Open written options contracts as of April 30, 2024 were as follows: | |||||
Description of Options | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price(1) | Expiration Date | Value |
Call Options(2) | |||||
ASML Holding N.V. | (5) | $(525) | $1,050.00 | 05/17/24 | $(—) (3) |
Bank of America Corp. | (115) | (426) | 37.00 | 05/17/24 | (9) |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | (22) | (429) | 195.00 | 05/17/24 | (4) |
Meta Platforms, Inc. | (6) | (294) | 490.00 | 05/17/24 | (1) |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | (43) | (666) | 155.00 | 05/17/24 | (2) |
Wells Fargo & Co. | (91) | (546) | 60.00 | 05/17/24 | (8) |
Total Written Options | $(24) |
Footnote Legend: | |
(1) Strike price not reported in thousands. | |
(2) Exchange-traded options. | |
(3) Amount is less than $500 (not in thousands). |
Total Value at April 30, 2024 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | ||||
Assets: | |||||||
Debt Instruments: | |||||||
Convertible Bonds and Notes | $153,615 | $— | $129,686 | $23,929 | |||
Corporate Bonds and Notes | 61,766 | — | 57,795 | 3,971 | |||
Equity Securities: | |||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 13,239 | 13,239 | — | — | |||
Preferred Stock | 63 | — | — | 63 | |||
Common Stocks | 77,524 | 77,407 | — | 117(1) | |||
Warrant | — | — | — | —(1) | |||
Money Market Mutual Fund | 9,875 | 9,875 | — | — | |||
Total Assets | 316,082 | 100,521 | 187,481 | 28,080 | |||
Liabilities: | |||||||
Other Financial Instruments: | |||||||
Written Options | (24) | (24) | — | — | |||
Total Liabilities | (24) | (24) | — | — | |||
Total Investments, Net of Written Options | $316,058 | $100,497 | $187,481 | $28,080 |
(1) | Includes internally fair valued securities currently priced at zero ($0). |
Total | Convertible Bonds and Notes | Corporate Bonds and Notes | Preferred Stock | Common Stocks | Warrant | ||||||
Investments in Securities | |||||||||||
Balance as of January 31, 2024: | $ 1,988 | $ 1,925 | $ — | $ 63 | $ —(a) | $ —(a) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b) | (793) | (1,000) | 90 | — | 117 | — | |||||
Purchases | 26,885 | 23,004 | 3,881 | — | — | — | |||||
Balance as of April 30, 2024 | $ 28,080 | $ 23,929 | $ 3,971 | $ 63 | $ 117(a) | $ —(a) |
Investments in Securities – Assets | Ending Balance at April 30, 2024 | Valuation Technique Used | Unobservable Inputs | Input Values | ||||
Preferred Stock: | ||||||||
LiveStyle, Inc. Series B | $63 | Discounted cash flows liquidation approach | Discount rate | 25.79% (25.54% - 26.19%) | ||||
Common Stocks: | ||||||||
CCF Holdings LLC | $96 | Market and Company Comparables | EV Multiples | 1.11x (0.56x - 2.08x) | ||||
5.90x (3.10x - 9.22x) | ||||||||
0.67x (0.11x - 0.92x) | ||||||||
Illiquidity Discount | 0% | |||||||
CCF Holdings LLC Class M | $21 | Market and Company Comparables | EV Multiples | 1.11x (0.56x - 2.08x) | ||||
5.90x (3.10x - 9.22x) | ||||||||
0.67x (0.11x - 0.92x) | ||||||||
Illiquidity Discount | 0% | |||||||
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities). |
• | Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
• | Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the investment adviser’s Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |