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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 97.5%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%

 

Boeing Co.(1)

     1,424        $ 272,696  

CAE, Inc. (Canada)(1)

     11,276          293,502  

General Dynamics Corp.

     1,200          289,416  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     3,732          1,669,025  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     16,786                  1,662,989  
       

 

 

 
       4,187,628  
       

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

Southwest Airlines Co.(1)

     12,372          566,638  
       

 

 

 
       566,638  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles — 2.1%

 

General Motors Co.(1)

     7,174          313,791  

Tesla, Inc.(1)

     3,217          3,466,639  
       

 

 

 
       3,780,430  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 3.0%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     49,322          2,033,053  

Citigroup, Inc.

     49,850          2,661,990  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(1)

     4,355          655,732  
       

 

 

 
       5,350,775  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 2.4%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

     27,531          1,706,922  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     780          179,650  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     14,158          2,369,766  
       

 

 

 
       4,256,338  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 3.0%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     14,630          2,371,669  

Amgen, Inc.

     2,001          483,882  

Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR(1)

     4,175          489,978  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     28,158          354,228  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     2,170          1,515,571  
       

 

 

 
       5,215,328  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.9%

 

Johnson Controls International PLC

     23,118          1,515,847  
       

 

 

 
       1,515,847  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 2.7%

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

     10,788          909,536  

GoGreen Investments Corp.(1)(2)

     22,514          227,617  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     6,404          2,113,960  

KKR & Co., Inc.

     14,098          824,310  

Quilter PLC (United Kingdom)(3)

     379,642          705,108  
       

 

 

 
       4,780,531  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.8%

 

Corteva, Inc.

     17,499          1,005,843  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     3,266          365,988  

Linde PLC

     1,847          589,987  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     3,378          442,754  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     2,830          706,425  
       

 

 

 
       3,110,997  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.2%

 

CRH PLC, ADR

     7,382          295,723  
       

 

 

 
       295,723  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

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Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.4%

       

Avery Dennison Corp.

     4,328        $ 752,942  
       

 

 

 
       752,942  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

     21,964                  1,361,548  
       

 

 

 
       1,361,548  
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.5%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     6,074          606,003  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     11,218          950,277  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     72,894          2,796,214  
       

 

 

 
       4,352,494  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.5%

 

Emerson Electric Co.

     9,030          885,392  
       

 

 

 
       885,392  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%

 

Vontier Corp.

     24,536          622,969  
       

 

 

 
       622,969  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.7%

 

Sea Ltd., ADR(1)

     1,756          210,351  

Walt Disney Co.(1)

     7,056          967,801  
       

 

 

 
       1,178,152  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%

 

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     29,357          1,377,724  

Vornado Realty Trust

     9,809          444,544  
       

 

 

 
       1,822,268  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%

 

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(1)

     2,304          155,774  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     1,672          962,821  

Walmart, Inc.

     12,495          1,860,755  
       

 

 

 
       2,979,350  
       

 

 

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     5,103          509,279  
       

 

 

 
       509,279  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.3%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     6,037          714,539  

Baxter International, Inc.

     3,795          294,264  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

     21,616          957,373  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

     617          257,653  

Dexcom, Inc.(1)

     960          491,136  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

     1,129          132,906  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

     2,019          609,092  

Medtronic PLC

     5,439          603,457  
       

 

 

 
       4,060,420  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.6%

 

Anthem, Inc.

     2,995          1,471,204  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     3,165          179,456  

Cigna Corp.

     3,007          720,507  

CVS Health Corp.

     4,371          442,389  

McKesson Corp.

     1,603          490,726  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     5,982          3,050,641  
       

 

 

 
       6,354,923  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.1%

 

Aramark

     10,070        $ 378,632  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)

     581                  1,364,449  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)

     453          716,660  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(1)

     5,528          838,819  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(1)

     9,834          417,158  
       

 

 

 
       3,715,718  
    

 

 

 

Household Durables — 0.6%

 

PulteGroup, Inc.

     23,775          996,172  
       

 

 

 
       996,172  
       

 

 

 

Household Products — 1.7%

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

     19,902          3,041,026  
       

 

 

 
       3,041,026  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.9%

 

General Electric Co.

     4,961          453,932  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     5,992          1,165,923  
       

 

 

 
       1,619,855  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.8%

 

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     45,400          475,312  

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     41,931          2,669,327  

AXA SA (France)

     25,874          755,622  

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom)

     71,535          1,056,699  
       

 

 

 
       4,956,960  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 5.1%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

     2,441          6,789,276  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1)

     9,698          2,156,447  
       

 

 

 
       8,945,723  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 5.4%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     2,947          9,607,073  
       

 

 

 
       9,607,073  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 5.0%

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     26,375          2,648,578  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     10,965          3,918,672  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

     4,911          567,957  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     7,381          1,636,884  
       

 

 

 
       8,772,091  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.3%

 

Avantor, Inc.(1)

     13,592          459,681  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(1)

     898          505,781  

Danaher Corp.

     4,794          1,406,224  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

     1,121          391,677  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2,280          1,346,682  
       

 

 

 
       4,110,045  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 1.5%

 

Deere & Co.

     1,898          788,543  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

     10,325          519,864  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     17,209          1,324,232  
       

 

 

 
       2,632,639  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.6%

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

     5,030          307,799  

Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A

     51,124          430,464  

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

     5,822          300,278  
       

 

 

 
       1,038,541  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.3%

 

Ameren Corp.

     6,019        $ 564,341  
       

 

 

 
       564,341  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.7%

 

Target Corp.

     6,187                  1,313,005  
       

 

 

 
       1,313,005  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.8%

 

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     113,485          1,891,795  

ConocoPhillips

     8,705          870,500  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     36,813          3,040,386  

Shell PLC (United Kingdom)

     30,595          839,641  

TotalEnergies SE (France)

     2,755          139,785  
       

 

 

 
       6,782,107  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products — 0.2%

 

Olaplex Holdings, Inc.(1)

     24,249          379,012  
       

 

 

 
       379,012  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 3.1%

 

4Front Ventures Corp.(1)

     396,116          316,893  

Bristol Myers Squibb Co.

     5,990          437,450  

Eli Lilly and Co.

     3,327          952,753  

Johnson & Johnson

     9,848          1,745,361  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     10,487          860,458  

Pfizer, Inc.

     21,101          1,092,399  
       

 

 

 
       5,405,314  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.1%

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     2,977          261,500  
       

 

 

 
       261,500  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 2.1%

 

CSX Corp.

     16,575          620,734  

Union Pacific Corp.

     11,428          3,122,244  
       

 

 

 
       3,742,978  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.8%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

     20,771          2,271,101  

NVIDIA Corp.

     7,299          1,991,605  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     16,330          2,495,551  
       

 

 

 
       6,758,257  
       

 

 

 

Software — 12.0%

 

Adobe, Inc.(1)

     3,842          1,750,492  

Intuit, Inc.

     4,733          2,275,816  

Microsoft Corp.

     38,513          11,873,943  

Oracle Corp.

     32,244          2,667,546  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     8,230          1,747,394  

Unity Software, Inc.(1)

     7,807          774,532  
       

 

 

 
       21,089,723  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 2.8%

 

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     3,817          182,452  

Burlington Stores, Inc.(1)

     969          176,523  

CarMax, Inc.(1)

     4,812          464,262  

Home Depot, Inc.

     10,260          3,071,126  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1)

     991          678,795  

TJX Cos., Inc.

     4,181          253,285  

Warby Parker, Inc., Class A(1)

     4,733          160,023  
       

 

 

 
       4,986,466  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

       

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.0%

       

Apple, Inc.

     50,525        $         8,822,170  
       

 

 

 
          8,822,170  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6%

       

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A

     11,400          225,264  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1)

     609          222,425  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     4,431          596,235  
       

 

 

 
          1,043,924  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.2%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     6,883          359,637  
       

 

 

 
          359,637  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%

       

United Rentals, Inc.(1)

     1,962          696,922  
       

 

 

 
          696,922  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.4%

       

T-Mobile US, Inc.(1)

     18,658          2,394,754  
       

 

 

 
          2,394,754  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $126,705,106)

          171,975,925  
       

 

 

 

Exchange–Traded Funds — 0.5%

       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     1,963          886,569  
       

 

 

 

Total Exchange–Traded Funds
(Cost $831,858)

          886,569  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 2.2%

       

Repurchase Agreements — 2.2%

       

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $3,940,229, due 4/1/2022(4)

   $ 3,940,229          3,940,229  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $3,940,229)

          3,940,229  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost $131,477,193)

          176,802,723  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.2)%

          (301,501
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

        $ 176,501,222  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents securities deemed illiquid by the investment adviser.

 

Security

   Shares      Cost      Value      Acquisition
Date
     % of Fund’s
Net Assets

GoGreen Investments Corp.

     22,514      $     225,140      $     227,617        10/21/2021      0.13%

 

(3)

Securities that may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, normally to certain qualified buyers. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $705,108, representing 0.4% of net assets. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(4)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     3,573,000      $     4,019,144  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs—  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 167,703,480      $ 4,272,445 *    $ —        $ 171,975,925  

Exchange–Traded Funds

     886,569        —         —          886,569  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          3,940,229       —          3,940,229  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     168,590,049      $     8,212,674     $     —        $     176,802,723  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 

Consists of certain foreign securities whose values were determined by a pricing service using pricing models (See Notes to Schedule of Investments). These investments in securities were classified as Level 2 rather than Level 1.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 97.5%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 6.0%

 

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     10,556        $ 1,585,089  

Hexcel Corp.

     14,083          837,516  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     49,299          4,884,052  

Textron, Inc.

     44,885          3,338,546  
       

 

 

 
             10,645,203  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%

 

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     12,721          1,312,298  
       

 

 

 
       1,312,298  
       

 

 

 

Auto Components — 1.3%

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

     57,994          2,255,967  
       

 

 

 
       2,255,967  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 5.0%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     22,006          2,999,858  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     123,075          5,964,214  
       

 

 

 
       8,964,072  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 3.5%

 

Amgen, Inc.

     19,212          4,645,846  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     2,219          1,549,794  
       

 

 

 
       6,195,640  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 4.1%

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     14,529          4,796,023  

Northern Trust Corp.

     21,527          2,506,819  
       

 

 

 
       7,302,842  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.5%

 

Mosaic Co.

     14,526          965,979  
       

 

 

 
       965,979  
       

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 4.1%

 

Ciena Corp.(1)

     34,053          2,064,634  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     58,349          3,253,540  

F5, Inc.(1)

     9,833          2,054,605  
       

 

 

 
       7,372,779  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.0%

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     15,379          1,732,137  
       

 

 

 
       1,732,137  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.8%

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

     10,559          1,386,291  
       

 

 

 
       1,386,291  
       

 

 

 

Distributors — 1.5%

 

LKQ Corp.

     59,708          2,711,340  
       

 

 

 
       2,711,340  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.9%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)

     19,873          7,013,380  
       

 

 

 
       7,013,380  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.1%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     107,123          5,456,846  
       

 

 

 
       5,456,846  
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.8%

 

IDACORP, Inc.

     12,567          1,449,729  
       

 

 

 
       1,449,729  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Electrical Equipment — 2.3%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     4,934        $ 934,006  

Emerson Electric Co.

     31,392          3,077,986  
       

 

 

 
               4,011,992  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.2%

 

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(1)

     13,603          2,148,866  
       

 

 

 
       2,148,866  
       

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     42,568          1,821,059  
       

 

 

 
       1,821,059  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1%

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     49,880          1,890,452  
       

 

 

 
       1,890,452  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.5%

 

Walmart, Inc.

     29,807          4,438,859  
       

 

 

 
       4,438,859  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.6%

 

Anthem, Inc.

     11,704          5,749,239  

Cigna Corp.

     13,103          3,139,610  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     7,793          1,066,550  
       

 

 

 
       9,955,399  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables — 1.6%

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     37,703          2,809,251  
       

 

 

 
       2,809,251  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.7%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     30,386          1,956,555  

Allstate Corp.

     21,110          2,923,946  
       

 

 

 
       4,880,501  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6%

 

eBay, Inc.

     17,600          1,007,776  
       

 

 

 
       1,007,776  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 5.4%

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     39,733          3,562,858  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(1)

     14,677          3,655,454  

Maximus, Inc.

     32,832          2,460,758  
       

 

 

 
       9,679,070  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.2%

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(1)

     3,157          1,778,117  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     11,992          2,092,124  
       

 

 

 
       3,870,241  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 1.9%

 

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     12,860          500,640  

Middleby Corp.(1)

     4,466          732,156  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     22,741          2,187,002  
       

 

 

 
       3,419,798  
       

 

 

 

Media — 3.4%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     130,731          6,120,825  
       

 

 

 
       6,120,825  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Metals & Mining — 2.5%

 

BHP Group Ltd., ADR

     27,910        $ 2,156,048  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     26,733          2,230,334  
       

 

 

 
       4,386,382  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 2.2%

 

Target Corp.

     18,420          3,909,092  
       

 

 

 
       3,909,092  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.0%

 

Chevron Corp.

     13,899          2,263,174  

ConocoPhillips

     28,217          2,821,700  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     23,732          2,829,566  

Phillips 66

     10,963          947,094  
       

 

 

 
       8,861,534  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 4.8%

 

Pfizer, Inc.

     79,001          4,089,882  

Roche Holding AG, ADR

     89,350          4,414,783  
       

 

 

 
       8,504,665  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 2.4%

 

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     10,816          1,168,344  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     26,376          3,011,612  
       

 

 

 
       4,179,956  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.5%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(1)

     49,342          4,515,780  
       

 

 

 
       4,515,780  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 1.6%

 

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     57,587          2,905,840  
       

 

 

 
       2,905,840  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.8%

 

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     9,327          1,399,050  
       

 

 

 
       1,399,050  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 3.7%

 

AutoZone, Inc.(1)

     1,180          2,412,604  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     5,641          1,140,554  

Murphy USA, Inc.

     6,354          1,270,546  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1)

     4,309          1,715,930  
       

 

 

 
       6,539,634  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(1)

     2,147          587,784  
       

 

 

 
       587,784  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco — 3.3%

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     61,838          5,809,062  
       

 

 

 
       5,809,062  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6%

 

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     11,609          989,203  
       

 

 

 
       989,203  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $128,212,444)

 

           173,406,574  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 2.4%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 2.4%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $4,246,352, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 4,246,352        $ 4,246,352  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $4,246,352)

 

       4,246,352  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost $132,458,796)

 

       177,652,926  
       

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities — 0.1%

 

       104,356  
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     177,757,282  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $ 3,850,500      $     4,331,294  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  
Investments in Securities (unaudited)    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 173,406,574      $ —        $ —        $ 173,406,574  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          4,246,352        —          4,246,352  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 173,406,574      $ 4,246,352      $ —        $     177,652,926  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 99.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     39,935        $ 3,956,360  
       

 

 

 
       3,956,360  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%

 

FedEx Corp.

     8,749          2,024,431  
       

 

 

 
       2,024,431  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles — 1.9%

 

Ford Motor Co.

     125,995          2,130,576  

Tesla, Inc.(1)

     3,144          3,387,974  
       

 

 

 
       5,518,550  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 4.1%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     140,211          5,779,497  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     42,178          5,749,705  
       

 

 

 
             11,529,202  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 2.3%

 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     16,093          3,706,540  

Monster Beverage Corp.(1)

     34,705          2,772,929  
       

 

 

 
       6,479,469  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 2.7%

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     4,675          3,265,113  

Seagen, Inc.(1)

     12,311          1,773,400  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     10,215          2,665,809  
       

 

 

 
       7,704,322  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 1.7%

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     29,725          2,207,973  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     40,084          2,628,308  
       

 

 

 
       4,836,281  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 2.6%

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

     38,298          3,228,904  

Morgan Stanley

     47,690          4,168,106  
       

 

 

 
       7,397,010  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.0%

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

     21,464          2,813,287  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     11,971          2,988,201  
       

 

 

 
       5,801,488  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%

 

Copart, Inc.(1)

     11,292          1,416,807  
       

 

 

 
       1,416,807  
       

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 0.9%

 

F5, Inc.(1)

     11,836          2,473,132  
       

 

 

 
       2,473,132  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 1.8%

 

American Express Co.

     26,912          5,032,544  
       

 

 

 
       5,032,544  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.1%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     63,904          3,255,270  
       

 

 

 
       3,255,270  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Electric Utilities — 1.7%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     18,962        $ 1,891,839  

Duke Energy Corp.

     27,579          3,079,471  
       

 

 

 
       4,971,310  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.0%

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     20,487          2,728,459  
       

 

 

 
       2,728,459  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.7%

 

CDW Corp.

     14,326          2,562,778  

Corning, Inc.

     57,822          2,134,210  
       

 

 

 
       4,696,988  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 2.5%

 

Netflix, Inc.(1)

     7,586          2,841,640  

Walt Disney Co.(1)

     30,138          4,133,728  
       

 

 

 
       6,975,368  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.8%

 

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     42,638          2,001,001  

Prologis, Inc.

     18,504          2,988,026  
       

 

 

 
       4,989,027  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.6%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     20,905          2,474,316  

Baxter International, Inc.

     36,220          2,808,499  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     9,934          2,642,444  

Hologic, Inc.(1)

     30,335          2,330,334  
       

 

 

 
       10,255,593  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.6%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     14,306          7,295,631  
       

 

 

 
       7,295,631  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.1%

 

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(1)

     14,752          2,533,804  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)

     1,297          3,045,940  

McDonald’s Corp.

     13,209          3,266,321  
       

 

 

 
       8,846,065  
       

 

 

 

Household Products — 3.0%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     37,669          2,856,440  

Procter & Gamble Co.

     37,128          5,673,159  
       

 

 

 
       8,529,599  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.0%

 

Chubb Ltd.

     15,135          3,237,377  

Progressive Corp.

     21,456          2,445,769  
       

 

 

 
       5,683,146  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 7.0%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

     4,746          13,200,287  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

     1,414          3,949,288  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1)

     11,715          2,604,947  
       

 

 

 
       19,754,522  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.5%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     3,873          12,625,786  
       

 

 

 
             12,625,786  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 3.8%

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     21,565          2,165,557  

Global Payments, Inc.

     13,901          1,902,213  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(1)

     27,380          2,291,706  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

IT Services — (continued)

 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     12,118        $ 4,330,731  
       

 

 

 
       10,690,207  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.7%

 

Danaher Corp.

     11,890          3,487,694  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     6,854          4,048,315  
       

 

 

 
       7,536,009  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 3.0%

 

Deere & Co.

     8,937          3,712,966  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     11,813          2,473,642  

Nordson Corp.

     9,876          2,242,642  
       

 

 

 
       8,429,250  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7%

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

     29,952          3,571,177  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     16,168          4,042,485  
       

 

 

 
       7,613,662  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 3.2%

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

     17,188          4,922,127  

Pfizer, Inc.

     81,396          4,213,871  
       

 

 

 
       9,135,998  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 1.6%

 

Equifax, Inc.

     10,343          2,452,325  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     18,766          2,027,104  
       

 

 

 
       4,479,429  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.8%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

     28,329          3,097,493  

KLA Corp.

     9,276          3,395,573  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

     44,644          3,201,421  

NVIDIA Corp.

     7,926          2,162,688  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     21,309          3,256,441  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     22,745          4,173,253  
       

 

 

 
       19,286,869  
       

 

 

 

Software — 9.6%

 

Microsoft Corp.

     60,131          18,538,989  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1)

     4,033          2,510,583  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     17,410          3,696,491  

Workday, Inc., Class A(1)

     10,622          2,543,544  
       

 

 

 
       27,289,607  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 1.3%

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

     62,871          3,808,725  
       

 

 

 
       3,808,725  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.8%

 

Apple, Inc.

     80,496          14,055,407  

NetApp, Inc.

     30,199          2,506,517  
       

 

 

 
       16,561,924  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     22,728          3,058,280  
       

 

 

 
       3,058,280  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $287,451,717)

              282,666,320  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 0.3%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 0.3%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $848,835, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 848,835        $ 848,835  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $848,835)

 

       848,835  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $288,300,552)

 

       283,515,155  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.1)%

 

       (232,159
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     283,282,996  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $ 769,800      $     865,921  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 282,666,320      $ —        $ —        $ 282,666,320  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          848,835        —          848,835  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     282,666,320      $         848,835      $ —        $     283,515,155  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 96.9%

 

Australia — 1.2%

 

IDP Education Ltd.

     68,671        $ 1,601,564  
       

 

 

 
       1,601,564  
       

 

 

 

Cayman Islands — 2.4%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(1)

     42,168          577,165  

JD.com, Inc., Class A(1)

     1,100          32,217  

Sea Ltd., ADR(1)

     11,621          1,392,079  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     25,000          1,179,385  
       

 

 

 
       3,180,846  
       

 

 

 

Denmark — 6.6%

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     13,151          1,991,752  

Genmab A/S(1)

     4,316          1,563,519  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     46,402          5,138,867  
       

 

 

 
       8,694,138  
       

 

 

 

France — 12.8%

 

Capgemini SE

     12,362          2,749,843  

L’Oreal SA

     8,864          3,547,956  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     7,209          5,133,309  

Safran SA

     15,791          1,855,919  

Schneider Electric SE

     20,555          3,431,790  
       

 

 

 
       16,718,817  
       

 

 

 

Germany — 5.1%

 

adidas AG

     10,191          2,379,765  

Delivery Hero SE(1)(2)

     23,155          1,019,942  

Symrise AG

     17,476          2,098,043  

Zalando SE(1)(2)

     22,548          1,144,563  
       

 

 

 
       6,642,313  
       

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 5.1%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

     365,200          3,823,437  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     59,500          2,804,055  
       

 

 

 
       6,627,492  
       

 

 

 

India — 1.0%

 

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     21,756          1,334,295  
       

 

 

 
       1,334,295  
       

 

 

 

Ireland — 2.3%

 

Linde PLC

     9,502          3,061,934  
       

 

 

 
       3,061,934  
       

 

 

 

Japan — 17.1%

 

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     12,700          2,312,351  

Hoya Corp.

