Specialty Products Corp.     (161,432     (2,000,142     (71,030
Polaris Industries, Inc.     (8,235     (700,057     (7,741
PolyOne Corp.     (12,925     (419,553     9,055   
Post Holdings, Inc.     (26,883     (1,667,284     8,603   
PPL Corp.     (6,247     (212,030     (1,181
Praxair, Inc.     (11,037     (1,135,928     5,739   
Premier, Inc.     (31,021     (1,072,720     (21,391
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     (1,947     (94,570     1,387   
Qorvo, Inc.     (10,327     (544,749     19,105   
Questar Corp.     (123,543     (2,384,988     (21,630
Range Resources Corp.     (73,005     (1,556,852     (239,801
Regal Beloit Corp.     (7,260     (416,783     (8,073
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (5,575     (3,074,557     48,057   
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     (6,256     (95,607     1,955   
Rice Energy, Inc.     (92,793     (825,588     (185,856
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (2,574     (230,991     (6,589
Rollins, Inc.     (25,346     (672,997     16,536   
Roper Technologies, Inc.     (9,177     (1,694,074     (47,629
Rowan Cos. PLC     (11,639     (219,861     22,580   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     (6,080     (572,455     (42,902
RPC, Inc.     (57,913     (704,784     12,723   
RPM International, Inc.     (8,066     (352,246     (3,142
Ryder System, Inc.     (15,809     (899,704     1,279   
Sabre Corp.     (30,305     (869,456     21,825   
salesforce.com, Inc.     (10,802     (847,201     324   
SanDisk Corp.     (28,830     (2,157,349     (33,443
SBA Communications Corp.     (43,718     (4,415,955     (177,495
Schlumberger Ltd.     (19,759     (1,367,323     (10,867

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (3,700   $ (200,836   $ (3,441
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (25,078     (1,038,982     (86,519
Sempra Energy     (33,297     (3,194,847     64,596   
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.     (28,548     (1,105,993     (14,231
ServiceNow, Inc.     (22,258     (1,942,456     15,803   
Signature Bank/New York NY     (5,495     (850,076     7,308   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     (5,257     (618,272     (31,966
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     (13,308     (715,106     200   
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     (6,914     (351,784     16,179   
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (462,860     (1,860,697     (23,143
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (5,628     (299,747     (9,455
SLM Corp.     (60,619     (392,811     (2,425
SM Energy Co.     (27,886     (526,914     (21,324
Sotheby’s     (61,616     (1,631,592     44,364   
Southern Co./The     (27,723     (1,289,397     (7,762
Southwestern Energy Co.     (170,545     (930,977     (281,598
Spectra Energy Corp.     (89,969     (2,063,889     (89,969
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     (40,825     (4,045,420     (110,565
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     (24,739     (1,000,198     14,349   
Splunk, Inc.     (40,224     (2,184,615     (180,958
Sprint Corp.     (145,470     (523,692     (2,909
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.     (177,886     (4,569,891     (160,097
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     (16,295     (1,116,160     3,701   
Stericycle, Inc.     (23,783     (2,822,091     (46,139
STERIS PLC     (23,624     (1,795,939     16,107   
SunPower Corp.     (48,964     (1,466,936     (2,474
SVB Financial Group     (3,665     (449,072     13,304   
Synaptics, Inc.     (1,469     (118,447     428   
Synovus Financial Corp.     (12,297     (396,947     (1,230
Tableau Software, Inc.     (4,732     (435,133     (10,716
Targa Resources Corp.     (41,934     (1,103,007     (31,727
Teleflex, Inc.     (1,721     (231,095     4,869   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (26,143     (1,931,445     89,409   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (95,232     (2,631,260     (254,269
TerraForm Power, Inc.     (67,673     (838,139     (13,187
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (28,626     (6,681,022     (189,504
Tiffany & Co.     (9,538     (706,211     (21,443
Time, Inc.     (12,432     (193,183     (1,626
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (54,802     (2,148,238     4,384   
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (23,083     (781,143     12,479   
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (16,932     (3,719,622     (148,494
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     (13,759     (1,108,838     29,307   
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.     (108,002     (1,380,036     11,650   
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (42,553     (933,187     20,425   
TripAdvisor, Inc.     (22,206     (1,895,948     2,887   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (18,029     (496,865     7,198   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Twitter, Inc.     (143,008   $ (3,333,516   $ 24,311   
Tyco International PLC     (18,066     (565,104     (11,020
UGI Corp.     (14,170     (465,386     (12,993
Ultimate Software Group, Inc./The     (5,882     (1,166,283     16,293   
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (37,347     (606,142     12,325   
Under Armour, Inc.     (47,298     (3,843,908     31,217   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     (3,900     (223,548     78   
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (10,371     (417,704     9,502   
United Parcel Service, Inc.     (5,444     (544,400     20,524   
United Rentals, Inc.     (10,211     (683,116     (57,590
USG Corp.     (141,511     (3,458,529     21,227   
Valley National Bancorp     (38,144     (385,146     9,427   
Valspar Corp./The     (9,468     (784,340     (1,031
Vantiv, Inc.     (10,458     (507,631     11,713   
Veeva Systems, Inc.     (50,674     (1,423,064     (38,881
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     (15,496     (419,937     (14,261
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     (80,252     (6,172,181     2,408   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (8,791     (1,036,811     (69,361
Viavi Solutions, Inc.     (38,220     (226,645     (6,115
Visa, Inc.     (45,394     (3,572,054     51,749   
Vista Outdoor, Inc.     (29,239     (1,273,667     (27,760
Visteon Corp.     (15,358     (1,768,474     9,983   
Vulcan Materials Co.     (9,215     (872,660     (2,488
VWR Corp.     (3,432     (91,722     (5,438
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     (2,354     (234,956     (5,764
Wabtec Corp.     (7,065     (501,014     (1,448
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     (18,348     (1,529,122     (33,302
Waste Connections, Inc.     (2,973     (164,199     (3,241
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     (132,715     (6,812,613     3,006   

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Westar Energy, Inc.     (4,472   $ (188,004   $ (1,654
WestRock Co.     (79,982     (3,624,804     (23,975
WEX, Inc.     (3,394     (294,718     (5,311
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     (74,449     (2,863,827     (32,984
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     (57,133     (524,301     (15,035
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     (22,769     (769,935     7,173   
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     (5,752     (342,605     6,631   
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.     (216,029     (3,506,151     118,816   
Workday, Inc.     (30,093     (2,423,066     25,256   
WR Grace & Co.     (11,804     (1,150,876     (24,685
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     (29,967     (1,942,778     (130,638
Zebra Technologies Corp.     (29,010     (1,927,715     (92,832
Zions Bancorporation     (22,555     (626,580     10,829   
     

 

 

 
        (6,468,303
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (6,724,203
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (5,418,787
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        69,634   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (5,349,153
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Goldman Sachs   

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of

long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.

   1-61 months maturity ranging from 01/14/2016 - 12/21/2020      $(105,899
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
France        
Aeroports de Paris     2,083      $ 242,314      $ 82   
Atos SE     4,516        384,903        (5,774
AXA SA     29,452        803,828        906   
Cap Gemini SA     23,667        2,222,647        (26,690
Christian Dior SE     1,322        232,223        (7,665
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     6,093        584,471        (4,524
CNP Assurances     25,848        344,566        4,107   
Dassault Systemes     3,585        290,688        (4,136
Eiffage SA     17,790        1,131,456        18,279   
Eutelsat Communications SA     24,061        739,352        (18,954
Faurecia     19,696        794,835        (5,621
Hermes International     1,224        424,476        (10,734
Imerys SA     2,424        166,700        2,620   
Ingenico Group     5,228        673,166        (13,282
Ipsen SA     8,565        560,735        6,762   
Lagardere SCA     13,330        392,824        4,962   
Numericable-SFR SAS     17,488        679,246        (43,942
Peugeot SA     325,711        5,713,241        (3,879
Safran SA     18,127        1,271,987        (26,612
Sanofi     26,135        2,256,601        (29,330
SCOR SE     41,301        1,560,275        (14,885
SEB SA     13,775        1,429,118        (14,961
Societe BIC SA     5,307        887,107        (13,814
Societe Generale SA     30,921        1,451,436        (26,530
Societe Television Francaise 1     55,968        615,463        5,995   
Sodexo SA     13,327        1,322,489        (20,481
Teleperformance     10,934        926,431        (7,018
Thales SA     32,080        2,473,591        (72,412
TOTAL SA     14,760        673,072        (11,361
Valeo SA     6,400        978,257        8,461   
Veolia Environnement SA     45,538        1,091,279        (10,855
Vinci SA     15,101        974,157        (6,262
Vivendi SA     97,438        2,056,577        36,104   
     

 

 

 
        (311,444
     

 

 

 

REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Luxembourg                  
SES SA     7,692      $ 209,368      $ 3,775   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (307,669
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
France              
Airbus Group SE     (16,311     (1,149,600     50,444   
Arkema SA     (3,389     (240,599     3,373   
BNP Paribas SA     (4,515     (261,466     6,019   
Bollore SA     (348,108     (1,608,777     (13,279
Bureau Veritas SA     (24,082     (485,181     5,193   
Carrefour SA     (16,004     (473,520     11,651   
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     (29,926     (1,409,569     34,748   
Cie de Saint-Gobain     (16,257     (704,682     180   
Credit Agricole SA     (29,984     (352,282     (1,054
Danone SA     (18,253     (1,251,955     18,536   
Edenred     (119,062     (2,234,409     (16,227
Electricite de France SA     (139,583     (2,011,413     (44,294
Engie     (181,390     (3,208,932     (4,069
Essilor International SA     (6,968     (881,397     12,934   
Iliad SA     (1,479     (353,038     477   
Kering     (6,693     (1,157,345     13,010   
L’Oreal SA     (2,052     (358,724     13,568   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     (6,078     (983,463     28,790   
Natixis SA     (105,927     (603,452     4,214   
Orange SA     (30,414     (513,787     5,090   
Orpea     (2,775     (221,559     (625
Pernod Ricard SA     (21,721     (2,500,796     23,636   
Plastic Omnium SA     (35,648     (1,109,073     (24,062
Remy Cointreau SA     (11,142     (783,310     (14,740
Renault SA     (6,831     (678,608     (5,145
Rexel SA     (41,670     (556,633     1,764   
Schneider Electric SE     (20,858     (1,214,269     29,453   
Suez Environnement Co.     (38,931     (737,437     9,297   
Technip SA     (46,237     (2,313,870     14,491   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE

ENTITY

  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)              
Vallourec SA     (84,216   $ (736,895   $ (47,136
Zodiac Aerospace     (163,600     (3,973,076     77,707   
     

 

 

 
                193,944  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        193,944   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (113,725
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        7,826   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (105,899
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Barclays Capital                     
Cash      $—         $10,139,209         $10,139,209   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      990,003                 990,003   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Cash      (290,000              (290,000

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      28,300,066                 28,300,066   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Money Market Funds      101,120,000                 101,120,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 14.7%   SHARES         
VALUE
(Note 5)
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% ^(a)     25,273,449      $ 25,273,449   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% ^(a)     101,093,796        101,093,796   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(a)(b)     1,100,838,261        1,100,838,261   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(a)(b)     58,922,447        58,922,447   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% ^(a)     126,367,245        126,367,245   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $1,412,495,198)

      1,412,495,198   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 83.5%
  PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
       
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.083%, 01/07/2016 ^(c)   $ 489,685        489,683,041   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.141%, 01/28/2016 ^(c)(d)     987,354        987,268,100   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.161%, 02/04/2016 ^(c)     685,787        685,727,336   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.241%, 02/11/2016 ^(c)     131,007        130,988,790   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.264%, 03/03/2016 ^(c)     577,896        577,794,290   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.266%, 03/10/2016 (c)     500,000        499,891,500   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.259%, 03/17/2016 ^(c)     969,276        969,079,237   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.113%, 03/24/2016 ^(c)     35,081        35,067,178   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.099%, 03/31/2016 ^(c)     561,732        561,494,949   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 04/07/2016 ^(c)(d)     334,630        334,498,825   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.145%, 04/28/2016 ^(c)     10,573        10,564,140   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.345%, 05/26/2016 ^(c)     166,146        165,889,471   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.414%, 06/02/2016 ^(c)(d)     911,563        909,918,540   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.536%, 06/09/2016 ^(c)     751,051        749,578,189   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.583%, 06/16/2016 ^(c)     678,847        677,415,312   
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 83.5%
(continued)
  PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.516%, 06/23/2016 ^(c)   $ 236,930      $ 236,403,305   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $8,020,010,749)

      8,021,262,203   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN
SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 98.2%

(cost $9,432,505,947)

    

    9,433,757,401   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 1.8% (e)
        172,510,673  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 9,606,268,074   
   

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for futures contracts.
(e) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   Bovespa Index February Futures   02/2016   BRL     (306,710,519     $3,509,795   
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     17,550,335        (338,175
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     (1,191,005,183     3,156,209   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   KOSPI Index 200 March Futures   03/2016   KRW     191,151,609,850        1,527,270   
Macquarie Capital   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (95,951,699     (1,997,101
Merrill Lynch   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (15,178,770     (306,990
Societe Generale   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (34,147,966     (708,674
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     (132,146,900     1,194,020   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   SGX FTSE China A50 Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     36,777,097        (666,067
Bank of America   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     (9,781,329     (26,503
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (105,567,925     1,942,878   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     33,953,294        (1,326,851
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (19,013,027     431,652   
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (77,872,025     3,346,175   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (40,901,252     2,058,602   
Societe Generale   Soybean Meal March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (27,265,647     1,379,397   
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures   03/2016   CHF     (104,582,094     (3,103,694
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   01/2016   TWD     (536,909,541     (534,623
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (26,608,064     170,564   
Deutsche Bank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (9,270,529     364,030   
         

 

 

 
            $10,071,914   
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
2,085   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        $70,095,323        $69,527,252        $(568,071
1,366   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        45,297,752        43,862,260        (1,435,492
482   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     03/2016        15,204,360        15,250,480        46,120   
81   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        3,174,892        3,038,006        (136,886
57   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        2,225,990        2,138,355        (87,635
33   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        1,303,185        1,238,284        (64,901
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        568,791        525,455        (43,336
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        228,015        225,825        (2,190
57   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        2,153,699        2,145,337        (8,362
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        568,162        564,563        (3,599
61   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        2,272,552        2,295,888        23,336   
32   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        1,193,678        1,204,640        10,962   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
115   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        $ 4,234,619        $ 4,330,066        $ 95,447   
65   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        2,418,598        2,449,395        30,797   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        413,908        414,599        691   
61   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        2,281,168        2,300,051        18,883   
32   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        1,208,258        1,209,400        1,142   
82   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        3,098,562        3,098,062        (500
25   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        927,733        944,219        16,486   
352   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        13,290,616        13,268,200        (22,416
213   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        8,118,126        8,025,201        (92,925
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        1,560,440        1,413,114        (147,326
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        3,130,764        2,826,000        (304,764
35   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        4,546,897        4,121,337        (425,560
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        1,031,354        942,038        (89,316
34   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        4,233,083        4,004,562        (228,521
25   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        3,081,311        2,944,531        (136,780
43   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        5,294,502        5,064,594        (229,908
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        362,257        353,343        (8,914
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        1,183,587        1,177,812        (5,775
59   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        6,824,453        6,948,887        124,434   
106   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        12,250,447        12,484,097        233,650   
48   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        5,353,318        5,652,840        299,522   
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        1,838,039        1,883,900        45,861   
22   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        2,502,554        2,590,363        87,809   
17   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        1,967,367        2,001,559        34,192   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        802,567        824,136        21,569   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        584,137        588,643        4,506   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        191,032        158,107        (32,925
23   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        1,453,790        1,212,229        (241,561
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        697,323        579,832        (117,491
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        170,512        158,387        (12,125
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        455,060        422,395        (32,665
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        364,577        370,424        5,847   
159   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        7,439,594        6,344,617        (1,094,977
92   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        4,198,784        3,672,226        (526,558
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        994,259        961,458        (32,801
92   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        3,818,225        3,686,992        (131,233
34   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        1,370,283        1,362,711        (7,572
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        198,294        200,418        2,124   
21   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        809,602        843,602        34,000   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        344,272        361,613        17,341   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        349,447        361,681        12,234   
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        518,041        563,150        45,109   
27   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        1,024,055        1,086,075        62,020   
814   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Oil Futures^     03/2016        15,110,575        15,018,300        (92,275
1,122   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     02/2016        19,284,076        19,151,194        (132,882
418   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        39,450,506        40,143,088        692,582   
2,505   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     01/2016        125,471,032        126,274,289        803,257   
562   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        159,656,328        164,475,914        4,819,586   
1,758   Barclays Capital   E-Mini DJIA CBOT Futures     03/2016        152,268,145        152,427,390        159,245   
3,698   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures     03/2016        131,266,623        131,897,063        630,440   
330   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        38,163,993        38,448,453        284,460   
20   J.P. Morgan   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        2,060,547        2,050,659        (9,888

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
6,838   Barclays Capital   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        $ 625,524,414        $ 627,420,690        $ 1,896,276   
2,114   J.P. Morgan   Nikkei 225 Futures     03/2016        345,101,811        334,701,277        (10,400,534
1,539   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        155,435,267        156,624,030        1,188,763   
5,280   J.P. Morgan   SGX FTSE China A50 Index Futures     01/2016        56,521,620        55,281,600        (1,240,020
3,016   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        393,252,199        388,307,334        (4,944,865
1,891   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        2,341,348,709        2,344,811,681        3,462,972   
3,669   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2016        999,248,944        998,615,698        (633,246
3,156   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2016        859,500,775        859,032,009        (468,766
3,910   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2016        1,064,459,322        1,064,157,128        (302,194
4,473   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     03/2017        1,217,393,210        1,217,141,816        (251,394
4,679   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2017        1,273,056,020        1,272,687,699        (368,321
5,087   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2017        1,384,236,593        1,382,972,635        (1,263,958
3,077   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2017        836,653,624        836,024,221        (629,403
416   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     03/2016        76,147,426        76,167,793        20,367   
3,855   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2016        704,510,241        705,123,303        613,062   
1,943   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2016        355,251,458        354,931,318        (320,140
2,200   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2016        401,849,923        401,269,864        (580,059
2,155   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     03/2017        393,296,648        392,506,114        (790,534
1,861   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2017        339,266,987        338,477,605        (789,382
1,042   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2017        189,793,461        189,307,143        (486,318
1,115   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2017        202,793,376        202,364,097        (429,279
1,320   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        132,800,458        134,499,386        1,698,928   
1,747   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     06/2016        313,281,170        313,240,370        (40,800
3,525   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     09/2016        632,161,828        632,070,942        (90,886
3,069   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Bobl Futures     03/2016        439,242,553        435,815,247        (3,427,306
776   Goldman Sachs   Euro-OAT Futures     03/2016        128,281,350        126,539,863        (1,741,487
6,779   Goldman Sachs   Euro-SCHATZ Futures     03/2016        823,189,553        821,502,881        (1,686,672
433   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     06/2016        109,168,088        108,920,078        (248,010
500   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     09/2016        126,045,087        125,773,762        (271,325
485   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     12/2016        122,208,193        121,988,444        (219,749
6,307   Goldman Sachs   Euro-BTP Italian Government Bond Futures     03/2016        950,496,312        945,321,903        (5,174,409
1,630   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Bund Futures     03/2016        283,337,292        279,739,878        (3,597,414
1,184   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        204,992,406        203,816,521        (1,175,885
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          19,423,800,357        19,393,263,891        (30,536,466
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:                            
6,157   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     01/2016        $(231,356,360     $(231,934,189     $(577,829
1,164   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     03/2016        (53,392,087     (55,304,550     (1,912,463
2,704   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Copper Futures^     03/2016        (140,345,420     (144,326,000     (3,980,580
9,449   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        (173,347,716     (169,491,437     3,856,279   
4,927   Goldman Sachs   Gas Oil Futures^     02/2016        (188,201,003     (164,684,974     23,516,029   
1,504   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     01/2016        (79,115,158     (80,286,528     (1,171,370

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)                            
7,379   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        $ (795,186,932     $ (782,321,580     $ 12,865,352   
1,676   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures^     03/2016        (40,809,656     (39,260,300     1,549,356   
2,258   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     01/2016        (120,248,103     (106,586,181     13,661,922   
1,235   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Lean Hogs Futures^     02/2016        (28,430,400     (29,541,200     (1,110,800
107   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Live Cattle Futures^     02/2016        (5,571,208     (5,855,040     (283,832
81   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (3,166,643     (3,038,007     128,636   
57   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (2,216,587     (2,138,355     78,232   
33   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (1,292,993     (1,238,284     54,709   
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (565,686     (525,455     40,231   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (228,113     (225,825     2,288   
57   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (2,150,656     (2,145,338     5,318   
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (563,113     (564,562     (1,449
61   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (2,265,315     (2,295,888     (30,573
32   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (1,183,361     (1,204,640     (21,279
115   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (4,239,343     (4,330,066     (90,723
65   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (2,415,463     (2,449,395     (33,932
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (413,108     (414,598     (1,490
61   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (2,279,978     (2,300,051     (20,073
32   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (1,207,922     (1,209,400     (1,478
82   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (3,091,199     (3,098,062     (6,863
25   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (921,189     (944,219     (23,030
1,747   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (63,170,734     (65,850,981     (2,680,247
213   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (8,061,528     (8,025,201     36,327   
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (1,567,171     (1,413,114     154,057   
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (3,128,941     (2,826,000     302,941   
35   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (4,567,397     (4,121,338     446,059   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (1,031,980     (942,038     89,942   
34   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (4,232,541     (4,004,562     227,979   
25   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (3,078,641     (2,944,532     134,109   
43   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (5,289,290     (5,064,594     224,696   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (369,374     (353,344     16,030   
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (1,186,509     (1,177,812     8,697   
59   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (6,844,981     (6,948,887     (103,906
106   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (12,245,632     (12,484,097     (238,465
48   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (5,367,748     (5,652,840     (285,092
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (1,836,798     (1,883,900     (47,102
22   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (2,506,949     (2,590,362     (83,413
17   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (1,961,297     (2,001,558     (40,261
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (802,482     (824,137     (21,655
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (585,110     (588,644     (3,534
838   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (94,706,143     (98,637,837     (3,931,694
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (189,713     (158,108     31,605   
23   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (1,445,494     (1,212,230     233,264   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (699,243     (579,832     119,411   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (171,392     (158,387     13,005   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (455,300     (422,395     32,905   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)                            
540   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        $ (27,472,752     $ (28,557,360     $ (1,084,608
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (365,360     (370,424     (5,064
159   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (7,321,560     (6,344,616     976,944   
92   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (4,185,775     (3,672,226     513,549   
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (995,865     (961,458     34,407   
92   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (3,817,961     (3,686,992     130,969   
34   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (1,365,707     (1,362,712     2,995   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (197,958     (200,418     (2,460
21   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (810,764     (843,601     (32,837
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (343,306     (361,613     (18,307
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (350,439     (361,681     (11,242
1,007   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (39,461,415     (40,506,575     (1,045,160
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (519,719     (563,150     (43,431
27   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (1,019,267     (1,086,075     (66,808
4,386   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     01/2016        (92,424,836     (102,500,820     (10,075,984
540   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Nymex Palladium Futures^     03/2016        (29,439,109     (30,348,000     (908,891
1,044   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Platinum Futures^     04/2016        (45,426,170     (46,625,040     (1,198,870
1,912   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        (134,433,676     (131,956,680     2,476,996   
3,705   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        (160,919,400     (160,102,312     817,088   
1,339   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Meal Futures^     03/2016        (37,421,262     (35,550,450     1,870,812   
2,538   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Wheat Futures^     03/2016        (62,560,791     (59,643,000     2,917,791   
4,175   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     01/2016        (161,915,708     (154,642,000     7,273,708   
18   J.P. Morgan   E-Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures     03/2016        (1,526,492     (1,528,380     (1,888
3,451   J.P. Morgan   E-Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures     03/2016        (131,523,520     (135,883,125     (4,359,605
593   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     03/2016        (66,632,278     (67,097,950     (465,672
371   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        (33,065,814     (33,898,609     (832,795
543   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     03/2016        (15,931,191     (16,246,813     (315,622
352   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        (49,964,634     (49,756,582     208,052   
1,302   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        (82,509,680     (81,521,474     988,206   
806   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        (84,191,400     (83,442,813     748,587   
1,625   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     01/2016        (36,979,695     (37,086,536     (106,841
512   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        (15,657,635     (15,585,280     72,355   
1,570   J.P. Morgan   OMXS30 Index Futures     01/2016        (26,555,571     (26,930,919     (375,348
362   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        (50,226,395     (50,444,700     (218,305
2,203   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     03/2016        (239,862,618     (242,287,013     (2,424,395
1,589   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     01/2016        (25,192,814     (25,258,744     (65,930
796   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        (71,884,445     (76,232,435     (4,347,990
9,737   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2016        (2,412,788,560     (2,412,341,750     446,810   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)                            
6,443   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2016        $ (1,593,813,387     $ (1,593,595,513     $ 217,874   
3,535   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2016        (872,803,030     (872,879,875     (76,845
2,401   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     03/2017        (591,943,111     (591,966,550     (23,439
2,088   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2017        (513,988,131     (514,013,400     (25,269
1,845   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2017        (453,526,988     (453,616,313     (89,325
1,678   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2017        (411,951,883     (412,053,875     (101,992
364   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (33,507,508     (33,657,784     (150,276
15,090   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (1,222,763,928     (1,225,702,052     (2,938,124
56   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     03/2016        (10,034,832     (10,037,364     (2,532
997   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   CME Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures     03/2016        (157,551,583     (158,211,438     (659,855
477   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Buxl 30-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (78,697,367     (78,482,692     214,675   
5,759   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        (724,079,100     (725,094,094     (1,014,994
9,743   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures     03/2016        (2,116,291,004     (2,116,514,515     (223,511
3,129   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures     03/2016        (369,862,652     (370,224,258     (361,606
1,114   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures     03/2016        (170,877,534     (171,277,500     (399,966
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (15,588,660,680     (15,561,698,403     26,962,277   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $3,835,139,677        $3,831,565,488        $(3,574,189
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     513,598,500        $373,098,550        $372,922,714        $(175,836
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     513,598,500        373,101,902        372,922,714        (179,188
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     201,719,000        51,832,254        49,805,554        (2,026,700
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     201,719,000        51,832,163        49,805,554        (2,026,609
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CAD     91,401,500        68,433,756        66,068,598        (2,365,158
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     91,401,500        68,433,756        66,068,598        (2,365,158
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     66,000        65,356        66,099        743   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   CLP     7,553,093,500        $ 10,750,268        $ 10,572,420        $ (177,848
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   CLP     7,553,093,500        10,750,268        10,572,420        (177,848
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   COP     4,084,886,501        1,292,693        1,276,486        (16,207
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   COP     4,084,886,499        1,292,693        1,276,486        (16,207
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CZK     2,943,278,500        118,367,222        118,619,116        251,894   
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     2,943,278,500        118,366,504        118,619,116        252,612   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     1,539,472,000        1,683,380,402        1,676,095,208        (7,285,194
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     1,539,472,000        1,683,380,405        1,676,095,208        (7,285,197
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     105,483,000        158,664,250        155,521,759        (3,142,491
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     105,483,000        158,665,079        155,521,759        (3,143,320
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HUF     11,694,349,501        40,343,181        40,250,792        (92,389
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     11,694,349,501        40,361,829        40,250,792        (111,037
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   IDR     521,379,158,000        36,910,264        37,152,956        242,692   
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     521,379,158,000        36,910,264        37,152,956        242,692   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ILS     165,257,500        42,885,688        42,534,948        (350,740
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     165,257,500        42,868,023        42,534,948        (333,075
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   INR     5,269,402,000        77,875,616        78,712,325        836,709   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     5,269,402,000        77,875,622        78,712,325        836,703   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     137,952,898,500        1,132,723,181        1,149,716,424        16,993,243   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     137,952,898,500        1,132,723,277        1,149,716,424        16,993,147   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     70,395,125,000        60,649,353        59,939,619        (709,734
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     70,395,125,000        60,649,343        59,939,619        (709,724
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   MXN     745,566,000        44,590,597        43,036,565        (1,554,032
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     745,566,000        44,590,396        43,036,565        (1,553,831
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   MYR     117,581,000        27,689,101        27,245,802        (443,299
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     121,925,000        28,722,149        28,252,391        (469,758
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NOK     516,781,500        60,113,042        58,341,776        (1,771,266
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     516,781,500        60,113,123        58,341,776        (1,771,347

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     478,525,001        $ 317,678,115        $ 325,846,517        $ 8,168,402   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     478,525,001        317,678,188        325,846,517        8,168,329   
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   PHP     647,493,000        13,637,936        13,704,218        66,282   
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   PHP     647,493,000        13,637,936        13,704,219        66,283   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   PLN     190,103,000        48,405,663        48,394,544        (11,119
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     190,103,000        48,405,650        48,394,545        (11,105
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     1,495,804,000        175,482,892        177,567,211        2,084,319   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     1,495,804,000        175,482,813        177,567,211        2,084,398   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SGD     85,239,000        60,425,551        59,974,192        (451,359
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     85,239,000        60,425,872        59,974,192        (451,680
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     342,087,500        114,722,707        114,946,610        223,903   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     342,087,500        114,719,192        114,946,609        227,417   
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   TWD     765,593,000        23,343,434        23,326,743        (16,691
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   TWD     906,975,000        27,704,384        27,634,491        (69,893
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ZAR     822,438,000        53,936,719        52,474,657        (1,462,062
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     822,438,000        53,937,092        52,474,658        (1,462,434
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $9,599,925,714        $9,613,475,946        $13,550,232   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     (756,292,000     $(543,159,218     $(549,141,917     $(5,982,699
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     (756,292,000     (543,158,876     (549,141,918     (5,983,042
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     (222,022,500     (55,639,502     (54,818,603     820,899   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (222,022,500     (55,639,933     (54,818,603     821,330   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CAD     (1,327,274,501     (974,743,750     (959,406,190     15,337,560   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     (1,327,274,500     (974,743,749     (959,406,190     15,337,559   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     (427,000     (428,125     (427,640     485   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (3,704,000     (3,752,921     (3,709,552     43,369   
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   CLP     (25,042,214,000     (35,238,417     (35,052,764     185,653   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   CLP     (25,042,214,000     $ (35,238,417     $ (35,052,764     $ 185,653   
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   COP     (41,838,027,500     (12,757,228     (13,073,966     (316,738
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   COP     (41,838,027,500     (12,757,228     (13,073,966     (316,738
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     (2,090,520,014     (2,228,076,894     (2,276,046,968     (47,970,074
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (2,090,520,014     (2,228,068,477     (2,276,046,967     (47,978,490
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     (230,327,000     (345,470,106     (339,588,939     5,881,167   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (230,327,000     (345,469,606     (339,588,939     5,880,667   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     (73,447,000     (9,479,551     (9,482,401     (2,850
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HUF     (13,904,543,001     (48,036,314     (47,858,061     178,253   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     (13,904,542,999     (48,046,223     (47,858,061     188,162   
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   IDR     (18,485,859,000     (1,267,884     (1,317,284     (49,400
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     (18,485,859,000     (1,267,884     (1,317,284     (49,400
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ILS     (93,172,000     (24,035,406     (23,981,158     54,248   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     (93,171,999     (24,031,457     (23,981,158     50,299   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   INR     (1,339,495,000     (19,703,181     (20,008,867     (305,686
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     (1,339,495,000     (19,703,179     (20,008,867     (305,688
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     (65,906,975,000     (537,620,626     (549,276,837     (11,656,211
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (65,906,975,000     (537,620,627     (549,276,837     (11,656,210
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     (282,049,931,000     (239,045,625     (240,158,183     (1,112,558
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     (282,049,931,000     (239,045,753     (240,158,183     (1,112,430
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   MXN     (3,294,437,000     (193,445,536     (190,165,931     3,279,605   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     (3,294,437,000     (193,445,149     (190,165,931     3,279,218   
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   MYR     (78,594,500     (18,428,771     (18,211,872     216,899   
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     (78,594,500     (18,428,779     (18,211,871     216,908   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NOK     (3,516,835,503     (404,846,924     (397,031,290     7,815,634   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     (3,516,835,501     (404,848,052     (397,031,290     7,816,762   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     (96,020,000     (63,538,336     (65,383,800     (1,845,464
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     (96,020,000     (63,538,337     (65,383,800     (1,845,463

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY  

CURRENCY

AMOUNT

SOLD

    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   PHP     (2,271,967,500     $ (47,613,510     $ (48,086,292     $ (472,782
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   PHP     (2,271,967,500     (47,613,510     (48,086,292     (472,782
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   PLN     (712,910,000     (178,786,371     (181,485,589     (2,699,218
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     (712,910,000     (178,786,227     (181,485,589     (2,699,362
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     (1,297,359,000     (151,776,076     (154,009,763     (2,233,687
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     (1,297,358,999     (151,775,705     (154,009,763     (2,234,058
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SGD     (108,934,500     (77,041,327     (76,646,356     394,971   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     (108,934,500     (77,041,571     (76,646,355     395,216   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     (338,870,000     (112,390,767     (113,865,480     (1,474,713
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (338,870,000     (112,385,495     (113,865,480     (1,479,985
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   TWD     (2,322,176,001     (70,885,157     (70,754,050     131,107   
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   TWD     (2,322,176,000     (70,885,546     (70,754,050     131,496   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ZAR     (3,170,445,000     (216,501,061     (202,286,387     14,214,674   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (3,170,445,000     (216,489,781     (202,286,388     14,203,393   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (13,213,738,145     (13,268,932,686     (55,194,541
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(3,613,812,431     $(3,655,456,740     $(41,644,309
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CLP - Chilean Peso

COP - Colombian Peso

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - New Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $8,900,734         $—         $8,900,734   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              158,312,402         158,312,402   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      101,490,246                 101,490,246   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Money Market Funds      22,740,128                 22,740,128   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              11,836,880         11,836,880   
U.S. Treasury Bills              39,159,675         39,159,675   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              50,906,776         50,906,776   
U.S. Treasury Bills              82,373,833         82,373,833   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              (1,500,059      (1,500,059
Money Market Funds      25,810,103                 25,810,103   
U.S. Treasury Bills              27,798,572         27,798,572   

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $6,910,042         $—         $6,910,042   

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      130,085                 130,085   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              (23,074,031      (23,074,031
U.S. Treasury Bills              48,216,525         48,216,525   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              22,750,100         22,750,100   
U.S. Treasury Bills              27,989,024         27,989,024   

 

 
Macquarie Capital                     
Money Market Funds      8,070,000                 8,070,000   

 

 
Merrill Lynch                     
Money Market Funds      341,397                 341,397   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              (36,736,299      (36,736,299
U.S. Treasury Bills              146,196,971         146,196,971   

 

 
Societe Generale                     
Money Market Funds      1,860,000                 1,860,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 20.4%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(a)(b)     104,569,444      $ 104,569,444   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(a)(b)     3,720,046        3,720,046   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $108,289,490)

      108,289,490   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 73.7%   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
       
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.141%, 01/28/2016 (c)   $ 102,595        102,586,074   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.161%, 02/04/2016 (c)     2,838        2,837,753   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.241%, 02/11/2016 ^(c)(d)     144,384        144,363,930   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.264%, 03/03/2016 ^(c)     45,929        45,920,917   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.258%, 03/17/2016 ^(c)     10,213        10,210,927   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 04/07/2016 ^(c)     24,989        24,979,204   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 05/19/2016 ^(c)     56,763        56,691,309   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.582%, 06/16/2016 (c)     2,525        2,519,675   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
(cost $390,075,850)

      390,109,789   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 94.1%
(cost $498,365,340)

      498,399,279   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 5.9% (e)
      31,128,719   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

  $ 529,527,998   
   

 

 

 
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for futures contracts.
(e) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Bank of America   Bovespa Index February Futures   02/2016   BRL     (23,882,679     $270,683   
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   03/2016   USD     1,643,345        (29,705
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     (90,662,902     240,243   
Bank of America   KOSPI Index 200 March Futures   03/2016   KRW     15,060,841,200        73,615   
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (910,585     (19,655
Macquarie Capital   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (8,577,231     (177,969
Societe Generale   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (3,163,112     (65,368
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     (10,136,791     91,592   
Goldman Sachs   SGX FTSE China A50 Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     3,088,913        (52,613
Bank of America   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     (760,948     (2,060
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   03/2016   USD     2,608,333        (101,930

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   03/2016   USD     (7,792,158     $ 143,436   
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   03/2016   USD     (1,812,416     40,703   
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   03/2016   USD     (6,130,770     263,220   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   03/2016   USD     (3,215,032     161,782   
Societe Generale   Soybean Meal March Futures^   03/2016   USD     (1,951,926     93,426   
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures   03/2016   CHF     (8,155,896     (242,021
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   01/2016   TWD     (41,670,591     (41,493
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   03/2016   USD     (2,081,696     13,695   
Deutsche Bank   Wheat March Futures^   03/2016   USD     (733,815     28,815   
         

 

 

 
            $688,396   
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
163   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        $5,479,285        $5,435,463        $(43,822
109   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        3,615,492        3,499,990        (115,502
35   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     03/2016        1,102,837        1,107,400        4,563   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        235,177        225,037        (10,140
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        156,210        150,060        (6,150
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        157,962        150,095        (7,867
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        40,628        37,533        (3,095
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        188,902        188,188        (714
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        186,275        188,188        1,913   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        111,907        112,935        1,028   
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        368,243        376,527        8,284   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        186,046        188,415        2,369   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        37,628        37,691        63   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        224,377        226,234        1,857   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        36,822        37,789        967   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        151,032        151,175        143   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        264,511        264,468        (43
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        74,219        75,538        1,319   
29   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        1,094,032        1,093,119        (913
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        571,699        565,155        (6,544
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        391,346        353,250        (38,096
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        259,823        235,505        (24,318
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        249,005        235,563        (13,442
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        246,505        235,563        (10,942
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        369,384        353,344        (16,040
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        118,359        117,782        (577
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        462,675        471,111        8,436   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        1,040,066        1,059,971        19,905   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        446,110        471,070        24,960   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        $ 227,505        $ 235,488        $ 7,983   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        231,455        235,478        4,023   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        642,297        580,553        (61,744
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        229,930        211,168        (18,762
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        52,082        52,917        835   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        187,160        159,613        (27,547
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        365,112        319,324        (45,788
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        124,207        120,182        (4,025
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        290,517        280,532        (9,985
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        120,907        120,239        (668
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        38,552        40,171        1,619   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        38,252        40,179        1,927   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        37,003        40,225        3,222   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        75,856        80,450        4,594   
63   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Oil Futures^     03/2016        1,169,533        1,162,350        (7,183
89   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     02/2016        1,528,857        1,519,123        (9,734
33   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        3,115,989        3,169,191        53,202   
197   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     01/2016        9,867,467        9,930,553        63,086   
45   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        12,783,870        13,169,780        385,910   
141   Barclays Capital   E-Mini DJIA CBOT Futures     03/2016        12,207,572        12,225,405        17,833   
296   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures     03/2016        10,510,255        10,557,472        47,217   
26   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        3,008,583        3,029,272        20,689   
547   Barclays Capital   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        50,031,026        50,189,985        158,959   
169   J.P. Morgan   Nikkei 225 Futures     03/2016        27,592,739        26,757,103        (835,636
123   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        12,419,818        12,517,710        97,892   
408   J.P. Morgan   SGX FTSE China A50 Index Futures     01/2016        4,367,028        4,271,760        (95,268
241   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        31,440,849        31,028,537        (412,312
149   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        184,487,903        184,757,769        269,866   
286   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2016        77,891,517        77,842,488        (49,029
253   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2016        68,901,107        68,864,100        (37,007
311   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2016        84,664,164        84,642,677        (21,487
356   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     03/2017        96,890,234        96,870,666        (19,568
374   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2017        101,755,938        101,727,976        (27,962
407   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2017        110,747,655        110,648,686        (98,969
247   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2017        67,163,174        67,110,166        (53,008
33   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     03/2016        6,040,464        6,042,157        1,693   
310   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2016        56,649,875        56,702,523        52,648   
156   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2016        28,520,544        28,496,802        (23,742
177   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2016        32,330,588        32,283,984        (46,604
173   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     03/2017        31,572,840        31,509,772        (63,068
149   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2017        27,162,924        27,100,034        (62,890
82   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2017        14,935,710        14,897,491        (38,219
88   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2017        16,005,446        15,971,337        (34,109
104   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        10,464,679        10,596,921        132,242   
141   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     06/2016        25,284,797        25,281,564        (3,233
281   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     09/2016        50,393,569        50,386,364        (7,205
247   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bobl Futures     03/2016        35,351,225        35,075,388        (275,837
62   Goldman Sachs   Euro - OAT Futures     03/2016        10,243,549        10,110,143        (133,406

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
545   Goldman Sachs   Euro - SCHATZ Futures     03/2016        $ 66,180,208        $ 66,045,003        $ (135,205
35   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     06/2016        8,823,066        8,804,164        (18,902
41   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     09/2016        10,334,147        10,313,448        (20,699
39   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     12/2016        9,825,866        9,809,380        (16,486
509   Goldman Sachs   Euro - BTP Italian Government Bond Futures     03/2016        76,672,431        76,291,239        (381,192
131   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bund Futures     03/2016        22,765,675        22,482,162        (283,513
92   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        15,928,424        15,837,094        (91,330
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          1,548,558,697        1,546,190,417        (2,368,280
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:                            
479   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     01/2016        $(17,999,008     $(18,043,930     $(44,922
91   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     03/2016        (4,179,953     (4,323,637     (143,684
211   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Copper Futures^     03/2016        (10,950,561     (11,262,125     (311,564
745   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        (13,659,654     (13,363,438     296,216   
382   Goldman Sachs   Gas Oil Futures^     02/2016        (14,585,992     (12,768,350     1,817,642   
116   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     01/2016        (6,102,743     (6,192,312     (89,569
580   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        (62,500,587     (61,491,600     1,008,987   
136   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures^     03/2016        (3,307,010     (3,185,800     121,210   
181   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     01/2016        (9,645,894     (8,543,888     1,102,006   
101   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Lean Hogs Futures^     02/2016        (2,329,519     (2,415,921     (86,402
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (234,566     (225,037     9,529   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (155,550     (150,060     5,490   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (156,726     (150,095     6,631   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (40,406     (37,532     2,874   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (188,621     (188,188     433   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (185,682     (188,188     (2,506
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (110,940     (112,935     (1,995
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (368,657     (376,528     (7,871
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (185,805     (188,415     (2,610
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (37,555     (37,691     (136
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (224,260     (226,234     (1,974
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (36,997     (37,789     (792
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (150,990     (151,175     (185
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (263,883     (264,469     (586
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (73,695     (75,537     (1,842
139   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (5,026,177     (5,239,431     (213,254
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (567,713     (565,155     2,558   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (391,118     (353,250     37,868   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (260,994     (235,505     25,489   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)                            
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        $ (248,973     $ (235,562     $ 13,411   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (246,291     (235,562     10,729   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (369,020     (353,344     15,676   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (118,651     (117,781     870   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (464,067     (471,112     (7,045
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (1,039,659     (1,059,970     (20,311
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (447,312     (471,070     (23,758
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (227,905     (235,488     (7,583
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (230,741     (235,478     (4,737
65   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (7,343,716     (7,650,907     (307,191
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (642,493     (580,552     61,941   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (230,128     (211,168     18,960   
42   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (2,136,965     (2,221,128     (84,163
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (52,194     (52,917     (723
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (184,190     (159,613     24,577   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (363,980     (319,324     44,656   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (124,480     (120,182     4,298   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (290,497     (280,532     9,965   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (120,504     (120,240     264   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (38,608     (40,172     (1,564
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (38,145     (40,179     (2,034
77   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (3,019,686     (3,097,325     (77,639
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (37,123     (40,225     (3,102
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (75,501     (80,450     (4,949
311   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     01/2016        (6,553,035     (7,268,070     (715,035
45   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Nymex Palladium Futures^     03/2016        (2,454,362     (2,529,000     (74,638
83   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Platinum Futures^     04/2016        (3,611,310     (3,706,780     (95,470
152   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        (10,686,477     (10,490,280     196,197   
302   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        (13,119,505     (13,050,175     69,330   
102   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Meal Futures^     03/2016        (2,850,705     (2,708,100     142,605   
198   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Wheat Futures^     03/2016        (4,878,477     (4,653,000     225,477   
324   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     01/2016        (12,566,594     (12,000,960     565,634   
1   J.P. Morgan   E-Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures     03/2016        (84,805     (84,910     (105
276   J.P. Morgan   E-Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures     03/2016        (10,516,783     (10,867,500     (350,717
47   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     03/2016        (5,278,070     (5,318,050     (39,980
30   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        (2,672,327     (2,741,128     (68,801
41   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     03/2016        (1,202,908     (1,226,740     (23,832
28   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        (3,974,460     (3,957,910     16,550   
113   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        (7,162,329     (7,075,212     87,117   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)                            
64   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        $ (6,685,647     $ (6,625,732     $ 59,915   
127   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     01/2016        (2,890,021     (2,898,456     (8,435
56   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        (1,715,974     (1,704,640     11,334   
122   J.P. Morgan   OMXS30 Index Futures     01/2016        (2,063,445     (2,092,721     (29,276
28   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        (3,884,025     (3,901,800     (17,775
176   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     03/2016        (19,164,586     (19,356,566     (191,980
124   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     01/2016        (1,965,959     (1,971,104     (5,145
61   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        (5,508,091     (5,841,932     (333,841
783   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2016        (194,022,334     (193,988,250     34,084   
521   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2016        (128,879,356     (128,862,838     16,518   
286   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2016        (70,614,037     (70,620,550     (6,513
195   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     03/2017        (48,075,186     (48,077,250     (2,064
170   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2017        (41,847,493     (41,849,750     (2,257
150   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2017        (36,872,045     (36,879,375     (7,330
136   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2017        (33,388,180     (33,396,500     (8,320
28   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (2,577,322     (2,589,060     (11,738
1,196   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (96,922,124     (97,146,432     (224,308
5   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     03/2016        (895,940     (896,193     (253
81   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   CME Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures     03/2016        (12,799,904     (12,853,687     (53,783
39   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Buxl 30-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (6,434,073     (6,416,824     17,249   
465   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        (58,463,620     (58,546,406     (82,786
786   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures     03/2016        (170,726,047     (170,746,219     (20,172
253   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures     03/2016        (29,905,630     (29,935,039     (29,409
90   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures     03/2016        (13,804,701     (13,837,500     (32,799
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (1,249,729,972     (1,247,537,135     2,192,837   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $298,828,725        $298,653,282        $(175,443
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     40,275,000        $29,252,728        $29,243,587        $(9,141
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     40,275,000        29,252,993        29,243,587        (9,406
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     15,891,500        4,082,056        3,923,701        (158,355

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     15,891,500        $ 4,082,048        $ 3,923,701        $ (158,347
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CAD     7,350,000        5,503,072        5,312,869        (190,203
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     7,350,000        5,503,072        5,312,869        (190,203
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     5,000        4,951        5,007        56   
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   CLP     626,766,500        891,395        877,314        (14,081
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   CLP     636,508,500        905,020        890,950        (14,070
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   COP     363,621,000        115,071        113,628        (1,443
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   COP     363,621,000        115,071        113,628        (1,443
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CZK     231,376,500        9,305,078        9,324,866        19,788   
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     231,376,500        9,305,022        9,324,866        19,844   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     121,525,000        132,874,445        132,309,954        (564,491
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     121,525,000        132,874,445        132,309,954        (564,491
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     8,284,999        12,461,963        12,215,216        (246,747
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     8,284,999        12,462,027        12,215,216        (246,811
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HUF     916,785,500        3,162,695        3,155,485        (7,210
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     916,785,500        3,164,155        3,155,485        (8,670
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   IDR     40,955,607,000        2,899,385        2,918,455        19,070   
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     40,955,607,000        2,899,385        2,918,455        19,070   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ILS     12,837,500        3,331,115        3,304,191        (26,924
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     12,837,500        3,329,774        3,304,191        (25,583
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   INR     413,756,500        6,114,844        6,180,539        65,695   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     413,756,500        6,114,845        6,180,539        65,694   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     10,739,732,502        88,187,942        89,506,251        1,318,309   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     10,739,732,502        88,187,967        89,506,251        1,318,284   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     5,543,052,000        4,775,651        4,719,765        (55,886
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     5,543,052,000        4,775,651        4,719,765        (55,886
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   MXN     57,653,000        3,450,059        3,327,924        (122,135

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     57,653,000        $ 3,450,047        $ 3,327,924        $ (122,123
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   MYR     9,168,500        2,158,988        2,124,519        (34,469
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     9,517,500        2,241,984        2,205,389        (36,595
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NOK     42,872,000        4,987,153        4,840,011        (147,142
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     42,872,000        4,987,160        4,840,011        (147,149
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     37,417,000        24,838,792        25,478,709        639,917   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     37,417,000        24,838,798        25,478,710        639,912   
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   PHP     51,364,000        1,081,877        1,087,121        5,244   
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   PHP     51,364,000        1,081,877        1,087,121        5,244   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   PLN     15,307,000        3,896,555        3,896,705        150   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   PLN     15,307,000        3,896,555        3,896,704        149   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SEK     117,268,500        13,755,991        13,920,969        164,978   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SEK     117,268,500        13,755,985        13,920,969        164,984   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SGD     6,698,000        4,748,105        4,712,717        (35,388
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SGD     6,698,000        4,748,131        4,712,717        (35,414
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   TRY     26,842,500        9,001,838        9,019,487        17,649   
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   TRY     26,842,500        9,001,572        9,019,488        17,916   
New Taiwan Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   TWD     61,346,000        1,870,503        1,869,142        (1,361
New Taiwan Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     72,588,000        2,217,264        2,211,673        (5,591
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ZAR     65,819,000        4,320,031        4,199,501        (120,530
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     65,819,000        4,319,964        4,199,501        (120,463
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $754,583,095        $755,607,297        $1,024,202   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     (59,103,000     $(42,449,706     $(42,914,556     $(464,850
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     (59,103,000     (42,449,679     (42,914,555     (464,876
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     (17,490,500     (4,383,172     (4,318,503     64,669   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (17,490,500     (4,383,207     (4,318,503     64,704   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CAD     (103,204,500     $ (75,806,410     $ (74,600,268     $ 1,206,142   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     (103,204,500     (75,806,346     (74,600,269     1,206,077   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     (30,000     (30,079     (30,044     35   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (279,000     (282,691     (279,416     3,275   
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   CLP     (1,991,968,000     (2,802,883     (2,788,252     14,631   
Chilean Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   CLP     (1,991,968,000     (2,802,883     (2,788,252     14,631   
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   COP     (3,291,018,000     (1,003,670     (1,028,410     (24,740
Colombian Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   COP     (3,291,018,000     (1,003,670     (1,028,410     (24,740
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     (164,332,002     (175,158,071     (178,915,940     (3,757,869
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (164,332,001     (175,157,408     (178,915,939     (3,758,531
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     (17,944,000     (26,916,252     (26,456,230     460,022   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (17,944,000     (26,916,213     (26,456,230     459,983   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     (5,666,000     (731,283     (731,511     (228
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HUF     (1,089,573,000     (3,764,493     (3,750,202     14,291   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     (1,089,573,000     (3,765,256     (3,750,202     15,054   
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   IDR     (1,598,920,000     (109,665     (113,937     (4,272
Indonesian Rupiah,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   IDR     (1,598,920,000     (109,665     (113,937     (4,272
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ILS     (7,227,500     (1,864,389     (1,860,256     4,133   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     (7,227,500     (1,864,126     (1,860,256     3,870   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   INR     (108,591,000     (1,597,534     (1,622,091     (24,557
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     (108,591,000     (1,597,534     (1,622,091     (24,557
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     (5,143,850,500     (41,958,498     (42,869,483     (910,985
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (5,143,850,500     (41,958,498     (42,869,483     (910,985
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     (21,967,355,501     (18,618,854     (18,704,632     (85,778
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     (21,967,355,498     (18,618,864     (18,704,632     (85,768
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   MXN     (255,828,500     (15,022,752     (14,767,279     255,473   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     (255,828,500     (15,022,722     (14,767,279     255,443   
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   MYR     (6,158,500     (1,444,190     (1,427,044     17,146   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Malaysian Ringgit,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   MYR     (6,158,500     $ (1,444,192     $ (1,427,044     $ 17,148   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NOK     (275,787,500     (31,748,123     (31,134,885     613,238   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     (275,787,500     (31,748,056     (31,134,883     613,173   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     (7,800,000     (5,161,519     (5,311,327     (149,808
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     (7,800,000     (5,161,519     (5,311,327     (149,808
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   PHP     (177,409,000     (3,717,975     (3,754,871     (36,896
Philippine Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   PHP     (177,409,000     (3,717,975     (3,754,871     (36,896
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   PLN     (55,853,500     (14,006,316     (14,218,632     (212,316
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     (55,853,499     (14,006,305     (14,218,632     (212,327
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     (102,047,000     (11,938,037     (12,114,021     (175,984
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     (102,047,000     (11,938,008     (12,114,021     (176,013
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SGD     (8,535,500     (6,036,635     (6,005,582     31,053   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     (8,535,500     (6,036,656     (6,005,582     31,074   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     (26,608,000     (8,827,224     (8,940,693     (113,469
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (26,608,000     (8,826,853     (8,940,693     (113,840
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   TWD     (182,337,500     (5,565,742     (5,555,615     10,127   
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   TWD     (182,337,500     (5,565,773     (5,555,615     10,158   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ZAR     (248,322,500     (16,958,438     (15,843,915     1,114,523   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (248,322,500     (16,957,634     (15,843,916     1,113,718   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (1,034,763,643     (1,039,074,217     (4,310,574
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(280,180,548     $(283,466,920     $(3,286,372
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CLP - Chilean Peso

COP - Colombian Peso

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - New Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $880,005         $—         $880,005   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              11,114,129         11,114,129   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      7,910,020                 7,910,020   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Money Market Funds      1,800,010                 1,800,010   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              3,950,365         3,950,365   
Money Market Funds      290,000                 290,000   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              7,623,080         7,623,080   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              2,130,236         2,130,236   

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $560,022         $—         $560,022   

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      190,008                 190,008   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              1,611,926         1,611,926   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              2,892,877         2,892,877   

 

 
Macquarie Capital                     
Money Market Funds      680,001                 680,001   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              (2,696,723      (2,696,723
U.S. Treasury Bills              11,164,967         11,164,967   

 

 
Societe Generale                     
Money Market Funds      110,000                 110,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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LONG INVESTMENTS - 92.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 4.3%  
Canada - 0.0% (a)  
Mitel Networks Corp. (1)     23,602      $ 181,499   
   

 

 

 
China - 0.0% (a)            
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (3)(b)(c)     816,000        408,524   
   

 

 

 
Ireland - 0.6%            
Avolon Holdings Ltd. (1)     71,213        2,204,754   
King Digital Entertainment PLC (1)     697,146        12,464,971   
   

 

 

 
      14,669,725   
   

 

 

 
United States - 3.7%            
AGL Resources, Inc. (1)     15,373        980,951   
Airgas, Inc. (1)     31,102        4,302,029   
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT (1)     400,815        9,495,307   
Boulder Brands, Inc. (1)     269,773        2,962,108   
Constant Contact, Inc. (1)     225,975        6,607,509   
Dyax Corp. (1)     70,075        2,636,222   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (1)     78,555        1,626,874   
Herbalife Ltd. (1)(b)     2,771        148,581   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
United States - 3.7% (continued)            
Humana, Inc. (1)     8,742      $ 1,560,534   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (1)     38,299        3,446,144   
MedAssets, Inc. (1)     125,790        3,891,943   
PartnerRe Ltd. (1)     9,264        1,294,551   
Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack/The (1)     107,112        1,971,932   
Pepco Holdings, Inc. (1)     67,067        1,744,413   
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc. (1)     97,997        5,587,789   
Precision Castparts Corp. (1)     46,514        10,791,713   
Rite Aid Corp. (1)     1,241,942        9,736,825   
SolarWinds, Inc. (1)     143,087        8,427,824   
Solera Holdings, Inc. (1)     14,716        806,878   
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (1)     13,243        1,508,113   
SunEdison, Inc. (1)     101,808        518,203   
Symetra Financial Corp. (1)     166,164        5,279,030   
TECO Energy, Inc. (1)     48,528        1,293,271   
UTi Worldwide, Inc. (1)     711,862        5,004,390   
   

 

 

 
      91,623,134   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $106,491,811)

      106,882,882   
   

 

 

 
 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 11.0%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Israel - 2.3%            
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., $1,000.00 par, 7.000% 12/15/18 (1)     55,350      $ 56,310,787   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 1.2%            
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Series FCAU, $100.00 par, 7.875% 12/15/16     25,012,500        29,061,398   
   

 

 

 
United States - 7.5%            
Allergan PLC, Series A, $1,000.00 par, 5.500% 03/01/18 (1)     32,175        33,146,041   
Anthem, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.250% 05/01/18 (b)     534,750        24,625,238   
Black Hills Corp., $50.00 par, 7.750% 11/01/18     49,266        2,730,814   
Bunge Ltd., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $100.00 par, 4.875% 12/31/49 (1)(d)     30,900        2,874,936   
Crown Castle International Corp., Series A, $100.00 par, 4.500% 11/01/16     109,200        11,661,468   
Dominion Resources, Inc., $50.00 par, 6.375% 07/01/17 (1)     137,625        6,617,010   
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, $49.00 par, 6.125% 04/01/16 (1)     167,375        8,884,265   
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series B, $49.00 par, 6.000% 07/01/16 (1)     276,600        14,845,122   
Post Holdings, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, $100.00 par, 2.500% 12/31/49 (d)     37,627        4,494,075   
Southwestern Energy Co., Series B, $50.00 par, 6.250% 01/15/18 (1)     429,825        7,973,254   
Stericycle, Inc., $100.00 par, 5.250% 09/15/18 (1)     103,200        9,448,992   
T-Mobile US, Inc., $50.00 par, 5.500% 12/15/17 (1)     329,050        22,279,976   
Tyson Foods, Inc., $50.00 par, 4.750% 07/15/17 (1)     310,450        18,838,106   
Welltower, Inc., Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I, $50.00 par, 6.500% 12/31/49 (1)(d)     221,875        13,514,406   
Weyerhaeuser Co., Series A, $50.00 par, 6.375% 07/01/16 (1)     95,253        4,789,321   
WPX Energy, Inc., Series A, $50.00 par, 6.250% 07/31/18 (1)(b)     65,450        2,057,094   
   

 

 

 
      188,780,118   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $286,665,336)

   

    274,152,303   
   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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CORPORATE BONDS - 0.0% (a)   INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
United States - 0.0% (a)                        

Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. (e)
(cost $3,965,813)

    7.250     06/15/19      $ 3,950,000      $ 246,875   
       

 

 

 
       
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 22.2%        
Canada - 0.3%                        
Element Financial Corp. 144A (f)     4.250     06/30/20        7,675        5,695,929   
Element Financial Corp. 144A (b)(f)     5.125     06/30/19        3,281        2,769,513   
       

 

 

 
          8,465,442   
       

 

 

 
Mexico - 0.3%                        
Cemex SAB de CV (b)     3.720     03/15/20        7,050        5,529,844   
Cemex SAB de CV     3.750     03/15/18        350        326,594   
Cemex SAB de CV     3.250     03/15/16        2,250        2,235,937   
       

 

 

 
          8,092,375   
       

 

 

 
Monaco - 0.2%                        
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. 144A (f)     2.375     07/01/19        4,525        4,182,797   
       

 

 

 
Norway - 0.2%        
Ship Finance International Ltd.     3.250     02/01/18        5,500        5,847,187   
       

 

 

 
United States - 21.2%        
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.     1.750     06/15/21        4,025        4,628,750   
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     1.250     07/01/20        375        401,250   
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (e)     4.875     12/15/20        200        250   
Anthem, Inc.     2.750     10/15/42        9,325        17,799,094   
Ares Capital Corp. 144A (3)(c)(f)     5.750     02/01/16        417        416,739   
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. (b)     1.250     08/01/32        3,575        3,968,250   
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (b)     4.250     03/15/45        10,500        5,460,000   
Ciena Corp.     4.000     12/15/20        1,166        1,514,342   
Ciena Corp. 144A (f)     3.750     10/15/18        275        341,000   
Colony Capital, Inc.     3.875     01/15/21        3,150        2,931,469   
Dycom Industries, Inc. 144A (b)(f)     0.750     09/15/21        3,700        3,635,250   
Equinix, Inc.     4.750     06/15/16        4,450        17,580,281   
General Cable Corp. (b)(g)     4.500     11/15/29        1,595        977,934   
Herbalife Ltd. (b)     2.000     08/15/19        3,000        2,510,625   
Hologic, Inc., Series 2010 (g)     2.000     12/15/37        1,650        2,792,625   
Horizon Pharma Investment Ltd. 144A (b)(f)     2.500     03/15/22        2,525        2,520,266   
Intel Corp.     3.250     08/01/39        19,000        31,599,375   
Lam Research Corp.     0.500     05/15/16        5,075        6,603,844   
Lennar Corp. 144A (f)     2.750     12/15/20        2,650        5,857,825   
Lennar Corp. 144A (b)(f)     3.250     11/15/21        3,325        6,930,547   
LinkedIn Corp. (b)     0.500     11/01/19        13,425        14,079,469   
Medicines Co./The     1.375     06/01/17        4,550        6,475,219   
Medicines Co./The 144A (f)     2.500     01/15/22        5,975        7,573,312   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     4.000     04/01/31        3,375        3,524,766   
Meritor, Inc.     7.875     03/01/26        1,600        1,908,000   
MGIC Investment Corp. (b)     5.000     05/01/17        4,625        4,757,969   
MGIC Investment Corp. (b)     2.000     04/01/20        13,700        19,043,000   
Microchip Technology, Inc.     2.125     12/15/37        15,700        29,879,062   
Micron Technology, Inc., Series C     2.375     05/01/32        7,775        12,201,891   
Micron Technology, Inc., Series F     2.125     02/15/33        4,400        6,468,000   
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     1.125     01/15/20        4,500        6,997,500   
NorthStar Realty Finance LP 144A (f)     5.375     06/15/33        100        124,616   
Novellus Systems, Inc.     2.625     05/15/41        13,650        32,120,156   
NRG Yield, Inc. 144A (b)(f)     3.500     02/01/19        4,200        3,848,250   
NRG Yield, Inc. 144A (b)(f)     3.250     06/01/20        4,575        3,840,141   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    INTEREST
RATE
    MATURITY
DATE
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
United States - 21.2% (continued)                        
NVIDIA Corp. (b)     1.000     12/01/18      $ 24,825      $ 41,349,141   
ON Semiconductor Corp., Series B     2.625     12/15/26        3,064        3,416,360   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     0.000     07/01/19        15,225        25,292,531   
Pandora Media, Inc. 144A (b)(f)     1.750     12/01/20        3,575        3,796,203   
Priceline Group, Inc./The (b)     1.000     03/15/18        6,100        8,673,437   
Prospect Capital Corp. (b)     4.750     04/15/20        1,100        952,875   
Radian Group, Inc.     2.250     03/01/19        2,775        3,574,547   
SanDisk Corp. (b)     1.500     08/15/17        10,615        16,645,647   
SL Green Operating Partnership LP 144A (f)     3.000     10/15/17        5,575        7,940,891   
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.     2.875     05/15/19        4,025        3,846,390   
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.     3.750     05/15/21        4,475        4,234,469   
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (b)     3.750     10/15/17        1,650        1,623,188   
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (b)     4.550     03/01/18        5,925        6,024,984   
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     4.000     01/15/19        4,350        4,515,844   
Stillwater Mining Co. (b)     1.750     10/15/32        5,725        5,435,172   
SunEdison, Inc.     2.750     01/01/21        4,925        2,465,578   
SunEdison, Inc. (b)     2.000     10/01/18        5,950        3,246,469   
SunEdison, Inc. 144A (f)     0.250     01/15/20        8,325        3,205,125   
SunPower Corp. 144A (b)(f)     4.000     01/15/23        3,950        4,735,062   
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.     1.750     12/01/16        2,450        4,474,312   
Tesla Motors, Inc.     1.500     06/01/18        8,500        16,739,688   
Trinity Industries, Inc. (b)     3.875     06/01/36        5,975        7,151,328   
TTM Technologies, Inc.     1.750     12/15/20        2,875        2,591,094   
UTi Worldwide, Inc.     4.500     03/01/19        5,100        5,029,875   
Vector Group Ltd. (h)     1.750     04/15/20        1,900        2,171,938   
VeriSign, Inc.     4.297     08/15/37        21,619        55,358,152   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (b)     2.250     11/15/40        1,875        1,814,063   
WebMD Health Corp. (b)     2.500     01/31/18        4,775        4,912,281   
WebMD Health Corp.     1.500     12/01/20        1,675        1,870,766   
       

 

 

 
          524,398,477   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(cost $503,995,287)

          550,986,278   
       

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 50.2%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% ^(i)     1,000,216      $ 1,000,216   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% ^(i)     4,000,863        4,000,863   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(i)(j)     764,959,056        764,959,056   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(i)(j)     475,204,153        475,204,153   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% ^(i)     5,001,412        5,001,412   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $1,250,165,700)

      1,250,165,700   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 4.3%
 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

(000’s)

   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.258%, 3/17/2016 ^(k)   $ 1,858      $ 1,857,623   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.238%, 2/18/2016 ^(k)     8,096        8,094,867   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 4/7/2016 ^(k)     5,000        4,998,040   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.536%, 6/9/2016 ^(k)     1,853        1,849,366   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 5/19/2016 ^(k)     32,518        32,476,930   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.145%, 4/28/2016 ^(k)     2,481        2,478,921   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.161%, 2/4/2016 ^(k)     16,427        16,425,571   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.345%, 5/26/2016 ^(k)     11,300        11,282,553   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.141%, 1/28/2016 ^(k)     25,758        25,755,759   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 4.3% (continued)
 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

(000’s)

   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.516%, 6/23/2016 ^(k)   $ 1,590      $ 1,586,465   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $106,804,959)

      106,806,095   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $2,258,088,906)

      2,289,240,133   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (23.7)%     SHARES     
COMMON STOCKS - (23.7)%            
Canada - (0.1)%    
Element Financial Corp. (1)     (267,849     (3,232,694
   

 

 

 
Israel - (1.7)%            
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR (1)     (628,776     (41,272,857
   

 

 

 
Italy - 0.0% (a)            
Ferrari NV (1)     (19,413     (931,824
   

 

 

 
Mexico - (0.1)%            
Cemex SAB de CV ADR (1)     (244,392     (1,361,263
   

 

 

 
Monaco - (0.1)%            
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (1)     (212,674     (1,705,645
   

 

 

 
Norway - (0.1)%  
Ship Finance International Ltd. (1)     (212,619     (3,523,097
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - (1.0)%            
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (1)     (1,728,135     (24,176,609
   

 

 

 
United States - (20.6)%            
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (1)     (69,985     (2,993,958
Allergan PLC (1)     (83,789     (26,184,062
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (1)     (14,619     (224,840
Anthem, Inc. (1)     (219,124     (30,554,651
Black Hills Corp. (1)     (42,390     (1,968,168
Bunge Ltd. (1)     (20,658     (1,410,528
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. (1)     (51,768     (1,963,043
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (1)     (40,974     (1,526,281
Ciena Corp. (1)     (44,628     (923,353
Colony Capital, Inc., Class A REIT (1)     (36,809     (717,039
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT (1)     (79,484     (6,871,392
Dominion Resources, Inc. (1)     (296,906     (20,082,722
Dycom Industries, Inc. (1)     (25,968     (1,816,721
Equinix, Inc. REIT (1)     (58,024     (17,546,458
General Cable Corp. (1)     (40,140     (539,080
Hologic, Inc. (1)     (70,929     (2,744,243
Horizon Pharma PLC (1)     (69,613     (1,508,514
Intel Corp. (1)     (752,248     (25,914,944
Lam Research Corp. (1)     (452,940     (35,972,495
Lennar Corp., Class A (1)     (238,257     (11,653,150
LinkedIn Corp., Class A (1)     (25,980     (5,847,578
Medicines Co./The (1)     (279,303     (10,429,174
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
United States - (20.6)% (continued)            
Mentor Graphics Corp. (1)     (61,678   $ (1,136,109
Meritor, Inc. (1)     (86,667     (723,669
MGIC Investment Corp. (1)     (1,602,932     (14,153,890
Microchip Technology, Inc. (1)     (608,365     (28,313,307
Micron Technology, Inc. (1)     (1,030,765     (14,595,632
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (1)     (97,130     (5,840,427
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. REIT (1)     (7,317     (124,608
NRG Yield, Inc., Class A (1)     (51,385     (714,765
NRG Yield, Inc., Class C (1)     (53,079     (783,446
NVIDIA Corp. (1)     (1,083,470     (35,711,171
ON Semiconductor Corp. (1)     (154,659     (1,515,658
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (1)     (122,183     (21,521,314
Pandora Media, Inc. (1)     (99,896     (1,339,605
Post Holdings, Inc. (1)     (64,657     (3,989,337
Priceline Group, Inc./The (1)     (5,360     (6,833,732
Prospect Capital Corp. (1)     (1,331     (9,290
Radian Group, Inc. (1)     (181,946     (2,436,257
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT (1)     (63,976     (7,228,008
Southwestern Energy Co. (1)     (906,369     (6,444,284
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. REIT (1)     (163,475     (1,638,019
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT (1)     (177,634     (3,652,155
Stericycle, Inc. (1)     (55,292     (6,668,215
Stillwater Mining Co. (1)     (239,443     (2,052,027
SunEdison, Inc. (1)     (487,386     (2,480,795
SunPower Corp. (1)     (108,692     (3,261,847
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (1)     (126,393     (4,403,532
Tesla Motors, Inc. (1)     (63,482     (15,236,315
T-Mobile US, Inc. (1)     (490,065     (19,171,343
Trinity Industries, Inc. (1)     (150,850     (3,623,417
TTM Technologies, Inc. (1)     (196,669     (1,280,315
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A (1)     (275,644     (14,700,095
Vector Group Ltd. (1)     (31,233     (736,787
VeriSign, Inc. (1)     (629,044     (54,953,284
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (1)     (124,670     (1,502,274
WebMD Health Corp. (1)     (57,174     (2,761,504
Welltower, Inc. REIT (1)     (105,864     (7,201,928
Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT (1)     (81,847     (2,453,773
WPX Energy, Inc. (1)     (281,889     (1,618,043
   

 

 

 
      (512,202,571
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $589,365,032)

   

    (588,406,560
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $589,365,032)

      (588,406,560
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 68.3%
(cost $1,668,723,874)

    

    1,700,833,573   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 31.7% (l)
        787,914,161  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 2,488,747,734   
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ 12,408,405        0.5
Consumer Staples     26,346,591        1.1  
Energy     10,950,106        0.4  
Financials     66,309,390        2.7  
Health Care     50,014,579        2.0  
Industrials     32,781,134        1.3  
Information Technology     100,703,729        4.0  
Materials     14,416,286        0.6  
Telecommunication Services     3,108,633        0.1  
Utilities     26,822,925        1.1  
Money Market Funds     1,250,165,700        50.2   
Other Investments     106,806,095        4.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments In Securities,
At Value
  1,700,833,573     68.3  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (l)     787,914,161        31.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 2,488,747,734        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(b) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2015, the value of these securities was $180,195,228. In addition, $555,127,262 of cash collateral was pledged.
(c) Security fair valued as of December 31, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $825,263 or 0.0% of total net assets.
(d) Security is perpetual and, thus, does not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next
  call date. The rate shown represents the variable dividend rate in effect as of the close of the reporting period.
(e) Defaulted security.
(f) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(g) Represents a step bond. The rate shown reflects the rate as of close of the reporting period.
(h) Indicates a variable rate security. The interest rate shown represents the rate as of the close of the reporting period.
(i) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(j) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(k) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(l) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(1) Level 1 security (See Note 5).
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

Credit default swap contracts sell protection as of December 31, 2015:

 

COUNTERPARTY   REFERENCE
ENTITY
  FIXED
ANNUAL
RATE
RECEIVED
BY FUND
    CURRENCY   CREDIT
SPREAD
    NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared              
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 25     5.000%      USD     4.726%        15,125,000        $321,995        12/20/2020        $(127,930
           

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Bovespa Index February Futures   02/2016   BRL     (105,840,502     $1,307,377   
Goldman Sachs   CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   INR     (1,200,371,749     (38,985
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     18,050,297        (794,421
Deutsche Bank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     11,002,532        (490,758
Deutsche Bank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (5,974,692     91,118   
Macquarie Capital   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     205,325        (8,013
Societe Generale   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     672,699        (26,949
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     1,289,630        (24,030
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     205,684,266        (555,470
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   KOSPI Index 200 March Futures   03/2016   KRW     36,111,474,943        267,248   
Macquarie Capital   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (5,789,864     (119,896
Merrill Lynch   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (965,770     (19,190
Societe Generale   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (2,091,003     (43,077
Morgan Stanley
and Co., International PLC
  MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     (8,700,839     55,879   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   SGX FTSE China A50 Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     2,035,154        (35,384
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     (14,713,525     (22,067
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     12,550,978        (321,579
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (6,274,052     94,587   
Societe Generale   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     7,639,653        (207,103
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (4,993,560     214,560   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (2,711,684     136,334   
Societe Generale   Soybean Meal March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (2,467,279     130,879   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Swiss Market Index March Futures   03/2016   CHF     (169,375,953     (5,232,380
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   01/2016   TWD     (108,595,501     (120,383
Bank of America   Tel Aviv 25 Index January Futures   01/2016   ILS     21,273,893        72,491   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note March Futures   03/2016   USD     (112,020,742     145,039   
Bank of America   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note March Futures   03/2016   USD     (8,774,683     18,980   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (1,965,477     14,977   
Deutsche Bank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (538,131     21,131   
Goldman Sachs   WIG20 Index March Futures   03/2016   PLN     (13,030,866     (146,195
         

 

 

 
            $(5,635,280
         

 

 

 
^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:     
331   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     01/2016        $12,439,962        $12,468,770        $28,808   
140   Goldman Sachs   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        4,709,250        4,668,497        (40,753
96   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        3,179,252        3,082,560        (96,692
32   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     03/2016        1,009,141        1,012,480        3,339   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        195,981        187,531        (8,450
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        195,262        187,575        (7,687
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        78,981        75,048        (3,933
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        79,905        75,065        (4,840
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        38,765        37,628        (1,137
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        38,002        37,637        (365
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        113,396        112,913        (483
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        75,755        75,275        (480
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        111,765        112,913        1,148   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        111,907        112,935        1,028   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        331,391        338,875        7,484   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        148,837        150,732        1,895   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        37,628        37,691        63   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        112,189        113,118        929   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        113,362        113,344        (18
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        74,219        75,538        1,319   
18   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        679,240        678,487        (753
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        495,472        489,801        (5,671
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        774,018        705,863        (68,155
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        648,265        588,275        (59,990
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        514,010        470,710        (43,300
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        130,677        117,778        (12,899
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        130,449        117,750        (12,699
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        259,823        235,505        (24,318
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        249,005        235,563        (13,442
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        1,354,495        1,295,594        (58,901
26   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        3,198,497        3,062,313        (136,184
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        1,329,485        1,295,593        (33,892
26   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        3,031,027        3,062,313        31,286   
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        1,735,031        1,766,667        31,636   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        808,842        824,421        15,579   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        446,110        471,070        24,960   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        225,655        235,529        9,874   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        923,224        942,004        18,780   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        1,267,227        1,295,220        27,993   
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        1,152,687        1,177,438        24,751   
29   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        3,331,446        3,414,569        83,123   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        113,752        117,743        3,991   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        115,727        117,738        2,011   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        114,652        117,733        3,081   
82   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        9,311,019        9,651,913        340,894   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        63,393        52,712        (10,681
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        56,882        52,799        (4,083
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        104,165        105,836        1,671   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)     
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        $ 374,319        $ 319,226        $ (55,093
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        272,751        239,493        (33,258
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        124,207        120,182        (4,025
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        249,015        240,456        (8,559
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        80,605        80,160        (445
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        39,659        40,084        425   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        38,002        40,164        2,162   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        77,105        80,343        3,238   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        74,006        80,450        6,444   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        75,856        80,450        4,594   
206   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        14,509,257        14,217,090        (292,167
54   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Oil Futures^     03/2016        1,002,330        996,300        (6,030
75   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Sugar #11 (World Markets)
Futures^
    02/2016        1,291,416        1,280,160        (11,256
2   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     01/2016        73,971        74,080        109   
16   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        1,518,382        1,536,577        18,195   
585   J.P. Morgan   BIST 30 Futures     02/2016        1,847,353        1,786,754        (60,599
724   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     01/2016        36,263,669        36,496,042        232,373   
75   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        21,639,699        21,949,632        309,933   
100   Barclays Capital   E-Mini DJIA CBOT Futures     03/2016        8,661,658        8,670,500        8,842   
2,714   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     03/2016        95,701,836        96,800,603        1,098,767   
503   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index
Futures
    03/2016        14,384,838        15,049,995        665,157   
62   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        7,235,538        7,223,648        (11,890
77   J.P. Morgan   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        7,803,142        7,895,037        91,895   
387   Barclays Capital   NASDAQ 100 E-Mini
Futures
    03/2016        35,404,693        35,509,185        104,492   
120   J.P. Morgan   Nikkei 225 Futures     03/2016        19,601,764        18,999,126        (602,638
302   J.P. Morgan   SGX FTSE China A50 Index
Futures
    01/2016        3,232,574        3,161,940        (70,634
1,485   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        194,065,275        191,192,437        (2,872,838
45   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2016        12,256,312        12,247,333        (8,979
254   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     03/2017        69,132,772        69,115,587        (17,185
267   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2017        72,648,832        72,623,982        (24,850
290   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2017        78,911,900        78,840,586        (71,314
175   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2017        47,583,424        47,547,689        (35,735
290   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     03/2016        52,998,764        53,097,740        98,976   
2,600   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2016        474,484,924        475,569,543        1,084,619   
1,705   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2016        311,370,909        311,455,428        84,519   
2,512   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2016        458,547,433        458,177,227        (370,206
125   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     03/2017        22,812,904        22,767,176        (45,728
108   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2017        19,688,751        19,642,978        (45,773
59   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2017        10,746,522        10,718,926        (27,596
63   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2017        11,458,864        11,434,026        (24,838
580   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        57,967,286        59,098,215        1,130,929   
373   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank
Acceptance Futures
    09/2016        66,869,609        66,882,968        13,359   
189   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank
Acceptance Futures
    12/2016        33,858,848        33,877,809        18,961   
176   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bobl Futures     03/2016        25,189,537        24,992,989        (196,548
45   Goldman Sachs   Euro - OAT Futures     03/2016        7,441,112        7,338,007        (103,105

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)     
389   Goldman Sachs   Euro - SCHATZ Futures     03/2016        $ 47,237,446        $ 47,140,378        $ (97,068
25   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     06/2016        6,302,197        6,288,688        (13,509
30   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     09/2016        7,561,024        7,546,426        (14,598
28   J.P. Morgan   Euro CHF 3-Month LIFFE Futures     12/2016        7,051,951        7,042,632        (9,319
362   Goldman Sachs   Euro - BTP Italian Government Bond Futures     03/2016        54,537,305        54,258,210        (279,095
179   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bund Futures     03/2016        30,912,214        30,719,900        (192,314
605   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        76,566,583        76,173,281        (393,302
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          2,585,539,568        2,584,532,900        (1,006,668
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:          
79   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     03/2016        $(3,625,049     $(3,753,488     $(128,439
180   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Copper Futures^     03/2016        (9,339,630     (9,607,500     (267,870
649   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        (11,976,151     (11,641,438     334,713   
334   Goldman Sachs   Gas Oil Futures^     02/2016        (12,777,437     (11,163,950     1,613,487   
101   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     01/2016        (5,310,146     (5,391,582     (81,436
398   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        (42,907,144     (42,195,960     711,184   
116   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures^     03/2016        (2,818,125     (2,717,300     100,825   
158   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     01/2016        (8,437,545     (7,458,201     979,344   
86   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Lean Hogs Futures^     02/2016        (1,984,992     (2,057,120     (72,128
30   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Live Cattle Futures^     02/2016        (1,583,184     (1,641,600     (58,416
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (195,472     (187,531     7,941   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (194,437     (187,575     6,862   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (78,363     (75,047     3,316   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (79,626     (75,065     4,561   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (38,872     (37,629     1,243   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (38,019     (37,638     381   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (113,268     (112,913     355   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (75,082     (75,275     (193
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (111,409     (112,913     (1,504
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (110,940     (112,935     (1,995
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (331,758     (338,875     (7,117

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)          
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        $ (148,644     $ (150,732     $ (2,088
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (37,555     (37,691     (136
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (112,130     (113,117     (987
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (113,093     (113,344     (251
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (73,695     (75,537     (1,842
113   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (4,086,029     (4,259,394     (173,365
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (492,018     (489,801     2,217   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (773,820     (705,862     67,958   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (643,696     (588,275     55,421   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (511,319     (470,710     40,609   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (131,272     (117,778     13,494   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (130,373     (117,750     12,623   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (260,994     (235,505     25,489   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (248,973     (235,562     13,411   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (1,355,723     (1,295,594     60,129   
26   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (3,201,173     (3,062,312     138,861   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (1,325,894     (1,295,594     30,300   
26   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (3,043,075     (3,062,313     (19,238
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (1,740,249     (1,766,666     (26,417
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (808,529     (824,422     (15,893
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (447,312     (471,070     (23,758
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (225,375     (235,528     (10,153
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (920,962     (942,004     (21,042
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (1,263,335     (1,295,220     (31,885
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (1,152,311     (1,177,437     (25,126
29   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (3,329,197     (3,414,569     (85,372
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (113,952     (117,744     (3,792
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (115,370     (117,738     (2,368
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (114,640     (117,734     (3,094
70   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (8,036,751     (8,239,438     (202,687
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (63,568     (52,712     10,856   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (56,913     (52,800     4,113   
36   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (1,833,320     (1,903,824     (70,504
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (104,389     (105,836     (1,447
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (368,380     (319,226     49,154   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (272,985     (239,493     33,492   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (124,480     (120,182     4,298   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (248,997     (240,456     8,541   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (80,336     (80,160     176   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (39,592     (40,084     (492
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (38,051     (40,164     (2,113
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (77,216     (80,343     (3,127
68   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (2,660,819     (2,735,300     (74,481
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (74,246     (80,450     (6,204
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (75,501     (80,450     (4,949
371   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     01/2016        (7,817,420     (8,670,270     (852,850
38   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Nymex Palladium Futures^     03/2016        (2,073,722     (2,135,600     (61,878
73   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Platinum Futures^     04/2016        (3,174,246     (3,260,180     (85,934
210   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        (9,120,792     (9,074,625     46,167   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)          
82   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Meal Futures^     03/2016        $ (2,291,039     $ (2,177,100     $ 113,939   
171   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Wheat Futures^     03/2016        (4,213,366     (4,018,500     194,866   
1   J.P. Morgan   E-Mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures     03/2016        (84,805     (84,910     (105
196   Barclays Capital   E-Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures     03/2016        (7,524,852     (7,717,500     (192,648
1,003   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     03/2016        (113,020,734     (113,489,450     (468,716
384   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        (34,329,403     (35,086,431     (757,028
344   Barclays Capital   FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Futures     01/2016        (6,715,048     (6,764,225     (49,177
20   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        (2,838,900     (2,827,079     11,821   
80   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        (5,070,587     (5,009,000     61,587   
270   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        (28,083,535     (27,952,307     131,228   
84   J.P. Morgan   Mexican Stock Exchange Price and Quotation Index Futures     03/2016        (2,080,591     (2,102,571     (21,980
41   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     01/2016        (933,808     (935,722     (1,914
1,087   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        (33,292,776     (33,088,280     204,496   
86   J.P. Morgan   OMXS30 Index Futures     01/2016        (1,454,836     (1,475,196     (20,360
1,343   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        (136,213,940     (136,677,110     (463,170
20   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        (2,775,198     (2,787,000     (11,802
125   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     03/2016        (13,612,807     (13,747,561     (134,754
2,261   Barclays Capital   SET50 Index Futures     03/2016        (10,013,572     (9,985,219     28,353   
205   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     01/2016        (3,250,171     (3,258,680     (8,509
217   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        (20,093,163     (20,781,958     (688,795
262   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        (324,282,055     (324,876,076     (594,021
61   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     03/2016        (16,605,465     (16,600,282     5,183   
1,215   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2016        (330,700,402     (330,694,487     5,915   
378   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2016        (102,891,714     (102,887,864     3,850   
342   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2016        (84,731,557     (84,730,500     1,057   
693   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2016        (171,451,288     (171,404,887     46,401   
1,381   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2016        (341,121,761     (341,003,425     118,336   
138   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     03/2017        (34,022,469     (34,023,900     (1,431
120   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2017        (29,539,443     (29,541,000     (1,557
106   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2017        (26,056,250     (26,061,425     (5,175
96   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2017        (23,568,107     (23,574,000     (5,893
2,825   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (260,078,720     (261,217,697     (1,138,977
854   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (69,206,300     (69,367,101     (160,801
106   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     03/2016        (18,993,328     (18,999,295     (5,967
158   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     06/2016        (28,317,526     (28,329,695     (12,169
57   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   CME Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures     03/2016        (9,007,078     (9,045,188     (38,110
27   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Buxl 30-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (4,454,938     (4,442,417     12,521   
453   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        (78,369,151     (77,980,476     388,675   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)          
562   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures     03/2016        $ (122,072,322     $ (122,085,719     $ (13,397
187   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures     03/2016        (22,104,723     (22,125,899     (21,176
64   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures     03/2016        (9,817,290     (9,840,000     (22,710
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (2,700,674,099     (2,702,237,263     (1,563,164
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(115,134,531     $(117,704,363     $(2,569,832
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   AUD     136,350,500        $98,722,942        $99,003,791        $280,849   
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   AUD     136,350,500        98,723,201        99,003,790        280,589   
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   BRL     106,992,000        27,174,785        26,416,927        (757,858
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     106,992,000        27,174,860        26,416,926        (757,934
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CAD     27,888,500        20,859,883        20,158,904        (700,979
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CAD     27,888,500        20,859,882        20,158,904        (700,978
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     29,130,000        29,491,555        29,173,675        (317,880
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     29,130,000        29,492,754        29,173,675        (319,079
Chilean Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   CLP     350,847,000        499,909        491,098        (8,811
Chilean Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   CLP     350,847,000        499,909        491,097        (8,812
Colombian Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   COP     195,642,500        61,913        61,136        (777
Colombian Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   COP     195,642,500        61,913        61,136        (777
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CZK     398,741,500        16,038,090        16,069,959        31,869   
Czech Republic Koruna,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CZK     398,741,500        16,038,071        16,069,959        31,888   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     96,289,500        105,276,143        104,834,884        (441,259

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     96,289,500        $ 105,276,166        $ 104,834,883        $ (441,283
Euro, Expiring 04/05/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     3,562        3,886        3,880        (6
Euro, Expiring 04/05/17   Credit Suisse International   EUR     3,562        3,963        3,941        (22
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   GBP     9,936,000        14,953,137        14,649,414        (303,723
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   GBP     9,936,000        14,953,130        14,649,414        (303,716
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HKD     5,010,000        646,702        646,818        116   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HKD     5,010,000        646,703        646,818        115   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HUF     304,000,000        1,049,740        1,046,339        (3,401
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HUF     304,000,000        1,050,762        1,046,338        (4,424
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   IDR     13,192,753,000        934,110        940,102        5,992   
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   IDR     13,192,753,000        934,110        940,102        5,992   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ILS     9,007,000        2,337,629        2,318,275        (19,354
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ILS     9,007,000        2,336,646        2,318,275        (18,371
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   INR     833,374,500        12,308,377        12,448,633        140,256   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   INR     833,374,500        12,308,375        12,448,630        140,255   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   JPY     28,722,152,502        234,965,118        239,373,955        4,408,837   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   JPY     28,722,152,500        234,965,138        239,373,952        4,408,814   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     9,448,731,000        8,139,663        8,045,349        (94,314
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     10,577,899,999        9,095,011        9,006,807        (88,204
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   MXN     106,588,000        6,267,828        6,152,617        (115,211
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   MXN     106,588,000        6,267,856        6,152,616        (115,240
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   MYR     43,249,000        10,039,356        10,021,633        (17,723
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   MYR     43,466,000        10,090,961        10,071,915        (19,046
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NOK     207,032,500        24,149,351        23,372,825        (776,526
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   NOK     207,032,500        24,149,380        23,372,825        (776,555
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NZD     144,622,000        95,975,777        98,478,814        2,503,037   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   NZD     144,621,998        95,975,889        98,478,812        2,502,923   
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   PHP     33,078,500        696,701        700,108        3,407   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   PHP     33,078,500        $ 696,700        $ 700,106        $ 3,406   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   PLN     7,778,500        1,990,646        1,980,174        (10,472
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   PLN     7,778,500        1,990,650        1,980,174        (10,476
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SEK     331,648,502        38,389,298        39,370,065        980,767   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SEK     331,648,500        38,389,049        39,370,064        981,015   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SGD     4,393,500        3,115,366        3,091,268        (24,098
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SGD     4,393,500        3,115,376        3,091,268        (24,108
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     187,794,500        62,965,402        63,101,812        136,410   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     187,794,500        62,965,567        63,101,811        136,244   
New Taiwan Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   TWD     415,260,499        12,702,432        12,652,513        (49,919
New Taiwan Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     422,198,498        12,916,574        12,863,906        (52,668
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ZAR     49,577,500        3,244,099        3,163,233        (80,866
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     49,577,500        3,244,120        3,163,232        (80,888
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $1,667,222,554        $1,676,759,577        $9,537,023   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   AUD     (44,131,000     $(31,713,260     $(32,043,420     $(330,160
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   AUD     (44,131,000     (31,713,241     (32,043,420     (330,179
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   BRL     (2,083,000     (520,363     (514,304     6,059   
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     (2,746,000     (690,535     (678,002     12,533   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CAD     (116,041,000     (84,427,295     (83,878,998     548,297   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (117,801,000     (85,693,525     (85,151,194     542,331   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CHF     (97,311,000     (96,857,071     (97,456,899     (599,828
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CHF     (103,133,000     (102,604,237     (103,287,627     (683,390
Chilean Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   CLP     (3,809,053,000     (5,363,450     (5,331,711     31,739   
Chilean Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   CLP     (3,809,053,000     (5,363,449     (5,331,711     31,738   
Colombian Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   COP     (2,275,978,000     (693,341     (711,222     (17,881
Colombian Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   COP     (2,275,978,000     (693,340     (711,221     (17,881

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   EUR     (176,375,003     $ (187,932,646     $ (192,027,720     $ (4,095,074
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (176,375,002     (187,931,890     (192,027,718     (4,095,828
Euro, Expiring 04/05/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (3,562     (4,730     (3,880     850   
Euro, Expiring 04/05/17   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (3,562     (4,751     (3,941     810   
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   GBP     (82,893,499     (124,344,046     (122,216,307     2,127,739   
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   GBP     (82,893,499     (124,344,880     (122,216,307     2,128,573   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (33,274,000     (4,294,189     (4,295,851     (1,662
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HUF     (2,854,273,500     (9,818,200     (9,824,128     (5,928
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HUF     (2,854,273,500     (9,822,196     (9,824,126     (1,930
Indonesian Rupiah, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   IDR     (435,151,000     (30,862     (31,008     (146
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ILS     (45,183,001     (11,681,418     (11,629,467     51,951   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ILS     (45,183,000     (11,681,164     (11,629,466     51,698   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   INR     (68,188,000     (1,002,965     (1,018,567     (15,602
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   INR     (68,188,000     (1,002,965     (1,018,567     (15,602
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   JPY     (3,942,043,500     (32,126,420     (32,853,475     (727,055
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   JPY     (3,942,043,500     (32,126,419     (32,853,475     (727,056
Korean Won, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   KRW     (40,464,100,500     (34,246,894     (34,454,130     (207,236
Korean Won, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     (41,283,716,500     (34,941,475     (35,152,011     (210,536
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   MXN     (1,588,117,001     (94,894,824     (91,671,429     3,223,395   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   MXN     (1,588,117,001     (94,894,631     (91,671,428     3,223,203   
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   MYR     (64,639,500     (15,259,746     (14,978,229     281,517   
Malaysian Ringgit, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   MYR     (66,483,500     (15,689,774     (15,405,519     284,255   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NOK     (1,217,516,000     (140,032,170     (137,450,828     2,581,342   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (1,217,515,998     (140,032,579     (137,450,828     2,581,751   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NZD     (48,280,000     (31,675,932     (32,875,754     (1,199,822
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   NZD     (48,280,000     (31,675,932     (32,875,754     (1,199,822
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   PHP     (123,457,000     (2,587,130     (2,612,973     (25,843
Philippine Peso, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   PHP     (123,457,000     (2,587,128     (2,612,972     (25,844

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   PLN     (45,591,500     $ (11,427,146     $ (11,606,233     $ (179,087
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   PLN     (45,591,500     (11,427,119     (11,606,233     (179,114
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SEK     (218,211,500     (25,866,997     (25,903,935     (36,938
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (218,211,500     (25,866,996     (25,903,933     (36,937
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SGD     (12,823,000     (9,075,226     (9,022,269     52,957   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (12,823,000     (9,075,257     (9,022,268     52,989   
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   TRY     (19,763,500     (6,582,830     (6,640,837     (58,007
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   TRY     (19,763,500     (6,582,525     (6,640,837     (58,312
New Taiwan Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   TWD     (70,457,000     (2,146,568     (2,146,744     (176
New Taiwan Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     (131,873,000     (4,010,483     (4,018,019     (7,536
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ZAR     (187,162,001     (12,667,510     (11,941,643     725,867   
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (187,162,001     (12,663,626     (11,941,642     721,984   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (1,960,393,346     (1,956,220,180     4,173,166   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(293,170,792     $(279,460,603     $13,710,189   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

CLP - Chilean Peso

COP - Colombian Peso

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

IDR - Indonesian Rupiah

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

MYR - Malaysian Ringgit

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PHP - Philippine Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - New Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2015

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Bank of America    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

66-67 months maturity

08/12/2019

     $25,733   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions  
Common Stock        
United States        
Herbalife Ltd.     (22,591   $ (1,270,518   $ 59,188   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (33,455
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 25,733   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the GBP/USD 1 Week Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    49 months maturity 12/21/2016      $39,465,513   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Australia        
BHP Billiton PLC     414,089      $ 4,958,860      $ (341,014
     

 

 

 
Germany                  
TUI AG     46,568        864,419        (32,943
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
DCC PLC     69,365        3,550,669        2,244,221   
Shire PLC     21,836        1,643,589        (145,478
     

 

 

 
                2,098,743  
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
Regus PLC     163,195        768,891        32,979   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     38,535        1,178,982        (306,196
     

 

 

 
South Africa                  
Investec PLC     540,658        3,953,342        (141,162
Mondi PLC     119,723        1,969,896        376,763   
     

 

 

 
                235,601  
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Coca-Cola HBC AG     15,617        354,631        (22,057
Glencore PLC     1,839,268        2,675,332        (238,065
Wolseley PLC     53,026        3,151,994        (271,999
     

 

 

 
                (532,121)  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
3i Group PLC     21,400        165,725        (14,132
AA PLC     241,581        1,062,652        53,344   
Anglo American PLC     127,349        642,539        (83,832
AstraZeneca PLC     90,828        5,918,409        216,782   
Auto Trader Group PLC     52,341        261,669        79,587   
Aviva PLC     141,924        1,042,443        34,828   
BAE Systems PLC     258,708        1,780,603        124,139   
Balfour Beatty PLC     33,560        124,804        8,865   
Barclays PLC     41,786        158,445        (23,946
Barratt Developments PLC     802,832        4,757,431        2,640,436   
Bellway PLC     579        22,162        2,048   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     95,619        3,795,709        1,402,476   
Booker Group PLC     444,101        1,166,296        18,953   
BP PLC     378,910        2,170,760        (201,684
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Britvic PLC     92,382      $ 990,262      $ (461
BT Group PLC     1,648,816        10,997,760        450,919   
Close Brothers Group PLC     110,140        2,501,684        (329,780
Compass Group PLC     15,699        260,436        11,600   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     865,544        4,219,952        968,216   
Dixons Carphone PLC     104,976        667,346        105,181   
DS Smith PLC     800,255        3,942,983        738,162   
easyJet PLC     16,313        420,380        (2,000
G4S PLC     291,563        1,191,037        (222,526
GKN PLC     726,008        3,747,589        (453,061
Greene King PLC     19,705        238,399        31,363   
Halma PLC     24,310        248,652        60,904   
Hays PLC     1,462,826        3,074,945        66,697   
Howden Joinery Group PLC     375,826        2,631,292        280,625   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     181,842        8,481,253        1,123,215   
Inchcape PLC     651,966        6,033,781        1,488,392   
Indivior PLC     41,983        121,196        (5,178
Informa PLC     85,972        734,376        42,591   
Inmarsat PLC     30,280        410,362        97,265   
Intermediate Capital Group PLC     485,085        4,000,696        471,083   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     212,703        1,858,774        53,654   
ITV PLC     610,066        1,860,425        623,368   
John Wood Group PLC     39,738        336,940        20,950   
Jupiter Fund Management PLC     20,631        135,074        2,036   
Just Eat PLC     116,894        714,962        133,800   
Kingfisher PLC     1,183,974        6,198,287        (463,728
Man Group PLC     1,300,741        3,163,056        183,111   
Melrose Industries PLC     134,293        545,342        29,894   
Merlin Entertainments PLC     109,890        718,423        18,396   
Micro Focus International PLC     4,079        75,456        20,335   
National Grid PLC     17,069        231,978        3,430   
Next PLC     7,891        792,146        55,117   
Persimmon PLC     94,170        2,312,647        496,759   
Playtech PLC     99,824        1,195,033        27,103   
Premier Oil PLC     312,893        734,951        (511,083
Provident Financial PLC     36,199        1,171,449        623,394   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     15,090        1,199,079        197,144   
Rentokil Initial PLC     1,389,345        2,678,232        581,506   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)  
Rio Tinto PLC     124,521      $ 4,337,967      $ (712,504
Royal Mail PLC     61,914        444,062        (38,533
Sage Group PLC/The     366,623        2,694,516        562,954   
Smith & Nephew PLC     152,160        2,522,553        189,253   
Spectris PLC     18,360        561,166        (73,912
SSE PLC     56,586        1,295,405        (24,837
Stagecoach Group PLC     34,156        179,318        (30,079
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC     27,558        87,931        519   
Tate & Lyle PLC     4,656        41,386        (375
Taylor Wimpey PLC     2,331,069        5,821,094        1,147,319   
Travis Perkins PLC     141,778        3,745,303        367,744   
UBM PLC     90,726        708,964        (5,801
United Utilities Group PLC     33,980        490,689        (22,808
Vedanta Resources PLC     55,166        320,136        (97,916
Vodafone Group PLC     1,840,993        6,306,698        (336,787
Whitbread PLC     5,159        377,518        (43,130
William Hill PLC     288,096        1,414,689        266,668   
WPP PLC     166,824        3,145,133        692,116   
     

 

 

 
                13,116,148  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity
Positions

        14,271,197   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions        
Common Stocks        
Chile        
Antofagasta PLC     (321,312     (3,380,245     1,170,002   
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Experian PLC     (200,255     (3,284,658     (254,731
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (1,523,465     (8,957,188     2,465,363   
Admiral Group PLC     (520,705     (10,637,410     (2,086,341
Aggreko PLC     (250,931     (5,919,350     2,541,390   
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     (206,952     (2,450,014     1,143,596   
ARM Holdings PLC     (59,992     (842,804     (71,596
Ashtead Group PLC     (93,641     (1,447,749     (93,379
ASOS PLC     (49,170     (2,139,276     (359,038
Associated British Foods PLC     (6,050     (320,339     22,635   
Babcock International Group PLC     (20,563     (296,004     (11,725
British American Tobacco PLC     (109,787     (5,821,727     (275,188
BTG PLC     (158,867     (1,438,492     (171,294
Bunzl PLC     (6,633     (177,423     (6,605
Burberry Group PLC     (379,675     (8,713,162     2,033,151   
Cable & Wireless Communications PLC     (514,401     (448,642     (114,123
Capita PLC     (70,905     (1,154,278     (107,300
Centrica PLC     (1,885,342     (7,155,549     1,101,768   
Cobham PLC     (19,675     (77,128     (5,032
Croda International PLC     (75,437     (2,608,321     (771,629
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Daily Mail & General Trust PLC     (16,522   $ (231,681   $ 61,636   
Diageo PLC     (338,552     (9,048,014     (197,082
Drax Group PLC     (589,866     (3,357,080     1,233,336   
Essentra PLC     (30,189     (410,456     42,449   
Eurasian Resources Group     (2,433     (8,027     736   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     (222,257     (4,596,704     108,037   
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (655,576     (10,053,866     (4,500,329
Henderson Group PLC     (159,285     (634,121     (89,833
HSBC Holdings PLC     (29,064     (223,786     (5,652
ICAP PLC     (167,812     (1,030,294     (229,317
IMI PLC     (113,300     (2,269,973     832,278   
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     (3,967     (140,625     (14,003
Intertek Group PLC     (135,283     (5,309,916     (224,047
J Sainsbury PLC     (1,195,336     (4,770,788     218,705   
Johnson Matthey PLC     (38,368     (1,769,674     268,799   
Ladbrokes PLC     (44,349     (79,738     1,511   
Legal & General Group PLC     (95,873     (364,866     (13,439
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     (1,598,853     (1,913,064     192,706   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     (602,239     (4,204,826     195,001   
Meggitt PLC     (44,063     (346,034     102,751   
Ocado Group PLC     (245,318     (1,384,751     288,736   
Old Mutual PLC     (1,067,740     (3,319,876     511,014   
Pearson PLC     (84,172     (1,534,440     624,502   
Pennon Group PLC     (308     (3,483     (424
Petrofac Ltd.     (509,502     (6,861,828     885,525   
Prudential PLC     (150,148     (3,232,218     (150,540
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (3)     (6,390,181     416        (9,837
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (48,824     (600,146     186,586   
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (3)     (7,522,765     (554     (10,536
Rotork PLC     (92,532     (311,831     62,813   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (288,689     (1,460,689     177,449   
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (439,502     (2,860,555     102,087   
Schroders PLC     (2,115     (94,160     1,525   
Serco Group PLC     (344,061     (621,862     143,083   
Severn Trent PLC     (17,235     (560,679     9,735   
Sky PLC     (169,808     (2,331,634     (451,987
Smiths Group PLC     (40,937     (652,961     86,848   
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     (11,610     (509,502     (51,989
Sports Direct International PLC     (721,151     (7,117,013     988,598   
St James’s Place PLC     (231,210     (3,077,109     (349,810
Standard Chartered PLC     (494,035     (7,755,346     3,656,262   
Standard Life PLC     (825,297     (5,614,128     888,054   
Tesco PLC     (3,540,076     (11,252,565     3,474,042   
Thomas Cook Group PLC     (247,380     (427,116     (14,283
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Weir Group PLC/The     (158,290   $ (4,234,655   $ 1,909,566   
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     (826,111     (2,208,116     408,119   
     

 

 

 
        16,584,034   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        17,499,305   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        31,770,502   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        7,695,011   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 39,465,513   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).
 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the EUR/USD 1 Week Forward FX Swap rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    24-49 months maturity ranging from 12/21/2016 - 12/22/2016      $16,837,625   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
France        
Aeroports de Paris     10,158      $ 1,039,943      $ 142,128   
Air France-KLM     1,115        7,650        837   
Atos SE     93,158        6,452,122        1,368,724   
AXA SA     10,811        285,340        10,055   
BNP Paribas SA     363        22,182        (1,644
Cap Gemini SA     58,276        3,906,083        1,501,091   
Christian Dior SE     1,630        326,529        (49,653
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     67,784        5,319,689        1,132,168   
CNP Assurances     68,778        1,141,356        (213,587
Credit Agricole SA     175,993        2,223,942        (150,015
Dassault Systemes     5,074        396,960        8,609   
Eiffage SA     28,920        1,561,056        307,990   
Etablissements Maurel et Prom     10,053        70,394        (37,831
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)        
Groupe Eurotunnel SE     55,815      $ 625,523      $ 68,876   
Havas SA     26,740        216,842        8,153   
Iliad SA     25,109        5,515,358        470,082   
Imerys SA     11,524        735,717        69,251   
Ingenico Group SA     7,812        885,417        100,621   
Ipsen SA     9,393        592,088        30,270   
Lagardere SCA     250,640        6,871,717        607,741   
Natixis SA     73,262        449,055        (34,605
Numericable-SFR SAS     3,510        155,215        (27,704
Orange SA     245,719        3,913,255        196,575   
Orpea     5,902        439,043        33,507   
Peugeot SA     895,304        15,278,423        415,291   
Rexel SA     180,595        3,270,296        (865,533
Safran SA     4,778        363,452        (35,190
Sanofi     69,375        6,848,107        (935,846
SCOR SE     70,494        2,196,280        441,446   
SEB SA     8,620        800,248        84,691   
Societe BIC SA     19,204        1,862,356        1,297,758   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)        
Societe Generale SA     52,298      $ 2,380,188      $ 29,816   
Societe Television Francaise 1     137,312        2,056,910        (532,223
Sodexo SA     418        40,143        694   
Suez Environnement Co.     247,528        3,445,400        1,184,199   
Teleperformance     5,932        436,537        62,270   
Thales SA     32,132        1,819,474        585,598   
Valeo SA     46,422        2,445,512        4,711,585   
Vinci SA     5,790        364,385        6,723   
Vivendi SA     333,191        7,752,715        (596,755
     

 

 

 
                11,396,163  
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
SES SA     81,611        2,632,362        (370,944
     

 

 

 
Portugal                  
Galp Energia SGPS SA     67,151        764,205        19,358   
NOS SGPS SA     58,438        444,061        15,724   
Sonae SGPS SA     83,491        101,609        (6,721
     

 

 

 
                28,361  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        11,053,580   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
France                  
Accor SA     (38,711     (1,269,015     (407,557
Air Liquide SA     (575     (67,773     3,220   
Airbus Group SE     (18,230     (1,245,747     17,275   
Arkema SA     (28,671     (2,018,820     11,889   
Bollore SA     (579     121        (2,783
Bollore SA     (350,521     (1,898,191     264,891   
Bureau Veritas SA     (112,648     (2,456,754     211,522   
Carrefour SA     (68,853     (2,145,737     158,667   
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     (93,879     (5,934,056     1,621,191   
Cie de Saint-Gobain     (35,053     (1,266,624     (252,407
Danone SA     (3     (209     6   
Edenred     (227,876     (4,909,546     601,993   
Electricite de France SA     (232,687     (5,068,159     1,641,265   
Engie     (112,664     (1,805,601     (190,042
Essilor International SA     (28,692     (3,045,161     (530,895
Eutelsat Communications SA     (22,323     (449,383     (218,978
Faurecia     (26,170     (1,073,608     24,983   
Hermes International     (2,849     (1,060,732     97,699   
JCDecaux SA     (22,771     (842,055     (30,867
Kering     (30,464     (5,270,059     61,477   
Legrand SA     (21,389     (987,286     (222,589
L’Oreal SA     (1,224     (213,644     7,762   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)                  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     (5,952   $ (899,274   $ (35,608
Pernod Ricard SA     (27,948     (2,608,308     (579,007
Plastic Omnium SA     (14,413     (358,458     (99,685
Publicis Groupe SA     (5,929     (487,292     93,041   
Remy Cointreau SA     (62,159     (4,026,866     (425,293
Renault SA     (51,574     (5,282,200     119,875   
Schneider Electric SE     (37,988     (2,614,162     456,293   
Technip SA     (172,813     (10,134,877     1,540,839   
TOTAL SA     (50,294     (2,321,833     67,083   
Vallourec SA     (53,256     (483,116     (12,685
Veolia Environnement SA     (99,021     (2,213,477     (135,873
Zodiac Aerospace     (141,009     (4,162,803     805,333   
     

 

 

 
                4,662,035  
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
Eurofins Scientific SE     (539     (195,243     7,229   
     

 

 

 
Portugal                  
Banco Comercial Portugues SA     (13,093,490     (812,171     118,306   
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA     (504,723     (1,847,703     29,013   
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     (140,778     (1,851,345     19,487   
     

 

 

 
        166,806   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        4,836,070   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short
Equity Positions

   

      15,889,650   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        947,975   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 16,837,625   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the AUD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in AUD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    37 months maturity 10/20/2016      $771   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Australia        
Asciano Ltd.     331,134      $ 2,120,664      $ (15,414
Recall Holdings Ltd.     600,909        3,095,887        (72,960
Veda Group Ltd.     4,282,690        8,575,759        118,251   
     

 

 

 
                29,877  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        29,877   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (29,106
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 771   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the GBP/USD 1 Week Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    49 months maturity 12/21/2016      $3,544,798   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
United Kingdom        
Amlin PLC     614,206      $ 5,949,913      $ 55,716   
BG Group PLC     1,388,765        22,314,544        (2,183,229
Cable & Wireless Communications PLC     162,749        177,129        921   
Pace PLC     1,016,134        5,946,837        275,791   
Rexam PLC     999,434        8,079,699        834,755   
SABMiller PLC     393,389        22,730,108        804,008   
Telecity Group PLC     358,341        5,823,999        798,227   
     

 

 

 
                586,189  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        586,189   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Netherlands                  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     (629,999     (17,179,753     2,821,490   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     (5,177     1,094        (118,348
     

 

 

 
                2,703,142  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        3,289,331   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        255,467   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 3,544,798   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    25 months maturity 11/22/2016      $65,906   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Israel        
EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.     140,460      $ 3,421,606      $ 50,566   
     

 

 

 
United States                  
National Penn Bancshares, Inc.     27,130        325,422        9,091   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        59,657   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
United Kingdom                  
Liberty Global PLC     (542     (21,156     (1,803
Liberty Global PLC     (1,314     (49,299     (4,273
     

 

 

 
                (6,076)  
     

 

 

 
United States                  
ARRIS Group, Inc.     (150,719     (4,852,623     245,144   
Ball Corp.     (46,020     (3,202,407     (144,627
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
BB&T Corp.     (5,908   $ (215,023   $ (8,359
Equinix, Inc.     (11,942     (3,270,202     (341,059
Iron Mountain, Inc.     (79,245     (2,369,890     229,483   
     

 

 

 
                (19,418)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (25,494
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        34,163   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        31,743   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 65,906   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION DATE**    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Deutsche Bank    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the EUR/USD 1 Week Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    12 months maturity ranging from 04/26/2016 - 11/24/2016      $519,059   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
France        
Alcatel-Lucent     2,117,309      $ 7,796,087      $ 568,823   
     

 

 

 
Italy                  
Enel Green Power SpA     586,748        1,262,865        (70,260
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        498,563   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Finland                  
Nokia OYJ     (887,686     (6,239,593     (40,361
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Italy                  
Enel SpA     (285,160   $ (1,278,960   $ 83,197   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        42,836   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        541,399   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (22,340
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 519,059   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION DATE**   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in HKD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    5 - 12 months maturity ranging from 04/25/2016 -12/12/2016      $232,119   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
China        
Air China Ltd.     3,816,000      $ 4,033,348      $ (1,040,472
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.     1,323,000        3,138,537        478,366   
AviChina Industry & Technology Co., Ltd.     1,207,000        970,420        (27,295
Bank of China Ltd.     3,599,000        2,538,185        (941,261
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.     1,499,000        1,498,657        (447,443
Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd.     964,000        1,065,895        (30,507
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd.     1,376,000        504,199        2,250   
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd.     249,000        227,070        (66,586
China Communications Construction Co., Ltd.     2,181,000        3,713,711        (1,503,904
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd.     44,000        17,487        (1,028
China Construction Bank Corp.     3,414,000        3,422,012        (1,093,158
China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd.     732,500        662,114        3,608   
China International Marine Containers Group Co., Ltd.     164,300        419,783        (120,702
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.     1,341,000        1,452,422        (444,018
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.     288,000        512,680        (90,597
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.     1,091,000        1,906,548        (135,483
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.     218,000        132,938        (2,024
China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.     714,000        1,521,179        (406,267
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
China (continued)        
China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.     946,000      $ 592,859      $ 136,412   
China Telecom Corp. Ltd.     1,918,000        1,422,075        (527,391
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.     227,000        135,352        989   
CNOOC Ltd.     89,000        100,091        (7,462
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.     846,000        834,842        27,662   
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd.     2,018,000        3,085,343        (412,061
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.     62,000        322,381        6,505   
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.     7,845,000        3,811,865        333,492   
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.     18,743,000        3,568,128        (461,165
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd.     955,500        1,522,059        (418,431
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd.     1,266,000        992,010        (172,812
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.     469,000        282,266        (1,138
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.     75,000        159,640        22,485   
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd./The     2,832,000        1,847,139        (468,309
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd.     1,744,000        3,771,080        (329,268
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.     10,725,000        1,089,101        1,579   
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd.     76,000        67,423        (15,455
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
China (continued)        
Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd.     31,000      $ 25,408      $ 962   
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.     5,211,000        2,572,862        (511,879
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd.     49,200        211,941        (15,524
Tencent Holdings Ltd.     3,200        62,583        73   
Weichai Power Co., Ltd.     1,251,000        1,438,201        (60,525
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd.     1,116,000        1,768,576        (435,131
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd.     501,000        3,721,825        (832,779
ZTE Corp.     11,000        25,322        (351
     

 

 

 
                (10,006,043)  
     

 

 

 
Hong Kong                  
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.     12,500        76,567        (1,214
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.     305,000        110,915        (6,868
China Mobile Ltd.     25,775        317,294        (27,168
China Power International Development Ltd.     1,445,000        894,144        (62,353
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.     968,000        537,060        (241,383
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.     442,000        1,133,384        (278,242
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,200        22,196        (95
CITIC Ltd.     610,000        1,113,608        (38,030
Guangdong Investment Ltd.     1,342,000        1,931,181        (35,971
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.     3,868,999        2,978,063        519,964   
     

 

 

 
                (171,360)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (10,177,403
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
China                  
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.     (374,094     (2,021,196     (412,418
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.     (660,000     (319,557     102,904   
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd.     (499,000     (1,655,521     321,656   
BBMG Corp.     (448,000     (414,283     111,666   
Byd Co., Ltd.     (696,000     (3,887,291     90,725   
CGN Power Co., Ltd.     (5,033,000     (2,502,679     628,784   
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.     (1,107,000     (3,120,385     529,074   
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd.     (934,000     (891,458     (29,932
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
China (continued)                  
China Oilfield Services Ltd.     (4,040,000   $ (6,720,740   $ 3,249,145   
China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd.     (633,400     (3,055,406     463,298   
China Railway Group Ltd.     (270,000     (223,702     20,071   
China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.     (6,029,000     (2,871,785     1,204,531   
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd.     (517,500     (1,043,276     (155,849
CRRC Corp. Ltd.     (2,708,000     (3,504,410     177,735   
Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd.     (314,000     (101,048     5,989   
Fosun International Ltd.     (241,000     (443,111     68,623   
GF Securities Co., Ltd.     (177,200     (447,010     5,032   
Huaneng Power International, Inc.     (788,000     (784,921     110,163   
Huatai Securities Co., Ltd.     (678,200     (1,491,421     (76,381
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd.     (270,000     (346,548     (15,822
Lenovo Group Ltd.     (1,796,000     (2,330,440     517,929   
New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     (170,000     (733,715     23,305   
PetroChina Co., Ltd.     (32,000     (25,201     4,253   
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.     (78,500     (437,174     4,270   
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.     (523,000     (1,998,854     485,808   
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.     (45,000     (238,776     (19,109
Sinotrans Ltd.     (1,510,000     (862,993     59,203   
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.     (1,336,000     (2,377,947     479,918   
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.     (3,263,000     (3,388,659     966,904   
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.     (8,048,000     (2,379,400     272,526   
     

 

 

 
                9,194,001  
     

 

 

 
Hong Kong                  
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.     (5,376,000     (4,566,430     816,751   
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.     (3,202,000     (4,113,813     108,919   
China Gas Holdings Ltd.     (2,620,000     (4,469,975     705,351   
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd.     (32,000     (62,138     (6,140
China Resources Gas Group Ltd.     (456,000     (1,588,352     229,333   
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.     (164,000     (258,040     (25,567
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Hong Kong (continued)                  
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.     (338,000   $ (439,192   $ 30,886   
     

 

 

 
                1,859,533  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        11,053,534   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        876,131   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (644,012
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 232,119   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in PLN based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.   

12 months maturity ranging from

04/25/2016 - 12/09/2016

     $(1,429,710
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

 

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Poland        
Energa SA     141,285      $ 930,529      $ (475,702
KGHM Polska Miedz SA     37,731        808,535        (199,926
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA     644,962        3,534,309        (1,443,296
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA     616,834        933,510        (128,439
     

 

 

 
                (2,247,363)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (2,247,363
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Poland                  
Bank Pekao SA     (11,136     (549,603     142,885   
Mbank SA     (4,347     (514,334     167,181   
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA     (4,113     (70,601     (201
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA     (207,740     (1,914,120     471,232   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Poland (continued)                  
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA     (15,828   $ (140,836   $ 4,288   
     

 

 

 
                785,385  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        785,385   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (1,461,978
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        32,268   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (1,429,710
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.   

8-12 months maturity ranging from

04/25/2016 - 12/21/2016

     $(1,758,504
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Brazil        
Banco do Brasil SA     18,300      $ 85,179      $ (16,998
BRF SA     195,320        3,411,713        (676,616
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais     464,261        1,542,543        (846,151
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA     186,000        684,721        (118,670
JBS SA     986,993        4,620,452        (1,539,412
Porto Seguro SA     25,000        297,372        (115,445
Qualicorp SA     71,300        322,079        (67,427
TOTVS SA     2,700        22,645        (1,468
     

 

 

 
                (3,382,187)  
     

 

 

 
Indonesia                  
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     605,600        336,138        (119,322
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT     1,202,600        690,727        (243,096
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT     1,951,800        386,818        50,340   
United Tractors Tbk PT     808,800        1,142,043        (157,238
     

 

 

 
                (469,316)  
     

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of                  
Amorepacific Corp.     3,777        1,283,427        42,025   
BGF retail Co., Ltd.     1,817        280,985        (17,935
BNK Financial Group, Inc.     2,269        26,920        (10,756
Coway Co., Ltd.     1,516        112,946        (5,004
Daewoo International Corp.     6,363        100,681        (13,059
Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd.     250,861        2,807,075        (821,283
DGB Financial Group, Inc.     14,313        129,126        (7,193
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.     22,209        1,060,315        268,482   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Korea, Republic of (continued)        
Hana Financial Group, Inc.     7,588      $ 170,458      $ (18,828
Hanwha Corp.     122,614        4,720,166        (654,826
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     212,786        1,468,636        (131,743
Hyosung Corp.     18,915        2,141,254        (270,492
Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction     21,180        1,179,393        (487,270
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.     15,971        842,138        (458,733
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.     7,842        179,748        60,532   
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.     9,431        2,053,445        (80,201
Hyundai Wia Corp.     18,184        1,589,874        129,432   
Kia Motors Corp.     35,247        1,615,183        (43,520
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.     1,233        100,374        (18,980
Korea Electric Power Corp.     45,027        1,841,281        66,387   
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.     80,399        3,354,719        (1,467,383
LG Chem Ltd.     1,063        279,174        14,302   
LG Display Co., Ltd.     52,863        1,100,005        (5,088
Lotte Chemical Corp.     14,368        2,970,625        (38,874
LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd.     2,937        119,896        (5,501
NCSoft Corp.     21,003        3,910,064        (123,735
NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.     43,110        380,557        (15,797
Orion Corp.     695        565,171        121,323   
Samsung Card Co., Ltd.     23,992        913,721        (285,614
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.     2,012        115,246        (8,344
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     2,756        3,074,938        (135,438
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.     18,623        738,065        (84,468
Shinsegae Co., Ltd.     8,856        1,724,720        (1,692
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Korea, Republic of (continued)              
SK Hynix, Inc.     106,189      $ 4,216,357      $ (1,473,181
SK Innovation Co., Ltd.     8,304        751,221        159,487   
SK Networks Co., Ltd.     69,705        524,127        (200,769
S-Oil Corp.     43,383        2,187,159        718,907   
Woori Bank     37,688        289,017        (7,138
     

 

 

 
                (5,311,968)  
     

 

 

 
Malaysia                  
AirAsia Bhd     1,326,400        435,238        (38,428
     

 

 

 
Mexico                  
America Movil SAB de CV     38,655        847,704        (304,215
     

 

 

 
Taiwan                  
AU Optronics Corp.     1,120,000        324,850        5,342   
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.     12,597        33,067        (5,513
China Airlines Ltd.     3,184,000        1,458,179        (297,697
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     311,000        242,968        (5,479
Compal Electronics, Inc.     194,000        148,088        (39,526
Eva Airways Corp.     2,019,000        1,262,090        (121,904
Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.     99,060        609,049        (105,278
Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.     184,770        580,044        (190,822
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     1,714,297        3,179,825        (847,988
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.     10,000        26,058        (1,585
HTC Corp.     318,000        680,366        71,001   
Innolux Corp.     7,337,000        2,439,665        (234,383
Inotera Memories, Inc.     3,096,842        2,560,238        51,948   
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.     228,000        476,827        (15,937
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.     18,000        1,773,563        (541,916
Pegatron Corp.     786,000        2,224,240        (514,715
Pou Chen Corp.     51,000        80,661        (14,110
Powertech Technology, Inc.     342,000        680,389        (6,037
Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.     255,000        354,698        47,992   
Wan Hai Lines Ltd.     694,000        565,660        (183,216
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.     282,000        809,748        (166,775
     

 

 

 
                (3,116,598)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Common Stocks

        (12,622,712
     

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks                  
Brazil                  
Braskem SA     100,300        368,824        331,407   
Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo     252,100        1,787,116        (933,242
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazil (continued)                  
Gerdau SA     40,472      $ 59,087      $ (11,518
Oi SA     156,000        98,401        (21,510
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA     457,900        2,050,516        112,682   
     

 

 

 
                (522,181)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (13,144,893
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Brazil                  
CCR SA     (197,300     (667,378     41,503   
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo     (238,132     (1,394,688     299,281   
EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA     (281,800     (441,124     78,568   
Kroton Educacional SA     (46,300     (127,082     15,552   
Tim Participacoes SA     (255,603     (3,803,090     1,635,576   
     

 

 

 
                2,070,480  
     

 

 

 
Chile                  
Banco Santander Chile     (65,667     (1,428,655     270,289   
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA     (96,030     (1,700,570     (124,961
     

 

 

 
                145,328  
     

 

 

 
Korea, Republic of                  
Cheil Worldwide, Inc.     (3,344     (61,015     2,530   
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.     (354,846     (2,344,225     665,977   
Dongsuh Cos., Inc.     (2,787     (79,840     6,212   
Doosan Corp.     (5,712     (573,214     144,020   
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.     (16,178     (316,580     35,073   
E-MART, Inc.     (4,171     (723,137     53,860   
GS Engineering & Construction Corp.     (78,039     (1,741,430     448,436   
GS Holdings Corp.     (33,103     (1,407,244     (11,179
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.     (11,481     (430,447     (27,482
Hanon Systems     (402     (13,961     (3,693
Hanwha Chemical Corp.     (145,587     (2,374,335     (942,725
Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd.     (22,886     (2,312,490     813,934   
Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.     (22,435     (4,292,113     636,721   
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.     (37,661     (3,637,445     853,792   
Hyundai Motor Co.     (25,469     (3,125,373     (86,875
Industrial Bank of Korea     (78,475     (888,750     68,179   
Kangwon Land, Inc.     (15,547     (579,286     71,856   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Korea, Republic of (continued)        
KCC Corp.     (3,349   $ (1,209,867   $ 28,442   
Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.     (749     (33,722     2,422   
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.     (77     (30,485     (184
LG Electronics, Inc.     (6,806     (301,325     (8,107
Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd.     (189     (295,804     (70,629
Lotte Shopping Co.     (4,537     (888,164     (4,349
NAVER Corp.     (1,285     (775,519     58,952   
POSCO     (10,079     (1,816,559     404,680   
Samsung C&T Corp     (30,387     (3,882,470     295,679   
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.     (1,061     (249,241     (28,111
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.     (151,337     (2,439,921     1,061,413   
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     (2,450     (218,650     (10,302
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.     (34,797     (3,223,140     (122,066
Samsung SDS Co., Ltd.     (14,308     (3,340,318     262,855   
     

 

 

 
                4,599,331  
     

 

 

 
Mexico                  
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV     (836     (127,183     9,583   
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV     (347,101     (3,420,625     411,259   
     

 

 

 
                420,842  
     

 

 

 
South Africa                  
Anglogold Ashanti Ltd.     (118,951     (1,169,960     325,408   
     

 

 

 
Taiwan                  
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.     (1,186,000     (1,362,762     379   
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.     (919,130     (526,469     88,751   
Delta Electronics Inc.     (216,000     (1,032,168     16,194   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Taiwan (continued)                  
E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     (917,435   $ (514,948   $ (17,698
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.     (799,000     (2,077,021     284,695   
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.     (218,000     (580,517     59,075   
Formosa Plastics Corp.     (103,000     (270,055     29,609   
Hotai Motor Co., Ltd.     (83,000     (1,176,298     221,739   
MediaTek, Inc.     (476,000     (4,973,449     1,373,223   
President Chain Store Corp.     (2,000     (13,423     941   
Quanta Computer, Inc.     (1,629,000     (3,968,718     1,355,402   
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.     (641,135     (261,906     79,862   
Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd.     (1,744,000     (804,036     201,461   
Wistron Corp.     (1,007,000     (524,545     (40,418
     

 

 

 
                3,653,215  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Common Stocks

        11,214,604   
     

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks        
Brazil        
Vale SA     (276,901     (1,031,096     313,692   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        11,528,296   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

   

      (1,616,597
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (141,907
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (1,758,504
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   

 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Rand Overnight Deposit Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in ZAR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.   

12-13 months maturity ranging from

04/29/2016 - 12/14/2016

     $1,786,820   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Malta        
Brait SE     75,431      $ 660,940      $ 152,867   
     

 

 

 
South Africa                  
Barloworld Ltd.     6,727        31,015        (3,956
Foschini Group Ltd./The     92,829        1,133,821        (404,383
Investec Ltd.     2,922        22,419        (1,777
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.     11,565        30,301        506   
Mondi Ltd.     41,639        829,048        (5,046
Netcare Ltd.     68,618        196,805        (46,519
RMB Holdings Ltd.     166,344        779,998        (183,598
Telkom SA SOC Ltd.     202,962        865,191        (21,939
     

 

 

 
                (666,712)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (513,845
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
South Africa                  
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.     (18,526     (347,416     124,293   
Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.     (136,604     (541,359     73,499   
Discovery Ltd.     (66,117     (540,676     (26,385
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.     (1,069,672     (3,851,278     2,120,853   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
South Africa (continued)              
Imperial Holdings Ltd.     (45,949   $ (579,517   $ 223,337   
Massmart Holdings Ltd.     (46,838     (421,128     117,911   
MR PRICE GROUP LTD     (8,555     (105,883     (4,754
MTN Group Ltd.     (17,378     (227,891     78,191   
Nedbank Group Ltd.     (11,212     (176,708     39,743   
Sanlam Ltd.     (78,008     (349,741     44,598   
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.     (4,808     (50,240     5,684   
SPAR Group Ltd./The     (25,181     (308,879     9,268   
Tiger Brands Ltd.     (32,151     (596,606     (61,951
Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd.     (40,722     (61,560     (2,430
     

 

 

 
        2,741,857   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        2,741,857   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        2,228,012   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (441,192
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,786,820   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION DATE**   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Mexico Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in MXN based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.   

12 months maturity ranging from

04/26/2016 - 12/13/2016

     $327,859   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Mexico        
Alfa SAB de CV     158,800      $ 325,674      $ (11,474
Arca Continental SAB de CV     95,700        538,380        42,889   
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV     11,500        154,094        (13,895
Gruma SAB de CV     169,100        1,927,066        444,917   
Grupo Lala SAB de CV     8,700        20,160        67   
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV     568,000        1,377,306        (164,813
OHL Mexico SAB de CV     131,700        185,840        (47,984
     

 

 

 
                249,707  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        249,707   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Mexico                  
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV     (21,400     (145,284     (8,562
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV     (490,400     (2,332,276     (370,622
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Mexico (continued)                  
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV     (678,000   $ (1,452,726   $ 229,261   
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV     (56,335     (812,019     232,734   
Mexichem SAB de CV     (58,800     (156,526     25,173   
     

 

 

 
                107,984  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        107,984   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        357,691   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (29,832
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 327,859   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    1-19 months maturity ranging from 01/19/2016 - 02/06/2017      $3,260,757   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Belgium        
Ageas     52,054      $ 2,188,976      $ 227,052   
bpost SA     135,351        3,306,982        14,177   
KBC Groep NV     36,255        2,182,444        84,443   
Proximus     140,079        4,485,779        72,522   
Umicore SA     8,694        365,999        (1,406
     

 

 

 
                396,788  
     

 

 

 
Finland                  
Amer Sports OYJ     15,110        396,072        45,077   
Huhtamaki OYJ     97        2,944        576   
Kesko OYJ     96,076        3,320,082        47,571   
Metso OYJ     30,971        685,305        8,451   
Neste OYJ     9,576        280,004        5,800   
Orion Oyj     57,767        1,926,770        71,869   
Outokumpu OYJ     144,784        438,439        (14,309
Sampo OYJ     28,268        1,414,546        20,966   
Stora Enso OYJ     102,392        1,037,465        (111,622
UPM-Kymmene OYJ     184,504        3,396,472        28,903   
     

 

 

 
                103,282  
     

 

 

 
Germany                  
Allianz SE     2,492        429,415        9,870   
Aurubis AG     105,208        5,244,966        82,364   
Axel Springer SE     6,396        349,587        6,098   
Brenntag AG     53,016        2,765,292        (2,747
Commerzbank AG     27,685        299,725        (14,055
Deutsche Lufthansa AG     234,762        3,665,900        31,852   
Deutsche Post AG     97,627        2,718,666        10,771   
Duerr AG     1,597        127,688        (947
Evonik Industries AG     11,525        386,477        (5,265
Freenet AG     91,329        3,076,130        5,754   
GEA Group AG     52,627        2,106,351        19,825   
Hannover Rueck SE     30,702        3,515,084        (9,237
HeidelbergCement AG     43,623        3,476,010        79,158   
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.     10,814        422,153        26,934   
HOCHTIEF AG     31,888        2,912,071        45,462   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Germany (continued)                  
KION Group AG     49,142      $ 2,178,152      $ 258,687   
Krones AG     2,865        310,949        30,194   
LANXESS AG     15,028        690,104        1,443   
Merck KGaA     58,017        5,514,525        102,730   
MTU Aero Engines AG     11,005        1,033,785        38,817   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen     23,860        4,739,960        13,839   
OSRAM Licht AG     101,533        4,242,278        (331
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE     118,095        5,945,896        12,153   
Rheinmetall AG     32,849        1,996,004        187,531   
RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG     98,466        2,907,677        46,178   
Rocket Internet SE     3,280        97,479        2,442   
Salzgitter AG     60,790        1,798,038        (312,497
Software AG     19,270        551,656        (2,428
Suedzucker AG     60,467        1,053,056        145,423   
Symrise AG     19,665        1,284,928        16,864   
Talanx AG     19,062        596,633        (10,390
TUI AG     12,952        232,807        1,164   
United Internet AG     54,753        2,943,741        66,532   
Zalando SE     75,145        2,621,294        346,516   
     

 

 

 
                1,230,704  
     

 

 

 
Italy                  
A2A SpA     1,187,597        1,585,548        22,524   
Atlantia SpA     121,779        3,198,528        23,554   
Autogrill SpA     145,087        1,263,315        119,411   
Banca Generali SpA     14,888        470,179        (1,862
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA     2,411,688        4,367,565        (1,174,940
Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl     10,063,634        10,414,118        (446,474
Banco Popolare SC     322,396        5,186,244        (743,523
Enel SpA     600,909        2,497,045        22,749   
Eni SpA     73,208        1,073,968        13,772   
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA     144,610        1,064,676        124,439   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Italy (continued)                  
Finmeccanica SpA     514,758      $ 6,769,509      $ 387,821   
Hera SpA     767,761        1,985,407        49,311   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     1,659,659        5,812,646        (300,918
Luxottica Group SpA     5,425        386,594        (33,073
Mediobanca SpA     698,693        6,605,186        92,526   
Moncler SpA     99,253        1,801,090        (419,894
Prysmian SpA     159,047        3,359,460        115,579   
Recordati SpA     56,480        1,326,106        147,505   
Snam SpA     517,486        2,635,954        64,775   
Telecom Italia SpA     46,547        54,196        4,794   
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     262,558        1,307,701        42,606   
UniCredit SpA     557,861        3,110,187        (25,945
Unione di Banche Italiane SpA     265,365        1,799,623        (26,600
Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA     261,352        1,262,079        82,209   
UnipolSai SpA     323,433        789,732        33,115   
     

 

 

 
                (1,826,539)  
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Aalberts Industries NV     1,840        56,624        6,774   
Aegon NV     196,935        1,130,319        (16,561
Akzo Nobel NV     10,682        723,843        (10,086
ASM International NV     11,848        437,259        27,225   
Boskalis Westminster     80,147        3,232,853        36,520   
Delta Lloyd NV     75,883        450,514        (3,188
Heineken NV     1,976        155,606        12,783   
Koninklijke Ahold NV     327,536        7,031,572        (122,709
Koninklijke DSM NV     32,940        1,682,963        (31,172
Koninklijke Philips NV     57,820        1,490,421        (14,608
NN Group NV     89,276        2,683,767        466,151   
Randstad Holding NV     41,494        2,692,659        (108,768
Wolters Kluwer NV     157,334        5,321,718        (37,886
     

 

 

 
                204,475  
     

 

 

 
Spain                  
Abengoa SA     3,155,180        3,554,192        (2,887,595
Acciona SA     8,016        627,466        58,977   
Acerinox SA     64,597        643,659        15,238   
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA     158,109        4,469,737        156,137   
Almirall SA     50,398        941,958        76,642   
Applus Services SA     19,377        188,041        (12,697
Banco Santander SA     722,668        4,008,863        (453,791
Bankinter SA     112,284        837,218        (40,976
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     27,121        169,671        (9,709
Ebro Foods SA     56,054        1,073,760        28,868   
Enagas SA     190,170        5,227,553        136,750   
Endesa SA     405,452        7,827,532        317,856   
Ferrovial SA     172,710        3,858,803        46,727   
Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA     232,792        3,450,997        534,393   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Spain (continued)                  
Iberdrola SA     48,635      $ 334,926      $ 9,846   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA     76,575        2,856,259        (225,591
Mapfre SA     183,836        602,331        (142,159
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA     177,451        2,072,703        (142,069
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     83,103        549,972        (75,731
Red Electrica Corp. SA     40,343        3,304,430        65,407   
Repsol SA     279,350        3,057,371        18,069   
Tecnicas Reunidas SA     10,000        463,191        (85,093
     

 

 

 
                (2,610,501)  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Dialog Semiconductor PLC     44,860        1,755,613        (258,695
RELX NV     113,316        1,826,725        81,777   
     

 

 

 
                (176,918)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (2,678,709
     

 

 

 
Rights                  
Italy                  
Unione di Banche Italiane SpA     265,870                 
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions and Rights

        (2,678,709
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Belgium                  
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     (71,848     (7,753,927     (1,187,359
Colruyt SA     (14,084     (683,664     (40,863
Solvay SA     (6,538     (746,254     48,458   
Telenet Group Holding NV     (1,954     (107,907     2,305   
UCB SA     (13,307     (1,174,312     (26,819
     

 

 

 
                (1,204,278)  
     

 

 

 
Finland                  
Cargotec OYJ     (37,936     (1,366,309     (48,893
Elisa OYJ     (23,507     (859,452     (24,995
Kone OYJ     (97,781     (4,058,692     (81,460
Nokia OYJ     (496,996     (3,441,903     (74,106
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (236,594     (8,255,689     (191,020
Wartsila OYJ Abp     (927     (42,879     554   
YIT OYJ     (7,062     (38,939     (1,048
     

 

 

 
                (420,968)  
     

 

 

 
Germany                  
adidas AG     (42,368     (4,054,865     (57,334
BASF SE     (29,682     (2,225,179     (35,939
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Germany (continued)                  
Bayer AG     (18,166   $ (2,731,194   $ 462,435   
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     (81,567     (8,540,698     (52,509
Beiersdorf AG     (7,623     (631,538     (61,327
Bilfinger SE     (39,733     (1,807,176     (60,058
Continental AG     (84     (20,782     462   
Daimler AG     (22,944     (1,904,165     (12,899
Deutsche Bank AG     (16,553     (387,672     (14,312
Deutsche Telekom AG     (475,973     (8,427,133     (121,652
E.ON SE     (328     (3,376     227   
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide     (19,775     (1,268,622     7,529   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA     (8,266     (707,337     12,707   
HUGO BOSS AG     (23     (2,050     153   
Infineon Technologies AG     (65,034     (721,210     (226,902
K+S AG     (149,428     (3,701,692     (107,398
Linde AG     (1,258     (201,438     19,709   
MAN SE     (12,612     (1,254,269     (13,134
METRO AG     (6,995     (219,259     (3,583
RWE AG     (545,655     (6,703,612     (175,671
SAP SE     (176,737     (13,779,288     (245,356
Siemens AG     (5,822     (553,632     (9,622
STADA Arzneimittel AG     (224     (8,622     (411
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     (559,357     (3,247,458     297,026   
ThyssenKrupp AG     (199,344     (3,814,717     (136,952
Wacker Chemie AG     (26,620     (2,198,601     (27,113
Wirecard AG     (33,683     (1,635,885     (47,762
     

 

 

 
                (609,686)  
     

 

 

 
Italy                  
Assicurazioni Generali SpA     (101,984     (1,855,261     (7,650
Azimut Holding SpA     (156,349     (4,000,394     114,152   
Banca Mediolanum SpA     (248,092     (1,981,106     10,228   
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC     (658,129     (5,731,381     739,381   
Buzzi Unicem SpA     (77,708     (1,161,419     (231,521
Davide Campari-Milano SpA     (129,658     (1,081,933     (39,067
Enel Green Power SpA     (1,675,826     (3,335,784     (70,446
Mediaset SpA     (553,663     (2,264,500     (29,820
Saipem SpA     (127,782     (1,039,509     6,676   
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA     (261,341     (5,979,686     (145,658
Tod’s SpA     (1,755     (136,550     (1,961
     

 

 

 
                344,314  
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Luxembourg        
APERAM SA     (27,772   $ (943,797   $ (43,634
ArcelorMittal     (1,955,732     (8,867,250     615,619   
Tenaris SA     (642,486     (7,576,209     (31,694
     

 

 

 
                540,291  
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Altice NV     (363,260     (12,346,950     7,127,887   
Altice NV     (24,966     7,570        (371,460
ASML Holding NV     (46,615     (4,091,284     (50,529
Fugro NV     (143,920     (2,331,116     (29,468
Gemalto NV     (24,510     (1,486,569     15,919   
Koninklijke KPN NV     (416,557     (1,535,050     (40,521
Koninklijke Vopak NV     (71,818     (3,159,113     66,283   
QIAGEN NV     (62,807     (1,667,639     (34,694
SBM Offshore NV     (369,959     (4,702,036     28,441   
     

 

 

 
                6,711,858  
     

 

 

 
Spain                  
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     (37,354     (564,573     (19,621
Aena SA     (34,897     (3,767,528     (228,500
Amadeus IT Holding SA     (46,792     (1,942,297     (120,044
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA     (78,040     (1,260,139     428,846   
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     (195,550     (1,959,780     530,938   
Banco de Sabadell SA     (2,154,388     (3,792,427     (25,776
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (1,382,741     (4,539,230     (16,743
Bankia SA     (5,659,811     (6,674,480     88,062   
CaixaBank SA     (424,538     (1,725,636     247,984   
Cellnex Telecom SAU     (136,435     (2,392,224     (158,696
Gas Natural SDG SA     (52,901     (1,096,390     17,619   
Telefonica SA     (414,174     (5,190,500     595,684   
Zardoya Otis SA     (60,201     (684,923     (19,154
     

 

 

 
                1,320,599  
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
STMicroelectronics NV     (23,869     (165,139     4,587   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
CNH Industrial NV     (685,117     (4,630,392     (61,936
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV     (25,643     (371,126     15,000   
Unilever NV     (11,572     (477,821     (26,235
     

 

 

 
                (73,171)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Common Stocks

        6,613,546   
     

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Preferred Stocks  
Germany  
FUCHS PETROLUB SE     (39,570   $ (1,837,798   $ (25,414
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     (1,729     (203,263     10,303   
Volkswagen AG     (22,959     (2,398,947     (915,860
     

 

 

 
          (930,971)  
     

 

 

 
Rights      
Italy      
Mediolanum SpA (3)     (238,411              
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions and Rights

      5,682,575   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

      3,003,866   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

      256,891   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

    $ 3,260,757   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).
 

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan   

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of

long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in CHF based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.

  

1-14 months maturity

ranging from 01/19/2016 - 01/30/2017

     $(642,719
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Austria        
ams AG     2,337      $ 76,569      $ 1,553   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Adecco SA     34,214        2,308,878        32,822   
Aryzta AG     37,094        1,877,564        (1,022
Baloise Holding AG     21,172        2,644,013        39,292   
Bucher Industries AG     2,068        462,853        3,225   
Clariant AG     49,339        924,858        10,655   
DKSH Holding AG     4,669        301,498        (7,843
Flughafen Zuerich AG     3,718        2,755,882        33,778   
GAM Holding AG     75,079        1,236,662        6,092   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Switzerland (continued)              
Geberit AG     2,492      $ 804,760      $ 39,288   
Georg Fischer AG     803        506,025        39,133   
Givaudan SA     1,689        2,978,787        86,684   
Helvetia Holding AG     2,067        1,149,354        15,005   
Lonza Group AG     77,565        12,059,094        555,683   
Novartis AG     38,034        3,161,938        109,720   
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG     339,596        3,044,980        (22,087
Partners Group Holding AG     8,786        3,138,017        21,729   
Schindler Holding AG     3,754        614,906        13,134   
Sika AG     740        2,642,505        31,704   
Straumann Holding AG     7,425        2,214,238        39,305   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Switzerland (continued)              
Sunrise Communications Group AG     11,333      $ 657,373      $ 10,685   
Swiss Life Holding AG     49,749        13,029,453        370,433   
Swiss Re AG     82,464        8,031,885        22,069   
Swisscom AG     3,133        1,520,013        47,754   
Transocean Ltd.     15,650        225,517        (29,885
UBS Group AG     8,284        165,158        (4,452
Zurich Insurance Group AG     4,217        1,076,433        6,914   
     

 

 

 
                1,469,815  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        1,471,368   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks        
Switzerland                  
ABB Ltd.     (785     (14,103     93   
Barry Callebaut AG     (1,862     (1,949,054     (73,489
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG     (48     (274,337     (25,409
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (129,909     (9,174,719     (123,251
Credit Suisse Group AG     (173,811     (3,646,667     (97,563
Dufry AG     (7,859     (893,112     (41,970
EMS-Chemie Holding AG     (884     (379,747     (9,299
Galenica AG     (1,520     (1,577,239     (800,876
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     (53,921     (2,417,638     (190,907
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Switzerland (continued)              
Kuehne + Nagel International AG     (12,738   $ (1,704,857   $ (40,239
LafargeHolcim Ltd.     (120,077     (5,821,946     (190,889
Nestle SA     (20,000     (1,485,746     1,041   
Roche Holding AG     (8,746     (2,374,086     (49,504
SGS SA     (2,439     (4,528,276     (107,045
Sonova Holding AG     (9,615     (1,182,314     (39,306
Swatch Group AG/The     (41,553     (14,088,565     (341,338
Syngenta AG     (150     (54,664     (4,046
     

 

 

 
                (2,133,997)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (2,133,997
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (662,629
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        19,910   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (642,719
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Copenhagen Interbank Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in DKK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.   

1-15 months maturity

ranging from 01/19/2016 - 01/30/2017

     $(141,705
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Denmark        
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S     1,887      $ 2,423,916      $ 37,307   
Danske Bank A/S     42,851        1,119,278        30,513   
DSV A/S     105,424        4,064,435        85,441   
GN Store Nord A/S     14,421        251,894        9,825   
H Lundbeck A/S     20,206        578,171        111,769   
ISS A/S     58,086        1,983,656        110,155   
Jyske Bank A/S     28,599        1,247,037        46,545   
Novo Nordisk A/S     71,592        4,018,980        126,068   
Pandora A/S     83,315        9,963,013        541,664   
TDC A/S     619,434        2,983,820        100,368   
Topdanmark A/S     3,452        95,641        2,439   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     3,963        237,404        39,367   
     

 

 

 
                1,241,461  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        1,241,461   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Denmark                  
Carlsberg A/S     (43,068     (3,895,838     80,371   
Chr Hansen Holding A/S     (32,146     (1,938,378     (72,367
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Denmark (continued)                  
Coloplast A/S     (3,049   $ (250,233   $ 4,065   
FLSmidth & Co. A/S     (20,170     (691,970     (8,837
Novozymes A/S     (36,816     (1,720,615     (42,094
Tryg A/S     (5,755     (114,222     (139
William Demant Holding A/S     (18,109     (1,679,643     (45,321
     

 

 

 
                (84,322)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (84,322
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,157,139   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (1,298,844
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (141,705
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in JPY based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap    1-18 months maturity ranging from 01/19/2016 - 01/30/2017      $(1,140,261
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Japan        
Air Water, Inc.     20,000      $ 317,838      $ 3,827   
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.     186,000        4,295,449        108,236   
Alfresa Holdings Corp.     172,900        3,454,097        (39,271
Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.     182,300        1,860,037        (120,405
ANA Holdings, Inc.     345,000        1,006,098        (10,737
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.     9,100        290,732        (5,862
Asahi Kasei Corp.     471,000        3,054,846        130,106   
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     278,300        3,897,143        64,670   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.     371,700        8,049,852        (196,897
Bank of Kyoto Ltd./The     160,000        1,453,774        30,012   
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The     563,000        3,393,905        57,061   
Benesse Holdings, Inc.     39,200        1,110,577        18,305   
Bridgestone Corp.     40,200        1,429,139        (50,222
Brother Industries Ltd.     162,600        1,887,241        (19,331
Central Japan Railway Co.     7,600        1,348,178        1,080   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The     527,000        3,661,423        78,291   
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.     294,000        4,036,209        (10,251
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     6,800        246,387        (9,362
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The     75,800        990,828        20,628   
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     52,200        372,650        2,525   
COLOPL, Inc.     5,100        104,476        (3,915
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.     280,000        2,795,626        (26,807
Daicel Corp.     335,900        5,069,685        (70,853
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.     151,900        5,655,129        (320,592
East Japan Railway Co.     25,300        2,427,076        (44,678
Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.     21,400        967,853        188,257   
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.     21,700        1,034,513        (24,707
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
FANUC Corp.     14,100      $ 2,443,820      $ (14,533
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.     721,000        3,101,306        (77,526
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.     70,900        2,935,979        (15,163
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     121,800        4,943,829        139,189   
Fujitsu Ltd.     1,580,000        7,982,087        (96,116
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.     1,097,000        5,275,817        163,790   
Gree, Inc.     150,900        715,653        830   
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.     661,900        2,323,996        (525,858
Gunma Bank Ltd./The     124,000        847,142        (126,177
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     204,000        1,508,616        (260,138
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.     162,600        1,800,665        (41,405
Haseko Corp.     87,900        993,017        (21,162
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.     12,100        827,560        (3,552
Hiroshima Bank Ltd./The     26,000        146,525        1,254   
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.     5,400        227,791        (1,084
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.     180,200        4,805,357        67,811   
Hitachi Metals Ltd.     54,700        644,768        30,132   
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     832,000        1,904,951        (208,883
Hokuriku Electric Power Co.     27,900        430,825        (18,506
Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.     18,900        1,235,913        (60,988
Hoya Corp.     226,500        9,266,366        (4,196
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.     20,400        324,535        1,196   
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     143,400        2,635,939        (765,854
Isuzu Motors Ltd.     127,100        1,547,191        (177,989
ITOCHU Corp.     210,400        2,453,487        35,219   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.     38,000      $ 873,621      $ (116,495
Iyo Bank Ltd./The     34,900        375,306        (36,228
Izumi Co., Ltd.     14,200        572,237        (20,960
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     261,100        3,970,929        (175,157
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.     404,200        14,602,452        (134,961
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.     39,800        1,046,523        22,401   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     191,500        6,470,626        560,061   
Joyo Bank Ltd./The     116,000        627,947        (79,400
JSR Corp.     80,700        1,373,301        (115,644
JTEKT Corp.     327,500        5,490,632        (130,083
Kajima Corp.     1,076,000        6,544,232        (140,474
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     41,200        2,984,515        (169,190
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.     195,000        1,643,610        35,303   
Kaneka Corp.     105,000        1,089,427        1,970   
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     131,000        1,634,902        (64,238
Kao Corp.     20,300        1,025,111        18,081   
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     749,000        2,791,919        (20,698
KDDI Corp.     45,100        1,175,252        (3,997
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     10,000        62,394        4,578   
Keio Corp.     23,000        199,023        (401
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     109,000        1,371,283        19,368   
Kewpie Corp.     9,000        197,503        24,813   
Keyence Corp.     2,000        950,345        148,865   
Kobe Steel Ltd.     4,055,000        4,284,959        120,863   
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     59,200        2,340,921        86,719   
Konami Corp.     94,700        2,308,633        (54,342
Konica Minolta, Inc.     1,001,400        9,923,544        105,659   
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.     97,300        2,059,441        (21,840
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.     30,000        1,679,819        (53,972
Marubeni Corp.     32,900        189,798        (20,656
Medipal Holdings Corp.     277,100        4,777,197        (54,305
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.     91,800        7,569,576        13,071   
Miraca Holdings, Inc.     39,900        1,772,787        (17,126
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.     610,900        3,879,204        (3,215
Mitsubishi Corp.     2,800        50,736        (4,164
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     607,000        6,328,224        43,361   
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     245,100        2,114,707        (41,029
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.     265,300        4,617,862        (47,106
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     240,500        1,242,643        (4,972
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.     139,100      $ 1,637,650      $ 15,142   
Mixi, Inc.     60,700        2,118,654        151,732   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.     68,500        2,050,245        (41,505
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     4,500        619,605        27,861   
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.     98,000        401,183        6,703   
Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     71,000        353,600        66,612   
Nexon Co., Ltd.     265,900        4,340,813        (15,222
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.     466,400        4,660,696        15,563   
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     38,400        6,635,980        (1,355,592
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.     812,000        3,763,225        52,547   
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.     25,800        1,875,979        (80,685
Nippon Yusen KK     798,000        2,100,670        (166,564
Nitto Denko Corp.     53,000        4,029,202        (159,901
NOK Corp.     145,200        3,463,622        (71,626
NSK Ltd.     128,100        1,429,222        (37,297
NTN Corp.     215,000        1,025,579        (118,996
Obayashi Corp.     292,000        2,349,822        344,522   
Obic Co., Ltd.     18,100        880,645        77,472   
Omron Corp.     53,200        1,836,826        (62,770
Oracle Corp. Japan     12,300        586,397        (13,709
ORIX Corp.     382,000        5,759,139        (400,265
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.     951,000        3,397,712        37,243   
Otsuka Corp.     83,800        4,253,009        (136,437
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.     82,200        3,016,680        (96,201
Panasonic Corp.     405,300        4,068,651        40,083   
Park24 Co., Ltd.     5,900        124,316        18,626   
Pigeon Corp.     600        16,668        (2,112
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.     13,500        825,694        64,072   
Renesas Electronics Corp.     300        1,642        242   
Resona Holdings, Inc.     1,857,500        9,018,030        2,429   
Rohm Co., Ltd.     108,200        5,590,433        (110,009
Sankyo Co., Ltd.     79,700        3,133,096        (158,072
Sanrio Co., Ltd.     15,600        437,021        (70,524
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     336,700        5,496,554        46,679   
Secom Co., Ltd.     20,200        1,366,748        2,201   
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     235,800        2,240,492        (34,973
Seiko Epson Corp.     21,100        320,399        4,523   
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.     390,000        5,156,191        (64,247
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     98,300        4,440,392        60,230   
Sharp Corp.     1,433,000        1,554,368        (76,379
Shimadzu Corp.     174,000        2,595,794        316,952   
Shimamura Co., Ltd.     39,300        4,486,553        115,836   
Shimizu Corp.     403,000        3,373,060        (86,903
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     43,600      $ 2,395,262      $ (24,910
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     123,900        5,505,106        98,919   
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK     55,600        479,686        (25,981
SMC Corp.     700        167,367        14,446   
Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.     11,300        518,350        11,608   
Sojitz Corp.     1,227,100        2,816,123        (240,955
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     19,000        636,121        (12,262
Sony Corp.     69,300        1,900,726        (197,554
Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.     8,800        394,715        90,805   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.     837,590        4,911,617        (101,258
Sumitomo Corp.     46,200        469,921        1,104   
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.     129,000        1,818,761        2,826   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     1,845,000        8,212,628        58,246   
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.     89,700        1,211,219        (44,817
Sundrug Co., Ltd.     3,400        187,403        31,206   
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.     29,200        1,132,967        145,296   
Suzuken Co., Ltd./Aichi Japan     47,120        1,809,389        (18,726
Suzuki Motor Corp.     45,000        1,368,846        (1,574
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     330,923        1,056,496        (90,098
Taisei Corp.     919,000        6,262,097        (208,673
Takashimaya Co., Ltd.     411,000        3,624,983        76,273   
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     40,800        1,994,295        39,971   
TDK Corp.     24,000        1,535,648        1,407   
Teijin Ltd.     1,087,000        3,762,233        (57,881
THK Co., Ltd.     130,100        2,364,208        47,077   
Toho Co., Ltd.     11,600        327,180        (6,182
Toho Gas Co., Ltd.     89,000        572,430        2,352   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     226,700        2,850,069        (16,021
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     3,800        161,976        (15,202
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.     339,300        2,069,168        (115,391
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.     663,000        3,040,745        74,555   
Tokyu Corp.     129,000        1,026,087        (6,678
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.     301,000        2,772,334        829   
Tosoh Corp.     147,000        807,128        (50,958
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     170,800        3,250,011        (81,816
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     67,600        2,356,635        (603
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.     58,700        1,374,303        (40,820
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     96,200        1,991,376        (55,119
Toyota Industries Corp.     5,900        300,107        15,386   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)        
USS Co., Ltd.     278,600      $ 4,302,170      $ (115,975
West Japan Railway Co.     67,000        4,611,440        19,804   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.     175,000        2,250,788        (177,527
Yamaha Corp.     80,400        1,926,659        15,353   
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.     227,000        4,836,006        268,269   
     

 

 

 
                (5,140,109)  
     

 

 

 
Total of Long Equity
Positions
              (5,140,109)  
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Japan                  
ABC-Mart, Inc.     (32,449     (1,765,772     (10,425
Acom Co., Ltd.     (750,830     (3,710,608     174,941   
Advantest Corp.     (194,600     (1,666,003     51,753   
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (243,400     (3,727,333     (22,877
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     (308,800     (6,875,539     (22,659
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.     (25,600     (1,056,400     (45,383
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     (33,500     (1,015,357     106,903   
Aozora Bank Ltd.     (368,000     (1,276,736     (7,520
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     (165,000     (962,313     17,052   
Asics Corp.     (225,500     (4,786,167     107,604   
Calbee, Inc.     (2,900     (123,388     923   
Canon, Inc.     (96,500     (3,012,603     93,475   
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.     (100     (2,052     (285
Century Tokyo Leasing Corp.     (100     (3,567     (5
Chiyoda Corp.     (185,000     (1,622,348     217,534   
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (33,400     (436,028     (4,965
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (127,913     (2,547,904     27,735   
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.     (137,000     (544,850     (2,731
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.     (171,600     (2,361,436     46,548   
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     (22,500     (448,406     74,058   
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.     (158,000     (3,321,193     60,119   
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (135,900     (9,743,711     (152,756
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     (236,000     (1,590,634     147,802   
DeNA Co., Ltd.     (131,900     (2,039,118     (23,315
Denso Corp.     (129,300     (6,208,401     29,736   
Dentsu, Inc.     (100     (5,396     (75
Disco Corp.     (13,600     (1,288,866     8,134   
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (18,300     (1,070,977     (139,583
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.     (10,500     (368,242     (5,733
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (29,200     (10,502,499     288,004   
GS Yuasa Corp.     (52,853     (196,569     146   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     (6,300   $ (166,781   $ (5,935
Hino Motors Ltd.     (52,700     (578,085     (30,993
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (374,001     10,785   
Hitachi Capital Corp.     (40,200     (1,085,380     5,294   
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     (15,400     (266,504     22,188   
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (154,095     (2,320,722     (75,811
Hitachi Ltd.     (1,470,000     (8,440,439     110,867   
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.     (4,600     (45,472     (1,790
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (169,800     (5,481,418     54,348   
Ibiden Co., Ltd.     (2,000     (28,047     (626
IHI Corp.     (383,000     (1,556,438     499,167   
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     (17,300     (349,500     28,861   
Inpex Corp.     (517,300     (5,495,228     452,116   
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.     (13,900     (735,358     120,018   
Japan Display, Inc.     (625,100     (1,747,630     (53,446
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (33,300     (538,723     15,833   
JGC Corp.     (49,000     (783,533     33,528   
JX Holdings, Inc.     (354,800     (1,536,642     47,518   
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (453,900     (8,913,151     (14,882
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.     (146,400     (2,240,018     20,922   
Keikyu Corp.     (146,000     (1,214,751     8,317   
Kikkoman Corp.     (117,000     (4,025,424     (28,326
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     (366,000     (1,467,836     (20,242
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.     (60,300     (868,061     49,359   
Komatsu Ltd.     (50,100     (800,985     (18,774
Kose Corp.     (6,300     (656,161     73,658   
Kubota Corp.     (654,000     (10,439,228     335,812   
Kuraray Co., Ltd.     (144,000     (1,821,005     76,761   
Kyocera Corp.     (100,600     (4,660,575     (11,342
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     (11,000     (202,103     29,022   
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (846,600     (9,143,471     (83,713
Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.     (6,000     (44,632     2,350   
Lawson, Inc.     (2,200     (156,849     (21,727
LIXIL Group Corp.     (139,600     (3,158,099     57,624   
M3, Inc.     (379,700     (8,093,727     220,957   
Makita Corp.     (70,700     (3,959,091     (115,113
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (161,700     (2,627,618     (3,663
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.     (13,900     (360,573     (49,776
Mazda Motor Corp.     (386,900     (7,944,804     (38,784
Minebea Co., Ltd.     (697,000     (9,712,743     3,745,050   
MISUMI Group, Inc.     (37,900     (524,197     659   
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.     (41,000     (226,757     17,103   
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     (8,000     (42,895     7,915   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     (131,000   $ (1,728,651   $ 2,572   
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     (254,000     (959,323     159,312   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.     (220,400     (1,601,022     235,809   
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     (1,175,025     (5,093,854     (117,391
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (2,967,000     (7,405,924     (77,674
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     (2,511,500     (5,051,598     28,597   
Nabtesco Corp.     (5,600     (114,153     388   
NGK Insulators Ltd.     (167,000     (3,796,104     31,892   
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     (175,900     (4,687,838     56,661   
NH Foods Ltd.     (13,000     (275,821     21,023   
Nidec Corp.     (150,100     (10,642,230     (242,420
Nikon Corp.     (484,795     (6,473,956     (19,134
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (128,000     (654,947     9,805   
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     (282,300     (6,661,445     (170,789
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     (69,300     (1,449,682     78,764   
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.     (29,000     (663,257     4,924   
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (672,500     (7,058,629     17,055   
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.     (17,400     (264,884     (19,336
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.     (8,900     (421,907     (50,360
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.     (3,000     (253,922     1,976   
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     (4,700     (185,343     4,845   
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (93,000     (988,158     (13,155
Oji Holdings Corp.     (216,000     (949,435     81,333   
Olympus Corp.     (39,200     (1,513,452     (29,800
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (66,645     (12,074,351     190,768   
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     (17,100     (1,033,781     (709
Rakuten, Inc.     (392,200     (4,531,041     13,778   
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     (14,200     (448,300     30,908   
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     (992,100     (9,913,978     (301,482
Rinnai Corp.     (23,100     (2,056,530     9,790   
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.     (32,400     (6,624,170     62,800   
Seibu Holdings, Inc.     (14,400     (305,850     11,769   
Sekisui House Ltd.     (13,900     (233,565     (146
Seven Bank Ltd.     (266,300     (1,203,938     36,080   
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     (305,973     (4,697,129     (82,556
Shimano, Inc.     (27,100     (4,283,999     122,562   
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     (3,223,000     (5,819,293     (111,963
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     (7,100     (166,256     18,941   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
SoftBank Group Corp.     (96,200   $ (4,877,587   $ 22,334   
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     (6,500     (117,190     923   
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.     (40,900     (854,153     (43,094
Sumco Corp.     (277,200     (2,117,107     25,772   
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     (55,800     (675,447     18,042   
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.     (308,000     (4,518,522     779,735   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     (63,200     (2,383,657     (1,577
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     (1,380,000     (5,247,312     20,794   
Suruga Bank Ltd.     (33,700     (695,332     822   
Sysmex Corp.     (25,200     (1,587,291     (29,155
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.     (2,300     (155,441     (6,998
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     (292,116     (2,547,144     (94,683
Terumo Corp.     (227,900     (7,073,013     9,611   
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     (90,000     (403,559     (40,359
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     (26,000     (1,365,636     (209,570
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK     (13,000     (116,374     6,628   
Toray Industries, Inc.     (203,000     (1,766,767     (119,615
Toshiba Corp.     (847,000     (1,575,502     (165,273
TOTO Ltd.     (36,700     (1,258,993     (30,353
Toyota Motor Corp.     (9,900     (628,869     19,237   
Trend Micro, Inc.     (2,300     (80,814     (12,513
Tsumura & Co.     (3,400     (95,049     636   
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.     (200     (16,076     (1,253
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Japan (continued)                  
Unicharm Corp.     (167,700   $ (3,312,584   $ (112,131
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (3,806,100     (15,833,483     362,049   
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (73,568     (3,593,139     (7,625
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.     (1,320,570     (5,724,492     20,252   
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     (51,100     (1,222,103     76,681   
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     (86,800     (1,839,083     (47
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (1,094,700     (15,310,175     414,932   
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (169,300     (2,012,941     (23,051
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The     (56,900     (1,143,797     269,937   
     

 

 

 
                7,631,769  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        7,631,769   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        2,491,660   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (3,631,921
     

 

 

 
Swaps, at Value               $(1,140,261)  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Norway Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in NOK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    1-14 months maturity ranging from 01/19/2016 - 01/30/2017      $493,416   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Norway        
DNB ASA     252,529      $ 3,031,058      $ 80,408   
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA     18,579        290,801        6,559   
Norsk Hydro ASA     541,299        1,945,504        66,559   
Orkla ASA     218,381        1,676,872        45,919   
Yara International ASA     54,351        2,292,421        45,121   
     

 

 

 
                244,566  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Subsea 7 SA     223,972        1,898,033        (312,763
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (68,197
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Norway                  
Marine Harvest ASA     (73,046     (903,039     (79,783
Schibsted ASA     (100,157     (3,191,755     (101,071
Schibsted ASA     (38,450     (1,058,266     (165,511
Seadrill Ltd.     (190,883     (708,465     49,268   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Norway (continued)                  
Statoil ASA     (149,917   $ (2,234,393   $ 143,534   
Telenor ASA     (20,149     (375,578     39,723   
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA     (79,428     (1,253,409     (10,844
     

 

 

 
                (124,684)  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (124,684
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (192,881
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        686,297   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 493,416   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    10 months maturity 05/16/2016      $(148,574
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)    

NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
United States        
International Game Technology PLC     77,280      $ 1,398,768      $ (148,378
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (196
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (148,574
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
J.P. Morgan    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in SEK based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    1-19 months maturity ranging from 01/19/2016 - 01/30/2017      $(441,865
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Sweden        
BillerudKorsnas AB     28,206      $ 457,986      $ 64,011   
Boliden AB     442,497        7,209,078        204,603   
Electrolux AB     464,831        10,929,197        285,971   
Hexpol AB     17,970        193,205        (526
Husqvarna AB     492,878        3,786,430        (533,732
Meda AB     110,291        1,331,174        59,253   
NCC AB     5,524        179,268        (7,897
Securitas AB     188,888        2,816,922        71,349   
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB     189,003        1,950,053        37,598   
Skanska AB     186,278        3,546,069        66,533   
SKF AB     13,059        229,689        (18,769
SSAB AB     76,875        191,582        12,660   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA     199,379        5,634,689        143,338   
Swedbank AB     10,825        235,819        2,586   
Swedish Match AB     68,541        2,351,917        70,144   
Tele2 AB     147,049        1,416,058        50,387   
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson     421,898        4,006,918        60,730   
Trelleborg AB     44,881        850,635        20,407   
     

 

 

 
                   588,646  
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        588,646   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Luxembourg                  
Millicom International Cellular SA     (18,966     (1,340,647     252,376   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Sweden                  
Alfa Laval AB     (143,044   $ (2,555,285   $ (56,135
Assa Abloy AB     (53,791     (1,105,423     (20,569
Atlas Copco AB     (228,195     (5,543,977     (52,461
Elekta AB     (62,802     (520,311     (13,309
Getinge AB     (80,239     (2,028,182     (73,700
Hennes & Mauritz AB     (118,917     (4,414,265     184,353   
Hexagon AB     (92,131     (3,380,954     (27,233
Modern Times Group MTG AB     (56,922     (1,506,121     52,688   
Sandvik AB     (677,276     (5,860,616     (43,204
Svenska Handelsbanken AB     (37,733     (498,360     (2,790
TeliaSonera AB     (180,215     (949,375     54,448   
Volvo AB     (543,661     (7,033,252     1,992,123   
     

 

 

 
                1,994,211  
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        2,246,587   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        2,835,233   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (3,277,098
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (441,865
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    1-25 months maturity ranging from 01/13/2016 - 11/09/2017      $79,136,935   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap positions.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swaps as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Ireland              
Accenture PLC     7,845      $ 848,202      $ (28,400
Alkermes PLC     55,566        3,853,459        557,370   
Allegion PLC     16,753        1,077,326        27,032   
XL Group PLC     114,090        4,160,563        309,483   
     

 

 

 
        865,485   
     

 

 

 
Norway              
Seadrill Ltd.     50,838        194,331        (21,991
     

 

 

 
Puerto Rico                  
Popular, Inc.     20,953        615,919        (22,111
     

 

 

 
Singapore              
Flextronics International Ltd.     1,558,968        17,057,022        419,009   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland              
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG     131,454        5,441,867        (553,093
TE Connectivity Ltd.     130,729        8,141,202        305,199   
Transocean Ltd.     407,897        5,668,057        (618,292
     

 

 

 
        (866,186
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
Delphi Automotive PLC     98,097        7,688,416        721,440   
Liberty Global PLC     182,822        8,111,812        (367,472
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     45,403        1,844,353        (25,509
Noble Corp. PLC     463,036        5,927,549        (1,042,519
Willis Group Holdings PLC     27,135        1,263,017        54,930   
     

 

 

 
        (659,130
     

 

 