     22,400          2,556,102  

Keyence Corp.

     7,200          3,347,481  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

     51,400          1,192,498  

Makita Corp.

     48,100          1,540,580  

Shimano, Inc.

     7,900          1,807,008  

SMC Corp.

     3,500          1,954,796  

Sony Group Corp.

     36,800          3,798,164  

Sysmex Corp.

     16,500          1,198,138  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     5,300          2,721,414  
       

 

 

 
             22,428,532  
       

 

 

 

Netherlands — 8.1%

 

Adyen NV(1)(2)

     1,091          2,155,347  

Argenx SE(1)

     5,436          1,709,335  

ASML Holding NV

     10,047          6,701,343  
       

 

 

 
       10,566,025  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Republic of Korea — 1.4%

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     33,077        $ 1,889,611  
       

 

 

 
       1,889,611  
       

 

 

 

Singapore — 2.0%

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     97,200          2,555,421  
       

 

 

 
       2,555,421  
       

 

 

 

Sweden — 3.2%

 

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

     69,940          1,885,828  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

     43,269          2,245,596  
       

 

 

 
       4,131,424  
       

 

 

 

Switzerland — 13.9%

 

Lonza Group AG (Reg S)

     3,903          2,827,658  

Nestle SA (Reg S)

     50,303          6,530,376  

Partners Group Holding AG

     1,260          1,565,383  

Roche Holding AG

     14,518          5,741,511  

Straumann Holding AG (Reg S)

     984          1,574,541  
       

 

 

 
       18,239,469  
       

 

 

 

Taiwan — 1.0%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

     12,186          1,270,512  
       

 

 

 
       1,270,512  
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 12.7%

 

Allfunds Group PLC(1)

     82,869          946,044  

Anglo American PLC

     17,341          894,388  

Diageo PLC

     95,307          4,817,120  

Ferguson PLC

     14,674          1,991,848  

Intertek Group PLC

     27,211          1,858,249  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     20,156          2,105,812  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(1)

     171,310          887,411  

RELX PLC

     99,739          3,105,006  
       

 

 

 
       16,605,878  
       

 

 

 

United States — 1.0%

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.(1)

     1,117          1,328,649  
       

 

 

 
       1,328,649  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $99,293,355)

 

           126,876,920  
       

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks — 0.9%

 

Germany — 0.9%

 

Sartorius AG, 0.35%

     2,657          1,179,999  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $912,112)

 

       1,179,999  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 2.0%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 2.0%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $2,601,626, due 4/1/2022(3)

   $ 2,601,626          2,601,626  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $2,601,626)

 

       2,601,626  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Value  

Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost $102,807,093)

   $ 130,658,545  
  

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities — 0.2%

     293,861  
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

   $     130,952,406  
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

Securities that may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, normally to certain qualified buyers. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $4,319,852, representing 3.3% of net assets. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(3)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     4.25     11/15/2040      $ 2,128,600      $     2,653,766  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

 

    

Australia

   $ —        $ 1,601,564 *    $ —        $ 1,601,564  

Cayman Islands

     1,392,079        1,788,767 *      —          3,180,846  

Denmark

     —          8,694,138 *      —          8,694,138  

France

     —          16,718,817 *      —          16,718,817  

Germany

     —          6,642,313 *      —          6,642,313  

Hong Kong

     —          6,627,492 *      —          6,627,492  

India

     1,334,295        —         —          1,334,295  

Ireland

     —          3,061,934 *      —          3,061,934  

Japan

     —          22,428,532 *      —          22,428,532  

Netherlands

     —          10,566,025 *      —          10,566,025  

Republic of Korea

     —          1,889,611 *      —          1,889,611  

Singapore

     —          2,555,421 *      —          2,555,421  

Sweden

     —          4,131,424 *      —          4,131,424  

Switzerland

     —          18,239,469 *      —          18,239,469  

Taiwan

     1,270,512        —         —          1,270,512  

United Kingdom

     —          16,605,878 *      —          16,605,878  

United States

     1,328,649        —         —          1,328,649  

Preferred Stocks

 

    

Germany

     —          1,179,999 *      —          1,179,999  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          2,601,626       —          2,601,626  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     5,325,535      $     125,333,010     $ —        $     130,658,545  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Consists of certain foreign securities whose values were determined by a pricing service using pricing models (See Notes to Schedule of Investments). These investments in securities were classified as Level 2 rather than Level 1.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 98.9%

 

Australia — 1.2%

 

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     28,529        $ 4,291,579  
       

 

 

 
       4,291,579  
       

 

 

 

Austria — 0.9%

 

Erste Group Bank AG

     94,431          3,424,855  
       

 

 

 
       3,424,855  
       

 

 

 

Belgium — 2.1%

 

UCB SA

     42,833          5,127,643  

Umicore SA

     56,701          2,449,321  
       

 

 

 
       7,576,964  
       

 

 

 

Brazil — 0.5%

 

B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

     540,066          1,782,052  
       

 

 

 
       1,782,052  
       

 

 

 

Canada — 2.6%

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

     36,692          4,922,008  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     60,790          4,823,229  
       

 

 

 
       9,745,237  
       

 

 

 

Cayman Islands — 1.6%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(1)

     188,700          2,582,790  

JD.com, Inc., Class A(1)

     2,050          60,040  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(1)

     647,000          1,427,751  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     42,000          1,981,366  
       

 

 

 
       6,051,947  
       

 

 

 

Denmark — 1.2%

 

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     144,283          4,259,974  
       

 

 

 
       4,259,974  
       

 

 

 

France — 3.8%

 

Amundi SA(2)

     26,474          1,806,408  

EssilorLuxottica SA

     20,531          3,747,832  

Legrand SA

     26,845          2,552,073  

Schneider Electric SE

     34,880          5,823,441  
       

 

 

 
             13,929,754  
       

 

 

 

Germany — 8.2%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     41,567          3,600,296  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(1)

     69,442          1,929,171  

Infineon Technologies AG

     87,821          3,000,265  

Knorr-Bremse AG

     29,418          2,260,110  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

     24,419          1,715,108  

Merck KGaA

     11,139          2,332,828  

SAP SE

     58,021          6,474,175  

Siemens AG (Reg S)

     45,419          6,293,357  

Zalando SE(1)(2)

     51,710          2,624,861  
       

 

 

 
       30,230,171  
       

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 4.2%

 

AIA Group Ltd.

     623,800          6,530,832  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     1,179,000          4,436,368  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     44,700          2,106,576  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     145,000          2,335,919  
       

 

 

 
       15,409,695  
       

 

 

 

India — 0.7%

 

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     45,419          2,785,547  
       

 

 

 
       2,785,547  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Indonesia — 0.6%

 

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

     3,992,000        $ 2,211,725  
       

 

 

 
       2,211,725  
       

 

 

 

Israel — 0.7%

 

Nice Ltd., ADR(1)

     11,107          2,432,433  
       

 

 

 
       2,432,433  
       

 

 

 

Italy — 1.9%

 

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

     194,286          2,950,773  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     1,845,850          4,219,074  
       

 

 

 
       7,169,847  
       

 

 

 

Japan — 18.4%

 

Bridgestone Corp.

     125,100          4,841,551  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

     29,900          2,135,977  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     14,500          2,640,086  

Disco Corp.

     12,400          3,458,871  

KDDI Corp.

     89,800          2,949,598  

Keyence Corp.

     7,200          3,347,481  

Kubota Corp.

     134,600          2,523,478  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

     88,600          2,636,177  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     1,093,300          6,786,304  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     44,500          2,941,703  

Nabtesco Corp.

     94,800          2,511,199  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

     82,200          3,598,491  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

     167,800          2,403,315  

SMC Corp.

     8,200          4,579,809  

Sony Group Corp.

     74,500          7,689,218  

Terumo Corp.

     102,100          3,092,175  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     68,600          3,989,925  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     312,600          5,599,762  
       

 

 

 
             67,725,120  
       

 

 

 

Netherlands — 4.9%

 

Aalberts NV

     54,945          2,839,736  

Adyen NV(1)(2)

     1,242          2,453,659  

Akzo Nobel NV

     29,890          2,568,034  

ASML Holding NV

     12,424          8,286,800  

Stellantis NV

     115,208          1,864,342  
       

 

 

 
       18,012,571  
       

 

 

 

Norway — 2.4%

 

DNB Bank ASA

     99,712          2,257,521  

Equinor ASA

     173,683          6,517,133  
       

 

 

 
       8,774,654  
       

 

 

 

Republic of Korea — 1.9%

 

Osstem Implant Co. Ltd.(3)

     26,226          2,007,007  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     23,002          1,314,050  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

     7,443          3,631,771  
       

 

 

 
       6,952,828  
       

 

 

 

Spain — 2.9%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     469,295          2,683,320  

Cellnex Telecom SA(2)

     39,046          1,871,555  

Iberdrola SA

     576,238          6,271,976  
       

 

 

 
       10,826,851  
       

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.4%

 

Sandvik AB

     104,746          2,223,800  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

     306,109          2,817,173  
       

 

 

 
       5,040,973  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Switzerland — 9.6%

 

Alcon, Inc.

     40,140        $ 3,170,783  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     156          1,849,976  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Reg S)

     23,038          2,922,336  

Lonza Group AG (Reg S)

     4,249          3,078,329  

Nestle SA (Reg S)

     95,772          12,433,199  

Roche Holding AG

     24,377          9,640,502  

Sika AG (Reg S)

     6,261          2,062,729  
       

 

 

 
       35,157,854  
       

 

 

 

Taiwan — 1.1%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

     38,577          4,022,038  
       

 

 

 
       4,022,038  
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 23.6%

 

Antofagasta PLC

     134,425          2,935,337  

AstraZeneca PLC

     69,228          9,180,406  

Barclays PLC

     798,392          1,550,964  

Bunzl PLC

     79,171          3,078,189  

Burberry Group PLC

     149,558          3,265,918  

Diageo PLC

     112,558          5,689,041  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     313,681          6,764,196  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     880,504          6,033,255  

Kingfisher PLC

     860,232          2,870,897  

National Grid PLC

     353,534          5,430,173  

Ocado Group PLC(1)

     40,442          618,185  

Prudential PLC

     183,298          2,707,636  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     87,592          6,695,269  

RELX PLC

     135,232          4,212,227  

Shell PLC

     417,975          11,513,126  

Smith & Nephew PLC

     186,261          2,968,925  

Tesco PLC

     609,992          2,205,328  

Unilever PLC

     76,212          3,450,096  

Vodafone Group PLC

     2,160,254          3,544,257  

Whitbread PLC(1)

     51,923          1,932,211  
       

 

 

 
       86,645,636  
       

 

 

 

United States — 2.5%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)

     1,686          3,959,487  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1)

     8,033          2,933,892  

MercadoLibre, Inc.(1)

     1,983          2,358,739  
       

 

 

 
       9,252,118  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $383,914,746)

 

           363,712,423  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 0.6%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 0.6%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $2,033,182, due 4/1/2022(4)

   $ 2,033,182          2,033,182  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $2,033,182)

 

       2,033,182  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%
(Cost $385,947,928)

          365,745,605  
       

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities — 0.5%

 

       1,995,081  
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $ 367,740,686  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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(2)

Securities that may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, normally to certain qualified buyers. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $8,756,483, representing 2.4% of net assets. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(3)

The table below presents securities deemed illiquid by the investment adviser.

 

Security

  
Shares
    
Cost
    
Value
     Acquisition
Date
     % of Fund’s
Net Assets
 

Osstem Implant Co. Ltd.

     26,226      $     3,262,473      $     2,007,007        8/20/2021 – 10/25/2021        0.55

 

(4)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

  
Coupon
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    
Value
 

U.S. Treasury Bond

     4.25     11/15/2040      $     1,663,500      $     2,073,917  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VIP FUND

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

 

    

Australia

   $ —        $ 4,291,579 *    $ —        $ 4,291,579  

Austria

     —          3,424,855 *      —          3,424,855  

Belgium

     —          7,576,964 *      —          7,576,964  

Brazil

     1,782,052        —         —          1,782,052  

Canada

     9,745,237        —         —          9,745,237  

Cayman Islands

     —          6,051,947 *      —          6,051,947  

Denmark

     —          4,259,974 *      —          4,259,974  

France

     —          13,929,754 *      —          13,929,754  

Germany

     —          30,230,171 *      —          30,230,171  

Hong Kong

     —          15,409,695 *      —          15,409,695  

India

     2,785,547        —         —          2,785,547  

Indonesia

     —          2,211,725 *      —          2,211,725  

Israel

     2,432,433        —         —          2,432,433  

Italy

     —          7,169,847 *      —          7,169,847  

Japan

     —          67,725,120 *      —          67,725,120  

Netherlands

     —          18,012,571 *      —          18,012,571  

Norway

     —          8,774,654 *      —          8,774,654  

Republic of Korea

     —          4,945,821 *      2,007,007        6,952,828  

Spain

     —          10,826,851 *      —          10,826,851  

Sweden

     —          5,040,973 *      —          5,040,973  

Switzerland

     —          35,157,854 *      —          35,157,854  

Taiwan

     4,022,038        —         —          4,022,038  

United Kingdom

     —          86,645,636 *      —          86,645,636  

United States

     9,252,118        —         —          9,252,118  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          2,033,182       —          2,033,182  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     30,019,425      $     333,719,173     $     2,007,007      $     365,745,605  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Consists of certain foreign securities whose values were determined by a pricing service using pricing models (See Notes to Schedule of Investments). These investments in securities were classified as Level 2 rather than Level 1.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 99.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     63,005        $ 6,241,905  
       

 

 

 
       6,241,905  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

 

FedEx Corp.

     14,822          3,429,663  
       

 

 

 
       3,429,663  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles — 2.8%

 

Tesla, Inc.(1)

     14,933          16,091,801  
       

 

 

 
             16,091,801  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 2.1%

 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     26,461          6,094,498  

Monster Beverage Corp.(1)

     75,467          6,029,813  
       

 

 

 
       12,124,311  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 2.8%

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     9,403          6,567,243  

Seagen, Inc.(1)

     22,467          3,236,371  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     24,353          6,355,403  
       

 

 

 
       16,159,017  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 2.3%

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(1)

     59,469          3,838,129  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     51,423          3,819,700  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     81,429          5,339,300  
       

 

 

 
       12,997,129  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 1.5%

 

Morgan Stanley

     40,959          3,579,816  

S&P Global, Inc.

     12,083          4,956,205  
       

 

 

 
       8,536,021  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.0%

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

     44,739          5,863,941  
       

 

 

 
       5,863,941  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 1.9%

 

American Express Co.

     58,745          10,985,315  
       

 

 

 
       10,985,315  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.8%

 

Cognex Corp.

     59,539          4,593,434  
       

 

 

 
       4,593,434  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 3.1%

 

Netflix, Inc.(1)

     23,335          8,741,057  

Roku, Inc.(1)

     24,977          3,128,869  

Walt Disney Co.(1)

     41,099          5,637,139  
       

 

 

 
       17,507,065  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%

 

Prologis, Inc.

     32,229          5,204,339  
       

 

 

 
       5,204,339  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7%

 

Align Technology, Inc.(1)

     9,286          4,048,696  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1)

     49,550          5,833,026  

Teleflex, Inc.

     15,348          5,445,931  
       

 

 

 
       15,327,653  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.9%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     21,340        $       10,882,760  
       

 

 

 
       10,882,760  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4%

 

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(1)

     39,761          6,829,349  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)

     3,565          8,372,224  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1)

     4,814          7,615,893  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(1)

     58,160          2,467,147  
       

 

 

 
       25,284,613  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 7.4%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

     10,089          28,061,040  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1)

     64,755          14,398,922  
       

 

 

 
       42,459,962  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 6.8%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     11,107          36,208,265  

Etsy, Inc.(1)

     21,666          2,692,650  
       

 

 

 
       38,900,915  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 5.1%

 

Block, Inc., Class A(1)

     32,621          4,423,408  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(1)

     27,788          6,920,879  

Global Payments, Inc.

     31,269          4,278,850  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     38,158          13,636,906  
       

 

 

 
       29,260,043  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     14,219          8,398,452  
       

 

 

 
       8,398,452  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 2.5%

 

Deere & Co.

     22,973          9,544,363  

Nordson Corp.

     19,563          4,442,366  
       

 

 

 
       13,986,729  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

     45,973          13,165,288  
       

 

 

 
       13,165,288  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.9%

 

Equifax, Inc.

     21,720          5,149,812  
       

 

 

 
       5,149,812  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.5%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

     68,053          7,440,915  

Entegris, Inc.

     23,707          3,111,781  

KLA Corp.

     21,380          7,826,363  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

     85,790          6,152,001  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     26,432          3,964,800  

NVIDIA Corp.

     45,937          12,534,370  

Teradyne, Inc.

     33,855          4,002,676  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     48,681          8,931,990  
       

 

 

 
       53,964,896  
       

 

 

 

Software — 18.7%

 

Adobe, Inc.(1)

     17,104          7,792,924  

Avalara, Inc.(1)

     35,501          3,532,704  

Five9, Inc.(1)

     35,668          3,937,747  

Microsoft Corp.

     166,671          51,386,336  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1)

     13,331          8,298,681  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Software — (continued)

 

Paycom Software, Inc.(1)

     12,900        $ 4,468,302  

Qualtrics International, Inc., Class A(1)

     94,392          2,694,892  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     42,710          9,068,187  

ServiceNow, Inc.(1)

     13,793          7,681,184  

Workday, Inc., Class A(1)

     31,902          7,639,253  
       

 

 

 
       106,500,210  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 1.5%

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

     142,303          8,620,716  
       

 

 

 
       8,620,716  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 11.0%

 

Apple, Inc.

     327,182          57,129,249  

NetApp, Inc.

     70,826          5,878,558  
       

 

 

 
       63,007,807  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.7%

 

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1)

     19,574          7,149,012  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     62,019          8,345,277  
       

 

 

 
       15,494,289  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $404,421,385)

 

       570,138,086  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 0.3%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 0.3%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $1,600,230, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 1,600,230          1,600,230  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $1,600,230)

 

       1,600,230  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $406,021,615)

 

       571,738,316  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.1)%

 

       (509,679
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     571,228,637  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     1,451,100      $     1,632,292  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  
Investments in Securities (unaudited)    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 570,138,086      $ —        $ —        $ 570,138,086  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          1,600,230        —          1,600,230  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     570,138,086      $     1,600,230      $ —        $     571,738,316  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 98.7%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.7%

 

General Dynamics Corp.

     13,042        $         3,145,469  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     62,303          2,239,170  
       

 

 

 
       5,384,639  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 7.5%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     77,563          3,197,147  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     36,618          4,991,766  

Truist Financial Corp.

     41,590          2,358,153  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     88,163          4,272,379  
       

 

 

 
       14,819,445  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 2.4%

 

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

     35,492          1,725,266  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

     77,725          2,945,778  
       

 

 

 
       4,671,044  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.5%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     17,866          2,896,257  
       

 

 

 
       2,896,257  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.8%

 

Allegion PLC

     8,061          884,937  

Owens Corning

     8,404          768,966  
       

 

 

 
       1,653,903  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 2.7%

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

     36,095          3,043,169  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     6,646          2,193,845  
       

 

 

 
       5,237,014  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.3%

 

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(1)

     55,117          1,354,776  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     43,749          3,219,051  
       

 

 

 
       4,573,827  
       

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 2.2%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     76,979          4,292,349  
       

 

 

 
       4,292,349  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.4%

 

CRH PLC, ADR

     20,485          820,629  
       

 

 

 
       820,629  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

     18,460          2,423,613  
       

 

 

 
       2,423,613  
       

 

 

 

Distributors — 0.7%

 

LKQ Corp.

     30,926          1,404,350  
       

 

 

 
       1,404,350  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(1)

     19,206          6,777,989  
       

 

 

 
       6,777,989  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.3%

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

     17,453          2,648,667  
       

 

 

 
       2,648,667  
       

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.2%

 

Schlumberger NV

     59,012          2,437,786  
       

 

 

 
       2,437,786  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Entertainment — 0.8%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     19,693        $         1,577,606  
       

 

 

 
       1,577,606  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%

 

US Foods Holding Corp.(1)

     42,112          1,584,675  
       

 

 

 
       1,584,675  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 9.7%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     12,513          1,935,886  

Centene Corp.(1)

     39,658          3,338,807  

Cigna Corp.

     15,129          3,625,060  

CVS Health Corp.

     34,835          3,525,650  

McKesson Corp.

     6,277          1,921,578  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     9,496          4,842,675  
       

 

 

 
       19,189,656  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     12,356          721,467  
       

 

 

 
       721,467  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables — 1.2%

 

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

     9,311          1,156,426  

Sony Group Corp., ADR

     11,937          1,226,050  
       

 

 

 
       2,382,476  
       

 

 

 

Household Products — 1.8%

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

     22,996          3,513,789  
       

 

 

 
       3,513,789  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.9%

 

Chubb Ltd.

     11,084          2,370,868  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     4,430          1,335,113  
       

 

 

 
       3,705,981  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 3.8%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

     2,010          5,590,514  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1)

     8,151          1,812,456  
       

 

 

 
       7,402,970  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 4.0%

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     18,276          1,638,809  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     27,095          2,720,880  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(1)

     6,485          1,615,154  

Global Payments, Inc.

     14,013          1,917,539  
       

 

 

 
       7,892,382  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.8%

 

Avantor, Inc.(1)

     56,571          1,913,231  

ICON PLC(1)

     6,947          1,689,650  
       

 

 

 
       3,602,881  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 5.0%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     7,291          1,624,581  

Deere & Co.

     7,069          2,936,887  

Dover Corp.