 
United States              
3M Co.     4,198        654,247        (21,860
Aaron’s, Inc.     40,712        1,150,433        (238,892
Abbott Laboratories     555,241        25,384,866        (448,993
AbbVie, Inc.     3,168        183,199        4,473   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     19,803        3,864,389        765,552   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Adobe Systems, Inc.     26,065      $ 2,268,730      $ 179,816   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     13,859        2,201,030        (115,112
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.     2,734        5,835        2,012   
Aetna, Inc.     141,389        15,843,798        (556,819
Aflac, Inc.     85,520        5,179,736        (57,088
AGCO Corp.     104,274        5,009,084        (276,087
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     266,080        9,971,918        1,152,887   
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     15,463        2,087,458        (75,567
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     118,088        8,186,491        (1,971,520
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     11,482        861,241        63,175   
Alleghany Corp.     7,312        3,537,074        (42,450
Alliant Energy Corp.     84,991        4,998,863        308,825   
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     36,304        1,023,921        (84,010
Allstate Corp./The     196,991        12,894,375        (663,203
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     16,902        1,491,766        99,388   
Alphabet, Inc.     6,242        4,719,029        137,309   
Amazon.com, Inc.     7,190        3,872,277        987,373   
Amdocs Ltd.     243,667        13,949,710        (652,801
AMERCO     10,967        3,970,143        301,503   
Ameren Corp.     57,586        2,348,511        140,932   
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     337,714        5,431,292        (196,725
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     248,316        13,673,092        796,281   
American Financial Group, Inc.     78,118        5,359,429        271,317   
American International Group, Inc.     22,320        1,402,990        (19,819
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     7,564        901,974        (97,013
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     187,748        19,944,822        (473,477
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Amgen, Inc.     64,200      $ 10,421,275      $ 311   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     87,182        6,315,435        (2,080,133
Analog Devices, Inc.     41,805        2,418,173        (105,520
ANSYS, Inc.     2,958        277,559        (3,944
Antero Resources Corp.     8,721        187,477        2,641   
Anthem, Inc.     100,824        15,648,648        (1,589,750
AO Smith Corp.     65,436        4,490,191        522,861   
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     182,858        2,103,474        (700,953
Applied Materials, Inc.     6,042        115,000        (2,196
AptarGroup, Inc.     185        13,637        (197
Aramark     1,711        54,489        691   
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     335,900        15,730,390        (3,409,578
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     59,616        3,292,564        (62,569
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     56,956        2,599,884        (268,105
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     120,818        1,458,134        (268,077
Ashland, Inc.     91,825        10,314,133        (883,705
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     76,697        3,723,737        (19,272
Associated Banc-Corp.     19,237        375,075        (14,381
Assurant, Inc.     158,608        11,823,359        950,929   
Atmel Corp.     222,562        1,932,491        (16,232
Atmos Energy Corp.     5,300        284,080        50,032   
AutoNation, Inc.     6,330        409,582        (31,934
Avery Dennison Corp.     90,126        5,440,516        206,780   
Avnet, Inc.     153,955        6,519,204        76,228   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     51,270        2,769,336        113,063   
Bank of America Corp.     29,689        525,813        (26,147
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     37,646        1,645,846        (94,078
Baxter International, Inc.     72,047        2,711,161        37,432   
Bemis Co., Inc.     75,631        3,251,658        128,291   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     196,025        6,427,853        (458,892
Big Lots, Inc.     126,562        5,511,531        (633,831
Biogen, Inc.     30,388        10,518,286        (1,208,922
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     5,859        683,939        (70,150
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     8,769        1,234,494        (18,585
Boeing Co./The     27,279        3,733,559        210,712   
BOK Financial Corp.     2,370        158,711        (17,008
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     24,438        649,220        104,692   
Boston Scientific Corp.     353,463        6,175,950        341,908   
Brinker International, Inc.     58,838        3,051,412        (230,130
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     78,538        4,219,580        267   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     1,648,240      $ 16,980,312      $ (1,849,469
Brown & Brown, Inc.     6,008        198,264        (5,407
Bunge Ltd.     225,969        17,531,187        (2,102,024
BWX Technologies, Inc.     134,361        3,743,377        525,272   
CA, Inc.     264,574        7,933,034        (376,800
Cable One, Inc.     863        384,267        (10,019
Cabot Corp.     82,976        3,003,669        388,390   
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     71,922        1,331,852        (59,552
California Resources Corp.     835,322        3,221,285        (1,274,984
Capital One Financial Corp.     153,944        13,316,926        (2,205,248
Cardinal Health, Inc.     87,660        7,458,676        366,732   
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     45,673        4,510,649        (459,911
Carnival Corp.     382,885        19,720,372        1,139,202   
Carter’s, Inc.     82,288        8,189,679        (863,578
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     8,225        866,396        124,305   
Catalent, Inc.     3,905        98,045        (303
CDK Global, Inc.     38,676        1,907,620        (71,670
CDW Corp.     52,337        1,967,258        232,989   
CEB, Inc.     23,324        1,873,988        (442,128
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     119,427        2,191,668        1,011   
CenturyLink, Inc.     39,614        1,083,541        (86,853
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     184,193        11,138,929        (3,622,013
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     61,282        4,455,688        470,772   
Charter Communications, Inc.     9,458        1,752,284        (20,524
Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The     21,208        1,107,943        (130,043
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     57,445        234,702        23,801   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     319,644        4,718,771        (1,308,170
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     69,627        2,739,390        (411,759
Cintas Corp.     49,494        4,223,773        282,655   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     439,734        12,202,220        (261,244
Citigroup, Inc.     81,963        4,772,721        (531,136
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.     415,258        10,534,188        341,419   
Citrix Systems, Inc.     134,592        9,658,207        523,678   
Cleco Corp.     32,096        1,719,627        (43,895
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.     17,450        335,005        13,995   
Comcast Corp.     51,505        3,156,020        (249,593
Comerica, Inc.     20,464        934,884        (78,875
Commercial Metals Co.     311,083        4,745,149        (486,422
Community Health Systems, Inc.     71,645        2,756,447        (855,705
Computer Sciences Corp.     322,189        11,385,127        (855,990
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     292,010      $ 12,229,768      $ 81,373   
ConocoPhillips     10,963        582,859        (70,996
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     170,371        10,659,067        290,678   
Constellation Brands, Inc.     4,631        657,887        1,753   
Convergys Corp.     57,302        1,409,449        16,797   
CoreLogic, Inc.     94,278        3,763,440        (571,187
Costco Wholesale Corp.     26,446        3,838,017        433,012   
Coty, Inc.     46,487        1,290,879        (99,418
CR Bard, Inc.     109,732        20,384,864        402,766   
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     10,618        1,468,686        (122,005
Crane Co.     99,136        5,345,803        (603,136
Credit Acceptance Corp.     2,561        571,557        (23,452
Crown Holdings, Inc.     204,031        10,444,577        (100,205
CSRA, Inc.     200,990        5,643,907        385,793   
CSX Corp.     703,806        21,494,108        (3,230,342
Cummins, Inc.     44,125        5,266,047        (1,382,606
CVS Health Corp.     20,705        2,278,792        (254,464
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     216,380        13,260,325        510,099   
Dean Foods Co.     114,188        2,078,061        (119,737
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     56,147        3,522,943        (872,804
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     7,973        365,001        39,151   
Deluxe Corp.     3,678        210,609        (10,011
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     21,841        1,232,156        96,869   
Devon Energy Corp.     220,330        10,505,378        (3,454,818
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     99,047        4,859,315        (1,358,004
Dillard’s, Inc.     27,202        2,675,797        (888,353
Discover Financial Services     207,062        11,938,175        (835,510
DISH Network Corp.     94,536        6,167,058        (761,490
Dollar General Corp.     55,796        4,473,115        (463,056
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     23,089        2,566,723        1,928   
Dow Chemical Co./The     215,297        10,976,195        107,295   
DR Horton, Inc.     94,695        2,869,243        163,838   
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     67,566        5,339,791        957,360   
DST Systems, Inc.     73,606        9,157,149        (761,648
DTE Energy Co.     64,726        4,962,259        228,119   
Eagle Materials, Inc.     1,677        100,115        1,226   
East West Bancorp, Inc.     47,777        1,958,401        27,211   
Eaton Corp. PLC     54,865        3,084,934        (229,759
eBay, Inc.     186,823        4,818,016        315,880   
EchoStar Corp.     20,524        947,605        (144,912
Edgewell Personal Care Co.     5,419        475,050        (50,363
Edison International     67,128        4,032,749        (58,100
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     225,394        17,565,940        235,678   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Electronic Arts, Inc.     157,156      $ 11,566,706      $ (766,945
Eli Lilly & Co.     40,191        3,359,886        26,608   
Emerson Electric Co.     44,822        2,164,744        (20,908
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     22,867        1,463,850        (591
Energen Corp.     23,486        1,331,272        (368,581
Entergy Corp.     115,411        8,109,679        (220,183
EP Energy Corp.     680,593        4,607,186        (1,626,188
EQT Corp.     13,659        751,574        (39,531
Equifax, Inc.     51,781        5,232,264        534,586   
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     10,831        878,743        75,035   
Everest Re Group Ltd.     46,994        8,727,874        (123,743
Exelon Corp.     108,830        3,017,737        4,473   
Expedia, Inc.     52,419        6,206,270        309,412   
Fair Isaac Corp.     23,543        2,140,506        76,773   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     43,804        661,631        245,550   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     68,554        4,373,745        (219,373
Fifth Third Bancorp     7,530        151,769        (416
FireEye, Inc.     141,202        4,241,692        (1,313,163
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     89,120        926,465        40,487   
First Solar, Inc.     152,611        7,516,684        2,554,116   
FirstEnergy Corp.     175,358        5,771,172        (207,063
Fiserv, Inc.     30,889        2,698,154        126,954   
FMC Technologies, Inc.     10,892        363,782        (47,805
Foot Locker, Inc.     95,727        6,662,894        (432,024
Fortinet, Inc.     65,539        2,785,644        (742,793
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.     71,934        1,545,731        192,194   
Fulton Financial Corp.     55,802        730,516        (4,532
GameStop Corp.     228,271        9,976,920        (3,576,201
Gartner, Inc.     22,498        1,945,560        95,008   
General Dynamics Corp.     147,331        21,479,725        (1,242,339
General Motors Co.     208,971        6,949,582        157,522   
Genpact Ltd.     143,740        3,339,242        251,383   
Genuine Parts Co.     3,128        267,384        1,280   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     83,904        9,892,539        (1,402,294
GNC Holdings, Inc.     163,585        6,307,080        (1,232,673
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The     76,291        16,100,740        (2,350,814
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     287,914        8,732,624        673,526   
GoPro, Inc.     12,027        221,361        (4,754
Graham Holdings Co.     10,052        6,645,747        (1,770,829
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     18,370        247,967        (12,280
Great Plains Energy, Inc.     63,325        1,627,921        101,484   
Groupon, Inc.     1,169,950        5,185,856        (1,594,110
Guess?, Inc.     99,566        2,198,686        (318,880
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
H&R Block, Inc.     9,279      $ 305,340      $ 3,744   
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     53,296        4,221,864        113,233   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     119,360        12,536,516        (1,291,611
Harsco Corp.     99,831        1,398,044        (611,376
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     62,125        2,901,203        (201,251
Hasbro, Inc.     50,711        3,949,552        (533,659
HCA Holdings, Inc.     200,900        17,363,175        (3,776,308
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     267,284        8,960,661        (934,123
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.     128,781        1,018,082        (340,694
Herman Miller, Inc.     40,333        1,249,872        (92,315
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     112,491        1,707,137        (106,390
Hess Corp.     67,997        3,992,299        (695,805
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     33,643        1,863,781        (246,899
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     329,835        8,738,789        (1,680,320
HNI Corp.     15,183        693,574        (146,075
HollyFrontier Corp.     380,154        18,620,888        (3,456,545
Hologic, Inc.     244,646        9,431,063        34,290   
Home Depot, Inc./The     17,448        1,986,629        320,869   
Hormel Foods Corp.     11,251        692,700        197,029   
Howard Hughes Corp./The     2,585        287,227        5,292   
HP, Inc.     754,824        9,875,119        (938,002
Hubbell, Inc.     16,551        1,685,341        (13,028
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     183,130        2,126,327        (100,909
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     129,491        14,994,783        1,431,150   
Hyatt Hotels Corp.     13,364        724,172        (95,796
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     168,792        13,108,891        (2,972,932
IDACORP, Inc.     13,348        823,983        83,681   
IDEX Corp.     2,058        156,861        803   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     10,508        968,392        5,489   
IMS Health Holdings, Inc.     83,629        2,424,921        (294,891
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     105,219        6,858,691        (1,041,133
Ingram Micro, Inc.     344,312        9,332,853        1,127,345   
Ingredion, Inc.     47,236        3,995,992        531,106   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     383,930        7,911,687        2,204,868   
International Game Technology PLC     220,269        3,945,480        (381,527
International Paper Co.     549        20,691        7   
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     227,685        4,509,490        791,017   
Intersil Corp.     108,550        1,297,288        87,810   
Invesco Ltd.     154,157        5,831,193        (670,016
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     111,556        4,930,258        1,978,405   
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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
ITT Corp.     225,406      $ 8,440,877      $ (254,131
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     525,561        10,526,376        1,713,940   
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     5,886        416,598        42,863   
Jack in the Box, Inc.     23,832        1,796,027        32,126   
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     55,024        2,827,952        (350,221
Johnson Controls, Inc.     104,075        4,870,485        (760,564
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     46,012        3,178,808        (140,635
Juniper Networks, Inc.     259,097        7,886,716        (735,638
KAR Auction Services, Inc.     50,912        1,948,118        (62,847
Kate Spade & Co.     21,786        417,647        (30,510
KBR, Inc.     455,890        8,270,961        (557,302
KeyCorp.     277,793        4,078,571        (414,481
Keysight Technologies, Inc.     83,542        2,624,939        (258,194
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     79,406        8,945,051        1,163,333   
Kirby Corp.     3,864        207,071        (3,747
Kroger Co./The     120,895        4,710,069        346,969   
L Brands, Inc.     40,792        3,395,205        513,484   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     60,115        7,198,123        (13,779
Lancaster Colony Corp.     3,729        386,425        44,126   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.     14,858        116,152        2,563   
Lear Corp.     75,091        7,558,221        1,665,207   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     113,098        4,956,196        (203,818
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     115,790        5,182,759        1,331,587   
Lennox International, Inc.     9,742        1,166,362        50,414   
Liberty Broadband Corp.     24,402        1,324,567        (59,079
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group     79,367        2,201,301        (32,995
LifePoint Health, Inc.     18,124        1,369,096        (38,795
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     78,537        4,590,934        (515,649
Lincoln National Corp.     70,255        3,704,319        (173,303
LinkedIn Corp.     1,544        375,586        (28,063
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     133,458        3,480,076        (201,013
Lockheed Martin Corp.     20,346        4,133,290        284,844   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     164,671        11,106,301        1,415,282   
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.     3,483        61,711        14,985   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     160,777        15,397,329        (1,425,808
M&T Bank Corp.     14,198        1,677,239        43,274   
Macy’s, Inc.     214,358        12,797,880        (5,299,637
Mallinckrodt PLC     166,624        14,218,992        (1,783,843
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     36,144        2,365,377        26,272   
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     90,070        8,049,142        (457,142
Marathon Oil Corp.     362,085        6,880,666        (2,322,016
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     477,006        26,348,842        (1,620,851
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     1,900,989      $ 20,263,800      $ (3,497,077
Masco Corp.     536,871        13,168,642        2,024,808   
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     184,900        6,643,063        383,137   
MAXIMUS, Inc.     2,938        178,988        (13,726
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     66,114        6,640,228        (122,710
McKesson Corp.     106,024        22,960,630        (2,049,517
Medivation, Inc.     178,315        7,831,141        788,606   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     31,450        571,756        7,553   
Merck & Co., Inc.     80,910        4,734,662        (460,996
MetLife, Inc.     95,353        4,975,304        (378,336
Michaels Cos., Inc./The     43,692        1,074,915        (108,885
Micron Technology, Inc.     155,985        2,720,774        (512,027
Microsoft Corp.     108,792        5,179,414        856,366   
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     39,770        2,116,068        (292,216
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     69,613        13,651,000        (466,994
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     18,222        1,144,552        (48,863
Molson Coors Brewing Co.     32,867        2,882,996        203,872   
Mondelez International, Inc.     305,126        12,952,392        729,457   
Monster Beverage Corp.     39,365        5,670,528        193,282   
Mosaic Co./The     177,454        5,746,060        (850,104
MSCI, Inc.     25,768        1,599,587        259,059   
MSG Networks, Inc.     76,319        1,590,369        (2,933
Murphy Oil Corp.     175,886        4,900,893        (952,253
Murphy USA, Inc.     100,676        5,637,772        477,288   
Nabors Industries Ltd.     1,257,311        14,309,102        (3,609,385
Nasdaq, Inc.     109,826        5,848,784        539,794   
NCR Corp.     270,306        6,962,285        (350,600
NetApp, Inc.     9,877        273,110        (11,073
NeuStar, Inc.     13,593        348,916        (23,092
New York Times Co./The     6,639        87,615        1,480   
News Corp.     480,926        6,812,121        (386,949
NIKE, Inc.     184,050        10,471,343        1,031,782   
NiSource, Inc.     211,408        4,060,939        63,631   
Nordstrom, Inc.     17,735        998,357        (114,977
Northern Trust Corp.     2,779        207,233        (6,894
Northrop Grumman Corp.     84,302        14,122,900        1,794,161   
NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.     274,851        4,485,487        (1,148,796
NOW, Inc.     15,344        254,305        (11,563
Nucor Corp.     84,963        3,552,408        (128,400
NVR, Inc.     686        1,115,090        12,008   
Oil States International, Inc.     206,225        6,275,681        (656,050
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     14,281        975,206        (131,627
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Old Republic International Corp.     69,495      $ 1,202,329      $ 92,363   
Omnicom Group, Inc.     57,444        4,131,609        214,604   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     349,880        3,790,390        (361,566
OPKO Health, Inc.     217,135        1,978,999        203,208   
Orbital ATK, Inc.     118,646        8,790,372        1,809,462   
Owens Corning     168,208        7,412,366        498,456   
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     80,101        1,658,540        (263,181
PACCAR, Inc.     55,329        3,310,271        (687,676
Packaging Corp. of America     32,690        2,139,335        (78,230
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     22,951        2,506,440        (280,652
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     23,770        367,514        (9,062
PBF Energy, Inc.     78,280        2,580,804        300,683   
People’s United Financial, Inc.     337,765        5,403,597        51,307   
PepsiCo, Inc.     126,415        12,319,351        312,036   
Pfizer, Inc.     395,737        13,912,431        (1,138,040
PG&E Corp.     166,695        8,607,149        259,358   
Phillips 66     60,233        5,054,023        (126,964
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     277,965        5,766,384        373,863   
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     60,890        2,681,820        (96,431
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     168,577        10,357,732        512,113   
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     57,264        1,174,575        7,927   
Plantronics, Inc.     7,914        419,203        (43,921
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     133,404        12,918,088        (203,353
PNM Resources, Inc.     103,219        2,751,063        404,342   
Polycom, Inc.     301,262        3,400,528        392,361   
PPG Industries, Inc.     73,373        7,934,131        (683,412
ProAssurance Corp.     23,143        1,145,686        (22,557
Procter & Gamble Co./The     101,124        8,078,485        (48,228
Prudential Financial, Inc.     26,683        2,334,945        (162,682
PTC, Inc.     46,595        1,706,289        (92,704
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     435,465        17,805,589        (957,448
PulteGroup, Inc.     109,315        2,098,080        (150,087
PVH Corp.     36,294        3,365,746        (692,693
QEP Resources, Inc.     316,328        4,713,138        (474,342
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     54,187        3,708,879        11,600   
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     124,378        3,646,844        (497,593
Raymond James Financial, Inc.     30,710        1,565,039        215,220   
Raytheon Co.     53,619        5,904,576        772,598   
Red Hat, Inc.     25,404        1,970,183        133,522   
Regal Beloit Corp.     10,630        691,494        (69,426
Regions Financial Corp.     73,110        745,825        (43,969
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     60,342        5,784,503        (622,245
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     108,599      $ 6,328,072      $ (39,103
Republic Services, Inc.     138,939        5,737,689        374,237   
Robert Half International, Inc.     38,761        2,028,715        (201,522
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     52,369        5,652,649        (279,066
Ross Stores, Inc.     93,861        4,943,628        107,032   
Rowan Cos. PLC     294,253        5,757,119        (769,531
RPC, Inc.     48,716        598,224        (16,068
Ryder System, Inc.     25,521        2,294,865        (844,506
Sabre Corp.     68,799        1,973,577        (49,269
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co./The     4,420        292,874        (7,739
Sealed Air Corp.     1,957        88,903        (1,621
Sears Holdings Corp.     18,059        415,257        (43,964
SEI Investments Co.     126,567        6,306,290        325,821   
Sempra Energy     28,840        2,891,288        (180,040
Sensient Technologies Corp.     20,704        1,339,752        (39,126
Service Corp. International     38,831        1,086,801        (76,418
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.     8,148        287,687        32,040   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     8,170        2,231,760        (110,828
Signature Bank     28,291        4,042,399        296,592   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     15,098        2,057,385        (189,913
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.     210,311        7,461,066        (1,107,571
Snap-on, Inc.     24,932        4,003,815        270,278   
Sonoco Products Co.     14,451        591,639        (1,026
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     289,982        15,417,981        (898,583
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     12,795        494,204        15,677   
Sprint Corp.     74,889        275,962        (4,864
SPX Corp.     116,035        1,460,457        (377,851
SPX FLOW, Inc.     9,852        470,357        (195,388
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     35,311        2,507,534        (96,852
St Jude Medical, Inc.     83,579        5,497,524        (334,849
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     7,532        768,587        35,303   
Staples, Inc.     643,386        9,203,787        (3,110,921
Starbucks Corp.     63,384        3,576,638        228,304   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     147,523        11,213,012        (992,619
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     435,808        8,370,486        (582,597
Stifel Financial Corp.     50,232        2,304,324        (176,496
Stryker Corp.     37,016        3,626,034        (185,767
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     134,670        5,836,088        (66,825
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     576,219        10,448,376        (2,686,707
SUPERVALU, Inc.     833,343        6,184,700        (534,635
SVB Financial Group     21,525        2,622,678        (63,355
Synopsys, Inc.     80,605        4,058,768        (382,374
Sysco Corp.     39,661        1,538,078        88,023   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Talen Energy Corp.     99,598      $ 1,033,126      $ (412,630
Targa Resources Corp.     52,394        2,327,744        (909,962
Target Corp.     127,088        10,152,691        (924,831
TCF Financial Corp.     86,192        1,320,194        (103,163
Tech Data Corp.     109,195        6,999,506        248,858   
TEGNA, Inc.     105,735        3,060,242        (361,884
Teleflex, Inc.     36,315        4,813,996        (40,389
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     88,533        2,502,425        (210,305
Teradyne, Inc.     311,080        5,954,895        475,128   
TerraForm Power, Inc.     74,623        870,260        68,498   
Tesoro Corp.     13,193        1,418,947        (28,800
Textron, Inc.     36,096        1,560,439        (44,046
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     37,928        5,182,953        197,133   
Thomson Reuters Corp.     19,442        775,392        (39,513
Thor Industries, Inc.     8,020        442,626        7,697   
Time, Inc.     67,340        1,293,009        (237,791
Timken Co./The     175,135        5,768,053        (760,944
TJX Cos., Inc./The     129,943        8,907,883        306,375   
Toll Brothers, Inc.     216,247        7,976,505        (775,480
TopBuild Corp.     40,104        1,175,745        58,255   
Torchmark Corp.     40,872        2,398,324        (62,081
Toro Co./The     9,646        651,715        53,119   
Total System Services, Inc.     74,517        3,481,037        229,910   
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     113,342        11,701,264        1,090,514   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     8,922        222,468        (8,161
Trustmark Corp.     17,704        421,242        (13,342
Tyco International PLC     125,456        4,765,467        (764,675
Tyler Technologies, Inc.     14,608        2,136,670        409,797   
UGI Corp.     72,204        2,576,580        (138,973
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     8,115        1,353,709        147,566   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     292,140        16,113,413        626,209   
United States Steel Corp.     134,867        1,087,551        (11,312
United Therapeutics Corp.     51,966        8,077,709        60,686   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     77,043        9,364,635        (301,297
Universal Health Services, Inc.     91,001        12,330,927        (1,457,218
Unum Group     209,672        7,517,290        (537,309
US Bancorp     128,673        5,804,464        (313,987
Valero Energy Corp.     221,953        14,719,923        974,374   
Validus Holdings Ltd.     99,081        4,462,836        123,624   
Valmont Industries, Inc.     5,625        629,257        (32,894
VCA, Inc.     23,821        1,314,220        (4,065
Vectren Corp.     22,663        925,649        35,716   
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     15,427        449,954        (17,689
Verizon Communications, Inc.     17,432        818,781        (13,074
VF Corp.     47,636        3,528,093        (562,752
Viacom, Inc.     13,269        572,133        (25,981
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Viavi Solutions, Inc.     153,713      $ 891,560      $ 44,552   
Vista Outdoor, Inc.     4,424        200,426        (3,514
Visteon Corp.     47,835        5,261,985        215,122   
VMware, Inc.     2,886        164,459        (1,198
Voya Financial, Inc.     118,141        5,015,669        (655,084
VWR Corp.     430        11,411        762   
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     37,602        4,491,167        (645,987
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     190,273        12,439,497        (775,762
Waste Management, Inc.     333,194        16,872,740        909,824   
Watsco, Inc.     5,043        628,025        (37,338
Wells Fargo & Co.     264,931        15,060,163        (658,514
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     46,019        1,210,387        (134,003
WESCO International, Inc.     26,347        1,262,837        (112,000
Western Digital Corp.     114,550        8,361,304        (1,482,576
Western Refining, Inc.     84,389        3,841,837        (835,901
Westlake Chemical Corp.     84,432        5,004,604        (418,258
WGL Holdings, Inc.     32,042        1,796,240        222,086   
Whirlpool Corp.     124,630        20,424,229        (2,119,821
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.     840        666,986        (56,465
Worthington Industries, Inc.     79,721        2,265,693        137,098   
WPX Energy, Inc.     433,178        3,991,538        (1,505,097
WW Grainger, Inc.     8,657        1,924,317        (170,495
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     17,799        1,347,984        (54,887
Xerox Corp.     812,465        8,540,874        95,629   
Xilinx, Inc.     187,584        8,400,136        410,685   
Xylem, Inc.     38,536        1,338,228        68,336   
Yelp, Inc.     72,202        1,698,135        381,283   
Yum! Brands, Inc.     213,285        16,399,758        (819,289
Zoetis, Inc.     364,005        17,427,512        15,607   
Zynga, Inc.     1,797,650        4,444,881        372,821   
     

 

 

 
        (104,276,927
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (104,561,851
     

 

 

 
Short Positions              
Common Stocks              
Canada              
lululemon athletica, Inc.     (174,428     (10,248,906     1,096,669   
     

 

 

 
Ireland              
Endo International PLC     (86,176     (6,732,350     1,456,656   
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     (49,797     (8,983,522     1,984,055   
Medtronic PLC     (67,993     (4,755,202     (474,820
Perrigo Co. PLC     (7,807     (1,162,307     32,634   
     

 

 

 
        2,998,525   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Netherlands              
Core Laboratories NV     (69,167   $ (7,170,931   $ (350,288
Frank’s International NV     (25,460     (427,645     2,717   
QIAGEN NV     (78,202     (2,062,832     (99,454
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (320,324     (15,539,310     785,187   
     

 

 

 
        338,162   
     

 

 

 
Norway              
Golar LNG Ltd.     (250,881     (9,632,665     5,671,254   
     

 

 

 
Panama              
Copa Holdings SA     (21,504     (1,515,798     478,015   
     

 

 

 
Singapore              
Avago Technologies Ltd.     (72,550     (8,964,456     (1,566,176
     

 

 

 
Sweden              
Autoliv, Inc.     (4,312     (523,409     (14,599
     

 

 

 
Switzerland              
ACE Ltd.     (22,212     (2,426,027     (169,445
Garmin Ltd.     (63,350     (2,496,009     141,290   
Weatherford International PLC     (361,408     (3,603,393     571,180   
     

 

 

 
        543,025   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
Aon PLC     (70,864     (6,484,047     (50,322
Ensco PLC     (137,493     (2,443,332     327,315   
Pentair PLC     (110,622     (6,253,759     774,652   
STERIS PLC     (82,261     (5,985,639     (211,905
     

 

 

 
        839,740   
     

 

 

 
United States              
3D Systems Corp.     (30,704     (315,953     49,136   
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     (121,416     (2,533,496     (744,736
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     (97,972     (6,787,240     667,909   
ACI Worldwide, Inc.     (131,063     (3,115,040     310,292   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     (14,399     (499,293     (58,093
Acxiom Corp.     (8,368     (187,063     12,005   
ADT Corp./The     (390,715     (12,751,160     (134,620
ADTRAN, Inc.     (43,630     (714,223     (37,086
AECOM     (3,635     (106,741     (2,418
AES Corp.     (75,477     (774,708     52,393   
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (39,919     (3,166,886     575,344   
Air Lease Corp.     (15,902     (542,538     10,139   
Akorn, Inc.     (422,149     (15,705,503     (44,876
Albemarle Corp.     (377,637     (18,642,265     (2,509,184
Alcoa, Inc.     (318,857     (2,940,191     (206,928
Alere, Inc.     (11,955     (495,900     28,579   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (143,926     (25,614,816     (1,839,069
Align Technology, Inc.     (164,003     (10,292,226     (507,371
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (98,084   $ (2,122,064   $ 1,018,619   
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (77,726     (22,706,303     1,209,623   
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     (75,620     (1,117,094     (45,941
Ally Financial, Inc.     (251,503     (5,245,408     557,392   
AMC Networks, Inc.     (34,488     (2,886,726     311,162   
American Airlines Group, Inc.     (79,707     (3,522,748     147,157   
American Express Co.     (88,333     (6,874,290     730,729   
AMETEK, Inc.     (60,776     (3,334,095     77,109   
Amphenol Corp.     (174,170     (9,205,988     109,089   
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     (10,266     (639,613     7,433   
Apache Corp.     (53,392     (2,473,866     99,524   
Apple, Inc.     (7,060     (792,349     49,214   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     (33,727     (2,353,708     1,250   
Arista Networks, Inc.     (53,477     (3,754,812     (407,838
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     (4,204     (221,146     28,897   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     (267,817     (7,822,085     (365,080
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.     (7,376     (281,519     15,540   
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     (38,599     (960,796     (59,375
AT&T, Inc.     (140,290     (4,797,669     (29,710
athenahealth, Inc.     (27,603     (3,200,568     (1,242,687
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     (97,241     (2,070,345     1,075,570   
Autodesk, Inc.     (58,917     (3,133,189     (456,624
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     (3,413     (299,012     9,862   
AutoZone, Inc.     (7,344     (5,008,604     (439,983
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (257,850     (11,158,501     1,801,124   
Avon Products, Inc.     (220,979     (829,481     (65,484
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (241,336     (12,462,689     2,237,283   
Ball Corp.     (3,925     (269,952     (15,513
BancorpSouth, Inc.     (70,721     (1,835,161     138,564   
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     (11,087     (746,044     48,672   
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     (22,532     (1,167,774     53,341   
BankUnited, Inc.     (27,295     (1,000,089     15,831   
BB&T Corp.     (9,755     (376,489     7,653   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     (40,361     (5,539,567     (679,659
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     (55,224     (3,638,738     974,180   
Belden, Inc.     (31,439     (2,086,607     587,595   
Bio-Techne Corp.     (67,940     (6,701,807     587,207   
Black Hills Corp.     (30,629     (1,265,164     (156,941
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.     (30,927     (1,055,088     32,641   
BlackRock, Inc.     (10,458     (3,265,491     (295,667
Bluebird Bio, Inc.     (44,528     (4,369,267     1,509,679   
BorgWarner, Inc.     (369,196     (17,478,160     1,517,816   
Boston Beer Co., Inc./The     (15,422     (3,398,640     284,784   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     (10,162   $ (676,801   $ (22,243
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (295,991     (9,285,273     3,821,279   
Brown-Forman Corp.     (95,727     (9,735,004     231,227   
Bruker Corp.     (47,634     (990,275     (165,802
Brunswick Corp.     (615     (32,626     1,562   
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     (18,928     (3,290,884     269,029   
Cabela’s, Inc.     (436,199     (20,135,502     (248,077
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     (316,038     (6,257,552     (319,198
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.     (97,469     (3,824,391     128,367   
Calpine Corp.     (303,083     (4,733,498     347,887   
Campbell Soup Co.     (86,766     (4,117,914     (441,639
CarMax, Inc.     (295,629     (19,268,663     3,313,566   
Carpenter Technology Corp.     (82,275     (3,060,062     569,598   
Caterpillar, Inc.     (17,463     (1,266,534     79,748   
Cathay General Bancorp     (6,591     (208,189     1,693   
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     (9,984     (688,929     40,967   
CBS Corp.     (131,733     (5,652,986     (555,590
Celanese Corp.     (57,428     (3,767,336     (99,291
Celgene Corp.     (28,541     (3,308,953     (109,117
Centene Corp.     (1,066     (63,239     (6,914
Cerner Corp.     (82,415     (5,152,193     193,283   
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (47,413     (3,100,336     159,782   
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (170,847     (5,935,338     309,347   
Chemours Co./The     (6,671     (45,768     10,012   
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (346,488     (21,718,150     8,811,472   
Chevron Corp.     (32,760     (2,838,518     (108,572
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     (20,791     (14,613,603     4,637,041   
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     (15,109     (1,282,466     15   
Ciena Corp.     (466,572     (11,893,394     2,240,019   
Cimarex Energy Co.     (61,832     (6,814,545     1,288,001   
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     (82,692     (4,613,132     (279,754
CIT Group, Inc.     (201,735     (8,856,863     847,984   
CLARCOR, Inc.     (1,104     (66,163     11,316   
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (6,722     (339,327     59,355   
Clorox Co./The     (1,634     (207,226     (15
CME Group, Inc.     (85,782     (8,342,332     570,483   
CMS Energy Corp.     (66,762     (2,266,521     (142,252
CNO Financial Group, Inc.     (34,260     (665,910     11,887   
Coach, Inc.     (165,267     (5,181,069     (228,120
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (100,828     (793,528     249,057   
Coca-Cola Co./The     (90,124     (3,689,897     (181,830
Cognex Corp.     (29,782     (1,354,672     348,933   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     (62,159     (4,131,853     401,070   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Colfax Corp.     (158,715   $ (6,389,131   $ 2,683,136   
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     (103,427     (6,823,232     (67,074
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     (28,077     (1,270,725     76,329   
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.     (44,234     (1,239,260     94,041   
CommVault Systems, Inc.     (58,001     (2,253,161     (29,178
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     (38,623     (3,181,049     273,896   
Concho Resources, Inc.     (81,354     (8,496,425     941,893   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (760,119     (12,008,036     6,003,096   
Cooper Cos., Inc./The     (22,461     (3,593,490     579,224   
Copart, Inc.     (2,137     (83,872     2,644   
Corning, Inc.     (40,244     (757,762     22,102   
CoStar Group, Inc.     (28,821     (6,230,003     272,990   
Covanta Holding Corp.     (176,022     (3,312,892     586,312   
Cree, Inc.     (83,931     (2,074,774     (163,665
CST Brands, Inc.     (4,571     (170,962     (7,947
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     (84,584     (5,897,578     822,538   
CVR Energy, Inc.     (39,619     (1,604,152     45,145   
Cypress Semiconductor Corp     (1,061,988     (11,275,526     857,424   
Dana Holding Corp.     (43,317     (820,447     222,672   
Danaher Corp.     (33,580     (3,020,885     (98,025
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     (92,272     (6,875,073     442,792   
Deere & Co.     (24,326     (1,930,300     74,956   
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (98,076     (321,264     123,151   
DeVry Education Group, Inc.     (61,864     (1,553,821     (11,957
DexCom, Inc.     (14,805     (1,266,227     53,698   
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     (55,525     (1,087,346     (84,231
Diebold, Inc.     (108,143     (3,647,441     393,418   
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (526,455     (16,239,456     2,193,637   
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     (99,682     (3,428,273     73,974   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     (148,741     (10,556,713     (929,067
Dominion Resources, Inc.     (258,486     (17,778,732     294,739   
Donaldson Co., Inc.     (124,058     (3,815,298     259,796   
Dover Corp.     (914     (58,811     2,774   
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (104,092     (2,662,673     (19,777
Dril-Quip, Inc.     (24,366     (1,532,594     89,396   
DSW, Inc.     (36,001     (829,899     (29,085
Duke Energy Corp.     (62,273     (4,405,236     (40,434
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     (5,151     (624,247     88,904   
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (277,209     (13,743,466     1,937,134   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (255,859     (7,598,944     15,283   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Eastman Chemical Co.     (46,436   $ (3,552,675   $ 417,780   
Eaton Vance Corp.     (45,322     (1,600,870     131,078   
Ecolab, Inc.     (101,239     (11,487,556     (92,161
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     (18,306     (998,477     (220,702
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc     (183,698     (6,963,184     2,192,547   
EOG Resources, Inc.     (383     (32,862     5,749   
Esterline Technologies Corp.     (30,460     (2,513,370     46,110   
Eversource Energy     (62,692     (3,028,935     (172,745
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     (86,783     (4,072,077     158,163   
Express Scripts Holding Co.     (374     (34,939     2,248   
Exxon Mobil Corp.     (118,407     (9,393,517     163,691   
F5 Networks, Inc.     (4,564     (539,784     97,259   
Facebook, Inc.     (17,885     (1,627,989     (243,855
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     (9,576     (1,580,232     23,461   
Fastenal Co.     (26,976     (1,117,885     16,725   
Federated Investors, Inc.     (134,979     (4,347,115     479,967   
FedEx Corp.     (1,737     (275,681     16,885   
FEI Co.     (65,358     (5,203,200     (11,714
First American Financial Corp.     (38,625     (1,502,031     115,394   
First Horizon National Corp.     (498,423     (7,924,744     687,642   
First Republic Bank     (61,328     (3,885,849     (165,478
FirstMerit Corp.     (34,289     (704,296     64,806   
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     (64,829     (9,484,443     218,434   
FLIR Systems, Inc.     (51,264     (1,485,191     46,210   
Flowers Foods, Inc.     (48,961     (1,024,264     (27,908
Flowserve Corp.     (168,664     (7,782,145     684,764   
Fluor Corp.     (22,208     (1,034,513     (14,149
FMC Corp.     (305,533     (13,480,172     1,524,665   
FNF Group     (24,638     (911,812     57,613   
Ford Motor Co.     (482,375     (6,863,075     66,411   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (23,602     (1,056,867     (253,044
Fossil Group, Inc.     (92,710     (6,292,767     2,903,289   
Franklin Resources, Inc.     (218,202     (9,378,452     1,344,254   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     (1,109,462     (14,949,017     7,437,959   
Frontier Communications Corp.     (815,642     (4,068,662     259,614   
FTI Consulting, Inc.     (89,688     (3,744,260     635,674   
Gap, Inc./The     (73,481     (1,960,680     145,699   
GATX Corp.     (39,645     (2,100,789     413,894   
General Electric Co.     (117,833     (3,539,856     (130,641
General Mills, Inc.     (39,667     (2,269,349     (17,850
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (85,977     (6,005,400     1,389,295   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Gentex Corp.     (345,411   $ (5,610,170   $ 80,139   
Genworth Financial, Inc.     (788,765     (4,154,957     1,212,863   
Global Payments, Inc.     (28,061     (1,575,198     (235,017
Graco, Inc.     (55,381     (3,884,365     (106,944
Granite Construction, Inc.     (334     (13,315     (1,017
Greif, Inc.     (20,305     (694,436     68,839   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (138,049     (8,259,751     2,683,952   
Halliburton Co.     (43,247     (1,801,931     329,803   
Halyard Health, Inc.     (78,104     (2,531,338     (78,117
Hancock Holding Co.     (106,146     (3,027,728     356,033   
Hanesbrands, Inc.     (126,627     (3,710,864     (15,769
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (35,093     (1,999,965     407,094   
Harris Corp.     (63,110     (4,841,200     (643,059
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     (85,650     (5,064,600     478,042   
Henry Schein, Inc.     (12,354     (1,821,350     (132,929
Hershey Co./The     (51,774     (4,699,368     77,503   
Hexcel Corp.     (222,508     (10,795,833     460,336   
HMS Holdings Corp.     (56,530     (661,401     (36,179
Honeywell International, Inc.     (19,895     (1,972,407     (88,118
HSN, Inc.     (184     (11,409     2,086   
Huntsman Corp.     (47,926     (947,839     402,920   
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     (216,426     (14,979,481     (802,303
IHS, Inc.     (3,758     (443,860     (1,200
Illumina, Inc.     (161,084     (31,835,086     915,818   
Incyte Corp.     (32,833     (3,742,188     181,449   
Intel Corp.     (139,659     (4,504,205     (307,047
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     (739     (188,238     (1,138
InterDigital, Inc.     (60,987     (3,473,820     483,017   
International Business Machines Corp.     (40,871     (6,344,767     720,100   
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     (9,163     (1,082,578     (13,683
Intrexon Corp.     (15,931     (561,235     80,915   
Intuit, Inc.     (28     (2,740     38   
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (13,040     (6,586,430     (535,497
IPG Photonics Corp.     (105,207     (8,540,313     (839,943
ITC Holdings Corp.     (248,904     (8,227,576     (1,541,906
Itron, Inc.     (1,895     (67,471     (1,090
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     (17,830     (794,436     46,467   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     (14,252     (245,134     44,324   
Jarden Corp.     (41,204     (1,972,489     (381,083
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (85,967     (7,247,878     941,339   
JC Penney Co., Inc.     (103,082     (1,012,327     325,801   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     (105,795     (2,460,174     63,917   
JM Smucker Co./The     (40,118     (4,337,352     (610,802
Johnson & Johnson     (79,210     (7,547,997     (588,454
Joy Global, Inc.     (302,952     (7,308,818     3,488,593   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Kansas City Southern     (188,343   $ (17,879,405   $ 3,815,834   
KB Home     (64,419     (1,032,408     238,122   
Kellogg Co.     (768     (49,167     (6,336
Kennametal, Inc.     (55,044     (1,778,472     721,627   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     (224,132     (14,163,383     (6,004,014
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     (539,999     (16,986,170     8,929,385   
KLX, Inc.     (96,879     (3,750,432     767,527   
Knowles Corp.     (65,772     (1,160,499     283,758   
Kohl’s Corp.     (142,354     (7,917,438     1,137,116   
Kosmos Energy Ltd.     (63,343     (424,662     95,278   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (65,620     (7,988,127     (125,130
Lam Research Corp.     (14,687     (1,135,405     (31,036
Landstar System, Inc.     (35,057     (2,374,197     318,104   
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (239,705     (12,553,625     2,044,958   
Legg Mason, Inc.     (52,941     (2,467,294     390,418   
Lennar Corp.     (238,803     (12,399,379     719,524   
Leucadia National Corp.     (46,669     (918,343     106,769   
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (80,004     (3,828,045     (520,972
Lexmark International, Inc.     (14,287     (466,436     2,823   
Linear Technology Corp.     (98,228     (4,219,690     47,946   
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (301,659     (11,321,956     1,551,221   
Loews Corp.     (27,574     (1,013,689     (45,152
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     (41,483     (1,908,612     139,363   
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (30,120     (532,842     70,500   
Markel Corp.     (378     (330,104     (3,803
Marriott International, Inc.     (110,889     (8,284,894     850,895   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     (295,196     (16,291,672     (76,946
MasterCard, Inc.     (103,950     (10,008,857     (111,715
Mattel, Inc.     (461,567     (10,763,373     (1,777,403
McCormick & Co., Inc.     (40,830     (3,304,235     (189,180
McDonald’s Corp.     (832     (84,839     (13,453
MDC Holdings, Inc.     (107,630     (3,179,743     431,949   
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     (44,053     (766,674     (40,377
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     (68,203     (5,515,144     130,518   
MEDNAX, Inc.     (102,842     (7,999,051     629,393   
Memorial Resource Development Corp.     (88,287     (1,651,038     225,203   
Mercury General Corp.     (6,237     (348,156     57,698   
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     (16,365     (5,191,027     (358,836
MGM Resorts International     (249,298     (5,030,501     (633,550
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Microchip Technology, Inc.     (104,623   $ (4,612,633   $ (256,521
Middleby Corp./The     (40,570     (4,646,150     269,864   
Monsanto Co.     (72,697     (7,149,627     (12,481
Moody’s Corp.     (38,614     (4,037,872     163,343   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     (3,978     (279,281     6,987   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.     (83,866     (5,825,780     1,106,641   
Mylan NV     (307,042     (14,416,983     (2,184,778
National Fuel Gas Co.     (31,110     (1,698,386     368,433   
National Instruments Corp.     (49,433     (1,431,314     13,081   
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     (224,066     (8,885,541     1,381,571   
Navient Corp.     (268,391     (3,378,770     305,693   
Netflix, Inc.     (65,166     (7,208,573     (245,114
NetScout Systems, Inc.     (20,136     (692,728     74,553   
NetSuite, Inc.     (189,243     (17,198,172     1,184,430   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     (84,864     (3,648,784     (92,021
Newfield Exploration Co.     (48,530     (1,847,093     266,956   
NewMarket Corp.     (3,011     (1,343,997     197,619   
NextEra Energy, Inc.     (50     (4,973     (222
Nielsen Holdings PLC     (191,365     (8,758,530     (159,079
Noble Energy, Inc.     (107,675     (3,994,742     449,005   
Nordson Corp.     (61,039     (4,313,984     398,332   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     (33,073     (2,640,252     (157,393
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     (6,343     (368,381     (3,319
NRG Energy, Inc.     (271,940     (3,344,526     143,793   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.     (45,397     (1,816,432     96,339   
Nuance Communications, Inc.     (53,427     (902,916     (159,747
NVIDIA Corp.     (77,394     (1,531,629     (1,019,278
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     (5,027     (375,110     35,235   
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (28,407     (1,216,138     150,308   
OGE Energy Corp.     (156,131     (4,315,880     211,196   
Olin Corp.     (29,375     (562,270     55,257   
ONE Gas, Inc.     (17,118     (769,052     (89,758
ONEOK, Inc.     (265,863     (9,612,903     3,056,721   
Oracle Corp.     (136,925     (5,179,200     177,330   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     (12,800     (3,178,729     (65,047
Oshkosh Corp.     (77,170     (3,171,269     158,552   
Owens & Minor, Inc.     (106,384     (3,676,933     (150,764
PacWest Bancorp     (28,330     (1,324,227     103,204   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (7,633     (1,466,070     121,594   
Pandora Media, Inc.     (115,974     (2,159,696     604,484   
Panera Bread Co.     (12,205     (2,214,475     (162,815
PAREXEL International Corp.     (23,324     (1,514,017     (74,814
Patterson Cos., Inc.     (14,074     (641,897     5,612   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Paychex, Inc.     (59,250   $ (2,927,072   $ (206,661
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     (3,261     (115,757     (2,291
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     (6,564     (336,113     58,193   
PerkinElmer, Inc.     (18,718     (971,496     (31,227
Platform Specialty Products Corp.     (659,970     (9,145,351     677,936   
Polaris Industries, Inc.     (15,131     (1,800,951     500,441   
PolyOne Corp.     (11,506     (408,218     42,788   
Post Holdings, Inc.     (197,283     (10,525,048     (1,647,313
PPL Corp.     (220,421     (7,329,992     (192,977
Praxair, Inc.     (43,113     (4,855,757     440,986   
Premier, Inc.     (12,526     (428,227     (13,565
Priceline Group, Inc./The     (2,921     (3,716,898     (7,231
Primerica, Inc.     (1,654     (75,301     (2,818
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     (193,176     (9,820,453     1,131,396   
Progressive Corp./The     (105,333     (3,214,763     (134,826
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     (39,567     (2,160,484     266,807   
Qorvo, Inc.     (104,427     (5,612,647     297,313   
QUALCOMM, Inc.     (330,870     (21,298,509     4,759,972   
Quanta Services, Inc.     (69,400     (1,784,746     379,396   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     (73,837     (5,322,909     70,145   
Questar Corp.     (58,793     (1,116,458     (28,830
Ralph Lauren Corp.     (12,813     (1,527,585     99,192   
Range Resources Corp.     (410,430     (16,087,224     5,986,542   
Regal Entertainment Group     (72,058     (1,397,937     38,203   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (35,366     (18,884,930     (314,211
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     (11,489     (1,227,179     (73,261
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     (211,410     (5,518,171     2,353,363   
ResMed, Inc.     (93,993     (5,107,169     60,685   
Rice Energy, Inc.     (268,779     (5,033,739     2,104,047   
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (111,548     (9,839,481     (456,400
Rollins, Inc.     (1,608     (44,146     2,499   
Roper Technologies, Inc.     (22,503     (3,889,605     (381,240
Rovi Corp.     (162,283     (1,714,266     (989,369
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     (54,339     (5,298,377     (201,273
RPM International, Inc.     (6,225     (282,217     7,944   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     (43,653     (746,027     103,455   
salesforce.com, Inc.     (100,336     (7,407,807     (458,536
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     (109,754     (2,960,411     (100,628
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.     (67,523     (1,335,479     265,239   
SBA Communications Corp.     (77,277     (8,839,930     720,436   
SCANA Corp.     (56,722     (3,007,321     (423,793
Schlumberger Ltd.     (74,899     (5,982,962     758,756   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (190,928   $ (11,329,697   $ 788,562   
Seagate Technology PLC     (58,983     (2,756,355     594,038   
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (160,735     (7,838,857     625,070   
Semtech Corp.     (78,549     (1,340,598     (145,549
ServiceNow, Inc.     (95,140     (7,649,006     (586,313
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     (13,935     (735,070     (13,518
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     (32,594     (1,612,101     29,988   
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (4,534,245     (17,664,058     (790,319
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (146,320     (6,882,995     (1,155,826
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     (22,138     (1,868,928     168,065   
SLM Corp.     (32,014     (222,503     13,772   
SM Energy Co.     (42,399     (1,430,022     596,457   
SolarWinds, Inc.     (4,902     (220,487     (68,241
Sotheby’s     (314,205     (12,646,642     4,552,721   
Southern Co./The     (391,497     (17,076,479     (1,241,666
Southwest Airlines Co.     (36,503     (1,747,322     175,503   
Southwestern Energy Co.     (763,570     (14,326,940     8,897,957   
Spectra Energy Corp.     (446,005     (13,107,383     2,430,024   
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     (26,218     (2,586,181     (82,811
Splunk, Inc.     (247,123     (16,405,445     1,872,142   
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.     (558,730     (13,043,282     (1,813,349
State Street Corp.     (19,899     (1,395,429     74,932   
Stericycle, Inc.     (57,183     (7,285,335     389,066   
SunEdison, Inc.     (1,600,392     (15,236,582     7,090,587   
SunPower Corp.     (60,780     (1,588,602     (235,406
Synaptics, Inc.     (22,354     (1,912,239     116,318   
Synchrony Financial     (126,124     (4,050,550     215,119   
Synovus Financial Corp.     (68,548     (2,142,810     (76,774
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     (72,332     (5,449,976     278,961   
Tableau Software, Inc.     (14,777     (1,414,348     22,059   
Teekay Corp.     (20,234     (589,939     390,230   
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     (722     (68,543     4,502   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (8,993     (682,566     48,919   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (484,422     (22,539,793     7,861,806   
Teradata Corp.     (114,535     (3,971,086     945,072   
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (26,027     (6,938,705     691,965   
Tiffany & Co.     (87,089     (7,928,453     1,284,433   
Time Warner, Inc.     (33,747     (2,464,743     282,324   
TimkenSteel Corp.     (3,659     (69,817     39,154   
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (146,470     (5,511,666     (218,240
Tractor Supply Co.     (26,227     (2,453,011     210,603   
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (113,689     (25,696,178     (276,074
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     (62,900     (5,077,970     142,836   
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.     (59,778     (790,881     33,494   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (245,122   $ (5,386,728   $ 128,861   
TripAdvisor, Inc.     (171,400     (15,316,072     704,222   
Triumph Group, Inc.     (89,614     (5,143,394     1,581,238   
Tupperware Brands Corp.     (31,691     (1,936,736     173,132   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (184,967     (5,101,393     77,689   
Twitter, Inc.     (268,791     (7,681,409     1,461,585   
Tyson Foods, Inc.     (122,823     (5,431,918     (1,118,232
Ultimate Software Group, Inc./The     (32,968     (5,911,872     (533,702
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (183,042     (3,301,929     391,561   
Under Armour, Inc.     (291,239     (26,849,826     3,373,050   
Union Pacific Corp.     (28,683     (2,458,311     215,300   
Unit Corp.     (3,582     (63,070     19,369   
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (149,728     (7,628,463     1,735,169   
United Parcel Service, Inc.     (35,676     (3,494,821     61,719   
United Rentals, Inc.     (111,965     (8,179,387     57,446   
United Technologies Corp.     (66,063     (6,107,734     (238,938
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     (36,510     (1,164,092     333,490   
USG Corp.     (496,853     (13,266,805     1,198,245   
Valley National Bancorp     (286,566     (2,958,603     135,928   
Valspar Corp./The     (32,629     (2,571,570     (135,006
Vantiv, Inc.     (26,701     (1,084,595     (181,567
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     (49,716     (4,338,218     321,165   
Veeva Systems, Inc.     (90,027     (2,422,205     (175,074
VeriSign, Inc.     (16,030     (1,043,232     (357,148
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     (129,789     (9,719,711     (258,467
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (53,381     (6,728,289     11,357   
Visa, Inc.     (105,281     (7,841,597     (322,944
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     (25,981     (279,331     (33,740
Wabtec Corp.     (46,670     (3,796,356     477,186   
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     (16,203     (699,576     235,198   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     (35,629     (2,978,513     (55,474
Walt Disney Co./The     (54,951     (5,744,828     (29,423
Waste Connections, Inc.     (11,938     (582,663     (89,685
Waters Corp.     (24,086     (3,106,969     (134,525
Webster Financial Corp.     (27,124     (1,056,480     47,738   
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     (275,274     (13,774,178     (350,131
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     (14,520     (1,193,108     57,499   
Wendy’s Co./The     (123,048     (1,197,574     (127,653
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     (558     (33,459     (144
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Westar Energy, Inc.     (80,274   $ (3,046,177   $ (358,244
Western Union Co./The     (481,251     (9,182,869     563,663   
WestRock Co.     (23,136     (1,173,687     118,223   
WEX, Inc.     (9,066     (933,469     132,035   
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     (13,992     (554,019     9,590   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     (198,712     (3,450,375     1,574,534   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     (187,563     (5,698,331     (585,030
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     (2,131     (135,792     11,320   
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.     (585,838     (11,060,410     1,874,470   
Woodward, Inc.     (68,227     (3,242,862     (145,291
Workday, Inc.     (189,847     (15,490,885     363,876   
World Fuel Services Corp.     (16,752     (820,345     176,064   
WR Berkley Corp.     (9,152     (508,028     6,956   
WR Grace & Co.     (52,291     (5,211,474     3,813   
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     (5,391     (361,076     (11,928
Xcel Energy, Inc.     (190,170     (6,662,471     (166,533
Yahoo!, Inc.     (178,849     (5,922,142     (26,376
Zebra Technologies Corp.     (78,848     (7,200,143     1,708,379   
Zillow Group, Inc.     (70,316     (1,990,930     339,911   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     (132,318     (13,066,217     (508,287
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Zions Bancorporation     (306,522   $ (9,635,738   $ 1,267,687   
     

 

 

 
        162,652,811   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        173,037,426   
     

 

 

 
Rights        
United States        
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (3)     (110,787     (279,183     (198,256
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions and Rights

        172,839,170   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions and Rights

        68,277,319   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        10,859,616   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 79,136,935   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Overnight Index Average plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    4-16 months maturity 04/05/2016      $799,857   
        

 

 

 
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Common Stocks        
Belgium              
Delhaize Group     82,024      $ 7,274,110      $ 709,005   
     

 

 

 
France              
Alcatel-Lucent     20,082        72,982        6,357   
     

 

 

 
Germany              
Deutsche Wohnen AG     68,214        1,840,027        46,214   
Wincor Nixdorf AG     80,263        4,182,920        (158,819
     

 

 

 
        (112,605
     

 

 

 
Italy              
Ansaldo STS SpA     842,829        8,616,046        414,734   
Enel Green Power SpA     6,001        12,211        (14
Italcementi SpA     372,119        4,043,950        97,842   
     

 

 

 
        512,562   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands              
TNT Express NV     2,382,726        19,739,274        415,812   
USG People NV     88,295        1,649,933        (7,298
     

 

 

 
        408,514   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        1,523,833   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions              
Common Stocks              
Finland              
Nokia OYJ     (287,504     (1,870,973     (162,980
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Germany                  
Vonovia SE     (43,385   $ (1,288,252   $ (52,045
     

 

 

 
Italy              
Enel SpA     (3,001     (12,677     93   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands              
Koninklijke Ahold NV     (415,752     (8,172,757     (596,886
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
Dialog Semiconductor PLC     (17,584     (705,929     119,175   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (692,643
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        831,190   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (31,333
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 799,857   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.   

The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of

long and short positions and pays or receives the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.

   1-25 months maturity ranging from 01/13/2016 - 11/09/2017      $1,533,636   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
France        
Alcatel-Lucent     534,818      $ 1,919,997      $ 128,356   
     

 

 

 
Ireland              
Avolon Holdings Ltd.     99,215        2,974,013        97,684   
King Digital Entertainment PLC     20,821        370,799        1,481   
     

 

 

 
        99,165   
     

 

 

 
Israel              
EZchip Semiconductor Ltd.     34,114        855,318        (12,020
     

 

 

 
Netherlands              
NXP Semiconductors NV     1,021        91,255        (5,235
     

 

 

 
United States              
AGL Resources, Inc.     217,703        13,396,606        495,023   
Airgas, Inc.     75,073        10,327,796        56,301   
Allergan PLC     71,333        22,067,661        223,901   
American Residential Properties, Inc.     139,255        2,525,157        106,763   
Astoria Financial Corp.     449,750        7,181,384        (52,847
Atmel Corp.     157,004        1,316,209        35,596   
Avangrid, Inc.     2,442        89,304        4,469   
Baker Hughes, Inc.     447,986        26,575,851        (5,901,297
Baxalta, Inc.     52,956        2,018,948        47,925   
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     132,303        3,105,883        28,375   
Boulder Brands, Inc.     156,416        1,713,498        3,950   
Broadcom Corp.     479,126        25,233,618        2,469,447   
Cablevision Systems Corp.     648,715        20,914,777        (220,769
Cameron International Corp.     237,478        14,838,088        170,522   
Chubb Corp./The     260,036        32,085,478        2,405,697   
Cigna Corp.     208,910        29,542,918        1,026,883   
Cleco Corp.     319,778        17,228,039        (532,429
Constant Contact, Inc.     60,454        1,889,198        (121,523
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Diamond Foods, Inc.     53,927      $ 2,142,200      $ (63,314
EMC Corp.     135,653        3,854,051        (370,482
Expedia, Inc.     100        12,580        (150
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     215,414        4,193,186        268,038   
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     1,295,959        13,744,759        316,397   
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     472,595        14,123,449        (441,824
Health Net, Inc.     344,400        22,141,637        1,435,987   
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.     53,700        5,056,995        34,839   
Humana, Inc.     157,267        28,536,657        (462,925
Inland Real Estate Corp.     384,868        4,108,844        (21,546
Jarden Corp.     302,482        16,748,315        529,457   
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.     131,846        11,783,835        79,668   
KLA-Tencor Corp.     267,901        17,843,835        735,099   
MedAssets, Inc.     27,799        857,474        2,627   
Media General, Inc.     599,734        8,704,147        981,557   
National Penn Bancshares, Inc.     623,953        7,681,914        11,427   
Norfolk Southern Corp.     21,730        2,075,884        (237,744
Office Depot, Inc.     2,567,530        20,477,881        (5,997,012
PartnerRe Ltd.     51,812        7,137,950        102,259   
Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack/The     162,446        2,433,733        556,897   
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     956,553        25,364,665        (484,722
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.     105,611        6,141,661        (119,721
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.     43,189        1,727,992        (383,950
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.     184,406        8,709,045        90,809   
PMC-Sierra, Inc.     1,321,661        15,331,268        26,433   
Precision Castparts Corp.     121,727        28,049,306        192,575   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Rentrak Corp.     4,537      $ 219,143      $ (3,500
Rite Aid Corp.     898,793        7,084,915        (38,378
SanDisk Corp.     132,512        10,003,196        66,391   
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.     6,059        670,589        (6,704
SolarWinds, Inc.     42,613        2,475,487        34,418   
Solera Holdings, Inc.     215,383        11,638,651        170,799   
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.     76,301        8,676,281        12,877   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.     28,935        2,050,979        (46,363
Symetra Financial Corp.     295,549        9,315,567        74,025   
TECO Energy, Inc.     387,477        10,246,526        79,736   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.     129,030        24,292,961        (346,283
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.     172,327        2,097,061        (106,684
     

 

 

 
        (3,083,000
     

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks           (2,872,734)  
     

 

 

 
Rights              
United States                  
Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3)     44,784        447,840        (447,840
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions and Rights

        (3,320,574
     

 

 

 
Short Positions              
Common Stocks              
Canada              
Mitel Networks Corp.     (23,159     (214,221     36,128   
     

 

 

 
Finland              
Nokia OYJ     (294,483     (1,987,760     (79,510
     

 

 

 
Ireland              
Shire PLC     (8,949     (2,242,303     407,759   
     

 

 

 
Singapore              
Avago Technologies Ltd.     (81,516     (10,863,816     (968,232
     

 

 

 
Switzerland              
ACE Ltd.     (153,345     (16,237,888     (1,680,475
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
STERIS PLC     (129     (8,883     (836
Willis Group Holdings PLC     (3     (147     2   
     

 

 

 
        (834
     

 

 

 
United States              
Aetna, Inc.     (131,712     (14,492,940     252,238   
American Homes 4 Rent     (154,336     (2,493,419     (77,819
Anthem, Inc.     (105,525     (15,243,109     528,703   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Ball Corp.     (15,289   $ (1,013,815   $ (98,154
BB&T Corp.     (134,843     (5,125,473     27,059   
Centene Corp.     (212,522     (13,003,650     (982,423
Charter Communications, Inc.     (64,867     (12,054,968     177,820   
comScore, Inc.     (4,546     (191,558     4,490   
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     (11,882     (729,861     6,841   
Diebold, Inc.     (34,853     (1,184,752     136,026   
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.     (36,711     (1,290,759     270,193   
Global Payments, Inc.     (37,081     (2,387,018     (5,078
Gramercy Property Trust     (1,865     (13,956     (442
Halliburton Co.     (495,614     (20,511,255     3,640,555   
Iron Mountain, Inc.     (24,232     (759,916     105,409   
KeyCorp.     (889,794     (11,432,728     (303,655
Lam Research Corp.     (133,834     (10,147,719     (481,377
Microsemi Corp.     (101,900     (3,635,783     314,862   
New York Community Bancorp., Inc.     (449,750     (7,367,298     27,378   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     (261,400     (11,220,603     (301,909
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.     (61,413     (3,168,564     (436,379
NextEra Energy, Inc.     (116,703     (11,897,036     (227,239
Pandora Media, Inc.     (54,696     (689,170     (44,304
Pfizer, Inc.     (801,989     (25,720,743     (167,462
Schlumberger Ltd.     (175,254     (12,548,474     324,507   
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.     (41,900     (1,503,861     66,691   
Staples, Inc.     (547,049     (7,656,256     2,475,702   
Towers Watson & Co.     (4,402     (564,438     (1,043
Western Digital Corp.     (2,333     (147,037     6,941   
Weyerhaeuser Co.     (302,392     (9,051,781     (13,931
     

 

 

 
        5,224,200   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        2,939,036   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions and Rights

        (381,538
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        1,915,174   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,533,636   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
   VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the CAD/USD Overnight Forward FX Swap Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in CAD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swap.    14 months maturity 01/12/2017      $38,016   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying portfolio swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swaps

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions  
Common Stocks        
Canada              
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.     (9,801   $ (1,362,577   $ 110,766   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (72,750
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 38,016   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $2,340,210         $—         $2,340,210   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              54,972,394         54,972,394   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Cash              1,494,021         1,494,021   
Money Market Funds      8,380,198                 8,380,198   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Cash      (4,170,000              (4,170,000

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Cash      (600,000              (600,000

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              4,551,365         4,551,365   
Money Market Funds      30,190,000                 30,190,000   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              14,859,719         14,859,719   
Money Market Funds      110,700,000                 110,700,000   

 

 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.                     
Cash              915,704         915,704   
Money Market Funds      322,453,137                 322,453,137   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $2,630,008         $—         $2,630,008   

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      830,045                 830,045   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              (400,814      (400,814

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              1,422,383         1,422,383   

 

 
Macquarie Capital                     
Money Market Funds      480,002                 480,002   

 

 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.                     
Cash              9,910,814         9,910,814   

 

 
Societe Generale                     
Money Market Funds      670,000                 670,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 38.9%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% ^(a)     2,245,052      $ 2,245,052   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% ^(a)     8,980,208        8,980,208   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(a)(b)     15,983,784        15,983,784   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(a)(b)     1,470,129        1,470,129   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% ^(a)     11,225,261        11,225,261   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $39,904,434)

      39,904,434   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS -51.3%   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 5/19/2016 ^(c)   $ 30,723        30,684,197   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.536%, 6/9/2016 (c)     2,641        2,635,821   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.415%, 6/2/2016 ^(c)     910        908,359   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.144%, 4/28/2016 (c)     1,125        1,124,057   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.241%, 2/11/2016 ^(c)     16,071        16,068,766   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.238%, 2/18/2016 (c)     1,162        1,161,837   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $52,580,034)

      52,583,037   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 90.2%
(cost $92,484,468)

      92,487,471   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 9.8% (d)
        10,038,917  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 102,526,388   
   

 

 

 
(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) A portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

 

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Societe Generale   Cocoa March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (161,910     $1,360   
Societe Generale   Cocoa March Futures^   02/2016   USD     166,936        (6,386
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     615,744        (41,744
Deutsche Bank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     2,663,502        (224,002
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     1,441,928        13,511   
Deutsche Bank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     927,940        21,260   
Macquarie Capital   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (155,263     (800
Macquarie Capital   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     310,538        5,862   
Macquarie Capital   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (222,279     (5,475
Macquarie Capital   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     222,279        (6,999
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     2,386,924        (88,684
Societe Generale   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     1,183,744        (34,624
Societe Generale   Natural Gas January Futures^   01/2016   USD     601,132        53,228   
Societe Generale   Natural Gas January Futures^   01/2016   USD     (697,683     43,323   
Societe Generale   Natural Gas February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (611,744     (49,896

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     3,868,020        $ (22,107
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     647,375        812   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (441,360     9,228   
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     735,257        (644
Societe Generale   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     561,411        352   
Societe Generale   Soybean Meal March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (432,790     34,540   
Macquarie Capital   Soybean Oil March Futures^   02/2016   USD     2,724,480        6,120   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     781,464        (76,406
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (1,864,600     78,541   
Deutsche Bank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (1,418,708     55,708   
         

 

 

 
            $(233,922
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:                        
25   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     02/2016        $981,427        $963,250        $(18,177
67   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     03/2016        3,211,244        3,183,338        (27,906
247   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        4,869,823        4,430,562        (439,261
14   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     03/2016        440,821        442,960        2,139   
64   Goldman Sachs   Gas Oil Futures^     03/2016        2,378,147        2,190,400        (187,747
43   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     02/2016        2,300,319        2,344,550        44,231   
133   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        14,766,173        14,100,660        (665,513
5   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     02/2016        245,733        241,269        (4,464
78   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Lean Hogs Futures^     02/2016        1,820,221        1,865,760        45,539   
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        942,059        900,780        (41,279
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        597,206        563,906        (33,300
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        563,041        564,563        1,522   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        74,955        75,412        457   
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        893,559        905,850        12,291   
29   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        1,061,117        1,094,119        33,002   
29   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        1,076,334        1,094,569        18,235   
224   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        8,797,141        8,443,400        (353,741
30   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        1,107,881        1,130,752        22,871   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        152,210        150,733        (1,477

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)                        
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        $ 1,154,513        $ 1,059,098        $ (95,415
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        533,510        471,025        (62,485
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        1,950,550        1,766,392        (184,158
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        257,839        235,510        (22,329
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        756,502        706,630        (49,872
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        600,387        588,906        (11,481
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        577,012        588,872        11,860   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        115,202        117,747        2,545   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        229,664        235,467        5,803   
91   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        11,725,599        10,711,269        (1,014,330
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        576,990        588,594        11,604   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        937,274        940,970        3,696   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        291,217        314,463        23,246   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        180,095        179,680        (415
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        87,092        89,834        2,742   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        87,555        89,832        2,277   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        215,637        224,570        8,933   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        83,083        89,835        6,752   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        121,446        134,787        13,341   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        163,899        179,716        15,817   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        330,655        359,425        28,770   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        41,002        44,927        3,925   
56   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        2,445,345        2,515,450        70,105   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        129,178        134,760        5,582   
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        404,308        448,937        44,629   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        215,365        224,188        8,823   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        127,146        105,424        (21,722
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        250,465        210,934        (39,531
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        125,540        105,504        (20,036
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        58,394        52,778        (5,616
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        169,081        158,409        (10,672
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        325,458        316,898        (8,560
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        318,640        317,137        (1,503
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        53,991        52,860        (1,131
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        105,906        105,727        (179
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        206,308        211,533        5,225   
34   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        2,011,613        1,798,056        (213,557
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        416,708        423,096        6,388   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        155,539        158,661        3,122   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        156,337        158,704        2,367   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        461,202        438,405        (22,797
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        319,442        279,577        (39,865
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        215,012        200,037        (14,975
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        87,505        80,046        (7,459
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        215,012        200,171        (14,841
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        83,255        80,122        (3,133
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        40,352        40,087        (265
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        189,012        200,531        11,519   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        349,683        361,247        11,564   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        76,756        80,289        3,533   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        191,262        200,896        9,634   
57   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        2,469,581        2,292,825        (176,756
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        409,104        442,475        33,371   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        192,887        201,125        8,238   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)                        
69   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     02/2016        $ 1,391,050        $ 1,630,470        $ 239,420   
134   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        10,264,037        9,248,010        (1,016,027
78   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        3,401,483        3,370,575        (30,908
108   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Meal Futures^     03/2016        3,088,828        2,867,400        (221,428
150   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Oil Futures^     03/2016        2,760,597        2,767,500        6,903   
240   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     02/2016        3,617,718        4,096,512        478,794   
175   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     02/2016        6,786,441        6,679,750        (106,691
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          111,581,675        107,661,488        (3,920,187
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:                            
14   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        $(465,995     $(449,540     $16,455   
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Live Cattle Futures^     02/2016        (49,281     (54,720     (5,439
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (941,278     (900,780     40,498   
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (596,963     (563,906     33,057   
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (566,206     (564,563     1,643   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (74,753     (75,411     (658
24   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (897,241     (905,850     (8,609
29   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (1,061,329     (1,094,119     (32,790
29   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (1,072,912     (1,094,569     (21,657
92   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (3,476,186     (3,467,825     8,361   
30   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (1,104,344     (1,130,753     (26,409
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (152,288     (150,733     1,555   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (1,153,323     (1,059,097     94,226   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (531,501     (471,025     60,476   
15   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (1,951,838     (1,766,392     185,446   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (257,495     (235,509     21,986   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (759,442     (706,631     52,811   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (601,408     (588,906     12,502   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (575,693     (588,872     (13,179
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (114,849     (117,748     (2,899
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (229,295     (235,467     (6,172
25   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (3,089,189     (2,942,656     146,533   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (579,363     (588,594     (9,231
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (939,980     (940,970     (990
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (291,876     (314,463     (22,587
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (182,988     (179,680     3,308   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (87,834     (89,834     (2,000
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (87,919     (89,832     (1,913

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION DATE     VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)                            
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        $ (215,260     $ (224,570     $ (9,310
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        (82,994     (89,835     (6,841
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        (121,493     (134,788     (13,295
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (164,488     (179,716     (15,228
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (332,580     (359,426     (26,846
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (40,885     (44,928     (4,043
27   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (1,131,998     (1,212,806     (80,808
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (129,011     (134,759     (5,748
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (405,554     (448,938     (43,384
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (215,613     (224,188     (8,575
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (127,675     (105,424     22,251   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (249,830     (210,933     38,897   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (125,995     (105,504     20,491   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (58,197     (52,777     5,420   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (169,433     (158,409     11,024   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (322,664     (316,897     5,767   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (322,185     (317,137     5,048   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (54,148     (52,860     1,288   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (105,024     (105,727     (703
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (206,498     (211,532     (5,034
23   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (1,225,907     (1,216,332     9,575   
8   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (417,174     (423,096     (5,922
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (155,599     (158,661     (3,062
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (156,209     (158,705     (2,496
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (461,088     (438,405     22,683   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (321,108     (279,577     41,531   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (218,320     (200,037     18,283   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (87,553     (80,046     7,507   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (214,656     (200,172     14,484   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (83,022     (80,122     2,900   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (40,381     (40,087     294   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (188,182     (200,531     (12,349
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (350,978     (361,247     (10,269
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (76,673     (80,289     (3,616
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (190,726     (200,897     (10,171
53   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (2,218,529     (2,131,925     86,604   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (407,843     (442,475     (34,632
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (192,360     (201,125     (8,765
44   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Wheat Futures^     03/2016        (1,071,791     (1,034,000     37,791   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (34,552,393     (33,987,328     565,065   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $77,029,282        $73,674,160        $(3,355,122
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (Note 2).

USD - United States Dollar

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $700,103         $—         $700,103   

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      900,025                 900,025   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              500,912         500,912   

 

 
Macquarie Capital                     
Money Market Funds      260,000                 260,000   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              3,084,407         3,084,407   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              5,890,407         5,890,407   

 

 
Societe Generale                     
Money Market Funds      100,000                 100,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS - 12.0%    INTEREST
RATE
     MATURITY
DATE
     CURRENCY      PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Sovereign Debt - 12.0%                                   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.100      04/15/23         EUR         4,354       $ 4,953,207   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.100      04/15/26         EUR         10,190         11,633,565   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      1.750      04/15/20         EUR         7,238         8,660,852   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.100      07/25/21         EUR         2,322         2,621,013   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.100      03/01/25         EUR         2,803         3,119,674   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.250      07/25/24         EUR         2,847         3,251,132   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      1.198      07/25/22         EUR         2,823         3,417,492   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      2.250      07/25/20         EUR         6,597         8,185,969   
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125      03/22/24         GBP         5,781         9,035,943   
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125      03/22/26         GBP         4,723         7,422,680   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS
(cost $65,849,677)

                 62,301,527   
              

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 18.2%                                   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities - 18.2%                                   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      04/15/19         USD         28,100         28,354,581   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      04/15/20         USD         32,600         32,687,169   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      07/15/24         USD         9,200         8,751,905   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.250      01/15/25         USD         12,200         11,693,128   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.375      07/15/25         USD         13,100         12,720,280   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $94,995,814)

                 94,207,063   
              

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 43.6%                         SHARES         
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% ^(a)               13,574,800         13,574,800   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% ^(a)               54,299,200         54,299,200   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(a)(b)               84,457,775         84,457,775   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(a)(b)               5,484,376         5,484,376   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% ^(a)               67,874,845         67,874,845   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $225,690,996)

                 225,690,996   
              

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 20.8%                         PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
        
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 04/07/2016 (c)             $ 6,369         6,367,503   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.099%, 03/31/2016 (c)               4,774         4,772,985   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.141%, 01/28/2016 ^(c)               9,656         9,656,160   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.161%, 02/04/2016 ^(c)               55,425         55,428,177   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.238%, 02/18/2016 ^(c)               3,162         3,162,557   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.264%, 03/03/2016 (c)(d)               23,352         23,358,888   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.345%, 05/26/2016 ^(c)               1,686         1,685,394   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.414%, 06/02/2016 ^(c)               2,924         2,923,716   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $107,347,160)

                 107,355,380   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 94.6% (cost $493,883,647)

                 489,554,966   
              

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 5.4% (e)                                28,223,000  
              

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%                                $517,777,966  
              

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for futures contracts.
(e) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

Credit default swap contracts sell protection as of December 31, 2015:

 

COUNTERPARTY   REFERENCE
ENTITY
  FIXED
ANNUAL
RATE
RECEIVED
BY FUND
    CURRENCY   CREDIT
SPREAD
    NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared          
CitiBank   iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 24.V1     5.000   EUR     3.146     50,475,000        $3,920,495        12/20/2020        $655,761   
CitiBank   iTraxx Europe Series 24.V1     1.000   EUR     0.771     117,750,000        1,144,309        12/20/2020        319,774   
CitiBank   Markit CDX Emerging Market Index Series 24.V2     1.000   USD     3.575     20,500,000        (2,333,705     12/20/2020        102,278   
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 25.V1     5.000   USD     4.726     44,300,000        95,571        12/20/2020        472,831   
CitiBank   Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index Series 25.V1     1.000   USD     0.885     129,375,000        939,812        12/20/2020        (202,989
           

 

 

     

 

 

 
              $3,766,482          $1,347,655   
           

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Forward effective interest rate swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

 

COUNTERPARTY

  PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared        
CitiBank   0.500%     ( 1)     CZK     10,000,000        $235        03/17/2021        $3,505   
CitiBank   0.500%     ( 1)     CZK     10,000,000        1,399        03/17/2021        2,341   
CitiBank   0.500%     ( 1)     CZK     10,000,000        (580     03/17/2021        4,321   
CitiBank   0.500%     ( 1)     CZK     50,000,000        13,593        03/17/2021        5,109   
CitiBank   0.500%     ( 1)     CZK     20,000,000        2,577        03/17/2021        4,904   
CitiBank   (1)     0.500    CZK     186,000,000        (46,592     03/17/2021        (22,978
CitiBank   (1)     0.500    CZK     10,000,000        2,935        03/17/2021        (6,675
CitiBank   (1)     0.500    CZK     30,000,000        2,703        03/17/2021        (13,924
CitiBank   (1)     0.500    CZK     10,000,000        574        03/17/2021        (4,314
CitiBank   (1)     0.500    CZK     30,000,000        1,568        03/17/2021        (12,789
CitiBank   (1)     0.500    CZK     10,000,000        2,892        03/17/2021        (6,632
CitiBank   (1)     0.500    CZK     50,000,000        (24,476     03/17/2021        5,774   
CitiBank   1.500%     ( 2)     HKD     35,000,000        15,659        03/17/2021        8,614   
CitiBank   1.500%     ( 2)     HKD     6,000,000        12,093        03/17/2021        (7,932
CitiBank   1.500%     ( 2)     HKD     8,000,000        13,250        03/17/2021        (7,702
CitiBank   1.500%     ( 2)     HKD     5,000,000        2,885        03/17/2021        582   
CitiBank   1.500%     ( 2)     HKD     5,000,000        3,506        03/17/2021        (39
CitiBank   1.500%     ( 2)     HKD     11,000,000        1,507        03/17/2021        6,122   
CitiBank   (2)     1.500    HKD     7,000,000        2,810        03/17/2021        (7,665
CitiBank   (2)     1.500    HKD     7,000,000        (3,276     03/17/2021        (1,579
CitiBank   (2)     2.000    HKD     128,000,000        143,374        03/17/2021        168,974   
CitiBank   (2)     2.000    HKD     27,000,000        21,743        03/17/2021        44,143   
CitiBank   (2)     2.000    HKD     21,000,000        58,945        03/17/2021        (7,700
CitiBank   (2)     2.000    HKD     25,000,000        65,396        03/17/2021        (4,391
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 3)     HUF     200,000,000        6,361        03/17/2021        (4,169
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 3)     HUF     100,000,000        (573     03/17/2021        1,669   
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 3)     HUF     100,000,000        1,084        03/17/2021        12   
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 3)     HUF     100,000,000        4,160        03/17/2021        (3,064
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 3)     HUF     600,000,000        33,612        03/17/2021        (27,038
CitiBank   (3)     2.000    HUF     300,000,000        2,827        03/17/2021        (6,114
CitiBank   (3)     2.000    HUF     100,000,000        (1,762     03/17/2021        666   
CitiBank   (3)     2.000    HUF     100,000,000        966        03/17/2021        (2,062
CitiBank   (3)     2.000    HUF     100,000,000        1,222        03/17/2021        (2,318
CitiBank   (3)     2.500    HUF     300,000,000        21,257        03/17/2021        250   
CitiBank   (3)     2.500    HUF     100,000,000        6,738        03/17/2021        431   
CitiBank   (3)     2.500    HUF     2,330,000,000        10,100        03/17/2021        156,938   
CitiBank   (3)     2.500    HUF     600,000,000        (37     03/17/2021        43,051   
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 4)     PLN     4,000,000        (6,641     03/17/2021        7,897   
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 4)     PLN     5,000,000        6,672        03/17/2021        (5,101
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 4)     PLN     18,000,000        66,119        03/17/2021        (60,465
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 4)     PLN     2,000,000        1,516        03/17/2021        (888
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 4)     PLN     3,000,000        5,780        03/17/2021        (4,838
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 4)     PLN     2,000,000        (235     03/17/2021        863   
CitiBank   2.000%     ( 4)     PLN     1,000,000        409        03/17/2021        (95
CitiBank   (4)     2.000    PLN     1,000,000        891        03/17/2021        (1,206
CitiBank   (4)     2.000    PLN     6,000,000        15,400        03/17/2021        (17,284
CitiBank   (4)     2.000    PLN     9,000,000        9,905        03/17/2021        (12,732
CitiBank   (4)     2.000    PLN     4,000,000        3,697        03/17/2021        (4,953
CitiBank   (4)     2.500    PLN     10,000,000        58,312        03/17/2021        (879
CitiBank   (4)     2.500    PLN     2,000,000        10,140        03/17/2021        1,347   
CitiBank   (4)     2.500    PLN     15,000,000        27,945        03/17/2021        58,204   
CitiBank   (4)     2.500    PLN     63,800,000        193,367        03/17/2021        173,053   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Exchange Cleared (continued)        
CitiBank   2.500%     ( 5)     SGD     2,000,000        $ (670     03/17/2021        $ 10,606   
CitiBank   2.500%     ( 5)     SGD     3,000,000        15,236        03/17/2021        (331
CitiBank   2.500%     ( 5)     SGD     6,000,000        15,003        03/17/2021        14,806   
CitiBank   2.500%     ( 5)     SGD     1,000,000        5,060        03/17/2021        (92
CitiBank   2.500%     ( 5)     SGD     4,000,000        5,086        03/17/2021        14,786   
CitiBank   2.500%     ( 5)     SGD     2,000,000        (1,336     03/17/2021        11,272   
CitiBank   2.500%     ( 5)     SGD     6,000,000        15,762        03/17/2021        14,046   
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     14,300,000        (142,803     03/17/2021        71,759   
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     14,300,000        (108,010     03/17/2021        36,966   
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     200,000        (1,378     03/17/2021        384   
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     7,000,000        27,518        03/17/2021        (62,295
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     2,000,000        2,118        03/17/2021        (12,054
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     10,000,000        (47,026     03/17/2021        (2,656
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     1,000,000        4,984        03/17/2021        (9,952
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     7,000,000        19,263        03/17/2021        (54,040
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     5,000,000        (13,014     03/17/2021        (11,826
CitiBank   (5)     2.500    SGD     19,000,000        (212,435     03/17/2021        118,041   
CitiBank   (6)     8.000    ZAR     40,000,000        21,513        03/17/2021        (138,601
CitiBank   (6)     8.000    ZAR     260,300,000        (250,230     03/17/2021        (511,721
CitiBank   (6)     8.000    ZAR     30,000,000        (7,464     03/17/2021        (80,352
CitiBank   (6)     8.000    ZAR     40,000,000        (1,775     03/17/2021        (115,313
CitiBank   (6)     8.000    ZAR     10,000,000        7,212        03/17/2021        (36,484
CitiBank   (6)     8.000    ZAR     30,000,000        (3,849     03/17/2021        (83,967
CitiBank   (6)     8.000    ZAR     30,000,000        (7,938     03/17/2021        (79,878
CitiBank   (6)     8.000    ZAR     20,000,000        (3,377     03/17/2021        (55,167
CitiBank   8.000%     ( 6)     ZAR     10,000,000        3,463        03/17/2021        25,809   
CitiBank   8.000%     ( 6)     ZAR     10,000,000        5,248        03/17/2021        24,024   
CitiBank   9.000%     ( 6)     ZAR     10,000,000        (7,010     03/17/2021        10,726   
CitiBank   9.000%     ( 6)     ZAR     20,000,000        (5,022     03/17/2021        12,455   
CitiBank   9.000%     ( 6)     ZAR     10,000,000        (6,564     03/17/2021        10,281   
CitiBank   9.000%     ( 6)     ZAR     20,000,000        (7,780     03/17/2021        15,212   
CitiBank   9.000%     ( 6)     ZAR     10,000,000        (2,063     03/17/2021        5,779   
          

 

 

     

 

 

 
             $91,674          $(416,533
          

 

 

     

 

 

 

Interest rate swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

 

COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Over the Counter        
CitiBank   1.845%     ( 7)     KRW*     3,000,000,000        $—        03/17/2021        $(12,329
CitiBank   1.855%     ( 7)     KRW*     1,000,000,000               03/17/2021        (4,516
CitiBank   1.868%     ( 7)     KRW*     10,000,000,000               03/17/2021        (50,453
CitiBank   1.935%     ( 7)     KRW*     2,000,000,000               03/17/2021        (15,543
CitiBank   1.935%     ( 7)     KRW*     1,000,000,000               03/17/2021        (7,771
CitiBank   1.960%     ( 7)     KRW*     3,000,000,000               03/17/2021        (26,366
CitiBank   (7)     1.713    KRW*     6,000,000,000               03/17/2021        (7,690
CitiBank   (7)     1.739    KRW*     4,000,000,000               03/17/2021        (814
CitiBank   (7)     1.740    KRW*     5,000,000,000               03/17/2021        (814
CitiBank   (7)     1.765    KRW*     1,000,000,000               03/17/2021        854   
CitiBank   (7)     1.843    KRW*     11,400,000,000               03/17/2021        45,689   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   PAYMENTS
MADE BY
THE FUND
  PAYMENTS
RECEIVED
BY THE
FUND
     CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PREMIUM
(RECEIVED)
PAID
    TERMINATION
DATE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Over the Counter (continued)        
CitiBank   (7)     1.860    KRW*     15,200,000,000        $ —        03/17/2021        $ 71,742   
CitiBank   (7)     1.860    KRW*     11,400,000,000               03/17/2021        53,806   
CitiBank   (7)     1.888    KRW*     3,000,000,000               03/17/2021        17,516   
CitiBank   (7)     1.920    KRW*     9,000,000,000               03/17/2021        64,450   
          

 

 

     

 

 

 
             $—          $127,761   
          

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable swap (See Note 4).
(1) 6 Month Prague Interbank Offered Rate
(2) 3 Month Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate
(3) 6 Month Budapest Interbank Offered Rate
(4) 6 Month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate
(5) 6 Month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate
(6) 3 Month Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate
(7) 3 Month Korean Certificate of Deposit

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Bovespa Index February Futures   02/2016   BRL     3,691,445        $(46,084
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     636,172        (44,234
Deutsche Bank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     3,593,587        (328,962
Macquarie Capital   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     219,079        (21,767
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     1,123,910        15,130   
Deutsche Bank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     61,982        1,298   
Macquarie Capital   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     248,854        4,266   
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     8,831,389        (8,693
Societe Generale   Hard Red Winter Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     73,587        (3,312
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     56,005,665        (151,257
Goldman Sachs   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     3,952,043        (9,037
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   KOSPI Index 200 March Futures   03/2016   KRW     4,413,097,479        29,692   
Deutsche Bank   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     371,902        (13,102
Macquarie Capital   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (177,716     (2,473
Macquarie Capital   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     836,907        (23,627
Merrill Lynch   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     388,720        (6,000
Societe Generale   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     24,199        (279
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     2,841,560        (105,560
Merrill Lynch   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     564,610        (17,410
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     2,452,183        (16,983
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     190,582        170   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     1,868,801        (10,664

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     301,962        $ 525   
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     821,019        19   
Societe Generale   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     2,071,432        2,768   
Macquarie Capital   Soybean Oil March Futures^   02/2016   USD     111,433        (733
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Swiss Market Index March Futures   03/2016   CHF     2,738,947        60,218   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     599,575        (59,030
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (596,419     55,876   
Merrill Lynch   Wheat March Futures^   03/2016   USD     (155,700     14,688   
Merrill Lynch   Wheat March Futures^   03/2016   USD     156,000        (14,988
         

 

 

 
            $(699,545
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:     
4   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        $405,201        $410,132        $4,931   
154   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     02/2016        6,397,347        5,933,620        (463,727
7   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        214,777        224,770        9,993   
42   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     03/2016        2,122,353        1,995,525        (126,828
172   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        3,419,577        3,085,250        (334,327
34   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     03/2016        1,058,225        1,075,760        17,535   
5   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Feeder Cattle Futures^     03/2016        425,334        409,125        (16,209
80   Goldman Sachs   Gas Oil Futures^     03/2016        3,087,614        2,738,000        (349,614
36   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     02/2016        1,927,427        1,962,879        35,452   
83   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        9,467,424        8,799,660        (667,764
5   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures^     03/2016        121,903        117,125        (4,778
30   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     02/2016        1,670,718        1,447,614        (223,104

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)     
8   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Lean Hogs Futures^     02/2016        $ 195,810        $ 191,360        $ (4,450
13   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Live Cattle Futures^     02/2016        738,008        711,360        (26,648
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        390,484        375,150        (15,334
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        434,406        413,532        (20,874
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        116,376        112,886        (3,490
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        115,621        112,913        (2,708
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        38,023        37,637        (386
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        75,854        75,275        (579
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        148,552        150,550        1,998   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        111,102        112,935        1,833   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        37,477        37,705        228   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        262,517        264,206        1,689   
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        475,673        490,467        14,794   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        334,035        339,694        5,659   
160   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        6,348,334        6,030,999        (317,335
17   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        631,167        641,007        9,840   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        36,752        37,691        939   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        128,752        117,655        (11,097
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        1,667,630        1,529,808        (137,822
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        930,323        824,294        (106,029
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        131,432        117,801        (13,631
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        130,656        117,813        (12,843
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        129,177        117,787        (11,390
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        262,583        235,556        (27,027
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        130,037        117,760        (12,277
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        130,449        117,750        (12,699
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        259,823        235,505        (24,318
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        257,839        235,510        (22,329
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        126,176        117,772        (8,404
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        121,579        117,781        (3,798
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        230,805        235,549        4,744   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        342,009        353,231        11,222   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        114,652        117,733        3,081   
67   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        8,712,452        7,886,319        (826,133
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        811,142        824,031        12,889   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        202,833        224,623        21,790   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        166,410        179,693        13,283   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        182,511        179,680        (2,831
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        83,006        89,835        6,829   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        40,502        44,929        4,427   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        81,941        89,855        7,914   
37   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        1,660,265        1,661,994        1,729   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        258,052        269,518        11,466   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        177,802        158,050        (19,752
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        121,205        105,379        (15,826
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        61,853        52,731        (9,122
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        62,616        52,733        (9,883
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        126,008        105,488        (20,520
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        108,486        105,633        (2,853
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        51,577        52,883        1,306   
23   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        1,444,518        1,216,332        (228,186
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        520,885        528,870        7,985   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)     
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        $ 248,450        $ 238,984        $ (9,466
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        251,565        239,130        (12,435
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        136,401        119,819        (16,582
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        43,628        40,027        (3,601
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        43,603        40,030        (3,573
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        43,002        40,034        (2,968
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        208,137        200,303        (7,834
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        80,855        80,175        (680
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        75,605        80,213        4,608   
60   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        2,666,196        2,413,500        (252,696
47   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     02/2016        1,029,224        1,110,610        81,386   
93   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        7,145,227        6,418,395        (726,832
35   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        1,535,857        1,512,438        (23,419
27   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Meal Futures^     03/2016        790,216        716,850        (73,366
153   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Oil Futures^     03/2016        2,795,920        2,822,850        26,930   
196   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     02/2016        2,880,088        3,345,485        465,397   
59   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Wheat Futures^     03/2016        1,528,199        1,386,500        (141,699
220   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     02/2016        8,859,693        8,397,400        (462,293
8   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        757,716        768,289        10,573   
41   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     01/2016        2,058,599        2,066,765        8,166   
9   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        2,589,025        2,633,956        44,931   
46   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     03/2016        5,156,795        5,204,900        48,105   
277   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures     03/2016        9,786,695        9,879,796        93,101   
51   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        4,549,859        4,659,917        110,058   
34   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     03/2016        974,975        1,017,296        42,321   
7   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        820,704        815,574        (5,130
14   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        1,989,458        1,978,955        (10,503
7   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        444,607        438,287        (6,320
2   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        214,046        207,054        (6,992
4   J.P. Morgan   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        410,666        410,132        (534
16   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        488,928        487,040        (1,888
485   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        48,749,212        49,358,450        609,238   
42   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        5,816,172        5,852,700        36,528   
38   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        3,418,790        3,639,237        220,447   
71   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        9,276,610        9,141,188        (135,422
13   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        16,092,391        16,119,806        27,415   
125   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        11,508,297        11,558,305        50,008   
112   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        11,184,589        11,412,069        227,480   
643   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Bund Futures     03/2016        111,828,495        110,351,375        (1,477,120

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)     
20   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        $ 3,457,209        $ 3,442,847        $ (14,362
1,648   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        208,094,217        207,493,500        (600,717
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          550,805,998        545,012,889        (5,793,109
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:         
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        $(390,476     $(375,151     $15,325   
11   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (434,211     (413,532     20,679   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (115,866     (112,886     2,980   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (115,343     (112,913     2,430   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (37,922     (37,637     285   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (75,545     (75,275     270   
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (148,490     (150,550     (2,060
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (111,368     (112,935     (1,567
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (37,377     (37,706     (329
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (263,328     (264,207     (879
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (475,768     (490,467     (14,699
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (332,973     (339,694     (6,721
35   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (1,301,953     (1,319,281     (17,328
17   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (628,976     (641,006     (12,030
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (36,888     (37,692     (804
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (129,647     (117,655     11,992   
13   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (1,665,912     (1,529,808     136,104   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (930,008     (824,294     105,714   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (130,310     (117,801     12,509   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (129,623     (117,813     11,810   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (128,485     (117,787     10,698   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (261,033     (235,557     25,476   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (130,123     (117,760     12,363   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (130,128     (117,750     12,378   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (260,745     (235,505     25,240   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (257,495     (235,509     21,986   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (126,079     (117,772     8,307   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (120,947     (117,781     3,166   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (230,277     (235,549     (5,272
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (340,203     (353,231     (13,028
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (114,640     (117,734     (3,094
19   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (2,261,942     (2,236,419     25,523   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (804,023     (824,031     (20,008
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (203,738     (224,623     (20,885
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (166,786     (179,693     (12,907
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (180,901     (179,680     1,221   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        (83,010     (89,835     (6,825
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        (40,422     (44,929     (4,507
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (81,995     (89,854     (7,859
17   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (732,218     (763,618     (31,400
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (257,957     (269,519     (11,562
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (179,253     (158,049     21,204   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (121,451     (105,379     16,072   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (61,497     (52,731     8,766   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (62,458     (52,734     9,724   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (125,563     (105,488     20,075   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     02/2016        (107,555     (105,633     1,922   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (51,625     (52,884     (1,259
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (750,685     (740,376     10,309   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)         
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        $ (521,468     $ (528,870     $ (7,402
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (250,782     (238,984     11,798   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (251,503     (239,130     12,373   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (136,943     (119,819     17,124   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (43,681     (40,026     3,655   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (43,414     (40,031     3,383   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (42,931     (40,034     2,897   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (207,554     (200,304     7,250   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (80,511     (80,174     337   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (75,273     (80,213     (4,940
50   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (2,222,679     (2,011,250     211,429   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (19,741,957     (19,124,548     617,409   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $531,064,041        $525,888,341        $(5,175,700
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

 

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   BRL     19,237,000        $4,833,335        $4,749,723        $(83,612
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     19,237,000        4,833,388        4,749,723        (83,665
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CHF     109,000        110,373        109,163        (1,210
Chinese Renminbi, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   CNY     56,202,000        8,632,642        8,466,642        (166,000
Chinese Renminbi, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   CNY     56,202,000        8,632,796        8,466,642        (166,154

Euro,

Expiring 03/16/16

  CitiBank   EUR     15,130,500        16,595,382        16,473,284        (122,098

Euro,

Expiring 03/16/16

  Credit Suisse International   EUR     22,232,266        24,370,975        24,205,309        (165,666
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   GBP     1,906,644        2,870,838        2,811,113        (59,725
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HKD     2,804,500        362,011        362,076        65   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HKD     2,804,500        362,012        362,076        64   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HUF     2,034,208,500        7,018,717        7,001,544        (17,173
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HUF     2,034,208,500        7,018,943        7,001,544        (17,399
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   INR     319,595,500        4,718,269        4,773,997        55,728   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   INR     319,595,500        4,718,269        4,773,997        55,728   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Korean Won, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   KRW     9,072,046,000        $ 7,809,648        $ 7,724,611        $ (85,037
Korean Won, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     9,072,045,999        7,809,745        7,724,611        (85,134
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   MXN     92,965,500        5,584,851        5,366,280        (218,571
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   MXN     92,965,500        5,584,841        5,366,280        (218,561
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   PLN     20,480,000        5,124,820        5,213,596        88,776   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   PLN     20,480,000        5,124,830        5,213,596        88,766   
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   TRY     34,397,000        11,533,704        11,557,915        24,211   
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   TRY     34,397,000        11,533,456        11,557,916        24,460   
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ZAR     47,854,501        3,278,931        3,053,300        (225,631
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     47,854,501        3,278,972        3,053,300        (225,672
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $161,741,748        $160,138,238        $(1,603,510
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   BRL     (3,683,000     $(922,989     $(909,353     $13,636   
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     (3,683,000     (922,989     (909,353     13,636   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CHF     (436,500     (437,650     (437,155     495   
Swiss Franc, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CHF     (710,500     (716,281     (711,565     4,716   
Chinese Renminbi, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   CNY     (14,240,000     (2,157,755     (2,145,207     12,548   
Chinese Renminbi, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   CNY     (14,240,000     (2,154,492     (2,145,207     9,285   
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   EUR     (55,186,330     (58,747,412     (60,083,940     (1,336,528
Euro, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   EUR     (56,932,702     (60,656,977     (61,985,297     (1,328,320
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   GBP     (6,616,728     (9,927,103     (9,755,555     171,548   
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   GBP     (6,960,200     (10,445,387     (10,261,962     183,425   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HKD     (5,659,000     (730,238     (730,608     (370
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HUF     (1,084,004,500     (3,757,657     (3,731,036     26,621   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HUF     (1,084,004,500     (3,756,467     (3,731,036     25,431   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   INR     (124,057,000     (1,825,474     (1,853,116     (27,642
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   INR     (124,057,000     (1,825,473     (1,853,116     (27,643

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Korean Won, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   KRW     (3,669,960,000     $ (3,104,908     $ (3,124,874     $ (19,966
Korean Won, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   KRW     (3,669,960,000     (3,104,906     (3,124,874     (19,968
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   MXN     (52,731,000     (3,063,234     (3,043,810     19,424   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   MXN     (52,731,000     (3,063,229     (3,043,810     19,419   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   PLN     (12,588,500     (3,165,133     (3,204,657     (39,524
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   PLN     (12,588,500     (3,164,892     (3,204,657     (39,765
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   TRY     (12,995,000     (4,301,062     (4,366,518     (65,456
Turkish Lira, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   TRY     (12,995,000     (4,300,895     (4,366,518     (65,623
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ZAR     (24,720,500     (1,654,254     (1,577,262     76,992   
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (24,720,500     (1,653,711     (1,577,262     76,449   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (189,560,568     (191,877,748     (2,317,180
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(27,818,820     $(31,739,510     $(3,920,690
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

BRL - Brazilian Real

CHF - Swiss Franc

CNY - Chinese Renminbi

CZK - Czech Republic Koruna

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

INR - Indian Rupee

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

PLN - Poland Zloty

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $212,082         $—         $212,082   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              4,715,270         4,715,270   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Cash              10,642,183         10,642,183   
Money Market Funds      3,980,004                 3,980,004   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Money Market Funds      2,200,015                 2,200,015   

 

 
Goldman Sachs  
Cash              1,245,723         1,245,723   
Money Market Funds      60,000                 60,000   
U.S. Treasury Bills              2,469,555         2,469,555   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              182,023         182,023   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              3,538,779         3,538,779   
Money Market Funds      1,601,663                 1,601,663   

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $200,139         $—         $200,139   

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      920,037                 920,037   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              1,835,671         1,835,671   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              2,720,760         2,720,760   

 

 
Macquarie Capital                     
Money Market Funds      190,001                 190,001   

 

 
Merrill Lynch                     
Money Market Funds      290,363                 290,363   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              9,153,692         9,153,692   

 

 
Societe Generale                     
Money Market Funds      120,000                 120,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS - 13.9%    INTEREST
RATE
     MATURITY
DATE
     CURRENCY      PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Sovereign Debt - 13.9%                                   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.100      04/15/23         EUR         518       $ 589,667   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.101      04/15/26         EUR         1,110         1,267,022   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      1.750      04/15/20         EUR         724         866,085   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.100      07/25/21         EUR         202         227,914   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.100      03/01/25         EUR         300         334,251   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.250      07/25/24         EUR         305         348,336   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      1.198      07/25/22         EUR         326         394,326   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      2.250      07/25/20         EUR         733         909,552   
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125      03/22/24         GBP         685         1,070,927   
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125      03/22/26         GBP         502         789,647   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS
(cost $7,101,375)

                 6,797,727   
              

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 21.2%                                   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities - 21.2%                                   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (a)      0.125      04/15/19         USD         3,140         3,168,448   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (a)      0.125      04/15/20         USD         3,600         3,609,626   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      07/15/24         USD         970         922,755   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.250      01/15/25         USD         1,300         1,245,989   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.375      07/15/25         USD         1,430         1,388,550   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $10,385,753)

                 10,335,368   
              

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 51.9%   SHARES        
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% ^(b)     240,036        240,036   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% ^(b)     960,143        960,143   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(b)(c)     22,193,796        22,193,796   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(b)(c)     740,031        740,031   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% ^(b)     1,200,179        1,200,179   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $25,334,185)

      25,334,185   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 20.9%   PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
       
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.067%, 04/07/2016 (d)   $ 815        814,680   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.141%, 01/28/2016 ^(d)     3,143        3,142,727   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.160%, 02/04/2016 (d)     941        940,918   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.264%, 03/03/2016 (d)     1,557        1,557,726   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 05/19/2016 ^(d)     3,481        3,480,598   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.342%, 05/26/2016 ^(d)     250        249,614   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $10,185,928)

      10,186,263   
   

 

 

 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - 5.2%            
CitiBank, 0.25%, dated 12/30/15, due 01/06/16, repurchase price $1,303,524, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, due 04/15/20     1,303        1,303,461   
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 0.40%, dated 12/30/15, due 01/06/16, repurchase price $1,222,595, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, due 04/15/19     1,223        1,222,500   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(cost $2,525,961)

      2,525,961   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 113.1%
(cost $55,533,202)

      55,179,504   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (13.1%) (e)

      (6,383,573
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 48,795,931   
   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

 

(a) On December 31, 2015, securities valued at $6,778,074 were pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(c) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(d) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(e) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

Reverse repurchase agreements at December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    TRADE DATE      RATE      DUE
DATE
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT AND
VALUE OF
REVERSE
REPURCHASE
AGREEMENT
 
CitiBank      12/23/2015         0.52      1/20/2016         $299,246   
CitiBank      11/16/2015         0.52      1/20/2016         4,594,164   
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.      11/16/2015         0.52      1/20/2016         4,040,000   
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.      12/23/2015         0.60      1/20/2016         299,625   
           

 

 

 
              $9,233,035   
           

 

 

 

The weighted average daily balance of the reverse repurchase agreements during the period ended December 31, 2015 was $12,723,419 at a net weighted average interest rate of 0.315%.

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   Bovespa Index February Futures   02/2016   BRL     686,045        $(7,066
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     96,501        (6,814
Deutsche Bank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     417,177        (40,490
Macquarie Capital   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     39,560        (3,685
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     185,931        3,910   
Deutsche Bank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     31,135        505   
Macquarie Capital   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     30,894        746   
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     1,103,929        (1,087
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     8,425,467        (22,734
Goldman Sachs   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     497,340        (1,560
Bank of America   KOSPI Index 200 March Futures   03/2016   KRW     239,090,500        1,143   
Deutsche Bank   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     99,667        (3,987
Macquarie Capital   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     123,022        (3,422
Macquarie Capital   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (25,388     (339
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (148,968     (15,183
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     623,637        (21,704

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     215,024        $ (1,944
Goldman Sachs   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     63,506        78   
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     347,690        (1,990
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (42,787     (425
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     129,713        (75
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     302,260        227   
Macquarie Capital   Soybean Oil March Futures^   02/2016   USD     37,020        (120
Societe Generale   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     43,118        95   
Goldman Sachs   Swiss Market Index March Futures   03/2016   CHF     595,367        16,982   
Goldman Sachs   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   01/2016   TWD     6,442,582        5,416   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (77,794     7,288   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     78,599        (8,093
         

 

 

 
            $(104,328
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
26   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     02/2016        $1,057,033        $1,001,781        $(55,252
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        30,682        32,110        1,428   
6   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     03/2016        310,264        285,075        (25,189
20   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        393,666        358,750        (34,916
2   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     03/2016        62,414        63,280        866   
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Feeder Cattle Futures^     03/2016        85,067        81,825        (3,242
11   Goldman Sachs   Gas Oil Futures^     03/2016        418,017        376,475        (41,542
7   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     02/2016        373,528        381,671        8,143   
13   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        1,461,857        1,378,260        (83,597
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures^     03/2016        23,942        23,425        (517
6   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     02/2016        329,781        289,523        (40,258

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
4   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Lean Hogs Futures^     02/2016        $ 95,196        $ 95,680        $ 484   
2   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Live Cattle Futures^     02/2016        111,230        109,440        (1,790
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        39,253        37,533        (1,720
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        37,138        37,638        500   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        37,502        37,743        241   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        36,590        37,728        1,138   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        37,115        37,744        629   
27   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        1,079,176        1,017,731        (61,445
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        111,382        113,118        1,736   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        110,257        113,075        2,818   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        38,165        37,683        (482
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        256,558        235,355        (21,203
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        133,213        117,756        (15,457
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        130,449        117,750        (12,699
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        1,304,057        1,177,062        (126,995
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        115,877        117,718        1,841   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        41,603        44,924        3,321   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        41,503        44,918        3,415   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        270,567        269,513        (1,054
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        43,009        44,920        1,911   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        63,004        52,744        (10,260
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        190,529        158,652        (31,877
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        104,177        105,774        1,597   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        41,927        39,855        (2,072
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        41,627        40,060        (1,567
12   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        528,659        482,700        (45,959
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        38,153        40,217        2,064   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        40,359        40,225        (134
8   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     02/2016        173,709        189,040        15,331   
13   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        998,886        897,195        (101,691
5   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        220,359        216,063        (4,296
4   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Meal Futures^     03/2016        117,490        106,200        (11,290
20   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Oil Futures^     03/2016        367,068        369,000        1,932   
27   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     02/2016        380,538        460,858        80,320   
8   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Wheat Futures^     03/2016        206,991        188,000        (18,991
29   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     02/2016        1,166,423        1,106,930        (59,493

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
1   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        $ 93,977        $ 96,036        $ 2,059   
7   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     01/2016        351,368        352,862        1,494   
1   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        284,086        292,662        8,576   
7   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     03/2016        784,015        792,050        8,035   
41   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures     03/2016        1,450,797        1,462,352        11,555   
9   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        798,096        822,338        24,242   
8   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     03/2016        231,168        239,364        8,196   
1   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        117,528        116,511        (1,017
3   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        426,236        424,061        (2,175
3   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        191,874        187,838        (4,036
1   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        107,023        103,527        (3,496
5   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        506,937        512,665        5,728   
4   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        122,955        121,760        (1,195
79   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        7,938,618        8,039,830        101,212   
7   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        967,762        975,450        7,688   
1   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     01/2016        15,886        15,896        10   
5   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        450,057        478,847        28,790   
11   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        1,433,879        1,416,240        (17,639
28   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        3,466,854        3,472,424        5,570   
22   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        2,025,479        2,034,262        8,783   
15   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        1,497,584        1,528,402        30,818   
102   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Bund Futures     03/2016        17,716,896        17,505,194        (211,702
3   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        518,581        516,427        (2,154
267   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        33,718,306        33,616,968        (101,338
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          88,511,952        87,734,683        (777,269
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:         
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        $(39,220     $(37,533     $1,687   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (37,122     (37,637     (515
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (37,618     (37,743     (125
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (36,598     (37,729     (1,131
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (36,997     (37,744     (747
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (372,675     (376,937     (4,262
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (110,996     (113,119     (2,123
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (110,663     (113,075     (2,412
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (38,198     (37,684     514   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (256,294     (235,355     20,939   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (133,372     (117,756     15,616   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (130,128     (117,750     12,378   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (357,976     (353,119     4,857   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (114,860     (117,718     (2,858
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (41,697     (44,924     (3,227
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     02/2016        (41,505     (44,917     (3,412
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (126,367     (134,756     (8,389
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (42,993     (44,920     (1,927
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (62,782     (52,744     10,038   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (104,155     (105,768     (1,613
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (104,293     (105,773     (1,480
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (41,917     (39,855     2,062   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (41,511     (40,061     1,450   
9   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (395,487     (362,025     33,462   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (37,972     (40,217     (2,245

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)         
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        $(40,323     $(40,225     $98   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (2,893,719     (2,827,084     66,635   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $85,618,233        $84,907,599        $(710,634
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     1,865,280        $2,038,188        $2,030,817        $(7,371
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     337,914        506,610        498,213        (8,397
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HKD     624,500        80,613        80,626        13   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     624,500        80,618        80,626        8   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $2,706,029        $2,690,282        $(15,747
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           

SALES

CONTRACTS

  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     (15,000     $(3,762     $(3,704     $58   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (15,000     (3,762     (3,704     58   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     (26,498     (26,567     (26,538     29   

Swiss Franc,

Expiring 03/16/16

  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (63,502     (64,048     (63,597     451   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     (2,974,569     (3,166,292     (3,238,552     (72,260
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (3,547,701     (3,792,598     (3,862,547     (69,949
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     (750,145     (1,125,446     (1,105,997     19,449   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (864,163     (1,295,189     (1,274,103     21,086   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     (887,000     (114,474     (114,516     (42
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (9,592,138     (9,693,258     (101,120
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(6,886,109     $(7,002,976     $(116,867
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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BRL - Brazilian Real

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

KRW - Korean Won

TWD - New Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $120,000         $—         $120,000   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              632,528         632,528   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      280,000                 280,000   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      3,609,626                 3,609,626   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Money Market Funds      120,003                 120,003   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              576,027         576,027   
Money Market Funds      140,000                 140,000   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              28,716         28,716   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      3,168,448                 3,168,448   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              577,673         577,673   

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $150,009         $—         $150,009   

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      210,019                 210,019   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              263,390         263,390   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              430,667         430,667   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              802,985         802,985   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS - 11.3%    INTEREST
RATE
     MATURITY
DATE
     CURRENCY      PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Sovereign Debt - 11.3%                                   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.100      04/15/23         EUR         726       $ 825,535   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      0.100      04/15/26         EUR         1,715         1,958,125   
Deutsche Bundesrepublik Inflation Linked Bond (Germany)      1.750      04/15/20         EUR         1,206         1,443,475   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.100      07/25/21         EUR         404         455,828   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.100      03/01/25         EUR         400         445,668   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      0.250      07/25/24         EUR         407         464,447   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      1.198      07/25/22         EUR         434         525,768   
France Government Bond OAT (France)      2.250      07/25/20         EUR         1,099         1,364,328   
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125      03/22/24         GBP         964         1,505,990   
United Kingdom Index Linked Treasury Gilt (United Kingdom)      0.125      03/22/26         GBP         804         1,263,435   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT RELATED OBLIGATIONS
(cost $10,803,334)

                 10,252,599   
              

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 17.0%                                   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities - 17.0%                                   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      04/15/19         USD         4,600         4,641,675   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      04/15/20         USD         5,400         5,414,439   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.125      07/15/24         USD         1,500         1,426,941   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.250      01/15/25         USD         1,900         1,821,061   
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities      0.375      07/15/25         USD         2,100         2,039,129   
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(cost $15,465,262)

                 15,343,245   
              

 

 

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 47.7%   SHARES        
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% ^(a)     657,712        657,712   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% ^(a)     2,630,847        2,630,847   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(a)     35,548,297        35,548,297   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(a)(b)     900,039        900,039   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% ^(a)     3,288,559        3,288,559   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $43,025,454)

      43,025,454   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 20.9%    
 
 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
  
  
  
 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 04/07/2016 (c)   $ 2,940        2,939,847   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.098%, 03/31/2016 (c)     1,569        1,568,338   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.141%, 01/28/2016 (c)^     7,269        7,269,367   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.161%, 02/04/2016 (c)^     3,512        3,512,695   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.263%, 03/03/2016 (c)(d)^     3,578        3,579,370   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $18,869,167)

      18,869,617   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE - 96.9%
(cost $88,163,217)

      87,490,915   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 3.1% (e)         2,767,802  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 90,258,717   
   

 

 

 

All securities are United States companies, unless noted otherwise in parentheses.

 

(a) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(b) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(c) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(d) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for futures contracts.
(e) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   Bovespa Index February Futures   02/2016   BRL     1,145,426        $(12,297
Macquarie Capital   Brent Crude January Futures^   01/2016   USD     (54,035     11,960   
Macquarie Capital   Brent Crude January Futures^   01/2016   USD     54,035        (16,755
Macquarie Capital   Brent Crude January Futures^   02/2016   USD     49,860        (12,190
Macquarie Capital   Brent Crude January Futures^   02/2016   USD     (49,860     4,830   
Macquarie Capital   Brent Crude February Futures^   03/2016   USD     43,365        (4,835
Bank of America   CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   INR     595,286        17   
Macquarie Capital   Coffee ‘C’ March Futures^   02/2016   USD     48,534        (1,022
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     115,639        (8,014
Deutsche Bank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     555,856        (53,606
Macquarie Capital   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     99,691        (10,003
Societe Generale   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     19,682        (1,744
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (30,820     (819
CitiBank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     250,147        2,971   
Deutsche Bank   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     92,837        2,083   
Macquarie Capital   Cotton No. 2 March Futures^   02/2016   USD     62,152        1,128   
Macquarie Capital   Gas Oil January Futures^   01/2016   USD     (50,188     16,725   
Macquarie Capital   Gas Oil January Futures^   01/2016   USD     50,188        (17,562
Macquarie Capital   Gasoline RBOB December Futures^   01/2016   USD     (59,459     3,858   
Macquarie Capital   Gasoline RBOB December Futures^   01/2016   USD     59,459        (6,241
Macquarie Capital   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   02/2016   USD     57,483        (4,101
Macquarie Capital   Gasoline RBOB January Futures^   02/2016   USD     (57,483     (1,012
Macquarie Capital   Gasoline RBOB February Futures^   03/2016   USD     53,640        884   
Macquarie Capital   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   02/2016   USD     114,370        (8,350
Societe Generale   Gold 100 OZ February Futures^   01/2016   USD     114,170        (8,150
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     3,311,776        (3,261
Societe Generale   Hard Red Winter Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     24,385        (960
Macquarie Capital   Heating Oil ULSD December Futures^   01/2016   USD     69,804        (23,575
Macquarie Capital   Heating Oil ULSD December Futures^   01/2016   USD     (69,804     17,394   
Macquarie Capital   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   02/2016   USD     (64,367     8,408   
Macquarie Capital   Heating Oil ULSD January Futures^   02/2016   USD     64,367        (17,163
Macquarie Capital   Heating Oil ULSD February Futures^   03/2016   USD     56,505        (8,251
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     8,921,287        (24,098
Goldman Sachs   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     4,939,407        (11,212
Bank of America   KOSPI Index 200 March Futures   03/2016   KRW     598,036,300        2,595   
Deutsche Bank   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     223,677        (8,397
Macquarie Capital   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (25,388     (615
Macquarie Capital   Lean Hogs February Futures^   02/2016   USD     98,777        (3,097
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     852,468        (31,650
Deutsche Bank   Live Cattle February Futures^   02/2016   USD     (149,620     (14,532
Goldman Sachs   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     368,518        (3,238
Goldman Sachs   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     127,012        156   
Macquarie Capital   Silver March Futures^   03/2016   USD     77,900        (8,885
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     434,613        (2,488
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     172,486        365   
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     216,498        (436

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Societe Generale   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     215,803        $ 260   
CitiBank   Soybean Meal March Futures^   02/2016   USD     28,545        (1,995
Macquarie Capital   Soybean Oil March Futures^   02/2016   USD     54,882        468   
CitiBank   Sugar #11 (World Markets) February Futures^   02/2016   USD     16,828        241   
Goldman Sachs   Swiss Market Index March Futures   03/2016   CHF     678,713        21,130   
Goldman Sachs   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   01/2016   TWD     4,841,092        3,783   
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     156,597        (15,585
CitiBank   Wheat March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (155,588     14,576   
Macquarie Capital   WTI Crude January Futures^   01/2016   USD     (46,600     7,415   
Macquarie Capital   WTI Crude January Futures^   01/2016   USD     46,600        (9,560
         

 

 

 
            $(234,452
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
36   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     02/2016        $1,476,511        $1,387,080        $(89,431
2   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cocoa Futures^     03/2016        61,365        64,220        2,855   
8   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Coffee ‘C’ Futures^     03/2016        406,181        380,100        (26,081
36   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        712,513        645,750        (66,763
3   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Cotton No. 2 Futures^     03/2016        93,613        94,920        1,307   
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Feeder Cattle Futures^     03/2016        85,067        81,825        (3,242
17   Goldman Sachs   Gas Oil Futures^     03/2016        646,936        581,825        (65,111
8   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gasoline RBOB Futures^     02/2016        428,411        436,195        7,784   
16   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        1,818,635        1,696,320        (122,315
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures^     03/2016        25,182        23,425        (1,757
7   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Heating Oil ULSD Futures^     02/2016        385,374        337,777        (47,597
4   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Lean Hogs Futures^     02/2016        98,624        95,680        (2,944

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
3   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Live Cattle Futures^     02/2016        $ 172,373        $ 164,160        $ (8,213
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        200,387        187,662        (12,725
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        119,107        112,728        (6,379
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        39,792        37,593        (2,199
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        76,047        75,275        (772
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        37,927        37,637        (290
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        37,034        37,645        611   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        36,828        37,653        825   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        37,477        37,705        228   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        37,502        37,743        241   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        109,771        113,185        3,414   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        111,345        113,231        1,886   
43   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        1,707,468        1,620,831        (86,637
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        111,382        113,118        1,736   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        36,752        37,691        939   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        389,516        353,033        (36,483
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        130,037        117,760        (12,277
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        126,176        117,772        (8,404
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        228,006        235,488        7,482   
14   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        1,826,667        1,647,888        (178,779
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        41,373        44,925        3,552   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        41,602        44,923        3,321   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        44,627        44,921        294   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        315,595        314,431        (1,164
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        43,009        44,920        1,911   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        60,692        52,681        (8,011
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        63,842        52,712        (11,130
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        318,121        264,420        (53,701
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        52,088        52,887        799   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        88,230        79,710        (8,520
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        45,536        39,939        (5,597
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        41,627        40,060        (1,567
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        449,802        402,250        (47,552
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        38,153        40,217        2,064   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        40,359        40,225        (134
11   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     02/2016        239,022        259,930        20,908   
17   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        1,313,360        1,173,255        (140,105
7   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        304,432        302,488        (1,944
6   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Meal Futures^     03/2016        176,235        159,300        (16,935
29   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Oil Futures^     03/2016        528,984        535,050        6,066   
40   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Sugar #11 (World Markets) Futures^     02/2016        563,366        682,752        119,386   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
12   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Wheat Futures^     03/2016        $ 309,387        $ 282,000        $ (27,387
40   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     02/2016        1,611,371        1,526,800        (84,571
2   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        187,954        192,072        4,118   
10   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     01/2016        501,020        504,089        3,069   
2   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        575,798        585,324        9,526   
11   Barclays Capital   E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures     03/2016        1,236,094        1,244,650        8,556   
61   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures     03/2016        2,153,465        2,175,695        22,230   
12   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        1,063,195        1,096,451        33,256   
11   J.P. Morgan   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     03/2016        313,154        329,125        15,971   
2   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        232,990        233,021        31   
2   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        284,512        282,708        (1,804
2   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        126,688        125,225        (1,463
1   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        104,186        103,527        (659
5   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        506,937        512,665        5,728   
5   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        152,608        152,200        (408
116   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        11,670,316        11,805,320        135,004   
10   Barclays Capital   S&P MID 400 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        1,384,621        1,393,500        8,879   
1   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     01/2016        15,886        15,896        10   
9   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        807,876        861,925        54,049   
16   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        2,088,970        2,059,985        (28,985
7   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        867,045        868,106        1,061   
4   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        4,950,319        4,959,940        9,621   
30   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        2,762,064        2,773,994        11,930   
26   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        2,595,812        2,649,231        53,419   
149   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bund Futures     03/2016        25,900,257        25,571,314        (328,943
20   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        3,468,296        3,442,847        (25,449
378   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        47,714,741        47,592,563        (122,178
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          130,205,623        129,073,084        (1,132,539
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:                            
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        $(199,658     $(187,662     $11,996   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (118,922     (112,728     6,194   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (39,797     (37,593     2,204   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (75,844     (75,275     569   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (37,772     (37,637     135   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (37,122     (37,644     (522
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     01/2016        (36,754     (37,653     (899
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (37,377     (37,706     (329
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (37,618     (37,744     (126
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     02/2016        (109,793     (113,185     (3,392
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (110,991     (113,231     (2,240
18   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (692,072     (678,488     13,584   
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (110,996     (113,119     (2,123
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Aluminum Futures^     03/2016        (36,888     (37,692     (804
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (388,967     (353,033     35,934   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (130,122     (117,759     12,363   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (126,079     (117,772     8,307   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)                            
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        $(226,802     $(235,487     $(8,685
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (355,229     (353,119     2,110   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (40,903     (44,925     (4,022
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (41,697     (44,924     (3,227
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     01/2016        (44,708     (44,921     (213
3   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (129,575     (134,756     (5,181
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Lead Futures^     03/2016        (42,993     (44,920     (1,927
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (59,878     (52,680     7,198   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     01/2016        (63,417     (52,712     10,705   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (115,990     (105,768     10,222   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Nickel Futures^     03/2016        (52,147     (52,887     (740
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (86,239     (79,710     6,529   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     01/2016        (45,873     (39,940     5,933   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     02/2016        (41,511     (40,061     1,450   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (260,596     (241,350     19,246   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (37,972     (40,217     (2,245
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Zinc Futures^     03/2016        (40,323     (40,225     98   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (4,012,625     (3,894,523     118,102   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $126,192,998        $125,178,561        $(1,014,437
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     1,309,283        $1,435,277        $1,425,477        $(9,800
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     114,464        171,896        168,763        (3,133
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HKD     885,500        114,304        114,323        19   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     885,500        114,309        114,323        14   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $1,835,786        $1,822,886        $(12,900
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     (25,000     $(6,270     $(6,173     $97   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (25,000     (6,270     (6,173     97   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     (50,000     (50,132     (50,075     57   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (91,000     (91,670     (91,136     534   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     (4,056,923     (4,318,408     (4,416,961     (98,553
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (4,274,771     (4,556,626     (4,654,143     (97,517
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     (1,045,024     (1,567,854     (1,540,760     27,094   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (1,045,024     (1,567,866     (1,540,760     27,106   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     (1,230,000     (158,738     (158,800     (62
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (12,323,834     (12,464,981     (141,147
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(10,488,048     $(10,642,095     $(154,047
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

BRL - Brazilian Real

CHF - Swiss Franc

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

INR - Indian Rupee

KRW - Korean Won

TWD - New Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $130,000         $—         $130,000   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              891,327         891,327   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      360,000                 360,000   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Money Market Funds      160,000                 160,000   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              298,719         298,719   
Money Market Funds      250,000                 250,000   
U.S. Treasury Bills              646,634         646,634   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              35,125         35,125   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              796,632         796,632   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER      EXCHANGE TRADED/
CENTRALLY CLEARED
     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $160,013         $—         $160,013   

 

 
Deutsche Bank                     
Money Market Funds      200,026                 200,026   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              389,444         389,444   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              630,422         630,422   

 

 
Macquarie Capital                     
Money Market Funds      110,000                 110,000   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              1,098,233         1,098,233   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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LONG INVESTMENTS - 118.1%   SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
COMMON STOCKS - 36.7%            
Belgium - 1.0%            
Ageas (a)     64,253      $ 2,982,231   
bpost SA (a)     170,934        4,194,273   
Colruyt SA (a)     12,592        647,774   
KBC Groep NV (a)     95,905        5,996,573   
Proximus (a)     108,210        3,521,254   
Umicore SA (a)     5,328        223,436   
   

 

 

 
      17,565,541   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 1.1%            
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B (a)     827        1,078,660   
Chr Hansen Holding A/S (a)     6,783        424,279   
Danske Bank A/S (a)     47,752        1,281,296   
DSV A/S (a)     27,480        1,081,714   
FLSmidth & Co. A/S     6,360        220,978   
GN Store Nord A/S (a)     11,747        213,190   
H Lundbeck A/S     23,002        785,410   
ISS A/S (a)     62,335        2,246,974   
Jyske Bank A/S (a)     31,038        1,403,902   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (a)     125,605        7,272,305   
Pandora A/S (a)     11,143        1,404,952   
TDC A/S     119,306        594,030   
Tryg A/S (a)     19,815        393,756   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)     19,304        1,348,168   
William Demant Holding A/S (a)     9,756        929,303   
   

 

 

 
      20,678,917   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 0.6%            
Amer Sports OYJ     9,238        269,711   
Cargotec OYJ, B Shares     9,540        355,890   
Elisa OYJ (a)     37,470        1,409,804   
Huhtamaki OYJ     7,516        272,737   
Kesko OYJ, B Shares (a)     20,595        721,895   
Metso OYJ (a)     10,655        238,674   
Neste OYJ (a)     73,330        2,188,600   
Orion OYJ, Class B (a)     54,787        1,895,536   
Sampo OYJ, A Shares (a)     12,928        656,513   
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares (a)     115,885        1,047,849   
UPM-Kymmene OYJ (a)     141,443        2,625,934   
   

 

 

 
      11,683,143   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 4.1%            
Allianz SE (a)     54,153        9,545,985   
Aurubis AG (a)     67,542        3,420,068   
Axel Springer SE (a)     7,343        408,348   
Brenntag AG (a)     29,669        1,545,985   
Daimler AG (a)     80,032        6,686,995   
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a)     225,568        3,552,936   
Deutsche Post AG (a)     41,046        1,147,556   
Duerr AG     5,583        443,079   
Evonik Industries AG (a)     64,029        2,117,887   
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide     3,325        212,042   
Freenet AG (a)     97,491        3,289,819   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (a)     75,740        6,364,779   
GEA Group AG (a)     7,761        313,551   
Hannover Rueck SE (a)     74,002        8,450,254   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Germany - 4.1% (continued)            
HeidelbergCement AG (a)     15,206      $ 1,239,252   
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.     17,764        737,709   
HOCHTIEF AG (a)     16,196        1,502,139   
K+S AG (a)     44,723        1,140,040   
KION Group AG (a)     43,732        2,168,569   
Krones AG     5,572        663,472   
Linde AG (a)     7,774        1,123,020   
Merck KGaA (a)     37,190        3,600,768   
MTU Aero Engines AG (a)     7,182        699,994   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (a)     31,828        6,341,320   
OSRAM Licht AG (a)     29,128        1,216,939   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (a)     31,168        1,572,467   
RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG (a)     38,225        1,146,702   
Software AG     22,236        633,764   
Suedzucker AG (a)     44,301        878,063   
Symrise AG (a)     29,670        1,964,108   
Talanx AG (a)     33,413        1,027,601   
United Internet AG     3,868        212,659   
   

 

 

 
      75,367,870   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 1.6%            
A2A SpA     1,229,733        1,665,127   
Atlantia SpA     26,831        709,906   
Autogrill SpA     58,093        553,645   
Banca Generali SpA     22,841        718,487   
Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl     2,172,212        2,151,493   
Buzzi Unicem SpA     25,838        463,154   
Davide Campari-Milano SpA     71,046        614,251   
Enel SpA     133,452        559,605   
Eni SpA (a)     133,741        1,987,151   
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA     451,643        3,713,820   
Finmeccanica SpA     89,406        1,243,124   
Hera SpA     308,144        816,642   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     878,786        2,918,449   
Luxottica Group SpA     13,167        858,029   
Mediobanca SpA     344,388        3,301,324   
Prysmian SpA     47,588        1,039,756   
Recordati SpA     72,426        1,889,655   
Snam SpA     292,120        1,524,557   
Telecom Italia SpA     224,383        284,364   
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     523,517        2,692,390   
UnipolSai SpA     83,115        211,453   
   

 

 

 
      29,916,382   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 19.5%            
ABC-Mart, Inc. (a)     58,300        3,191,233   
Air Water, Inc. (a)     107,000        1,720,908   
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (a)     36,400        1,566,598   
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (a)     23,000        544,542   
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (a)     169,600        3,349,650   
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     48,800        1,323,360   
ANA Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,820,000        8,135,998   
Aozora Bank Ltd. (a)     1,695,000        5,915,252   
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (a)     8,100        253,566   
Asahi Kasei Corp. (a)     376,000        2,542,552   
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (a)     209,000        2,975,275   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (a)     189,900        4,012,042   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - 19.5% (continued)            
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The (a)     155,000      $ 950,088   
Benesse Holdings, Inc. (a)     57,500        1,655,885   
Bridgestone Corp. (a)     55,000        1,886,578   
Brother Industries Ltd. (a)     183,900        2,112,599   
Canon, Inc. (a)     46,000        1,391,501   
Central Japan Railway Co. (a)     38,400        6,817,304   
Century Tokyo Leasing Corp.     9,300        332,211   
Chiba Bank Ltd./The (a)     99,000        702,527   
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     175,700        2,405,989   
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The (a)     108,500        1,447,797   
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (a)     109,000        1,077,862   
Daicel Corp. (a)     184,600        2,747,200   
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     44,300        597,608   
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)     205,300        4,237,332   
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     31,500        1,106,240   
East Japan Railway Co. (a)     38,700        3,644,222   
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (a)     55,000        1,958,916   
Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. (a)     28,700        1,550,484   
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. (a)     82,600        3,843,781   
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (a)     138,000        578,754   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (a)     64,900        2,673,638   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (a)     77,300        3,225,922   
Fujitsu Ltd. (a)     138,000        688,775   
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (a)     275,000        1,363,621   
Gunma Bank Ltd./The (a)     282,000        1,639,615   
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The (a)     35,000        214,200   
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (a)     240,300        2,599,939   
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.     41,000        266,495   
Haseko Corp. (a)     196,400        2,171,471   
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (a)     13,800        939,777   
Hino Motors Ltd. (a)     17,500        202,256   
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.     5,000        209,914   
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     44,900        712,323   
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. (a)     86,100        2,328,411   
Hitachi Metals Ltd. (a)     93,900        1,158,557   
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     1,370,000        2,792,805   
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. (a)     27,100        400,496   
Hoya Corp. (a)     76,200        3,116,015   
Ibiden Co., Ltd. (a)     38,100        546,217   
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (a)     111,400        1,778,744   
ITOCHU Corp. (a)     376,600        4,454,594   
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (a)     147,500        2,938,846   
Izumi Co., Ltd. (a)     24,700        958,912   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (a)     408,600        14,624,980   
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (a)     12,400        333,031   
JSR Corp. (a)     49,800        776,101   
JTEKT Corp. (a)     21,600        353,551   
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     18,900        1,291,496   
Kamigumi Co., Ltd. (a)     93,000        800,712   
Kaneka Corp. (a)     356,000        3,700,356   
Kao Corp. (a)     17,700        909,581   
KDDI Corp. (a)     272,800        7,084,669   
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     44,000        294,679   
Kewpie Corp. (a)     129,100        3,189,005   
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     4,900        402,435   
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - 19.5% (continued)            
Konami Holdings Corp.     40,400      $ 961,704   
Konica Minolta, Inc. (a)     64,400        644,978   
Kose Corp. (a)     15,400        1,423,898   
Kuraray Co., Ltd.     17,000        205,918   
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (a)     36,800        770,645   
Lawson, Inc. (a)     16,600        1,347,438   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     26,100        1,414,487   
Makita Corp. (a)     17,800        1,025,754   
Marubeni Corp. (a)     202,600        1,041,586   
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (a)     14,300        422,158   
McDonald’s Holdings Co., Japan Ltd.     9,800        213,116   
Medipal Holdings Corp. (a)     131,500        2,241,286   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     39,200        3,237,906   
Miraca Holdings, Inc. (a)     24,500        1,078,038   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (a)     266,200        1,688,965   
Mitsubishi Corp. (a)     148,800        2,475,008   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (a)     149,000        1,564,030   
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (a)     57,000        291,471   
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (a)     327,200        5,637,209   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (a)     322,300        1,996,406   
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd. (a)     197,300        1,015,353   
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (a)     282,500        3,356,676   
Mixi, Inc.     45,700        1,709,336   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     2,483,000        4,966,001   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (a)     82,100        2,407,556   
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (a)     7,800        1,122,274   
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (a)     408,000        1,698,141   
Nexon Co., Ltd. (a)     127,300        2,070,883   
NH Foods Ltd. (a)     77,000        1,509,190   
NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (a)     249,200        2,498,550   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (a)     195,000        916,349   
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. (a)     20,100        1,398,660   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (a)     205,300        8,170,553   
Nippon Yusen KK (a)     831,000        2,014,088   
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. (a)     86,500        1,412,935   
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     26,900        1,427,413   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     76,400        6,416,215   
NOK Corp. (a)     106,600        2,490,267   
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (a)     38,350        1,472,785   
NTT Data Corp. (a)     39,900        1,929,010   
Obayashi Corp. (a)     204,000        1,882,349   
Obic Co., Ltd.     4,300        227,619   
Oracle Corp. Japan (a)     23,600        1,098,817   
ORIX Corp. (a)     262,600        3,683,875   
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     878,000        3,171,283   
Otsuka Corp. (a)     64,100        3,148,834   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     233,700        8,303,113   
Park24 Co., Ltd. (a)     104,000        2,519,653   
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (a)     26,500        1,746,578   
Resona Holdings, Inc. (a)     1,453,600        7,059,025   
Rohm Co., Ltd. (a)     32,600        1,651,218   
Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)     71,000        2,650,273   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     215,600        3,549,513   
Secom Co., Ltd. (a)     24,200        1,640,028   
Seibu Holdings, Inc. (a)     38,000        776,048   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - 19.5% (continued)            
Seiko Epson Corp. (a)     96,200      $ 1,481,399   
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     208,000        2,715,704   
Sekisui House Ltd.     30,200        507,775   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     61,600        2,820,329   
Seven Bank Ltd. (a)     253,500        1,111,724   
Shimadzu Corp. (a)     50,000        836,996   
Shimamura Co., Ltd. (a)     53,000        6,206,784   
Shimano, Inc. (a)     9,600        1,474,162   
Shimizu Corp. (a)     238,000        1,940,708   
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     703,000        1,293,724   
Sojitz Corp. (a)     951,000        1,995,750   
Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     16,100        888,281   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     248,000        1,424,288   
Sumitomo Corp. (a)     119,600        1,219,362   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (a)     650,000        2,913,858   
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (a)     416,100        5,410,703   
Sundrug Co., Ltd.     5,100        327,913   
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.     4,900        214,503   
Suzuken Co., Ltd. (a)     42,910        1,630,673   
Sysmex Corp. (a)     13,800        885,197   
Taisei Corp. (a)     391,000        2,575,505   
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     9,100        642,692   
Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (a)     49,000        441,269   
Teijin Ltd. (a)     279,000        950,795   
THK Co., Ltd. (a)     23,500        435,551   
Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     491,000        3,170,993   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     260,600        3,257,843   
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (a)     64,000        2,471,976   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     679,500        3,912,736   
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     623,000        2,927,347   
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK (a)     12,000        101,304   
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (a)     93,000        856,824   
Tosoh Corp.     152,000        781,890   
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (a)     88,600        3,087,936   
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (a)     68,600        1,558,381   
Toyota Industries Corp. (a)     6,400        342,230   
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.     3,000        259,938   
USS Co., Ltd. (a)     85,100        1,278,698   
West Japan Railway Co. (a)     121,000        8,363,888   
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. (a)     291,000        1,256,983   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. (a)     292,000        3,459,385   
Yamaha Corp. (a)     26,000        628,014   
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. (a)     272,000        6,116,136   
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The (a)     35,700        548,274   
   

 

 

 
      357,236,876   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 1.2%            
Aalberts Industries NV (a)     10,551        363,542   
Boskalis Westminster (a)     54,361        2,217,505   
Heineken NV (a)     23,925        2,038,816   
Koninklijke Ahold NV (a)     268,461        5,662,768   
NN Group NV (a)     163,499        5,768,720   
QIAGEN NV (a)     8,021        217,403   
SBM Offshore NV (a)     98,080        1,239,019   
Wolters Kluwer NV (a)     134,773        4,526,153   
   

 

 

 
      22,033,926   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Norway - 0.5%            
DNB ASA (a)     188,255      $ 2,319,532   
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (a)     18,849        301,681   
Marine Harvest ASA (a)     37,880        509,669   
Orkla ASA (a)     88,996        702,082   
Telenor ASA (a)     54,568        909,571   
Yara International ASA (a)     114,456        4,922,554   
   

 

 

 
      9,665,089   
   

 

 

 
Portugal - 0.1%            
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA     228,929        824,909   
NOS SGPS SA     33,262        261,703   
   

 

 

 
      1,086,612   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 1.5%            
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (a)     18,021        527,249   
Almirall SA     49,209        994,569   
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares (a)     25,681        1,131,881   
Banco de Sabadell SA     229,123        406,073   
Bankinter SA (a)     28,770        204,017   
Ebro Foods SA     131,042        2,577,703   
Enagas SA (a)     55,874        1,576,090   
Endesa SA (a)     250,123        5,024,883   
Ferrovial SA (a)     125,283        2,833,052   
Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA     51,821        887,174   
Gas Natural SDG SA (a)     45,323        924,238   
Iberdrola SA (a)     801,747        5,683,563   
Industria de Diseno Textil SA     17,879        614,218   
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA     28,082        305,527   
Red Electrica Corp. SA (a)     16,280        1,359,863   
Tecnicas Reunidas SA (a)     60,426        2,284,695   
   

 

 

 
      27,334,795   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 1.1%            
Assa Abloy AB, Class B (a)     28,559        597,817   
BillerudKorsnas AB     11,434        211,605   
Boliden AB (a)     176,330        2,954,267   
Electrolux AB, Series B (a)     40,891        986,594   
Husqvarna AB, B Shares     111,921        738,611   
ICA Gruppen AB     96,540        3,505,981   
Securitas AB, B Shares (a)     210,826        3,223,724   
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (a)     129,781        1,364,842   
Skanska AB, B Shares (a)     26,986        523,356   
SKF AB, B Shares     21,993        355,216   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (a)     99,007        2,869,234   
Swedbank AB, A Shares (a)     9,873        217,439   
Swedish Match AB (a)     10,825        382,527   
Tele2 AB, B Shares (a)     98,009        977,393   
TeliaSonera AB     223,665        1,110,695   
   

 

 

 
          20,019,301  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 3.6%            
Adecco SA (a)     19,680        1,346,953   
Baloise Holding AG (a)     7,134        904,152   
Barry Callebaut AG (a)     443        481,196   
Bucher Industries AG (a)     2,384        537,297   
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (a)     81        505,821   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES    

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Switzerland - 3.6% (continued)            
DKSH Holding AG (a)     3,291      $ 206,986   
Flughafen Zuerich AG (a)     1,328        996,414   
Galenica AG (a)     4,122        6,449,075   
GAM Holding AG (a)     15,042        248,984   
Geberit AG (a)     613        207,625   
Georg Fischer AG (a)     608        412,773   
Givaudan SA (a)     1,489        2,702,479   
Helvetia Holding AG (a)     1,429        804,968   
Kuehne + Nagel International AG     2,099        287,561   
Lonza Group AG (a)     22,102        3,594,557   
Nestle SA (a)     83,587        6,205,102   
Novartis AG (a)     101,682        8,746,612   
Partners Group Holding AG (a)     2,498        898,366   
Roche Holding AG (a)     12,408        3,438,361   
Schindler Holding AG (a)     3,884        649,789   
Sonova Holding AG (a)     1,671        212,306   
Straumann Holding AG (a)     2,557        776,069   
Swiss Life Holding AG (a)     13,611        3,666,121   
Swiss Re AG (a)     154,114        15,051,745   
Swisscom AG (a)     6,652        3,328,689   
Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)     9,781        2,512,739   
   

 

 

 
      65,172,740   
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - 0.8%            
CNH Industrial NV     29,033        198,845   
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a)     262,613        3,647,132   
RELX NV (a)     75,276        1,267,821   
Unilever NV CVA (a)     196,657        8,566,036   
   

 

 

 
      13,679,834   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $655,719,614)

      671,441,026   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.4%        
Germany - 0.4%            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (a)
(cost $7,476,249)

    65,266        7,283,817   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 60.8%     
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% (b)     3,833,739        3,833,739   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% (b)     15,334,957        15,334,957   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(b)(c)     786,442,101        786,442,101   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% ^(b)(c)     286,480,085        286,480,085   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% (b)     19,168,697        19,168,697   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (cost $1,111,259,579)

      1,111,259,579   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 20.2%
 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT

(000’s)

   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.536%, 6/9/2016 ^(d)   $ 23,325      $ 23,279,260   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 5/19/2016 ^(d)     201,548        201,293,445   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.342%, 5/12/2016 ^(d)     12,411        12,396,616   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.258%, 3/17/2016 ^(d)     2,160        2,159,562   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.145%, 4/28/2016 ^(d)     3,645        3,641,945   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.582%, 6/16/2016 ^(d)     8,916        8,897,196   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 4/7/2016 ^(d)     45,478        45,460,172   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.516%, 6/23/2016 ^(d)     10,201        10,178,323   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.345%, 5/26/2016 (d)     2,056        2,052,826   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.263%, 3/3/2016 ^(d)     8,549        8,547,496   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.113%, 3/24/2016 ^(d)     7,888        7,884,892   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.238%, 2/18/2016 ^(d)     10,330        10,328,554   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.241%, 2/11/2016 ^(d)     33,609        33,604,328   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $369,708,983)

      369,724,615   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE
(cost $2,144,164,425)

      2,159,709,037   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (26.7)%     SHARES     
COMMON STOCKS - (26.5)%            
Austria - (0.1)%            
ams AG     (40,628     (1,358,137
   

 

 

 
Belgium - (0.4)%            
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     (16,635     (2,070,180
Telenet Group Holding NV     (25,308     (1,367,755
UCB SA     (42,199     (3,809,013
   

 

 

 
      (7,246,948
   

 

 

 
Denmark - (0.1)%            
Carlsberg A/S, Class B     (2,460     (217,936
Novozymes A/S, B Shares     (18,111     (867,134
   

 

 

 
      (1,085,070
   

 

 

 
Finland - (0.8)%            
Kone OYJ, Class B     (15,001     (635,158
Nokia OYJ     (1,188,350     (8,407,008
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (173,207     (6,183,711
Wartsila OYJ Abp     (5,392     (246,188
   

 

 

 
      (15,472,065
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SHARES

   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Germany - (3.9)%            
adidas AG     (42,959   $ (4,169,561
BASF SE     (34,405     (2,620,906
Bayer AG     (46,664     (5,827,885
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     (61,276     (6,455,520
Beiersdorf AG     (29,160     (2,650,393
Bilfinger SE     (70,691     (3,322,090
Commerzbank AG     (282,484     (2,914,834
Continental AG     (4,465     (1,080,128
Deutsche Bank AG     (56,326     (1,367,859
Deutsche Telekom AG     (173,618     (3,118,292
E.ON SE     (894,471     (8,588,717
HUGO BOSS AG     (2,979     (245,795
Infineon Technologies AG     (89,165     (1,299,911
LANXESS AG     (48,807     (2,245,963
METRO AG     (43,236     (1,377,384
Rheinmetall AG     (18,323     (1,217,964
Rocket Internet SE 144A (e)     (36,539     (1,113,108
RWE AG     (753,341     (9,497,660
Salzgitter AG     (48,555     (1,186,551
SAP SE     (14,836     (1,177,284
Siemens AG     (18,882     (1,826,756
STADA Arzneimittel AG     (27,526     (1,109,997
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     (221,563     (1,168,675
ThyssenKrupp AG     (156,315     (3,098,690
Wacker Chemie AG     (3,819     (319,309
Wirecard AG     (40,939     (2,046,338
Zalando SE 144A (e)     (16,455     (649,881
   

 

 

 
      (71,697,451
   

 

 

 
Italy - (0.5)%            
Azimut Holding SpA     (59,055     (1,467,883
Banca Mediolanum SpA     (297,936     (2,366,846
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC     (434,681     (3,297,116
Banco Popolare SC     (31,927     (439,964
Mediaset SpA     (354,200     (1,467,767
   

 

 

 
          (9,039,576)  
   

 

 

 
Japan - (14.4)%            
Acom Co., Ltd.     (514,900     (2,424,670
Advantest Corp.     (169,000     (1,401,892
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (240,800     (3,710,151
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     (84,800     (1,894,324
Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.     (111,400     (1,063,056
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.     (157,000     (899,430
Asics Corp.     (61,900     (1,284,271
Calbee, Inc.     (10,400     (439,182
Chiyoda Corp.     (191,000     (1,450,375
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (93,200     (3,248,637
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.     (60,500     (434,830
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (125,100     (2,464,746
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     (178,200     (2,964,836
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (44,100     (3,211,436
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     (220,000     (1,345,013
Denso Corp.     (117,300     (5,605,239
Dentsu, Inc.     (32,600     (1,783,618
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (3,300     (218,298
FANUC Corp.     (19,100     (3,290,736
   

SHARES

   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - (14.4)% (continued)            
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (19,000   $ (6,646,418
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     (34,000     (932,117
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.     (7,400     (895,934
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (75,100     (1,167,978
Hitachi Ltd.     (624,000     (3,535,818
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (49,700     (1,588,488
IHI Corp.     (2,775,000     (7,660,384
Inpex Corp.     (412,600     (4,022,401
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     (50,200     (654,660
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.     (55,500     (2,456,933
Japan Display, Inc.     (1,558,200     (4,489,580
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     (57,700     (2,118,385
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (133,400     (2,094,700
JGC Corp.     (128,000     (1,959,197
Kajima Corp.     (110,000     (654,659
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (266,900     (5,249,817
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (168,600     (2,021,480
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.     (68,300     (1,035,275
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     (342,000     (1,265,364
Keikyu Corp.     (96,000     (793,272
Keio Corp.     (37,000     (319,522
Kikkoman Corp.     (138,000     (4,781,346
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     (346,000     (1,406,762
Kobe Steel Ltd.     (1,207,000     (1,311,425
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     (25,300     (1,037,488
Komatsu Ltd.     (123,700     (2,024,035
Kubota Corp.     (99,000     (1,529,416
Kyocera Corp.     (16,200     (752,337
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     (81,000     (1,274,507
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (717,400     (7,819,019
LIXIL Group Corp.     (34,600     (768,456
M3, Inc.     (39,400     (816,927
Marui Group Co., Ltd.     (130,600     (2,125,203
Mazda Motor Corp.     (314,200     (6,483,441
Minebea Co., Ltd.     (174,000     (1,489,783
MISUMI Group, Inc.     (36,400     (502,817
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     (697,000     (3,047,634
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     (212,000     (2,793,349
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     (581,000     (1,829,946
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     (83,400     (705,609
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     (127,000     (563,246
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (1,844,000     (4,651,080
Nabtesco Corp.     (10,800     (219,403
NGK Insulators Ltd.     (65,000     (1,465,113
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     (221,600     (5,834,388
Nidec Corp.     (28,200     (2,044,951
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     (23,200     (3,190,235
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (423,000     (2,131,993
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     (183,600     (4,443,494
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     (85,900     (1,699,305
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.     (219,400     (2,297,281
Nitto Denko Corp.     (29,900     (2,182,870
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     (390,400     (2,174,550
NSK Ltd.     (43,200     (469,408
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (144,000     (1,550,420
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SHARES

   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Japan - (14.4)% (continued)            
Olympus Corp.     (85,200   $ (3,354,211
Omron Corp.     (27,300     (910,371
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (27,700     (4,939,234
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     (46,700     (2,825,185
Panasonic Corp.     (163,300     (1,655,456
Pigeon Corp.     (31,400     (761,767
Rakuten, Inc.     (495,300     (5,704,744
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     (71,400     (2,098,716
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     (41,200     (424,228
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     (20,600     (192,679
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     (124,800     (1,949,534
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     (35,200     (1,913,678
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     (12,300     (556,332
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     (20,400     (423,272
Shizuoka Bank Ltd./The     (177,000     (1,716,552
SoftBank Group Corp.     (76,600     (3,866,033
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     (14,700     (482,670
Sony Corp.     (81,400     (2,000,551
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.     (33,500     (599,223
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.     (60,400     (1,325,030
Sumco Corp.     (371,900     (2,805,798
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     (721,000     (2,730,666
Suruga Bank Ltd.     (17,900     (368,894
Suzuki Motor Corp.     (68,900     (2,093,445
T&D Holdings, Inc.     (55,000     (725,644
Taiheiyo Cement Corp.     (167,000     (487,692
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     (170,500     (1,541,961
TDK Corp.     (3,000     (192,132
Terumo Corp.     (81,400     (2,522,865
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     (199,000     (981,552
Toho Co., Ltd.     (7,700     (213,076
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     (32,300     (1,956,890
Tokyu Corp.     (205,000     (1,619,991
Toray Industries, Inc.     (83,000     (771,279
Toshiba Corp.     (2,782,000     (5,717,635
TOTO Ltd.     (15,000     (526,980
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     (181,800     (3,372,235
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     (18,200     (366,319
Toyota Motor Corp.     (33,200     (2,044,423
Toyota Tsusho Corp.     (19,900     (465,517
Trend Micro, Inc.     (10,400     (422,002
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (1,350,800     (5,490,873
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (89,400     (4,375,656
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     (101,300     (2,270,671
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     (198,100     (4,197,369
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (383,900     (5,223,608
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (380,700     (4,578,276
   

 

 

 
      (263,877,274
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg - (0.7)%            
APERAM SA     (14,991     (533,004
ArcelorMittal     (1,979,044     (8,349,990
Millicom International Cellular SA SDR     (21,006     (1,205,326
Tenaris SA     (205,187     (2,429,691
   

 

 

 
      (12,518,011
   

 

 

 
   

SHARES

   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Netherlands - (1.3)%            
Aegon NV     (96,087   $ (543,416
ASML Holding NV     (120,649     (10,719,846
Delta Lloyd NV     (266,926     (1,573,512
Fugro NV CVA     (230,231     (3,776,263
Koninklijke DSM NV     (8,891     (445,843
Koninklijke KPN NV     (992,138     (3,752,628
Koninklijke Philips NV     (35,064     (894,983
Koninklijke Vopak NV     (7,597     (327,163
Randstad Holding NV     (17,385     (1,082,589
   

 

 

 
      (23,116,243
   

 

 

 
Norway - (0.3)%            
DNO ASA     (372,542     (251,446
Norsk Hydro ASA     (195,814     (727,860
Schibsted ASA, B Shares     (13,231     (421,113
Schibsted ASA, Class A     (90,961     (2,990,492
Statoil ASA     (75,255     (1,049,565
   

 

 

 
      (5,440,476
   

 

 

 
Portugal - (0.1)%            
Banco Espirito Santo SA (3)(f)     (216,618     (2
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA     (156,031     (2,030,336
Sonae SGPS SA     (184,377     (209,544
   

 

 

 
      (2,239,882
   

 

 

 
Spain - (1.7)%            
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     (60,787     (950,671
Acciona SA     (8,461     (724,550
Aena SA 144A (e)     (35,798     (4,099,200
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA     (30,293     (322,685
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     (403,034     (2,944,884
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (471,434     (1,553,321
Banco Santander SA     (1,837,157     (9,037,658
Bankia SA     (2,203,903     (2,564,719
CaixaBank SA     (645,678     (2,247,355
Cellnex Telecom SAU 144A (e)     (52,366     (979,085
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     (112,575     (663,978
Mapfre SA     (149,933     (375,307
Telefonica SA     (289,402     (3,210,605
Zardoya Otis SA     (119,240     (1,394,564
   

 

 

 
      (31,068,582
   

 

 

 
Sweden - (0.5)%            
Alfa Laval AB     (30,307     (553,287
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     (46,283     (1,135,082
Elekta AB, B Shares     (98,648     (838,198
Getinge AB, B Shares     (32,957     (863,317
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares     (11,824     (420,583
Hexagon AB, B Shares     (13,424     (496,592
Sandvik AB     (126,186     (1,099,964
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     (443,503     (4,275,948
Volvo AB, B Shares     (22,854     (211,915
   

 

 

 
      (9,894,886
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SHARES

   

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Switzerland - (1.7)%            
Aryzta AG     (46,502   $ (2,352,481
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (97,891     (7,006,347
Clariant AG     (11,341     (215,036
Credit Suisse Group AG     (154,861     (3,336,010
Dufry AG     (8,173     (972,442
EMS-Chemie Holding AG     (509     (224,009
LafargeHolcim Ltd.     (126,171     (6,317,991
SGS SA     (844     (1,604,022
Sika AG     (280     (1,011,863
STMicroelectronics NV     (198,828     (1,337,390
Sunrise Communications Group AG 144A (e)     (5,402     (318,437
Swatch Group AG/The     (9,485     (3,293,809
Syngenta AG     (2,115     (827,818
UBS Group AG     (113,746     (2,206,612
   

 

 

 
      (31,024,267
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $504,968,615)

      (485,078,868
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - (0.2)%            
Germany - (0.2)%            

Volkswagen AG
(proceeds $2,989,371)

    (22,583     (3,260,520
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE
(proceeds $507,957,986)

      (488,339,388
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 91.4%
(cost $1,636,206,439)

      1,671,369,649   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 8.6% (g)
        157,377,770  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 1,828,747,419   
   

 

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2015, the value of these securities was $542,453,737.
(b) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(c) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(d) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(e) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(f) Security fair valued as of December 31, 2015 using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The total value of positions fair valued was $(2) or 0.0% of total net assets.
(g) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820, unless otherwise noted in parentheses.

(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

CVA - Dutch Certification

SDR - Special Drawing Rights

 

SECTOR   VALUE     % OF NET
ASSETS
 
Consumer Discretionary   $ (12,208,856     (0.7 )% 
Consumer Staples     52,484,534        2.9  
Energy     (1,943,984     (0.1
Financials     72,457,887        4.0  
Health Care     58,294,580        3.2  
Industrials     42,207,794        2.3  
Information Technology     (42,360,507     (2.3
Materials     (4,864,265     (0.3
Telecommunication Services     13,061,760        0.7  
Utilities     13,256,512        0.7  
Money Market Funds     1,111,259,579        60.8   
Short-Term Investments     369,724,615        20.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments In Securities, At Value     1,671,369,649        91.4   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (g)     157,377,770        8.6   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 1,828,747,419        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   BIST 30 January Futures   02/2016   TRY     4,300,298        $(45,096
Bank of America   Bovespa Index January Futures   02/2016   BRL     (154,095,271     1,770,687   
Bank of America   CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   INR     (297,326,513     (13,236
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     10,409,392        (418,205
Deutsche Bank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     21,461,513        (958,951
Macquarie Capital   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     5,157,696        (206,945
Societe Generale   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     16,654,088        (671,775
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     496,765,869        (489,034
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     (78,277,373     207,437   
Bank of America   KOSPI Index 200 January Futures   03/2016   KRW     42,749,195,472        143,121   
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     8,392,601        (82,481
Bank of America   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     (4,137,656     (11,200
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (3,870,010     24,098   
Deutsche Bank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     23,416,485        (600,285
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     14,502,597        (328,897
Societe Generale   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     10,206,076        (223,989
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index January Futures   03/2016   CHF     (104,502,412     (3,095,851
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   01/2016   TWD     66,878,204        80,314   
Bank of America   Tel Aviv 25 Index January Futures   01/2016   ILS     33,055,029        109,327   
Goldman Sachs   WIG20 Index January Futures   03/2016   PLN     4,978,754        57,380   
         

 

 

 
            $(4,753,581
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
71   J.P. Morgan   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        $7,236,080        $7,279,838        $43,758   
456   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     01/2016        17,019,864        17,177,520        157,656   
81   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        1,496,500        1,452,938        (43,562
264   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        28,475,309        27,989,280        (486,029
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        515,918        470,575        (45,343
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        257,503        235,310        (22,193
30   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        4,004,707        3,531,675        (473,032
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        1,317,940        1,177,338        (140,602
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        657,984        588,725        (69,259
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        131,292        117,779        (13,513
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        1,999,021        1,884,348        (114,673
76   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        9,460,911        8,951,375        (509,536
64   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        7,880,699        7,538,000        (342,699
45   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        5,535,860        5,300,156        (235,704
18   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        2,188,419        2,120,062        (68,357

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        $ 1,183,587        $ 1,177,813        $ (5,774
52   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        6,062,053        6,124,625        62,572   
20   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        2,313,374        2,355,555        42,181   
464   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        52,690,767        54,615,700        1,924,933   
1,015   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        71,493,920        70,050,225        (1,443,695
384   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        16,661,760        16,593,600        (68,160
147   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     01/2016        5,450,430        5,444,880        (5,550
2,358   J.P. Morgan   BIST 30 Futures     02/2016        7,446,252        7,201,991        (244,261
2,294   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     01/2016        114,901,550        115,638,012        736,462   
63   Barclays Capital   FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Futures     01/2016        1,230,357        1,238,797        8,440   
514   Barclays Capital   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     03/2016        14,618,637        15,379,119        760,482   
507   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        72,033,947        71,666,441        (367,506
423   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        44,226,887        43,791,948        (434,939
275   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        27,953,099        28,196,559        243,460   
60   J.P. Morgan   Mexican Stock Exchange Price and Quotation Index Futures     03/2016        1,492,863        1,501,836        8,973   
261   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        7,994,507        7,944,840        (49,667
435   Barclays Capital   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        43,868,600        44,269,950        401,350   
127   Barclays Capital   SET50 Index Futures     03/2016        562,740        560,868        (1,872
2,078   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        271,596,129        267,540,663        (4,055,466
313   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        387,870,752        388,115,313        244,561   
3,897   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2016        966,282,854        965,481,750        (801,104
5,077   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2016        1,258,223,239        1,255,732,487        (2,490,752
2,221   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2016        548,881,034        548,420,425        (460,609
813   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        65,737,505        66,036,830        299,325   
2,427   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        243,148,888        247,295,461        4,146,573   
74   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bobl Futures     03/2016        10,592,684        10,508,416        (84,268
5,183   Goldman Sachs   Euro - SCHATZ Futures     03/2016        629,401,016        628,094,030        (1,306,986
1,174   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        203,325,299        202,095,097        (1,230,202
111   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        13,973,764        13,975,593        1,829   
6,776   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures     03/2016        1,474,238,196        1,471,980,125        (2,258,071
30   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures     03/2016        3,557,166        3,549,610        (7,556
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          6,657,191,863        6,648,393,478        (8,798,385
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:         
4   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        $(515,988     $(470,575     $45,413   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (259,294     (235,310     23,984   
30   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (3,989,927     (3,531,675     458,252   
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (1,315,701     (1,177,338     138,363   
5   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (659,019     (588,725     70,294   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (130,673     (117,779     12,894   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER
31, 2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)         
16   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        $ (2,000,761     $ (1,884,348     $ 116,413   
76   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (9,461,814     (8,951,375     510,439   
64   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (7,887,843     (7,538,000     349,843   
45   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (5,540,492     (5,300,156     240,336   
18   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (2,173,456     (2,120,063     53,393   
10   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (1,186,509     (1,177,812     8,697   
52   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (6,086,150     (6,124,625     (38,475
20   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (2,320,333     (2,355,555     (35,222
2,328   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     01/2016        (49,057,182     (54,405,360     (5,348,178
761   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        (71,676,609     (73,083,469     (1,406,860
215   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        (60,651,022     (62,922,281     (2,271,259
19   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index     03/2016        (672,935     (677,675     (4,740
1,077   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        (95,815,205     (98,406,475     (2,591,270
293   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        (33,604,329     (34,137,566     (533,237
419   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        (26,652,741     (26,234,637     418,104   
211   Barclays Capital   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     01/2016        (4,797,720     (4,815,544     (17,824
5,405   Barclays Capital   OMXS30 Index Futures     01/2016        (91,594,167     (92,714,404     (1,120,237
892   Barclays Capital   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     03/2016        (97,181,522     (98,102,594     (921,072
794   Barclays Capital   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     01/2016        (12,588,481     (12,621,424     (32,943
80   Barclays Capital   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        (7,481,742     (7,661,551     (179,809
2,855   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2016        (775,966,661     (777,064,001     (1,097,340
2,817   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2016        (766,118,531     (766,759,559     (641,028
1,765   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2016        (480,469,459     (480,367,603     101,856   
2,120   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2016        (387,908,758     (387,772,089     136,669   
3,920   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2016        (716,480,324     (716,073,477     406,847   
1,308   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2016        (238,864,201     (238,573,173     291,028   
4,350   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (400,519,234     (402,229,019     (1,709,785
110   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     03/2016        (19,687,819     (19,716,250     (28,431
266   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     06/2016        (47,590,451     (47,694,298     (103,847
107   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     09/2016        (19,195,382     (19,186,267     9,115   
2,229   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bund Futures     03/2016        (384,907,705     (382,539,993     2,367,712   
344   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Buxl 30-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (57,779,997     (56,599,678     1,180,319   
570   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures     03/2016        (87,545,843     (87,637,500     (91,657
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (4,978,335,980     (4,989,569,223     (11,233,243
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $1,678,855,883        $1,658,824,255        $(20,031,628
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   AUD     35,764,995        $25,776,380        $25,968,881        $192,501   
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   AUD     35,764,994        25,776,380        25,968,881        192,501   
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   BRL     36,000,000        9,014,997        8,888,602        (126,395
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     36,000,000        9,015,020        8,888,602        (126,418
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CAD     72,079,175        53,893,266        52,101,662        (1,791,604
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CAD     72,079,175        53,893,265        52,101,661        (1,791,604
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     11,765,000        11,872,756        11,782,639        (90,117
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     5,957,000        6,021,277        5,965,931        (55,346
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     18,264,814        19,447,569        19,885,758        438,189   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     18,264,814        19,447,489        19,885,758        438,269   
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   GBP     22,416,500        33,641,774        33,050,383        (591,391
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   GBP     22,416,500        33,641,774        33,050,382        (591,392
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HKD     5,506,500        710,792        710,919        127   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HKD     5,506,500        710,792        710,919        127   
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HUF     990,500,000        3,418,624        3,409,204        (9,420
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HUF     990,500,000        3,418,630        3,409,204        (9,426
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ILS     10,500,000        2,736,263        2,702,552        (33,711
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ILS     10,500,000        2,733,717        2,702,552        (31,165
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   INR     1,385,124,345        20,447,893        20,690,460        242,567   
Indian Rupee, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   INR     1,385,124,345        20,447,894        20,690,460        242,566   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   JPY     14,821,973,178        121,022,167        123,528,147        2,505,980   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   JPY     14,821,973,178        121,022,166        123,528,147        2,505,981   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     3,850,000,000        3,289,082        3,278,175        (10,907
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     3,850,000,000        3,289,077        3,278,175        (10,902
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   MXN     17,500,000        1,040,491        1,010,159        (30,332
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   MXN     17,500,000        1,040,257        1,010,159        (30,098
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NOK     2,880,000        331,863        325,136        (6,727

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NZD     69,943,929        $ 46,239,730        $ 47,627,575        $ 1,387,845   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   NZD     69,943,928        46,239,730        47,627,575        1,387,845   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   PLN     50,495,225        12,661,943        12,854,575        192,632   
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   PLN     50,495,225        12,662,081        12,854,575        192,494   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SEK     51,375,500        6,053,673        6,098,797        45,124   
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SEK     51,375,500        6,053,673        6,098,797        45,124   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SGD     9,050,000        6,433,821        6,367,584        (66,237
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SGD     9,050,000        6,433,834        6,367,584        (66,250
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     142,456,475        47,764,902        47,867,547        102,645   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     142,456,475        47,763,630        47,867,546        103,916   
New Taiwan Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   TWD     175,368,158        5,366,190        5,343,267        (22,923
New Taiwan Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   TWD     175,368,158        5,366,255        5,343,267        (22,988
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ZAR     71,161,496        4,762,058        4,540,373        (221,685
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     71,161,496        4,762,073        4,540,373        (221,700
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $865,665,248        $869,922,943        $4,257,695   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           
SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   AUD     (2,950,000     $(2,116,572     $(2,141,988     $(25,416
Australian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   AUD     (2,950,000     (2,116,589     (2,141,988     (25,399
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   CitiBank   BRL     (54,164,715     (13,658,243     (13,373,572     284,671   
Brazilian Real, Expiring 03/16/16*   Credit Suisse International   BRL     (54,164,715     (13,658,368     (13,373,572     284,796   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   CAD     (444,500     (333,677     (321,302     12,375   
Canadian Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   CAD     (444,500     (333,677     (321,302     12,375   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     (150,429,612     (150,752,538     (150,655,150     97,388   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (139,876,610     (140,031,371     (140,086,327     (54,956
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   DKK     (81,387,212     (11,939,483     (11,877,749     61,734   
Danish Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   DKK     (49,471,211     (7,205,373     (7,219,889     (14,516
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     (10,952,500     (11,741,226     (11,924,499     (183,273

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER
31, 2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (10,364,500     $ (11,101,679     $ (11,284,316     $ (182,637
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   GBP     (32,762,376     (49,153,524     (48,304,109     849,415   
British Pound, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   GBP     (32,762,375     (49,153,915     (48,304,108     849,807   
Hong Kong Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HKD     (23,099,000     (2,981,622     (2,982,205     (583
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   HUF     (60,000,000     (205,909     (206,514     (605
Hungarian Forint, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   HUF     (60,000,000     (205,908     (206,514     (606
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ILS     (52,879,546     (13,670,832     (13,610,449     60,383   
Israeli Shekel, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ILS     (52,879,545     (13,670,869     (13,610,449     60,420   
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   JPY     (1,525,824,500     (12,589,261     (12,716,409     (127,148
Japanese Yen, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   JPY     (177,593,500     (1,448,306     (1,480,086     (31,780

Korean Won,

Expiring 03/16/16*

  CitiBank   KRW     (46,039,834,480     (39,485,060     (39,201,722     283,338   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     (46,039,834,480     (39,485,427     (39,201,722     283,705   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   MXN     (747,932,830     (44,624,918     (43,173,186     1,451,732   
Mexican Peso, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   MXN     (747,932,829     (44,624,828     (43,173,186     1,451,642   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NOK     (629,819,700     (72,555,300     (71,103,164     1,452,136   
Norwegian Krone, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   NOK     (629,819,698     (72,555,372     (71,103,164     1,452,208   
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   NZD     (46,250,000     (30,630,057     (31,493,448     (863,391
New Zealand Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   NZD     (46,250,000     (30,630,057     (31,493,448     (863,391
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   PLN     (2,000,000     (499,475     (509,140     (9,665
Poland Zloty, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   PLN     (2,000,000     (499,470     (509,140     (9,670
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SEK     (539,536,135     (62,333,088     (64,048,448     (1,715,360
Swedish Krona, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SEK     (530,209,133     (61,231,946     (62,941,239     (1,709,293
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   SGD     (12,422,250     (8,777,950     (8,740,299     37,651   
Singapore Dollar, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   SGD     (12,422,249     (8,777,954     (8,740,300     37,654   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     (2,950,000     (961,362     (991,245     (29,883
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (2,950,000     (961,360     (991,245     (29,885
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   CitiBank   ZAR     (26,500,000     (1,805,822     (1,690,801     115,021   
South African Rand, Expiring 03/16/16   Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (26,500,000     (1,804,405     (1,690,801     113,604   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (1,030,312,793     (1,026,938,195     3,374,598   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(164,647,545     $(157,015,252     $7,632,293   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PLN - Poland Zloty

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - New Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2015

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    15-61 months maturity ranging from 02/23/2017 - 12/22/2020      $(17,382,794
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Common Stocks              
Ireland                  
Accenture PLC     49,754      $ 5,137,598      $ 61,695   
Alkermes PLC     12,866        999,560        21,744   
King Digital Entertainment PLC     23,823        425,955          
XL Group PLC     28,560        1,096,418        22,562   
     

 

 

 
        106,001   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Frank’s International NV     26,688        420,870        24,553   
     

 

 

 
Panama                  
Copa Holdings SA     16,869        820,339        (6,242
     

 

 

 
Puerto Rico                  
Popular, Inc.     48,425        1,305,538        66,826   
     

 

 

 
Singapore                  
Avago Technologies Ltd.     23,667        3,324,740        110,525   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Singapore (continued)                  
Flextronics International Ltd.     320,563      $ 3,531,001      $ 62,510   
     

 

 

 
        173,035   
     

 

 

 
Sweden                  
Autoliv, Inc.     9,648        1,198,185        5,596   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
ACE Ltd.     30,403        3,514,587        38,004   
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG     85,936        3,045,572        150,388   
TE Connectivity Ltd.     35,882        2,274,560        43,776   
     

 

 

 
                232,168  
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Delphi Automotive PLC     76,856        6,414,402        174,463   
Noble Corp. PLC     181,530        2,171,099        (255,957
Willis Group Holdings PLC     4,430        204,356        10,809   
     

 

 

 
                (70,685)  
     

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States                  
3M Co.     13,878      $ 2,065,740      $ 24,842   
Aaron’s, Inc.     70,065        1,555,443        13,312   
Abbott Laboratories     113,677        5,145,021        (39,787
AbbVie, Inc.     40,406        2,278,090        115,561   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     209,574        8,146,141        (33,532
Acuity Brands, Inc.     6,067        1,411,791        6,674   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     6,315        966,637        (16,166
Aetna, Inc.     117,886        12,833,070        (87,236
Aflac, Inc.     119,528        7,217,101        (57,373
AGCO Corp.     147,417        6,571,850        119,408   
Air Lease Corp.     29,941        943,740        58,684   
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     4,266        556,116        (1,067
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     35,527        1,868,365        1,421   
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     106,824        8,666,631        (66,231
Alleghany Corp.     1,767        846,163        (1,661
Allstate Corp./The     95,604        5,962,821        (26,769
Alphabet, Inc.     6,613        5,090,886        54,094   
Amazon.com, Inc.     3,333        2,235,276        17,465   
AMC Networks, Inc.     24,436        1,904,542        (79,661
Amdocs Ltd.     175,310        9,617,507        (50,840
AMERCO     8,484        3,337,606        (33,088
Ameren Corp.     64,782        2,852,351        (51,826
American Airlines Group, Inc.     130,666        5,548,078        (14,373
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     301,424        4,590,688        81,384   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     267,199        15,342,567        227,119   
American Financial Group, Inc.     38,386        2,722,335        44,528   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     56,318        5,919,022        74,340   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     105,650        10,812,221        144,741   
Amgen, Inc.     24,089        3,888,687        21,680   
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     95,944        5,937,974        (29,743
Analog Devices, Inc.     11,536        647,400        (9,229
ANSYS, Inc.     4,954        452,597        5,648   
Anthem, Inc.     117,825        16,378,853        50,665   
AO Smith Corp.     59,341        4,540,180        5,934   
Apple, Inc.     49,420        5,385,792        (183,842
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     49,436        3,457,059        (8,898
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     143,512        4,921,026        342,994   
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     29,849        1,633,337        (16,118
Ashland, Inc.     13,136        1,357,343        (8,276
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     62,706        3,037,479        (8,779
Associated Banc-Corp.     10,986        210,272        (4,285
Assurant, Inc.     42,104        3,405,793        (14,736
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     164,001        4,150,865        183,681   
AT&T, Inc.     98,948        3,367,200        37,600   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Atmos Energy Corp.     39,226      $ 2,476,730      $ (3,923
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     188,673        2,292,377        (362,252
AutoNation, Inc.     22,811        1,363,185        (2,281
AutoZone, Inc.     5,454        4,119,461        (73,084
Avery Dennison Corp.     49,739        3,137,039        (20,393
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     21,885        763,568        30,639   
Avnet, Inc.     92,707        4,061,494        (89,926
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     75,521        4,210,296        35,495   
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     10,042        634,253        (2,611
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     57,306        2,364,446        (2,292
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     9,281        474,909        (15,871
BankUnited, Inc.     6,412        237,244        (6,027
Baxter International, Inc.     46,998        1,764,305        28,669   
BB&T Corp.     85,368        3,229,471        (1,707
Becton Dickinson and Co.     28,584        4,456,531        (52,023
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     26,631        1,377,089        (92,143
Bemis Co., Inc.     59,934        2,668,262        10,189   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     130,509        3,889,168        84,831   
Big Lots, Inc.     64,354        2,422,928        57,275   
Biogen, Inc.     4,617        1,372,034        42,384   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     4,829        485,991        19,895   
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     11,291        1,555,222        10,388   
BlackRock, Inc.     6,573        2,170,470        67,768   
Boeing Co./The     63,786        9,284,690        (61,872
BOK Financial Corp.     8,057        492,927        (11,199
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     55,508        1,630,825        81,597   
Boston Scientific Corp.     128,851        2,396,629        (20,616
Brinker International, Inc.     129,724        5,860,930        359,335   
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     77,383        4,168,622        (10,834
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     561,464        4,952,112        202,127   
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     3,342        524,193        9,358   
Bunge Ltd.     109,443        7,008,730        464,038   
BWX Technologies, Inc.     9,833        305,315        7,080   
CA, Inc.     114,143        3,253,075        6,849   
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     101,557        2,167,226        (53,825
California Resources Corp.     211,166        422,332        69,685   
Campbell Soup Co.     15,510        824,201        (9,151
Capital One Financial Corp.     122,812        9,134,757        (270,186
Cardinal Health, Inc.     69,232        6,089,647        90,694   
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     24,892        2,190,994        16,678   
Carnival Corp.     164,615        8,306,473        661,752   
Carter’s, Inc.     23,292        2,080,209        (6,522
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     29,233      $ 3,633,662      $ (112,547
Catalent, Inc.     7,937        209,219        (10,556
CDW Corp.     83,642        3,570,677        (54,367
Celanese Corp.     95,107        6,269,453        134,101   
Celgene Corp.     12,096        1,356,808        91,809   
Centene Corp.     134,184        8,300,622        530,027   
CenturyLink, Inc.     17,227        437,566        (4,134
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     121,341        5,004,103        (52,177
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     53,353        4,235,161        53,887   
Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The     56,327        2,604,560        (7,323
Chevron Corp.     41,875        3,791,363        (24,288
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     19,283        1,643,683        (6,942
Cimarex Energy Co.     3,626        347,153        (23,061
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     25,997        867,000        2,080   
Cintas Corp.     59,392        5,376,164        31,478   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     381,818        10,202,177        166,091   
Citigroup, Inc.     42,927        2,268,263        (46,790
Cleco Corp.     4,448        231,474        756   
Clorox Co./The     45,897        6,028,112        (206,995
CME Group, Inc.     28,725        2,728,013        (125,528
CMS Energy Corp.     80,295        2,906,679        (9,635
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     32,833        1,983,770        (13,133
Comcast Corp.     113,338        6,506,168        (110,505
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     12,065        518,192        (4,947
Commercial Metals Co.     252,360        3,457,332        (2,524
Community Health Systems, Inc.     34,105        870,019        34,787   
Computer Sciences Corp.     57,844        1,815,145        75,197   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     29,467        1,197,244        45,085   
ConocoPhillips     105,579        4,991,775        (62,292
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     257,690        16,548,852        12,885   
Constellation Brands, Inc.     40,807        5,708,491        104,058   
Convergys Corp.     152,888        3,927,693        (122,310
Cooper Cos., Inc./The     6,790        926,428        (15,210
CoreLogic, Inc.     36,743        1,319,441        (75,323
Corning, Inc.     82,545        1,493,239        15,684   
Costco Wholesale Corp.     21,999        3,534,799        18,039   
Coty, Inc.     17,181        473,337        (32,988
CR Bard, Inc.     22,517        4,292,191        (26,570
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     10,562        1,316,131        23,448   
Crane Co.     4,893        223,708        10,373   
Credit Acceptance Corp.     15,541        3,289,719        36,366   
Crown Holdings, Inc.     42,393        2,073,018        76,307   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
CST Brands, Inc.     61,221      $ 2,367,416      $ 28,774   
CSX Corp.     149,790        3,834,624        52,426   
Cummins, Inc.     52,383        4,502,843        107,385   
CVR Energy, Inc.     6,056        239,151        (848
CVS Health Corp.     57,343        5,430,956        175,470   
Danaher Corp.     47,620        4,375,802        47,144   
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     109,471        6,392,012        574,723   
Dean Foods Co.     68,584        1,205,021        (28,805
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     33,748        1,663,776        (70,871
Deere & Co.     43,801        3,368,735        (28,033
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     159,082        8,117,954        (54,088
Deluxe Corp.     84,509        4,595,599        13,521   
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     23,120        1,393,211        13,641   
Devon Energy Corp.     47,574        1,378,695        143,673   
DeVry Education Group, Inc.     22,774        567,756        8,654   
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     15,043        544,406        (12,636
Dillard’s, Inc.     18,325        1,242,801        (38,666
Discover Financial Services     50,206        2,705,099        (13,054
Dollar General Corp.     17,424        1,246,513        5,750   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     15,007        1,641,316        28,213   
Dover Corp.     8,954        532,405        16,565   
Dow Chemical Co./The     153,758        7,726,339        189,122   
DR Horton, Inc.     184,743        5,823,099        94,219   
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     120,834        11,241,187        20,542   
Dril-Quip, Inc.     18,032        1,046,217        21,819   
DST Systems, Inc.     46,024        5,345,227        (95,730
DTE Energy Co.     79,047        6,319,808        18,971   
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     8,938        930,267        (1,341
East West Bancorp, Inc.     33,269        1,406,946        (24,286
Eastman Chemical Co.     18,226        1,217,497        12,940   
eBay, Inc.     255,250        7,159,763        (145,493
Edison International     142,533        8,680,260        (240,881
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     64,038        5,186,438        (128,716
Electronic Arts, Inc.     107,720        7,661,046        (258,528
Eli Lilly & Co.     83,795        7,224,805        (164,238
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     55,586        3,516,370        40,578   
Energen Corp.     19,109        853,599        (70,321
Entergy Corp.     87,613        5,890,222        99,003   
EOG Resources, Inc.     35,935        2,634,036        (90,197
EP Energy Corp.     261,365        909,550        235,228   
Equifax, Inc.     68,678        7,774,350        (125,681
Everest Re Group Ltd.     8,020        1,458,918        9,464   
Eversource Energy     32,615        1,686,848        (21,200
Exelon Corp.     125,114        3,328,032        146,383   
Expedia, Inc.     25,817        3,321,873        (112,820
Express Scripts Holding Co.     6,113        529,691        4,646   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Exxon Mobil Corp.     47,857      $ 3,730,932      $ (479
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     18,774        3,033,878        18,211   
Fair Isaac Corp.     22,991        2,135,864        29,428   
FedEx Corp.     30,674        4,657,540        (87,421
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     19,230        1,151,492        13,846   
Fifth Third BanCorp.     74,723        1,515,756        (13,824
First American Financial Corp.     100,050        3,519,759        72,036   
First Solar, Inc.     92,786        5,982,841        140,107   
Fiserv, Inc.     54,899        5,100,666        (79,604
Flowers Foods, Inc.     30,052        666,854        (21,036
FNF Group     72,049        2,382,660        115,278   
Foot Locker, Inc.     102,252        6,545,151        110,432   
Fulton Financial Corp.     35,389        469,258        (8,847
GameStop Corp.     213,974        6,215,945        (216,114
Gartner, Inc.     3,701        334,903        777   
GATX Corp.     11,626        469,690        24,996   
General Dynamics Corp.     65,499        9,049,342        (52,399
General Mills, Inc.     45,186        2,585,995        19,430   
General Motors Co.     105,988        3,615,251        (10,599
Genpact Ltd.     135,908        3,321,592        73,390   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     69,585        7,122,721        (81,414
Global Payments, Inc.     45,106        2,894,903        14,885   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     251,103        8,160,848        42,688   
Graham Holdings Co.     10,535        5,225,255        (116,096
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     20,503        259,773        3,280   
H&R Block, Inc.     33,835        1,139,563        (12,519
Halyard Health, Inc.     17,869        597,539        (536
Hanesbrands, Inc.     85,473        2,508,633        6,838   
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     41,569        3,351,293        29,930   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     23,444        2,140,437        68,222   
Harris Corp.     13,684        1,137,414        51,726   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     109,511        4,742,921        16,427   
Hasbro, Inc.     13,693        909,078        13,282   
HCA Holdings, Inc.     70,988        4,595,763        205,155   
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     48,714        2,523,385        85,250   
Hess Corp.     37,160        1,828,272        (26,755
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     24,310        1,184,383        (16,045
HollyFrontier Corp.     105,729        4,468,108        (250,578
Home Depot, Inc./The     28,468        3,739,272        25,621   
Honeywell International, Inc.     15,766        1,613,019        19,865   
Hormel Foods Corp.     92,074        7,318,962        (37,750
HP, Inc.     272,884        3,247,320        (16,373
HSN, Inc.     21,809        1,101,354        3,708   
Hubbell, Inc.     2,171        202,685        16,673   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     73,119      $ 9,285,382      $ (10,237
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     30,980        1,905,890        (45,541
IDACORP, Inc.     27,666        1,909,231        (27,943
IDEX Corp.     2,712        206,627        1,139   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     5,844        540,862        760   
Ingersoll-Rand PLC     7,877        420,789        14,730   
Ingram Micro, Inc.     157,339        4,861,775        (81,816
Ingredion, Inc.     63,640        6,213,173        (113,916
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     7,494        202,188        (4,721
Intel Corp.     164,753        5,751,527        (75,786
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     14,072        3,495,063        111,028   
InterDigital, Inc.     43,863        2,081,299        69,742   
International Business Machines Corp.     15,329        2,096,241        13,336   
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     10,979        1,296,510        17,017   
International Game Technology PLC     183,619        2,757,957        212,998   
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     90,228        2,029,228        71,280   
Intrexon Corp.     89,211        2,838,694        (148,982
Intuit, Inc.     11,758        1,150,755        (16,108
IPG Photonics Corp.     2,529        227,913        (2,428
ITT Corp.     39,362        1,365,861        63,766   
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     240,122        5,676,484        (84,043
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     21,113        1,630,346        17,735   
Jarden Corp.     40,403        2,308,223        (404
JetBlue Airways Corp.     369,129        8,397,685        (36,913
JM Smucker Co./The     9,925        1,227,127        (2,978
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     9,566        427,026        3,731   
Johnson & Johnson     4,394        455,394        (4,042
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     145,289        9,629,755        (36,322
Juniper Networks, Inc.     137,708        4,008,680        (207,939
KeyCorp.     94,973        1,234,649        18,045   
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     35,088        4,415,474        51,228   
Kohl’s Corp.     60,747        2,700,204        193,175   
Kroger Co./The     255,328        10,708,456        (28,086
L Brands, Inc.     31,985        3,089,111        (24,309
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     16,403        1,929,813        30,510   
Lam Research Corp.     46,646        3,671,040        33,585   
Lancaster Colony Corp.     5,957        666,171        21,624   
Landstar System, Inc.     4,400        251,900        6,160   
Lear Corp.     122,447        14,947,105        93,060   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     48,448        2,096,829        (61,044
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     35,722        2,042,584        (32,864
Lennar Corp.     27,942        1,360,217        6,427   
Lennox International, Inc.     8,483        1,071,742        (12,216
Lexmark International, Inc.     52,490        1,656,584        46,716   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group     32,665      $ 862,356      $ 30,052   
LifePoint Health, Inc.     11,591        807,545        43,234   
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     11,814        595,426        17,603   
Lincoln National Corp.     72,499        3,642,350        1,450   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     28,750        6,187,575        55,488   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     59,276        4,439,772        67,575   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     167,908        14,723,853        (132,647
M&T Bank Corp.     16,295        2,032,638        (58,010
Mallinckrodt PLC     61,609        4,412,437        185,443   
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     33,700        2,416,964        (187,035
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     28,528        2,400,631        3,994   
Marathon Oil Corp.     105,816        1,352,328        (20,105
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     174,989        8,980,435        90,994   
Marriott International, Inc.     28,485        1,880,865        28,770   
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     184,927        1,566,332        64,724   
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     5,426        203,963        2,225   
MAXIMUS, Inc.     26,031        1,443,159        21,085   
McCormick & Co., Inc.     21,419        1,816,117        16,493   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     28,259        2,693,648        92,124   
McKesson Corp.     12,306        2,338,386        88,726   
Medivation, Inc.     18,895        824,956        88,429   
Mentor Graphics Corp.     162,293        2,909,913        79,524   
Merck & Co., Inc.     45,830        2,413,408        7,333   
MetLife, Inc.     196,401        9,323,155        145,337   
Michaels Cos., Inc./The     21,151        463,841        3,807   
Micron Technology, Inc.     79,922        1,144,483        (12,788
Microsoft Corp.     83,162        4,632,123        (18,296
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     24,387        1,159,114        (40,726
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     17,739        3,429,658        (70,069
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     61,716        3,640,010        70,973   
Monster Beverage Corp.     9,962        1,497,189        (13,249
Moody’s Corp.     9,180        898,538        22,583   
Mosaic Co./The     140,098        4,040,426        (175,123
MSCI, Inc.     36,733        2,604,002        45,549   
MSG Networks, Inc.     57,471        1,187,926        7,471   
Murphy Oil Corp.     134,044        2,922,159        87,129   
Murphy USA, Inc.     88,207        5,509,409        (151,716
Mylan NV     31,161        1,650,598        34,277   
Nasdaq, Inc.     115,944        6,502,140        242,323   
Navient Corp.     164,965        2,058,763        (169,914
NeuStar, Inc.     51,541        1,256,054        (20,616
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.     4,534        203,214        (3,355
Newfield Exploration Co.     101,248        3,301,697        (5,062
NewMarket Corp.     1,544        575,912        11,935   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
NextEra Energy, Inc.     30,134      $ 3,116,157      $ 14,464   
NIKE, Inc.     80,466        5,239,141        (210,016
NiSource, Inc.     120,577        2,324,725        27,733   
Northern Trust Corp.     47,305        3,404,541        5,677   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     74,263        13,984,466        37,132   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     59,159        3,378,570        88,147   
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.     6,566        248,851        (66
NVIDIA Corp.     59,929        1,957,880        17,379   
NVR, Inc.     2,223        3,676,820        (24,431
Old Republic International Corp.     41,043        756,422        8,209   
Omnicom Group, Inc.     20,182        1,486,808        40,162   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     127,856        1,273,446        (20,457
ONE Gas, Inc.     15,101        741,157        16,460   
OneMain Holdings, Inc.     18,245        758,810        (912
OPKO Health, Inc.     36,663        368,097        367   
Oracle Corp.     67,732        2,501,343        (27,093
Orbital ATK, Inc.     39,779        3,502,939        50,917   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     16,112        4,098,087        (14,984
Oshkosh Corp.     10,773        414,114        6,464   
Owens Corning     109,682        5,141,892        16,452   
PACCAR, Inc.     75,902        3,448,987        148,768   
Packaging Corp. of America     15,354        951,334        16,736   
Panera Bread Co.     1,614        312,067        2,308   
PAREXEL International Corp.     5,545        358,651        19,075   
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     23,848        2,270,091        42,688   
Paychex, Inc.     6,770        361,180        (3,114
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     10,345        447,318        (9,311
People’s United Financial, Inc.     245,011        3,983,879        (26,951
PepsiCo, Inc.     79,405        7,956,381        (22,233
Pfizer, Inc.     233,331        7,543,591        (11,667
PG&E Corp.     235,032        12,656,473        (155,121
Phillips 66     77,322        6,323,393        1,546   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     185,493        3,925,032        172,508   
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     125,284        5,196,780        122,778   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     134,771        8,570,088        119,946   
Plantronics, Inc.     20,762        1,019,414        (34,880
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     136,305        13,041,662        (50,433
Polycom, Inc.     34,017        447,324        (19,050
PPG Industries, Inc.     12,582        1,236,056        7,298   
Primerica, Inc.     4,606        219,015        (1,474
Progressive Corp./The     86,000        2,707,280        27,520   
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     4,250        205,573        (2,168
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     466,754        17,787,995        270,717   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
PulteGroup, Inc.     64,346      $ 1,142,142      $ 4,504   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     17,242        1,187,112        39,484   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     108,477        7,578,203        (130,172
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     110,199        2,741,751        48,488   
Raytheon Co.     55,463        7,069,869        (163,061
Regal Beloit Corp.     3,518        201,828        4,046   
Regal Entertainment Group     17,764        331,476        3,730   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     85,887        7,431,802        (84,169
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     88,103        4,932,006        170,039   
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     20,887        2,318,875        45,325   
Republic Services, Inc.     208,920        9,159,053        31,338   
ResMed, Inc.     4,567        252,053        (6,851
Robert Half International, Inc.     12,113        554,897        16,110   
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     11,375        1,137,728        29,461   
Ross Stores, Inc.     63,892        3,441,223        (3,195
Rowan Cos. PLC     258,607        4,885,086        (501,698
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     79,414        7,460,945        576,546   
RPM International, Inc.     4,587        200,314        1,789   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     26,987        396,979        270   
Ryder System, Inc.     71,724        4,064,599        11,476   
Sabre Corp.     27,357        787,061        (21,886
SCANA Corp.     85,463        5,249,992        (80,335
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co./The     9,405        612,266        (5,549
Seagate Technology PLC     56,263        1,908,441        154,161   
SEI Investments Co.     33,104        1,736,967        (2,317
Sensient Technologies Corp.     29,355        1,820,597        23,484   
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.     24,799        949,058        24,055   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     11,904        3,133,133        (42,854
Signature Bank/New York NY     5,666        876,530        (7,536
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.     204,123        6,170,638        (4,082
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     47,859        3,723,430        (46,423
SM Energy Co.     39,665        796,870        (17,056
Snap-on, Inc.     26,618        4,537,038        26,086   
Sonoco Products Co.     37,184        1,510,786        8,924   
Southwest Airlines Co.     120,323        5,235,254        (54,145
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     15,518        1,536,592        43,140   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     226,739        10,983,237        369,585   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     17,098      $ 1,175,487      $ (8,207
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     18,940        2,036,808        (15,341
State Street Corp.     57,066        3,789,182        (2,283
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     152,353        2,591,525        131,024   
STERIS PLC     58,284        4,287,954        103,163   
Stryker Corp.     25,723        2,384,779        5,916   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     167,569        7,245,684        (67,028
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     181,358        2,373,976        68,916   
SUPERVALU, Inc.     226,035        1,523,476        9,041   
Synaptics, Inc.     9,844        785,847        5,020   
Synchrony Financial     103,296        3,099,913        41,318   
Synopsys, Inc.     83,213        3,762,892        32,453   
Sysco Corp.     21,036        867,735        (5,259
Talen Energy Corp.     110,779        649,165        40,988   
Target Corp.     121,165        8,763,864        33,926   
Tech Data Corp.     72,647        4,840,470        (18,162
TEGNA, Inc.     282,046        7,333,196        (135,382
Teleflex, Inc.     35,038        4,620,111        (14,366
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     26,017        679,044        (5,464
Teradyne, Inc.     10,179        209,891        509   
Tesoro Corp.     97,622        10,343,051        (56,621
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     5,487        758,084        20,247   
Thomson Reuters Corp.     31,342        1,186,608        (313
Thor Industries, Inc.     11,055        618,417        2,322   
Time Warner, Inc.     25,761        1,670,858        (4,895
Time, Inc.     154,838        2,378,312        48,000   
TJX Cos., Inc./The     10,657        752,917        2,771   
TopBuild Corp.     11,161        325,343        18,081   
Torchmark Corp.     70,667        4,027,312        12,013   
Toro Co./The     8,737        675,370        (36,958
Total System Services, Inc.     132,944        7,018,114        (397,503
Tractor Supply Co.     5,120        439,654        (1,894
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     119,464        13,531,687        (48,980
Trinity Industries, Inc.     138,741        3,303,423        29,136   
Trustmark Corp.     22,289        525,352        (11,813
Tupperware Brands Corp.     17,011        945,641        1,021   
Tyler Technologies, Inc.     8,822        1,568,728        (30,877
Tyson Foods, Inc.     183,154        9,685,184        82,419   
UGI Corp.     63,244        2,074,403        60,714   
United Parcel Service, Inc.     17,214        1,721,400        (64,897
United Therapeutics Corp.     40,438        6,394,865        (61,870
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     117,260        13,979,737        (185,271
Universal Health Services, Inc.     11,880        1,379,506        40,036   
Unum Group     51,437        1,701,022        11,316   
US Bancorp.     126,148        5,529,067        (146,332
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Valero Energy Corp.     212,056      $ 15,200,174      $ (205,694
Validus Holdings Ltd.     122,491        5,646,835        23,273   
Valmont Industries, Inc.     3,084        316,357        10,609   
Vectren Corp.     21,182        885,619        12,921   
VeriSign, Inc.     62,451        5,486,320        (30,601
Verizon Communications, Inc.     69,398        3,199,248        8,328   
VF Corp.     14,970        935,026        (3,144
Visa, Inc.     34,191        2,690,490        (38,978
Voya Financial, Inc.     160,868        5,905,464        32,174   
Wabtec Corp.     4,942        347,521        3,954   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     107,054        6,314,045        248,365   
Walt Disney Co./The     23,427        2,624,058        (162,349
Waste Connections, Inc.     15,322        846,234        16,701   
Waste Management, Inc.     256,455        13,663,922        23,081   
Waters Corp.     19,144        2,513,607        62,792   
Wells Fargo & Co.     171,730        9,525,863        (190,620
Wendy’s Co./The     171,054        1,796,067        46,185   
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     144,687        3,570,875        (186,646
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     3,330        206,627        (6,094
Westar Energy, Inc.     20,566        864,595        7,609   
Western Digital Corp.     31,115        1,848,231        20,225   
Western Refining, Inc.     99,793        3,784,151        (229,524
Western Union Co./The     63,805        1,156,785        (14,037
Westlake Chemical Corp.     12,148        652,226        7,653   
WestRock Co.     82,177        3,687,282        61,633   
WGL Holdings, Inc.     66,316        4,189,845        (12,600
Whirlpool Corp.     41,471        6,097,481        (6,635
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.     597        459,965        (26,059
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     3,364        201,605        (5,113
World Fuel Services Corp.     60,466        2,368,453        (42,931
WR Berkley Corp.     18,358        985,641        19,459   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     38,537        2,785,069        14,644   
Xcel Energy, Inc.     352,388        12,826,923        (172,670
Xerox Corp.     68,992        703,028        30,356   
Xilinx, Inc.     4,395        207,005        (571
Zebra Technologies Corp.     2,797        185,861        8,950   
     