     6,741          1,057,663  

Middleby Corp.(1)

     5,875          963,147  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     24,395          1,877,195  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     15,349          1,476,113  
       

 

 

 
       9,935,586  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Multi-Utilities — 2.0%

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     61,237        $         1,876,302  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     25,393          2,157,643  
       

 

 

 
       4,033,945  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.4%

 

Kohl’s Corp.

     13,042          788,519  
       

 

 

 
       788,519  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.2%

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     46,698          2,894,342  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

     69,984          1,167,333  

ConocoPhillips

     65,337          6,533,700  

Devon Energy Corp.

     17,356          1,026,260  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     15,207          1,813,131  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     38,996          3,334,158  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     13,191          3,298,146  
       

 

 

 
       20,067,070  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 7.6%

 

Bristol Myers Squibb Co.

     33,308          2,432,483  

Johnson & Johnson

     41,010          7,268,202  

Novartis AG, ADR

     19,977          1,752,982  

Sanofi, ADR

     69,123          3,548,775  
       

 

 

 
       15,002,442  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.7%

 

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     12,571          1,357,919  
       

 

 

 
       1,357,919  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 2.0%

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

     13,997          1,877,557  

Union Pacific Corp.

     7,341          2,005,635  
       

 

 

 
       3,883,192  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 7.0%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     15,629          2,059,902  

KLA Corp.

     3,149          1,152,723  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,835          986,514  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     13,378          1,005,223  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     38,390          2,990,197  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     3,618          669,620  

Qorvo, Inc.(1)

     12,161          1,509,180  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     22,850          3,491,937  
       

 

 

 
       13,865,296  
       

 

 

 

Software — 1.5%

 

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     47,593          1,262,166  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     23,693          1,777,449  
       

 

 

 
       3,039,615  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 3.2%

 

AutoZone, Inc.(1)

     2,374          4,853,833  

TJX Cos., Inc.

     24,391          1,477,607  
       

 

 

 
       6,331,440  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.4%

 

NetApp, Inc.

     9,270          769,410  
       

 

 

 
       769,410  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%

 

United Rentals, Inc.(1)

     6,229          2,212,603  
       

 

 

 
       2,212,603  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.(1)

     16,736        $ 2,148,066  
       

 

 

 
       2,148,066  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $141,862,777)

 

       195,050,498  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 1.4%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 1.4%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $2,739,644, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 2,739,644          2,739,644  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $2,739,644)

 

       2,739,644  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $144,602,421)

 

       197,790,142  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.1)%

 

       (104,834
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     197,685,308  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     2,484,300      $     2,794,503  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN LARGE CAP DISCIPLINED VALUE VIP FUND

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 195,050,498      $ —        $ —        $ 195,050,498  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          2,739,644        —          2,739,644  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     195,050,498      $     2,739,644      $ —        $     197,790,142  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 98.3%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.0%

 

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     63,820        $ 6,322,647  
       

 

 

 
       6,322,647  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 2.7%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     39,756          8,526,072  
       

 

 

 
       8,526,072  
       

 

 

 

Auto Components — 1.3%

 

Aptiv PLC(1)

     34,774          4,162,796  
       

 

 

 
       4,162,796  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 1.7%

 

Monster Beverage Corp.(1)

     67,190          5,368,481  
       

 

 

 
       5,368,481  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.2%

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(1)

     7,791          600,686  
       

 

 

 
       600,686  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 2.0%

 

S&P Global, Inc.

     15,923          6,531,296  
       

 

 

 
       6,531,296  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.8%

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

     37,740          5,727,422  
       

 

 

 
       5,727,422  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 4.6%

 

Netflix, Inc.(1)

     19,100          7,154,669  

Sea Ltd., ADR(1)

     24,260          2,906,105  

Walt Disney Co.(1)

     34,219          4,693,478  
       

 

 

 
           14,754,252  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.6%

 

Equinix, Inc.

     6,727          4,988,878  
       

 

 

 
       4,988,878  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.0%

 

Alcon, Inc.

     61,460          4,875,622  

Dexcom, Inc.(1)

     10,800          5,525,280  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1)

     18,470          5,572,029  
       

 

 

 
       15,972,931  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.1%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     25,447          12,977,207  
       

 

 

 
       12,977,207  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 4.3%

 

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1)

     61,513          13,678,031  
       

 

 

 
       13,678,031  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 10.6%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(1)

     27,586          3,001,357  

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     9,505          30,985,825  
       

 

 

 
       33,987,182  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 7.0%

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     28,587          2,870,707  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

     44,000          5,088,600  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     64,187          14,234,751  
       

 

 

 
       22,194,058  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN LARGE CAP FUNDAMENTAL GROWTH VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.2%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     17,132        $ 10,119,016  
       

 

 

 
       10,119,016  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.7%

 

Zoetis, Inc.

     45,521          8,584,805  
       

 

 

 
       8,584,805  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 1.4%

 

Uber Technologies, Inc.(1)

     128,882          4,598,510  
       

 

 

 
       4,598,510  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 7.4%

 

ASML Holding NV

     6,200          4,141,166  

Intel Corp.

     62,900          3,117,324  

NVIDIA Corp.

     53,632          14,634,028  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     8,640          1,599,091  
       

 

 

 
       23,491,609  
       

 

 

 

Software — 22.1%

 

Adobe, Inc.(1)

     17,360          7,909,563  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(1)

     19,490          5,726,747  

Microsoft Corp.

     62,004          19,116,453  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(1)

     19,394          12,072,959  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     51,550          10,945,096  

Splunk, Inc.(1)

     37,881          5,629,495  

UiPath, Inc., Class A(1)

     50,659          1,093,728  

Unity Software, Inc.(1)

     27,200          2,698,512  

Workday, Inc., Class A(1)

     22,630          5,418,980  
       

 

 

 
       70,611,533  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 4.2%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     21,860          4,524,146  

Tractor Supply Co.

     22,720          5,302,166  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1)

     9,133          3,636,943  
       

 

 

 
       13,463,255  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.6%

 

Apple, Inc.

     83,544          14,587,618  
       

 

 

 
       14,587,618  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.7%

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     40,100          5,395,856  
       

 

 

 
       5,395,856  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.1%

 

WW Grainger, Inc.

     13,179          6,797,596  
       

 

 

 
       6,797,596  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $216,916,375)

 

           313,441,737  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 1.8%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 1.8%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $5,747,995, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 5,747,995              5,747,995  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $5,747,995)

 

       5,747,995  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN LARGE CAP FUNDAMENTAL GROWTH VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Value  

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $222,664,370)

   $ 319,189,732  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.1)%

     (443,405
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

   $     318,746,327  
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     5,212,200      $     5,863,023  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN LARGE CAP FUNDAMENTAL GROWTH VIP FUND

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 313,441,737      $ —        $ —        $ 313,441,737  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          5,747,995        —          5,747,995  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     313,441,737      $     5,747,995      $ —        $     319,189,732  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 96.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%

 

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     8,272        $         2,055,344  
       

 

 

 
       2,055,344  
       

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.9%

 

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR(1)

     12,247          1,066,959  
       

 

 

 
       1,066,959  
       

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.6%

 

Visteon Corp.(1)

     5,696          621,604  
       

 

 

 
       621,604  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 0.6%

 

SVB Financial Group(1)

     1,161          649,521  
       

 

 

 
       649,521  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 2.4%

 

Abcam PLC, ADR(1)

     15,966          292,018  

Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR(1)

     4,261          500,071  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(1)

     8,707          671,310  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(1)

     8,426          789,937  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(1)

     6,091          475,829  
       

 

 

 
       2,729,165  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 5.9%

 

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     8,150          932,523  

Charles Schwab Corp.

     5,539          466,993  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     25,523          4,662,542  

MSCI, Inc.

     1,093          549,648  
       

 

 

 
       6,611,706  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%

 

Cimpress PLC(1)

     12,024          764,606  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

     26,023          1,536,138  
       

 

 

 
       2,300,744  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.3%

 

Sealed Air Corp.

     21,804          1,459,996  
       

 

 

 
       1,459,996  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.4%

 

Frontdoor, Inc.(1)

     18,744          559,508  

Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.(1)

     22,320          1,018,462  
       

 

 

 
       1,577,970  
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 1.7%

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

     31,368          1,959,873  
       

 

 

 
       1,959,873  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 3.0%

 

Regal Rexnord Corp.

     4,391          653,293  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(1)

     54,098          2,750,883  
       

 

 

 
       3,404,176  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 7.4%

 

Flex Ltd.(1)

     103,103          1,912,561  

National Instruments Corp.

     33,906          1,376,244  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     23,148          3,031,925  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(1)

     4,214          1,991,663  
       

 

 

 
       8,312,393  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN MID CAP TRADITIONAL GROWTH VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Entertainment — 1.7%

 

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C(1)

     27,107        $         1,893,153  
       

 

 

 
       1,893,153  
    

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.6%

 

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

     15,947          1,852,722  
       

 

 

 
       1,852,722  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 8.0%

 

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

     66,989          2,966,943  

Cooper Cos., Inc.

     3,334          1,392,245  

Dentsply Sirona, Inc.

     21,156          1,041,298  

ICU Medical, Inc.(1)

     6,461          1,438,477  

Teleflex, Inc.

     6,169          2,188,946  
       

 

 

 
       9,027,909  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%

 

Aramark

     30,417          1,143,679  

Entain PLC (United Kingdom)(1)

     42,618          914,092  
       

 

 

 
       2,057,771  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 7.0%

 

Aon PLC, Class A

     3,201          1,042,342  

Intact Financial Corp. (Canada)

     18,605          2,749,043  

Ryan Specialty Group Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)

     27,482          1,066,027  

WR Berkley Corp.

     44,676          2,974,941  
       

 

 

 
       7,832,353  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 0.6%

 

Ziff Davis, Inc.(1)

     6,812          659,265  
       

 

 

 
       659,265  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6%

 

Wayfair, Inc., Class A(1)

     5,825          645,293  
       

 

 

 
       645,293  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 11.2%

 

Amdocs Ltd.

     27,686          2,276,066  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     11,223          1,747,533  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     13,880          1,393,830  

Global Payments, Inc.

     10,244          1,401,789  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(1)

     31,101          2,603,154  

WEX, Inc.(1)

     15,073          2,689,777  

Wix.com Ltd.(1)

     4,775          498,796  
       

 

 

 
       12,610,945  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.4%

 

Avantor, Inc.(1)

     22,313          754,626  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

     2,255          787,897  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     8,896          1,551,996  

Waters Corp.(1)

     2,302          714,518  
       

 

 

 
       3,809,037  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 2.4%

 

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

     27,884          1,403,960  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     13,548          1,302,911  
       

 

 

 
       2,706,871  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.4%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

     2,500          400,375  
       

 

 

 
       400,375  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN MID CAP TRADITIONAL GROWTH VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%

 

Catalent, Inc.(1)

     15,059        $         1,670,043  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(1)

     34,442          898,592  
       

 

 

 
       2,568,635  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.2%

 

Upwork, Inc.(1)

     10,209          237,257  
       

 

 

 
       237,257  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

 

Redfin Corp.(1)

     14,432          260,353  
       

 

 

 
       260,353  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 2.6%

 

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     14,606          2,932,739  
       

 

 

 
       2,932,739  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.2%

 

KLA Corp.