 

 

 
        3,374,248   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        3,905,500   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Ireland                  
Allegion PLC     (11,978     (785,996     (3,593
Endo International PLC     (136,507     (8,378,800     21,841   
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     (15,996     (2,221,684     (26,713
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Ireland (continued)                  
Medtronic PLC     (61,567   $ (4,796,069   $ 60,336   
     

 

 

 
        51,871   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Core Laboratories NV     (16,834     (1,879,853     49,324   
QIAGEN NV     (92,415     (2,483,191     (72,084
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (121,911     (5,444,545     (170,675
     

 

 

 
        (193,435
     

 

 

 
Norway                  
Golar LNG Ltd.     (167,264     (2,360,095     (281,004
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Weatherford International PLC     (897,665     (7,728,896     197,486   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aon PLC     (88,797     (8,282,096     94,125   
Ensco PLC     (197,499     (3,039,510       
Liberty Global PLC     (30,876     (1,236,584     (71,324
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     (74,505     (2,937,732     (46,938
Pentair PLC     (52,958     (2,625,658     2,648   
     

 

 

 
        (21,489
     

 

 

 
United States                  
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     (176,359     (4,567,698     (193,995
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     (15,874     (976,410     (15,080
ACI Worldwide, Inc.     (9,477     (218,540     15,732   
Acxiom Corp.     (108,758     (2,378,537     103,320   
Adobe Systems, Inc.     (30,580     (2,880,636     7,951   
ADT Corp./The     (92,129     (3,054,076     15,662   
AECOM     (44,669     (1,306,122     (35,289
AES Corp.     (196,286     (1,805,831     (72,626
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     (102,316     (4,172,446     (105,385
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (33,508     (1,862,040     (313,300
Akorn, Inc.     (224,280     (7,869,985     (497,902
Albemarle Corp.     (189,366     (9,926,566     (679,824
Alcoa, Inc.     (681,836     (6,238,799     (490,922
Alere, Inc.     (64,574     (2,519,032     (5,166
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (31,739     (5,896,789     (157,425
Align Technology, Inc.     (92,191     (5,971,211     (99,566
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (258,186     (2,703,207     (201,385
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (17,769     (4,780,927     (133,445
Alliant Energy Corp.     (6,133     (390,733     7,728   
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     (21,343     (542,966     (9,604
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     (211,007     (3,137,674     (107,614
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Ally Financial, Inc.     (63,508   $ (1,170,452   $ (13,337
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (56,311     (4,965,504     (335,614
American Express Co.     (71,684     (4,987,056     1,434   
American International Group, Inc.     (53,842     (3,237,519     (99,069
AMETEK, Inc.     (21,049     (1,127,174     (842
Amphenol Corp.     (33,134     (1,747,156     16,567   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     (101,637     (4,749,497     (188,028
Apache Corp.     (67,792     (2,911,666     (103,044
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     (53,502     (406,615     (3,745
Applied Materials, Inc.     (353,309     (6,380,761     (215,518
Arista Networks, Inc.     (15,947     (1,161,898     (79,416
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     (33,413     (1,545,351     17,375   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     (49,067     (1,465,141     (34,838
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     (62,742     (2,588,735     20,077   
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.     (69,025     (2,443,485     (45,557
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     (115,265     (1,126,139     (9,221
Autodesk, Inc.     (122,322     (7,429,838     (23,241
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     (29,318     (2,486,460     2,639   
Avon Products, Inc.     (844,780     (3,404,463     (16,896
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (314,119     (13,133,315     (175,907
Ball Corp.     (15,055     (1,061,679     (33,272
BancorpSouth, Inc.     (31,891     (774,951     9,886   
Bank of America Corp.     (605,840     (10,481,032     284,745   
Belden, Inc.     (26,863     (1,307,154     26,326   
Bio-Techne Corp.     (29,919     (2,681,341     (11,369
Black Hills Corp.     (40,103     (1,741,673     (120,309
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.     (74,730     (2,479,541     8,968   
Bluebird Bio, Inc.     (39,591     (2,454,642     (87,892
BorgWarner, Inc.     (243,191     (9,987,854     (525,293
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     (32,032     (2,219,177     15,696   
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (329,692     (6,006,988     (79,126
Brown & Brown, Inc.     (66,522     (2,106,087     (29,270
Brown-Forman Corp.     (3,393     (344,356     7,499   
Bruker Corp.     (178,770     (4,195,732     (143,016
Brunswick Corp.     (14,270     (698,659     (22,119
Cabela’s, Inc.     (76,407     (3,544,521     (25,978
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (149,372     (2,292,860     (349,530
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.     (51,815     (1,968,970     4,145   
Calpine Corp.     (183,652     (2,295,650     (361,794
CarMax, Inc.     (72,158     (4,123,830     229,462   
Carpenter Technology Corp.     (84,147     (2,349,384     (197,745
Caterpillar, Inc.     (137,196     (8,904,020     (419,820
Cathay General Bancorp     (7,201     (227,336     1,728   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     (26,282   $ (1,709,381   $ 3,679   
CBS Corp.     (87,454     (4,068,360     (53,347
CDK Global, Inc.     (7,696     (369,793     4,464   
CEB, Inc.     (10,905     (673,820     4,362   
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     (245,530     (4,380,255     (127,676
Cerner Corp.     (55,673     (3,361,536     11,691   
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (32,996     (2,118,343     71,931   
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (291,740     (9,688,685     81,687   
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (189,093     (7,049,387     5,673   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     (117,365     (1,288,668     36,383   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     (16,251     (9,017,517     1,219,475   
Ciena Corp.     (158,840     (3,135,502     (150,898
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     (18,006     (1,074,058     8,643   
CIT Group, Inc.     (25,399     (1,028,660     20,319   
Citrix Systems, Inc.     (12,870     (999,484     25,869   
CLARCOR, Inc.     (4,358     (211,624     (4,881
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (23,335     (953,001     (18,901
CNO Financial Group, Inc.     (24,512     (462,051     (5,883
Coach, Inc.     (109,208     (3,564,549     (9,829
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (767,575     (4,267,717     122,812   
Coca-Cola Co./The     (142,493     (6,197,021     75,521   
Cognex Corp.     (80,725     (2,771,289     45,206   
Colfax Corp.     (187,240     (4,347,713     (24,341
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     (224,167     (15,093,164     159,159   
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.     (89,985     (1,770,005     (29,695
Comerica, Inc.     (54,924     (2,323,834     26,364   
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.     (20,329     (525,301     (1,016
CommVault Systems, Inc.     (73,501     (2,956,210     63,946   
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     (6,166     (455,914     (8,201
Concho Resources, Inc.     (7,588     (724,426     19,805   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     (179,309     (1,237,232     (179,309
Copart, Inc.     (8,425     (323,352     3,117   
CoStar Group, Inc.     (12,615     (2,596,419     (10,975
Covanta Holding Corp.     (221,889     (3,503,627     66,567   
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.     (543,946     (5,221,882     (114,229
Dana Holding Corp.     (89,886     (1,201,776     (38,651
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     (93,628     (6,377,939     (148,869
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (282,906     (543,180     (28,291
DexCom, Inc.     (16,825     (1,375,107     (2,860
Diebold, Inc.     (69,509     (2,120,720     29,194   
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (363,271     (9,619,416     (72,654
DISH Network Corp.     (24,320     (1,413,965     23,347   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     (12,554   $ (427,966   $ 5,524   
Dollar Tree, Inc.     (73,487     (5,627,634     (47,032
Dominion Resources, Inc.     (199,475     (13,472,542     (19,948
Donaldson Co., Inc.     (88,003     (2,464,084     (58,082
DSW, Inc.     (92,487     (2,174,369     (32,370
Duke Energy Corp.     (124,801     (8,798,471     (111,073
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (85,452     (3,669,309     29,908   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (91,496     (2,740,305     28,364   
Eaton Corp. PLC     (47,693     (2,390,850     (91,094
Eaton Vance Corp.     (31,636     (1,008,872     (17,083
Ecolab, Inc.     (36,471     (4,205,106     33,553   
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.     (94,925     (6,191,958     (130,047
Emerson Electric Co.     (149,834     (6,742,530     (424,030
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc     (290,062     (6,906,376     (626,534
EQT Corp.     (6,872     (328,138     (30,099
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     (33,430     (2,982,290     38,445   
Esterline Technologies Corp.     (52,497     (4,339,402     87,145   
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     (67,528     (3,127,222     81,709   
F5 Networks, Inc.     (16,870     (1,669,118     33,403   
Facebook, Inc.     (31,953     (3,394,048     49,847   
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     (23,805     (477,290     (15,711
Fastenal Co.     (109,988     (4,398,420     (91,290
Federated Investors, Inc.     (17,058     (492,123     3,412   
FEI Co.     (40,892     (3,304,074     41,301   
FireEye, Inc.     (254,310     (5,378,657     104,267   
First Horizon National Corp.     (109,628     (1,620,302     28,503   
First Republic Bank     (21,071     (1,401,643     9,693   
FirstEnergy Corp.     (93,912     (2,961,045     (18,782
FirstMerit Corp.     (24,200     (458,348     7,018   
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     (32,080     (4,580,703     (4,491
FLIR Systems, Inc.     (12,966     (368,883     4,927   
Flowserve Corp.     (117,554     (4,796,203     (150,469
Fluor Corp.     (67,368     (3,107,012     (74,105
FMC Corp.     (228,330     (8,571,508     (363,045
FMC Technologies, Inc.     (67,169     (1,950,588     2,015   
Ford Motor Co.     (433,693     (6,063,028     (47,706
Fortinet, Inc.     (47,134     (1,480,950     11,783   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (14,010     (774,753     (2,802
Fossil Group, Inc.     (16,337     (617,539     20,258   
Franklin Resources, Inc.     (63,989     (2,268,410     (87,665
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     (1,206,652     (7,384,710     (784,324
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Frontier Communications Corp.     (395,748   $ (1,895,633   $ 47,490   
FTI Consulting, Inc.     (13,857     (482,916     2,633   
Gap, Inc./The     (56,978     (1,435,846     28,489   
General Electric Co.     (540,881     (16,523,915     (324,529
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (97,207     (5,076,150     (142,894
Genworth Financial, Inc.     (1,906,388     (6,939,252     (171,575
GNC Holdings, Inc.     (105,109     (3,232,102     (28,379
Graco, Inc.     (19,574     (1,359,414     (51,284
Greif, Inc.     (16,798     (517,042     (504
Groupon, Inc.     (94,512     (299,603     9,451   
Guess?, Inc.     (55,761     (1,114,662     61,895   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (72,200     (2,967,420     51,262   
Halliburton Co.     (136,247     (4,656,922     19,075   
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (30,306     (1,376,499     909   
Harsco Corp.     (226,780     (1,884,542     97,515   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     (50,880     (1,480,608     (47,318
Henry Schein, Inc.     (12,945     (2,009,064     (38,706
Hershey Co./The     (43,579     (3,914,702     24,404   
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     (321,042     (4,626,215     57,788   
Hexcel Corp.     (33,311     (1,531,973     (15,323
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     (301,139     (6,661,195     216,820   
HMS Holdings Corp.     (36,991     (462,757     6,288   
Hologic, Inc.     (46,075     (1,769,280     (13,362
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     (42,502     (472,622     2,550   
Huntsman Corp.     (207,734     (2,044,103     (317,833
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     (87,461     (6,107,402     (270,254
IHS, Inc.     (14,001     (1,632,937     (25,202
Illumina, Inc.     (61,697     (11,182,581     (659,849
IMS Health Holdings, Inc.     (15,441     (393,900     618   
Incyte Corp.     (32,818     (3,767,835     208,722   
Intersil Corp.     (43,612     (569,573     13,084   
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (11,096     (5,981,521     (78,671
Invesco Ltd.     (27,965     (872,228     (64,040
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (10,624     (618,317     (39,628
ITC Holdings Corp.     (436,861     (16,460,922     (685,872
Itron, Inc.     (63,198     (2,262,488     (24,015
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     (29,871     (1,242,634     (10,455
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     (49,472     (681,724     (15,336
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (20,190     (1,465,390     (15,748
Johnson Controls, Inc.     (25,135     (977,500     (15,081
Joy Global, Inc.     (176,542     (2,095,554     (130,641
Kansas City Southern     (142,743     (10,266,077     (392,543
Kate Spade & Co.     (388,558     (7,005,701     101,025   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
KBR, Inc.     (352,821   $ (5,997,957   $ 28,226   
Kellogg Co.     (73,969     (5,296,920     (48,820
Kennametal, Inc.     (53,755     (964,365     (67,731
Keysight Technologies, Inc.     (10,570     (300,822     1,374   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     (572,227     (8,795,129     257,502   
KLX, Inc.     (66,408     (2,091,188     46,486   
Kosmos Energy Ltd.     (145,709     (747,487     (10,200
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings     (20,460     (2,489,573     (40,102
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (81,322     (3,400,886     (164,270
Legg Mason, Inc.     (25,478     (995,425     (4,076
Leucadia National Corp.     (211,018     (3,452,254     (217,349
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (98,507     (5,133,200     (221,641
Liberty Broadband Corp.     (21,933     (1,123,847     (13,598
Linear Technology Corp.     (83,686     (3,623,604     69,459   
LinkedIn Corp.     (32,441     (7,498,737     196,917   
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (62,729     (2,073,193     41,401   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (103,206     (2,577,054     41,282   
Loews Corp.     (163,717     (6,050,980     (235,752
Macy’s, Inc.     (59,914     (2,067,033     (28,759
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (309,579     (4,457,938     (294,100
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     (190,969     (10,652,251     63,020   
Masco Corp.     (35,636     (1,010,993     2,495   
MasterCard, Inc.     (73,069     (7,257,944     143,946   
Mattel, Inc.     (188,000     (5,047,800     (60,160
McDonald’s Corp.     (31,554     (3,707,595     (20,195
MDC Holdings, Inc.     (18,543     (461,350     (12,053
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     (269,181     (4,506,090     (425,306
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     (112,079     (8,696,210     (152,427
MEDNAX, Inc.     (3,384     (246,491     3,993   
Memorial Resource Development Corp.     (109,497     (1,514,344     (254,033
MGM Resorts International     (410,517     (8,805,590     (521,357
Middleby Corp./The     (5,304     (584,713     12,570   
Molson Coors Brewing Co.     (42,395     (3,973,259     (8,479
Mondelez International, Inc.     (29,954     (1,328,759     (14,378
Monsanto Co.     (87,807     (8,406,642     (244,103
Morgan Stanley     (40,656     (1,316,441     23,174   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     (20,013     (1,372,091     2,201   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.     (9,645     (530,571     (12,153
Nabors Industries Ltd.     (60,237     (505,991     (6,626
National Fuel Gas Co.     (14,448     (580,087     (37,565
National Instruments Corp.     (19,099     (563,421     15,470   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     (23,696   $ (797,844   $ 4,265   
NCR Corp.     (61,445     (1,572,992     70,047   
NetApp, Inc.     (68,420     (1,936,286     121,103   
Netflix, Inc.     (6,604     (809,056     53,691   
NetScout Systems, Inc.     (21,692     (652,495     (13,449
NetSuite, Inc.     (57,223     (4,730,053     (112,157
New York Times Co./The     (75,538     (1,010,698     (3,022
News Corp.     (19,640     (262,390       
Nielsen Holdings PLC     (93,720     (4,334,550     (32,802
Noble Energy, Inc.     (101,172     (3,158,590     (173,004
Nordson Corp.     (18,783     (1,206,244     1,315   
Nordstrom, Inc.     (74,767     (3,838,538     114,394   
NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.     (377,291     (4,346,392     (233,920
NRG Energy, Inc.     (477,481     (4,545,619     (1,074,332
Nuance Communications, Inc.     (34,788     (712,632     20,699   
Nucor Corp.     (69,439     (2,671,318     (127,073
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     (113,597     (7,545,113     (135,180
Oceaneering International, Inc.     (7,458     (281,017     1,193   
Ocwen Financial Corp.     (60,158     (400,652     (18,649
OGE Energy Corp.     (364,122     (9,292,393     (280,374
Oil States International, Inc.     (35,350     (998,284     34,997   
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     (11,159     (670,767     11,605   
Olin Corp.     (114,760     (2,036,990     56,232   
ONEOK, Inc.     (226,825     (4,504,745     (1,088,760
Owens & Minor, Inc.     (23,085     (835,215     4,617   
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     (207,451     (3,514,220     (99,576
PacWest Bancorp     (15,947     (703,582     16,266   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (15,182     (2,832,506     158,348   
Pandora Media, Inc.     (137,782     (2,102,553     254,897   
Patterson Cos., Inc.     (15,221     (675,812     (12,329
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     (89,467     (1,330,374     (18,788
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     (127,883     (4,544,962     (84,403
PBF Energy, Inc.     (13,930     (513,878     1,114   
PerkinElmer, Inc.     (13,240     (687,686     (21,581
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     (67,519     (1,338,227     (56,041
Platform Specialty Products Corp.     (644,673     (7,987,498     (283,656
PNM Resources, Inc.     (26,385     (782,051     (24,538
Polaris Industries, Inc.     (7,954     (676,170     (7,477
PolyOne Corp.     (19,007     (593,969     (9,694
Post Holdings, Inc.     (55,330     (3,431,567     17,706   
PPL Corp.     (33,762     (1,145,207     (7,090
Praxair, Inc.     (71,099     (7,317,509     36,971   
Premier, Inc.     (15,194     (522,977     (12,915
Priceline Group, Inc./The     (2,694     (3,539,216     104,500   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     (80,712   $ (3,650,604   $ 20,178   
Procter & Gamble Co./The     (79,472     (6,380,807     69,935   
Prudential Financial, Inc.     (102,542     (8,393,063     45,118   
PTC, Inc.     (9,756     (331,119     (6,732
PVH Corp.     (13,889     (1,029,036     6,111   
QEP Resources, Inc.     (28,134     (328,886     (48,109
Qorvo, Inc.     (12,195     (643,286     22,561   
QUALCOMM, Inc.     (151,919     (7,222,229     (371,442
Quanta Services, Inc.     (107,889     (2,142,676     (42,077
Questar Corp.     (88,284     (1,676,513     (43,259
Ralph Lauren Corp.     (6,560     (739,640     8,331   
Range Resources Corp.     (108,096     (2,288,392     (371,850
Red Hat, Inc.     (10,817     (853,029     (42,727
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (1,428     (787,528     12,309   
Regions Financial Corp.     (532,981     (5,185,905     69,288   
Rice Energy, Inc.     (160,591     (1,369,841     (380,601
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (11,760     (1,055,342     (30,106
Roper Technologies, Inc.     (26,661     (4,921,621     (138,371
Rovi Corp.     (29,711     (327,415     (167,570
RPC, Inc.     (61,783     (769,198     30,892   
salesforce.com, Inc.     (65,518     (5,138,577     1,966   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     (97,063     (2,769,207     62,120   
SanDisk Corp.     (106,148     (7,943,055     (123,132
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.     (12,681     (195,795     (5,199
SBA Communications Corp.     (58,196     (5,878,378     (236,276
Schlumberger Ltd.     (67,249     (4,653,631     (36,987
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (35,980     (1,952,994     (33,461
Sealed Air Corp.     (29,314     (1,262,554     (44,850
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (95,517     (3,957,269     (329,534
Sempra Energy     (94,860     (9,101,817     184,028   
Semtech Corp.     (79,518     (1,549,011     44,530   
Service Corp. International     (31,819     (821,567     (6,364
ServiceNow, Inc.     (24,556     (2,143,002     17,435   
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     (13,847     (1,612,068     (100,668
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     (11,406     (580,337     26,690   
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (1,892,673     (7,608,545     (94,634
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (69,759     (3,715,364     (117,195
SLM Corp.     (428,958     (2,779,648     (17,158
Sotheby’s     (81,586     (2,160,397     58,742   
Southern Co./The     (43,070     (2,003,186     (12,060
Southwestern Energy Co.     (579,686     (2,985,383     (1,136,185
Spectra Energy Corp.     (207,834     (4,767,712     (207,834
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     (62,079     (2,509,854     36,006   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Splunk, Inc.     (141,923   $ (7,706,419   $ (640,073
Sprint Corp.     (213,822     (769,759     (4,276
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.     (413,586     (10,625,024     (372,227
SPX Corp.     (23,366     (213,098     (4,907
Starbucks Corp.     (26,945     (1,603,632     (13,877
Stericycle, Inc.     (9,975     (1,183,634     (19,352
Stifel Financial Corp.     (6,127     (261,929     2,390   
SunEdison, Inc.     (736,290     (4,601,813     854,096   
SunPower Corp.     (45,304     (1,253,109     (106,464
SVB Financial Group     (11,473     (1,405,787     41,647   
Synovus Financial Corp.     (93,381     (3,014,339     (9,338
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     (12,244     (869,446     (5,877
Tableau Software, Inc.     (39,759     (3,586,659     (159,434
Targa Resources Corp.     (124,632     (3,292,777     (79,764
TCF Financial Corp.     (31,329     (446,438     4,073   
Teekay Corp.     (113,180     (822,819     (294,268
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (75,389     (5,569,739     257,830   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (272,686     (7,534,314     (728,072
Teradata Corp.     (138,242     (3,707,650     55,297   
TerraForm Power, Inc.     (160,448     (1,987,951     (30,485
Texas Instruments, Inc.     (30,077     (1,700,253     51,732   
Tiffany & Co.     (102,876     (7,533,609     (314,801
T-Mobile US, Inc.     (47,874     (1,876,661     3,830   
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (28,044     (950,131     16,266   
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (15,548     (3,415,585     (136,356
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     (23,735     (1,912,804     50,556   
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.     (16,207     (206,315     972   
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (440,808     (9,666,919     211,588   
TripAdvisor, Inc.     (58,793     (5,019,746     7,643   
Triumph Group, Inc.     (15,871     (538,979     (91,893
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (82,780     (2,275,622     27,317   
Twitter, Inc.     (253,360     (5,905,822     43,071   
Tyco International PLC     (128,109     (4,007,250     (78,146
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     (8,246     (1,529,056     3,546   
Ultimate Software Group, Inc./The     (1,836     (364,042     5,086   
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (124,033     (2,013,056     40,931   
Under Armour, Inc.     (26,720     (2,171,534     17,635   
Union Pacific Corp.     (137,738     (10,651,280     (119,832
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     (12,968     (743,326     259   
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (20,382     (822,618     20,382   
United Rentals, Inc.     (73,169     (4,895,006     (412,673
United Technologies Corp.     (72,911     (6,844,156     (160,404
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     (108,381     (2,496,014     30,347   
USG Corp.     (311,555     (7,614,404     46,733   
Vantiv, Inc.     (7,038     (341,625     7,883   
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     (2,666     (209,148     (6,265
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
VCA, Inc.     (4,050   $ (217,607   $ (5,144
Veeva Systems, Inc.     (104,230     (2,905,932     (101,103
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     (170,283     (4,590,830     (180,500
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     (11,194     (860,931     336   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (82,303     (9,706,816     (649,371
Viacom, Inc.     (77,329     (3,077,694     (105,167
Viavi Solutions, Inc.     (569,147     (3,375,042     (91,064
Vista Outdoor, Inc.     (4,858     (208,165     (8,064
Visteon Corp.     (55,901     (6,437,000     36,336   
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     (62,384     (1,829,723     41,797   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     (13,274     (1,106,255     (24,092
Watsco, Inc.     (1,704     (202,554     2,965   
Webster Financial Corp.     (7,157     (271,179     5,010   
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     (131,797     (6,755,914     (6,590
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     (17,463     (1,408,391     42,610   
WESCO International, Inc.     (15,695     (628,428     (57,130
WEX, Inc.     (22,046     (1,906,759     (42,108
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     (218,537     (8,341,557     (161,717
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     (481,388     (4,679,091     134,789   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     (83,046     (2,772,075     (9,966
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.     (388,209     (6,300,632     213,515   
Workday, Inc.     (75,105     (6,047,455     63,088   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Worthington Industries, Inc.     (23,226   $ (683,773   $ (16,258
WPX Energy, Inc.     (44,166     (251,746     (1,767
WR Grace & Co.     (64,641     (6,260,481     (177,116
WW Grainger, Inc.     (3,431     (668,530     (26,556
Xylem, Inc.     (35,855     (1,307,273     (1,434
Yahoo!, Inc.     (268,461     (8,920,959     (8,054
Yelp, Inc.     (47,242     (1,295,376     (65,194
Yum! Brands, Inc.     (75,376     (5,442,147     (64,070
Zions Bancorporation     (264,635     (7,346,268     121,732   
Zoetis, Inc.     (75,413     (3,524,049     (89,741
Zynga, Inc.     (1,320,446     (3,433,160     (105,636
     

 

 

 
        (21,973,463
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (22,220,034
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (18,314,534
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        931,740   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (17,382,794
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total Return Basket Swaps Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    2-61 months maturity ranging from 01/20/2016 - 12/21/2020      $(262,903
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
Germany        
TUI AG     45,486      $ 819,422      $ (7,266
     

 

 

 
Ireland              
DCC PLC     29,009        2,390,513        32,956   
Shire PLC     53,568        3,512,996        162,166   
     

 

 

 
        195,122   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg              
Regus PLC     59,982        290,887        3,839   
     

 

 

 
South Africa              
Investec PLC     139,932        968,316        18,344   
Mondi PLC     142,685        2,828,977        (32,246
     

 

 

 
        (13,902
     

 

 

 
Switzerland              
Glencore PLC     926,264        1,103,135        124,284   
Wolseley PLC     23,556        1,284,959        (5,565
     

 

 

 
        118,719   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
AA PLC     64,467        281,682        16,127   
Amlin PLC     80,877        789,294        1,512   
Ashtead Group PLC     121,369        2,016,813        (19,341
Associated British Foods PLC     60,848        3,054,154        (59,997
Aviva PLC     423,396        3,157,804        55,973   
Babcock International Group PLC     74,445        1,090,738        23,343   
BAE Systems PLC     356,845        2,610,704        16,573   
Barclays PLC     169,596        546,938        (1,048
Barratt Developments PLC     601,029        5,449,046        89,264   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     58,020        3,066,453        87,718   
Betfair Group PLC     6,456        363,990        7,211   
Britvic PLC     47,309        492,939        13,940   
BT Group PLC     904,372        6,276,850        2,725   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Bunzl PLC     67,602      $ 1,846,449      $ 29,124   
Close Brothers Group PLC     80,590        1,600,414        (11,220
Cobham PLC     78,656        331,790        (3,332
Compass Group PLC     106,732        1,813,908        35,568   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     665,306        4,000,475        (12,557
Dixons Carphone PLC     200,889        1,445,131        33,228   
easyJet PLC     147,029        3,717,111        53,739   
G4S PLC     227,726        723,412        33,046   
GKN PLC     371,822        1,641,959        45,320   
Greene King PLC     70,061        960,037        (900
Hays PLC     98,138        204,489        6,277   
Henderson Group PLC     75,682        335,787        8,189   
Howden Joinery Group PLC     196,250        1,517,485        3,069   
HSBC Holdings PLC     521,718        4,089,254        29,300   
ICAP PLC     45,512        337,422        4,195   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     131,144        6,798,956        127,762   
Inchcape PLC     187,366        2,118,297        43,471   
Indivior PLC     669,688        1,875,979        (25,334
Inmarsat PLC     100,039        1,666,477        10,621   
Intermediate Capital Group PLC     387,240        3,447,529        122,262   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     782,035        6,899,084        132,247   
ITV PLC     677,357        2,670,418        87,340   
J Sainsbury PLC     135,075        509,237        5,156   
Just Eat PLC     107,764        743,647        38,822   
Kingfisher PLC     458,252        2,225,333        (5,797
Legal & General Group PLC     197,621        767,230        12,563   
Man Group PLC     1,843,419        4,594,344        147,867   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     276,489        1,866,866        (25,948
Meggitt PLC     62,684        335,170        10,925   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Merlin Entertainments PLC     54,844      $ 359,079      $ 8,654   
Micro Focus International PLC     32,940        744,670        28,897   
National Grid PLC     417,070        5,691,953        60,104   
Next PLC     17,096        1,866,810        (31,198
Pennon Group PLC     16,419        205,218        3,081   
Persimmon PLC     181,068        5,215,014        186,850   
Playtech PLC     135,760        1,619,937        42,160   
Provident Financial PLC     68,199        3,383,823        (2,335
Rentokil Initial PLC     568,184        1,318,266        14,830   
Rexam PLC     47,938        421,150        6,433   
Rightmove PLC     53,681        3,189,186        73,009   
Royal Mail PLC     279,708        1,830,673        1,381   
Sage Group PLC/The     135,013        1,172,098        27,501   
Sky PLC     332,835        5,407,078        49,003   
Smith & Nephew PLC     36,077        595,270        47,697   
SSE PLC     160,986        3,518,400        96,340   
Standard Chartered PLC     84,252        682,755        16,297   
Taylor Wimpey PLC     2,373,633        6,924,801        170,851   
Telecity Group PLC     13,168        238,388        4,960   
Travis Perkins PLC     40,450        1,153,624        19,850   
United Utilities Group PLC     73,969        1,009,086        9,416   
Vodafone Group PLC     2,664,655        8,435,937        204,917   
Whitbread PLC     24,650        1,622,263        (24,536
WPP PLC     173,381        3,910,445        77,627   
     

 

 

 
        2,260,792   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        2,557,304   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Australia                  
BHP Billiton PLC     (133,123     (1,372,623     (111,941
     

 

 

 
Chile              
Antofagasta PLC     (183,447     (1,121,286     (140,610
     

 

 

 
Ireland              
Experian PLC     (202,440     (3,484,736     (93,272
     

 

 

 
Netherlands              
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     (183,367     (3,917,109     (235,999
     

 

 

 
Switzerland              
Coca-Cola HBC AG     (22,660     (503,240     20,680   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (234,068     (997,370     (46
Admiral Group PLC     (86,740     (2,142,251     22,705   
Aggreko PLC     (14,692     (197,941     162   
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     (97,052     (561,212     (51,444
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Anglo American PLC     (384,507   $ (1,491,516   $ (195,398
ARM Holdings PLC     (199,083     (3,052,657     18,229   
ASOS PLC     (74,134     (3,563,789     (202,939
AstraZeneca PLC     (83,589     (5,462,630     (183,585
Balfour Beatty PLC     (51,134     (198,968     (4,698
Booker Group PLC     (243,742     (640,257     (10,260
BP PLC     (1,052,016     (5,277,013     (189,983
British American Tobacco PLC     (130,602     (7,185,773     (67,082
BTG PLC     (46,436     (451,357     (19,175
Burberry Group PLC     (136,391     (2,414,874     15,207   
Capita PLC     (109,779     (1,958,286     5,042   
Centrica PLC     (1,891,572     (5,951,917     (121,869
Croda International PLC     (16,265     (722,146     (6,606
Diageo PLC     (409,732     (11,074,223     (114,639
Drax Group PLC     (840,877     (2,793,172     (234,308
DS Smith PLC     (77,472     (457,156     3,978   
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     (341,175     (6,745,857     (144,459
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (329,982     (7,169,743     (156,062
IMI PLC     (157,284     (1,978,718     (17,102
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     (9,243     (350,689     (9,589
Intertek Group PLC     (42,095     (1,698,926     (23,036
John Wood Group PLC     (42,573     (373,373     (10,049
Johnson Matthey PLC     (13,057     (503,457     (7,305
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     (4,800,885     (5,047,211     (118,517
Melrose Industries PLC     (198,049     (832,501     (15,830
Ocado Group PLC     (280,450     (1,399,054     146,079   
Old Mutual PLC     (1,248,798     (3,161,284     (123,881
Pearson PLC     (38,829     (430,207     10,448   
Petrofac Ltd.     (233,579     (2,717,311     (22,500
Prudential PLC     (208,744     (4,626,172     (76,724
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     (29,734     (2,706,377     (44,801
Rio Tinto PLC     (82,870     (2,270,080     (142,703
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (3)     (16,642,338     1,084        (25,618
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (200,281     (1,692,892     (3,573
Rotork PLC     (90,699     (234,530     (9,556
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (878,157     (3,814,321     (89,141
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (335,705     (2,099,036     (7,965
SABMiller PLC     (131,262     (7,836,841     (15,781
Serco Group PLC     (2,286,840     (3,161,179     (21,078
Severn Trent PLC     (20,770     (661,930     (2,016
Smiths Group PLC     (17,401     (237,752     (2,885
Spectris PLC     (7,836     (202,097     (5,861
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     (6,624     (301,716     (18,639
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Sports Direct International PLC     (108,334   $ (920,876   $ 242   
St. James’s Place PLC     (195,697     (2,851,593     (48,964
Standard Life PLC     (491,023     (2,730,218     (81,631
Tate & Lyle PLC     (37,934     (329,345     (4,791
Tesco PLC     (6,798,938     (14,514,226     (424,917
Thomas Cook Group PLC     (907,718     (1,585,514     (34,121
Weir Group PLC/The     (117,801     (1,646,063     (84,292
William Hill PLC     (129,126     (723,131     (30,461
WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC     (583,959     (1,276,398     4,022   
     

 

 

 
        (2,999,766
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (3,560,908
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (1,003,604
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        740,701   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (262,903
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5)
 

 

Total Return Basket Swaps Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    1-61 months maturity ranging from 01/14/2016 - 12/21/2020      $(524,571
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions  
Common Stocks        
France        
Aeroports de Paris     6,125      $ 712,478      $ 280   
Air Liquide SA     19,385        2,231,966        (55,678
Atos SE     16,853        1,445,799        (30,948
AXA SA     76,381        2,084,653        2,349   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)        
BNP Paribas SA     52,948      $ 3,066,245      $ (70,589
Cap Gemini SA     56,685        5,323,478        (63,925
Christian Dior SE     9,140        1,605,535        (52,992
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     50,507        4,832,328        (24,941
CNP Assurances     15,830        208,143        5,393   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)                  
Credit Agricole SA     103,348      $ 1,195,943      $ 21,924   
Danone SA     6,562        450,081        (6,664
Dassault Systemes     13,349        1,084,200        (17,203
Eiffage SA     11,609        737,825        12,443   
Electricite de France SA     141,987        1,991,075        100,036   
Eutelsat Communications SA     59,858        1,826,569        (34,394
Imerys SA     11,998        805,810        32,266   
Ingenico Group     1,667        214,646        (4,235
Ipsen SA     6,671        433,901        8,104   
Lagardere SCA     37,991        1,119,379        14,327   
L’Oreal SA     41,700        7,289,859        (275,716
Orpea     5,960        481,792        (4,598
Peugeot SA     243,647        4,273,771        (2,901
Publicis Groupe SA     5,237        343,479        4,757   
Rexel SA     27,364        352,443        11,930   
Safran SA     19,162        1,344,614        (28,131
Sanofi     63,314        5,463,136        (67,405
SCOR SE     95,412        3,618,260        (48,159
SEB SA     14,282        1,480,282        (14,075
Societe BIC SA     12,134        2,028,533        (31,823
Societe Generale SA     99,620        4,676,177        (85,473
Societe Television Francaise 1     17,819        197,584        274   
Sodexo SA     3,778        377,298        (8,199
Suez Environnement Co.     107,667        2,059,741        (46,009
Teleperformance     28,215        2,394,850        (22,323
Thales SA     50,371        3,883,954        (113,698
Valeo SA     10,734        1,626,561        28,351   
Veolia Environnement SA     68,235        1,637,895        (18,967
Vinci SA     54,301        3,490,888        (10,478
Vivendi SA     123,269        2,601,779        45,675   
     

 

 

 
        (851,415
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg                  
SES SA     20,614        561,092        10,116   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        (841,299
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
France                  
Accor SA     (6,449   $ (282,368   $ 3,062   
Airbus Group SE     (48,017     (3,398,845     163,105   
Arkema SA     (12,221     (867,617     12,164   
Bollore SA     (564,491     (2,605,636     (24,686
Bureau Veritas SA     (48,872     (984,640     10,553   
Carrefour SA     (64,030     (1,894,717     46,837   
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     (82,369     (3,879,729     95,642   
Cie de Saint-Gobain     (50,148     (2,163,398     (9,780
Edenred     (60,853     (1,137,280     (13,028
Engie     (178,462     (3,157,134     (4,003
Essilor International SA     (3,664     (463,467     6,801   
Faurecia     (6,451     (254,526     (3,964
Hermes International     (8,370     (2,902,670     73,400   
Iliad SA     (15,338     (3,603,408     (52,838
Kering     (3,637     (625,811     3,975   
Legrand SA     (5,705     (325,769     3,064   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     (13,464     (2,178,570     63,776   
Orange SA     (108,062     (1,837,756     30,340   
Plastic Omnium SA     (66,130     (2,048,129     (53,930
Remy Cointreau SA     (50,412     (3,544,087     (66,689
Renault SA     (15,417     (1,531,561     (11,611
Schneider Electric SE     (57,325     (3,330,045     73,758   
Technip SA     (117,578     (5,884,036     36,850   
TOTAL SA     (154,818     (7,050,468     109,761   
Vallourec SA     (264,308     (2,312,711     (147,935
Zodiac Aerospace     (38,831     (943,023     18,444   
     

 

 

 
        363,068   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        363,068   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        (478,231
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (46,340
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ (524,571
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER     

EXCHANGE TRADED/

CENTRALLY CLEARED

     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $5,850,068         $—         $5,850,068   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              83,202,953         83,202,953   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      7,030,000                 7,030,000   

 

 
Credit Suisse International                     
Cash      (1,120,000              (1,120,000

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              12,884,794         12,884,794   
Money Market Funds      280,630,000                 280,630,000   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              28,058,870         28,058,870   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              7,042,216         7,042,216   

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER     

EXCHANGE TRADED/

CENTRALLY CLEARED

     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Cash      $1,270,000         $—         $1,270,000   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              2,227,018         2,227,018   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              4,186,681         4,186,681   

 

 
Macquarie Capital                     
Money Market Funds      1,910,004                 1,910,004   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              18,753,556         18,753,556   

 

 
Societe Generale                     
Cash      3,040,000                 3,040,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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LONG INVESTMENTS - 109.2%   SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
COMMON STOCKS - 19.7%            
Belgium - 0.5%  
Ageas (a)     4,951      $ 229,795   
bpost SA (a)     7,864        192,962   
Colruyt SA (a)     1,961        100,880   
KBC Groep NV (a)     5,308        331,889   
Proximus (a)     3,054        99,380   
   

 

 

 
      954,906   
   

 

 

 
Denmark - 0.6%            
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B (a)     21        27,390   
Danske Bank A/S (a)     2,992        80,282   
DSV A/S (a)     2,648        104,235   
FLSmidth & Co. A/S (a)     420        14,593   
GN Store Nord A/S (a)     666        12,087   
H Lundbeck A/S     2,875        98,168   
ISS A/S (a)     5,399        194,616   
Jyske Bank A/S (a)     2,451        110,863   
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (a)     4,581        265,232   
TDC A/S     14,944        74,407   
Vestas Wind Systems A/S     1,461        102,034   
William Demant Holding A/S (a)     997        94,969   
   

 

 

 
      1,178,876   
   

 

 

 
Finland - 0.4%            
Amer Sports OYJ (a)     1,884        55,005   
Cargotec OYJ, B Shares     1,316        49,093   
Elisa OYJ (a)     4,006        150,725   
Huhtamaki OYJ (a)     1,096        39,771   
Kesko OYJ, B Shares (a)     2,659        93,203   
Metso OYJ (a)     531        11,895   
Neste OYJ (a)     6,266        187,015   
Orion OYJ, Class B (a)     2,265        78,365   
Stora Enso OYJ, R Shares (a)     6,075        54,931   
UPM-Kymmene OYJ (a)     3,985        73,983   
   

 

 

 
      793,986   
   

 

 

 
Germany - 2.1%            
adidas AG     577        56,003   
Allianz SE (a)     1,665        293,503   
Aurubis AG (a)     4,248        215,102   
Axel Springer SE (a)     487        27,082   
Brenntag AG (a)     1,374        71,596   
Daimler AG (a)     1,315        109,874   
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a)     11,387        179,357   
Duerr AG (a)     265        21,031   
Evonik Industries AG (a)     5,394        178,417   
Freenet AG (a)     6,926        233,717   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (a)     1,735        145,800   
Hannover Rueck SE (a)     3,680        420,217   
HeidelbergCement AG (a)     147        11,980   
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (a)     3,077        127,783   
HOCHTIEF AG (a)     1,705        158,135   
K+S AG (a)     8,298        211,526   
KION Group AG (a)     3,224        159,871   
Krones AG (a)     528        62,870   
MAN SE (a)     119        11,959   
Merck KGaA (a)     1,078        104,373   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Germany - 2.1% (continued)            
MTU Aero Engines AG (a)     348      $ 33,918   
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (a)     1,527        304,235   
OSRAM Licht AG (a)     2,690        112,386   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (a)     1,700        85,767   
Rheinmetall AG     587        39,019   
RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG (a)     2,769        83,066   
Software AG (a)     3,807        108,506   
STADA Arzneimittel AG (a)     1,912        77,102   
Suedzucker AG (a)     4,514        89,469   
Symrise AG (a)     499        33,033   
Talanx AG (a)     1,972        60,648   
United Internet AG (a)     542        29,799   
Zalando SE 144A (a)(b)     603        23,815   
   

 

 

 
      3,880,959   
   

 

 

 
Italy - 1.0%            
A2A SpA     142,743        193,282   
Assicurazioni Generali SpA (a)     761        13,901   
Autogrill SpA     2,903        27,667   
Banca Generali SpA     1,355        42,623   
Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl     97,782        96,849   
Buzzi Unicem SpA     5,313        95,237   
Davide Campari-Milano SpA (a)     9,089        78,582   
Enel SpA     3,257        13,658   
Eni SpA (a)     4,869        72,345   
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA     22,177        182,359   
Finmeccanica SpA (a)     2,736        38,042   
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     12,873        42,751   
Mediobanca SpA (a)     29,864        286,278   
Prysmian SpA (a)     4,287        93,667   
Recordati SpA     8,361        218,146   
Snam SpA (a)     14,914        77,835   
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (a)     34,054        175,136   
UnipolSai SpA     22,779        57,952   
   

 

 

 
      1,806,310   
   

 

 

 
Japan - 11.2%            
ABC-Mart, Inc. (a)     1,500        82,107   
Air Water, Inc. (a)     2,000        32,167   
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (a)     1,000        43,038   
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (a)     1,000        23,676   
Alfresa Holdings Corp. (a)     12,700        250,829   
Alps Electric Co., Ltd.     2,200        59,660   
Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.     7,100        67,753   
ANA Holdings, Inc. (a)     146,000        421,225   
Aozora Bank Ltd. (a)     102,000        355,962   
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (a)     1,800        56,348   
Asahi Kasei Corp. (a)     19,000        128,480   
Astellas Pharma, Inc. (a)     6,700        95,380   
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. (a)     10,700        226,060   
Bank of Yokohama Ltd./The (a)     4,000        24,518   
Benesse Holdings, Inc. (a)     800        23,038   
Bridgestone Corp. (a)     9,500        325,863   
Brother Industries Ltd. (a)     6,300        72,373   
Canon, Inc. (a)     2,700        81,675   
Central Japan Railway Co. (a)     1,300        230,794   
Century Tokyo Leasing Corp. (a)     1,500        53,582   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Japan - 11.2% (continued)            
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     16,300      $ 223,208   
Chugoku Bank Ltd./The (a)     7,000        93,406   
Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     7,500        53,905   
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (a)     1,000        9,889   
Daicel Corp. (a)     4,400        65,480   
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     4,000        53,960   
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)     14,300        295,148   
Dentsu, Inc. (a)     500        27,356   
Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     1,500        52,678   
East Japan Railway Co. (a)     2,000        188,332   
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (a)     900        32,055   
Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. (a)     4,200        226,900   
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. (a)     6,800        316,437   
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (a)     3,100        127,708   
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (a)     3,600        150,237   
Fujitsu Ltd. (a)     4,000        19,965   
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (a)     12,000        59,503   
Gunma Bank Ltd./The (a)     12,000        69,771   
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (a)     9,600        103,868   
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. (a)     5,000        32,499   
Haseko Corp. (a)     20,300        224,444   
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (a)     500        34,050   
Hiroshima Bank Ltd./The     4,000        22,735   
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.     1,200        50,379   
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. (a)     2,900        78,425   
Hitachi Metals Ltd. (a)     3,000        37,015   
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.     77,000        156,968   
Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd. (a)     400        24,866   
Hoya Corp. (a)     2,000        81,785   
Ibiden Co., Ltd. (a)     6,400        91,753   
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (a)     4,200        67,062   
Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     1,500        27,801   
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.     5,400        70,422   
ITOCHU Corp. (a)     24,500        289,797   
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (a)     8,800        175,335   
Izumi Co., Ltd. (a)     2,800        108,703   
J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.     1,800        26,168   
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (a)     23,200        830,395   
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (a)     2,000        53,715   
JSR Corp. (a)     2,300        35,844   
JTEKT Corp. (a)     2,200        36,010   
JX Holdings, Inc.     2,900        12,172   
Kajima Corp.     8,000        47,612   
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     2,200        150,333   
Kamigumi Co., Ltd. (a)     5,000        43,049   
Kaneka Corp. (a)     25,000        259,856   
Kao Corp. (a)     400        20,556   
KDDI Corp. (a)     14,800        384,359   
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (a)     13,000        87,064   
Kewpie Corp. (a)     12,300        303,832   
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     300        24,639   
Konami Holdings Corp. (a)     10,000        238,045   
Konica Minolta, Inc.     3,500        35,053   
Kose Corp.     1,100        101,707   
Kuraray Co., Ltd. (a)     6,600        79,945   
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (a)     1,700        35,600   
Lawson, Inc.     900        73,054   
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. (a)     600        32,517   
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Japan - 11.2% (continued)            
Marubeni Corp. (a)     11,300      $ 58,094   
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. (a)     1,000        29,522   
Medipal Holdings Corp. (a)     12,500        213,050   
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     2,000        165,199   
Miraca Holdings, Inc. (a)     1,300        57,202   
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (a)     14,600        92,633   
Mitsubishi Corp. (a)     2,600        43,246   
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (a)     7,000        73,478   
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (a)     15,000        76,703   
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (a)     19,600        337,681   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (a)     14,500        89,817   
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.     11,400        58,667   
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (a)     10,200        121,197   
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.     7,000        31,045   
Mixi, Inc.     900        33,663   
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     78,900        157,800   
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (a)     13,000        381,221   
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (a)     10,000        41,621   
Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     4,000        23,674   
Nexon Co., Ltd. (a)     9,000        146,410   
NH Foods Ltd. (a)     2,000        39,200   
NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (a)     20,000        200,526   
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (a)     20,000        93,985   
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. (a)     2,600        180,921   
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (a)     8,500        338,284   
Nippon Yusen KK (a)     68,000        164,811   
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. (a)     9,800        160,078   
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     700        37,145   
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     2,900        243,547   
NOK Corp. (a)     5,300        123,813   
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. (a)     3,100        119,052   
NTN Corp.     4,000        16,867   
NTT Data Corp. (a)     2,800        135,369   
Obayashi Corp. (a)     21,000        193,771   
Obic Co., Ltd. (a)     500        26,467   
Oji Holdings Corp.     3,000        12,057   
Oracle Corp. Japan (a)     2,200        102,432   
ORIX Corp. (a)     9,100        127,659   
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     41,000        148,090   
Otsuka Corp. (a)     3,700        181,758   
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     8,400        298,443   
Park24 Co., Ltd. (a)     7,000        169,592   
Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. (a)     4,000        263,634   
Renesas Electronics Corp.     2,800        17,584   
Resona Holdings, Inc. (a)     61,700        299,630   
Rohm Co., Ltd. (a)     1,300        65,846   
Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)     4,300        160,510   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     10,500        172,866   
Secom Co., Ltd. (a)     400        27,108   
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     7,600        99,228   
Sekisui House Ltd. (a)     5,000        84,069   
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     5,300        242,658   
Shimadzu Corp. (a)     7,000        117,179   
Shimamura Co., Ltd. (a)     3,100        363,038   
Shimizu Corp. (a)     24,000        195,702   
Shinsei Bank Ltd.     145,000        266,842   
 

 

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    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Japan - 11.2% (continued)            
Sojitz Corp. (a)     95,800      $ 201,044   
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.     1,400        45,969   
Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     1,900        104,828   
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)     31,000        178,036   
Sumitomo Corp. (a)     8,700        88,699   
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.     16,000        71,726   
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (a)     22,400        291,276   
Sundrug Co., Ltd. (a)     1,000        64,297   
Suzuken Co., Ltd. (a)     4,270        162,269   
Taisei Corp. (a)     21,000        138,326   
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     200        14,125   
Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (a)     5,000        45,027   
TDK Corp. (a)     200        12,809   
Teijin Ltd. (a)     21,000        71,565   
Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     39,000        251,871   
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     7,100        88,759   
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)     41,800        240,695   
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (a)     19,000        89,277   
Tokyu Corp.     3,000        23,707   
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (a)     4,000        36,853   
Tosoh Corp.     29,000        149,176   
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. (a)     3,700        128,954   
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (a)     5,500        124,943   
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     1,300        26,166   
Toyota Industries Corp. (a)     200        10,695   
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. (a)     800        69,317   
USS Co., Ltd. (a)     2,100        31,554   
West Japan Railway Co. (a)     5,700        394,001   
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd. (a)     37,500        161,982   
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. (a)     21,000        248,791   
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. (a)     12,000        269,830   
Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd./The (a)     6,700        102,897   
   

 

 

 
      20,971,046   
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - 0.8%  
Aalberts Industries NV (a)     541        18,641   
ASM International NV (a)     1,405        55,081   
Boskalis Westminster (a)     2,334        95,209   
Heineken NV (a)     2,251        191,823   
Koninklijke Ahold NV (a)     16,679        351,818   
NN Group NV (a)     12,550        442,800   
Randstad Holding NV (a)     1,566        97,517   
SBM Offshore NV (a)     10,791        136,320   
Wolters Kluwer NV (a)     4,660        156,499   
   

 

 

 
      1,545,708   
   

 

 

 
Norway - 0.2%            
DNB ASA (a)     5,780        71,217   
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA (a)     745        11,924   
Marine Harvest ASA (a)     1,311        17,639   
Orkla ASA (a)     10,217        80,601   
Telenor ASA (a)     1,627        27,120   
Yara International ASA (a)     5,560        239,126   
   

 

 

 
      447,627   
   

 

 

 
    SHARES     VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Portugal - 0.0% (c)            
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA     5,599      $ 20,175   
NOS SGPS SA     1,511        11,889   
   

 

 

 
      32,064   
   

 

 

 
Spain - 0.6%            
Almirall SA     5,666        114,516   
Amadeus IT Holding SA, A Shares (a)     273        12,032   
Banco de Sabadell SA     6,642        11,772   
Ebro Foods SA     10,738        211,225   
Enagas SA (a)     1,371        38,673   
Endesa SA (a)     11,296        226,933   
Ferrovial SA (a)     2,727        61,666   
Iberdrola SA (a)     25,260        179,068   
Red Electrica Corp. SA (a)     471        39,342   
Repsol SA (a)     1,579        17,384   
Tecnicas Reunidas SA     4,793        181,222   
   

 

 

 
      1,093,833   
   

 

 

 
Sweden - 0.6%            
BillerudKorsnas AB     1,528        28,278   
Boliden AB (a)     4,298        72,010   
Electrolux AB, Series B (a)     3,476        83,867   
ICA Gruppen AB     4,887        177,478   
Modern Times Group MTG, B Shares     852        21,755   
Securitas AB, B Shares (a)     10,405        159,102   
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (a)     2,812        29,572   
SKF AB, B Shares (a)     734        11,855   
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (a)     9,861        285,773   
Swedish Match AB (a)     1,101        38,906   
Tele2 AB, B Shares (a)     8,039        80,169   
TeliaSonera AB     15,662        77,776   
   

 

 

 
      1,066,541   
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - 1.5%            
Adecco SA (a)     1,020        69,812   
Baloise Holding AG (a)     413        52,343   
Barry Callebaut AG (a)     53        57,570   
Bucher Industries AG (a)     270        60,852   
Credit Suisse Group AG (a)     3,352        72,209   
Flughafen Zuerich AG (a)     109        81,784   
Galenica AG (a)     231        361,411   
Georg Fischer AG (a)     18        12,220   
Givaudan SA (a)     21        38,114   
Helvetia Holding AG (a)     108        60,837   
Kuehne + Nagel International AG (a)     87        11,919   
Lonza Group AG (a)     1,233        200,529   
Nestle SA (a)     3,903        289,740   
Novartis AG (a)     3,470        298,487   
Partners Group Holding AG (a)     177        63,655   
Roche Holding AG (a)     315        87,289   
Straumann Holding AG (a)     39        11,837   
Swiss Life Holding AG (a)     815        219,520   
Swiss Re AG (a)     6,478        632,682   
Swisscom AG (a)     326        163,132   
UBS Group AG     4,216        81,788   
   

 

 

 
      2,927,730   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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    SHARES         
VALUE
(Note 5)
 
United Kingdom - 0.2%            
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a)     13,944      $ 193,652   
Subsea 7 SA     4,277        30,273   
Unilever NV CVA (a)     3,965        172,708   
   

 

 

 
      396,633   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(cost $36,206,438)

      37,096,219   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.1%            
Germany - 0.1%            
FUCHS PETROLUB SE (a)     253        11,913   
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (a)     1,700        189,723   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $199,266)

      201,636   
   

 

 

 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 62.2%            
BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Shares, 0.100% (d)     58,644        58,644   
Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management, Class I, 0.090% (d)     234,578        234,578   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - IM Shares, 0.129% ^(d)(e)     101,443,362        101,443,362   
J.P. Morgan U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.070% (d)(e)     14,800,003        14,800,003   
UBS Money Series - UBS Select Treasury Preferred Fund, Class I, 0.140% (d)     293,222        293,222   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(cost $116,829,809)

      116,829,809   
   

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 27.2%    
 
 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)
  
  
  
 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.343%, 5/12/2016 ^(f)   $ 17,661        17,640,531   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.066%, 4/7/2016 ^(f)     8,423        8,419,699   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.327%, 5/19/2016 ^(f)     12,610        12,594,073   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.583%, 6/16/2016 ^(f)     1,205        1,202,459   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.264%, 3/3/2016 ^(f)     1,100        1,099,806   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.516%, 6/23/2016 (f)     1,037        1,034,695   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.345%, 5/26/2016 (f)     1,312        1,309,974   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.241%, 2/11/2016 (f)     2,382        2,381,669   
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.113%, 3/24/2016 ^(f)     2,478        2,477,024   

SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS - 27.2% (continued)

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000’s)

        
VALUE
(Note 5)
 
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.259%, 3/17/2016 (f)   $ 2,914      $ 2,913,408   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $51,071,385)

      51,073,338   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE

   

(cost $204,306,898)

  

    205,201,002   
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - (14.7)%     SHARES     
COMMON STOCKS - (14.6)%            
Austria - (0.1)%            
ams AG     (3,880     (129,703
   

 

 

 
Belgium - (0.3)%            
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     (1,702     (211,809
Solvay SA     (354     (37,782
Telenet Group Holding NV     (1,740     (94,037
UCB SA     (1,594     (143,880
   

 

 

 
      (487,508
   

 

 

 
Denmark - (0.1)%            
Novozymes A/S, B Shares     (3,115     (149,143
Pandora A/S     (541     (68,211
   

 

 

 
      (217,354
   

 

 

 
Finland - (0.4)%            
Kone OYJ, Class B     (734     (31,078
Nokia OYJ     (46,142     (326,433
Nokian Renkaat OYJ     (6,823     (243,590
Wartsila OYJ Abp     (1,482     (67,665
   

 

 

 
      (668,766
   

 

 

 
Germany - (1.8)%            
BASF SE     (1,078     (82,120
Bayer AG     (2,119     (264,643
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     (3,131     (329,855
Beiersdorf AG     (986     (89,619
Bilfinger SE     (1,273     (59,824
Commerzbank AG     (13,867     (143,088
Deutsche Bank AG     (11,716     (284,519
Deutsche Post AG     (3,151     (88,095
Deutsche Telekom AG     (9,017     (161,951
E.ON SE     (47,450     (455,615
HUGO BOSS AG     (1,532     (126,404
Infineon Technologies AG     (15,680     (228,594
LANXESS AG     (2,131     (98,063
Linde AG     (218     (31,492
METRO AG     (1,505     (47,945
Rocket Internet SE 144A (b)     (4,553     (138,701
RWE AG     (32,223     (406,248
Salzgitter AG     (1,260     (30,791
Siemens AG     (461     (44,600
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG     (4,143     (21,853
ThyssenKrupp AG     (6,040     (119,733
Wirecard AG     (2,414     (120,664
   

 

 

 
      (3,374,417
   

 

 

 
 

 

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SHARES

    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Italy - (0.3)%  
Azimut Holding SpA     (8,347   $ (207,475
Banca Mediolanum SpA     (6,396     (50,811
Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna SC     (12,842     (97,408
Banco Popolare SC     (2,313     (31,874
Mediaset SpA     (19,641     (81,390
   

 

 

 
      (468,958
   

 

 

 
Japan - (8.5)%            
Acom Co., Ltd.     (15,400     (72,519
Advantest Corp.     (4,200     (34,840
Aeon Co., Ltd.     (6,800     (104,772
AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.     (1,800     (40,210
Asics Corp.     (8,700     (180,503
Calbee, Inc.     (7,600     (320,941
Chiyoda Corp.     (7,000     (53,155
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (8,900     (310,224
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (4,400     (58,095
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.     (4,500     (88,660
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd./The     (15,300     (254,557
Daikin Industries Ltd.     (1,100     (80,104
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.     (4,000     (24,455
DeNA Co., Ltd.     (2,800     (43,782
Denso Corp.     (7,100     (339,277
Disco Corp.     (400     (37,669
Eisai Co., Ltd.     (1,100     (72,766
FANUC Corp.     (1,200     (206,748
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     (1,100     (384,793
Hachijuni Bank Ltd./The     (4,000     (24,480
Hamamatsu Photonics KK     (7,000     (191,907
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.     (200     (24,214
Hitachi Capital Corp.     (400     (10,747
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.     (700     (11,105
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.     (12,500     (194,404
Hitachi Ltd.     (31,000     (175,658
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.     (4,300     (137,435
IHI Corp.     (146,000     (403,033
Inpex Corp.     (25,000     (243,723
Isuzu Motors Ltd.     (1,600     (17,236
Iyo Bank Ltd./The     (3,000     (29,147
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.     (4,900     (216,918
Japan Display, Inc.     (63,200     (182,096
JFE Holdings, Inc.     (8,100     (127,189
JGC Corp.     (8,000     (122,450
Kakaku.com, Inc.     (9,400     (184,894
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc./The     (7,400     (88,724
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.     (8,700     (131,872
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.     (24,000     (88,797
Keikyu Corp.     (10,000     (82,632
Keio Corp.     (6,000     (51,814
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (5,000     (63,791
Keyence Corp.     (100     (54,960
Kikkoman Corp.     (9,000     (311,827
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.     (4,000     (16,263
Kobe Steel Ltd.     (201,000     (218,390
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     (1,800     (73,813
Komatsu Ltd.     (8,500     (139,081
Kubota Corp.     (8,000     (123,589
Kyocera Corp.     (1,500     (69,661
   

SHARES

    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Japan - (8.5)% (continued)            
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.     (4,000   $ (62,939
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.     (31,200     (340,052
LIXIL Group Corp.     (2,000     (44,419
M3, Inc.     (5,700     (118,185
Mazda Motor Corp.     (12,300     (253,808
Minebea Co., Ltd.     (16,000     (136,991
MISUMI Group, Inc.     (7,500     (103,602
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.     (38,000     (166,155
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.     (17,000     (223,995
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.     (25,000     (78,741
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.     (5,700     (48,225
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.     (41,000     (103,413
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     (200     (28,776
Nabtesco Corp.     (4,200     (85,324
NGK Insulators Ltd.     (5,000     (112,701
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.     (15,200     (400,193
Nidec Corp.     (2,300     (166,787
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     (700     (96,257
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.     (7,000     (35,281
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.     (16,500     (399,334
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.     (6,800     (134,520
Nitto Denko Corp.     (1,200     (87,607
Nomura Holdings, Inc.     (15,800     (88,007
NSK Ltd.     (5,500     (59,763
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.     (8,000     (86,134
Olympus Corp.     (6,100     (240,149
Omron Corp.     (6,200     (206,751
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     (1,400     (249,636
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.     (4,900     (296,433
Panasonic Corp.     (8,000     (81,100
Pigeon Corp.     (9,200     (223,193
Rakuten, Inc.     (29,300     (337,470
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     (5,300     (155,787
Ricoh Co., Ltd.     (1,700     (17,505
Rinnai Corp.     (300     (26,581
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.     (3,800     (35,543
Seiko Epson Corp.     (4,800     (73,916
Seven Bank Ltd.     (27,800     (121,917
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.     (7,600     (118,722
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     (2,400     (130,478
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.     (900     (40,707
Shizuoka Bank Ltd./The     (15,000     (145,471
SMC Corp.     (100     (25,973
SoftBank Group Corp.     (2,500     (126,176
Sony Corp.     (5,700     (140,088
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.     (6,500     (142,594
Sumco Corp.     (27,300     (205,965
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.     (3,600     (42,413
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.     (6,000     (72,833
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     (3,000     (113,223
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.     (26,000     (98,471
Suruga Bank Ltd.     (3,000     (61,826
Suzuki Motor Corp.     (2,600     (78,998
Sysmex Corp.     (800     (51,316
T&D Holdings, Inc.     (9,500     (125,339
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.     (10,100     (91,342
Terumo Corp.     (3,400     (105,378
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.     (4,000     (19,730
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SHARES

    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Japan - (8.5)% (continued)            
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     (1,400   $ (54,074
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     (1,700     (102,994
Toray Industries, Inc.     (1,000     (9,293
Toshiba Corp.     (130,000     (267,179
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.     (4,300     (79,761
Unicharm Corp.     (4,400     (89,855
Yahoo Japan Corp.     (54,500     (221,537
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.     (7,100     (347,507
Yamaha Corp.     (500     (12,077
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.     (7,800     (174,839
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.     (9,500     (201,287
Yaskawa Electric Corp.     (22,200     (302,069
Yokogawa Electric Corp.     (10,100     (121,462
   

 

 

 
      (15,968,087
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg - (0.4)%            
APERAM SA     (2,591     (92,123
ArcelorMittal     (73,962     (312,060
Millicom International Cellular SA SDR     (1,157     (66,389
Tenaris SA     (25,630     (303,494
   

 

 

 
      (774,066
   

 

 

 
Netherlands - (0.7)%            
Aegon NV     (17,693     (100,062
Altice NV, Class A     (8,772     (126,030
ASML Holding NV     (6,666     (592,284
Delta Lloyd NV     (18,323     (108,013
Fugro NV CVA     (6,584     (107,991
Koninklijke DSM NV     (1,164     (58,370
Koninklijke KPN NV     (34,249     (129,542
Koninklijke Vopak NV     (4,260     (183,456
   

 

 

 
      (1,405,748
   

 

 

 
Norway - (0.2)%            
Norsk Hydro ASA     (34,841     (129,508
Schibsted ASA, Class A     (4,739     (155,802
Statoil ASA     (8,852     (123,457
   

 

 

 
      (408,767
   

 

 

 
Portugal - 0.0% (c)            
Banco Comercial Portugues SA     (715,150     (37,898
Galp Energia SGPS SA     (2,434     (28,402
   

 

 

 
      (66,300
   

 

 

 
Spain - (0.8)%            
Abertis Infraestructuras SA     (9,966     (155,862
Aena SA 144A (b)     (995     (113,937
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA     (4,842     (51,578
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     (24,794     (181,165
Banco Popular Espanol SA     (30,369     (100,062
Banco Santander SA     (29,457     (144,910
Bankia SA     (119,061     (138,553
CaixaBank SA     (10,534     (36,665
Cellnex Telecom SAU 144A (b)     (10,585     (197,907
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA     (1,981     (11,684
   

SHARES

    VALUE
(Note 5)
 
Spain - (0.8)% (continued)            
Mapfre SA     (31,612   $ (79,130
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA     (9,067     (51,742
Telefonica SA     (24,300     (269,582
Zardoya Otis SA     (2,900     (33,917
   

 

 

 
      (1,566,694
   

 

 

 
Sweden - (0.2)%            
Alfa Laval AB     (2,008     (36,658
Atlas Copco AB, A Shares     (3,671     (90,031
Hexagon AB, B Shares     (1,338     (49,496
Sandvik AB     (3,186     (27,772
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares     (22,619     (218,077
Trelleborg AB, B Shares     (1,569     (30,451
   

 

 

 
      (452,485
   

 

 

 
Switzerland - (0.7)%            
Aryzta AG     (4,092     (207,009
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     (4,378     (313,346
Dufry AG     (588     (69,962
Julius Baer Group Ltd.     (488     (23,608
LafargeHolcim Ltd.     (6,274     (314,169
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG     (5,303     (47,204
SGS SA     (55     (104,528
STMicroelectronics NV     (14,813     (99,638
Sunrise Communications Group AG 144A (b)     (935     (55,116
Zurich Insurance Group AG     (92     (23,635
   

 

 

 
      (1,258,215
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom - (0.1)%  
CNH Industrial NV     (5,865     (40,169
RELX NV     (11,529     (194,175
   

 

 

 
      (234,344
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(proceeds $28,129,612)

   

    (27,481,412
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS - (0.1)%            
Germany - (0.1)%            

Volkswagen AG
(proceeds $206,240)

    (1,776     (256,418
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT, AT VALUE

   

(proceeds $28,335,852)

  

    (27,737,830
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT - 94.5%

   

(cost $175,971,046)

  

    177,463,172   
   

 

 

 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 5.5% (g)
        10,329,281  
   

 

 

 
NET ASSETS - 100.0%     $187,792,453  
   

 

 

 
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SECTOR   VALUE    

% OF NET

ASSETS

 
Consumer Discretionary   $ (664,612     (0.4 )% 
Consumer Staples     3,153,267        1.7  
Energy     (233,017     (0.1
Financials     3,675,333        2.0  
Health Care     2,728,632        1.4  
Industrials     2,088,595        1.1  
Information Technology     (2,095,370     (1.1
Materials     (263,954     (0.1
Telecommunication Services     600,550        0.3  
Utilities     570,601        0.3  
Money Market Funds     116,829,809        62.2   
Short-Term Investments     51,073,338        27.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments In Securities, At Value     177,463,172        94.5   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (g)     10,329,281        5.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 187,792,453        100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of this security has been segregated as collateral for securities sold short and can be sold or replaced subject to the broker’s right to re-hypothecate. At December 31, 2015, the value of these securities was $28,102,034.
(b) Rule 144A, Section 4(2) or other security which is restricted as to resale to institutional investors. The Fund Adviser has deemed this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(c) Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(d) Represents annualized seven-day yield as of the close of the reporting period.
(e) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral to the brokers for forward foreign currency exchange and swap contracts.
(f) The rate shown is the effective yield at the date of purchase.
(g) Includes appreciation/(depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange, futures and swap contracts.
^ All or a portion represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

All securities are Level 2 with respect to ASC 820 (See Note 5).

The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A - Restricted Security

CVA - Dutch Certification

SDR - Special Drawing Rights

 

Total return swap contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING REFERENCE INSTRUMENT   TERMINATION
DATE
  CURRENCY   NOTIONAL
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs   BIST 30 February Futures   02/2016   TRY     220,528        $(2,312
Bank of America   Bovespa Index February Futures   02/2016   BRL     (8,271,798     94,917   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     (259,578     8,446   
CitiBank   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     635,537        (25,643
Macquarie Capital   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     1,962,240        (78,803
Societe Generale   Corn March Futures^   02/2016   USD     747,669        (30,169
Bank of America   Hang Seng Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     16,558,859        (16,301
Bank of America   H-SHARES Index January Futures   01/2016   HKD     (4,458,667     11,794   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   KOSPI Index 200 March Futures   03/2016   KRW     2,863,404,316        18,530   
Bank of America   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index January Futures   01/2016   USD     799,295        (7,855
CitiBank   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     264,198        (4,923
Macquarie Capital   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     442,139        (10,014
Societe Generale   Soybean March Futures^   02/2016   USD     1,148,668        (25,143
Bank of America   Swiss Market Index March Futures   03/2016   CHF     (5,607,739     (165,823
Bank of America   Taiwan Stock Exchange January Futures   01/2016   TWD     4,777,015        5,737   
Bank of America   Tel Aviv 25 Index January Futures   01/2016   ILS     1,809,825        6,354   
Goldman Sachs   WIG20 Index March Futures   03/2016   PLN     177,813        2,049   
         

 

 

 
            $(219,159
         

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Open futures contracts outstanding at December 31, 2015:

Exchange Traded

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts:        
6   J.P. Morgan   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        $610,270        $615,198        $4,928   
25   Goldman Sachs   Brent Crude Futures^     01/2016        932,269        941,750        9,481   
1   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Corn Futures^     03/2016        18,327        17,938        (389
16   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Gold 100 OZ Futures^     02/2016        1,726,917        1,696,320        (30,597
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        266,980        235,445        (31,535
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        131,993        117,734        (14,259
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        124,939        117,772        (7,167
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        871,400        824,469        (46,931
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        738,816        706,688        (32,128
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        738,115        706,688        (31,427
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        121,579        117,781        (3,798
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        118,359        117,782        (577
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        233,156        235,563        2,407   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        115,669        117,778        2,109   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        116,640        117,724        1,084   
27   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        3,066,606        3,178,069        111,463   
51   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Silver Futures^     03/2016        3,592,305        3,519,765        (72,540
24   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Soybean Futures^     03/2016        1,041,360        1,037,100        (4,260
8   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   WTI Crude Futures^     01/2016        295,185        296,320        1,135   
235   J.P. Morgan   BIST 30 Futures     02/2016        742,099        717,756        (24,343
128   Barclays Capital   CAC40 Index Futures     01/2016        6,411,577        6,452,338        40,761   
2   J.P. Morgan   FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index Futures     01/2016        39,068        39,327        259   
26   Barclays Capital   FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Futures     03/2016        739,464        777,932        38,468   
39   Barclays Capital   Hang Seng Index Futures     01/2016        5,541,073        5,512,803        (28,270
22   Barclays Capital   IBEX 35 Index Futures     01/2016        2,301,615        2,277,596        (24,019
7   Barclays Capital   KOSPI Index 200 Futures     03/2016        711,273        717,730        6,457   
1   J.P. Morgan   Mexican Stock Exchange Price and Quotation Index Futures     03/2016        25,279        25,030        (249
2   Barclays Capital   MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures     01/2016        61,439        60,880        (559
22   J.P. Morgan   S&P 500 E-Mini Futures     03/2016        2,268,866        2,238,940        (29,926
110   Barclays Capital   TOPIX Index Futures     03/2016        14,377,815        14,162,403        (215,412
33   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        4,087,700        4,092,500        4,800   
14   Goldman Sachs   10-Year Japanese Government Bond Futures     03/2016        17,350,360        17,359,791        9,431   
269   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     06/2016        66,788,993        66,644,750        (144,243
287   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     09/2016        71,171,518        70,985,862        (185,656
115   J.P. Morgan   90-Day EURODollar Futures     12/2016        28,420,139        28,396,375        (23,764

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Contracts: (continued)        
130   J.P. Morgan   Australia 3-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        $ 10,511,521        $ 10,559,394        $ 47,873   
134   Goldman Sachs   Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        13,421,660        13,653,725        232,065   
3   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     06/2016        537,506        537,905        399   
18   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     09/2016        3,224,712        3,227,596        2,884   
9   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bobl Futures     03/2016        1,288,337        1,278,051        (10,286
307   Goldman Sachs   Euro - SCHATZ Futures     03/2016        37,280,823        37,203,331        (77,492
63   Goldman Sachs   Long Gilt Futures     03/2016        10,911,192        10,844,967        (66,225
7   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note Futures     03/2016        881,228        881,343        115   
351   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note Futures     03/2016        76,366,006        76,249,266        (116,740
5   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note Futures     03/2016        592,883        591,601        (1,282
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          390,915,031        390,207,076        (707,955
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short Contracts:         
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        $(265,995     $(235,445     $30,550   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     01/2016        (131,570     (117,734     13,836   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (125,048     (117,772     7,276   
7   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (871,483     (824,469     47,014   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (739,485     (706,687     32,798   
6   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (738,732     (706,687     32,045   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (120,748     (117,782     2,966   
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (118,651     (117,781     870   
2   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (234,083     (235,563     (1,480
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     02/2016        (116,017     (117,778     (1,761
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (116,760     (117,723     (963
1   J.P. Morgan   LME Copper Futures^     03/2016        (116,623     (117,707     (1,084
61   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Natural Gas Futures^     01/2016        (1,284,762     (1,425,569     (140,807
40   Barclays Capital   Amsterdam Index Futures     01/2016        (3,767,834     (3,841,444     (73,610
12   Barclays Capital   DAX Index Futures     03/2016        (3,388,000     (3,511,942     (123,942
4   Barclays Capital   Euro Stoxx 50 Index Futures     03/2016        (141,671     (142,669     (998
59   Barclays Capital   FTSE 100 Index Futures     03/2016        (5,293,040     (5,390,884     (97,844
16   Barclays Capital   FTSE/MIB Index Futures     03/2016        (1,835,489     (1,864,168     (28,679
22   Barclays Capital   H-SHARES Index Futures     01/2016        (1,399,157     (1,377,475     21,682   
16   J.P. Morgan   MSCI Singapore Index Futures     01/2016        (363,649     (365,160     (1,511
288   Barclays Capital   OMXS30 Index Futures     01/2016        (4,879,536     (4,940,193     (60,657
48   J.P. Morgan   S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index Futures     03/2016        (5,225,957     (5,279,063     (53,106
7   J.P. Morgan   SET50 Index Futures     03/2016        (31,032     (30,914     118   
71   J.P. Morgan   SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index Futures     01/2016        (1,126,662     (1,128,616     (1,954
5   J.P. Morgan   SPI 200 Index Futures     03/2016        (460,868     (478,847     (17,979
113   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     06/2016        (30,732,738     (30,755,949     (23,211
181   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     09/2016        (49,230,774     (49,266,411     (35,637
87   J.P. Morgan   3-Month Euro Euribor Futures     12/2016        (23,683,546     (23,678,176     5,370   
281   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     06/2016        (51,418,180     (51,398,093     20,087   
222   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     09/2016        (40,582,739     (40,553,140     29,599   
70   J.P. Morgan   90-Day Sterling Futures     12/2016        (12,783,310     (12,767,677     15,633   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   DESCRIPTION   EXPIRATION
DATE
    VALUE AT
TRADE DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Contracts: (continued)        
265   J.P. Morgan   Australia 10-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        $(24,399,294     $(24,503,607     $(104,313
3   J.P. Morgan   Canadian 3-Month Bank Acceptance Futures     03/2016        (536,921     (537,716     (795
123   Goldman Sachs   Euro - Bund Futures     03/2016        (21,248,576     (21,109,206     139,370   
19   Goldman Sachs   Euro-Buxl 30-Year Bond Futures     03/2016        (3,191,541     (3,126,145     65,396   
31   Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures     03/2016        (4,759,622     (4,766,250     (6,628
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (295,460,093     (295,772,442     (312,349
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $95,454,938        $94,434,634        $(1,020,304
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Represents positions held in the respective Subsidiary (See Note 2).

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015:

Over the Counter

 

PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     2,046,500        $1,474,905        $1,485,960        $11,055   
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     2,046,500        1,474,905        1,485,960        11,055   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     2,050,000        513,449        506,157        (7,292
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     2,050,000        513,450        506,157        (7,293
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CAD     4,029,000        3,012,465        2,912,319        (100,146
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     4,029,000        3,012,465        2,912,319        (100,146
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     467,000        472,041        467,700        (4,341
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     892,000        900,737        893,337        (7,400
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     1,081,500        1,151,437        1,177,480        26,043   
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     1,187,500        1,267,384        1,292,887        25,503   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     1,302,000        1,953,811        1,919,640        (34,171
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     1,302,000        1,953,811        1,919,640        (34,171
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HKD     33,000        4,260        4,260          
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     55,000        7,097        7,101        4   
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HUF     57,000,000        196,730        196,188        (542
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     57,000,000        196,730        196,188        (542

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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PURCHASE
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
PURCHASED
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ILS     800,000        $ 209,113        $ 205,909        $ (3,204
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     800,000        208,872        205,909        (2,963
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   INR     75,150,000        1,109,460        1,122,562        13,102   
Indian Rupee,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   INR     75,150,000        1,109,460        1,122,562        13,102   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     780,862,500        6,374,469        6,507,804        133,335   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     780,862,500        6,374,469        6,507,804        133,335   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     230,000,000        196,148        195,838        (310
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     230,000,000        196,147        195,838        (309
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   MXN     2,800,000        167,318        161,625        (5,693
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     2,800,000        167,302        161,625        (5,677
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     796,000        91,391        89,864        (1,527
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     3,914,500        2,587,866        2,665,537        77,671   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     3,914,500        2,587,865        2,665,537        77,672   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   PLN     2,690,000        674,180        684,794        10,614   
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     2,690,000        674,181        684,794        10,613   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     3,118,500        367,459        370,198        2,739   
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     3,118,500        367,459        370,198        2,739   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SGD     465,000        330,596        327,174        (3,422
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     465,000        330,597        327,174        (3,423
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     7,640,000        2,561,577        2,567,158        5,581   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     7,640,000        2,561,508        2,567,158        5,650   
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   TWD     9,450,000        289,166        287,931        (1,235
New Taiwan Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   TWD     9,450,000        289,169        287,931        (1,238
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ZAR     3,930,000        263,372        250,749        (12,623
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     3,930,000        263,373        250,749        (12,624
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $48,458,194        $48,667,715        $209,521   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   AUD     (275,500     $(197,666     $(200,040     $(2,374
Australian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   AUD     (275,500     (197,668     (200,040     (2,372
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   BRL     (2,985,000     (752,586     (737,013     15,573   
Brazilian Real,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   BRL     (2,985,000     (752,593     (737,013     15,580   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CAD     (72,500     (53,345     (52,406     939   
Canadian Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CAD     (72,500     (53,346     (52,406     940   
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   CHF     (7,797,000     (7,808,542     (7,808,690     (148
Swiss Franc,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   CHF     (7,811,000     (7,822,665     (7,822,711     (46
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   DKK     (2,728,000     (397,327     (398,127     (800
Danish Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   DKK     (3,788,000     (552,592     (552,824     (232
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   EUR     (577,500     (619,019     (628,752     (9,733
Euro,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   EUR     (602,500     (646,038     (655,970     (9,932
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   GBP     (1,839,000     (2,759,059     (2,711,380     47,679   
British Pound,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   GBP     (1,839,000     (2,759,081     (2,711,380     47,701   
Hong Kong Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HKD     (726,000     (93,704     (93,730     (26
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   HUF     (5,000,000     (17,159     (17,209     (50
Hungarian Forint,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   HUF     (5,000,000     (17,159     (17,209     (50
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ILS     (3,045,000     (787,298     (783,740     3,558   
Israeli Shekel,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ILS     (3,045,000     (787,299     (783,740     3,559   
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   JPY     (22,334,000     (182,138     (186,134     (3,996
Japanese Yen,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   JPY     (50,864,000     (416,486     (423,906     (7,420
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  CitiBank   KRW     (2,458,500,000     (2,109,469     (2,093,349     16,120   
Korean Won,
Expiring 03/16/16*
  Credit Suisse International   KRW     (2,458,500,000     (2,109,490     (2,093,349     16,141   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   MXN     (41,495,000     (2,477,856     (2,395,232     82,624   
Mexican Peso,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   MXN     (41,495,000     (2,477,851     (2,395,230     82,621   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NOK     (34,200,500     (3,940,302     (3,861,047     79,255   
Norwegian Krone,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NOK     (34,200,500     (3,940,307     (3,861,048     79,259   
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   NZD     (2,645,000     (1,752,657     (1,801,085     (48,428

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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SALES
CONTRACTS
  COUNTERPARTY   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
AMOUNT
SOLD
    VALUE AT
SETTLEMENT
DATE
    VALUE AT
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
New Zealand Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   NZD     (2,645,000     $ (1,752,657     $ (1,801,085     $ (48,428
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   PLN     (150,000     (37,461     (38,186     (725
Poland Zloty,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   PLN     (150,000     (37,460     (38,185     (725
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SEK     (28,871,000     (3,332,266     (3,427,283     (95,017
Swedish Krona,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SEK     (29,513,000     (3,408,975     (3,503,495     (94,520
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   SGD     (640,500     (452,596     (450,656     1,940   
Singapore Dollar,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   SGD     (640,500     (452,598     (450,657     1,941   
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   TRY     (300,000     (98,704     (100,805     (2,101
Turkish Lira,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   TRY     (300,000     (98,703     (100,805     (2,102
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  CitiBank   ZAR     (1,600,000     (109,292     (102,086     7,206   
South African Rand,
Expiring 03/16/16
  Credit Suisse International   ZAR     (1,600,000     (109,188     (102,086     7,102   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          (56,370,602     (56,190,089     180,513   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $(7,912,408     $(7,522,374     $390,034   
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Non-deliverable forward (See Note 4).