     6,489          2,375,364  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,538          826,844  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     21,331          1,602,811  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     5,514          1,020,531  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(1)

     54,144          3,389,956  
       

 

 

 
       9,215,506  
       

 

 

 

Software — 10.5%

 

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(1)

     2,168          637,023  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(1)

     19,424          1,327,825  

Constellation Software, Inc. (Canada)

     1,907          3,259,816  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

     7,912          618,877  

Dynatrace, Inc.(1)

     14,651          690,062  

Nice Ltd., ADR(1)

     6,991          1,531,029  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     46,391          3,480,253  

Topicus.com, Inc. (Canada)(1)

     3,713          276,956  
       

 

 

 
       11,821,841  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 2.3%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.(1)

     3,826          696,983  

CarMax, Inc.(1)

     19,167          1,849,232  
       

 

 

 
       2,546,215  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.4%

 

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     43,539          1,631,842  
       

 

 

 
       1,631,842  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.4%

 

Ferguson PLC (United Kingdom)

     11,422          1,550,422  
       

 

 

 
       1,550,422  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $79,793,212)

 

       109,009,955  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 2.9%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 2.9%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $3,336,201, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 3,336,201          3,336,201  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $3,336,201)

 

       3,336,201  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN MID CAP TRADITIONAL GROWTH VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Value  

Total Investments — 99.7%
(Cost $83,129,413)

   $ 112,346,156  
  

 

 

 
  

Assets in excess of other liabilities — 0.3%

     298,413  
  

 

 

 
  

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

   $     112,644,569  
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     3,025,200      $     3,402,943  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN MID CAP TRADITIONAL GROWTH VIP FUND

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     Valuation Inputs  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 106,545,441      $ 2,464,514   $ —        $ 109,009,955  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          3,336,201       —          3,336,201  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 106,545,441      $ 5,800,715     $ —        $ 112,346,156  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Consists of certain foreign securities whose values were determined by a pricing service using pricing models (See Notes to Schedule of Investments). These investments in securities were classified as Level 2 rather than Level 1.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 96.0%

 

Auto Components — 2.9%

 

Aptiv PLC(1)

     17,739        $         2,123,536  

Lear Corp.

     28,493          4,062,817  
       

 

 

 
       6,186,353  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 4.3%

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

     90,320          3,887,373  

PacWest Bancorp

     29,301          1,263,752  

Regions Financial Corp.

     137,454          3,059,726  

Zions Bancorporation NA

     15,638          1,025,227  
       

 

 

 
       9,236,078  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 2.4%

 

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

     139,811          5,298,837  
       

 

 

 
       5,298,837  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 5.2%

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(1)

     40,917          2,640,783  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     34,662          8,524,079  
       

 

 

 
       11,164,862  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.8%

 

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     9,300          1,698,924  
       

 

 

 
       1,698,924  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.7%

 

Celanese Corp.

     13,677          1,954,033  

FMC Corp.

     13,032          1,714,620  
       

 

 

 
       3,668,653  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.1%

 

Republic Services, Inc.

     51,038          6,762,535  
       

 

 

 
       6,762,535  
       

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 1.0%

 

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     58,188          2,162,266  
       

 

 

 
       2,162,266  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 2.3%

 

API Group Corp.(1)

     51,997          1,093,497  

MasTec, Inc.(1)

     44,104          3,841,458  
       

 

 

 
       4,934,955  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 1.0%

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     12,139          2,229,934  
       

 

 

 
       2,229,934  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 1.5%

 

Discover Financial Services

     28,986          3,193,967  
       

 

 

 
       3,193,967  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.8%

 

AptarGroup, Inc.

     13,980          1,642,650  
       

 

 

 
       1,642,650  
       

 

 

 

Distributors — 2.7%

 

LKQ Corp.

     126,363          5,738,144  
       

 

 

 
       5,738,144  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.2%

 

Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd., Class A(1)

     135,748          2,700,028  
       

 

 

 
       2,700,028  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Electric Utilities — 5.0%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     55,110        $         5,498,325  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     114,354          5,244,274  
       

 

 

 
       10,742,599  
       

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.2%

 

Baker Hughes Co.

     27,745          1,010,196  

NOV, Inc.

     79,410          1,557,230  
       

 

 

 
       2,567,426  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.9%

 

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     56,691          3,172,995  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     63,760          2,992,257  
       

 

 

 
       6,165,252  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.8%

 

Alcon, Inc.

     60,088          4,766,781  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     26,342          3,369,142  
       

 

 

 
       8,135,923  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.9%

 

Humana, Inc.

     11,101          4,830,822  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     24,272          3,518,227  
       

 

 

 
       8,349,049  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%

 

Wendy’s Co.

     9,690          212,889  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

     56,029          2,327,445  
       

 

 

 
       2,540,334  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables — 2.7%

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     66,314          4,941,056  

Helen of Troy Ltd.(1)

     4,701          920,644  
       

 

 

 
       5,861,700  
       

 

 

 

Household Products — 4.3%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     39,395          3,915,075  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

     184,092          5,401,259  
       

 

 

 
       9,316,334  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 9.5%

 

Allstate Corp.

     24,722          3,424,244  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(1)

     145,363          7,038,477  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

     7,340          443,850  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     89,426          6,462,817  

Loews Corp.

     48,232          3,126,398  
       

 

 

 
       20,495,786  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 4.8%

 

Amdocs Ltd.

     75,199          6,182,110  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(1)

     31,905          4,152,436  
       

 

 

 
       10,334,546  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 4.5%

 

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     55,234          2,868,302  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(1)

     141,634          2,133,008  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     33,552          4,690,234  
       

 

 

 
       9,691,544  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 1.5%

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     65,965          3,281,099  
       

 

 

 
       3,281,099  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.9%

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     583,552        $         4,108,206  
       

 

 

 
       4,108,206  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.0%

 

Devon Energy Corp.

     37,450          2,214,418  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     35,684          4,254,603  

Valero Energy Corp.

     43,703          4,437,603  
       

 

 

 
       10,906,624  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 2.7%

 

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(1)

     70,440          1,234,109  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     33,831          4,662,250  
       

 

 

 
       5,896,359  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.7%

 

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(1)

     63,145          5,779,030  
       

 

 

 
       5,779,030  
       

 

 

 

Software — 1.7%

 

NCR Corp.(1)

     90,073          3,620,034  
       

 

 

 
       3,620,034  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 1.1%

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     26,611          2,418,940  
       

 

 

 
       2,418,940  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.7%

 

AerCap Holdings NV(1)

     117,158          5,890,704  
       

 

 

 
       5,890,704  
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities — 2.0%

 

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     26,483          4,383,731  
       

 

 

 
       4,383,731  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $151,204,890)

 

       207,103,406  
       

 

 

 

Exchange–Traded Funds — 1.2%

 

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

     19,875          2,674,181  
       

 

 

 

Total Exchange–Traded Funds
(Cost $1,144,694)

 

       2,674,181  
       

 

 

 

Warrants — 0.0%

 

Liberty Media Acquisition Corp., Class A(1)

     7,895          5,290  

Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd., Class A(1)

     17,930          16,854  
       

 

 

 

Total Warrants
(Cost $118,884)

 

       22,144  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 2.9%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 2.9%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $6,175,863, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 6,175,863          6,175,863  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $6,175,863)

 

       6,175,863  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

            Value  

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost $158,644,331)

                   $     215,975,594  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.1)%

          (186,132
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

        $ 215,789,462  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     5,600,200      $     6,299,471  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $     207,103,406      $ —        $ —        $     207,103,406  

Exchange–Traded Funds

     2,674,181        —          —          2,674,181  

Warrants

     —          22,144        —          22,144  

Repurchase Agreements

     —                  6,175,863        —          6,175,863  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 209,777,587      $ 6,198,007      $ —        $ 215,975,594  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities — 8.7%

       

Government National Mortgage Association

       

3.50% due 5/19/2052(1)

   $ 3,050,000        $ 3,057,148  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security

       

3.00% due 5/12/2052(1)

     7,580,000          7,348,751  

3.50% due 5/1/2052(1)

     16,267,000          16,229,440  
       

 

 

 

Total Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities
(Cost $26,577,436)

                26,635,339  
       

 

 

 

Asset–Backed Securities — 18.8%

       

AMMC CLO 23 Ltd.

       

2020-23A CR

       

2.241% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.00%) due 10/17/2031(2)(3)

     540,000          529,308  

Apidos CLO XXXV

       

2021-35A A

       

1.304% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.05%) due 4/20/2034(2)(3)

     400,000          394,759  

Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Ltd.

       

2021-FL2 D

       

2.897% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.50%) due 5/15/2036(2)(3)

     700,000          686,874  

2021-FL2 E

       

3.347% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.95%) due 5/15/2036(2)(3)

     170,000          165,851  

2021-FL3 D

       

2.597% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.20%) due 8/15/2034(2)(3)

     1,030,000          1,001,954  

Avid Automobile Receivables Trust

       

2019-1 B

       

2.82% due 7/15/2026(2)

     305,645          306,063  

2019-1 D

       

4.03% due 7/15/2026(2)

     2,290,000          2,287,827  

2021-1 E

       

3.39% due 4/17/2028(2)

     830,000          755,288  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC

       

2019-3A A

       

2.36% due 3/20/2026(2)

     1,545,000          1,502,177  

2020-2A A

       

2.02% due 2/20/2027(2)

     1,750,000          1,659,004  

Bain Capital Credit CLO

       

2019-2A AR

       

1.341% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.10%) due 10/17/2032(2)(3)

     880,000          877,594  

Barings CLO Ltd.

       

2018-3A D

       

3.154% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.90%) due 7/20/2029(2)(3)

     250,000          242,050  

2019-3A BR

       

1.854% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.60%) due 4/20/2031(2)(3)

     540,000          537,066  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.

       

2015-5A BRR

       

2.554% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.30%) due 1/20/2032(2)(3)

     410,000          407,619  

Carlyle U.S. CLO Ltd.

       

2021-1A A1

       

1.381% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.14%) due 4/15/2034(2)(3)

     1,400,000          1,394,849  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

       

2021-1 A2A

       

0.22% due 2/15/2024

     677,158          676,156  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Asset–Backed Securities — (continued)

       

CBAM Ltd.

       

2017-1A D

       

4.004% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.75%) due 7/20/2030(2)(3)

   $ 530,000        $ 526,078  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

       

2021-1A A1

       

1.368% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.11%) due 4/25/2033(2)(3)

     1,330,000                  1,321,366  

2021-4A A

       

1.291% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.05%) due 7/15/2033(2)(3)

     1,000,000          988,150  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

       

2018-B D

       

4.26% due 3/15/2024(2)

     255,164          256,270  

2020-C C

       

1.71% due 8/17/2026(2)

     410,000          409,021  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

2020-2 C

       

2.28% due 8/17/2026

     1,975,000          1,974,092  

Dryden 58 CLO Ltd.

       

2018-58A B

       

1.741% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.50%) due 7/17/2031(2)(3)

     1,400,000          1,393,025  

Dryden Senior Loan Fund

       

2017-47A BR

       

1.711% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.47%) due 4/15/2028(2)(3)

     1,010,000          1,006,245  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

       

2020-2A E

       

7.19% due 9/15/2027(2)

     1,100,000          1,144,012  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust

       

2021-1A E

       

3.35% due 4/15/2027(2)

     600,000          582,280  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

       

2018-3 E

       

5.28% due 12/15/2025(2)

     725,000          733,478  

2020-2 A

       

1.49% due 7/15/2024(2)

     14,761          14,760  

2021-1 A

       

0.31% due 6/16/2025(2)

     365,959          363,389  

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust

       

2021-A A2

       

0.19% due 7/15/2023

     659,412          658,565  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

2018-4 A

       

4.06% due 11/15/2030

     146,000          151,331  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust

       

2022-1 C

       

1.94% due 4/17/2028

     830,000          788,282  

GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust

       

2021-1 C

       

1.67% due 6/12/2034(2)

     955,000          872,978  

Hertz Vehicle Financing III LP

       

2021-2A A

       

1.68% due 12/27/2027(2)

     1,165,000          1,070,205  

HGI CRE CLO Ltd.

       

2021-FL1 C

       

2.131% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%) due 6/16/2036(2)(3)

     550,000          542,594  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Asset–Backed Securities — (continued)

       

2021-FL1 D

       

2.781% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.35%) due 6/16/2036(2)(3)

   $ 500,000        $ 492,201  

Invesco CLO Ltd.

       

2021-3A B

       

1.769% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.65%) due 10/22/2034(2)(3)

     320,000          319,002  

KKR CLO 30 Ltd.

       

30A CR

       

2.241% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.00%) due 10/17/2031(2)(3)

     310,000          307,746  

Lending Funding Trust

       

2020-2A A

       

2.32% due 4/21/2031(2)

     936,000          874,676  

Lendmark Funding Trust

       

2021-1A A

       

1.90% due 11/20/2031(2)

     750,000          681,883  

2021-2A C

       

3.09% due 4/20/2032(2)

     450,000          402,751  

LoanCore Issuer Ltd.

       

2022-CRE7 A

       

1.60% (SOFR30A + 1.55%) due 1/17/2037(2)(3)

     680,000          675,400  

Logan CLO I Ltd.

       

2021-1A A

       

1.414% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.16%) due 7/20/2034(2)(3)

     530,000          529,322  

Marble Point CLO XVII Ltd.

       

2020-1A A

       

1.554% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.30%) due 4/20/2033(2)(3)

     613,030          612,917  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust

       

2021-BA D

       

3.42% due 11/20/2036(2)

     555,000          507,689  

Marlette Funding Trust

       

2020-2A D

       

4.65% due 9/16/2030(2)

     1,060,000                  1,069,357  

Master Credit Card Trust II

       

2018-1A A

       

0.939% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.49%) due 7/21/2024(2)(3)

     100,000          99,984  

ME Funding LLC

       

2019-1 A2

       

6.448% due 7/30/2049(2)

     1,096,755          1,120,483  

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust

       

2021-A A2

       

0.18% due 3/15/2023

     362,315          362,066  

Mountain View CLO LLC

       

2017-1A AR

       

1.331% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.09%) due 10/16/2029(2)(3)

     547,436          544,371  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

       

2021-DA B

       

2.90% due 4/20/2062(2)

     570,000          526,578  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 35 Ltd.

       

2019-35A A1

       

1.588% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.34%) due 1/19/2033(2)(3)

     1,000,000          997,806  

Newark BSL CLO 1 Ltd.

       

2016-1A CR

       

3.268% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%) due 12/21/2029(2)(3)

     360,000          358,342  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Asset–Backed Securities — (continued)

       

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

2019-2A A1

       

1.097% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.70%) due 10/15/2024(2)(3)

   $ 950,000        $ 949,813  

2020-1A A1

       

1.197% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.80%) due 2/15/2025(2)(3)

     2,450,000          2,455,698  

Oaktree CLO Ltd.

       

2019-4A CR

       

2.504% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.25%) due 10/20/2032(2)(3)

     570,000          566,524  

OCP CLO Ltd.

       

2019-16A AR

       

1.231% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.00%) due 4/10/2033(2)(3)

     790,000          782,748  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust

       

2019-2A A

       

3.14% due 10/14/2036(2)

     1,416,000          1,398,524  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency

       

2006-1 B

       

0.528% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.27%) due 4/25/2038(3)

     22,339          21,869  

Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC

       

2019-1A A2

       

3.858% due 12/5/2049(2)

     260,015          245,004  

Race Point IX CLO Ltd.

       

2015-9A CR

       

3.441% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.20%) due 10/15/2030(2)(3)

     250,000          239,900  

Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust

       

2020-BA D

       

2.14% due 12/15/2026(2)

     1,475,000                  1,442,785  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

2020-2 D

       

2.22% due 9/15/2026

     816,000          809,957  

2021-1 C

       

0.75% due 2/17/2026

     1,850,000          1,814,654  

SCF Equipment Leasing LLC

       

2019-2A B

       

2.76% due 8/20/2026(2)

     797,000          783,695  

2021-1A C

       

1.54% due 10/21/2030(2)

     1,000,000          926,419  

2021-1A D

       

1.93% due 9/20/2030(2)

     750,000          676,589  

SEB Funding LLC

       

2021-1A A2

       

4.969% due 1/30/2052(2)

     815,000          773,667  

Signal Peak CLO 8 Ltd.

       

2020-8A A

       

1.524% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.27%) due 4/20/2033(2)(3)

     1,003,948          996,820  

SLC Student Loan Trust

       

2008-1 A4A

       

2.426% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.60%) due 12/15/2032(3)

     105,834          107,111  

Sunrun Demeter Issuer LLC

       

2021-2A A

       

2.27% due 1/30/2057(2)

     496,327          450,352  

Towd Point Asset Trust

       

2018-SL1 A

       

1.057% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.60%) due 1/25/2046(2)(3)

     198,579          198,071  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Asset–Backed Securities — (continued)

       

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust

       

2021-A A2

       

0.16% due 7/17/2023

   $ 870,173        $ 869,049  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

       

2020-2A A2A

       

0.93% due 2/15/2024(2)

     153,165          153,090  

2020-3A E

       

3.34% due 6/15/2026(2)

     750,000          736,277  

Wind River CLO Ltd.

       

2021-4A B

       

1.866% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.65%) due 1/20/2035(2)(3)

     510,000          506,372  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust

       

2021-A A2

       

0.17% due 2/15/2024

     719,685          718,394  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset–Backed Securities
(Cost $59,025,864)

                57,326,516  
       

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 35.8%

       

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

       

TransDigm, Inc.

       

6.375% due 6/15/2026

     334,000          337,116  
       

 

 

 
          337,116  
       

 

 

 

Agriculture — 0.1%

       

MHP Lux SA

       

6.25% due 9/19/2029(2)(4)

     475,000          225,483  
       

 

 

 
          225,483  
       

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.9%

       

Air Canada

       

3.875% due 8/15/2026(2)

     353,000          333,589  

American Airlines, Inc.

       

11.75% due 7/15/2025(2)

     469,000          547,815  

British Airways Pass-Through Trust

       

2020-1 A

       

4.25% due 5/15/2034(2)

     593,189          589,001  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

       

7.00% due 5/1/2025(2)

     717,000          767,455  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd.

       

4.50% due 10/20/2025(2)

     296,000          298,105  

4.75% due 10/20/2028(2)

     300,000          302,679  
       

 

 

 
          2,838,644  
       

 

 

 

Apparel — 0.1%

       

Levi Strauss & Co.

       

3.50% due 3/1/2031(2)

     331,000          303,842  
       

 

 

 
          303,842  
       

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 1.0%

       

Ford Motor Co.

       

3.25% due 2/12/2032

     1,252,000          1,118,049  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

3.10% due 1/12/2032

     694,000          624,489  

3.60% due 6/21/2030

     1,353,000          1,293,062  
       

 

 

 
          3,035,600  
       

 

 

 

Building Materials — 0.2%

       

Cemex SAB de CV

       

5.45% due 11/19/2029(2)

     530,000          536,800  
       

 

 

 
          536,800  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Chemicals — 0.4%

       

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV

       

4.50% due 1/31/2030(2)

   $ 505,000        $ 489,855  

CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.

       

6.125% due 6/15/2028(2)

     511,000          512,942  

Phosagro OAO Via Phosagro Bond Funding DAC

       

2.60% due 9/16/2028(2)(4)

     290,000          85,419  
       

 

 

 
                  1,088,216  
       

 

 

 

Coal — 0.2%

       

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

       

4.875% due 6/30/2029(2)

     656,000          618,949  
       

 

 

 
          618,949  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 8.3%

       

ABN AMRO Bank NV

       

3.324% (3.324% fixed rate until 12/13/2031; H15T5Y + 1.90% thereafter) due 3/13/2037(2)(3)

     400,000          362,984  

Bank of America Corp.

       

2.087% (2.087% fixed rate until 6/14/2028; SOFR + 1.06% thereafter) due 6/14/2029(3)

     821,000          750,246  

2.687% (2.687% fixed rate until 4/22/2031; SOFR + 1.32% thereafter) due 4/22/2032(3)

     642,000          590,088  

3.593% (3.593% fixed rate until 7/21/2027; LIBOR 3 Month + 1.37% thereafter) due 7/21/2028(3)

     1,125,000          1,127,745  

4.45% due 3/3/2026

     1,693,000          1,751,612  

BankUnited, Inc.

       

5.125% due 6/11/2030

     613,000          631,721  

BNP Paribas SA

       

4.375% (4.375% fixed rate until 3/1/2028; 5 Year USD Swap + 1.48% thereafter) due 3/1/2033(2)(3)

     810,000          805,197  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

3.887% (3.887% fixed rate until 1/10/2027; LIBOR 3 Month + 1.56% thereafter) due 1/10/2028(3)

     712,000          719,718  

3.98% (3.98% fixed rate until 3/20/2029; LIBOR 3 Month + 1.34% thereafter) due 3/20/2030(3)

     2,072,000          2,109,234  

Danske Bank A/S

       

3.773% (3.773% fixed rate until 3/28/2024; H15T1Y + 1.45% thereafter) due 3/28/2025(2)(3)

     1,030,000          1,033,152  

4.375% due 6/12/2028(2)

     200,000          202,272  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

       

2.383% (2.383% fixed rate until 7/21/2031; SOFR + 1.25% thereafter) due 7/21/2032(3)

     1,373,000          1,220,089  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Commercial Banks — (continued)

       

2.615% (2.615% fixed rate until 4/22/2031; SOFR + 1.28% thereafter) due 4/22/2032(3)

   $ 499,000        $ 453,561  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

2.963% (2.963% fixed rate until 1/25/2032; SOFR + 1.26% thereafter) due 1/25/2033(3)

     707,000          667,238  

3.54% (3.54% fixed rate until 5/1/2027; LIBOR 3 Month + 1.38% thereafter) due 5/1/2028(3)

     1,002,000                  1,004,996  

3.782% (3.782% fixed rate until 2/1/2027; LIBOR 3 Month + 1.34% thereafter) due 2/1/2028(3)

     604,000          611,671  

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

       

3.624% due 6/3/2030(2)

     203,000          191,394  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

       

2.691% (2.691% fixed rate until 6/23/2031; SOFR + 1.44% thereafter) due
6/23/2032(2)(3)

     968,000          851,937  

4.654% (4.654% fixed rate until 3/27/2028; LIBOR 3 Month + 1.73% thereafter) due 3/27/2029(2)(3)

     963,000          984,696  

Morgan Stanley

       

2.239% (2.239% fixed rate until 7/21/2031; SOFR + 1.18% thereafter) due 7/21/2032(3)

     348,000          308,558  

2.484% (2.484% fixed rate until 9/16/2031; SOFR + 1.36% thereafter) due 9/16/2036(3)

     542,000          465,307  

4.431% (4.431% fixed rate until 1/23/2029; LIBOR 3 Month + 1.63% thereafter) due 1/23/2030(3)

     1,893,000          1,982,103  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

       

4.40% due 7/13/2027

     66,000          67,137  

UBS AG

       

5.125% due 5/15/2024

     872,000          891,254  

Wells Fargo & Co.