 

AUD - Australian Dollar

BRL - Brazilian Real

CAD - Canadian Dollar

CHF - Swiss Franc

DKK - Danish Krone

EUR - Euro

GBP - British Pound

HKD - Hong Kong Dollar

HUF - Hungarian Forint

ILS - Israeli Shekel

INR - Indian Rupee

JPY - Japanese Yen

KRW - Korean Won

MXN - Mexican Peso

NOK - Norwegian Krone

NZD - New Zealand Dollar

PLN - Poland Zloty

SEK - Swedish Krona

SGD - Singapore Dollar

TRY - Turkish Lira

TWD - New Taiwan Dollar

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total Return Basket Swaps* Outstanding at December 31, 2015

Over the Counter

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in USD based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    9 - 12 months maturity ranging from 01/11/2016 - 10/03/2016      $1,155,438   
        

 

 

 

 

* See the accompanying “Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap” for further details.
** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Common Stocks              
Ireland                  
Accenture PLC     2,392      $ 242,336      $ 7,628   
Alkermes PLC     1,348        81,670        25,335   
King Digital Entertainment PLC     4,592        63,258        18,847   
XL Group PLC     1,345        48,409        4,288   
     

 

 

 
        56,098   
     

 

 

 
Netherlands              
Frank’s International NV     2,487        39,884        1,624   
     

 

 

 
Panama                  
Copa Holdings SA     1,290        52,152        10,104   
     

 

 

 
Puerto Rico                  
Popular, Inc.     6,364        189,123        (8,767
     

 

 

 
Singapore                  
Avago Technologies Ltd.     1,118        139,195        23,082   
Flextronics International Ltd.     17,921        191,785        9,109   
     

 

 

 
        32,191   
     

 

 

 
Sweden              
Autoliv, Inc.     283        31,210        4,100   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
ACE Ltd.     200        20,684        2,686   
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG     3,347        127,127        (2,653
TE Connectivity Ltd.     1,300        75,946        8,047   
     

 

 

 
        8,080   
     

 

 

 
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom              
Delphi Automotive PLC     2,595      $ 201,397      $ 21,073   
Noble Corp. PLC     9,576        116,686        (15,659
     

 

 

 
        5,414   
     

 

 

 
United States              
3M Co.     475        67,526        4,028   
Aaron’s, Inc.     7,868        257,793        (81,628
Abbott Laboratories     5,781        239,929        19,695   
AbbVie, Inc.     1,972        106,661        10,160   
ACI Worldwide, Inc.     729        16,335        (734
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     9,589        315,475        55,716   
Acuity Brands, Inc.     200        35,232        11,528   
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     200        35,368        (5,266
Aetna, Inc.     5,910        651,379        (12,390
Aflac, Inc.     8,684        534,997        (14,825
AGCO Corp.     10,479        476,713        (1,071
Air Lease Corp.     3,806        126,337        1,088   
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     221        29,453        (699
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     1,195        86,812        (23,919
Alaska Air Group, Inc.     5,234        414,827        6,562   
Alleghany Corp.     54        25,658        150   
Allstate Corp./The     2,544        152,863        5,094   
Alphabet, Inc.     248        179,965        12,981   
Amazon.com, Inc.     130        67,004        20,862   
AMC Networks, Inc.     3,468        249,326        9,664   
Amdocs Ltd.     9,812        566,671        (31,230
AMERCO     531        213,974        (7,149
Ameren Corp.     6,608        289,200        (3,536
American Airlines Group, Inc.     8,663        360,476        6,402   
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     19,273        298,488        243   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     18,062        1,024,342        28,131   
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
American Financial Group, Inc.     2,767      $ 195,993      $ 3,453   
American International Group, Inc.     2,115        125,053        6,013   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     2,307        254,023        (8,513
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     5,795        563,144        37,856   
Amgen, Inc.     1,702        245,492        30,794   
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.     6,624        418,768        (10,862
Analog Devices, Inc.     739        42,921        (2,039
Anthem, Inc.     5,923        838,589        (12,686
AO Smith Corp.     3,753        262,502        25,016   
Apple, Inc.     2,282        260,843        (20,639
AptarGroup, Inc.     164        11,105        809   
Arch Capital Group Ltd.     2,493        186,221        (12,334
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     7,204        315,032        (50,789
Arrow Electronics, Inc.     3,000        168,014        (5,474
Ashland, Inc.     480        50,549        (1,253
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     3,756        179,660        1,754   
Associated Banc-Corp.     635        11,741        166   
Assurant, Inc.     3,812        302,163        4,856   
Assured Guaranty Ltd.     14,490        377,842        5,129   
Atmos Energy Corp.     1,080        63,029        5,054   
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     11,448        176,733        (59,620
AutoNation, Inc.     1,937        115,663        (102
AutoZone, Inc.     295        222,033        (3,170
Avery Dennison Corp.     3,651        213,100        15,672   
Avnet, Inc.     7,700        337,545        (7,677
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     5,289        286,907        10,441   
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     306        19,243        5   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp./The     9,196        382,732        (3,673
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.     516        26,246        (725
Baxalta, Inc.     6,514        254,871        (630
Baxter International, Inc.     1,514        52,675        5,084   
BB&T Corp.     1,617        58,417        2,721   
Becton Dickinson and Co.     597        80,701        11,291   
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.     791        45,625        (7,460
Bemis Co., Inc.     7,053        304,458        10,740   
Best Buy Co., Inc.     9,251        321,758        (40,065
Big Lots, Inc.     2,968        136,587        (22,200
Biogen, Inc.     229        65,038        5,116   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     179        19,455        (703
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     1,549        212,517        2,267   
Boeing Co./The     4,692        674,431        3,985   
BOK Financial Corp.     991        61,025        (1,773
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.     2,000        54,340        7,360   
Boston Scientific Corp.     6,332        105,272        11,490   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Brinker International, Inc.     7,215      $ 366,362      $ (20,402
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     758        52,921        (778
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.     4,305        243,578        (12,270
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.     33,439        343,386        (36,416
Bunge Ltd.     5,761        421,487        (28,126
CA, Inc.     6,672        183,285        7,267   
Cabot Corp.     1,432        57,087        1,453   
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     7,835        167,255        (4,209
California Resources Corp.     17,031        60,358        (20,676
Campbell Soup Co.     350        17,979        413   
Capital One Financial Corp.     6,622        503,464        (25,488
Cardinal Health, Inc.     2,205        180,309        16,531   
Carlisle Cos., Inc.     3,124        277,851        (783
Carnival Corp.     9,245        472,131        31,537   
Carter’s, Inc.     1,646        150,520        (3,977
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.     2,574        274,939        35,100   
Catalent, Inc.     2,732        69,845        (1,463
CDK Global, Inc.     720        35,570        (1,392
CDW Corp.     3,648        156,193        (2,831
Celanese Corp.     5,599        361,270        15,710   
Celgene Corp.     731        83,736        3,809   
Centene Corp.     6,750        384,173        60,045   
CenturyLink, Inc.     1,463        37,549        (739
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     4,874        221,886        (22,978
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.     5,250        355,949        66,098   
Cheesecake Factory, Inc./The     5,141        265,823        (28,771
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     2,028        174,475        (2,339
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.     3,843        125,738        2,733   
Cintas Corp.     2,913        263,646        1,582   
Cisco Systems, Inc.     20,348        553,580        (1,030
Citigroup, Inc.     2,156        108,237        3,336   
Citrix Systems, Inc.     1,364        103,524        (338
Clorox Co./The     2,707        321,164        22,164   
CME Group, Inc.     139        12,493        100   
CMS Energy Corp.     2,941        105,938        174   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.     2,047        127,170        (4,309
Comcast Corp.     4,635        272,125        (10,572
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     295        12,863        (314
Commercial Metals Co.     21,515        305,078        (10,538
Computer Sciences Corp.     3,571        116,469        231   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     2,139        87,809        2,371   
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
ConocoPhillips     4,882      $ 238,494      $ (10,553
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     10,739        713,102        (22,906
Constellation Brands, Inc.     2,257        299,720        21,767   
Convergys Corp.     12,892        304,858        16,024   
CoreLogic, Inc.     3,794        143,247        (14,783
Corning, Inc.     4,300        71,251        7,353   
Costco Wholesale Corp.     508        73,939        8,103   
Coty, Inc.     4,215        117,590        (9,559
CR Bard, Inc.     1,729        326,187        1,355   
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.     2,033        280,874        (23,029
Credit Acceptance Corp.     1,058        220,591        5,843   
Crown Holdings, Inc.     5,285        263,617        4,332   
CST Brands, Inc.     2,968        101,859        14,308   
CSX Corp.     6,368        169,069        (3,820
Cummins, Inc.     3,276        351,244        (62,923
CVR Energy, Inc.     302        12,414        (530
CVS Health Corp.     1,465        144,629        (1,396
Danaher Corp.     3,070        266,049        19,093   
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     7,235        392,954        67,482   
Dean Foods Co.     17,660        310,554        (7,685
Deckers Outdoor Corp.     1,669        96,799        (18,022
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     7,617        359,369        26,736   
Deluxe Corp.     5,395        299,721        (5,477
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     3,882        226,045        10,175   
Devon Energy Corp.     3,414        125,370        (16,122
DeVry Education Group, Inc.     658        18,312        (1,658
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     5,117        223,823        (42,937
Dillard’s, Inc.     908        75,159        (15,494
Discover Financial Services     981        51,160        1,441   
Dollar General Corp.     488        33,988        1,085   
Dow Chemical Co./The     8,071        415,093        402   
DR Horton, Inc.     12,163        369,889        19,692   
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.     5,858        491,581        54,385   
Dril-Quip, Inc.     2,112        129,134        (4,040
DST Systems, Inc.     2,292        252,310        9,116   
DTE Energy Co.     6,193        501,501        (4,884
Dun & Bradstreet Corp./The     398        42,033        (669
East West Bancorp, Inc.     1,102        43,166        2,633   
Eastman Chemical Co.     1,703        114,895        74   
eBay, Inc.     13,218        331,605        31,626   
EchoStar Corp.     317        13,280        (882
Edison International     9,054        573,787        (37,699
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     1,198        82,279        12,339   
Electronic Arts, Inc.     3,914        275,758        (6,788
Eli Lilly & Co.     3,707        309,118        3,234   
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.     1,821        112,119        4,407   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Energen Corp.     2,552      $ 132,844      $ (28,237
Entergy Corp.     2,025        130,893        7,536   
EOG Resources, Inc.     2,667        202,324        (13,528
EP Energy Corp.     12,721        67,505        (11,787
Equifax, Inc.     4,980        515,374        39,248   
Everest Re Group Ltd.     500        86,915        4,630   
Eversource Energy     1,645        82,617        1,393   
Exelon Corp.     9,807        289,310        (16,970
Expedia, Inc.     661        82,876        (714
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     1,335        224,811        (7,780
Fair Isaac Corp.     1,074        90,294        10,855   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     1,133        78,063        (9,403
Fifth Third BanCorp.     3,117        58,326        4,326   
First American Financial Corp.     6,650        259,701        (20,966
First Solar, Inc.     5,947        316,035        76,408   
FirstMerit Corp.     1,281        22,958        933   
Fiserv, Inc.     1,814        164,828        1,081   
Flowers Foods, Inc.     11,250        275,846        (34,083
FNF Group     9,667        341,927        (6,772
Foot Locker, Inc.     6,452        461,032        (41,071
FTI Consulting, Inc.     1,517        64,725        (12,146
Fulton Financial Corp.     4,577        61,103        (1,556
GameStop Corp.     12,263        484,376        (140,521
GATX Corp.     1,140        51,456        (2,949
General Dynamics Corp.     3,261        454,508        (6,577
General Mills, Inc.     2,305        134,432        (1,526
General Motors Co.     9,356        318,928        (731
Genpact Ltd.     12,265        292,987        13,393   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     3,179        326,884        (5,201
Global Payments, Inc.     4,272        271,721        3,866   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The     14,548        454,044        21,239   
Graham Holdings Co.     597        342,928        (53,401
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.     7,839        102,793        (2,219
H&R Block, Inc.     2,631        96,408        (8,769
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc./The     3,462        278,154        3,445   
Harman International Industries, Inc.     891        83,891        50   
Harris Corp.     138        10,143        1,849   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc./The     6,872        310,643        (11,985
Hasbro, Inc.     584        42,086        (2,748
HCA Holdings, Inc.     3,196        240,724        (24,579
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     2,542        137,706        (1,582
Herman Miller, Inc.     3,449        102,069        (3,083
Hess Corp.     1,798        92,734        (5,567
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     2,466        129,892        (11,376
HNI Corp.     1,039        41,089        (3,623
HollyFrontier Corp.     6,785        321,469        (50,815
Home Depot, Inc./The     628        77,855        5,198   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Hormel Foods Corp.     4,598      $ 290,402      $ 73,208   
HP, Inc.     18,313        247,115        (30,289
HSN, Inc.     416        24,565        (3,486
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     10,077        105,033        6,418   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.     4,592        508,439        74,056   
IAC/InterActiveCorp.     1,124        74,809        (7,313
IDACORP, Inc.     1,928        123,562        7,542   
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     400        32,972        4,100   
Ingram Micro, Inc.     12,386        355,422        20,865   
Ingredion, Inc.     4,996        454,076        24,741   
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.     1,870        42,371        6,904   
Intel Corp.     4,100        118,121        23,124   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     1,152        278,509        16,702   
InterDigital, Inc.     2,317        111,594        2,032   
International Business Machines Corp.     1,177        163,643        (1,664
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     721        78,235        8,025   
International Game Technology PLC     10,465        172,811        (3,487
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc./The     5,012        98,257        18,422   
Intrexon Corp.     9,395        310,852        (27,592
IPG Photonics Corp.     598        45,364        7,953   
ITT Corp.     4,485        166,890        (3,995
Jabil Circuit, Inc.     20,591        475,179        4,385   
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     2,388        181,733        4,674   
Jack in the Box, Inc.     212        16,018        244   
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     5,396        75,604        426   
JetBlue Airways Corp.     17,302        433,187        (41,297
JM Smucker Co./The     480        58,709        494   
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     2,036        97,995        (6,314
Johnson & Johnson     1,261        123,308        6,222   
Johnson Controls, Inc.     3,294        144,595        (14,515
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     5,531        341,183        24,029   
Juniper Networks, Inc.     7,887        238,487        (20,806
KAR Auction Services, Inc.     326        12,314        (242
KeyCorp.     5,146        68,337        (461
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     603        69,314        7,448   
Kohl’s Corp.     1,066        50,848        (75
Kroger Co./The     11,514        419,160        62,471   
L Brands, Inc.     926        86,402        2,328   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     1,580        167,047        21,779   
Lam Research Corp.     2,686        178,738        34,584   
Lancaster Colony Corp.     468        52,966        1,069   
Landstar System, Inc.     500        33,690        (4,365
Lear Corp.     6,577        736,464        71,389   
Leggett & Platt, Inc.     1,897        79,407        305   
Leidos Holdings, Inc.     4,327        209,476        33,961   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Lennar Corp.     450      $ 22,120      $ (110
Lennox International, Inc.     916        111,346        3,062   
Lexmark International, Inc.     1,000        28,540        3,910   
LifePoint Health, Inc.     807        56,535        2,699   
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     410        21,942        (667
Lincoln National Corp.     2,029        97,372        4,606   
Lockheed Martin Corp.     949        198,321        7,754   
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     1,592        109,343        11,713   
LyondellBasell Industries NV     7,523        686,403        (32,654
M&T Bank Corp.     104        12,610        (8
Mallinckrodt PLC     4,163        279,064        31,620   
Manhattan Associates, Inc.     2,357        156,063        (101
ManpowerGroup, Inc.     2,150        185,817        (4,594
Marathon Oil Corp.     2,711        42,776        (8,645
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     8,409        401,199        34,723   
Marriott International, Inc.     550        37,770        (898
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     11,445        100,360        585   
Masco Corp.     3,861        108,321        945   
MAXIMUS, Inc.     2,415        149,137        (13,294
McCormick & Co., Inc.     351        29,270        761   
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.     619        54,636        6,385   
McKesson Corp.     484        92,697        2,762   
MEDNAX, Inc.     1,225        89,101        (1,317
Mentor Graphics Corp.     12,367        280,814        (53,014
Merck & Co., Inc.     2,166        109,415        4,993   
MetLife, Inc.     10,530        504,791        2,860   
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.     35        10,075        1,795   
Michaels Cos., Inc./The     2,902        66,988        (2,825
Microsoft Corp.     4,300        188,942        49,622   
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     2,923        143,395        (9,346
Mohawk Industries, Inc.     556        103,996        1,305   
Molina Healthcare, Inc.     8,367        528,556        (25,448
Mosaic Co./The     10,014        316,824        (40,537
MSCI, Inc.     2,427        151,241        23,818   
MSG Networks, Inc.     9,202        186,917        4,484   
Murphy Oil Corp.     8,600        213,747        (20,677
Murphy USA, Inc.     3,587        207,096        10,778   
Mylan NV     2,820        143,840        8,638   
Nasdaq, Inc.     6,333        352,192        16,199   
NCR Corp.     918        22,876        (422
NeuStar, Inc.     6,804        178,404        (15,312
Newfield Exploration Co.     3,824        133,037        (8,528
NewMarket Corp.     62        22,952        653   
News Corp.     4,706        68,513        (5,641
NextEra Energy, Inc.     2,860        280,214        16,912   
NIKE, Inc.     2,286        142,416        459   
 

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
NiSource, Inc.     22,670      $ 444,288      $ (1,996
Northern Trust Corp.     1,672        114,838        5,697   
Northrop Grumman Corp.     3,563        609,154        63,576   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.     1,499        90,959        (3,118
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.     1,335        54,825        (4,242
Nuance Communications, Inc.     6,752        136,725        (2,427
NVIDIA Corp.     3,470        87,502        26,869   
NVR, Inc.     187        302,210        5,031   
Old Republic International Corp.     8,998        168,032        (400
Omnicom Group, Inc.     1,667        112,877        13,248   
ON Semiconductor Corp.     6,840        66,546        486   
ONE Gas, Inc.     808        40,177        361   
OneMain Holdings, Inc.     2,978        130,124        (6,418
OPKO Health, Inc.     11,110        117,348        (5,693
Oracle Corp.     2,300        82,915        1,104   
Orbital ATK, Inc.     1,249        95,233        16,353   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.     744        189,547        (1,003
Oshkosh Corp.     2,433        94,045        940   
Owens Corning     9,360        418,604        21,596   
PACCAR, Inc.     4,708        244,554        (21,395
Packaging Corp. of America     188        11,512        341   
Panera Bread Co.     126        24,029        513   
PAREXEL International Corp.     1,106        74,058        1,283   
Parker-Hannifin Corp.     728        70,204        398   
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     16,621        253,561        (2,917
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.     2,226        107,446        (13,197
People’s United Financial, Inc.     14,514        233,028        1,373   
PepsiCo, Inc.     2,037        190,157        13,380   
Pfizer, Inc.     12,026        386,942        1,258   
PG&E Corp.     11,977        632,149        4,908   
Phillips 66     2,837        227,288        4,779   
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.     8,097        165,653        13,210   
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.     6,767        297,232        (9,905
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     7,158        458,171        3,377   
Plantronics, Inc.     1,985        100,707        (6,578
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc./The     7,588        674,944        48,269   
PNM Resources, Inc.     1,057        32,897        (585
Polycom, Inc.     5,787        66,887        5,972   
Post Holdings, Inc.     1,185        73,779        (665
PPG Industries, Inc.     400        35,336        4,192   
PPL Corp.     2,678        92,143        (743
Procter & Gamble Co./The     920        66,856        6,201   
Progressive Corp./The     3,121        96,263        2,985   
Prudential Financial, Inc.     1,022        84,892        (1,691
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  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     25,816      $ 1,056,997      $ (58,176
PVH Corp.     950        86,339        (16,372
QEP Resources, Inc.     7,438        103,974        (4,305
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     704        44,802        5,281   
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.     7,211        504,633        (9,526
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.     6,306        168,013        (8,345
Raytheon Co.     3,373        389,864        30,176   
Regal Entertainment Group     1,885        34,278        1,292   
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     150        82,517        (1,086
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.     3,858        352,332        (22,280
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     7,747        440,637        7,992   
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     552        60,155        2,326   
Republic Services, Inc.     10,392        435,833        21,311   
ResMed, Inc.     677        36,915        (567
Robert Half International, Inc.     2,222        112,623        (7,878
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     1,080        110,671        148   
Ross Stores, Inc.     1,600        78,528        7,568   
Rowan Cos. PLC     14,751        262,950        (12,921
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     3,207        293,203        31,378   
Ryder System, Inc.     6,146        440,031        (90,754
Sabre Corp.     1,430        41,461        (1,464
SCANA Corp.     8,089        461,645        27,658   
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co./The     1,393        85,653        4,210   
SEI Investments Co.     1,014        48,783        4,350   
Sensient Technologies Corp.     2,581        159,876        2,262   
Service Corp. International     4,774        134,941        (10,722
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.     800        26,978        4,414   
Sherwin-Williams Co./The     236        53,869        7,396   
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.     10,778        377,065        (51,462
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     4,101        329,195        (14,115
SM Energy Co.     3,680        95,870        (23,521
Snap-on, Inc.     1,068        165,414        17,673   
Sonoco Products Co.     4,415        174,796        5,645   
Southwest Airlines Co.     4,274        165,295        18,744   
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.     900        83,754        7,866   
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.     15,482        781,365        (6,181
Spirit Airlines, Inc.     965        35,457        2,998   
Sprint Corp.     7,721        29,650        (1,700
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     1,513      $ 107,969      $ (4,676
St. Jude Medical, Inc.     590        37,225        (781
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     1,325        138,706        2,711   
Starbucks Corp.     611        35,290        1,388   
State Street Corp.     2,004        133,328        (343
STERIS PLC     3,731        250,000        31,093   
Stryker Corp.     1,917        182,498        (4,332
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     9,768        380,981        37,481   
Superior Energy Services, Inc.     4,209        57,327        (631
SUPERVALU, Inc.     23,858        162,638        (881
Synaptics, Inc.     1,213        102,061        (4,608
Synchrony Financial     5,896        184,243        (4,945
Synopsys, Inc.     5,538        260,617        (8,029
Sysco Corp.     400        15,892        508   
Talen Energy Corp.     10,429        105,530        (40,557
Target Corp.     6,807        525,118        (30,862
Tech Data Corp.     6,742        470,661        (23,127
TEGNA, Inc.     12,818        296,291        30,824   
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     651        57,537        206   
Teleflex, Inc.     2,520        322,716        8,538   
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     3,919        101,494        (32
Teradyne, Inc.     2,213        42,378        3,365   
Tesoro Corp.     4,198        428,546        13,797   
Texas Instruments, Inc.     215        10,294        1,490   
Textron, Inc.     1,793        77,193        (1,869
Thomson Reuters Corp.     3,084        124,388        (7,658
Thor Industries, Inc.     2,412        125,898        9,535   
Time Warner, Inc.     451        30,582        (1,416
Time, Inc.     10,567        189,967        (24,382
TJX Cos., Inc./The     425        30,483        (346
T-Mobile US, Inc.     4,411        174,138        (1,580
TopBuild Corp.     2,745        81,145        3,329   
Torchmark Corp.     5,189        294,558        2,046   
Toro Co./The     1,001        74,577        (1,434
Total System Services, Inc.     8,956        428,682        17,327   
Transocean Ltd.     2,076        26,877        (1,176
Travelers Cos., Inc./The     5,294        546,487        50,994   
Trinity Industries, Inc.     13,384        335,675        (14,192
Trustmark Corp.     3,201        75,477        (1,726
Tupperware Brands Corp.     2,058        108,765        5,762   
Tyler Technologies, Inc.     498        86,295        517   
Tyson Foods, Inc.     9,981        445,194        87,093   
UGI Corp.     2,001        68,695        (1,141
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.     67        11,172        1,223   
United Parcel Service, Inc.     1,205        123,208        (7,250
United Therapeutics Corp.     2,752        399,680        31,310   
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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     4,610      $ 535,775      $ 6,545   
Universal Health Services, Inc.     1,218        146,171        (633
Unum Group     1,721        56,941        351   
US Bancorp.     4,438        182,374        6,995   
Valero Energy Corp.     11,013        677,940        100,789   
Validus Holdings Ltd.     6,089        272,162        9,698   
Valmont Industries, Inc.     572        59,123        1,521   
Valspar Corp./The     300        21,861        3,024   
Vantiv, Inc.     2,235        103,847        2,137   
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     394        29,673        2,163   
Vectren Corp.     900        36,792        1,386   
VeriSign, Inc.     3,586        278,158        35,115   
Verizon Communications, Inc.     2,485        111,389        3,468   
VF Corp.     194        13,574        (1,498
Visa, Inc.     643        44,540        5,325   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     1,018        9,969        2,298   
Voya Financial, Inc.     3,300        131,344        (9,541
VWR Corp.     1,999        55,209        1,382   
Wabtec Corp.     547        47,558        (8,656
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     4,788        299,198        (5,694
Walt Disney Co./The     1,030        110,428        (2,196
Waste Connections, Inc.     1,715        98,144        (1,556
Waste Management, Inc.     12,562        633,414        37,020   
Waters Corp.     1,469        172,911        24,787   
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     1,949        160,657        (8,226
Wells Fargo & Co.     6,055        311,370        17,779   
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     14,562        371,121        (30,516
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     963        58,876        (884
Western Digital Corp.     3,870        260,130        (27,737
Western Refining, Inc.     5,996        256,114        (42,536
Western Union Co./The     2,631        47,910        (789
Westlake Chemical Corp.     3,426        195,783        (9,683
WGL Holdings, Inc.     5,748        325,898        36,168   
Whirlpool Corp.     2,568        392,715        (15,552
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.     80        59,953        (1,808
Woodward, Inc.     1,485        62,728        11,017   
World Fuel Services Corp.     4,877        178,628        8,942   
WR Berkley Corp.     400        21,760        140   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     970        75,399        (4,929
Xcel Energy, Inc.     22,228        788,981        9,226   
Xilinx, Inc.     1,242        60,310        (1,973
     

 

 

 
        432,265   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        541,109   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Canada                  
lululemon athletica, Inc.     (2,085   $ (109,259   $ (141
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Allegion PLC     (3,675     (240,975     (1,281
Endo International PLC     (5,841     (376,759     19,173   
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC     (1,315     (174,915     (9,922
Medtronic PLC     (2,837     (201,055     (17,167
     

 

 

 
        (9,197
     

 

 

 
Netherlands              
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV     (993     (39,636     919   
Core Laboratories NV     (1,174     (127,762     102   
QIAGEN NV     (5,471     (140,415     (10,858
Sensata Technologies Holding NV     (8,290     (370,910     (10,928
     

 

 

 
        (20,765
     

 

 

 
Norway              
Golar LNG Ltd.     (20,031     (458,295     142,005   
     

 

 

 
Switzerland                  
Weatherford International PLC     (53,493     (477,786     28,980   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aon PLC     (6,600     (600,066     (8,520
Ensco PLC     (16,106     (234,377     (13,495
Liberty Global PLC     (3,170     (130,337     (3,944
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.     (2,891     (118,714     2,901   
Pentair PLC     (3,878     (209,464     17,387   
     

 

 

 
        (5,671
     

 

 

 
United States              
3D Systems Corp.     (4,948     (44,965     1,967   
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.     (6,534     (143,552     (32,866
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.     (2,811     (191,289     15,714   
Acxiom Corp.     (4,659     (91,875     (5,591
Adobe Systems, Inc.     (1,051     (88,138     (10,593
ADT Corp./The     (5,213     (162,279     (9,645
AECOM     (4,378     (117,469     (14,003
AES Corp.     (14,037     (145,001     10,667   
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     (5,311     (192,347     (29,706
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (3,603     (235,777     1,870   
Akorn, Inc.     (14,535     (407,200     (135,100
Albemarle Corp.     (8,636     (388,662     (95,041
Alcoa, Inc.     (24,367     (227,961     (12,541
Alere, Inc.     (5,809     (256,616     29,542   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (1,478     (254,112     (27,816
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Align Technology, Inc.     (6,122   $ (369,553   $ (33,581
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (11,541     (170,816     40,979   
Alliance Data Systems Corp.     (959     (257,423     (7,807
Alliant Energy Corp.     (350     (21,653     (204
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.     (3,141     (82,172     851   
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     (5,668     (72,214     (14,960
Ally Financial, Inc.     (652     (13,517     1,364   
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (3,667     (300,344     (44,868
American Express Co.     (1,292     (94,060     4,202   
AMETEK, Inc.     (466     (25,064     91   
Amphenol Corp.     (4,421     (236,532     5,623   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     (4,235     (246,207     40,471   
Apache Corp.     (2,470     (101,205     (8,636
Apollo Education Group, Inc.     (5,071     (44,468     5,574   
Applied Materials, Inc.     (14,048     (229,959     (32,317
Arista Networks, Inc.     (2,673     (192,465     (15,601
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.     (1,700     (86,207     8,466   
ARRIS Group, Inc.     (2,546     (67,247     (10,584
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.     (7,043     (297,452     9,112   
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.     (4,409     (159,363     374   
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.     (3,151     (32,577     1,539   
Autodesk, Inc.     (6,463     (307,031     (86,759
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     (2,280     (194,135     974   
Avis Budget Group, Inc.     (333     (12,203     118   
Avon Products, Inc.     (47,941     (162,872     (31,289
B/E Aerospace, Inc.     (17,748     (792,170     40,188   
Ball Corp.     (5,102     (345,270     (25,798
BancorpSouth, Inc.     (2,300     (54,648     (529
Bank of America Corp.     (16,859     (259,162     (24,575
BankUnited, Inc.     (1,788     (64,779     304   
Belden, Inc.     (3,503     (168,491     1,467   
Bio-Techne Corp.     (2,888     (266,047     6,127   
Black Hills Corp.     (2,772     (117,382     (11,322
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc.     (7,955     (258,408     (4,585
BlackRock, Inc.     (88     (29,578     (388
Bluebird Bio, Inc.     (2,182     (202,964     62,836   
BorgWarner, Inc.     (12,848     (532,458     (22,962
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     (17,853     (396,387     66,820   
Brown & Brown, Inc.     (5,377     (168,432     (4,170
Brown-Forman Corp.     (851     (86,058     1,570   
Bruker Corp.     (11,185     (198,244     (73,216
Brunswick Corp.     (923     (43,950     (2,671
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     (512     (82,547     806   
BWX Technologies, Inc.     (5,079     (142,381     (18,978
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Cabela’s, Inc.     (10,440   $ (402,883   $ (84,979
Cable One, Inc.     (124     (55,033     1,259   
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     (17,682     (332,086     19,291   
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.     (8,732     (347,893     16,775   
Calpine Corp.     (18,688     (271,831     1,416   
CarMax, Inc.     (3,545     (207,878     16,554   
Carpenter Technology Corp.     (7,758     (240,030     5,196   
Caterpillar, Inc.     (5,272     (360,067     1,782   
CBOE Holdings, Inc.     (1,946     (134,558     8,263   
CBS Corp.     (3,457     (140,848     (22,080
CEB, Inc.     (772     (54,285     6,892   
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     (8,833     (161,194     (980
Cerner Corp.     (3,446     (219,529     12,183   
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     (3,761     (252,147     18,890   
Charles Schwab Corp./The     (12,807     (366,880     (54,854
Chemours Co./The     (9,409     (52,078     1,646   
Cheniere Energy, Inc.     (9,098     (437,356     98,456   
Chevron Corp.     (1,186     (108,363     1,670   
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     (4,734     (76,328     25,816   
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     (742     (498,556     142,507   
Ciena Corp.     (5,749     (118,947       
Cimarex Energy Co.     (925     (87,664     4,988   
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     (1,300     (69,498     (7,423
Clean Harbors, Inc.     (831     (37,548     2,937   
Cleco Corp.     (1,000     (53,090     880   
CNO Financial Group, Inc.     (4,694     (90,760     1,151   
Coach, Inc.     (3,000     (85,440     (12,750
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.     (42,471     (302,304     72,961   
Coca-Cola Co./The     (3,737     (154,343     (6,199
Cognex Corp.     (8,662     (300,270     7,754   
Colfax Corp.     (11,536     (324,441     55,075   
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     (10,024     (644,815     (22,984
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.     (14,364     (281,975     (5,305
Comerica, Inc.     (2,469     (101,201     (2,077
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.     (8,344     (239,900     23,874   
CommVault Systems, Inc.     (5,715     (205,092     (19,793
Compass Minerals International, Inc.     (1,093     (84,968     2,698   
Concho Resources, Inc.     (578     (55,965     2,292   
Copart, Inc.     (1,557     (59,052     (129
CoStar Group, Inc.     (1,014     (180,297     (29,287
Covanta Holding Corp.     (22,244     (380,597     36,037   
Cree, Inc.     (2,448     (67,600     2,312   
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.     (39,325     (372,822     (12,956
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Dana Holding Corp.     (6,493   $ (102,626   $ 13,022   
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.     (5,293     (384,999     16,024   
Deere & Co.     (2,084     (161,801     2,854   
Denbury Resources, Inc.     (35,155     (103,376     32,363   
DexCom, Inc.     (2,245     (191,167     7,301   
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     (1,586     (33,635     170   
Diebold, Inc.     (2,400     (71,673     (543
Discovery Communications, Inc.     (18,497     (511,055     17,555   
DISH Network Corp.     (1,222     (71,607     1,733   
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     (3,683     (122,619     (1,314
Dollar Tree, Inc.     (6,316     (406,550     (81,171
Dominion Resources, Inc.     (9,838     (694,305     28,863   
Donaldson Co., Inc.     (10,690     (308,409     2,034   
Dover Corp.     (750     (44,926     (1,057
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.     (2,483     (58,439     (5,548
DSW, Inc.     (5,758     (145,242     7,856   
Duke Energy Corp.     (3,967     (283,055     (149
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     (6,724     (294,605     8,230   
E*TRADE Financial Corp.     (3,200     (84,704     (10,144
Eaton Corp PLC     (766     (38,942     (921
Eaton Vance Corp.     (3,436     (117,837     6,408   
Ecolab, Inc.     (1,339     (148,980     (4,174
Emerson Electric Co.     (5,904     (265,806     (16,583
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc     (16,998     (540,525     99,087   
EQT Corp.     (646     (34,178     502   
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc./The     (900     (71,793     (7,461
Esterline Technologies Corp.     (3,703     (270,622     (29,321
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     (1,168     (54,686     2,009   
Express Scripts Holding Co.     (453     (38,771     (826
Exxon Mobil Corp.     (1,438     (108,594     (3,498
F5 Networks, Inc.     (693     (67,413     220   
Facebook, Inc.     (1,277     (117,068     (16,583
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.     (2,193     (37,750     (7,667
Fastenal Co.     (4,271     (152,813     (21,529
FedEx Corp.     (1,056     (172,914     15,581   
FEI Co.     (2,351     (177,534     (10,052
FireEye, Inc.     (15,102     (351,812     38,597   
First Horizon National Corp.     (17,956     (257,132     (3,589
First Republic Bank     (800     (50,208     (2,640
FirstEnergy Corp.     (1,871     (58,072     (1,295
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.     (2,436     (353,440     5,263   
FLIR Systems, Inc.     (2,912     (83,500     1,761   
Flowserve Corp.     (7,459     (312,558     (1,317
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Fluor Corp.     (3,826   $ (166,914   $ (13,750
FMC Corp.     (14,493     (516,634     (50,477
FMC Technologies, Inc.     (3,351     (107,012     9,800   
Ford Motor Co.     (13,513     (186,038     (4,361
Fortinet, Inc.     (2,544     (90,140     10,843   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     (1,200     (59,172     (7,428
Fossil Group, Inc.     (1,492     (70,218     15,670   
Franklin Resources, Inc.     (4,845     (188,950     10,557   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     (53,493     (526,304     164,156   
Frontier Communications Corp.     (14,318     (70,486     3,621   
Gap, Inc./The     (5,333     (139,448     7,723   
Gartner, Inc.     (1,645     (149,284     82   
General Electric Co.     (12,960     (324,438     (79,266
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.     (5,195     (324,094     45,174   
Gentex Corp.     (1,922     (32,264     1,493   
Genworth Financial, Inc.     (93,301     (448,131     100,118   
GNC Holdings, Inc.     (7,693     (249,853     11,216   
Graco, Inc.     (1,554     (109,050     (2,946
Granite Construction, Inc.     (610     (26,945     770   
Great Plains Energy, Inc.     (436     (12,116     209   
Greif, Inc.     (3,556     (114,842     5,282   
Groupon, Inc.     (12,133     (38,385     1,137   
Guess?, Inc.     (1,946     (42,520     5,780   
Hain Celestial Group, Inc./The     (9,052     (398,746     33,136   
Halliburton Co.     (9,164     (343,181     31,239   
Halyard Health, Inc.     (1,123     (32,036     (5,483
Hanesbrands, Inc.     (1,676     (48,035     (1,290
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     (642     (34,603     5,463   
Harsco Corp.     (14,055     (126,812     16,059   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.     (4,735     (144,426     2,234   
Henry Schein, Inc.     (370     (48,511     (10,020
Hershey Co./The     (2,771     (249,833     2,466   
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.     (10,198     (181,863     36,746   
Hexcel Corp.     (2,013     (90,644     (2,860
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     (11,945     (280,947     25,324   
Hologic, Inc.     (509     (19,841     148   
Honeywell International, Inc.     (518     (53,099     (550
Hubbell, Inc.     (433     (40,657     (3,093
Huntsman Corp.     (11,394     (137,782     8,232   
IDEX Corp.     (186     (12,934     (1,315
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     (5,348     (392,788     2,812   
IHS, Inc.     (1,104     (125,852     (4,895
Illumina, Inc.     (3,632     (542,763     (154,382
IMS Health Holdings, Inc.     (932     (25,616     1,878   
Incyte Corp.     (1,820     (201,093     3,714   
Intersil Corp.     (6,997     (82,298     (6,984
Intuit, Inc.     (988     (93,591     (1,751
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.     (369     (177,020     (24,513
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Invesco Ltd.     (555   $ (16,981   $ (1,600
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (199     (12,322     (2
ITC Holdings Corp.     (27,100     (905,093     (158,582
Itron, Inc.     (2,926     (93,404     (12,459
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.     (430     (16,238     (1,801
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.     (881     (65,827     1,197   
Joy Global, Inc.     (19,953     (279,802     28,195   
Kansas City Southern     (8,695     (757,648     108,393   
Kate Spade & Co.     (21,370     (416,331     36,586   
KBR, Inc.     (16,446     (275,250     (3,016
Kellogg Co.     (3,679     (251,003     (14,878
Kennametal, Inc.     (4,826     (120,378     27,719   
Keysight Technologies, Inc.     (420     (12,858     959   
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     (20,574     (517,917     210,953   
KLX, Inc.     (3,795     (136,126     19,278   
Knowles Corp.     (3,825     (52,551     1,564   
Kosmos Energy Ltd.     (14,589     (84,723     8,860   
Las Vegas Sands Corp.     (1,300     (54,145     (2,847
Legg Mason, Inc.     (1,007     (41,851     2,346   
Leucadia National Corp.     (16,498     (316,115     29,215   
Level 3 Communications, Inc.     (6,029     (282,577     (45,160
Liberty Broadband Corp.     (2,486     (130,144     1,220   
Linear Technology Corp.     (1,953     (77,413     (5,530
LinkedIn Corp.     (1,794     (359,609     (44,184
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.     (4,448     (165,463     21,392   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (6,103     (155,124     5,173   
Loews Corp.     (8,387     (306,159     (15,901
Macy’s, Inc.     (3,714     (151,113     21,197   
Manitowoc Co., Inc./The     (16,809     (252,978     (5,040
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     (13,071     (697,645     (27,142
MasterCard, Inc.     (3,529     (332,661     (10,922
Mattel, Inc.     (14,011     (333,287     (47,392
McDonald’s Corp.     (2,522     (275,792     (22,157
MDC Holdings, Inc.     (469     (12,691     718   
MDU Resources Group, Inc.     (17,995     (314,477     (15,191
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.     (6,588     (516,424     (3,699
Memorial Resource Development Corp.     (6,966     (118,996     6,495   
Mercury General Corp.     (1,789     (89,487     6,173   
MGM Resorts International     (16,120     (316,108     (50,138
Micron Technology, Inc.     (3,879     (55,685     758   
Middleby Corp./The     (1,320     (143,238     850   
Molson Coors Brewing Co.     (1,392     (115,028     (15,708
Monsanto Co.     (3,395     (302,586     (31,890
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Monster Beverage Corp.     (443   $ (62,213   $ (3,776
Morgan Stanley     (2,593     (84,353     1,870   
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     (1,015     (69,777     300   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.     (210     (12,648     831   
Nabors Industries Ltd.     (4,848     (47,674     6,417   
National Fuel Gas Co.     (300     (14,937     2,112   
National Instruments Corp.     (4,339     (122,670     (1,816
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     (5,342     (183,040     4,137   
Navient Corp.     (11,785     (136,914     1,976   
NetApp, Inc.     (5,034     (161,563     28,011   
Netflix, Inc.     (506     (56,794     (1,082
NetScout Systems, Inc.     (4,770     (163,273     16,834   
NetSuite, Inc.     (5,069     (431,008     2,070   
New York Times Co./The     (3,000     (34,950     (5,310
Nielsen Holdings PLC     (4,090     (190,876     282   
Noble Energy, Inc.     (3,994     (125,339     (6,183
Nordson Corp.     (2,032     (130,780     427   
Nordstrom, Inc.     (4,918     (277,743     32,777   
NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.     (22,843     (327,519     50,205   
NRG Energy, Inc.     (17,018     (223,539     23,237   
Nucor Corp.     (7,321     (297,984     2,948   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     (5,146     (352,382     4,461   
Ocwen Financial Corp.     (5,500     (38,060     (275
OGE Energy Corp.     (19,276     (523,322     16,556   
Oil States International, Inc.     (6,520     (179,707     2,037   
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     (1,730     (105,763     3,572   
Olin Corp.     (13,576     (257,347     23,025   
ONEOK, Inc.     (11,583     (377,231     91,594   
Owens & Minor, Inc.     (807     (26,542     (2,494
Owens-Illinois, Inc.     (14,598     (282,188     27,891   
PacWest Bancorp     (2,726     (120,034     2,544   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (389     (68,150     (368
Pandora Media, Inc.     (5,947     (100,383     20,634   
Patterson Cos., Inc.     (2,795     (128,085     1,723   
Paychex, Inc.     (550     (27,854     (1,236
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     (7,337     (262,502     (3,097
PerkinElmer, Inc.     (704     (32,776     (4,938
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     (4,202     (83,591     (3,180
Platform Specialty Products Corp.     (39,420     (496,415     (9,344
Polaris Industries, Inc.     (341     (40,025     10,716   
PolyOne Corp.     (610     (18,672     (701
Praxair, Inc.     (3,253     (344,681     11,574   
Premier, Inc.     (2,777     (95,346     (2,599
Priceline Group, Inc./The     (62     (76,745     (2,301
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     (4,466     (213,650     12,769   
PTC, Inc.     (3,158     (106,850     (2,512
PulteGroup, Inc.     (2,588     (46,820     702   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Qorvo, Inc.     (2,198   $ (120,508   $ 8,630   
QUALCOMM, Inc.     (4,468     (242,429     19,096   
Quanta Services, Inc.     (17,015     (362,877     18,323   
Questar Corp.     (10,946     (217,473     4,245   
Ralph Lauren Corp.     (315     (35,816     700   
Range Resources Corp.     (8,614     (244,626     32,636   
Regions Financial Corp.     (28,412     (257,094     (15,661
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     (2,608     (40,674     1,632   
Rice Energy, Inc.     (18,618     (232,762     29,825   
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     (1,487     (130,124     (7,126
Rollins, Inc.     (2,243     (60,589     2,496   
Roper Technologies, Inc.     (1,472     (230,473     (48,897
Rovi Corp.     (3,316     (55,387     143   
RPC, Inc.     (6,142     (74,713     1,316   
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     (3,637     (53,906     370   
salesforce.com, Inc.     (2,175     (159,574     (10,946
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.     (8,379     (204,226     (29,465
SanDisk Corp.     (2,938     (153,498     (69,761
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.     (2,200     (46,926     12,056   
SBA Communications Corp.     (3,181     (343,732     9,504   
Schlumberger Ltd.     (3,347     (250,560     17,107   
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.     (961     (51,047     (2,010
Seagate Technology PLC     (2,556     (95,117     1,414   
Sealed Air Corp.     (1,352     (63,158     2,859   
Seattle Genetics, Inc.     (4,019     (155,868     (24,505
Sempra Energy     (6,547     (647,188     31,704   
Semtech Corp.     (4,387     (64,413     (18,589
ServiceNow, Inc.     (1,343     (96,921     (19,329
Signet Jewelers Ltd.     (1,077     (149,873     16,659   
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     (1,469     (64,390     (6,915
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (80,496     (311,883     (15,736
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.     (5,272     (248,496     (41,147
SLM Corp.     (46,325     (324,285     22,246   
Sotheby’s     (3,324     (106,776     21,150   
Southern Co./The     (3,928     (177,078     (6,714
Southwestern Energy Co.     (18,565     (205,608     73,611   
Spectra Energy Corp.     (10,663     (286,112     30,840   
Splunk, Inc.     (7,861     (435,739     (26,567
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.     (21,476     (467,152     (103,895
Staples, Inc.     (7,621     (97,462     25,291   
Steel Dynamics, Inc.     (5,976     (107,309     518   
Stericycle, Inc.     (1,899     (233,828     4,808   
Stifel Financial Corp.     (2,344     (103,200     3,908   
SunEdison, Inc.     (43,999     (339,195     115,240   
SunPower Corp.     (6,616     (192,320     (6,227
SVB Financial Group     (1,340     (159,672     346   
Synovus Financial Corp.     (2,581     (77,893     (5,680
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     (356     (26,180     730   
Tableau Software, Inc.     (2,947     (251,648     (26,018
 

 

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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Targa Resources Corp.     (6,154   $ (318,811   $ 152,284   
TCF Financial Corp.     (3,302     (47,680     1,055   
Teekay Corp.     (7,822     (233,683     156,480   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.     (3,275     (247,194     16,438   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.     (17,648     (615,690     80,955   
Teradata Corp.     (8,057     (229,053     16,187   
TerraForm Power, Inc.     (15,366     (147,888     (45,416
Tesla Motors, Inc.     (323     (75,511     (2,012
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     (386     (51,012     (3,742
Tiffany & Co.     (5,914     (461,046     9,867   
Timken Co./The     (2,482     (70,908     (53
Toll Brothers, Inc.     (1,016     (36,631     2,798   
TransDigm Group, Inc.     (1,435     (329,539     1,713   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     (2,402     (197,853     9,392   
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.     (2,956     (39,039     1,586   
Trimble Navigation Ltd.     (22,640     (384,321     (101,307
TripAdvisor, Inc.     (3,050     (211,502     (48,511
Triumph Group, Inc.     (619     (24,339     (266
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.     (1,909     (54,395     2,546   
Twitter, Inc.     (12,348     (346,953     61,220   
Tyco International PLC     (11,385     (394,369     31,301   
Ultimate Software Group, Inc./The     (168     (31,416     (1,430
Umpqua Holdings Corp.     (5,100     (83,895     2,805   
Under Armour, Inc.     (1,682     (161,770     26,184   
Union Pacific Corp.     (4,703     (424,417     56,642   
United Continental Holdings, Inc.     (800     (44,336     (1,504
United Natural Foods, Inc.     (2,365     (98,814     5,727   
United Rentals, Inc.     (3,400     (219,870     (26,766
United Technologies Corp.     (3,575     (348,388     4,938   
Urban Outfitters, Inc.     (6,189     (179,894     39,094   
USG Corp.     (19,118     (491,256     26,880   
VCA, Inc.     (216     (11,734     (146
Veeva Systems, Inc.     (11,198     (269,835     (53,228
VeriFone Systems, Inc.     (7,407     (199,518     (8,026
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     (951     (71,457     (1,656
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (4,194     (464,422     (63,309
Viacom, Inc.     (2,119     (96,923     9,705   
Viavi Solutions, Inc.     (35,767     (204,115     (13,706
Vista Outdoor, Inc.     (1,421     (63,067     (181
Visteon Corp.     (2,025     (204,039     (27,824
WABCO Holdings, Inc.     (723     (77,246     3,312   
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     (2,875     (99,072     16,674   
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ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United States (continued)              
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     (532   $ (48,145   $ 2,842   
WEC Energy Group, Inc.     (10,773     (560,995     8,232   
Wendy’s Co./The     (9,404     (102,421     1,140   
WESCO International, Inc.     (2,566     (114,099     2,016   
Westar Energy, Inc.     (896     (38,055     56   
WestRock Co.     (4,427     (203,311     1,352   
WEX, Inc.     (2,425     (218,522     4,152   
WhiteWave Foods Co./The     (17,026     (693,719     31,237   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.     (20,576     (310,448     116,211   
Whole Foods Market, Inc.     (5,318     (168,406     (9,747
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.     (852     (50,776     1,010   
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.     (23,425     (391,908     24,604   
Workday, Inc.     (4,169     (308,545     (23,641
Worthington Industries, Inc.     (4,693     (127,558     (13,889
WPX Energy, Inc.     (2,309     (19,061     5,807   
WR Grace & Co.     (3,170     (305,183     (10,518
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     (3,438     (242,062     4,187   
Xerox Corp.     (3,160     (32,700     (891
Xylem, Inc.     (1,850     (60,481     (7,044
Yahoo!, Inc.     (11,406     (367,814     (11,549
Yelp, Inc.     (2,512     (64,108     (8,238
Yum! Brands, Inc.     (3,666     (281,683     13,882   
Zebra Technologies Corp.     (583     (40,900     294   
Zions Bancorporation     (13,326     (369,185     5,385   
Zoetis, Inc.     (4,920     (214,638     (21,128
Zynga, Inc.     (62,196     (145,231     (21,455
     

 

 

 
        900,686   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        1,035,897   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        1,577,006   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        (421,568
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 1,155,438   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Total Return Basket Swaps Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the LIBOR plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in GBP based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    2-12 months maturity ranging from 01/20/2016 - 09/30/2016      $329,732   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Common Stocks              
Germany                  
TUI AG     7,284      $ 132,266      $ (2,209
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
DCC PLC     1,671        127,175        12,423   
Shire PLC     1,920        132,922        (1,196
     

 

 

 
          11,227   
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg              
Regus PLC     9,442        44,772        1,622   
     

 

 

 
South Africa                  
Investec PLC     4,222        32,074        (2,304
Mondi PLC     6,405        133,137        (7,594
     

 

 

 
        (9,898
     

 

 

 
Switzerland              
Coca-Cola HBC AG     853        18,588        (423
Glencore PLC     78,754        105,222        (863
Wolseley PLC     962        57,437        (5,188
     

 

 

 
        (6,474
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom              
AA PLC     5,636        23,694        2,342   
Aggreko PLC     7,414        102,479        (2,674
Amlin PLC     2,220        21,462        245   
Ashtead Group PLC     726        10,115        1,834   
Aviva PLC     13,329        88,733        12,441   
Babcock International Group PLC     4,155        60,392        1,788   
Barclays PLC     31,773        117,393        (15,123
Barratt Developments PLC     25,750        248,301        (11,022
Bellway PLC     1,323        52,289        3,030   
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC     3,755        187,124        17,011   
Betfair Group PLC     300        14,289        2,960   
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Britvic PLC     4,087      $ 42,772      $ 1,017   
BT Group PLC     43,812        279,002        25,210   
Bunzl PLC     1,811        47,578        2,667   
Close Brothers Group PLC     7,321        160,070        (15,704
Compass Group PLC     4,266        65,367        8,556   
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC     36,155        204,757        11,960   
Dixons Carphone PLC     11,778        73,026        13,650   
DS Smith PLC     13,982        81,138        651   
easyJet PLC     9,819        258,928        (7,100
G4S PLC     9,663        33,345        (1,246
Greene King PLC     4,514        57,187        4,610   
Howden Joinery Group PLC     13,956        97,407        10,725   
HSBC Holdings PLC     6,665        49,444        3,171   
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     4,233        218,026        5,552   
Inchcape PLC     12,321        131,074        11,082   
Indivior PLC     55,146        183,572        (31,180
Inmarsat PLC     3,988        60,171        6,685   
Intermediate Capital Group PLC     27,716        220,717        34,785   
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA     40,097        354,082        6,432   
ITV PLC     24,961        91,697        9,928   
J Sainsbury PLC     20,304        79,232        (1,910
John Wood Group PLC     6,035        50,940        3,412   
Jupiter Fund Management PLC     6,319        41,563        432   
Just Eat PLC     7,041        42,264        8,861   
Kingfisher PLC     35,231        184,573        (13,933
Legal & General Group PLC     8,137        29,241        2,866   
Man Group PLC     81,564        193,391        16,433   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     18,675        138,326        (13,984
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Meggitt PLC     6,966      $ 43,551      $ (5,090
Merlin Entertainments PLC     1,933        10,662        2,299   
Micro Focus International PLC     3,705        71,561        15,448   
National Grid PLC     11,353        149,149        7,427   
Next PLC     113        12,655        (522
Persimmon PLC     5,676        174,511        (5,177
Playtech PLC     10,346        123,619        3,046   
Provident Financial PLC     3,460        162,952        8,604   
Rentokil Initial PLC     49,065        107,258        7,861   
Rexam PLC     1,142        8,784        1,402   
Rightmove PLC     3,493        195,468        16,801   
Royal Mail PLC     30,081        202,261        (5,234
Sage Group PLC/The     14,915        120,956        11,565   
Sky PLC     25,503        399,863        18,202   
Smith & Nephew PLC     689        11,889        390   
SSE PLC     5,755        124,295        4,926   
Stagecoach Group PLC     6,329        30,366        (2,713
Taylor Wimpey PLC     90,030        266,665        2,467   
Telecity Group PLC     40        649        90   
Travis Perkins PLC     1,727        51,524        (1,423
United Utilities Group PLC     5,302        71,694        1,311   
Vodafone Group PLC     75,638        236,411        8,866   
Whitbread PLC     329        23,601        (2,276
William Hill PLC     35,162        183,375        21,833   
WPP PLC     10,382        216,081        22,724   
     

 

 

 
        249,287   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        243,555   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
Australia                  
BHP Billiton PLC     (5,150     (77,765     20,333   
     

 

 

 
Chile                  
Antofagasta PLC     (12,946     (95,481     6,428   
     

 

 

 
Ireland                  
Experian PLC     (12,580     (205,425     (16,919
     

 

 

 
Netherlands                  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC     (5,770     (139,536     8,850   
     

 

 

 
United Kingdom                  
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     (29,637     (142,422     16,132   
Admiral Group PLC     (3,246     (71,823     (7,495
Amec Foster Wheeler PLC     (11,619     (123,661     50,314   
Anglo American PLC     (11,524     (102,016     51,458   
ARM Holdings PLC     (7,578     (106,884     (8,620
ASOS PLC     (2,939     (120,413     (28,917
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)  
Associated British Foods PLC     (4,254   $ (213,911   $ 4,583   
AstraZeneca PLC     (3,733     (239,483     (12,671
Auto Trader Group PLC     (6,912     (44,066     (1,000
Booker Group PLC     (12,448     (33,121     (101
BP PLC     (43,727     (233,557     6,321   
British American Tobacco PLC     (6,797     (373,659     (3,806
BTG PLC     (10,030     (93,048     (8,585
Burberry Group PLC     (6,119     (123,041     15,384   
Cable & Wireless Communications PLC     (22,682     (18,863     (5,951
Capita PLC     (8,992     (163,022     3,032   
Centrica PLC     (89,089     (288,514     2,452   
Croda International PLC     (763     (30,838     (3,348
Diageo PLC     (17,094     (447,547     (19,252
Drax Group PLC     (28,982     (103,623     (724
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     (13,010     (253,369     (9,379
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC     (13,880     (248,981     (59,164
ICAP PLC     (4,123     (29,871     (1,076
IMI PLC     (5,036     (71,382     7,478   
Informa PLC     (1,326     (11,194     (790
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     (7,495     (274,903     (17,241
Intertek Group PLC     (2,207     (80,655     (9,625
Johnson Matthey PLC     (299     (11,219     (477
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     (160,136     (181,658     9,352   
Melrose Industries PLC     (18,713     (75,337     (4,819
Ocado Group PLC     (18,524     (88,199     5,438   
Old Mutual PLC     (48,588     (137,935     10,116   
Pearson PLC     (1,490     (20,297     4,189   
Pennon Group PLC     (5,899     (72,913     (1,924
Petrofac Ltd.     (22,003     (253,631     (4,457
Prudential PLC     (7,031     (145,264     (13,141
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     (752     (69,979     399   
Rio Tinto PLC     (1,230     (35,906     94   
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (3)     (231,379     15        (356
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC     (4,926     (49,805     8,080   
Rotork PLC     (13,065     (33,994     (1,166
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     (62,527     (292,546     14,609   
RSA Insurance Group PLC     (18,183     (110,197     (3,926
SABMiller PLC     (5,484     (288,836     (39,239
Serco Group PLC     (193,522     (287,427     18,131   
Severn Trent PLC     (2,224     (73,601     2,508   
Smiths Group PLC     (910     (13,276     692   
Spectris PLC     (445     (11,175     (634
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC     (813     (34,523     (4,796
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
United Kingdom (continued)              
Sports Direct International PLC     (3,741   $ (42,017   $ 10,225   
St. James’s Place PLC     (6,530     (83,744     (13,041
Standard Chartered PLC     (8,813     (75,503     2,380   
Standard Life PLC     (48,405     (284,797     7,605   
Tate & Lyle PLC     (8,781     (76,835     (511
Tesco PLC     (316,750     (784,637     88,649   
Thomas Cook Group PLC     (49,914     (87,079     (1,982
UBM PLC     (3,309     (23,850     (1,796
Weir Group PLC/The     (3,600     (60,300     7,421   
     

 

 

 
        57,032   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        75,724   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        319,279   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        10,453   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 329,732   
     

 

 

 
(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.

 

(3) Level 3 security (See Note 5).
 

 

Total Return Basket Swaps Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

COUNTERPARTY    DESCRIPTION    TERMINATION
DATE**
  

VALUE

(Note 5)

 
Goldman Sachs    The Fund receives the total return on a portfolio of long and short positions and pays or receives the Euro Interbank Offered Rate plus or minus a specified spread, which is denominated in EUR based on the local currencies of the positions within the swaps.    1-12 months maturity ranging from 01/14/2016 - 09/30/2016      $43,730   
        

 

 

 

 

** The maturity dates are measured from the commencement of investment in each underlying swap position.

Additional Information — Total Return Basket Swap

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values within the total return basket swap as of December 31, 2015.

 

REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Long Positions              
Common Stocks              
France                  
Aeroports de Paris     659      $ 71,132      $ 5,555   
Atos SE     1,473        116,886        6,776   
AXA SA     3,978        101,087        7,607   
BNP Paribas SA     3,712        220,025        (10,010
Cap Gemini SA     3,283        287,502        17,113   
Christian Dior SE     833        149,268        (7,773
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin     3,503        336,094        (2,669
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)              
Credit Agricole SA     2,267      $ 25,841      $ 874   
Dassault Systemes     352        25,331        2,805   
Eiffage SA     1,684        103,181        5,653   
Electricite de France SA     10,800        183,205        (24,148
Eutelsat Communications SA     3,246        100,668        (3,481
Imerys SA     1,156        73,746        7,002   
Ipsen SA     1,519        97,456        3,190   
Lagardere SCA     3,412        97,379        4,440   
L’Oreal SA     1,160        191,139        3,979   
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)              
Orpea     624      $ 49,255      $ 706   
Peugeot SA     15,478        238,811        32,502   
Publicis Groupe SA     182        11,911        192   
Safran SA     607        45,619        (3,916
Sanofi     2,060        194,237        (18,680
SCOR SE     8,111        290,994        12,501   
SEB SA     1,892        172,518        21,716   
Societe BIC SA     513        77,312        7,104   
Societe Generale SA     5,435        252,376        (1,919
Societe Television Francaise 1     1,143        15,603        (2,911
Sodexo SA     614        60,865        (879
Suez Environnement Co.     3,530        66,622        (599
Teleperformance     1,964        150,109        15,038   
Thales SA     3,442        239,497        18,136   
Veolia Environnement SA     15,357        362,310        2,047   
Vinci SA     3,140        202,654        (1,397
Vivendi SA     3,852        89,079        (6,350
     

 

 

 
        90,204   
     

 

 

 

Total of Long Equity Positions

        90,204   
     

 

 

 
Short Positions                  
Common Stocks                  
France                  
Accor SA     (518     (23,135     700   
Airbus Group SE     (785     (46,318     (6,581
Arkema SA     (626     (39,591     (4,228
Bollore SA     (23,820     (115,600     4,608   
Bureau Veritas SA     (1,302     (27,252     1,301   
Carrefour SA     (411     (12,210     349   
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA     (6,438     (347,217     51,451   
Cie de Saint-Gobain     (1,688     (71,636     (1,514
Edenred     (8,279     (157,586     1,088   
Engie     (8,422     (140,673     (8,507
Hermes International     (954     (336,980     14,505   
Iliad SA     (499     (103,158     (15,792
REFERENCE
ENTITY
  SHARES     NOTIONAL (a)     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
France (continued)                  
Ingenico Group     (543   $ (68,657   $ 119   
Kering     (341     (61,851     3,548   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     (76     (13,572     1,634   
Natixis SA     (21,205     (124,902     4,944   
Orange SA     (4,623     (67,655     (9,668
Pernod Ricard SA     (606     (69,728     617   
Plastic Omnium SA     (6,262     (148,958     (50,091
Remy Cointreau SA     (2,762     (169,354     (28,475
Renault SA     (636     (44,179     (19,482
Rexel SA     (2,148     (28,659     56   
Schneider Electric SE     (2,157     (126,374     3,848   
Technip SA     (7,402     (344,241     (23,862
TOTAL SA     (4,470     (204,764     4,368   
Valeo SA     (430     (56,727     (9,569
Vallourec SA     (16,643     (172,365     17,422   
Zodiac Aerospace     (7,757     (197,838     13,142   
     

 

 

 
        (54,069
     

 

 

 
Luxembourg              
SES SA     (2,756     (78,507     2,139   
     

 

 

 

Total of Short Equity Positions

        (51,930
     

 

 

 

Total of Long and Short Equity Positions

        38,274   
     

 

 

 

Net Cash and Other Receivables/ (Payables) (b)

        5,456   
     

 

 

 

Swaps, at Value

      $ 43,730   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.
(b) Cash and other receivables/(payables) includes the gains (or losses) realized within the swap when the swap resets.
 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (Continued)

 

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Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER     

EXCHANGE TRADED/

CENTRALLY CLEARED

     TOTAL  
Bank of America                     
Money Market Funds      $140,000         $ —         $140,000   

 

 
Barclays Capital                     
Cash              3,989,848         3,989,848   

 

 
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      370,002                 370,002   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              683,496         683,496   
Money Market Funds      13,700,000                 13,700,000   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              2,311,649         2,311,649   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              371,502         371,502   
Money Market Funds      370,000                 370,000   

 

 

Collateral pledged to, or (received from), each counterparty for the Subsidiary (See Note 2) at December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

COUNTERPARTY    OVER THE COUNTER     

EXCHANGE TRADED/

CENTRALLY CLEARED

     TOTAL  
CitiBank                     
Money Market Funds      $100,000         $ —         $100,000   

 

 
Goldman Sachs                     
Cash              112,269         112,269   

 

 
J.P. Morgan                     
Cash              236,297         236,297   

 

 
Macquarie Capital                     
Money Market Funds      270,000                 270,000   

 

 
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC                     
Cash              757,900         757,900   

 

 
Societe Generale                     
Money Market Funds      110,000                 110,000   

 

 

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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     AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
    AQR
EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL
FUND
    AQR
GLOBAL
MACRO
FUND**
    AQR
LONG-SHORT
EQUITY
FUND
 
ASSETS:     
Investments in securities, at cost    $ 1,522,832,066      $ 304,169,426      $ 46,801,121      $ 635,324,814   
                                  
Investments in securities, at value    $ 1,300,405,223      $ 304,396,044      $ 46,801,090      $ 633,057,609   
Cash             8,160,579                 
Foreign currency, at value      14,051,942        75,190        9,025        1,639,410   
Due from brokers             10,693,408               28,510,055   
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      1,467,728        54,341        816,404        964,654   
OTC swaps, at value      4,438,467        6,076,500        124,582        5,822,740   
Deposits with brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives      7,468,949        803        5,513,779        15,595,156   
Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives      377,552               185,825          
Receivables:         

Securities sold

     19,336,872        10,919,937        7,332        27,016,296   

Foreign tax reclaim

     62,954        9,494               32,324   

Dividends and interest

     4,480,253        18,507        1,095        35,480   

Capital shares sold

     651,077        3,662,707        112,244        9,428,875   
Prepaid expenses      73,660        47,560        26,576        56,167   
Total Assets      1,352,814,677        344,115,070        53,597,952        722,158,766   
LIABILITIES:         
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $440,499,377, $65,907,566, $— and $133,544,633, respectively)      346,044,320        63,604,605               123,231,636   
Options written, at value (proceeds $2,388,431, $—, $— and $—, respectively)      201,436                        
Due to custodian      2,330,779               833        7,108,051   
Due to brokers      21,215,234               357,150        290,000   
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      364,388        124,079        306,582        699,605   
OTC swaps, at value      3,110,613        376,337        18,100        5,455,052   
Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives      45,775               59,605        2,159,684   
Payables:         

Securities purchased

     14,468,570        10,414,011        6,785        22,388,434   

Accrued investment advisory fees

     675,705        162,237        2,640        392,026   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

     40,287        16,849        5,585        18,087   

Accrued Trustee fees

     848        129        46        259   

Capital shares redeemed

     6,034,334        20,396        351,458        1,083,989   

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short

     1,152,681        88,005               149,062   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     840,462        93,147        93,825        174,742   
Total Liabilities      396,525,432        74,899,795        1,202,609        163,150,627   
Net Assets    $ 956,289,245      $ 269,215,275      $ 52,395,343      $ 559,008,139   
                                  
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:         
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)    $ 1,281,360,982      $ 264,413,937      $ 52,382,146      $ 549,447,650   
Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)      10,112,228        (3,291,781     74,854        4,505,240   
Undistributed accumulated net realized gain (loss)      (209,622,795     (13,863     (933,701     (6,781,370
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (125,561,170     8,106,982        872,044        11,836,619   
Net Assets    $ 956,289,245      $ 269,215,275      $ 52,395,343      $ 559,008,139   
                                  
NET ASSETS:         
Class I    $ 772,394,365      $ 179,312,297      $ 31,452,943      $ 452,667,319   
Class N      183,028,595        89,755,173        20,838,180        90,140,983   
Class R6      866,285        147,805        104,220        16,199,837   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:         
Class I      83,828,615        15,613,151        3,276,016        37,352,680   
Class N      19,881,331        7,826,988        2,181,378        7,468,130   
Class R6      94,204        12,859        10,855        1,335,480   
NET ASSET VALUE:         
Class I    $ 9.21      $ 11.48      $ 9.60      $ 12.12   
Class N    $ 9.21      $ 11.47      $ 9.55      $ 12.07   

Class R6

   $ 9.20      $ 11.49      $ 9.60      $ 12.13   
                                  

  Foreign currency at cost

   $ 14,234,162      $ 75,105      $ 9,029      $ 1,638,674   

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
FUND**
    AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
HV FUND**
    AQR
MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
    AQR RISK-
BALANCED
COMMODITIES
STRATEGY
FUND**
 
ASSETS:       
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 9,432,505,947      $ 498,365,340      $ 2,258,088,906      $ 92,484,468   
                                 
Investments in securities, at value   $ 9,433,757,401      $ 498,399,279      $ 2,289,240,133      $ 92,487,471   
Cash     32,458,700                        
Foreign currency, at value     6,660,275        397,903        43,999,912          
Due from brokers     6,739,685        525,553        555,856,015          
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts     154,800,955        12,115,744        36,246,359          
OTC swaps, at value     19,080,592        1,421,210        150,639,420        323,845   
Deposits with brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives     183,363,263        28,223,657        75,974,987        6,025,704   
Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives     15,649,652        288,312        10,452,406        207,417   
Receivables:        

Securities sold

    4,902,679        376,990        22,303,294          

Foreign tax reclaim

                  1,137,954          

Dividends and interest

    77,042        5,298        3,460,479        2,462   

Capital shares sold

    37,023,864        8,396,542        39,170,855        4,517,681   
Prepaid expenses     467,362        66,879        101,718        21,226   
Total Assets     9,894,981,470        550,217,367        3,228,583,532        103,585,806   
LIABILITIES:        
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $—, $—, $589,365,032 and $—, respectively)                   588,406,560          
Due to custodian            22,396        68,691,851        393   
Due to brokers     9,970,434        732,397        6,971,517        209,968   
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts     196,445,264        15,402,116        22,536,170          
OTC swaps, at value     9,008,678        732,814        13,909,218        557,767   
Deposits from brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives     916,506                        
Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives     19,174,829        2,061,522        1,077,575        112,518   
Payables:        

Securities purchased

    4,922,703        378,504        26,877,161          

Accrued investment advisory fees

    8,638,430        521,411        3,476,742        21,574   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    332,208        28,744        20,597        511   

Accrued Trustee fees

    555        183        265        22   

Capital shares redeemed

    36,328,292        607,592        6,392,514        30,330   

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short

                  474,485          

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    2,975,497        201,690        1,001,143        126,335   
Total Liabilities     288,713,396        20,689,369        739,835,798        1,059,418   
Net Assets   $ 9,606,268,074      $ 529,527,998      $ 2,488,747,734      $ 102,526,388   
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:        
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)   $ 9,785,961,957      $ 542,782,280      $ 2,535,288,815      $ 114,755,156   
Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)     71,429,074        6,500,488        (135,227,340     (8,630,097
Undistributed accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (217,765,086     (17,062,698     (87,864,258     (12,630
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (33,357,871     (2,692,072     176,550,517        (3,586,041
Net Assets   $ 9,606,268,074      $ 529,527,998      $ 2,488,747,734      $ 102,526,388   
                                 
NET ASSETS:        
Class I   $ 7,778,072,372      $ 258,690,940      $ 2,284,284,742      $ 71,321,022   
Class N     1,588,010,689        137,114,766        103,503,675        2,082,770   
Class R6     240,185,013        133,722,292        100,959,317        29,122,596   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
Class I     763,949,205        24,165,693        234,044,091        12,690,552   
Class N     157,339,524        12,859,668        10,628,943        374,027   
Class R6     23,597,686        12,494,290        10,345,164        5,175,399   
NET ASSET VALUE:        
Class I   $ 10.18      $ 10.70      $ 9.76      $ 5.62   
Class N   $ 10.09      $ 10.66      $ 9.74      $ 5.57   

Class R6

  $ 10.18      $ 10.70      $ 9.76      $ 5.63   
                                 

  Foreign currency at cost

  $ 6,666,152      $ 397,604      $ 44,409,449      $   

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR
RISK
PARITY
FUND**
    AQR
RISK
PARITY II
HV FUND**
    AQR
RISK
PARITY II
MV FUND**
    AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
 
ASSETS:         
Investments in securities, at cost   $ 493,883,647      $ 55,533,202      $ 88,163,217      $ 2,144,164,425   
                                 
Investments in securities, at value   $ 489,554,966      $ 55,179,504      $ 87,490,915      $ 2,159,709,037   
Cash     96,276                      1,662,461   
Foreign currency, at value     1,506,539        33,224        120,501        4,560,601   
Due from brokers     28,536        8,060        12,572        4,546,472   
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts     991,423        41,152        55,018        19,468,488   
OTC swaps, at value     438,707        36,390        121,247        2,392,364   
Deposits with brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives     32,390,982        2,593,664        3,126,288        135,536,497   
Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives     1,450,286        137,468        213,756        4,265,113   
Receivables:        

Securities sold

    290,532        11,829        17,555        775,021   

Foreign tax reclaim

                         543,452   

Dividends and interest

    280,448        30,128        46,400        495,626   

Capital shares sold

    144,238        654,549        239,259        33,354,373   

Due from Investment Adviser

           5,604                 
Prepaid expenses     42,909        29,911        38,998        98,350   
Total Assets     527,215,842        58,761,483        91,482,509        2,367,407,855   
LIABILITIES:        
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $—, $—, $— and $507,957,986, respectively)                          488,339,388   
Reverse repurchase agreements, at value            9,233,035                 
Due to custodian            13,813        23,795          
Due to brokers     522,677        67,128        78,924        2,936,832   
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts     4,912,113        158,019        209,065        11,836,195   
OTC swaps, at value     1,010,491        140,718        355,699        25,316,213   
Deposits from brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives     25,366               25,071          
Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives     168,222        129,781        189,507        3,477,149   
Payables:        

Securities purchased

    402,541        11,828        17,554        769,413   

Accrued investment advisory fees

    274,376               27,090        1,619,627   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    5,089        1,212        911        16,530   

Accrued Trustee fees

    339        31        65        524   

Capital shares redeemed

    1,841,462        103,805        181,208        3,298,199   

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short

                         523,529   

Interest payable for reverse repurchase agreements

           5,562                 

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    275,200        100,620        114,903        526,837   
Total Liabilities     9,437,876        9,965,552        1,223,792        538,660,436   
Net Assets   $ 517,777,966      $ 48,795,931      $ 90,258,717      $ 1,828,747,419   
                                 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:        
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)   $ 549,689,907      $ 54,285,687      $ 97,259,781      $ 1,824,131,241   
Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)     (11,483,741     (2,528,445     (2,860,613     36,181,849   
Undistributed accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (8,717,711     (1,732,875     (2,214,645     (31,450,825
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (11,710,489     (1,228,436     (1,925,806     (114,846
Net Assets   $ 517,777,966      $ 48,795,931      $ 90,258,717      $ 1,828,747,419   
                                 
NET ASSETS:        
Class I   $ 492,976,807      $ 40,889,441      $ 85,917,605      $ 1,341,231,769   
Class N     22,004,769        5,493,253        4,241,790        92,947,603   
Class R6     2,796,390        2,413,237        99,322        394,568,047   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
Class I     54,203,404        5,250,810        10,090,660        132,222,963   
Class N     2,424,293        704,394        499,865        9,168,045   
Class R6     307,370        310,087        11,671        38,861,071   
NET ASSET VALUE:        
Class I   $ 9.09      $ 7.79      $ 8.51      $ 10.14   
Class N   $ 9.08      $ 7.80      $ 8.49      $ 10.14   

Class R6

  $ 9.10      $ 7.78      $ 8.51      $ 10.15   
                                 

  Foreign currency at cost

  $ 1,309,229      $ 34,118      $ 122,221      $ 4,546,926   

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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     AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND**
 
ASSETS:   
Investments in securities, at cost    $ 204,306,898   
          
Investments in securities, at value    $ 205,201,002   
Cash      99,077   
Foreign currency, at value      128,940   
Due from brokers      15,523   
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      1,069,551   
OTC swaps, at value      1,676,727   
Deposits with brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives      7,334,701   
Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives      249,243   
Receivables:   

Securities sold

     4,048,560   

Foreign tax reclaim

     6,754   

Dividends and interest

     37,194   

Capital shares sold

     776,060   
Prepaid expenses      36,832   
Total Assets      220,680,164   
LIABILITIES:   
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $28,335,852)      27,737,830   
Due to brokers      89,691   
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      679,517   
OTC swaps, at value      366,986   
Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives      141,289   
Payables:   

Securities purchased

     3,650,333   

Accrued investment advisory fees

     43,277   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

     2,606   

Accrued Trustee fees

     103   

Capital shares redeemed

     2,474   

Dividends and interest payable on securities sold short

     28,140   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     145,465   
Total Liabilities      32,887,711   
Net Assets    $ 187,792,453   
          
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:   
Paid-in capital ($0.001 par value common stock, unlimited authorized shares)    $ 187,737,223   
Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)      (822,566
Undistributed accumulated net realized gain (loss)      (1,290,191
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      2,167,987   
Net Assets    $ 187,792,453   
          
NET ASSETS:   
Class I    $ 152,172,386   
Class N      13,444,266   
Class R6      22,175,801   
SHARES OUTSTANDING:   
Class I      14,645,410   
Class N      1,294,548   
Class R6      2,132,230   
NET ASSET VALUE:   
Class I    $ 10.39   
Class N    $ 10.39   
Class R6    $ 10.40   
          

  Foreign currency at cost

   $ 127,689   

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR

DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND

     AQR
EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL
FUND
    

AQR

GLOBAL
MACRO
FUND**

     AQR
LONG-SHORT
EQUITY
FUND
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:            

Dividend income

     $21,355,053         $318,508         $1,124         $916,690   

Interest income

     28,373,263         22,797         32,145         80,241   
Total Income      49,728,316         341,305         33,269         996,931   
EXPENSES:            

Investment advisory fees

     16,045,390         716,461         891,411         2,130,776   

Custody fees

     120,608         1,986         13,211         13,156   

Administration & accounting fees

     404,073         21,040         22,170         65,652   

Legal fees

     165,499         14,244         14,378         2,789   

Audit & tax fees

     291,499         51,668         61,079         38,824   

Shareholder reporting fees

     199,947         15,575         8,165         37,222   

Transfer agent fees

     1,509,659         48,436         66,337         149,274   

Trustee fees

     77,407         1,465         2,800         5,549   

Offering costs

             33,729         23,348           

Distribution fees—Class N

     841,937         56,881         99,335         81,183   

Dividends and interest on securities sold short (Note 4)

     19,555,290         425,541                 1,037,015   

Registration fees

     207,683         62,105         57,689         56,602   

Pricing fee

     343,214         22,045         40,641         24,400   

Other expenses

     207,188         18,195         8,706         34,554   
Total Expenses      39,969,394         1,489,371         1,309,270         3,676,996   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

     (364,207      (191,780      (198,491      (98,562
Net Expenses      39,605,187         1,297,591         1,110,779         3,578,434   
Net Investment Income (Loss)      10,123,129         (956,286      (1,077,510      (2,581,503
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):
           
Net realized gain (loss) from:            

Investments in securities

     (33,161,251      (513,067      (28,811      (1,148,140

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

     (123,231      (49,511      (37,888      (138,699

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     14,688,702         183,996         2,362,397         (2,242,959

Futures contracts

     (11,342,833      172,181         371,148         (1,896,816

Securities sold short

     (48,040,305      399,981                 271,826   

Swap contracts

     21,486,113         3,165,894         (1,278,467      32,625,929   

Written options

     854,357                           
Net realized gain (loss)      (55,638,448      3,359,474         1,388,379         27,471,141   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:            

Investments in securities

     (106,849,272      235,429         (31      (2,267,205

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

     (18,906      (49,428      (14,878      (49,192

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (5,362,743      (76,949      271,754         410,684   

Futures contracts

     11,906,666         7,134         (397,478      2,366,022   

Securities sold short

     99,571,995         2,283,578                 10,312,997   

Swap contracts

     (20,508,082      5,370,356         220,697         (3,123,427

Written options

     588,688                           
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (20,671,654      7,770,120         80,064         7,649,879   
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (76,310,102      11,129,594         1,468,443         35,121,020   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $(66,186,973      $10,173,308         $390,933         $32,539,517   
                                     

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

     $51,975         $42,822         $—         $132,899   

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR

MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
FUND**

     AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
HV FUND**
     AQR
MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
     AQR RISK-
BALANCED
COMMODITIES
STRATEGY
FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:            

Dividend income

     $124,012         $5,461         $7,953,397         $4,568   

Interest income

     8,075,995         333,125         10,920,077         43,446   
Total Income      8,200,007         338,586         18,873,474         48,014   
EXPENSES:            

Investment advisory fees

     90,939,668         5,082,624         35,092,728         730,109   

Custody fees

     954,878         24,457         122,069         14,861   

Administration & accounting fees

     3,138,272         125,437         702,112         32,724   

Legal fees

     376,204         5,266         90,005         5,722   

Audit & tax fees

     114,561         118,114         260,602         111,135   

Shareholder reporting fees

     1,056,007         66,038         185,983         10,622   

Transfer agent fees

     6,813,829         208,397         1,574,721         46,073   

Trustee fees

     344,746         12,620         77,106         3,496   

Distribution fees—Class N

     3,692,900         169,319         220,860         7,985   

Dividends and interest on securities sold short (Note 4)

                     8,627,210           

Recoupment of waiver

     15,571                           

Registration fees

     330,372         58,612         111,926         69,994   

Pricing fee

                     26,983           

Other expenses

     661,135         43,870         127,045         13,386   
Total Expenses      108,438,143         5,914,754         47,219,350         1,046,107   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

             (123,348      (171,586      (188,168
Net Expenses      108,438,143         5,791,406         47,047,764         857,939   
Net Investment Income (Loss)      (100,238,136      (5,452,820      (28,174,290      (809,925
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):
           
Net realized gain (loss) from:            

Investments in securities

     44,532         1,057         58,706,668         40,891   

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

     8,252,256         704,502         (5,919,886      (144

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     71,394,607         1,411,097         (538,403        

Futures contracts

     603,319,327         27,896,482         (8,775,695      (10,569,395

Securities sold short

                     (51,285,970        

Swap contracts

     (185,944,737      (7,709,393      130,061,230         (11,644,594

Written options

                     103,616           
Net realized gain (loss)      497,065,985         22,303,745         122,351,560         (22,173,242
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:            

Investments in securities

     957,025         30,575         (55,084,825      3,001   

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

     976,333         65,038         (1,916,823        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (108,211,860      (6,025,948      8,637,965           

Futures contracts

     (213,038,005      (8,210,433      4,163,436         (2,632,951

Securities sold short

                     70,384,102           

Swap contracts

     4,165,241         (1,428,549      57,534,641         5,127,621   

Written options

                     135,144           
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (315,151,266      (15,569,317      83,853,640         2,497,671   
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      181,914,719         6,734,428         206,205,200         (19,675,571
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $81,676,583         $1,281,608         $178,030,910         $(20,485,496
                                     

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

     $5,430         $—         $31,894         $—   

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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     AQR
RISK
PARITY
FUND**
     AQR
RISK
PARITY II
HV FUND**
     AQR
RISK
PARITY II
MV FUND**
     AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:            

Dividend income

     $22,429         $1,475         $2,679         $8,194,413   

Interest income

     1,336,145         194,491         135,440         236,996   
Total Income      1,358,574         195,966         138,119         8,431,409   
EXPENSES:            

Investment advisory fees

     4,688,773         545,967         770,489         13,486,209   

Custody fees

     77,826         22,800         21,164         34,556   

Administration & accounting fees

     228,807         21,034         37,597         354,689   

Legal fees

     35,545         4,599         9,051         25,596   

Audit & tax fees

     115,588         113,362         113,362         121,760   

Shareholder reporting fees

     49,124         6,760         10,885         112,576   

Transfer agent fees

     502,912         30,706         97,627         626,527   

Trustee fees

     27,500         2,487         4,543         34,930   

Distribution fees—Class N

     84,916         22,286         18,260         105,500   

Dividends and interest on securities sold short and reverse repurchase agreements (Note 4)

             29,902                 7,661,515   

Registration fees

     96,426         47,613         58,107         85,733   

Pricing fee

     6,835                         28,447   

Other expenses

     49,610         6,465         11,682         81,520   
Total Expenses      5,963,862         853,981         1,152,767         22,759,558   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

     (74,070      (175,338      (177,754      (383,801
Net Expenses      5,889,792         678,643         975,013         22,375,757   
Net Investment Income (Loss)      (4,531,218      (482,677      (836,894      (13,944,348
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):
           
Net realized gain (loss) from:            

Investments in securities

     (11,991,155      (1,658,490      (2,100,238      (10,086,510

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

     (174,161      45,070         (152,552      (2,092,753

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (5,018      964,687         1,586,462         (1,982,878

Futures contracts

     (21,342,362      (5,124,475      (3,690,753      21,491,048   

Securities sold short

                             (5,127,011

Swap contracts

     (11,686,126      (2,023,753      (3,127,541      142,825,033   
Net realized gain (loss)      (45,198,822      (7,796,961      (7,484,622      145,026,929   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:            

Investments in securities

     2,249,761         503,843         690,178         24,529,994   

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

     644,719         63,093         157,758         (43,130

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (2,037,144      (254,631      (357,840      5,169,539   

Futures contracts

     (9,986,653      (1,417,178      (2,184,580      (16,873,925

Securities sold short

                             11,289,053   

Swap contracts

     7,963,686         1,463,160         2,182,645         (39,304,760
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (1,165,631      358,287         488,161         (15,233,229
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (46,364,453      (7,438,674      (6,996,461      129,793,700   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $(50,895,671      $(7,921,351      $(7,833,355      $115,849,352   
                                     

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

     $1,235         $44         $59         $1,227,516   

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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     AQR
STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:   

Dividend income

     $268,730   

Interest income

     26,805   
Total Income      295,535   
EXPENSES:   

Investment advisory fees

     495,593   

Custody fees

     6,669   

Administration & accounting fees

     24,226   

Legal fees

     59,914   

Audit & tax fees

     108,571   

Shareholder reporting fees

     19,299   

Transfer agent fees

     43,353   

Trustee fees

     2,476   

Offering costs

     37,969   

Distribution fees—Class N

     25,482   

Dividends and interest on securities sold short (Note 4)

     245,988   

Registration fees

     59,207   

Pricing fee

     21,221   

Other expenses

     23,118   
Total Expenses      1,173,086   

Less fee waivers and/or reimbursements

     (300,473
Net Expenses      872,613   
Net Investment Income (Loss)      (577,078
REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION):   
Net realized gain (loss) from:   

Investments in securities

     (120,173

Foreign currency and foreign currency transactions

     (40,948

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (447,375

Futures contracts

     364,604   

Securities sold short

     (534,828

Swap contracts

     2,582,481   
Net realized gain (loss)      1,803,761   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   

Investments in securities

     1,375,946   

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

     (5,255

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     293,841   

Futures contracts

     (890,724

Securities sold short

     103,941   

Swap contracts

     963,663   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      1,841,412   
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      3,645,173   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations      $3,068,095   

 

  Net of foreign taxes withheld of

     $42,094   

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
    AQR EQUITY MARKET
NEUTRAL FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    FOR THE PERIOD
10/07/14*-
12/31/14
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

    $10,123,129        $55,467,850        $(956,286     $(13,080

Net realized gain (loss)

    (55,638,448     (75,174,297     3,359,474        (14,861

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (20,671,654     (126,353,990     7,770,120        336,862   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (66,186,973     (146,060,437     10,173,308        308,921   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:        
Net investment income:        

Class I

    (40,065,363     (30,805,978     (3,278,442     (84,782

Class N

    (7,997,308     (11,376,648     (1,906,094     (66,536

Class R6

    (37,869     (1,920     (3,572     (176,241

Total

    (48,100,540     (42,184,546     (5,188,108     (327,559
Net realized gain:        

Class I

                  (142,370       

Class N

                  (85,124       

Class R6

                  (154       

Total

                  (227,648       
Return of capital:        

Class I

                         (708

Class N

                         (613

Class R6

                         (1,779

Total

                         (3,100

Total distributions

    (48,100,540     (42,184,546     (5,415,756     (330,659
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:        
CLASS I        

Proceeds from shares sold

    411,629,572        761,610,218        181,517,201        1,787,490   

Reinvestment of distributions

    32,791,578        23,069,874        3,185,521        85,490   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,125,689,923     (978,469,368     (9,905,135     (412,526

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (681,268,773     (193,789,276     174,797,587        1,460,454   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    61,092,221        197,396,546        104,772,329        1,175,276   

Reinvestment of distributions

    7,939,623        10,346,737        1,973,213        67,149   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (543,339,575     (313,338,405     (19,614,748     (530

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (474,307,731     (105,595,122     87,130,794        1,241,895   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,113,193        100,000 (a)             3,030,000   

Reinvestment of distributions

    37,869        1,920        3,726        178,020   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (305,690            (3,363,015       

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    845,372        101,920        (3,359,289     3,208,020   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     (1,154,731,132     (299,282,478     258,569,092        5,910,369   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (1,269,018,645     (487,527,461     263,326,644        5,888,631   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    2,225,307,890        2,712,835,351        5,888,631          

End of period

    $956,289,245        $2,225,307,890        $269,215,275        $5,888,631   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $10,112,228        $(8,055,847     $(3,291,781     $(332,715

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 324)

 

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    AQR DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
    AQR EQUITY MARKET
NEUTRAL FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    FOR THE PERIOD
10/07/14*-
12/31/14
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
CLASS I        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    152,568,773        172,057,279        144,471          

Shares sold

    41,096,650        69,963,023        16,108,285        177,332   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    3,575,962        2,279,632        274,141        8,506   

Shares redeemed

    (113,412,770     (91,731,161     (913,746     (41,367

Shares outstanding, end of period

    83,828,615        152,568,773        15,613,151        144,471   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    67,172,038        76,969,086        123,239          

Shares sold

    6,110,275        18,245,229        9,253,007        116,610   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    866,771        1,025,444        169,958        6,682   

Shares redeemed

    (54,267,753     (29,067,721     (1,719,216     (53

Shares outstanding, end of period

    19,881,331        67,172,038        7,826,988        123,239   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    9,281        (a)      320,778          

Shares sold

    111,175        9,091               303,065   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    4,139        190        320        17,713   

Shares redeemed

    (30,391            (308,239       

Shares outstanding, end of period

    94,204        9,281        12,859        320,778   

 

  *  Commencement of operations.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    AQR GLOBAL
MACRO FUND**
    AQR LONG-SHORT
EQUITY FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    FOR THE PERIOD
4/08/14*-
12/31/14
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:        

Net investment income (loss)

    $(1,077,510     $(328,106     $(2,581,503     $(258,798

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,388,379        (295,608     27,471,141        (18,912

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    80,064        791,980        7,649,879        3,842,313   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    390,933        168,266        32,539,517        3,564,603   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:        
Net investment income:        

Class I

                  (17,673,255     (2,729,179

Class N

                  (3,926,547     (654,639

Class R6

                  (740,867     (27,208

Total

                  (22,340,669     (3,411,026
Net realized gain:        

Class I

    (1,495,562     (63,628     (606,302     (354,882

Class N

    (1,247,409     (1,903     (137,481     (84,612

Class R6

    (5,243     (187     (25,262     (3,512

Total

    (2,748,214     (65,718     (769,045     (443,006
Return of capital:        

Class I

                         (117,680

Class N

                         (18,740

Class R6

                         (1,022

Total

                         (137,442

Total distributions

    (2,748,214     (65,718     (23,109,714     (3,991,474
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:        
CLASS I        

Proceeds from shares sold

    14,970,480        48,818,406        424,856,199        43,091,168   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,453,010        62,389        18,090,946        3,161,208   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (19,541,806     (13,522,273     (42,029,793     (7,568,381

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    (3,118,316     35,358,522        400,917,352        38,683,995   
CLASS N        

Proceeds from shares sold

    92,106,568        1,083,274        94,735,102        11,177,580   

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,247,361        1,903        4,042,317        749,097   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (72,106,801     (27,865     (20,804,635     (2,007,478

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    21,247,128        1,057,312        77,972,784        9,919,199   
CLASS R6        

Proceeds from shares sold

           100,000 (a)      15,455,318        417,885 (a) 

Reinvestment of distributions

    5,243        187        766,129        31,742   

Cost of shares redeemed

                  (315,394       

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

    5,243        100,187        15,906,053        449,627   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions     18,134,055        36,516,021        494,796,189        49,052,821   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    15,776,774        36,618,569        504,225,992        48,625,950   
NET ASSETS:        

Beginning of period

    36,618,569               54,782,147        6,156,197   

End of period

    $52,395,343        $36,618,569        $559,008,139        $54,782,147   
                                 

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

    $74,854        $(1,356,611     $4,505,240        $(3,498,829

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 326)

 

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    AQR GLOBAL
MACRO FUND**
    AQR LONG-SHORT
EQUITY FUND
 
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    FOR THE PERIOD
4/08/14*-
12/31/14
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:        
CLASS I        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    3,569,196               4,018,314        513,771   

Shares sold

    1,496,068        4,933,146        35,398,027        3,887,179   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    151,830        6,308        1,487,742        288,168   

Shares redeemed

    (1,941,078     (1,370,258     (3,551,403     (670,804

Shares outstanding, end of period

    3,276,016        3,569,196        37,352,680        4,018,314   
CLASS N        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    105,875               985,542        89,144   

Shares sold

    9,137,851        108,567        7,884,421        1,003,577   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    131,025        193        333,800        68,411   

Shares redeemed

    (7,193,373     (2,885     (1,735,633     (175,590

Shares outstanding, end of period

    2,181,378        105,875        7,468,130        985,542   
CLASS R6        

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    10,307        (a)      39,315        (a) 

Shares sold

           10,288        1,260,159        36,421   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    548        19        62,953        2,894   

Shares redeemed

                  (26,947       

Shares outstanding, end of period

    10,855        10,307        1,335,480        39,315   

 

  *  Commencement of operations.
  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES

STRATEGY FUND**

    

AQR MANAGED FUTURES

STRATEGY HV FUND**

 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:            

Net investment income (loss)

     $(100,238,136      $(78,263,966      $(5,452,820      $(2,137,166

Net realized gain (loss)

     497,065,985         682,159,727         22,303,745         27,982,546   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (315,151,266      25,849,767         (15,569,317      10,799,494   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     81,676,583         629,745,528         1,281,608         36,644,874   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:            
Net investment income:            

Class I

     (333,412,139      (220,437,134      (10,861,577      (13,390,213

Class N

     (62,161,470      (46,941,973      (5,846,098      (636,578

Class R6

     (9,756,818      (4,374      (5,368,164      (8,393

Total

     (405,330,427      (267,383,481      (22,075,839      (14,035,184
Net realized gain:            

Class I

     (150,600,543      (263,407,986      (6,374,127      (4,057,424

Class N

     (29,875,741      (60,693,546      (3,527,619      (198,548

Class R6

     (4,339,168      (5,125      (3,115,965      (2,529

Total

     (184,815,452      (324,106,657      (13,017,711      (4,258,501

Total distributions

     (590,145,879      (591,490,138      (35,093,550      (18,293,685
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:            
CLASS I            

Proceeds from shares sold

     4,675,004,433         2,628,023,103         260,007,721         186,205,825   

Reinvestment of distributions

     364,985,185         376,407,901         15,296,145         12,480,048   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,479,666,459      (1,916,986,986      (146,144,807      (106,972,499

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     2,560,323,159         1,087,444,018         129,159,059         91,713,374   
CLASS N            

Proceeds from shares sold

     757,841,192         501,774,445         165,922,423         9,131,352   

Reinvestment of distributions

     91,102,480         106,513,303         9,373,717         835,126   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (498,673,872      (703,673,411      (38,822,595      (2,754,447

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     350,269,800         (95,385,663      136,473,545         7,212,031   
CLASS R6            

Proceeds from shares sold

     272,280,313         100,000 (a)       107,102,117         45,055,679 (a) 

Reinvestment of distributions

     11,617,386         9,499         5,273,052         10,922   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (24,442,841              (15,732,433        

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     259,454,858         109,499         96,642,736         45,066,601   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions      3,170,047,817         992,167,854         362,275,340         143,992,006   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     2,661,578,521         1,030,423,244         328,463,398         162,343,195   
NET ASSETS:            

Beginning of period

     6,944,689,553         5,914,266,309         201,064,600         38,721,405   

End of period

     $9,606,268,074         $6,944,689,553         $529,527,998         $201,064,600   
                                     

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

     $71,429,074         $(353,785,167      $6,500,488         $(13,004,528

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 328)

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES

STRATEGY FUND**

    

AQR MANAGED FUTURES

STRATEGY HV FUND**

 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:            
CLASS I            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     530,096,760         425,328,151         13,022,456         3,432,251   

Shares sold

     425,915,818         256,868,757         22,257,187         18,621,473   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     35,817,977         36,088,959         1,426,879         1,142,862   

Shares redeemed

     (227,881,350      (188,189,107      (12,540,829      (10,174,130

Shares outstanding, end of period

     763,949,205         530,096,760         24,165,693         13,022,456   
CLASS N            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     124,354,461         133,922,115         835,483         152,311   

Shares sold

     69,839,741         49,711,170         14,517,195         867,382   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     9,020,048         10,291,143         877,689         76,617   

Shares redeemed

     (45,874,726      (69,569,967      (3,370,699      (260,827

Shares outstanding, end of period

     157,339,524         124,354,461         12,859,668         835,483   
CLASS R6            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     10,639         (a)       4,047,305         (a) 

Shares sold

     24,725,163         9,728         9,320,019         4,046,305   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     1,140,077         911         492,349         1,000   

Shares redeemed

     (2,278,193              (1,365,383        

Shares outstanding, end of period

     23,597,686         10,639         12,494,290         4,047,305   

 

  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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     AQR MULTI-STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE FUND**
     AQR RISK-BALANCED
COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:            

Net investment income (loss)

     $(28,174,290      $(22,634,499      $(809,925      $(546,638

Net realized gain (loss)

     122,351,560         152,291,322         (22,173,242      (8,047,811

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     83,853,640         (21,553,831      2,497,671         (5,345,941

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     178,030,910         108,102,992         (20,485,496      (13,940,390
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:            
Net investment income:            

Class I

     (157,002,548      (103,622,431                

Class N

     (6,675,209      (5,415,268                

Class R6

     (5,408,560      (7,433                

Total

     (169,086,317      (109,045,132                
Net realized gain:            

Class I

     (33,179,441                        

Class N

     (1,461,342                        

Class R6

     (1,132,757                        

Total

     (35,773,540                        

Total distributions

     (204,859,857      (109,045,132                
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:            
CLASS I            

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,169,866,016         590,215,635         80,849,012         69,600,700   

Reinvestment of distributions

     156,410,369         88,204,896                   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (460,959,852      (687,354,210      (40,454,118      (40,288,267

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     865,316,533         (8,933,679      40,394,894         29,312,433   
CLASS N            

Proceeds from shares sold

     46,717,322         47,448,202         1,419,312         12,707,985   

Reinvestment of distributions

     8,127,028         5,370,558                   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (35,225,745      (43,303,801      (3,390,548      (9,284,044

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     19,618,605         9,514,959         (1,971,236      3,423,941   
CLASS R6            

Proceeds from shares sold

     72,737,226         35,242,596 (a)       20,111,252         15,656,186 (a) 

Reinvestment of distributions

     3,351,013         7,433                   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (8,953,831              (2,211,786        

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     67,134,408         35,250,029         17,899,466         15,656,186   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions      952,069,546         35,831,309         56,323,124         48,392,560   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     925,240,599         34,889,169         35,837,628         34,452,170   
NET ASSETS:            

Beginning of period

     1,563,507,135         1,528,617,966         66,688,760         32,236,590   

End of period

     $2,488,747,734         $1,563,507,135         $102,526,388         $66,688,760   
                                     

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

     $(135,227,340      $(118,003,854      $(8,630,097      $(2,974,242

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 330)

 

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     AQR MULTI-STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE FUND**
     AQR RISK-BALANCED
COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:            
CLASS I            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     147,968,675         148,651,004         6,649,535         3,422,135   

Shares sold

     116,000,850         60,196,339         12,903,642         8,654,189   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     16,042,089         9,130,942                   

Shares redeemed

     (45,967,523      (70,009,610      (6,862,625      (5,426,789

Shares outstanding, end of period

     234,044,091         147,968,675         12,690,552         6,649,535   
CLASS N            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     8,674,153         7,646,878         686,315         467,151   

Shares sold

     4,641,085         4,877,478         220,408         1,401,956   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     836,114         557,112                   

Shares redeemed

     (3,522,409      (4,407,315      (532,696      (1,182,792

Shares outstanding, end of period

     10,628,943         8,674,153         374,027         686,315   
CLASS R6            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     3,611,564         (a)       2,214,833         (a) 

Shares sold

     7,257,387         3,610,795         3,321,846         2,214,833   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     344,047         769                   

Shares redeemed

     (867,834              (361,280        

Shares outstanding, end of period

     10,345,164         3,611,564         5,175,399         2,214,833   

 

  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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     AQR RISK PARITY FUND**      AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND**  
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:            

Net investment income (loss)

     $(4,531,218      $(2,906,307      $(482,677      $(130,646

Net realized gain (loss)

     (45,198,822      86,083,279         (7,796,961      5,493,583   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,165,631      (23,418,545      358,287         (1,961,715

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (50,895,671      59,758,427         (7,921,351      3,401,222   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:            
Net investment income:            

Class I

             (15,918,499      (137,937      (210,221

Class N

             (829,910              (9,382

Class R6

             (2,479      (9,369      (567

Total

             (16,750,888      (147,306      (220,170
Net realized gain:            

Class I

     (12,535,697      (60,212,532      (2,013,017      (4,493,162

Class N

     (576,410      (3,765,221      (314,049      (889,329

Class R6

     (68,124      (9,157      (131,274      (10,388

Total

     (13,180,231      (63,986,910      (2,458,340      (5,392,879

Total distributions

     (13,180,231      (80,737,798      (2,605,646      (5,613,049
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:            
CLASS I            

Proceeds from shares sold

     163,806,681         152,916,166         31,920,624         36,625,458   

Reinvestment of distributions

     12,321,075         73,481,484         2,110,673         4,581,805   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (206,762,569      (476,525,839      (27,142,112      (14,267,310

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     (30,634,813      (250,128,189      6,889,185         26,939,953   
CLASS N            

Proceeds from shares sold

     6,056,561         11,002,195         4,174,086         2,602,504   

Reinvestment of distributions

     573,734         4,401,999         314,049         898,711   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (17,543,068      (58,203,755      (5,237,521      (4,362,269

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     (10,912,773      (42,799,561      (749,386      (861,054
CLASS R6            

Proceeds from shares sold

     3,728,681         100,000 (a)       3,295,675         100,000 (a) 

Reinvestment of distributions

     68,124         11,636         140,643         10,955   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (650,157              (460,254        

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     3,146,648         111,636         2,976,064         110,955   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions      (38,400,938      (292,816,114      9,115,863         26,189,854   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (102,476,840      (313,795,485      (1,411,134      23,978,027   
NET ASSETS:            

Beginning of period

     620,254,806         934,050,291         50,207,065         26,229,038   

End of period

     $517,777,966         $620,254,806         $48,795,931         $50,207,065   
                                     

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

     $(11,483,741      $1,562,779         $(2,528,445      $678,142   

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 332)

 

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     AQR RISK PARITY FUND**      AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND**  
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:            
CLASS I            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     57,585,796         79,392,512         4,427,252         1,780,470   

Shares sold

     16,155,868         13,463,455         3,429,710         3,475,987   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     1,356,946         7,232,430         270,252         477,769   

Shares redeemed

     (20,895,206      (42,502,601      (2,876,404      (1,306,974

Shares outstanding, end of period

     54,203,404         57,585,796         5,250,810         4,427,252   
CLASS N            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     3,571,499         7,343,876         819,606         877,168   

Shares sold

     595,100         966,513         417,890         249,127   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     63,326         433,268         40,160         93,616   

Shares redeemed

     (1,805,632      (5,172,158      (573,262      (400,305

Shares outstanding, end of period

     2,424,293         3,571,499         704,394         819,606   
CLASS R6            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     9,472         (a)       9,937         (a) 

Shares sold

     354,328         8,327         330,887         8,795   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     7,503         1,145         18,031         1,142   

Shares redeemed

     (63,933              (48,768        

Shares outstanding, end of period

     307,370         9,472         310,087         9,937   

 

  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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     AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND**      AQR STYLE PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
OPERATIONS:            

Net investment income (loss)

     $(836,894      $(294,310      $(13,944,348      $(4,735,914

Net realized gain (loss)

     (7,484,622      6,194,745         145,026,929         49,452,901   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     488,161         (2,721,264      (15,233,229      14,840,794   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (7,833,355      3,179,171         115,849,352         59,557,781   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:            
Net investment income:            

Class I

     (226,926      (165,150      (63,874,268      (44,246,577

Class N

                     (3,935,997      (2,622,452

Class R6

     (323      (232      (20,714,913      (3,291,780

Total

     (227,249      (165,382      (88,525,178      (50,160,809
Net realized gain:            

Class I

     (4,531,332      (6,594,470      (2,856,032      (14,958,495

Class N

     (232,047      (477,309      (180,968      (680,314

Class R6

     (4,866      (6,436      (918,104      (300,202

Total

     (4,768,245      (7,078,215      (3,955,104      (15,939,011

Total distributions

     (4,995,494      (7,243,597      (92,480,282      (66,099,820
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:            
CLASS I            

Proceeds from shares sold

     57,846,534         89,277,763         1,212,906,493         576,188,151   

Reinvestment of distributions

     4,373,088         5,960,913         61,353,974         52,644,301   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (70,812,276      (22,497,423      (335,771,223      (589,197,151

Cost of shares redeemed on in kind (See Note 15)

                             (52,771,157

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     (8,592,654      72,741,253         938,489,244         (13,135,856
CLASS N            

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,827,231         6,316,708         76,216,175         19,158,791   

Reinvestment of distributions

     232,047         477,309         4,116,723         3,302,766   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (4,760,078      (8,457,919      (14,178,162      (11,013,561

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     (2,700,800      (1,663,902      66,154,736         11,447,996   
CLASS R6            

Proceeds from shares sold

     11,115         100,000 (a)       300,087,686         74,748,363 (a) 

Reinvestment of distributions

     5,189         6,668         18,986,659         3,591,982   

Cost of shares redeemed

                     (7,472,854      (192,537

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     16,304         106,668         311,601,491         78,147,808   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions      (11,277,150      71,184,019         1,316,245,471         76,459,948   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (24,105,999      67,119,593         1,339,614,541         69,917,909   
NET ASSETS:            

Beginning of period

     114,364,716         47,245,123         489,132,878         419,214,969   

End of period

     $90,258,717         $114,364,716         $1,828,747,419         $489,132,878   
                                     

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

     $(2,860,613      $1,024,360         $36,181,849         $(27,093,370

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 334)

 

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     AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND**      AQR STYLE PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2014
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:            
CLASS I            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     10,758,104         3,779,116         39,308,249         39,620,574   

Shares sold

     6,110,780         8,554,703         120,523,767         56,129,013   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     512,672         600,898         5,974,097         5,292,887   

Shares redeemed

     (7,290,896      (2,176,613      (33,583,150      (56,706,868

Shares redeemed in kind (See Note 15)

                             (5,027,357

Shares outstanding, end of period

     10,090,660         10,758,104         132,222,963         39,308,249   
CLASS N            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     790,138         940,172         2,694,354         1,568,834   

Shares sold

     184,037         606,458         7,463,692         1,868,292   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     27,300         48,262         401,240         333,070   

Shares redeemed

     (501,610      (804,754      (1,391,241      (1,075,842

Shares outstanding, end of period

     499,865         790,138         9,168,045         2,694,354   
CLASS R6            

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     9,763         (a)       7,587,508         (a) 

Shares sold

     1,300         9,091         30,135,455         7,239,589   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     608         672         1,846,951         365,410   

Shares redeemed

                     (708,843      (17,491

Shares outstanding, end of period

     11,671         9,763         38,861,071         7,587,508   

 

  **  Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (a) Commencement of offering class of shares effective September 2, 2014.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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     AQR STYLE PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE LV FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE PERIOD
9/17/14*-
12/31/14
 
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income (loss)

     $(577,078      $(37,387

Net realized gain (loss)

     1,803,761         482,110   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,841,412         326,575   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,068,095         771,298   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:      
Net investment income:      

Class I

     (2,291,598      (38,445

Class N

     (161,010      (75,553

Class R6

     (350,210      (218,868

Total

     (2,802,818      (332,866
Net realized gain:      

Class I

     (467,704      (13,618

Class N

     (39,469      (27,510

Class R6

     (70,896      (76,360

Total

     (578,069      (117,488

Total distributions

     (3,380,887      (450,354
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:      
CLASS I      

Proceeds from shares sold

     158,309,029         28,178,979   

Reinvestment of distributions

     2,746,926         52,063   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (36,778,993      (140,561

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     124,276,962         28,090,481   
CLASS N      

Proceeds from shares sold

     6,450,074         8,671,505   

Reinvestment of distributions

     199,845         103,063   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,965,686      (115,319

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     4,684,233         8,659,249   
CLASS R6      

Proceeds from shares sold

     22,000,001         23,000,000   

Reinvestment of distributions

     421,106         295,228   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (23,642,959        

Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions

     (1,221,852      23,295,228   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     127,739,343         60,044,958   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     127,426,551         60,365,902   
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

     60,365,902           

End of period

     $187,792,453         $60,365,902   
                   

Undistributed accumulated net investment income (loss)

     $(822,566      $(795,466

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   (continued on p. 336)

 

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     AQR STYLE PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE LV FUND**
 
      FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015
     FOR THE PERIOD
9/17/14*-
12/31/14
 
CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING:      
CLASS I      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     2,760,295           

Shares sold

     15,255,549         2,768,876   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     263,115         5,114   

Shares redeemed

     (3,633,549      (13,695

Shares outstanding, end of period

     14,645,410         2,760,295   
CLASS N      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     843,532           

Shares sold

     624,669         844,737   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     19,161         10,134   

Shares redeemed

     (192,814      (11,339

Shares outstanding, end of period

     1,294,548         843,532   
CLASS R6      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     2,329,001           

Shares sold

     2,091,933         2,300,000   

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

     40,297         29,001   

Shares redeemed

     (2,329,001        

Shares outstanding, end of period

     2,132,230         2,329,001   

 

  * Commencement of operations.
  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE

FUND

   

AQR
EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL

FUND

   

AQR

LONG-SHORT
EQUITY
FUND

 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (66,186,973   $ 10,173,308      $ 32,539,517   
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided (used) in operating activities:      

Payments to purchase securities

    (2,672,110,634     (78,350,020     (169,460,971

Payments to cover short securities

    (1,736,115,808     (16,062,082     (30,407,588

Proceeds from sale of securities

    3,820,400,354        4,416,957        11,191,209   

Proceeds from securities sold short

    1,278,879,125        80,488,190        164,224,048   

Proceeds from written options

    1,047,339                 

Payments to close written options

    (150,509              

(Purchases) sales of short-term investments, net

    193,651,893        (225,327,491     (428,285,450

Realized (gain) loss on investments in securities

    33,161,251        513,067        1,148,140   

Realized (gain) loss on securities sold short

    48,040,305        (399,981     (271,826

Realized (gain) loss on written options

    (854,357              

Realized (gain) loss on paydowns

    (81,462              

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments in securities

    106,849,272        (235,429     2,267,205   

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on securities sold short

    (99,571,995     (2,283,578     (10,312,997

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on written options

    (588,688              

Amortization (accretion) of bond premium (discount)

    (1,142,030     (22,797     (90,663
(Increases) decreases in operating assets:      

Due from brokers

    261,972,388        (8,711,739     (28,018,909

Due from custodian

    2,320,125                 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    4,998,355        (47,130     (964,654

OTC swaps, at value

    19,176,280        (5,746,693     (2,331,625

Deposits with brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

    (7,159,146     (803     (14,664,915

Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

    (377,552              

Receivable for securities sold

    111,584        (10,913,743     (26,959,547

Foreign tax reclaim

    39,891        (9,398     (32,324

Dividends and interest

    8,876,764        (18,475     (35,325

Due from Investment Adviser

           22,189          

Prepaid expenses

    183,188        14,801        (27,851
Increases (decreases) in operating liabilities      

Due to custodian

           (34,336       

Due to brokers

    9,925,234               290,000   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    364,388        124,079        553,970   

OTC swaps, at value

    (10,425,098     376,337        5,455,052   

Deposits from brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

    (12,413,572     (7,134       

Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

    45,775               2,159,684   

Payable for securities purchased

    768,079        10,407,840        22,331,683   

Accrued investment advisory fees

    (1,271,914     162,237        366,452   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

    (106,548     16,599        15,924   

Accrued Trustees fees

    848        104        259   

Dividends and Interest payable on securities sold short and reverse repurchase agreements

    (164,187     87,241        149,062   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

    (457,406     55,494        102,123   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 1,181,634,559      $ (241,312,386   $ (469,070,317
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      

Proceeds from shares sold

    475,617,829        282,639,323        525,980,446   

Payments on shares redeemed

    (1,673,629,667     (32,862,502     (62,302,323

Cash distributions paid

    (7,331,470     (253,296     (210,322

Due to custodian

    2,330,779               7,104,454   

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  $ (1,203,012,529   $ 249,523,525      $ 470,572,255   
Net change in cash and foreign currency     (21,377,970     8,211,139        1,501,938   

Cash, beginning of period

    35,429,912        24,630        137,472   

Cash, end of period

  $ 14,051,942      $ 8,235,769      $ 1,639,410   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for interest in the amount of $10,161,121, $109,356 and $235,945.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR
MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE

FUND**

    

AQR

RISK
PARITY II
HV FUND**

    

AQR

STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND**

 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 178,030,910       $ (7,921,351    $ 115,849,352   
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided (used) in operating activities:         

Payments to purchase securities

     (1,060,122,868      (52,568,586      (560,099,796

Payments to cover short securities

     (533,501,432              (170,161,349

Proceeds from sale of securities

     828,530,161         55,219,203         91,134,577   

Proceeds from securities sold short

     716,298,435                 503,099,838   

(Purchases) sales of short-term investments, net

     (704,367,135      (7,028,161      (1,091,416,690

Realized (gain) loss on investments in securities

     (58,706,668      1,658,490         10,086,510   

Realized (gain) loss on securities sold short

     51,285,970                 5,127,011   

Realized (gain) loss on written options

     (103,616                

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments in securities

     55,084,825         (503,843      (24,529,994

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on securities sold short

     (70,384,102              (11,289,053

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on written options

     (135,144      

Amortization (accretion) of bond premium (discount)

     (296,237      29,911         (238,304
(Increases) decreases in operating assets:         

Due from brokers

     (13,081,475      1,653,587         32,134,786   

Repurchase Agreements

             (2,525,961        

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (31,174,135      96,612         (17,005,734

OTC swaps, at value

     (66,245,321      540,711         14,675,562   

Deposits with brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

     (73,685,309      (1,394,881      (133,298,215

Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

     (10,452,406      (137,468      (4,265,113

Receivable for securities sold

     (20,658,379      (4,367      790,658   

Foreign tax reclaim

     47,943                 (265,617

Dividends and interest

     (1,524,672      18,301         (349,802

Due from Investment Adviser

             (5,604        

Prepaid expenses

     10,455         1,329         (46,546
Increases (decreases) in operating liabilities         

Due to brokers

     (1,854,383      (245,610      (899,341

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     22,536,170         158,019         11,836,195   

OTC swaps, at value

     11,574,672         (2,003,871      24,629,198   

Deposits from brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

     (9,022,946      (362,458      (5,395,985

Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

     1,077,575                 3,477,149   

Payable for securities purchased

     25,834,637         4,364         (106,696

Accrued investment advisory fees

     1,176,436         (21,503      1,193,614   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

     3,286         (504      11,140   

Accrued Trustees fees

     265         31         524   

Dividends on securities sold short

                     360,717   

Dividends and Interest payable on securities sold short and reverse repurchase agreements

     118,501         5,562           

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     247,075         (22,792      327,859   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (763,458,912    $ (15,360,840    $ (1,204,633,545
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES         

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,257,935,203         38,943,909         1,612,429,490   

Net change in reverse repurchase agreements

             9,233,035           

Payments on shares redeemed

     (503,523,581      (32,800,433      (394,245,937

Cash distributions paid

     (36,971,447      (40,281      (8,022,926

Due to custodian

     68,691,851         13,813           

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   $ 786,132,026       $ 15,350,043       $ 1,210,160,627   
Net change in cash and foreign currency      22,673,114         (10,797      5,527,082   

Cash, beginning of period

     21,326,798         44,021         695,980   

Cash, end of period

   $ 43,999,912       $ 33,224       $ 6,223,062   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for interest in the amount of $1,850,926, $29,902 and $2,369,679.

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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AQR

STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND**

 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 3,068,095   
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided (used) in operating activities:   

Payments to purchase securities

     (31,554,658

Payments to cover short securities

     (11,340,188

Proceeds from sale of securities

     8,511,965   

Proceeds from securities sold short

     27,946,856   

(Purchases) sales of short-term investments, net

     (113,393,105

Realized (gain) loss on investments in securities

     120,173   

Realized (gain) loss on securities sold short

     534,828   

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments in securities

     (1,375,946

Change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on securities sold short

     (103,941

Amortization (accretion) of bond premium (discount)

     (26,817
(Increases) decreases in operating assets:   

Due from brokers

     4,627,131   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (973,358

OTC swaps, at value

     (1,330,649

Deposits with brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

     (7,197,554

Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

     (249,243

Receivable for securities sold

     (359,138

Foreign tax reclaim

     (6,131

Dividends and interest

     (30,432

Due from Investment Adviser

     16,780   

Prepaid expenses

     27,687   
Increases (decreases) in operating liabilities   

Due to brokers

     87,491   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     679,517   

OTC swaps, at value

     366,986   

Deposits from brokers for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

     (266,727

Variation margin on exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives

     141,289   

Payable for securities purchased

     (73,423

Accrued investment advisory fees

     43,277   

Accrued distribution fees—Class N

     848   

Accrued Trustees fees

     31   

Dividends on securities sold short

     22,236   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     10,348   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (122,075,772
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES   

Proceeds from shares sold

     186,190,840   

Payments on shares redeemed

     (62,411,368

Cash distributions paid

     (13,010

Due to custodian

     (1,462,673

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   $ 122,303,789   
Net change in cash and foreign currency      228,017   

Cash, beginning of period

       

Cash, end of period

   $ 228,017   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the period for interest in the amount of $85,188.

 

  ** Consolidated financial statement, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
    

Net Asset

Value,

Beginning

of Period

   

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)

   

Net

Realized

and

Unrealized

Gain
(Loss)

    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Return
of
Capital
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND CLASS I                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.14        0.07        (0.55     (0.48     (0.45                   (0.45
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.91        0.23        (0.80     (0.57     (0.20                   (0.20
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $11.05        0.17        0.02        0.19        (0.18     (0.06     (0.09     (0.33
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.89        0.10 6      0.24        0.34        (0.13     (0.05            (0.18
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $11.15        0.13        (0.02     0.11        (0.09     (0.28            (0.37
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND CLASS N                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.10        0.03        (0.51     (0.48     (0.41                   (0.41
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.87        0.21        (0.81     (0.60     (0.17                   (0.17
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $11.01        0.13        0.04        0.17        (0.16     (0.06     (0.09     (0.31
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.85        0.06 6      0.24        0.30        (0.09     (0.05            (0.14
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $11.12        0.10        (0.02     0.08        (0.07     (0.28            (0.35
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND CLASS R6                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.13        0.09        (0.55     (0.46     (0.47                   (0.47
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $11.00        0.16        (0.82     (0.66     (0.21                   (0.21
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND CLASS I                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.01        (0.15     1.91        1.76        (0.28     (0.01            (0.29
FOR THE PERIOD 10/07/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.02     0.62        0.60        (0.59            (0.00 )10      (0.59
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND CLASS N                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.01        (0.19     1.94        1.75        (0.28     (0.01            (0.29
FOR THE PERIOD 10/07/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.03     0.62        0.59        (0.58            (0.00 )10      (0.58
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND CLASS R6                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.01        (0.13     1.90        1.77        (0.28     (0.01            (0.29
FOR THE PERIOD 10/07/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.02     0.62        0.60        (0.59            (0.00 )10      (0.59
AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND CLASS I                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.94        (0.15     0.32        0.17               (0.51            (0.51
FOR THE PERIOD 4/08/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.10     0.06        (0.04            (0.02            (0.02
AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND CLASS N                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.92        (0.16     0.30        0.14               (0.51            (0.51
FOR THE PERIOD 4/08/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.12     0.06        (0.06            (0.02            (0.02
AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND CLASS R6                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.94        (0.14     0.31        0.17               (0.51            (0.51
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $9.72        (0.04     0.28        0.24               (0.02            (0.02
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND CLASS I                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.87        (0.15     2.00        1.85        (0.58     (0.02            (0.60
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.21        (0.14     1.67        1.53        (0.74     (0.10     (0.03     (0.87
FOR THE PERIOD 7/16/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.06     1.17        1.11        (0.67     (0.23            (0.90
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND CLASS N                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.84        (0.19     2.01        1.82        (0.57     (0.02            (0.59
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.21        (0.20     1.70        1.50        (0.74     (0.10     (0.03     (0.87
FOR THE PERIOD 7/16/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.07     1.17        1.10        (0.66     (0.23            (0.89
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND CLASS R6                
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.87        (0.15     2.02        1.87        (0.59     (0.02            (0.61
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $11.05        (0.08     0.78        0.70        (0.75     (0.10     (0.03     (0.88

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            

Net

Asset
Value,
End of
Period

    Total
Return2,3
   

Net Assets,

End of Period
(000’s)

    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $9.21        (4.67 )%      $772,394        2.42     1.19     2.44     0.71     249  
  $10.14        (5.25 )%      $1,546,685        1.88     1.20     1.88     2.07     380  
  $10.91        1.75     $1,876,481        1.64     1.20     1.64     1.52     349  
  $11.05        3.13     $1,752,724        2.30     1.21     2.32     0.88 %6      312  
  $10.89        0.99     $1,456,748        2.75     1.20     2.84     1.18     298    
               
  $9.21        (4.75 )%      $183,029        2.67     1.45     2.69     0.32     249  
  $10.10        (5.51 )%      $678,528        2.12     1.44     2.12     1.99     380  
  $10.87        1.51     $836,355        1.88     1.44     1.88     1.21     349  
  $11.01        2.83     $761,371        2.62     1.52     2.62     0.57 %6      312  
  $10.85        0.68     $651,791        3.05     1.50     3.08     0.89     298    
               
  $9.20        (4.55 )%      $866        2.33     1.10     2.36     0.92     249  
  $10.13        (5.99 )%      $94        1.94     1.10     1.94     4.69     380    
               
  $11.48        17.60     $179,312        1.90     1.25     2.17 %8      (1.36 )%      383  
  $10.01        5.93     $1,445        1.63     1.30     4.57 %8      (1.04 )%      152    
               
  $11.47        17.43     $89,755        2.16     1.51     2.41 %8      (1.69 )%      383  
  $10.01        5.88     $1,233        1.88     1.55     4.83 %8      (1.29 )%      152    
               
  $11.49        17.72     $148        1.85     1.20     3.05 %8      (1.26 )%      383  
  $10.01        5.95     $3,210        1.53     1.20     4.49 %8      (0.95 )%      152    
               
  $9.60        1.71     $31,453        1.38     1.38     1.78 %8      (1.45 )%      0  
  $9.94        (0.42 )%      $35,466        1.45     1.45     2.24 %8      (1.44 )%      0    
               
  $9.55        1.41     $20,838        1.70     1.70     1.88 %8      (1.56 )%      0  
  $9.92        (0.62 )%      $1,050        1.70     1.70     2.49 %8      (1.69 )%      0    
               
  $9.60        1.71     $104        1.35     1.35     1.72 %8      (1.41 )%      0  
  $9.94        2.45     $102        1.35     1.35     2.02 %8      (1.37 )%      0    
               
  $12.12        17.04     $452,667        1.81     1.27     1.86     (1.28 )%      303  
  $10.87        14.91     $43,667        1.30     1.30     2.34     (1.26 )%      0  
  $10.21        11.17     $5,246        1.30     1.30     3.56 %8      (1.29 )%      0    
               
  $12.07        16.79     $90,141        2.07     1.53     2.12     (1.58 )%      303  
  $10.84        14.55     $10,688        1.55     1.55     2.46     (1.81 )%      0  
  $10.21        11.04     $910        1.55     1.55     5.49 %8      (1.54 )%      0    
               
  $12.13        17.16     $16,200        1.74     1.20     1.77     (1.21 )%      303  
  $10.87        6.19     $427        1.20     1.20     1.99     (2.21 )%      0    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
    

Net Asset

Value,

Beginning

of Period

   

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)

   

Net

Realized

and

Unrealized

Gain

(Loss)

    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.63        (0.12     0.34        0.22        (0.46     (0.21     (0.67
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.59        (0.12     1.13        1.01        (0.44     (0.53     (0.97
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.78        (0.12     1.04        0.92               (0.11     (0.11
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.57        (0.12     0.40        0.28        (0.07            (0.07
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.30        (0.12     (0.53     (0.65     (0.04     (0.04     (0.08
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.54        (0.15     0.34        0.19        (0.43     (0.21     (0.64
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.51        (0.15     1.11        0.96        (0.40     (0.53     (0.93
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.73        (0.15     1.04        0.89               (0.11     (0.11
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.55        (0.14     0.39        0.25        (0.07            (0.07
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.28        (0.15     (0.52     (0.67     (0.02     (0.04     (0.06
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.62        (0.11     0.34        0.23        (0.46     (0.21     (0.67
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $10.28        (0.04     1.36        1.32        (0.45     (0.53     (0.98
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $11.23        (0.18     0.46        0.28        (0.51     (0.30     (0.81
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.80        (0.17     1.72        1.55        (0.86     (0.26     (1.12
FOR THE PERIOD 7/16/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.08     0.89        0.81               (0.01     (0.01
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $11.21        (0.21     0.46        0.25        (0.50     (0.30     (0.80
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.79        (0.19     1.71        1.52        (0.84     (0.26     (1.10
FOR THE PERIOD 7/16/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.09     0.89        0.80               (0.01     (0.01
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $11.23        (0.17     0.46        0.29        (0.52     (0.30     (0.82
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $10.33        (0.06     2.09        2.03        (0.87     (0.26     (1.13
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.76        (0.15     1.05        0.90        (0.74     (0.16     (0.90
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.78        (0.14     0.85        0.71        (0.73            (0.73
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.90        (0.17     0.61        0.44        (0.44     (0.12     (0.56
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.70        (0.17     0.40        0.23        (0.01     (0.02     (0.03
FOR THE PERIOD 7/18/119—12/31/11     $10.00        (0.05     (0.21     (0.26     (0.04            (0.04
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $ 9.74        (0.17     1.05        0.88        (0.72     (0.16     (0.88
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.76        (0.17     0.85        0.68        (0.70            (0.70
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.89        (0.20     0.61        0.41        (0.42     (0.12     (0.54
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $9.69        (0.23     0.45        0.22               (0.02     (0.02
FOR THE PERIOD 7/18/119—12/31/11     $10.00        (0.06     (0.21     (0.27     (0.04            (0.04
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.75        (0.13     1.05        0.92        (0.75     (0.16     (0.91
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $9.88        (0.11     0.71        0.60        (0.73            (0.73

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            

Net

Asset
Value,
End of
Period

    Total
Return2,3
   

Net Assets,

End of Period
(000’s)

    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $10.18        2.00     $7,778,072        1.21     1.21     1.21     (1.11 )%      0  
  $10.63        9.69     $5,633,607        1.23     1.23     1.23     (1.20 )%      0  
  $10.59        9.40     $4,506,181        1.23     1.23     1.23     (1.22 )%      0  
  $9.78        2.99     $2,136,959        1.25     1.25     1.25     (1.24 )%      0  
  $9.57        (6.37 )%      $1,078,662        1.25     1.25     1.30     (1.22 )%      0    
               
  $10.09        1.75     $1,588,011        1.47     1.47     1.47     (1.38 )%      0  
  $10.54        9.34     $1,310,969        1.50     1.50     1.50     (1.47 )%      0  
  $10.51        9.14     $1,408,085        1.50     1.50     1.50     (1.48 )%      0  
  $9.73        2.68     $527,318        1.50     1.50     1.52     (1.48 )%      0  
  $9.55        (6.59 )%      $476,854        1.50     1.50     1.57     (1.47 )%      0    
               
  $10.18        2.16     $240,185        1.13     1.13     1.13     (1.01 )%      0  
  $10.62        12.99     $113        1.15     1.15     1.16     (1.11 )%      0    
               
  $10.70        2.48     $258,691        1.61     1.61     1.65     (1.52 )%      0  
  $11.23        14.68     $146,261        1.65     1.65     1.76 %8      (1.62 )%      0  
  $10.80        8.14     $37,078        1.68     1.65     2.51 %8      (1.66 )%      0    
               
  $10.66        2.19     $137,115        1.89     1.89     1.92     (1.78 )%      0  
  $11.21        14.37     $9,367        1.90     1.90     2.12 %8      (1.88 )%      0  
  $10.79        8.04     $1,644        1.93     1.90     4.03 %8      (1.92 )%      0    
               
  $10.70        2.54     $133,722        1.55     1.55     1.59     (1.45 )%      0  
  $11.23        19.94     $45,436        1.55     1.55     1.68 %8      (1.52 )%      0    
               
  $9.76        9.25     $2,284,285        2.41     1.97     2.41     (1.44 )%      208  
  $9.76        7.31     $1,443,799        3.65     1.98     3.67     (1.46 )%      204  
  $9.78        4.46     $1,453,977        3.34     1.98     3.37     (1.67 )%      137  
  $9.90        2.36     $808,262        3.52     1.98     3.60     (1.73 )%      208  
  $9.70        (2.57 )%11      $257,168        2.23     1.98     2.59     (1.09 )%      133    
               
  $9.74        9.02     $103,504        2.67     2.23     2.68     (1.66 )%      208  
  $9.74        7.03     $84,480        3.91     2.23     3.96     (1.75 )%      204  
  $9.76        4.16     $74,641        3.59     2.23     3.66     (1.95 )%      137  
  $9.89        2.22     $43,104        3.76     2.23     3.93     (2.32 )%      208  
  $9.69        (2.73 )%11      $44,676        2.48     2.23     2.85     (1.37 )%      133    
               
  $9.76        9.44     $100,959        2.32     1.88     2.33     (1.29 )%      208  
  $9.75        6.19     $35,228        3.14     1.88     3.21     (3.41 )%      204    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
    

Net Asset

Value,

Beginning

of Period

   

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)

   

Net

Realized

and

Unrealized

Gain

(Loss)

    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $6.98        (0.05     (1.31     (1.36                     
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $8.29        (0.08     (1.23     (1.31                     
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.87        (0.09     (1.49     (1.58                     
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/129—12/31/12     $10.00        (0.05     (0.08     (0.13                     
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $6.94        (0.08     (1.29     (1.37                     
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $8.27        (0.11     (1.22     (1.33                     
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $9.86        (0.11     (1.48     (1.59                     
FOR THE PERIOD 7/09/129—12/31/12     $10.00        (0.06     (0.08     (0.14                     
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $6.99        (0.05     (1.31     (1.36                     
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $8.60        (0.02     (1.59     (1.61                     
AQR RISK PARITY FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.14        (0.07     (0.75     (0.82            (0.23     (0.23
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.77        (0.04     0.81        0.77        (0.30     (1.10     (1.40
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $11.49        (0.07     0.08 12      0.01        (0.27     (0.46     (0.73
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.62               1.49        1.49        (0.14     (0.48     (0.62
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.28        0.04        0.51        0.55        (0.21     (0.00 )10      (0.21
AQR RISK PARITY FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.14        (0.10     (0.73     (0.83            (0.23     (0.23
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.76        (0.07     0.80        0.73        (0.25     (1.10     (1.35
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $11.47        (0.11     0.08 12      (0.03     (0.22     (0.46     (0.68
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012     $10.59        (0.03     1.50        1.47        (0.11     (0.48     (0.59
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011     $10.27        0.03        0.49        0.52        (0.20     (0.00 )10      (0.20
AQR RISK PARITY FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.14        (0.04     (0.77     (0.81            (0.23     (0.23
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $12.01        (0.04     (0.43 )12      (0.47     (0.30     (1.10     (1.40
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.55        (0.08     (1.19     (1.27     (0.03     (0.46     (0.49
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.87        (0.03     0.95        0.92        (0.06     (1.18     (1.24
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $10.21        (0.06     (0.23     (0.29     (0.03     (0.02     (0.05
FOR THE PERIOD 11/05/129—12/31/12     $10.00        0.01        0.23        0.24        (0.03            (0.03
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.56        (0.10     (1.20     (1.30            (0.46     (0.46
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.86        (0.04     0.93        0.89        (0.01     (1.18     (1.19
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $10.23        (0.09     (0.23     (0.32     (0.03     (0.02     (0.05
FOR THE PERIOD 11/05/129—12/31/12     $10.00        (0.01     0.25        0.24        (0.01            (0.01
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.55        (0.03     (1.25     (1.28     (0.03     (0.46     (0.49
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $11.37        (0.05     (0.53 )12      (0.58     (0.06     (1.18     (1.24

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            

Net

Asset
Value,
End of
Period

    Total
Return2,3
   

Net Assets,

End of Period
(000’s)

    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $5.62        (19.48 )%      $71,321        0.94     0.94     1.14     (0.88 )%      0  
  $6.98        (15.80 )%      $46,443        1.01     1.01     1.34     (1.00 )%      0  
  $8.29        (16.01 )%      $28,375        1.05     1.05     1.32     (1.05 )%      0  
  $9.87        (1.30 )%      $63,331        1.05     1.05     1.72     (1.04 )%      0    
               
  $5.57        (19.74 )%      $2,083        1.25     1.25     1.48     (1.21 )%      0  
  $6.94        (16.08 )%      $4,764        1.26     1.26     1.59     (1.25 )%      0  
  $8.27        (16.13 )%      $3,861        1.30     1.30     1.70     (1.28 )%      0  
  $9.86        (1.40 )%      $2,206        1.30     1.30     4.00     (1.30 )%      0    
               
  $5.63        (19.46 )%      $29,122        0.90     0.90     1.11     (0.85 )%      0  
  $6.99        (18.72 )%      $15,482        0.90     0.90     1.31     (0.89 )%      0    
               
  $9.09        (8.10 )%      $492,977        0.93     0.93     0.94     (0.71 )%      157  
  $10.14        7.04     $583,927        0.90     0.90     0.90     (0.34 )%      94  
  $10.77        0.12     $855,024        0.89     0.88     0.89     (0.64 )%      167  
  $11.49        14.05     $868,661        0.95     0.95     0.95     (0.03 )%      72  
  $10.62        5.45 %13      $337,526        0.95     0.95     1.06     0.41     66    
               
  $9.08        (8.20 )%      $22,005        1.18     1.18     1.19     (0.96 )%      157  
  $10.14        6.69     $36,232        1.20     1.20     1.20     (0.65 )%      94  
  $10.76        (0.23 )%      $79,026        1.20     1.20     1.20     (0.92 )%      167  
  $11.47        13.89     $170,953        1.20     1.20     1.23     (0.26 )%      72  
  $10.59        5.12 %13      $51,560        1.20     1.20     1.42     0.30     66    
               
  $9.10        (8.00 )%      $2,796        0.85     0.85     0.86     (0.37 )%      157  
  $10.14        (3.96 )%      $96        0.85     0.85     0.86     (0.99 )%      94    
               
  $7.79        (13.33 )%      $40,890        1.13     1.08     1.43     (0.83 )%      184  
  $9.55        9.23     $42,279        1.20     1.15     1.54     (0.28 )%      108  
  $9.87        (2.83 )%      $17,577        1.23     1.15     1.85     (0.62 )%      257  
  $10.21        2.44     $16,254        1.28     1.15     2.26     0.53     0    
               
  $7.80        (13.64 )%      $5,493        1.45     1.40     1.77     (1.04 )%      184  
  $9.56        9.02     $7,834        1.45     1.40     1.86     (0.37 )%      108  
  $9.86        (3.12 )%      $8,652        1.48     1.40     2.22     (0.84 )%      257  
  $10.23        2.38     $5,805        1.53     1.40     3.44     (0.62 )%      0    
               
  $7.78        (13.42 )%      $2,413        1.11     1.05     1.43     (0.36 )%      184  
  $9.55        (5.10 )%      $95        1.10     1.05     1.47     (1.49 )%      108    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE  
          Change in Net Assets Resulting from
Operations1
    Less Dividends and Distributions  
    

Net Asset

Value,

Beginning

of Period

   

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)

   

Net

Realized

and

Unrealized

Gain

(Loss)

    Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in Net
Asset
Value from
Operations
    Distributions
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Gains
    Total
Distributions
 
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.90        (0.08     (0.79     (0.87     (0.02     (0.50     (0.52
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.02        (0.04     0.65        0.61        (0.02     (0.71     (0.73
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $10.17        (0.06     (0.08     (0.14     (0.01     (0.00 )10      (0.01
FOR THE PERIOD 11/05/129—12/31/12     $10.00               0.19        0.19        (0.02            (0.02
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.87        (0.10     (0.78     (0.88            (0.50     (0.50
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $9.99        (0.06     0.65        0.59               (0.71     (0.71
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013     $10.18        (0.07     (0.11     (0.18     (0.01     (0.00 )10      (0.01
FOR THE PERIOD 11/05/129—12/31/12     $10.00               0.18        0.18                        
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.89        (0.07     (0.78     (0.85     (0.03     (0.50     (0.53
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $11.00        (0.04     (0.33 )12      (0.37     (0.03     (0.71     (0.74
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.86        (0.14     1.01        0.87        (0.56     (0.03     (0.59
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.18        (0.10     1.24        1.14        (1.16     (0.30     (1.46
FOR THE PERIOD 10/30/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.03     0.44        0.41        (0.20     (0.03     (0.23
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.87        (0.17     1.02        0.85        (0.55     (0.03     (0.58
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014     $10.18        (0.16     1.28        1.12        (1.13     (0.30     (1.43
FOR THE PERIOD 10/30/139—12/31/13     $10.00        (0.04     0.45        0.41        (0.20     (0.03     (0.23
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $9.87        (0.14     1.02        0.88        (0.57     (0.03     (0.60
FOR THE PERIOD 9/02/147—12/31/14     $10.35        (0.07     0.86        0.79        (1.16     (0.11     (1.27
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND CLASS I              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.18        (0.08     0.49        0.41        (0.17     (0.03     (0.20
FOR THE PERIOD 9/17/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.02     0.32        0.30        (0.09     (0.03     (0.12
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND CLASS N              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.17        (0.09     0.48        0.39        (0.14     (0.03     (0.17
FOR THE PERIOD 9/17/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.03     0.32        0.29        (0.09     (0.03     (0.12
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND CLASS R6              
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015     $10.17        (0.05     0.48        0.43        (0.17     (0.03     (0.20
FOR THE PERIOD 9/17/149—12/31/14     $10.00        (0.01     0.31        0.30        (0.10     (0.03     (0.13

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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            RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                  Ratios to Average Net Assets of:*            

Net

Asset
Value,
End of
Period

    Total
Return2,3
   

Net Assets,

End of Period
(000’s)

    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Expenses, Net of
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers
(Excluding Dividend
Short Expense &
Interest Expense)4
    Expenses, Before
Reimbursements
and/or Waivers4
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate5
      
               
  $8.51        (8.77 )%      $85,918        0.93     0.93     1.10     (0.80 )%      159  
  $9.90        6.04     $106,473        0.95     0.95     1.12     (0.34 )%      128  
  $10.02        (1.32 )%      $37,848        0.95     0.95     1.18     (0.61 )%      234  
  $10.17        1.87     $29,993        0.95     0.95     2.07     0.18     0    
               
  $8.49        (8.94 )%      $4,242        1.20     1.20     1.38     (0.99 )%      159  
  $9.87        5.87     $7,795        1.20     1.20     1.44     (0.54 )%      128  
  $9.99        (1.71 )%      $9,397        1.20     1.20     1.59     (0.71 )%      234  
  $10.18        1.80     $2,259        1.20     1.20     2.81     (0.29 )%      0    
               
  $8.51        (8.59 )%      $99        0.85     0.85     1.03     (0.68 )%      159  
  $9.89        (3.44 )%      $97        0.85     0.85     1.03     (1.13 )%      128    
               
  $10.14        8.76     $1,341,232        2.25     1.48     2.29     (1.39 )%      138  
  $9.86        11.30     $387,666        2.56     1.50     2.56     (0.95 )%      145  
  $10.18        4.08     $403,243        2.07     1.50     2.11 %8      (1.77 )%      133    
               
  $10.14        8.50     $92,947        2.52     1.75     2.56     (1.65 )%      138  
  $9.87        11.08     $26,594        2.81     1.75     2.92     (1.50 )%      145  
  $10.18        4.05     $15,972        2.44     1.75     2.70 %8      (2.05 )%      133    
               
  $10.15        8.80     $394,568        2.17     1.40     2.21     (1.37 )%      138  
  $9.87        7.67     $74,872        2.46     1.40     2.57     (1.94 )%      145    
               
  $10.39        4.02     $152,172        1.11     0.79     1.46     (0.80 )%      213  
  $10.18        3.07     $28,094        1.01     0.85     1.49 %8      (0.68 )%      191    
               
  $10.39        3.85     $13,444        1.41     1.09     1.90     (0.91 )%      213  
  $10.17        2.94     $8,577        1.32     1.10     1.92 %8      (0.91 )%      191    
               
  $10.40        4.23     $22,176        1.08     0.75     1.57     (0.50 )%      213  
  $10.17        2.98     $23,695        1.00     0.75     1.75 %8      (0.32 )%      191    

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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  * Annualized for periods less than one year.
   Redemption fees of less than $0.005 per share were incurred by the share class.
  1

Per share net investment income (loss) and net realized and unrealized gain (loss) are based on average shares outstanding.

  2

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period and redemption on the last day of the period and is not annualized.

  3

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

  4

Ratios do not include the impact of the expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

  5

Portfolio turnover is not annualized.

  6

For the period ended December 31, 2012 certain Funds received special dividends which materially impacted the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio. These dividends are not expected to continue in the future. Had these special dividends not been received the Net Investment Income Per Share and Net Investment Income Ratio would have been as follows:

 

FUND    NET INVESTMENT
INCOME PER SHARE
     NET INVESTMENT
INCOME RATIO
 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund—Class I

     $0.08         0.73

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund—Class N

     0.04         0.42   

 

  7

Commencement of offering of shares.

  8

Certain expenses incurred by the Fund were not annualized for the period.

  9

Commencement of operations.

10 

Amount is less than $.005 per share.

11 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Adviser contributed $208,438 into the Fund to compensate the Fund for a loss incurred due to a trade processing error. The impact of the Adviser’s contribution increased the Fund’s total return by 0.14%.

12 

The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period is not indicative of the aggregate net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.

13 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, a service provider contributed $354,026 into the Fund to compensate the Fund for a loss incurred due to a valuation error. The impact of this contribution increased the Fund’s total return by 0.21%.

 

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  

 

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1. Organization

AQR Funds (the “Trust”), was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on September 4, 2008. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of December 31, 2015, the Trust consists of thirty-three active series, thirteen of which are presented in this book (collectively, the “Funds“ and each individually a “Fund”): AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Global Macro Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund. The remaining active series, which have a fiscal year-end of September 30th, are reported in a separate book. AQR Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser of each Fund. The Adviser has retained CNH Partners, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, to serve as an investment sub-adviser to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and certain strategies of the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund.

The investment objective of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, the AQR Global Macro Fund, the AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, the AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and the AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund is to seek positive absolute returns. The investment objective of the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, the AQR Risk Parity Fund, the AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund and the AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund is to seek total return. The investment objective of the AQR Long-Short Equity Fund is to seek capital appreciation. Each of these funds offer Class I, Class N, and Class R6 shares.

On January 22, 2016 the Board of Trustees approved the closure of the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund to new investors, effective March 31, 2016, subject to certain exceptions.

2. Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The consolidated Schedules of Investments, Statements of Assets and Liabilities, of Operations, of Changes in Net Assets, of Cash Flows, where applicable, and the Financial Highlights of the AQR Global Macro Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund (“Consolidated Funds”) include the accounts of AQR Global Macro Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Risk Parity Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Risk Parity II HV Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Risk Parity II MV Offshore Fund Ltd., AQR Style Premia Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd., and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Offshore Fund Ltd., respectively, wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries (the “Subsidiaries”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Subsequent references to the Funds within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements collectively refer to the Consolidated Funds and their Subsidiaries.

Each consolidated Fund may each invest up to 25% of their total assets in its respective Subsidiary, each of which acts as an investment vehicle in order to affect certain investment strategies consistent with the Funds’ investment objectives and policies. The Funds expect that they will achieve a significant portion of their exposure to commodities and commodities-related investments through investment in the Subsidiaries. Unlike the Funds, the Subsidiaries may invest without limitation in commodities and commodities-related investments.

 

    INCEPTION DATE
OF SUBSIDIARY
  SUBSIDIARY NET
ASSETS AT
DECEMBER 31, 2015
    % OF TOTAL NET
ASSETS AT
DECEMBER 31, 2015
    NET REALIZED
GAIN(LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS
HELD IN
SUBSIDIARY
 

AQR Global Macro Offshore Fund Ltd.

  April 8, 2014   $ 12,210,047        23.3   $ 2,669,504   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd.

  January 5, 2010     2,175,788,011        22.6     530,026,473   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Offshore Fund Ltd.

  July 16, 2013     120,287,443        22.7     31,626,156   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd.

  July 18, 2011     384,521,988        15.5     27,493,196   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Offshore Fund Ltd.

  July 9, 2012     22,716,221        22.2     (20,791,502

AQR Risk Parity Offshore Fund Ltd.

  September 29, 2010     105,801,550        20.4     (39,564,550

AQR Risk Parity II HV Offshore Fund Ltd.

  November 5, 2012     11,295,646        23.1     (6,651,656

AQR Risk Parity II MV Offshore Fund Ltd.

  November 5, 2012     13,320,475        14.8     (7,803,962

AQR Style Premia Alternative Offshore Fund Ltd.

  October 30, 2013     412,330,607        22.5     25,001,108   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Offshore Fund Ltd.

  September 17, 2014     42,221,963        22.5     482,826   

 

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3. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The Funds are investment companies and apply specialized accounting and reporting guidance in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Use of Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Valuation of Investments: All securities and other investments are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 5.

Cash: Cash comprises U.S. Dollar and foreign currency deposits held at a bank(s) or custodian bank(s) which may exceed insured limits. The Funds are subject to risk to the extent that the institutions may be unable to fulfill their obligations.

Due to/from Brokers: Due to/from brokers represents cash balances on deposit with, or cash balances owed to, the Funds’ prime brokers and counterparties. The Funds are subject to credit risk should the prime brokers and counterparties be unable to meet their obligations to the Funds.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. Dollars. The Funds’ assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the valuation date. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of the transaction. The Funds’ income earned and expense incurred in foreign denominated currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the date of such activity.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments and derivatives from the fluctuations that result from changes in the market prices of investments and derivatives held or sold during the period. Accordingly, such foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gain (loss) on investments in securities and derivatives and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities and derivatives on the Statements of Operations.

Realized gains (losses) on foreign currency and foreign currency transactions reported on the Statements of Operations arise from the disposition of foreign currency and a change between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books on the transaction date and the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency and foreign currency translation reported on the Statements of Operations arise from changes (due to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and assets and liabilities (other than investments) denominated in foreign currencies, which are held at period end.

Investment Transactions and Related Income: Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Securities gains and losses are calculated on a specifically identified cost basis. Interest income is determined on the basis of coupon interest accrued using the effective interest method adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the effective yield method. Dividend income (expense) net of foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund first learns of the ex-date dividend notification. Interest purchased and interest sold on bonds is included in interest receivable and interest payable, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For inflation-linked bonds, interest income (expense) is earned on the principal amount and adjusted for the changes in the relevant consumer price index.

Multi-class Operations: Each class of shares offered by the Trust has equal rights as to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except that each class may bear different sub-transfer agency and distribution fees and shareholders of a class have exclusive voting rights regarding any matter relating solely to that class of shares. Income, non-class specific expenses, realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of relative net assets at the beginning of each day. Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to each Fund. Trust level expenses are allocated among the Funds based on the ratio of average net assets or other reasonable methodology.

The Funds record distributions received in excess of income from underlying investments as a reduction of cost of investments and/or realized gain. Such amounts are based on estimates (if actual amounts are not available) and actual amounts of income, realized gain and return of capital may differ from the estimated amounts. The Funds adjust the estimated amounts of components of distributions (and consequently net investment income) as necessary once the issuers provide information about the actual composition of the distributions.

The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, capital gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon their current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which they invest.

 

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Offering Cost: Offering costs, including professional fees, printing fees and initial registration, are amortized over a period not longer than twelve months from the date the Funds commenced operations.

Federal Income Taxes: Each Fund is treated as a separate taxable entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If so qualified, each Fund will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders. Accordingly no provision for Federal income tax is necessary.

The Adviser evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds are required to analyze all open tax years. Open tax years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority. The Funds have concluded that there is no tax liability/benefit resulting from uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax expense will materially change in the next twelve months. The returns of the Funds for the prior three fiscal years as well as current year, or since inception if shorter, are open for examination. As of December 31, 2015, the Funds had no examinations in progress.

For Federal tax purposes, taxable income for each Consolidated Fund and its Subsidiary are calculated separately. The Subsidiaries are classified as controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“the Code”) and each CFCs taxable income is included in the calculation of the relevant Consolidated Fund’s taxable income. Net losses of the Subsidiaries are not deductible by the Consolidated Funds either in the current period or future periods. Each of the CFCs has a fiscal year end of December 31st for financial statement consolidation purposes and a nonconforming tax year end of November 30th.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds intend to declare and distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions will be determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes. These differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. As a result, income dividends and capital gain distributions declared during a fiscal period may differ significantly from the net investment income (loss) and realized gains (losses) reported on the Funds’ financial statements presented under GAAP.

Distributions classified as a tax basis return of capital, if any, are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Changes in Net Assets and have been recorded to paid in capital. In addition, other amounts have been reclassified between undistributed net investment income, accumulated undistributed/overdistributed net realized gains or losses and/or paid in capital to more appropriately conform financial accounting to tax characterizations of dividend distributions.

Indemnification: In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into various agreements that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as any potential exposure involves future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

4. Securities and Other Investments

Convertible Securities: Certain Funds invest in preferred stocks and fixed-income securities which are convertible into common stock. Convertible securities may be converted either at a stated price or rate within a specified period of time into a specified number of shares of common stock. By investing in a convertible security, the Funds may participate in any capital appreciation or depreciation of a company’s stock, but to a lesser degree than if they had invested in that company’s common stock. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation’s capital structure and, therefore, entail less risk than the corporation’s common stock. The Funds may attempt to hedge some of their investments in convertible debt securities by selling short the issuer’s common stock. The premiums attributable to the conversion feature are not amortized.

High Yield Securities: Certain Funds invest in lower-quality debt securities. Investments in lower-rated securities or unrated securities of comparable quality tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions than higher rated securities causing greater price volatility. These instruments involve a greater risk of loss due to default by the issuer because such securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors’ claims.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Certain Funds may invest in Inflation-indexed bonds which are adjusted for inflation through periodic increases or decreases in the security’s interest accruals, face amount, or principal redemption value, by amounts corresponding to the rate of inflation as measured by an index.

 

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Loan Participations, Assignments and Unfunded Commitments: Certain Funds invest in loan participations and assignments. When one of the Funds purchases a loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or a third party selling such participations (“Selling Participant”), but not the borrower. In this case, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower and the Selling Participant and any other persons inter-positioned between the Fund and the borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). In contrast, when one of the Funds purchases an assignment, the contractual relationship is with the borrower and the credit risk assumed by the Fund is only with the borrower. Although certain loan participations or assignments are secured by collateral, the Fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing on such collateral or have its interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor.

The Funds may also enter into unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. These unfunded commitments represent a future obligation in full, even though a percentage of the loan may not be utilized by the borrower. These types of investments may include standby financing commitments, such as revolving credit facilities, which obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. The value of the unfunded portion of the investment is determined using a pro-rata allocation, based on its par value relative to the par value of the entire investment. The unfunded loan commitments are marked to market daily and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from unfunded commitments is reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as well as the Statements of Operations. When investing in a loan participation, the Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt of payments by the lender from the borrower. The Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan. In certain circumstances, the Fund may receive a penalty fee upon the prepayment of a loan by a borrower. Fees earned or paid are recorded as a component of interest income or interest expense, respectively, on the Statements of Operations. In addition, loan participations and assignments are vulnerable to market conditions such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for loan participations and assignments and certain loan participations and assignments which were liquid, when purchased, may become illiquid. There were no unfunded commitments as of December 31, 2015.

Defaulted Securities and Distressed Investments: Certain Funds held defaulted securities or other securities which were placed in non-accrual status as the collection of a portion or all of the interest has been deemed to be uncollectible. The securities have been identified on the Schedules of Investments. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is probable. The Fund may invest in distressed investments, which are issued by companies that are, or might be, involved in reorganizations or financial restructurings, either out of court or in bankruptcy.

Securities Sold Short: Certain Funds sell securities they do not own as a hedge against some of their long positions and/or in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security (short sale). When one of the Funds makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker through which it made the short sale. The Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow the particular security and may be obligated to remit any interest or dividends received on such borrowed securities. Dividends declared on short positions are recorded on the ex-date as an expense. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in magnitude, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price at termination is less than or greater than, respectively, the proceeds originally received. The Fund is also subject to the risk that it may be unable to reacquire a security to terminate a short position except at a price substantially in excess of the last quoted price. The Fund is also subject to risk of loss if the broker were to fail to perform its obligations under the contractual terms. Liabilities for securities sold short are reported at market value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations.

The Funds are required to pledge cash or securities to the broker as collateral for securities sold short. Collateral requirements are calculated daily based on the current market value of the short positions. Cash deposited with the broker for collateral for securities sold short is recorded as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and securities segregated as collateral are denoted in the Schedules of Investments. The Funds may receive or pay the net of the following amounts: (i) a portion of the income from the investment of cash collateral; (ii) the broker’s fee on the borrowed securities; and (iii) a financing charge for the difference in the market value of the short position and cash collateral deposited with the broker. This income or fee is calculated daily based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent on the availability of the security.

The net amount of fees incurred are included in the dividend and interest on securities sold short in the Statements of Operations and are as follows:

 

FUND         

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     $ 5,892,981   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       73,617   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

       168,757   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

       1,141,001   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       1,321,768   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

       46,956   

 

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Futures Contracts: Certain Funds invest in futures contracts as part of their primary investment strategy and to equitize its cash flows. Investments in futures may increase or decrease exposure to a particular market. In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of a futures commission merchant that holds margin on behalf of the Funds, the Funds may not be entitled to the return of the entire margin owed to the Funds, potentially resulting in a loss. A change in market value of an open futures contract is recorded in the Statements of Operations as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts. A realized gain (loss) represents the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed or expired, and is reported in the Statements of Operations. The use of long futures contracts subjects the Funds to risk of loss in excess of the variation margin on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The use of short futures contracts subjects the Funds to unlimited risk of loss. Futures contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Certain Funds buy and sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are agreements between two parties to buy and sell currencies at a set price on a future date. These contracts are used to protect against a decline in value relative to the U.S. Dollar of the currencies in which portfolio securities are denominated or quoted (or an increase in the value of a currency in which securities that a Fund intends to buy are denominated, when a Fund holds cash reserves and short term investments), or for other investment purposes. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The Funds could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Funds are unable to enter into a closing position. Risks may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in U.S. Dollars without the delivery of foreign currency. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Swap Contracts: Certain Funds engage in various swap transactions to manage risks within their portfolios or as alternatives to direct investments. Swap transactions may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market where payments are settled through direct payments between a Fund and the counterparty. By contrast, certain swap transactions are subject to mandatory central clearing (“centrally cleared swaps”). These swaps are executed through a derivatives clearing member (“DCM”), acting in an agency capacity, and submitted to a central counterparty (“CCP”), in which case all payments are settled with the CCP through the DCM. For credit default and interest rate contracts, an up-front payment received by a Fund is recorded as a liability on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. An up-front payment made by a Fund is recorded as an asset on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Up-front payments are amortized over the term of the contract. Periodic payments received (paid) by a Fund are recorded as realized gains (losses) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations.

The Funds’ use of swap contracts create additional risks beyond those that would exist if the Funds invested in the underlying positions directly, including: market risk related to unfavorable changes in interest rates or in the price(s) of the underlying security(ies); credit risk related to the counterparty’s failure to perform under contract terms; and liquidity risk related to the lack of a liquid market for the swap contract, which may limit the ability of the Funds to close out their position(s).

Total Return Swap Contracts: Certain Funds invest in total return swaps to obtain exposure to the underlying referenced instruments, obtain leverage or attain the returns from ownership without actually owning the underlying position. Total return swaps are two-party contracts that generally obligate one party to pay the positive return and the other party to pay the negative return on a specified reference security, security index or index component during the period of the swap. Total return swap contracts are marked to market daily and the change, if any, is recorded as net change in appreciation (depreciation) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Total return swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. If the counterparty to a total return swap contract defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. The use of long total return swap contracts subject the Funds to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The use of short total return swaps subject the Funds to unlimited loss. Periodic payments received (paid) by the Funds are recorded as realized gains (losses) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Total return swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Total Return Basket Swaps: Certain Funds may enter into an equity basket swap agreement to obtain exposure to a portfolio of long and short securities. Under the terms of the agreement, the swap is designed to function as a portfolio of direct investments in long and short equity or fixed income positions. The Funds have the ability to trade in and out of long and short positions within the swap and will receive all of the economic benefits and risks equivalent to direct investments in these positions such as: capital appreciation (depreciation), corporate actions, and dividends and interest received and paid, all of which are reflected in the swap value. The swap value also includes interest charges and credits related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on defined market rates plus or minus a specified spread and are referred to herein as “financing costs”. Positions within the swap are reset periodically, and financing costs are reset monthly. During a reset, any realized gains (losses) on positions, income, proceeds from corporate actions and accrued financing costs may become available for cash settlement between the Funds and the swap counterparty. Cash settlement in and out of the swap may occur at a reset date or any other date, at the discretion of the Funds and the counterparty, over the life of the agreement, and is generally determined based on limits and thresholds established as part of the Master Agreement between the Funds and the counterparty. A change in the market value of a total return basket swap contract is recognized as a change in unrealized appreciation

 

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(depreciation) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Cash settlements between a Fund and the counterparty are recognized as realized gains (losses) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. Total return basket swap contracts outstanding at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Credit Default Swap Contracts: Certain Funds enter into credit default swap contracts to provide a measure of protection against risk of loss following a default, or other credit event in respect of issuers within an underlying index or a single issuer, or to gain credit exposure to an underlying index or issuer. In a credit default contract, the protection buyer typically makes an up-front payment and a periodic stream of payments to a counterparty, the protection seller, in exchange for the right to receive a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event on the reference obligation or all other equally ranked obligations of the reference entity. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. The credit default contracts are marked to market daily and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Variation margin is accounted for as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed, at which time the gains or losses are realized. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the difference between the par value and market value of the reference obligation, net of any proportional amount of the up-front payment, is recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations.

Implied credit spreads are used to determine the value of credit default swap contracts and reflect the cost of buying/selling protection, which may include up-front payments made to enter into the contract. Therefore, higher spreads indicate a greater likelihood that a seller will be obligated to perform (i.e., make payment) under the swap contract. Implied credit spreads for credit default swaps on credit indexes are linked to the weighted average spread across the underlying reference obligations included in a particular index.

Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the specific Fund and the counterparty. The central clearing house acts as the counterparty to each centrally cleared swap transaction, therefore credit risk is limited to the failure of the clearing house. Where a Fund is a seller of protection, the maximum potential amount of future payments the Fund may be required to make is equal to the notional amount of the relevant credit default contract. The Fund’s risk of loss associated with these instruments may exceed their value, as recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Credit default contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Interest Rate Swaps: Certain Funds enter into interest rate swaps as part of their investment strategy. Interest rate swaps generally involve agreements to exchange fixed and floating payment obligations, without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts. Interest rate swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Periodic payments received (paid) by the Funds are recorded as realized gains (losses). Interest rate swaps are marked to market daily and the change is recorded as unrealized gain (loss) on swap contracts in the Statements of Operations. The Funds’ risk of loss associated with these instruments may exceed their value, as recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Non-deliverable interest rate swap contracts are settled with the counterparty in U.S. Dollars without the delivery of foreign currency. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps may have forward effective dates. The amortization of the upfront premiums (if applicable) and payments related to these swap contracts begin on the effective date of the contract. Interest rate contracts outstanding, including their respective notional amounts at period end, if any, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Repurchase Agreements: Certain Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation (collateral) subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and a Fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time. Under the terms of a master repurchase agreement, the underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held in safekeeping at the Fund’s custodian or designated sub-custodians under tri-party repurchase agreements. Securities purchased under repurchase agreements are reflected as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest earned is recorded as a component of interest income on the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for collateral, a Fund may pay a fee for receipt of collateral, which may result in interest expense to the Fund. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, a Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. If the counterparty should default, a Fund may seek to sell the securities which it holds as collateral. This could involve procedural costs or delays in addition to a loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price. Repurchase agreements outstanding at period end, if any, including the underlying debt obligation (collateral) assigned to each agreement, are included within each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Certain Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements under the terms of a master repurchase agreement. A Fund sells a security that it holds to a counterparty with a contemporaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date. Reverse repurchase agreements are reflected as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made on reverse repurchase agreements are recorded as a component of interest expense on the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, a Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund. A Fund monitors collateral market value for the reverse repurchase agreement, including accrued interest, throughout the lives of the agreements, and when necessary, delivers or receives cash or securities in order to manage credit exposure and liquidity. If the counterparty defaults or enters insolvency proceeding, realization or return of the collateral to the Fund may be delayed or limited. Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at period end, if any, including the underlying debt obligation (collateral) assigned to each agreement, are listed after each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

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The collateral held in relation to the repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements was in U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities with a maturity of up to 30 days in the amount of $6,778,074 for AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund.

Options: Certain Funds may write and purchase put and call options. When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires, a Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When a Fund enters into a closing transaction, the Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums paid or received. Written uncovered call options subject a Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Written covered call options limit the upside potential of a security above the strike price. Put options written subject a Fund to risk of loss if the value of the security declines below the exercise price minus the put premium. A Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing investments.

Transactions in call and put options written during the period for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund were as follows:

 

       CALL OPTIONS  
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND      NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
SUBJECT
TO CALL
       PREMIUM  

Options outstanding, December 31, 2014

       (5,716      $ (2,340,132

Options written

       (22,405        (875,288

Options terminated

       2,288           165,402   

Options expired

       16,981           455,108   

Options exercised

       4,056           378,530   
Options outstanding, December 31, 2015        (4,796      $ (2,216,380
         
       PUT OPTIONS  
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND      NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
SUBJECT
TO PUT
       PREMIUM  

Options outstanding, December 31, 2014

               $   

Options written

       (67        (172,051

Options terminated

                   

Options expired

                   

Options exercised

                   
Options outstanding, December 31, 2015        (67      $ (172,051
         
       CALL OPTIONS  
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND      NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
SUBJECT
TO CALL
       PREMIUM  

Options outstanding, December 31, 2014

       (829      $ (104,437

Options written

                   

Options terminated

                   

Options expired

                   

Options exercised

       829           104,437   
Options outstanding, December 31, 2015                $   

Master Agreements: Certain Funds are parties to master netting arrangements with counterparties (“Master Agreements”). Master Agreements govern the terms of certain like transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying payment netting mechanisms across multiple transactions and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Since different types of

 

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transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded by different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple Master Agreements with a counterparty and its affiliates. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow the Funds to close out and net their total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single Master Agreement with a counterparty.

Master Repurchase Agreements govern repurchase, or reverse repurchase transactions, relating to government bonds between certain Funds and select counterparties. Master Repurchase Agreements maintain provisions for initiation, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral.

Prime Broker Arrangements may be entered into to facilitate execution and/or clearing of equities, bonds, equity options or short sales of securities between certain Funds and selected counterparties. These arrangements provide financing terms for such transactions and include guidelines surrounding the rights, obligations, and other events, including, but not limited to, margin, execution, and settlement. These agreements maintain provisions for payments, maintenance of collateral, events of default, and termination. Margin and other assets delivered as collateral are typically held by the prime broker and offset any obligations due to the prime broker.

Customer Account Agreements govern cleared derivatives transactions and exchange-traded futures and options transactions. Upon entering into an exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivative contract, the Funds are required to deposit with the relevant clearing organization cash or securities, which is referred to as the initial margin. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded as Deposits with brokers for futures contracts on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For exchange-traded futures or centrally cleared swaps, initial margin is posted, and daily changes in fair value are recorded as a payable or receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Variation margin on derivative instruments. Variation margin is determined separately for exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps and cannot be netted.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC derivative transactions entered into between certain Funds and a counterparty. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, netting of settlement payments, agreements to deliver supporting documents, collateral transfer and events of default or termination. Events of termination include a decline in the Fund’s net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time or a decline in the counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level. In each case, upon occurrence, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all OTC contracts outstanding, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by a party to elect early termination could be material to the financial statements and impact a Fund’s future derivative activity.

Collateral and margin requirements differ according to the terms of each type of Master Agreement. Collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure net of existing collateral already in place governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold. Collateral can be in the form of cash, debt securities issued by the U.S. government and other securities or money market funds as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty, or as permitted by the clearing house or exchange.

Collateral pledged by a Fund for OTC derivatives pursuant to a Master Agreement is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified as an asset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities either as a component of Investments in securities, at value (securities) or in Due from brokers (cash). Segregation of fund’s collateral in the custodian account helps mitigate counterparty risk.

Collateral posted for the benefit of a Fund pursuant to a Master Agreement is held by a custodian of the Fund. Amounts which can be invested or repledged, are presented in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Collateral received is reflected as a liability within Due to brokers in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities subject to master netting agreements on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

5. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

Investment Valuation Policies: The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of the Funds’ shares are valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open (each a “Business Day”). The NAV per share of each class within each Fund is computed by dividing the total current value of the assets of such Fund attributable to a class, less class liabilities, by the total number of shares of that class of the Fund outstanding at the time the computation is made. For purposes of calculating the NAV, portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments are valued on each Business Day using valuation methods as adopted by the Funds’ Board.

The Board has delegated responsibility for applying approved valuation policies to the Adviser. The Adviser monitors the continual appropriateness of valuation methods applied and determines if adjustments should be made in light of market factor changes and events affecting issuers. The Adviser has established a Valuation Committee (the “VC”) whose function is to monitor the valuation of portfolio securities

 

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and other financial derivative instruments and determine in good faith the fair value of portfolio holdings after consideration of all relevant factors. The Adviser performs a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: (i) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and processes at vendors, (ii) review of daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, (iii) review of third party model prices against internal model prices, and (iv) review the results of back testing and reports for the Board on the results of fair value determinations.

Where market quotes are readily available, fair market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from pricing services or established market makers. Where market quotations are not readily available, or if an available market quotation is determined not to reflect fair value, securities or financial derivatives are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the VC in accordance with the valuation procedures approved by the Funds’ Board. Using fair value to price a security may require subjective determinations about the value of a security that could result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their net assets. It is possible the estimated values may differ significantly from the values which would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed. These differences could be material.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. GAAP establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring the most observable inputs be used when available. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 — Inputs using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

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 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 technique used. The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Valuation Techniques: The following inputs and techniques may be used by the Funds to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities into the appropriate fair value hierarchy in accordance with GAAP.

Equity securities, including securities sold short, rights, exchange options, warrants, Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end investment companies, are valued at the last quoted sales prices or official closing prices taken from the primary market in which each security trades and are therefore considered Level 1.

An equity for which no sales are reported, as in the case of a security that is traded in the over-the-counter market or a less liquid listed equity, is valued at its last bid price (in the case of short sales, at the ask price) and is therefore considered Level 2. In addition, equities traded outside of the Western Hemisphere are also considered Level 2 because they are fair valued daily based on the application of a fair value factor (unless the Adviser determines that use of another valuation methodology is appropriate). The Funds apply daily fair value factors, furnished by an independent pricing service, to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the close of the NYSE. The pricing service uses statistical analysis and quantitative models to adjust local market prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indices, American Depository Receipts, futures contracts and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time the Funds calculate their net asset value.

Fixed income securities and other investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, are valued based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs and are also classified within Level 2. These include certain U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, money market funds and less liquid listed equities. Corporate and sovereign bonds and other fixed-income instruments are valued at estimated fair value using the latest bid prices or evaluated quotes furnished by independent pricing services, as well as quotations from counterparties and other market participants. Evaluated quotes are based on a matrix system, which may consider such factors as quoted prices for identical or similar assets, yields, maturities and ratings and are not necessarily reliant on quoted prices. Short-term debt investments of sufficient credit quality maturing in less than 60 days are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs, as they trade infrequently or not at all. Level 3 instruments include illiquid securities. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds may use one or more valuation techniques (e.g., the market approach, the income approach, or the cost approach), including proprietary models for which sufficient and reliable data is available. Within Level 3, the use of the market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions, while the use of the income approach generally consists of estimated future cash flows discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or durations of any restrictions on the disposition of the investment or adjusted as appropriate for credit, market and/or other risk factors.

The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 investments include the original transaction price, recent transactions in the same or similar instruments, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, subsequent rounds of financing, recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure, offerings in the equity or debt capital markets, changes in financial ratios or cash flows, benchmark yield curves, credit spreads, estimated default rates, underlying collateral, and other unique security features. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Adviser in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the fair value of the investment.

Exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures contracts and exchange-traded option contracts, are typically classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether or not they are deemed to be actively traded. Futures and option contracts that are listed on national exchanges and are freely transferable are valued at fair value based on their last sales price on the date of determination on the exchange that constitutes the principal market or, if no sales occurred on such date, at the bid price on such exchange at the close of business on such date. Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued on daily basis using quotations provided by an independent pricing service.

OTC derivatives, including forward contracts and swap contracts, are valued by the Funds on a daily basis using observable inputs, such as quotations provided by an independent pricing service, the counterparty, dealers or brokers, whenever available and considered reliable.

The value of each total return swap contract and total return basket swap contract is derived from a combination of (i) the net value of the underlying positions, which are valued daily using the last sale or closing price on the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; (ii) financing costs; (iii) the value of dividends or accrued interest; (iv) cash balances within the swap; and (v) other factors, as applicable.

The U.S. Dollar value of forward foreign currency exchange contracts is determined using current forward currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service.

Credit default swap contracts and interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based on quotations as provided by an independent pricing service. The independent pricing services aggregate valuation information from various market participants to create a single reference value for each credit default swap contract and interest rate swap contract.

Generally, a valuation model is used consistently for similar derivative types and model inputs, including, but not limited to, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, volatilities and implied correlations which are obtained from outside brokers and/or pricing services when available. In instances where models are used, the value of an OTC derivative depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the instrument as well as the availability and reliability of observable inputs. Such inputs include market prices for reference securities, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, prepayment rates and correlations of such inputs. Certain OTC derivatives, such as generic forwards, swaps and options, have inputs which can generally be corroborated by market data and are therefore classified within Level 2. Those OTC derivatives that have less liquidity or for which inputs are unobservable are classified within Level 3. While the valuations of less liquid OTC derivatives may utilize some Level 1 and/or Level 2 inputs, they also include other unobservable inputs which are considered significant to the fair value determination. At each measurement date, the Funds update the Level 1 and Level 2 inputs to reflect observable inputs, though the resulting gains and losses are reflected within Level 3 due to the significance of the unobservable inputs.

The Funds value the repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements they have entered based on the respective contract amounts, which approximate fair value. As such, repurchase agreements are carried at the amount of cash paid plus accrued interest receivable (or interest payable in periods of increased demand for collateral), and reverse repurchase agreements are carried at the amount of cash received plus accrued interest payable (or interest receivable in periods of increased demand for collateral).

 

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Quantitative Information

The following tables represent each Fund’s valuation inputs as presented on the Schedule of Investments.

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

  

Common Stocks

  $ 183,598,838      $ 105,147,397      $ 11,396,171      $ 300,142,406   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    104,794,294        54,996,014        27,393,124        187,183,432   

Corporate Bonds

           11,866,958        4,726,199        16,593,157   

Convertible Bonds

           253,227,651        574,719        253,802,370   

Securities In Litigation

                  90,995        90,995   

Closed End Funds

    103,582,307                      103,582,307   

Loan Participations

           809,397        2,224,524        3,033,921   

Open End Fund

    295,133                      295,133   

Preferred Stocks

           1,708,378        817,262        2,525,640   

Rights

    894,855        530,105        715,900        2,140,860   

U.S. Treasury Bill

           82,704,332               82,704,332   

Warrants

    10,479,812        6,296,975        1,573,200        18,349,987   

Money Market Funds

           329,945,407               329,945,407   

Purchased Options

    15,276                      15,276   

Futures Contracts*

    182,399                      182,399   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           1,467,728               1,467,728   

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           4,438,467               4,438,467   

Total Assets

  $ 403,842,914      $ 853,138,809      $ 49,512,094      $ 1,306,493,817   

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $ (316,088,820   $ (978,044   $ (453   $ (317,067,317

Convertible Bonds (Sold Short)

           (28,297,234            (28,297,234

Exchange-Traded Fund (Sold Short)

    (679,769                   (679,769

Written Options (Sold Short)*

    (201,436                   (201,436

Futures Contracts*

    (379,502                   (379,502

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (364,388            (364,388 )  

Credit Default Swap Contracts*

           (1,247,858            (1,247,858

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           (3,110,613            (3,110,613

Total Liabilities

  $ (317,349,527   $ (33,998,137   $ (453   $ (351,348,117
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Common Stocks

  $ 15,372,993      $ 60,338,736      $      $ 75,711,729   

U.S.Treasury Bill

           50,522,368               50,522,368   

Money Market Funds

           178,161,947               178,161,947   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           54,341               54,341   

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           6,076,500               6,076,500   

Total Assets

  $ 15,372,993      $ 295,153,892      $      $ 310,526,885   

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $ (17,290,825   $ (45,127,862   $      $ (62,418,687

Preferred Stocks (Sold Short)

           (1,185,918            (1,185,918

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (124,079            (124,079

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           (376,337            (376,337

Total Liabilities

  $ (17,290,825   $ (46,814,196   $      $ (64,105,021

 

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AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND   LEVEL 1    

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

    TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

U.S.Treasury Bill

  $      $ 29,876,219      $      $ 29,876,219   

Money Market Funds

           16,924,871               16,924,871   

Futures Contracts*

    366,082                      366,082   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           816,404               816,404   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts*

           682,904               682,904   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           124,582               124,582   

Total Assets

  $ 366,082      $ 48,424,980      $      $ 48,791,062   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (370,618   $  —      $      $ (370,618

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (306,582            (306,582

Interest Rate Swap Contracts*

           (94,031            (94,031

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (18,100            (18,100

Total Liabilities

  $ (370,618   $ (418,713   $      $ (789,331
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND   LEVEL 1    

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

TOTALS

 

ASSETS

       

Common Stocks

  $ 30,498,265      $ 124,355,767      $      $ 154,854,032   

U.S.Treasury Bill

           165,428,283               165,428,283   

Money Market Funds

           312,775,294               312,775,294   

Futures Contracts*

    3,296,263                      3,296,263   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           964,654               964,654   

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           5,408,354               5,408,354   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           414,386               414,386   

Total Assets

  $ 33,794,528      $ 609,346,738      $      $ 643,141,266   

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $ (34,354,984   $ (87,118,924   $      $ (121,473,908

Preferred Stocks (Sold Short)

           (1,757,728            (1,757,728

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (699,605            (699,605

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           (5,455,052            (5,455,052

Total Liabilities

  $ (34,354,984   $ (95,031,309   $      $ (129,386,293
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND   LEVEL 1    

LEVEL 2

   

LEVEL 3

   

TOTALS

 

ASSETS

       

U.S. Treasury Bill

  $      $ 8,021,262,203      $      $ 8,021,262,203   

Money Market Funds

           1,412,495,198               1,412,495,198   

Futures Contracts*

    47,402,114                      47,402,114   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           154,800,955               154,800,955   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           19,080,592               19,080,592   

Total Assets

  $ 47,402,114      $ 9,607,638,948      $      $ 9,655,041,062   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (50,976,303   $      $  —      $ (50,976,303

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (196,445,264            (196,445,264

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (9,008,678            (9,008,678

Total Liabilities

  $ (50,976,303   $ (205,453,942   $      $ (256,430,245

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

U.S.Treasury Bill

  $      $ 390,109,789      $      $ 390,109,789   

Money Market Funds

           108,289,490               108,289,490   

Futures Contracts*

    3,812,342                      3,812,342   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           12,115,744               12,115,744   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           1,421,210               1,421,210   

Total Assets

  $ 3,812,342      $ 511,936,233      $      $ 515,748,575   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (3,987,785   $      $      $ (3,987,785

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (15,402,116            (15,402,116

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (732,814            (732,814

Total Liabilities

  $ (3,987,785   $ (16,134,930   $      $ (20,122,715
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Common Stocks

  $ 106,474,358      $      $ 408,524      $ 106,882,882   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    201,579,310        72,572,993               274,152,303   

Corporate Bonds

           246,875               246,875   

Convertible Bonds

           550,569,539        416,739        550,986,278   

U.S.Treasury Bill

           106,806,095               106,806,095   

Money Market Funds

           1,250,165,700               1,250,165,700   

Futures Contracts*

    2,140,906                      2,140,906   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           36,246,359               36,246,359   

Credit Default Swap Contracts*

           194,065               194,065   

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           148,068,820               148,068,820   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           2,570,600               2,570,600   

Total Assets

  $ 310,194,574      $ 2,167,441,046      $ 825,263      $ 2,478,460,883   

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $ (588,406,560   $      $      $ (588,406,560

Futures Contracts*

    (4,710,738                   (4,710,738

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (22,536,170            (22,536,170

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           (5,703,338            (5,703,338 )  

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (8,205,880            (8,205,880

Total Liabilities

  $ (593,117,298   $ (36,445,388   $      $ (629,562,686
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

U.S.Treasury Bill

  $      $ 52,583,037      $      $ 52,583,037   

Money Market Funds

           39,904,434               39,904,434   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           323,845               323,845   

Total Assets

  $      $ 92,811,316      $      $ 92,811,316   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (3,355,122   $  —      $      $ (3,355,122

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (557,767            (557,767

Total Liabilities

  $ (3,355,122   $ (557,767   $      $ (3,912,889

 

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AQR RISK PARITY FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Government Related Obligations

  $      $ 62,301,527      $      $ 62,301,527   

U.S. Treasury Bill

           107,355,380               107,355,380   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           94,207,063               94,207,063   

Money Market Funds

           225,690,996               225,690,996   

Futures Contracts*

    1,111,618                      1,111,618   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           991,423               991,423   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts*

           254,057               254,057   

Credit Default Swap Contracts*

           5,114,137               5,114,137   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           184,650               184,650   

Total Assets

  $ 1,111,618      $ 496,099,233      $      $ 497,210,851   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (6,287,318   $  —      $      $ (6,287,318

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (4,912,113            (4,912,113

Interest Rate Swap Contracts*

           (451,155            (451,155

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (884,195            (884,195

Total Liabilities

  $ (6,287,318   $ (6,247,463   $      $ (12,534,781
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Government Related Obligations

  $      $ 6,797,727      $      $ 6,797,727   

Repurchase Agreements

           2,525,961               2,525,961   

U.S. Treasury Bill

           10,186,263               10,186,263   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           10,335,368               10,335,368   

Money Market Funds

           25,334,185               25,334,185   

Futures Contracts*

    186,810                      186,810   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           41,152               41,152   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           36,390               36,390   

Total Assets

  $ 186,810      $ 55,257,046      $      $ 55,443,856   

LIABILITIES

       

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (Sold Short)

  $      $ (9,233,035   $      $ (9,233,035

Futures Contracts*

    (897,444                   (897,444

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (158,019            (158,019

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (140,718            (140,718

Total Liabilities

  $ (897,444   $ (9,531,772   $      $ (10,429,216
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Government Related Obligations

  $      $ 10,252,599      $      $ 10,252,599   

U.S. Treasury Bill

           18,869,617               18,869,617   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           15,343,245               15,343,245   

Money Market Funds

           43,025,454               43,025,454   

Futures Contracts*

    279,038                      279,038   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           55,018               55,018   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           121,247               121,247   

Total Assets

  $ 279,038      $ 87,667,180      $      $ 87,946,218   

LIABILITIES

       

Futures Contracts*

  $ (1,293,475   $      $      $ (1,293,475

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (209,065            (209,065

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (355,699            (355,699

Total Liabilities

  $ (1,293,475   $ (564,764   $      $ (1,858,239

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Common Stocks

  $      $ 671,441,026      $      $ 671,441,026   

Preferred Stocks

           7,283,817               7,283,817   

U.S.Treasury Bill

           369,724,615               369,724,615   

Money Market Funds

           1,111,259,579               1,111,259,579   

Futures Contracts*

    7,418,990                      7,418,990   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           19,468,488               19,468,488   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           2,392,364               2,392,364   

Total Assets

  $ 7,418,990      $ 2,181,569,889      $      $ 2,188,988,879   

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $      $ (485,078,866   $ (2   $ (485,078,868

Preferred Stocks (Sold Short)

           (3,260,520            (3,260,520

Futures Contracts*

    (27,450,618                   (27,450,618

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (11,836,195            (11,836,195

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           (18,170,268            (18,170,268

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (7,145,945            (7,145,945

Total Liabilities

  $ (27,450,618   $ (525,491,794   $ (2   $ (552,942,414
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTALS  

ASSETS

       

Common Stocks

  $      $ 37,096,219      $      $ 37,096,219   

Preferred Stocks

           201,636               201,636   

U.S.Treasury Bill

           51,073,338               51,073,338   

Money Market Funds

           116,829,809               116,829,809   

Futures Contracts*

    417,848                      417,848   

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           1,069,551               1,069,551   

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts*

           1,528,900               1,528,900   

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           147,827               147,827   

Total Assets

  $ 417,848      $ 207,947,280      $      $ 208,365,128   

LIABILITIES

       

Common Stocks (Sold Short)

  $      $ (27,481,412   $      $ (27,481,412

Preferred Stocks (Sold Short)

           (256,418            (256,418

Futures Contracts*

    (1,438,152                   (1,438,152

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*

           (679,517            (679,517

Total Return Swap Contracts*

           (366,986            (366,986

Total Liabilities

  $ (1,438,152   $ (28,784,333   $      $ (30,222,485

 

  * Derivative instruments, including futures, total return swap, total return basket swap and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, are reported at the cumulative unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of the instrument within the Funds’ Schedule of Investments. Credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and option contracts are reported at market value. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives.
  Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by country.

The Funds recognize all transfers at the beginning of the reporting period, related unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is also transferred out at the beginning of the reporting period. Transfers between Level 1 and 2 generally relate to whether the principal market for the security becomes active or inactive. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 or from Level 3 to Level 2 are due to a decline or an increase in market activity (e.g., frequency of trades), which resulted in a lack of or increase in available market inputs to determine price. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the amount of securities that transferred from Level 1 into Level 2 for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund was $21,014,246, $242,650 and $29,061,398, respectively, and the amount transferred from Level 2 into Level 1 for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund was $13,416,565 and $532,930, respectively. There were no transfers of investments between levels for any of the remaining Funds.

There were no Level 3 securities held at period end, except where noted in AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund. Securities classified as Level 3 in the Schedule of Investments are considered quantitatively insignificant in the aggregate for AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund.

 

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The following tables include a rollforward of the balances of investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the period for each Fund that held Level 3 securities that were considered quantitatively significant:

 

AQR DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE FUND
 

COMMON

STOCK

   

CONVERTIBLE

PREFERRED

STOCK

   

LOAN

PARTI-
CIPATIONS/

CORPORATE

BONDS

   

CONVER-
TIBLE

BOND

   

PREFERRED

STOCK

    RIGHTS     WARRANT     SECURITIES
IN
LITGATION
   

SHORT

COMMON

STOCKS

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

  $ 70,433,999      $ 24,872,000      $ 79,673,833      $ 291,618      $ 853,511      $ 3,286,022      $ 1,270,739      $ 93,245      $ (453

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

                  459,659        1,219                             59          

Realized gain/(loss)

    (968,426            (15,686,939     (622,500            2,513,980        365,322                 

Change in unrealized appreciation/
(depreciation)

    (3,971,390     2,521,124        2,522,928        (2,283,927     (36,249     (2,519,904     (609,417     (2,309       

Purchases1

    7,316,457               17,686,890        2,275,000                      1,322,280               (a) 

Sales2

    (31,971,322            (90,495,157     (877,500            (2,513,980     (392,925              

Transfers in to Level 3

                  15,800,377        1,790,809                      305,832                 

Transfers out of Level 3

    (29,443,147            (3,010,868                   (50,218     (688,631              

Balance as of December 31, 2015

  $ 11,396,171      $ 27,393,124      $ 6,950,723      $ 574,719      $ 817,262      $ 715,900      $ 1,573,200      $ 90,995      $ (453

Change in Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for securities still held at December 31, 2015

  $ (4,624,300   $ 2,521,124      $ (16,533,181   $ (2,955,832   $ (36,249   $ (2,519,904   $ (98,772   $ (2,250   $   

 

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND   COMMON
STOCK
    CONVERTIBLE
BOND
    RIGHTS  

Balance as of December 31, 2014

  $      $      $         — (a) 

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

           8,042          

Realized gain/(loss)

    114,365                 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (343,182     (21,074       

Purchases1

                    

Sales2

    (412,279            (a) 

Transfers in to Level 3

    1,049,620        429,771          

Transfers out of Level 3

                    

Balance as of December 31, 2015

  $ 408,524      $ 416,739      $   

Change in Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for securities still held at December 31, 2015

  $ (134,246   $ (13,031   $   

 

   1

Purchases include all purchases of securities and securities received in corporate actions.

   2

Sales include all sales of securities, maturities, pay downs and securities tendered in a corporate action.

  (a) Security has zero value.

The fair market values of Level 3 investments are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. Changes in significant unobservable inputs could cause significant changes in valuation to individual securities and in aggregate. Fair value determinations and valuation of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of a Fund’s investments in common stocks, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, convertible preferred stocks and warrants potentially include credit spread, liquidity discount, earnings multiples and volatility. Significant increases in the credit spread or liquidity discount inputs in isolation would potentially result in a significantly lower fair value measurement, whereas an increase in volatility generally results in a higher fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the credit spread would be accompanied by a directionally-similar change in the assumptions used for the volatility and liquidity discount. Investments in common stocks potentially include liquidity discounts, theoretical values, book to value analysis and/or broker quotes. Significant changes in any of these inputs would significantly change the fair value measurement of the position.

 

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At December 31, 2015, all of the investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy held by the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund are valued by vendor pricing or brokers. The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used in the valuation of investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the year ended December 31, 2015 for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund:

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements*

 

INVESTMENT TYPE   FAIR VALUE AT
12/31/2015
    VALUATION
METHODOLOGY
  UNOBSERVABLE INPUT(S)   INPUT
VALUE/RANGE
  WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
         
Common Stock     $1,798,965      Enterprise Value Waterfall Analysis   EBITDA Multiple   7.5x   N/A
      Discount for Lack of Marketability**   20.1%—29.9%   28.4%
      Volatility   38.3%—58.6%   55.3%
      Revenue Multiple   1.10x—1.15x   1.13%
    $1,766,446      Options Pricing Model   Discount for Lack of Marketability**   2.8%   N/A
      Volatility   54.6%   N/A
    $1,473,413      Probability Weighted Expected Return   Discount for Lack of Marketability**   43.0%   N/A
      Equity Cost of Capital   33.1%   N/A
      Volatility   83.6%   N/A
      Scenario Probability   45.0%—55.0%   N/A
    $2,548,055      Public Price Adjusted for Lack of Marketability   Discount for Lack of Marketability**   8.6%—51.2%   8.8%
      Volatility   61.7%—147.5%   62.0%
         
Convertible Bond     $4,552      Liquidation Analysis   Expected Remaining Distributions   6.5%   N/A
      Discount for Lack of Marketability**   1.5%   N/A
      Volatility   31.3%   N/A
         
Convertible Preferred Stock     $27,392,207      Discounted Cash Flows Analysis   Discount Rate   7.6%   N/A
         
Preferred Stock     $817,262      Discounted Cash Flows Analysis   Equity Cost of Capital   14.2%   N/A
         
Right    
$197,135
  
  Options Pricing Model   Discount for Lack of Marketability**   26.7%   N/A
      Volatility   75.0%   N/A
    $515,927      Probability Weighted Expected Return   Discount for Lack of Marketability**   21.4%—38.1%   31.4%
      Equity Cost of Capital   15.7%—20.5%   19.3%
      Scenario Probability   22.5%—70.0%   57.4%
      Volatility   51.5%—58.4%   56.6%
         
Securities in Litigation     $90,996      Liquidation Analysis   Recovery Probability   2.5%   N/A
      Liquidation Cost (% of capital)   28.1%   N/A
         
Warrant     $98,840      Options Pricing Model   Discount for Lack of Marketability**   10.0%—15.0%   N/A
      Volatility   41.4%   N/A

 

  *

The table above does not include Level 3 securities that are valued by pricing vendors or brokers. At December 31, 2015, the value of these securities was $12,807,842. The inputs for these securities are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated and are

 

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  generally those inputs described in Note 5. The appropriateness of fair values for these securities is monitored on an ongoing basis which may include results of back testing, results of pricing vendor and/or broker due diligence, unchanged price review and consideration of macro or security specific events.
  ** Represents amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants would take into account discounts, as applicable, when pricing the investments.

6. Federal Income Tax Matters

At December 31, 2015, the cost of long security positions and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

FUND  

COST OF

INVESTMENTS

   

GROSS

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

    GROSS
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
   

NET

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 1,534,733,677      $ 55,089,980      $ (289,418,434   $ (234,328,454

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    304,256,119        2,601,950        (2,462,025     139,925   

AQR Global Macro Fund

    46,801,121               (31     (31

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    635,516,954        4,588,240        (7,047,585     (2,459,345

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    9,432,505,947        1,496,738        (245,284     1,251,454   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    498,365,340        39,356        (5,417     33,939   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    2,280,706,295        75,561,318        (67,027,480     8,533,838   

AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    92,484,468        3,486        (483     3,003   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    495,016,371        8,758        (5,470,163     (5,461,405

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    55,826,765        95        (647,356     (647,261

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    88,411,894        857        (921,836     (920,979

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    2,145,571,006        41,102,674        (26,964,643     14,138,031   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    204,365,400        1,865,554        (1,029,952     835,602   

The differences between book basis and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on investments is primarily attributable to wash sale loss deferrals, and differences in the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (“PFIC”), investments in partnerships, convertible securities, contingent payment debt instruments (“CPDI”) and investments in inflation protected securities.

As of December 31, 2015, the components of net assets (excluding paid-in capital) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

FUND  

CURRENT

DISTRIBUTABLE

ORDINARY

INCOME

   

CURRENT

DISTRIBUTABLE

LONG TERM

CAPITAL GAIN OR

(TAX BASIS

CAPITAL LOSS

CARRYFORWARDS)

   

NET UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

   

POST

OCTOBER

CAPITAL OR

LATE YEAR

ORDINARY

LOSS

DEFERRALS

   

OTHER

TEMPORARY

DIFFERENCES

   

TOTAL

ACCUMULATED

EARNINGS

 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 23,629,111      $ (132,212,805   $ (182,546,156   $ (34,225,955   $ 284,068      $ (325,071,737

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    2,415,816        85,515        2,211,434        (7,900     96,473        4,801,338   

AQR Global Macro Fund

           2,770        152,452        (735,598     593,573        13,197   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    4,474,128               8,317,211        (3,363,537     132,687        9,560,489   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    2,204,303               (98,131,710     (281,401,377     197,634,901        (179,693,883

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    98,316               (6,789,714     (22,053,898     15,491,014        (13,254,282

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    30,790,530        (6,568,303     (78,105,400            7,342,092        (46,541,081

AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

           (12,630     (8,420,932            (3,795,206     (12,228,768

AQR Risk Parity Fund

           208,396        (10,880,806     (13,695,172     (7,544,359     (31,911,941

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

                  (1,813,968     (2,269,683     (1,406,105     (5,489,756

 

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FUND  

CURRENT

DISTRIBUTABLE

ORDINARY

INCOME

   

CURRENT

DISTRIBUTABLE

LONG TERM

CAPITAL GAIN OR

(TAX BASIS

CAPITAL LOSS

CARRYFORWARDS)

   

NET UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

   

POST

OCTOBER

CAPITAL OR

LATE YEAR

ORDINARY

LOSS

DEFERRALS

   

OTHER

TEMPORARY

DIFFERENCES

   

TOTAL

ACCUMULATED

EARNINGS

 

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

  $      $      $ (2,386,046   $ (3,016,862   $ (1,598,156   $ (7,001,064

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    64,252,620        (31,783,961     (34,031,889            6,179,408        4,616,178   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    1,163,993        (1,282,395     84,071               89,561        55,230   

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to wash sale loss deferrals and other book and tax differences including, mark to market on PFICs, mark to market on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, mark to market on regulated futures contracts, mark to market and income on certain swaps, late year ordinary loss deferrals, straddle loss deferrals, loss deferrals on unsettled short sales, investments in partnerships, investments in inflation protected securities, post-October capital loss deferrals, deemed dividends from convertible securities, Cayman subsidiary taxable income, CPDI accrued income, capital loss carryforwards and finance charges on basket swaps.

As of December 31, 2015, the effect of permanent book/tax reclassifications resulted in increase (decrease) to the components of net assets as follows:

 

FUND  

UNDISTRIBUTED

NET INVESTMENT

INCOME

      

ACCUMULATED

NET REALIZED

GAIN(LOSS) ON

INVESTMENTS

       PAID-IN CAPITAL  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 56,145,486         $ (56,145,586      $ 100   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    3,185,328           (3,150,806        (34,522

AQR Global Macro Fund

    2,508,975           (133,698        (2,375,277

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    32,926,241           (32,926,122        (119

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    930,782,804           (512,981,176        (417,801,628

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    47,033,675           (32,100,360        (14,933,315

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    180,037,121           (146,602,195        (33,434,926

AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    (4,845,930        22,173,242           (17,327,312

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    (8,515,302        46,376,798           (37,861,496

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    (2,576,604        7,993,988           (5,417,384

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    (2,820,830        9,348,959           (6,528,129

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    165,744,745           (165,806,409        61,664   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    3,352,796           (3,064,282        (288,514

For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to the difference in tax treatment of foreign currency gain/loss, dividend expense for securities sold short, investments in PFICs, investments in certain swap contracts, distribution reclassifications, net operating losses, finance charges and monthly reset on basket swaps, CPDI accrual income, and the tax treatment of income from investments in the Cayman subsidiary. The result of operations and net assets were not affected by the reclassifications.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year-ends December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

    DECEMBER 31, 2015     DECEMBER 31, 2014  
FUND  

ORDINARY

INCOME

   

CAPITAL

GAINS

   

RETURN OF

CAPITAL

   

ORDINARY

INCOME

   

CAPITAL

GAINS

    RETURN OF
CAPITAL
 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 48,100,540      $      $      $ 42,184,546      $      $   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    5,313,037        102,719               327,559               3,100   

AQR Global Macro Fund

    982,330        1,765,884                      65,718          

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    22,341,353        768,361               3,695,245        158,787        137,442   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    457,793,882        132,351,997               397,007,505        194,482,633          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    25,876,162        9,217,388               15,283,006        3,010,679          

 

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    DECEMBER 31, 2015     DECEMBER 31, 2014  
FUND  

ORDINARY

INCOME

   

CAPITAL

GAINS

   

RETURN OF

CAPITAL

   

ORDINARY

INCOME

   

CAPITAL

GAINS

    RETURN OF
CAPITAL
 

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

  $ 204,859,857      $      $      $ 108,646,645      $ 398,487      $   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    7,941,558        5,238,673               65,645,098        15,092,700          

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    1,670,028        935,618               3,324,717        2,288,332          

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    2,477,291        2,518,203               3,714,288        3,529,309          

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    92,480,282                      61,067,637        5,032,183          

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    3,352,540        28,347               380,534        69,820          

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards in the amounts listed below:

 

FUND   SHORT-TERM        LONG-TERM  

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

  $ 1,143         $ 2,606   

As of December 31, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards available to offset future capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by the U.S. Treasury regulations:

 

FUND   SHORT-TERM        LONG-TERM  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 84,405,717         $ 47,807,088   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    6,568,303             

AQR Risk Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    12,630             

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    22,115,573           9,668,388   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    674,702           607,693   

7. Investment Transactions

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments (excluding swap contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

FUND   PURCHASES     SALES    

SECURITIES

SOLD SHORT

   

COVERS ON

SECURITIES SOLD

SHORT

 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 2,636,940,344      $ 3,729,132,026      $ 1,275,766,742      $ 1,726,855,351   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    78,326,060        4,391,238        80,473,252        16,040,866   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    169,391,253        11,118,891        164,176,695        30,341,274   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    1,043,862,256        816,386,437        716,298,435        532,919,116   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    339,238,988        381,190,826                 

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    52,258,036        54,981,653                 

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    55,337,593        58,376,403                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    559,904,911        90,808,538        502,989,840        169,676,112   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    31,547,668        8,502,229        27,940,063        11,317,456   

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds had purchases and sales of long-term U.S. Government obligations as follows:

 

FUND   PURCHASES     SALES  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ 4,625,903      $ 4,622,109   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    184,259,370        205,827,772   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    29,126,080        30,410,912   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    29,920,166        31,444,212   

8. Derivative Instruments and Activities

Certain funds use derivative instruments as part of their principal investment strategy to achieve their investment objectives. The Funds’ derivative contracts held at December 31, 2015, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. All derivative instruments held by the Funds were subject to a master netting agreement or similar arrangement.

 

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The following table lists the fair value of derivatives instruments held by the Funds, by primary underlying risk and contract type, as included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities* at December 31, 2015.

 

    ASSETS     LIABILITIES  
FUND   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS*
   

SWAPS

AT VALUE*

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS*
   

SWAPS

AT VALUE*

    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
   

WRITTEN
OPTIONS
AT

MARKET
VALUE

 
Equity Risk Exposure:                

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $      $ 4,248,128      $      $ 534,979      $ 3,110,613      $      $ 201,436   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

           6,076,500                      376,337                 

AQR Global Macro Fund

    488,551        111,154               310,329        18,100                 

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    3,739,853        5,822,740               443,590        5,455,052                 

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    12,491,809        9,387,294               30,109,698        4,330,887                 

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    1,019,704        676,133               2,413,103        338,187                 

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    2,967,139        149,771,815               6,437,557        11,854,202                 

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    1,228,399        90,080               166,789        232,054                 

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    207,585        23,619               29,558        34,391                 

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    300,427        27,681               33,319        54,106                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    2,621,029        2,368,266               14,232,962        21,907,166                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    112,673        1,668,281               783,058        192,291                 
 
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure:               

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

                  1,467,728                      364,388          

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

                  54,341                      124,079          

AQR Global Macro Fund

                  816,404                      306,582          

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

                  964,654                      699,605          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

                  154,800,955                      196,445,264          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

                  12,115,744                      15,402,116          

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

                  36,246,359                      22,536,170          

AQR Risk Parity Fund

                  991,423                      4,912,113          

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

                  41,152                      158,019          

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

                  55,018                      209,065          

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

                  19,468,488                      11,836,195          

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

                  1,069,551                      679,517          
 
Interest Rate Risk Exposure:               

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    337,876        561,243                      370,904                 

AQR Global Macro Fund

    275,966        4,460,229               620,415        3,871,356                 

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    6,674,688                      31,054,671                        

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    524,300                      2,424,402                        

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    3,013,301        164,019               3,992,446                        

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    304,903        1,817,546               2,092,199        2,014,644                 

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    45,171                      315,194                        

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    76,031                      476,570                        

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    9,185,834                      12,311,636                        

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    573,022                      796,272                        
 
Credit Risk Exposure:               

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

                                1,247,858                 

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

           194,065                                      

AQR Risk Parity Fund

           7,345,564                      2,231,427                 

 

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    ASSETS     LIABILITIES  
FUND   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS*
   

SWAPS

AT VALUE*

    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FUTURES
CONTRACTS*
   

SWAPS

AT VALUE*

    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
ON FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
   

WRITTEN
OPTIONS
AT

MARKET
VALUE

 
Commodity Risk Exposure:               

AQR Global Macro Fund

  $ 304,867      $ 13,428      $      $ 143,176      $      $      $   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    76,118,720        9,693,298               37,695,037        4,677,791                 

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    5,941,533        745,077               2,823,475        394,627                 

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    5,372,941        703,586               3,493,210        2,055,016                 

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    2,301,510        323,845               5,656,632        557,767                 

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    1,611,720        94,570               6,061,734        652,141                 

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    232,816        12,771               851,454        106,327                 

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    342,386        93,566               1,223,392        301,593                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    4,215,663        24,098               9,509,556        3,409,047                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    295,034        8,446               421,703        174,695                 
 
Netting:               

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    (337,876     (4,729,375     (364,388     (337,876     (4,729,375     (364,388       

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

           (376,337     (54,341            (376,337     (54,341       

AQR Global Macro Fund

    (1,069,384     (3,889,456     (306,582     (1,069,384     (3,889,456     (306,582       

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    (443,590     (5,455,052     (699,605     (443,590     (5,455,052     (699,605       

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    (95,285,217     (9,008,678     (154,800,955     (95,285,217     (9,008,678     (154,800,955       

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    (7,485,537     (732,814     (12,115,744     (7,485,537     (732,814     (12,115,744       

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    (11,353,381     (13,909,218     (22,536,170     (11,353,381     (13,909,218     (22,536,170       

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    (2,301,510     (323,845            (2,301,510     (323,845              

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    (3,145,022     (5,130,266     (991,423     (3,145,022     (5,130,266     (991,423       

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    (485,572     (36,390     (41,152     (485,572     (36,390     (41,152       

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    (718,844     (121,247     (55,018     (718,844     (121,247     (55,018       

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    (16,022,526     (2,392,364     (11,836,195     (16,022,526     (2,392,364     (11,836,195       

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    (980,729     (366,986     (679,517     (980,729     (366,986     (679,517       
 
Net Fair Value of Derivative Contracts:               

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

           79,996        1,103,340        197,103                      201,436   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

           5,700,163                             69,738          

AQR Global Macro Fund

           695,355        509,822        4,536                        

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    3,296,263        367,688        265,049                               

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

           10,071,914               3,574,189               41,644,309          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

           688,396               175,443               3,286,372          

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

           136,924,267        13,710,189        2,569,832                        

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

                         3,355,122        233,922                 

AQR Risk Parity Fund

           4,217,494               5,175,700               3,920,690          

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

                         710,634        104,328        116,867          

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

                         1,014,437        234,452        154,047          

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

                  7,632,293        20,031,628        22,923,849                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

           1,309,741        390,034        1,020,304                        

 

  * May include cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for exchange traded derivatives.

 

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The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments, by primary underlying risk exposure and contract type, on the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

    REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED
AS A RESULT FROM OPERATIONS
   

NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED AS A

RESULT FROM OPERATIONS

 
FUND   FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAP
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
    FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAP
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
 
Equity Risk Exposure:                  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $ (9,126,737   $ 27,187,587      $      $ 854,357      $ 11,642,869      $ (22,507,896   $      $ 588,688   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

    172,181        3,165,894                      7,134        5,370,356                 

AQR Global Macro Fund

    (2,643,180     (331,830                   15,533        87,024                 

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

    (1,896,816     32,625,929                      2,366,022        (3,123,427              

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    (96,989,797     (87,737,201                   (39,941,613     (1,642,887              

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    (10,202,806     (5,222,277                   (2,342,473     50,714                 

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    (30,028,416     119,146,728               103,616        4,657,889        76,468,157               135,144   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    (1,427,918     (4,175,487                   (3,588,240     (730,160              

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    (573,459     (733,812                   (569,003     (104,572              

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    69        (903,166                   (810,880     (166,631              

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    11,140,153        145,847,255                      (7,863,725     (35,917,738              

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    732,461        2,661,574                      (562,828     1,149,948                 
 
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Exposure:                 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

                  14,688,702                             (5,362,743       

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

                  183,996                             (76,949       

AQR Global Macro Fund

                  2,362,397                             271,754          

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

                  (2,242,959                          410,684          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

                  71,394,607                             (108,211,860       

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

                  1,411,097                             (6,025,948       

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

                  (538,403                          8,637,965          

AQR Risk Parity Fund

                  (5,018                          (2,037,144       

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

                  964,687                             (254,631       

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

                  1,586,462                             (357,840       

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

                  (1,982,878                          5,169,539          

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

                  (447,375                          293,841          
 
Interest Rate Risk Exposure:                  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    (2,250,561     (1,089,885                   263,797        190,339                 

AQR Global Macro Fund

    73,317        (722,779                   (368,209     208,113                 

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    94,257,089        12,616,292                      (109,466,270     (2,864,195              

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    3,816,422        610,603                      (5,591,023     (1,513              

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    (5,892,573     5,956,025                      (132,253     (4,680,751              

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    1,765,860        17,492,510                      (1,972,021     (11,213,661              

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    750,910        1,200,333                      (721,775     (483,301              

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    2,214,551        1,346,117                      (1,228,606     (457,135              

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    (16,721,709     (741,583                   (1,839,497     147,948                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    (1,008,317     90,088                      (82,230     (19,252              

 

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    REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED
AS A RESULT FROM OPERATIONS
   

NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVES RECOGNIZED AS A

RESULT FROM OPERATIONS

 
FUND   FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAP
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
    FUTURES
CONTRACTS
    SWAP
CONTRACTS
    FORWARD
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
    WRITTEN
OPTIONS
 
Credit Risk Exposure:                  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

  $      $ (4,611,589   $      $      $      $ 1,809,475      $      $   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

           909,829                             (683,712              

AQR Risk Parity Fund

           2,141,907                             (13,703              
 
Commodity Risk Exposure:                  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

    34,465                                                    

AQR Global Macro Fund

    2,941,011        (223,858                   (44,802     (74,440              

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

    606,052,035        (110,823,828                   (63,630,122     8,672,323                 

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

    34,282,866        (3,097,719                   (276,937     (1,477,750              

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

    27,145,294        4,048,648                      (362,200     (13,569,053              

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

    (10,569,395     (11,644,594                   (2,632,951     5,127,621                 

AQR Risk Parity Fund

    (21,680,304     (27,145,056                   (4,426,392     19,921,210                 

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

    (5,301,926     (2,490,274                   (126,400     2,051,033                 

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

    (5,905,373     (3,570,492                   (145,094     2,806,411                 

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

    27,072,604        (2,280,639                   (7,170,703     (3,534,970              

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

    640,460        (169,181                   (245,666     (167,033              

The following tables present the Funds’ gross OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty and contract type net of amounts available for offset under netting arrangements and any related collateral received or posted by the Funds’ as of December 31, 2015.

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

 

             

GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts   $ 126,482      $      $ 126,482      $         —      $      $ 126,482   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     745,460        (138,457     607,003                      607,003   
Credit Suisse International   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     722,268        (225,931     496,337               (430,000     66,337   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     3,750,742        (3,110,613     640,129                      640,129   
J.P.Morgan   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     561,243               561,243                      561,243   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     5,906,195        (3,475,001     2,431,194               (430,000     2,001,194   

 

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AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND (continued)

 

             

GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 138,457      $ (138,457   $         —      $         —      $         —      $         —   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    225,931        (225,931                            
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     3,110,613        (3,110,613                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     3,475,001        (3,475,001                            

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $49,486,873.

AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 54,341      $ (54,341   $      $         —      $         —      $   
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

 

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts

    6,076,500        (376,337     5,700,163                      5,700,163   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     6,130,841        (430,678     5,700,163                      5,700,163   

 

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AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 59,026      $ (54,341   $ 4,685      $         —      $ (4,685   $   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    65,053               65,053                      65,053   
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

 

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts

    376,337        (376,337                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     500,416        (430,678     69,738               (4,685     65,053   

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $44,895,315.

AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 111,154      $ (17,137   $ 94,017      $         —      $ (94,017   $   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     409,767        (155,528     254,239                      254,239   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    406,637        (151,054     255,583               (230,000     25,583   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     927,558        (323,719     603,839               (324,017     279,822   

 

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AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (b)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 17,137      $ (17,137   $      $         —      $         —      $   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     155,528        (155,528                            
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    151,054        (151,054                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     963               963                      963   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     324,682        (323,719     963                      963   

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral received from the counterparty. Total additional collateral received was $15,983.
(b) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $30,001.

AQR GLOBAL MACRO OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 8,108      $         —      $ 8,108      $         —      $         —      $ 8,108   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     3,844               3,844                      3,844   
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     1,476               1,476                      1,476   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     13,428               13,428                      13,428   

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $60,001.

 

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AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 437,051      $ (349,534   $ 87,517      $         —      $      $ 87,517   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    527,603        (350,071     177,532               (177,532       
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     414,386               414,386                      414,386   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     5,408,354               5,408,354                      5,408,354   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     6,787,394        (699,605     6,087,789               (177,532     5,910,257   

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF

RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (b)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 349,534      $ (349,534   $      $         —      $      $         —   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    350,071        (350,071                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     5,455,052               5,455,052               (5,455,052       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     6,154,657        (699,605     5,455,052               (5,455,052       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral received from the counterparty. Total additional collateral received was $112,468.
(b) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $124,955,017.

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS
AMOUNTS OF

RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swaps Contracts   $ 7,860,024      $ (3,664,820   $ 4,195,204      $         —      $         —      $ 4,195,204   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     77,378,599        (77,378,599                            
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    77,422,356        (77,422,356                            
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC  

 

Total Return Swaps Contracts

    1,527,270        (666,067     861,203                      861,203   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     164,188,249        (159,131,842     5,056,407                      5,056,407   

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS
AMOUNTS OF

RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swaps Contracts   $ 3,664,820      $ (3,664,820   $      $         —      $      $         —   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     98,171,355        (77,378,599     20,792,756               (20,792,756       
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    98,273,909        (77,422,356     20,851,553               (20,851,553       
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC  

 

Total Return Swaps Contracts

    666,067        (666,067                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     200,776,151        (159,131,842     41,644,309               (41,644,309       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $117,296,902.

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swaps Contracts   $ 5,459,617      $ (1,665,026   $ 3,794,591      $         —      $         —      $ 3,794,591   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     2,422,632               2,422,632                      2,422,632   
Macquarie Capital  

Total Return Swap Contracts

    431,652        (431,652                            
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     1,379,397        (708,674     670,723                      670,723   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     9,693,298        (2,805,352     6,887,946                      6,887,946   

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 1,665,026      $ (1,665,026   $      $         —      $      $         —   
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     1,997,101        (431,652     1,565,449               (1,565,449       
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts     306,990               306,990               (306,990       
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     708,674        (708,674                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     4,677,791        (2,805,352     1,872,439               (1,872,439       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $15,439,085.

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 676,133      $ (285,574   $ 390,559      $         —      $         —      $ 390,559   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     6,056,283        (6,056,283                            
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    6,059,461        (6,059,461                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     12,791,877        (12,401,318     390,559                      390,559   

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 285,574      $ (285,574   $      $         —      $      $         —   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     7,697,030        (6,056,283     1,640,747               (1,640,747       
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    7,705,086        (6,059,461     1,645,625               (1,645,625       
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     52,613               52,613               (52,613       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     15,740,303        (12,401,318     3,338,985               (3,338,985       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $7,541,050.

 

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AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 420,351      $ (131,635   $ 288,716      $         —      $         —      $ 288,716   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     190,597        (19,655     170,942                      170,942   
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     40,703        (40,703                            
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     93,426        (65,368     28,058                      28,058   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     745,077        (257,361     487,716                      487,716   

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 131,635      $ (131,635   $      $         —      $      $         —   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     19,655        (19,655                            
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     177,969        (40,703     137,266               (137,266       
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     65,368        (65,368                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     394,627        (257,361     137,266               (137,266       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $1,402,765.

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swaps Contracts   $ 236,510             
    Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     25,733                                           
    Total Bank of America     262,243      $ (262,243   $      $         —      $      $   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     18,122,403        (11,221,808     6,900,595                      6,900,595   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    18,123,956        (11,314,362     6,809,594               (4,170,000     2,639,594   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     60,433,672               60,433,672               (600,000     59,833,672   
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     2,346,798        (2,346,798                            
J.P. Morgan   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     3,754,173        (2,515,124     1,239,049                      1,239,049   
Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.  

 

Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts

    81,508,444               81,508,444                      81,508,444   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC  

 

Total Return Swaps Contracts

    1,630,504        (1,630,504                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     186,182,193        (29,290,839     156,891,354               (4,770,000     152,121,354   

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 555,470      $ (262,243   $ 293,227      $         —      $ (293,227   $   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     11,221,808        (11,221,808                            
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    11,314,362        (11,314,362                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     185,180             
    Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     3,188,214                                           
    Total Goldman Sachs     3,373,394        (2,346,798     1,026,596               (1,026,596       
J.P. Morgan   Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     2,515,124        (2,515,124                            
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC  

Total Return Swap Contracts

    5,410,214        (1,630,504     3,779,710               (3,779,710       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     34,390,372        (29,290,839     5,099,533               (5,099,533       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $468,964,489.

AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 229,537      $ (229,537   $         —      $         —      $         —      $         —   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     343,170        (343,170                            
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     130,879        (130,879                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     703,586        (703,586                            

 

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AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE OFFSHORE FUND LTD. (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 818,451      $ (229,537   $ 588,914      $         —      $ (588,914   $   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     812,337        (343,170     469,167               (469,167       
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     127,909               127,909               (127,909       
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts     19,190               19,190                      19,190   
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     277,129        (130,879     146,250               (146,250       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     2,055,016        (703,586     1,351,430               (1,332,240     19,190   

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $3,277,815.

AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swaps Contracts   $ 92,052      $ (92,052   $      $         —      $         —      $   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swaps Contracts     87,008        (87,008                            
Macquarie Capital  

Total Return Swaps Contracts

    11,982        (11,982                            
Societe Generale   Total Return Swaps Contracts     132,803        (90,906     41,897                      41,897   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     323,845        (281,948     41,897                      41,897   

 

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AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY OFFSHORE FUND LTD. (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swaps Contracts   $ 140,257      $ (92,052   $ 48,205      $         —      $ (48,205   $         —   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swaps Contracts     312,686        (87,008     225,678               (225,678       
Macquarie Capital  

Total Return Swaps Contracts

    13,918        (11,982     1,936               (1,936       
Societe Generale   Total Return Swaps Contracts     90,906        (90,906                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     557,767        (281,948     275,819               (275,819       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $1,684,309.

AQR RISK PARITY FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 490,044      $ (490,044   $      $         —      $         —      $   
    Interest Rate Swap Contracts     254,057        (126,296     127,761                      127,761   
    Total CitiBank     744,101        (616,340     127,761                      127,761   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    501,379        (501,379                            
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Total Return Swap Contracts     90,080        (63,067     27,013                      27,013   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     1,335,560        (1,180,786     154,774                      154,774   

 

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AQR RISK PARITY FUND (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 159,950      $      $ 159,950      $         —      $ (159,950   $         —   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     2,407,238        (490,044     1,917,194               (1,917,194       
    Interest Rate Swap Contracts     126,296        (126,296                            
    Total CitiBank     2,533,534        (616,340     1,917,194               (1,917,194       
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    2,504,875        (501,379     2,003,496               (2,003,496       
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     9,037               9,037               (9,037       
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Total Return Swap Contracts     63,067        (63,067                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     5,270,463        (1,180,786     4,089,677               (4,089,677       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $3,964,087.

AQR RISK PARITY OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 71,006      $ (71,006   $         —      $         —      $         —      $         —   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     1,823        (1,823                            
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     4,285        (4,285                            
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts     14,688        (14,688                            
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     2,768        (2,768                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     94,570        (94,570                            

 

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AQR RISK PARITY OFFSHORE FUND LTD. (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 113,928      $ (71,006   $ 42,922      $         —      $ (42,922   $   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     447,624        (1,823     445,801               (445,801       
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     48,600        (4,285     44,315               (44,315       
Merrill Lynch   Total Return Swap Contracts     38,398        (14,688     23,710               (23,710       
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     3,591        (2,768     823               (823       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     652,141        (94,570     557,571               (557,571       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $1,162,969.

AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 1,143      $ (1,143   $      $         —      $         —      $   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     19,549        (19,549                            
    Repurchase Agreements     1,303,461        (1,303,461                            
    Total CitiBank     1,323,010        (1,323,010                            
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    21,603        (21,603                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     22,476        (10,570     11,906                      11,906   
J.P. Morgan   Repurchase Agreements     1,222,500        (1,222,500                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     2,590,732        (2,578,826     11,906                      11,906   

 

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AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 23,821      $ (1,143   $ 22,678      $      $ (22,678   $   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     72,260        (19,549     52,711               (52,711       
    Reverse Repurchase Agreements     4,893,410        (1,303,461     3,589,949        (3,589,949              
    Total CitiBank     4,965,670        (1,323,010     3,642,660        (3,589,949     (52,711       
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    85,759        (21,603     64,156               (64,156       
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     10,570        (10,570                            
J.P.Morgan   Reverse Repurchase Agreements     4,339,625        (1,222,500     3,117,125        (3,117,125              
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     9,425,445        (2,578,826     6,846,619        (6,707,074     (139,545       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $591,458.

AQR RISK PARITY II HV OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 11,198      $ (11,198   $      $         —      $         —      $   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     505        (505                            
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     973        (973                            
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     95               95                      95   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     12,771        (12,676     95                      95   

 

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AQR RISK PARITY II HV OFFSHORE FUND LTD. (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 16,897      $ (11,198   $ 5,699      $         —      $ (5,699   $   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     81,864        (505     81,359               (81,359       
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     7,566        (973     6,593                      6,593   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     106,327        (12,676     93,651               (87,058     6,593   

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $272,970.

AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 2,612      $ (2,612   $         —      $         —      $         —      $         —   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     27,267        (27,267                            
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    27,751        (27,751                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     25,069        (25,069                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     82,699        (82,699                            

 

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AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 27,359      $ (2,612   $ 24,747      $         —      $ (24,747   $         —   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     98,553        (27,267     71,286               (71,286       
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    110,512        (27,751     82,761               (82,761       
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     26,747        (25,069     1,678               (1,678       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     263,171        (82,699     180,472               (180,472       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $719,528.

AQR RISK PARITY II MV OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 17,788      $ (17,788   $         —      $         —      $         —      $         —   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     2,448        (2,448                            
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     73,070        (73,070                            
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     260        (260                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     93,566        (93,566                            

 

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AQR RISK PARITY II MV OFFSHORE FUND LTD. (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE  

GROSS

AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES

    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 28,901      $ (17,788   $ 11,113      $         —      $ (11,113   $   
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts     108,185        (2,448     105,737               (105,737       
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     153,653        (73,070     80,583               (80,583       
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     10,854        (260     10,594                      10,594   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     301,593        (93,566     208,027               (197,433     10,594   

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $272,606.

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 

Bank of America

  Total Return Swaps Contracts   $ 2,310,886      $ (2,310,886   $      $         —      $      $   

CitiBank

  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     9,813,454        (5,956,773     3,856,681                      3,856,681   

Credit Suisse International

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    9,655,034        (5,879,422     3,775,612               (1,120,000     2,655,612   

Goldman Sachs

  Total Return Swaps Contracts     57,380        (57,380                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     21,836,754        (14,204,461     7,632,293               (1,120,000     6,512,293   

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swaps Contracts   $ 3,691,802      $ (2,310,886   $ 1,380,916      $         —      $ (1,380,916   $         —   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     5,956,773        (5,956,773                            
Credit Suisse International   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     5,879,422        (5,879,422                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swaps Contracts     45,096             
    Total Return Basket Swaps Contracts     18,170,268                                           
    Total Goldman Sachs     18,215,364        (57,380     18,157,984               (18,157,984       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     33,743,361        (14,204,461     19,538,900               (19,538,900       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $273,971,168.

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Deutsche Bank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 24,098      $ (24,098   $         —      $         —      $         —      $         —   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     24,098        (24,098                            

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 418,205      $      $ 418,205      $         —      $ (418,205   $   

Deutsche Bank

  Total Return Swap Contracts     1,559,236        (24,098     1,535,138                      1,535,138   
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     535,842               535,842               (535,842       
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     895,764               895,764               (895,764       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     3,409,047        (24,098     3,384,949               (1,849,811     1,535,138   

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $4,370,193.

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 118,802      $ (118,802   $      $         —      $         —      $   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     535,034        (336,351     198,683                      198,683   
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    534,517        (343,166     191,351                      191,351   
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     2,049             
    Total Return Basket Swap Contracts     1,528,900                                           
    Total Goldman Sachs     1,530,949        (2,312     1,528,637                      1,528,637   
Morgan Stanley and Co., International PLC   Total Return Swap Contracts     18,530               18,530                      18,530   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     2,737,832        (800,631     1,937,201                      1,937,201   

 

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AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND (continued)

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
Bank of America   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 189,979      $ (118,802   $ 71,177      $         —      $ (71,177   $         —   
CitiBank   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     336,351        (336,351                            
Credit Suisse International  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

    343,166        (343,166                            
Goldman Sachs   Total Return Swap Contracts     2,312        (2,312                            
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     871,808        (800,631     71,177               (71,177       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $14,508,825.

AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV OFFSHORE FUND LTD.

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
ASSETS
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF ASSETS
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
RECEIVED
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 8,446      $ (8,446   $         —      $         —      $         —      $         —   
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     8,446        (8,446                            

 

              GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
       
COUNTERPARTY   INVESTMENT TYPE   GROSS
AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED
LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN
THE STATEMENT
OF ASSETS &
LIABILITIES
    GROSS
AMOUNTS
OFFSET
    NET AMOUNTS
OF LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
    COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT
 
CitiBank   Total Return Swap Contracts   $ 30,566      $ (8,446   $ 22,120      $         —      $ (22,120   $         —   
Macquarie Capital   Total Return Swap Contracts     88,817               88,817               (88,817       
Societe Generale   Total Return Swap Contracts     55,312               55,312               (55,312       
Total financial instruments subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement     174,695        (8,446     166,249               (166,249       

 

(a) Per GAAP disclosure requirements, the table above does not include the additional collateral pledged to the counterparty. Total additional collateral pledged was $313,751.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2015, the quarterly average notional values of the derivatives held by the Funds were as follows:

Derivatives Volume Disclosure*

 

    AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
    AQR
GLOBAL
MACRO
FUND
    AQR LONG-
SHORT
EQUITY
FUND
   

AQR MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY

FUND

    AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
HV FUND
    AQR MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND
    AQR RISK-
BALANCED
COMMODITIES
STRATEGY
FUND
 
Futures Contracts:              

Average Notional Balance—Long

  $      $ 384,987,419      $ 120,298,540      $ 30,941,821,900      $ 1,792,283,397      $ 2,801,709,526      $ 65,839,641   

Average Notional Balance—Short

    384,899,483        462,202,938        2,386,059        7,550,327,881        467,401,036        2,070,132,153        27,303,750   

Ending Notional Balance—Long

           416,608,185        300,706,088        19,393,263,891        1,546,190,417        2,584,532,900        107,661,488   

Ending Notional Balance—Short

    211,581,100        375,192,576               15,561,698,403        1,247,537,135        2,702,237,263        33,987,328   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:              

Average Settlement Value—Purchased

    29,157,893        44,381,946        41,820,152        9,627,194,579        539,707,576        1,285,226,997          

Average Settlement Value—Sold

    93,310,486        45,685,166        10,787,436        13,015,351,883        733,397,289        1,546,558,431          

Ending Value—Purchased

    12,900,767        39,498,090        106,242,313        9,599,925,714        754,583,095        1,667,222,554          

Ending Value—Sold

    55,988,012        37,737,265        27,524,588        13,213,738,145        1,034,763,643        1,960,393,346          
Exchange-Traded Options:              

Average Number of Contracts—Written

    7,820                                    829          

Ending Number of Contracts—Written

    4,863                                             
Credit Default Swaps:              

Average Notional Balance—Buy Protection

    143,580,000                                    12,800,000          

Average Notional Balance—Sell Protection

    25,525,000                                    49,443,750          

Ending Notional Balance—Buy Protection

    97,575,000                                             

Ending Notional Balance—Sell Protection

                                       15,125,000          
Total Return Swaps:              

Average Notional Balance—Long

           5,327,721        4,460,451        2,904,308,812        147,825,281        366,223,396        115,920,589   

Average Notional Balance—Short

           3,619,182               1,215,703,846        76,608,460        410,363,839        79,587,678   

Ending Notional Balance—Long

           3,531,011        11,024,572        251,318,826        20,186,125        116,253,433        19,838,674   

Ending Notional Balance—Short

           1,424,736               945,632,752        74,410,248        398,566,539        6,006,337   
Interest Rate-Related Swaps (Interest Rate Swaps):              

Average Notional Balance—Pays Fixed rate

           464,848,310                                      

Average Notional Balance—Receives Fixed rate

           473,068,439                                      

Ending Notional Balance—Pays Fixed Rate

           604,906,616                                      

Ending Notional Balance—Receives Fixed Rate

           602,591,761                                      

 

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    AQR
DIVERSIFIED
ARBITRAGE
FUND
    AQR
GLOBAL
MACRO
FUND
    AQR LONG-
SHORT
EQUITY
FUND
   

AQR MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY

FUND

    AQR
MANAGED
FUTURES
STRATEGY
HV FUND
    AQR MULTI-
STRATEGY
ALTERNATIVE
FUND
    AQR RISK-
BALANCED
COMMODITIES
STRATEGY
FUND
 
Total Return Basket Swaps:              

Average Notional of Underlying Positions—Long

  $ 644,074,452      $      $ 356,792,236      $      $      $ 3,684,441,730      $   

Average Notional of Underlying Positions—Short

    226,105,630               336,353,578                      3,066,423,213          

Ending Notional Balance—Long

    271,257,361               868,465,025                      4,487,815,872          

Ending Notional Balance—Short

    101,127,954               809,874,332                      3,739,635,941          

 

   

AQR RISK
PARITY

FUND

    AQR RISK
PARITY II HV
FUND
    AQR RISK
PARITY II
MV FUND
    AQR STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
FUND
    AQR STYLE
PREMIA
ALTERNATIVE
LV FUND
   

AQR EQUITY
MARKET
NEUTRAL

FUND

 
Futures Contracts:            
Average Notional Balance—Long   $ 424,963,404      $ 106,678,862      $ 146,198,523      $ 3,638,668,889      $ 158,417,892      $ 1,378,881   
Average Notional Balance—Short     25,239,320        7,102,206        8,417,619        3,029,282,121        125,138,329        831,146   
Ending Notional Balance—Long     545,012,889        87,734,683        129,073,084        6,648,393,478        390,207,076          
Ending Notional Balance—Short     19,124,548        2,827,084        3,894,523        4,989,569,223        295,772,442          
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:            
Average Settlement Value—Purchased     177,452,930        1,523,217        1,269,454        512,895,821        21,946,656        2,706,174   
Average Settlement Value—Sold     219,869,757        13,076,867        15,991,641        603,265,390        25,455,617        5,515,831   
Ending Value—Purchased     161,741,748        2,706,029        1,835,786        865,665,248        48,458,194        6,465,974   
Ending Value—Sold     189,560,568        9,592,138        12,323,834        1,030,312,793        56,370,602        17,655,942   
Credit Default Swaps:            

Average Notional Balance—Buy Protection

                                         

Average Notional Balance—Sell Protection

    463,974,533                                      
Ending Notional Balance—Buy Protection                                          
Ending Notional Balance—Sell Protection     376,993,515                                      
Total Return Swaps:            
Average Notional Balance—Long     407,615,714        40,626,588        41,239,070        221,221,918        8,987,633          
Average Notional Balance—Short     88,429,412        7,168,376        9,264,828        383,217,030        14,511,292          
Ending Notional Balance—Long     35,865,132        5,325,899        8,996,512        224,034,819        11,310,108          
Ending Notional Balance—Short     929,835        294,937        813,212        165,857,425        8,522,870          
Interest Rate-Related Swaps (Interest Rate Swaps):            

Average Notional Balance—Pays Fixed rate

    74,095,826                                      

Average Notional Balance—Receives Fixed rate

    269,046,971                                      

Ending Notional Balance—Pays Fixed Rate

    65,569,899                                      

Ending Notional Balance—Receives Fixed Rate

    224,973,381                                      
Total Return Basket Swaps:            

Average Notional of Underlying Positions—Long

                         1,084,866,593        45,000,483        136,400,528   

Average Notional of Underlying Positions—Short

                         902,253,215        37,801,084        128,856,276   
Ending Notional Balance—Long                          1,869,848,660        106,445,897        411,783,042   
Ending Notional Balance—Short                          1,545,412,048        91,958,987        390,658,782   

 

* Notional values as of each quarter end are used to calculate the average represented.

 

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9. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to each of the Funds pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement, dated December 4, 2008, as amended, entered into by the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser furnishes a continuous investment program for each Fund’s portfolio, makes day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds, and manages the Funds’ investments in accordance with the stated policies of each Fund. The Adviser is also responsible for selecting brokers and dealers to execute purchase and sale orders for the portfolio transactions of each Fund, subject to its obligation to seek best execution, and also provides certain other administrative services to each Fund. The Adviser provides persons satisfactory to the Funds’ Board to serve as officers of the Funds.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Funds currently pay the Investment Advisory fee calculated on the average daily net assets for each Fund, in the annual ratios below:

 

FUND      RATIO  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

       1.00

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       1.10   

AQR Global Macro Fund

       1.25   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

       1.10   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

       1.05   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

       1.45   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

       1.80   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

       0.80   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

       0.75 (a) 

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

       0.95 (b) 

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       0.75 (c) 

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       1.35   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

       0.65   

 

(a) The AQR Risk Parity Fund Advisory Fee is based on the following two tier structure. The first tier charges 0.75% on the first $1 billion of net assets and the second tier charges 0.70% on net assets in excess of $1 billion.
(b) The AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund Advisory Fee is based on the following three tier structure. The first tier charges 0.95% of the first $1 billion of net assets; the second tier charges 0.925% on net assets in excess of the $1 billion, up to $3 billion; and the third tier charges 0.90% on net assets in excess of $3 billion.
(c) The AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund Advisory Fee is based on the following three tier structure. The first tier charges 0.75% of the first $1 billion of net assets; the second tier charges 0.725% on net assets in excess of the $1 billion, up to $3 billion; and the third tier charges 0.70% on net assets in excess of $3 billion.

The Trust and the Adviser have entered into a Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement (“Fee Waiver Agreement”) whereby the Adviser has agreed to waive its fee and/or reimburse each Fund at least through April 30, 2016 for Class I, N and R6 shares, respectively, unless otherwise noted. Pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse each Fund to the extent that the total annual fund operating expense ratios (including the consolidated expenses of the Subsidiaries), exclusive of interest, taxes, borrowing costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expense related to short sales, and extraordinary expenses exceed the following ratios:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

       1.20        1.45        1.10

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       1.30           1.55           1.20   

AQR Global Macro Fund

       1.45           1.70           1.35   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

       1.30           1.55           1.20   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

       1.25           1.50           1.15   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

       1.65           1.90           1.55   

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

       1.98           2.23           1.88   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

       1.00           1.25           0.90   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

       0.95           1.20           0.85   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

       1.15           1.40           1.05   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       0.95           1.20           0.85   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       1.50           1.75           1.40   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

       0.85           1.10           0.75   

Prior to May 1, 2015, the Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund was as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

       1.20        1.50        1.10

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2015 the Funds’ Adviser waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses for each of the Funds as follows:

 

       INVESTMENT ADVISORY
FEES WAIVED
       EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS
       TOTAL  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

     $ 337,328         $ 26,879         $ 364,207   

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       163,655           28,125           191,780   

AQR Global Macro Fund

       128,925           69,566           198,491   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

       63,904           34,658           98,562   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

       98,152           25,196           123,348   

AQR Multi Strategy Alternative Fund

       170,817           769           171,586   

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodity Fund

       186,105           2,063           188,168   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

       73,453           617           74,070   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

       173,742           1,596           175,338   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       177,570           184           177,754   

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       383,412           389           383,801   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

       263,746           36,727           300,473   

The Trust, in turn, agreed that the Funds will repay the fee waiver/expense reimbursement to the Adviser. Such repayment shall be made only out of the class of the Fund for which the applicable fee waiver and expense reimbursement was made. Repayments with respect to a Fund must be limited to amounts that do not cause the aggregate operating expenses of the Fund attributable to a share class during a year in which such repayment is made to exceed the applicable ratios when the waiver was generated. A repayment shall be payable only to the extent it can be made during the thirty-six months following the applicable period during which the Adviser waived fees or reimbursed the applicable Fund for its operating expenses under the Agreement.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the amounts waived and reimbursed by the Adviser, as well as the amounts available for potential future recoupment by the Adviser and the expiration schedule at December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

    

FEES WAIVED/
REIMBURSED
FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015

    

TOTAL
POTENTIAL
RECOUPMENT
AMOUNT
DECEMBER 31,
2015

    

POTENTIAL RECOUPMENT

AMOUNTS EXPIRING

DECEMBER 31

 
           2016      2017      2018  
AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 292,915       $ 299,674       $       $ 6,759       $ 292,915   

Class N

     71,086         71,086                         71,086   

Class R6

     206         207                 1         206   
Totals    $ 364,207       $ 370,967       $       $ 6,760       $ 364,207   
AQR EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 108,152       $ 125,369       $       $ 17,217       $ 108,152   

Class N

     57,280         72,209                 14,929         57,280   

Class R6

     26,348         69,800                 43,452         26,348   
Totals    $ 191,780       $ 267,378       $       $ 75,598       $ 191,780   
AQR GLOBAL MACRO FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 126,341       $ 337,762       $       $ 211,421       $ 126,341   

Class N

     71,767         78,778                 7,011         71,767   

Class R6

     383         748                 365         383   
Totals    $ 198,491       $ 417,288       $       $ 218,797       $ 198,491   
AQR LONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 80,605       $ 335,535       $ 81,653       $ 173,277       $ 80,605   

Class N

     16,675         62,537         21,781         24,081         16,675   

Class R6

     1,282         1,659                 377         1,282   
Totals    $ 98,562       $ 399,731       $ 103,434       $ 197,735       $ 98,562   

 

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FEES WAIVED/
REIMBURSED
FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
2015

    

TOTAL
POTENTIAL
RECOUPMENT
AMOUNT
DECEMBER 31,
2015

    

POTENTIAL RECOUPMENT

AMOUNTS EXPIRING

DECEMBER 31

 
           2016      2017      2018  
AQR MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY HV FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 73,821       $ 386,255       $ 180,370       $ 132,064       $ 73,821   

Class N

     18,956         49,480         16,709         13,815         18,956   

Class R6

     30,571         30,758                 187         30,571   
Totals    $ 123,348       $ 466,493       $ 197,079       $ 146,066       $ 123,348   
AQR MULTI-STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 158,246       $ 616,174       $ 263,977       $ 193,951       $ 158,246   

Class N

     8,721         88,286         39,810         39,755         8,721   

Class R6

     4,619         4,708                 89         4,619   
Totals    $ 171,586       $ 709,168       $ 303,787       $ 233,795       $ 171,586   
AQR RISK-BALANCED COMMODITIES STRATEGY FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 138,642       $ 435,309       $ 150,384       $ 146,283       $ 138,642   

Class N

     7,371         51,829         17,595         26,863         7,371   

Class R6

     42,155         42,521                 366         42,155   
Totals    $ 188,168       $ 529,659       $ 167,979       $ 173,512       $ 188,168   
AQR RISK PARITY FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 69,118       $ 69,118       $       $       $ 69,118   

Class N

     4,693         4,693                         4,693   

Class R6

     259         260                 1         259   
Totals    $ 74,070       $ 74,071       $       $ 1       $ 74,070   
AQR RISK PARITY II HV FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 139,839       $ 399,641       $ 141,678       $ 118,124       $ 139,839   

Class N

     28,164         162,579         95,743         38,672         28,164   

Class R6

     7,335         7,457                 122         7,335   
Totals    $ 175,338       $ 569,677       $ 237,421       $ 156,918       $ 175,338   
AQR RISK PARITY II MV FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 164,768       $ 421,785       $ 130,853       $ 126,164       $ 164,768   

Class N

     12,819         87,424         58,403         16,202         12,819   

Class R6

     167         224                 57         167   
Totals    $ 177,754       $ 509,433       $ 189,256       $ 142,423       $ 177,754   
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 288,940       $ 399,965       $ 111,025       $       $ 288,940   

Class N

     16,848         50,052         9,672         23,532         16,848   

Class R6

     78,013         81,738                 3,725         78,013   
Totals    $ 383,801       $ 531,755       $ 120,697       $ 27,257       $ 383,801   
AQR STYLE PREMIA ALTERNATIVE LV FUND                                             

Class I

   $ 177,184       $ 189,624       $       $ 12,440       $ 177,184   

Class N

     50,106         62,874                 12,768         50,106   

Class R6

     73,183         186,287                 113,104         73,183   
Totals    $ 300,473       $ 438,785       $       $ 138,312       $ 300,473   

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds recouped amounts as follows:

 

FUND      CLASS I        CLASS N        CLASS R6  

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

     $ —           $ 15,567         $ 4   

Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreements between the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and the Trust, the Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser an annual fee, payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.50% and 0.35% of the average daily net assets for the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, respectively.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., serves as the Funds’ Administrator, Accounting Agent and Custodian.

State Street Bank and Trust Company, together with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., serve as Custodian of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, the AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, the AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and the AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund.

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Transfer Agent, and ALPS Distributors, Inc. serves as the Funds’ Distributor.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Adviser contributed $39,831 and $118,388 into the AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund, respectively, for losses incurred due to trade processing errors. The impact of the Adviser’s contributions on the Funds’ total return was immaterial. These amounts have been included in Net realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations.

10. Distribution Plan

The Trust has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Class N shares of the Funds. The Plan allows for the payment of services related to the distribution and servicing of these shares at a rate of up to 0.25% per annum of the average daily net asset value of the Class N shares of the Funds.

11. Principal Risks and Concentrations

In the normal course of business the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). A Fund’s investments in financial derivatives and other financial instruments may expose the Fund to various elements of market risks which include interest rate, foreign currency, equity and commodity risks.

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. Convertible securities and non-convertible income producing securities are subject to certain risks, including (i) if interest rates go up, the value of convertible securities and non-convertible income-producing securities in the Funds’ portfolio generally will decline; (ii) during periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Funds to reinvest in lower yielding securities (call or prepayment risk); and (iii) during periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended because of slower than expected principal payments (extension risk).

Currency risk arises from the possibility that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates will affect the value of cash balances held in foreign currencies and non-U.S. denominated financial instruments. In addition, the Funds’ use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts may expose them to the risk that the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably relative to the U.S. Dollar. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons.

The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. The Funds may invest in illiquid investments and may experience difficulty in selling those investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause the Fund’s net asset value to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the net asset value of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests.

Exposure to the commodities markets may subject a Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative investments and exchange-traded notes may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity.

In addition to market risk, the Funds may be exposed to the risk that one or more securities in the Funds’ portfolio will decline in price, or fail to pay interest or principal when due, because the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial status (credit risk). Credit risk is

 

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measured by the loss a Fund would record if the major financial institution or other counterparties failed to perform pursuant to terms of their obligations. Certain Funds may primarily maintain cash balances at one or several major financial institutions that may exceed federally insured limits and as such each of the Funds have credit risk associated with such financial institutions. In general, lower rated securities carry a greater degree of risk that the issuer will lose its ability to make interest and principal payments, which could have a negative impact on the Funds’ net asset value or dividends. The Funds minimize credit risk by monitoring credit exposure and collateral values, and by requiring additional collateral to be promptly deposited with or returned to each of the Funds when deemed necessary.

Similar to credit risk, a Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. Financial assets, which potentially expose a Fund to counterparty risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. By using derivative instruments, the Funds may be exposed to the risk that derivative counterparties may not perform in accordance with the contractual provisions offset by the value of any collateral received. The Funds’ exposure to credit risk associated with counterparty non-performance is limited to the unrealized gains inherent in such transactions that are recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The counterparties to the Funds’ derivative investments may include affiliates of the Funds’ clearing brokers and other major financial institutions. While the Funds use multiple clearing brokers and counterparties, a concentration of credit risk may exist because of balances held and transactions with a limited number of clearing brokers and counterparties. The Funds minimize counterparty credit risk through credit limits and approvals, credit monitoring procedures, executing master netting arrangements and managing margin and collateral requirements, as appropriate.

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into agreements with certain counterparties for derivative transactions. A number of each Fund’s Master Agreements contain provisions that require each Fund to maintain a predetermined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of a Fund’s net asset value over specified time periods. If a Fund was to violate such provisions, the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request immediate payment or demand immediate collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. If such events are not cured by the Fund or waived by the counterparties, they may decide to curtail or limit extension of credit, and the Fund may be forced to unwind its derivative positions which may result in material losses.

The Funds, at times, utilize substantial leverage in their investment program. Such leverage may take the form of trading on margin, investing in derivative instruments that are inherently leveraged, entering into reverse repurchase transactions and entering into other forms of direct and indirect borrowings. There is no guarantee that the Funds’ borrowing arrangement or other arrangements for obtaining leverage will continue to be available, or if available, will be available on terms and conditions acceptable to the Funds. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase funding costs, limit access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to the Funds. In addition, a decline in market value of the Funds’ assets may have particular adverse consequences in instances where they have borrowed money based on the market value of those assets. A decrease in market value of those assets may result in the lender (including derivative counterparties) requiring the Funds to post additional collateral or otherwise sell assets at a time when it may not be in the Funds’ best interest to do so.

The Adviser relies heavily on quantitative models and information and data supplied by third parties. When models and data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made in reliance thereon may expose the Fund to potential risks. Such models may produce unexpected results, which can result in losses for a Fund.

Periodically, the Funds may be a party to legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. The Funds are currently not subject to any actions that either individually or in the aggregate are expected to have a material impact on their results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

12. Holdings of 5% Voting Securities

The 1940 Act defines affiliates as companies in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities. The following is a summary of transactions with each affiliated company during the year ended December 31, 2015:

 

   

AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND

 
NAME OF ISSUER   NUMBER OF
SHARES/UNITS AT
12/31/14
    GROSS
ADDITIONS
    GROSS
REDUCTIONS
   

NUMBER OF
SHARES/UNITS
HELD AT

END OF YEAR
12/31/15

    VALUE AT
END OF YEAR
12/31/15
    INVESTMENT
INCOME
    REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
 

1347 Capital Corp. (Common Stock)

    420,504                      420,504      $ 4,141,964      $      $   

Arowana, Inc. (Common Stock)

           787,920               787,920        7,737,374                 

Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. (Common Stock)

           487,260               487,260        4,775,148                 

CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. (Common Stock)

    325,500                      325,500        3,238,725                 

Dundee Acquisition Ltd., Class A (Common Stock)

           1,260,000               1,260,000        8,769,097                 

 

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    AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND  
NAME OF ISSUER   NUMBER OF
SHARES/UNITS AT
12/31/14
    GROSS
ADDITIONS
    GROSS
REDUCTIONS
   

NUMBER OF
SHARES/UNITS
HELD AT

END OF YEAR
12/31/15

    VALUE AT
END OF YEAR
12/31/15
    INVESTMENT
INCOME
    REALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
 

FinTech Acquisition Corp. (Common Stock)

           810,000               810,000      $ 7,703,100      $      $   

Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Common Stock)

    1,900,200               (100,000     1,800,200        17,659,962               (23,018

Gibraltar Growth Corp., Class A (Common Stock)

           1,274,000               1,274,000        8,756,045                 

GP Investments Acquisition Corp. (Common Stock)

           2,475,000        (345,000     2,130,000        20,448,000               (144,261

HarmonyMerger Corp. (Common Stock)

           1,475,100        (100,000     1,375,100        13,407,225               (26,018

Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp. (Common Stock)

    1,720,000               (100,000     1,620,000        15,649,200               (33,018

1347 Capital Corp. (Rights)

    420,504                      420,504        12,615                 

Arowana, Inc. (Rights)

           720,000               720,000        144,000                 

Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. (Rights)

           487,260               487,260        97,745                 

CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. (Rights)

           325,500               325,500        41,501                 

Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Rights)

    2,430,200                      2,430,200        583,248                 

Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp. (Rights)

           1,720,000               1,720,000        399,040                 

1347 Capital Corp. (Warrants)

    420,504                      420,504        59,291                 

Arowana, Inc. (Warrants)

                    720,000        61,200                 

Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. (Warrants)

           487,260               487,260        60,908                 

CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. (Warrants)

           325,500               325,500        48,825                 

Dundee Acquisition Ltd. (Warrants)

           630,000               630,000        97,890                 

FinTech Acquisition Corp. (Warrants)

           810,000               810,000        202,500                 

Garnero Group Acquisition Co. (Warrants)

    2,430,200                      2,430,200        291,624                 

Gibraltar Growth Corp. (Warrants)

           1,274,000               1,274,000        119,694                 

GP Investments Acquisition Corp. (Warrants)

           1,237,500               1,237,500        495,000                 

HarmonyMerger Corp. (Warrants)

           1,475,100               1,475,100        516,285                 

Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp. (Warrants)

           1,720,000               1,720,000        321,640                 
                                    $ 115,838,846      $      $ (226,315

13. Line of Credit

Effective February 27, 2015 and terminating on February 26, 2016, the Trust renewed a committed syndicated line of credit (the “Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent. Borrowing, if any, under this arrangement bears interest at the sum of (a) 1.0% per annum plus (b) the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate or (ii) the Eurodollar Rate, which is paid as incurred. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the maximum loan amount outstanding per Fund was the lesser of an amount which did not exceed the borrowing limits set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus and/or Registration Statement and did not cause the asset coverage ratio for any borrowings by a Fund to drop below the required amount under the Agreement (between 300-500% per Fund). The Agreement is subject to an annual commitment fee which is payable in arrears on a quarterly basis. In the event of a draw upon the line of credit, liquid assets of the borrowing Fund may be designated as collateral until its loan is repaid in full. Funds with less than $25,000,000 in assets are ineligible to draw upon the line of credit. The line of credit is in the amount of $225,000,000. On February 11, 2016 the Trustees have approved a renewal of the line of credit effective February 29, 2016 through February 28, 2017 up to $275,000,000 subject to substantially similar terms. The Funds did not have any borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

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14. Principal Ownership

As of December 31, 2015, the Funds had individual shareholder and/or omnibus accounts owning more than 5% of the total shares outstanding of the Fund as follows:

 

FUND      NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUAL
SHAREHOLDERS
AND/OR
OMNIBUS
ACCOUNTS
       TOTAL
PERCENTAGE
INTEREST
HELD
 

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

       5           82.06

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       4           88.56

AQR Global Macro Fund*

       4           81.88

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

       5           89.91

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

       8           77.22

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

       5           85.50

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

       4           75.71

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

       6           93.24

AQR Risk Parity Fund

       5           81.64

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund*

       7           86.50

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

       7           87.59

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       5           77.08

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

       4           87.82

 

  * The percentage held by the Adviser and/or affiliates is 14.91% and 18.90% respectively.

Significant shareholder transactions by these shareholders, if any, may impact the Funds’ performance.

15. Redemption in Kind

On July 25, 2014, one shareholder redeemed their investment in the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund. The redemption represented 70.1% of the Fund’s net assets and was paid partially in cash and in-kind. The amount of redemption proceeds paid in-kind was $52,771,157. The realized gain (loss) associated with the portion redeemed in-kind was $19,331,459.

16. New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)—Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (“ASU 2015-07”). The amendment removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the Net Asset Value per Share practical expedient. The Funds are required to apply ASU 2015-07 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2015-07.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30)—Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements. The amendment clarifies that the SEC would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement.

17. Subsequent Events

The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of this report and have determined that there are no material events other than those noted above.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of AQR Funds:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights as well as the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedules of investments, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the thirteen portfolios that are included in AQR Funds (as listed in Note 1 to the financial statements and collectively referred to as the “Funds”) at December 31, 2015, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, the cash flows of AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Long Short Equity Fund, AQR Multi- Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and transfer agents and the application of alternative auditing procedures where confirmation of securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 25, 2016

 

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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds designate the following percentages of ordinary income dividends, or maximum amount allowable, as qualifying for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003:

 

FUND      PERCENTAGE  

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund

       2.21

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

       6.11

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

       4.07

AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund

       0.44

AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund

       9.44

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

       8.75

The Funds designate the following amounts, or the maximum allowable under Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, as long term capital gain dividends paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015:

 

FUND      TOTAL  

AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund

     $ 102,719   

AQR Global Macro Fund

     $ 1,765,884   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund

     $ 768,361   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

     $ 132,351,997   

AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund

     $ 9,217,388   

AQR Risk Parity Fund

     $ 5,238,673   

AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund

     $ 935,618   

AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund

     $ 2,518,203   

AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund

     $ 28,347   

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Trust, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid for the Period Ending 12/31/15” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Each Fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the expenses incurred by the underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These expenses are not included in the table.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The Fund will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the expenses incurred by the underlying investments in which the Fund invests. These expenses are not included in the table.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/15
 
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $954.20         2.56      $12.61   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,012.30         2.56      $12.98   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $953.40         2.86      $14.08   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,010.79         2.86      $14.50   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $954.50         2.43      $11.97   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,012.96         2.43      $12.33   
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,126.50         1.76      $9.43   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,016.33         1.76      $8.94   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,125.90         2.02      $10.82   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.02         2.02      $10.26   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,126.50         1.72      $9.22   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,016.53         1.72      $8.74   

 

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     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/15
 
AQR Global Macro Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.20         1.29      $6.57   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.70         1.29      $6.56   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.20         1.70      $8.64   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,016.64         1.70      $8.64   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.20         1.35      $6.87   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.40         1.35      $6.87   
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,120.90         1.73      $9.25   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,016.48         1.73      $8.79   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,119.40         1.99      $10.63   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.17         1.99      $10.11   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,121.10         1.72      $9.20   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,016.53         1.72      $8.74   
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,023.80         1.19      $6.07   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.21         1.19      $6.06   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,022.40         1.46      $7.44   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.85         1.46      $7.43   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,025.50         1.13      $5.77   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.51         1.13      $5.75   
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,032.20         1.58      $8.09   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.24         1.58      $8.03   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,031.10         1.89      $9.68   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.68         1.89      $9.60   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,032.80         1.55      $7.94   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.39         1.55      $7.88   

 

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Fund Expense Examples (Unaudited)

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/15
 
AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,090.30         2.40      $12.64   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,013.11         2.40      $12.18   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,089.00         2.67      $14.06   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,011.75         2.67      $13.54   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,090.00         2.33      $12.27   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,013.46         2.33      $11.82   
AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $880.90         0.90      $4.27   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.67         0.90      $4.58   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $879.90         1.24      $5.88   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.95         1.24      $6.31   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $881.10         0.90      $4.27   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.67         0.90      $4.58   
AQR Risk Parity Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $905.60         0.92      $4.42   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.57         0.92      $4.69   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $905.50         1.15      $5.52   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.41         1.15      $5.85   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $906.60         0.85      $4.08   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.92         0.85      $4.33   
AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $850.70         1.07      $4.99   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.81         1.07      $5.45   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $848.50         1.48      $6.90   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,017.74         1.48      $7.53   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $849.80         1.14      $5.32   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.46         1.14      $5.80   

 

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     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT
DATE
VALUE
     ENDING
ACCOUNT
VALUE
12/31/15
     ANNUALIZED
EXPENSE
RATIO FOR
THE PERIOD
     EXPENSES
PAID FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDING
12/31/15
 
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $900.50         0.91      $4.36   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.62         0.91      $4.63   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $900.60         1.20      $5.75   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,019.16         1.20      $6.11   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $901.30         0.85      $4.07   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.92         0.85      $4.33   
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,103.30         2.00      $10.60   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.12         2.00      $10.16   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,102.90         2.26      $11.98   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,013.81         2.26      $11.47   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,103.70         2.01      $10.66   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,015.07         2.01      $10.21   
AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund            
Class I            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,046.30         1.01      $5.21   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.11         1.01      $5.14   
Class N            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,045.70         1.31      $6.75   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,018.60         1.31      $6.67   
Class R6            

Actual Return

     $1,000.00         $1,047.50         0.99      $5.11   

Hypothetical Return

     $1,000.00         $1,020.21         0.99      $5.04   

Expenses are calculated using each Class’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period unless stated otherwise).

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)   December 31, 2015

 

Listed in the chart below is basic information regarding the Trustees and Officers of the Trust. The address of each Officer and Trustee is Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor, Greenwich CT 06830.

 

NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH   CURRENT
POSITION WITH
THE TRUST,
TERM OF
OFFICEAND
LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
  NUMBER
OF FUNDS
IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE
  OTHER PRESENT OR
PAST
DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY
TRUSTEE (DURING
THE PAST 5 YEARS)

Disinterested Trustees2

       
Timothy K. Armour, M.B.A., 1948   Chairman of the Board,
since
2010 and Trustee,

since 2008

  Interim Chief Executive Officer of Janus
Capital Group (retired) (2009 to 2010)
(financial services)
  42   Janus Capital
Group (since
2008); ETF
Securities (2010-
2013)
L. Joe Moravy, M.B.A., CPA, 1950   Trustee,

since 2008

  Independent Consultant (since 2014);

Managing Director, Finance Scholars
Group (2010 to 2014) (consulting)

  42   Nuveen Exchange
Traded
Commodities Funds
(since 2012)
William L. Atwell, M.B.A., 1950   Trustee,
since 2011
  Managing Director, Atwell Partners LLC
(since 2012) (consulting); President
(CIGNA International), CIGNA (2008 to
2012) (insurance)
  42   Webster Financial
Corporation
(since 2014)
Gregg D. Behrens, M.M., 1952   Trustee,
since 2011
  Retired from Northern Trust Company
(since 2009) banking)
  42   None
Brian Posner, M.B.A., 1961   Trustee,
since 2011
  President, Point Rider Group LLC (since
2008) (consulting)
  42   Biogen (since
2008); Arch Capital
Group (since
2010); BG
Medicine (2012-
2015); RiverPark
Funds Trust
(2010 to 2012)

Mark. A. Zurack,

M.B.A., CFA

1957

  Trustee,
since 2014
  Adjunct Professor and Executive-in-
Residence, Columbia Business School
(since 2002)
  42   Exchange Traded
Concepts Trust
(since 2011);
Source ETF Trust
(since 2014)

Interested Trustees3

       
David Kabiller, CFA, 1963   Trustee, since 2010   Founding Principal, AQR Capital
Management, LLC (since 1998)
  42   None
Marco Hanig, Ph.D., 1958   Trustee, since 2014;

Chief Executive
Officer, since
2009; President,
since 2008

  Principal, AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2008)
  42   None

Officers

       
H.J. Willcox, J.D., 1966   Chief Compliance
Officer, since 2013
  Managing Director and
Chief Compliance Officer,
AQR Capital Management, LLC (since
2013); Global Head of Compliance and
Counsel KKR & Co., L.P. (2008-2013)
  N/A   N/A

Heather Bonner, CPA,

1977

  Chief Financial Officer,
since 2014
  Vice President, AQR Capital
Management, LLC
(since 2013); Senior Manager,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (2007-
2013)
  N/A   N/A

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)   December 31, 2015

 

NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH   CURRENT
POSITION WITH
THE TRUST,
TERM OF
OFFICEAND
LENGTH OF
TIME SERVED
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
  NUMBER
OF FUNDS
IN FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN
BY TRUSTEE
  OTHER PRESENT OR
PAST
DIRECTORSHIPS
HELD BY
TRUSTEE (DURING
THE PAST 5 YEARS)
Gregory McNeil, M.S./M.B.A., CPA, 1975   Vice President and
Treasurer, since 2015
  Vice President, AQR Capital
Management, LLC (since 2015);
Assistant Treasurer at Franklin
Templeton Investments (2010-2015)
  N/A   N/A
Bradley Asness, J.D., M.B.A. 1969   Vice President, since
2009
  Principal and Chief Legal Officer, AQR
Capital Management, LLC (since 1998)
  N/A   N/A
Brendan R. Kalb, J.D. 1975   Executive
Vice President,
since 2009;
Secretary,
since 2008
  Managing Director and General Counsel,
AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2004)
  N/A   N/A
Nicole DonVito, J.D. 1979   Chief Legal Officer,
since 2014;
Vice President,
since 2009
  Senior Counsel & Head of Registered
Products, AQR Capital Management, LLC
(since 2007)
  N/A   N/A

 

(1) Each Trustee serves until the election and qualification of a successor, or until death, resignation or removal as provided in the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
(2) A Disinterested Trustee is any Trustee that is not an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
(3) An Interested Trustee is a Trustee that is an “interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Mr. Kabiller and Dr. Hanig are interested persons of the Trust because of their positions with the Adviser.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of the AQR Funds (the “Trust”) met in person on November 12-13, 2015 to consider the continuation of the: (i) Second Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund, AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund, AQR Global Macro Fund, AQR Long-Short Equity Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund, AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund, AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund, AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund, AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund and AQR Style Premia Alternative LV Fund, and AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”) (the “Investment Management Agreement”); (ii) Second Amended and Restated Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between AQR and CNH Partners, LLC ( “CNH” or the “Sub-Adviser”) with respect to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund; and (iii) the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between AQR and CNH with respect to the AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund (collectively, the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”). Each of the aforementioned series of the Trust may be referred to herein as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds.” In addition, the Board Members who are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”), held a separate telephonic meeting in advance of the in-person meeting held on November 12-13, 2015 with independent legal counsel to review the materials provided and the relevant legal considerations (together with the in-person meeting held on November 12-13, 2015, the “Meetings”). In accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, the Board requested, reviewed, and considered materials furnished by AQR and CNH relevant to the Board’s consideration of whether to approve the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements. These materials included: (i) memoranda and materials provided by AQR, describing the personnel and services provided to the Funds; (ii) memoranda and materials provided by AQR, describing the personnel and services provided by CNH to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund; (iii) performance information for the Funds relevant to the consideration of the Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements; (iv) information independently compiled and prepared by Morningstar Associates, LLC (“Morningstar”) relating to the Funds’ fees and expenses and performance relative to peers; (v) a discussion of the financial information and profitability of AQR and CNH; and (vi) a discussion of the compliance programs of AQR and CNH and the regulatory exam histories of each. AQR and CNH are referred to herein as the “Adviser,” as applicable. The Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to collectively herein as the “Advisory Agreement,” as applicable and as the context suggests.

At the in-person meeting held on November 12-13, 2015, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for an additional one-year period. In approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Board considered all factors it believed to be relevant with respect to the Funds, including, among other factors: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser; (b) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser’s portfolio management; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by the Adviser from the relationship with the Funds; (d) economies of scale; and (e) other factors.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weightings to the various items considered.

In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Board did not view the Advisory Agreement as creating third-party beneficiary rights in shareholders to enforce the terms of the Advisory Agreement.

The following is a summary of the Board’s discussion and views regarding the factors it considered in evaluating the Advisory Agreement:

The Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by the Adviser. The Board Members reviewed the services that the Adviser provides to the Funds under the Advisory Agreement, including certain administrative services. The Board considered the size and experience of the Adviser’s staff, its use of technology, and the Funds’ stated investment objectives, strategies and processes. The Board reviewed the overall qualifications of the Adviser as an investment adviser. In connection with the investment advisory services provided to the Funds, the Board Members took into account discussions they had with officers of the Adviser regarding the management of each Fund’s investments in accordance with the Funds’ stated investment objectives and policies and the types of transactions that are entered into on behalf of the Funds. During these discussions, the Board Members asked questions of, and received answers from, the officers of the Adviser regarding the formulation and implementation of the Funds’ investment strategies, their efficacy and potential risks.

In addition to the investment advisory services provided to the Funds, the Board Members considered that AQR also provides shareholder and administrative services, has responsibility for overseeing CNH with respect to the AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund and AQR Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund, provides oversight of Fund accounting, provides marketing services, and provides assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements and other services necessary for the operation of the Funds. In particular, the Board Members reviewed the compliance, shareholder and administrative services provided to the Funds by AQR under the Advisory Agreement. The Board also reviewed a wide range of services provided to the Funds pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, which include providing information and services to Fund shareholders, including professional and informative reporting, access to analysis and explanations of Fund reports, and electronic access to Fund information.

Finally, the Independent Board Members had an opportunity to meet outside the presence of Fund management in executive session separately with independent legal counsel to discuss and consider the Advisory Agreement. Based on the presentations and materials at the Meetings, the Board concluded that the services provided to the Funds by AQR pursuant to the Advisory Agreement were of a high quality and benefit the Funds.

 

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Investment Performance of the Funds and the Adviser’s Portfolio Management. The Board considered the investment performance of each Fund. In particular, the Independent Board Members considered the investment performance of the Funds relative to their stated objectives and the Adviser’s success in reaching such goals as well as the performance of the Funds relative to their peers. The Board also considered the Adviser’s performance in managing other registered investment companies and private funds, noting that other funds the Adviser manages might have investment objectives, policies or restrictions different from those of the Funds. Based on these factors, the Board Members determined that AQR is an appropriate investment adviser for the Funds.

The Advisory Fee and the Cost of the Services and Profits Realized by the Adviser from the Relationship with the Funds. The Board, including the Independent Board Members, received and reviewed information regarding the management fees paid by the Funds to the Adviser pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. The Board examined this information in order to determine the reasonableness of the fees in light of the nature and quality of services provided to the Funds.

To assist in this analysis, the Board received a report independently prepared by Morningstar (the “Morningstar Report”). The Morningstar Report showed comparative fee information for each Fund’s respective Morningstar category, including expense comparisons of contractual investment advisory fees and actual net expenses. The Board also reviewed information regarding the fees the Adviser charges for other funds and accounts managed by the Adviser, including sub-advised mutual funds, with similar investment strategies to the Funds. The Board noted the greater services provided by the Adviser to the Funds in contrast to the limited role of the Adviser when it sub-advises mutual funds.

The Board also received and reviewed information regarding the profitability of the Adviser with respect to Fund-related activities and the profitability of CNH with respect to its sub-advisory services for two of the Funds. The Board also reviewed the Adviser’s methodology of determining profitability. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Adviser, the types of funds managed, taxes, expense allocations and business mix, and therefore comparability of profitability is somewhat limited.

The Board reviewed the Adviser’s unaudited financial information. The purpose of the review was to help the Independent Board Members determine whether the firm has the necessary resources to continue to provide high quality services to the Funds and attract and retain high quality employees.

Based on their review of the materials presented at the Meeting, the Board concluded that the management fees under the Advisory Agreement are reasonable.

Economies of Scale. The Adviser provided the Board with information concerning the extent to which economies of scale were realized as the Funds grew and whether fee levels were reflective of such economies of scale. The Board noted that, under the Advisory Agreement, none of the Funds, except for the AQR Risk Parity Fund, AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund and AQR Risk Parity II HV Fund, would have breakpoints in their advisory fees that would allow investors to benefit directly in the form of lower fees as fund assets grew. However, to show that economies are being shared, the Adviser presented information regarding each Fund’s advisory fees relative to comparable funds of larger sizes. The Board considered that the funds in the AQR fund complex share some common resources and, as a result, an increase in the overall size of the complex could permit each Fund to incur lower expenses than it would otherwise as a stand-alone entity. The Board also considered the Adviser’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and further enhance the quality of, its operations.

Other Factors. The Board also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that the Adviser or its affiliates may derive from its relationship with the Funds, both tangible and intangible. The Board also received information regarding the Adviser’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board considered that the Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds, selection of broker-dealers and best execution, and aggregation and allocation of trade orders among the firm’s various advisory clients. The Board noted that the Adviser does not presently intend to make use of soft dollars to acquire third-party research.

Conclusion. Counsel advised the Board concerning the statutory and regulatory requirements for approval and disclosure of investment advisory agreements. No single factor was determinative to the decision of the Board. Based on the foregoing and such other matters as were deemed relevant, all of the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, concluded that the management fee rates under the Advisory Agreement and total expense ratios are reasonable in relation to the services provided by the Adviser (including CNH, when applicable) to the Funds, as well as the costs incurred and benefits to be gained by the Adviser (including CNH, when applicable) in providing such services, including the investment advisory and administrative components. The Board also found the investment advisory and management fees to be reasonable in comparison to the fees charged by advisers to other comparable funds of similar size. As a result, all of the Board Members, including the Independent Board Members voting separately, approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds. The Independent Board Members were represented by independent legal counsel who assisted them in their deliberations.

 

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Investment Adviser

AQR Capital Management, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza, 4th Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

Sub-Adviser

CNH Partners, LLC

Two Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Floor,

Greenwich, CT 06830

Transfer Agent

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Metro Tech Center

Brooklyn, NY 11245

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Administrator

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

70 Fargo Street

Boston, MA 02210

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

You may obtain a description of the AQR Funds proxy voting, policies, procedures and information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ending June 30th of each year (available by August 31st of that year) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-290-2688 or visiting the funds website https://funds.aqr.com, or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.SEC.gov. Such reports may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 202-551-8090.

The Fund files complete schedules of the portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-SEC-0330, or by accessing the SEC’s website, at www.SEC.gov. It may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding the Funds’ objectives and policies, experienced of its management, marketability of shares and other information.


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

a). As of the end of the period, December 31, 2015, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as Exhibit 12 (a)(1).

 

b). Not Applicable.

 

c). There has been no substantive amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (“Reporting Period”).

 

d). Registrant granted no waivers from the provisions of its Code of Ethics during the Reporting Period.

 

e). Not Applicable.

 

f). Attached.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

a). The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that its Audit Committee has two “audit committee financial experts”, as that term is defined under Items 3(b) and 3(c), serving on its Audit Committee. Messrs. L. Joe Moravy and Brian Posner, the Registrant’s audit committee financial experts, are “independent”, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Aggregate fees for professional services rendered for the AQR Funds by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 were:

 

     2014      2015  

Audit Fees (a)

   $  1,295,470       $  1,297,220   

Audit Related Fees (b)

   $ 42,500       $ 8,000   

Tax Fees (c)

   $ 194,700       $ 246,719   

All Other Fees (d)

   $ 0       $ 0   

Total:

   $ 1,532,670       $ 1,551,939   

 

(a) Audit Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the audits of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. These services include the audits of the financial statements of the Registrant, issuance of consents and assistance with review of documents filed with the SEC.
(b) Audit Related Fees: These fees relate to assurance and related services by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 annual financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees” above. The audit related services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the year-ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015 relate to procedures performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in connection with its review of the issuance of, and amendments to, the Registrant’s Registration Statement as well as review of the in-kind transaction for the AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund during the year-ended December 31, 2014.
(c) Tax Fees: These fees relate to professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. The tax services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP relate to the review of the Registrant’s federal and state income tax returns, excise tax calculations and the completion of an international taxation review.


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(d) All Other Fees: These fees relate to products and services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees,” and “Tax Fees” above.

 

(e) Audit Committee Pre-approval Policies and Procedures:

 

  (i) Per Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A) and the charter of the Registrant’s Audit Committee, the Audit Committee approves and recommends the principal accountant for the Registrant, pre-approves (i) the principal accountant’s provision of all audit and permissible non-audit services to the Registrant (including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the principal accountant), and (ii) the principal accountant’s provision of any permissible non-audit services to the Registrant’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”), sub-adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with any investment adviser or sub-adviser, if the engagement relates directly to the operations of the financial reporting of the Trust.

 

  (ii) 100% of services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Less than 50% of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit Registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by persons other than the accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g) Disclose the aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015: $336,340 and $416,799, respectively.

 

(h) Not Applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

(a) The Registrant is an issuer as defined in Section 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of such Act. All of the Board’s independent Trustees, Timothy K. Armour, William L. Atwell, Gregg D. Behrens, L. Joe Moravy, Brian S. Posner and Mark A. Zurack, are members of the Audit Committee.

 

(b) Not Applicable.

Item 6. Investments

 

(a) Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b) The Registrant made no divestments of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


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Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company & Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b) There have not been any changes in registrant’s control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act – Not Applicable.

 

(b) Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached hereto.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

AQR Funds

 

/s/ Marco Hanig
Marco Hanig,
Principal Executive Officer
March 2, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ Marco Hanig
Marco Hanig,
Principal Executive Officer
March 2, 2016
/s/ Heather Bonner
Heather Bonner,
Principal Financial Officer
March 2, 2016