       

2.393% (2.393% fixed rate until 6/2/2027; SOFR + 2.10% thereafter) due 6/2/2028(3)

     2,093,000          1,980,585  

3.35% (3.35% fixed rate until 3/2/2032; SOFR + 1.50% thereafter) due 3/2/2033(3)

     674,000          655,364  

3.584% (3.584% fixed rate until 5/22/2027; LIBOR 3 Month + 1.31% thereafter) due 5/22/2028(3)

     976,000          975,736  

Westpac Banking Corp.

       

2.894% (2.894% fixed rate until 2/4/2025; H15T5Y + 1.35% thereafter) due 2/4/2030(3)

     555,000          535,642  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Commercial Banks — (continued)

       

4.322% (4.322% fixed rate until 11/23/2026; 5 Year USD ICE Swap + 2.24% thereafter) due 11/23/2031(3)

   $ 1,300,000        $ 1,307,111  
       

 

 

 
                25,238,348  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.1%

       

Block, Inc.

       

3.50% due 6/1/2031(2)

     340,000          312,633  
       

 

 

 
          312,633  
       

 

 

 

Computers — 0.4%

       

CA Magnum Holdings

       

5.375% due 10/31/2026(2)

     327,000          320,591  

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.

       

3.375% due 12/15/2041(2)

     535,000          451,470  

8.35% due 7/15/2046

     386,000          565,247  
       

 

 

 
          1,337,308  
       

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Personal Care — 0.1%

       

GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital U.S. LLC

       

3.625% due 3/24/2032(2)

     295,000          295,121  
       

 

 

 
          295,121  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.6%

       

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust

       

3.30% due 1/30/2032

     268,000          242,245  

3.50% due 1/15/2025

     872,000          856,121  

3.875% due 1/23/2028

     567,000          551,300  

Aircastle Ltd.

       

2.85% due 1/26/2028(2)

     745,000          671,252  

Ally Financial, Inc.

       

4.70% (4.70% fixed rate until 5/15/2026; H15T5Y + 3.87% thereafter) due 5/15/2026(3)

     364,000          341,829  

8.00% due 11/1/2031

     732,000          918,148  

Aviation Capital Group LLC

       

1.95% due 1/30/2026(2)

     408,000          375,405  

5.50% due 12/15/2024(2)

     982,000          1,012,157  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

       

2.125% due 2/21/2026(2)

     1,255,000          1,142,188  

4.25% due 4/15/2026(2)

     643,000          637,547  

Coinbase Global, Inc.

       

3.375% due 10/1/2028(2)

     359,000          317,245  

CPPIB Capital, Inc.

       

1.00% due 4/4/2025(2)

     2,000,000          2,055,560  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.

       

6.50% Toggle PIK (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK) due 9/15/2024(2)(5)

     498,479          453,247  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.

       

5.50% due 8/15/2028(2)

     370,000          356,332  

Navient Corp.

       

5.00% due 3/15/2027

     508,000          485,821  

Neuberger Berman Group LLC / Neuberger Berman Finance Corp.

       

4.50% due 3/15/2027(2)

     340,000          355,912  

4.875% due 4/15/2045(2)

     198,000          210,074  
       

 

 

 
          10,982,383  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Electric — 2.3%

       

AES Corp.

       

3.95% due 7/15/2030(2)

   $ 578,000        $ 572,388  

Alfa Desarrollo SpA

       

4.55% due 9/27/2051(2)

     493,665          427,475  

Ausgrid Finance Pty. Ltd.

       

4.35% due 8/1/2028(2)

     580,000          590,672  

Calpine Corp.

       

5.125% due 3/15/2028(2)

     302,000          288,099  

Cikarang Listrindo Tbk PT

       

4.95% due 9/14/2026(2)

     525,000          522,548  

Constellation Energy Generation LLC

       

6.25% due 10/1/2039

     727,000          823,473  

FirstEnergy Corp.

       

2.65% due 3/1/2030

     482,000          438,167  

4.40% due 7/15/2027

     1,041,000          1,047,902  

Minejesa Capital BV

       

4.625% due 8/10/2030(2)

     730,000          692,507  

NRG Energy, Inc.

       

4.45% due 6/15/2029(2)

     280,000          281,092  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara

       

3.00% due 6/30/2030(2)

     680,000          620,860  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

       

3.55% due 7/15/2024(2)

     841,000          833,507  
       

 

 

 
                  7,138,690  
       

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.3%

       

Atkore, Inc.

       

4.25% due 6/1/2031(2)

     334,000          313,749  

II-VI, Inc.

       

5.00% due 12/15/2029(2)

     631,000          619,573  
       

 

 

 
          933,322  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.4%

       

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.

       

6.75% due 2/15/2029(2)

     303,000          307,145  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

       

4.75% due 10/15/2027(2)

     482,000          470,061  

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment

       

8.00% due 2/1/2026(2)

     319,000          313,615  
       

 

 

 
          1,090,821  
       

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.2%

       

Madison IAQ LLC

       

4.125% due 6/30/2028(2)

     703,000          648,257  
       

 

 

 
          648,257  
       

 

 

 

Food — 0.3%

       

Agrosuper SA

       

4.60% due 1/20/2032(2)

     329,000          317,113  

JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc.

       

6.50% due 4/15/2029(2)

     291,000          308,384  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

       

4.875% due 10/1/2049

     286,000          301,533  
       

 

 

 
          927,030  
       

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.2%

       

Mercer International, Inc.

       

5.125% due 2/1/2029

     518,000          499,875  
       

 

 

 
          499,875  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN CORE PLUS FIXED INCOME VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Gas — 0.2%

       

National Fuel Gas Co.

       

5.50% due 1/15/2026

   $ 554,000        $ 584,442  
       

 

 

 
          584,442  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.1%

       

Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc.

       

3.875% due 4/1/2029(2)

     330,000          305,234  
       

 

 

 
          305,234  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 1.1%

       

Centene Corp.

       

2.45% due 7/15/2028

     286,000          261,290  

4.25% due 12/15/2027

     1,120,000          1,124,312  

CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc.

       

4.75% due 2/15/2031(2)

     649,000          613,305  

HCA, Inc.

       

4.625% due 3/15/2052(2)

     401,000          406,221  

RP Escrow Issuer LLC

       

5.25% due 12/15/2025(2)

     515,000          503,680  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

       

6.25% due 2/1/2027(2)

     353,000          362,552  
       

 

 

 
                  3,271,360  
       

 

 

 

Home Builders — 0.2%

       

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

       

3.80% due 11/1/2029

     331,000          320,587  

4.35% due 2/15/2028

     363,000          365,907  
       

 

 

 
          686,494  
       

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.1%

       

Newell Brands, Inc.

       

5.625% due 4/1/2036

     291,000          302,547  
       

 

 

 
          302,547  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.2%

       

Assurant, Inc.

       

2.65% due 1/15/2032

     313,000          273,158  

First American Financial Corp.

       

2.40% due 8/15/2031

     474,000          415,750  
       

 

 

 
          688,908  
       

 

 

 

Internet — 1.2%

       

Baidu, Inc.

       

2.375% due 8/23/2031

     1,080,000          941,998  

Netflix, Inc.

       

6.375% due 5/15/2029

     662,000          749,861  

Prosus NV

       

3.257% due 1/19/2027(2)

     340,000          310,644  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

       

2.39% due 6/3/2030(2)

     1,070,000          951,636  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

       

4.50% due 8/15/2029(2)

     506,000          474,385  

8.00% due 11/1/2026(2)

     315,000          334,691  
       

 

 

 
          3,763,215  
       

 

 

 

Investment Companies — 0.1%

       

Owl Rock Capital Corp.

       

2.875% due 6/11/2028

     415,000          363,133  
       

 

 

 
          363,133  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Iron & Steel — 0.2%

       

United States Steel Corp.

       

6.875% due 3/1/2029

   $ 617,000        $ 642,050  
       

 

 

 
          642,050  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 0.5%

       

Carnival Corp.

       

5.75% due 3/1/2027(2)

     329,000          313,593  

Life Time, Inc.

       

5.75% due 1/15/2026(2)

     511,000          510,412  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

       

5.50% due 4/1/2028(2)

     334,000          319,147  

11.50% due 6/1/2025(2)

     256,000          281,198  
       

 

 

 
                  1,424,350  
       

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.3%

       

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

       

3.75% due 5/1/2029(2)

     309,000          290,389  

MGM Resorts International

       

5.50% due 4/15/2027

     323,000          327,509  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

       

5.25% due 5/15/2027(2)

     315,000          304,781  
       

 

 

 
          922,679  
       

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified — 0.6%

       

nVent Finance Sarl

       

4.55% due 4/15/2028

     1,112,000          1,146,461  

TK Elevator US Newco, Inc.

       

5.25% due 7/15/2027(2)

     556,000          551,780  
       

 

 

 
          1,698,241  
       

 

 

 

Media — 1.1%

       

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

       

4.50% due 5/1/2032

     397,000          363,303  

4.75% due 3/1/2030(2)

     295,000          283,554  

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital

       

2.25% due 1/15/2029

     1,130,000          1,019,734  

5.25% due 4/1/2053

     420,000          425,523  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

       

3.45% due 3/1/2032

     449,000          434,686  

Time Warner Cable LLC

       

7.30% due 7/1/2038

     288,000          350,110  

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

       

8.375% due 7/15/2033

     369,000          481,379  
       

 

 

 
          3,358,289  
       

 

 

 

Mining — 2.2%

       

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV

       

4.125% due 3/31/2029(2)

     335,000          328,384  

6.125% due 5/15/2028(2)

     414,000          434,990  

Anglo American Capital PLC

       

3.875% due 3/16/2029(2)

     409,000          409,074  

4.00% due 9/11/2027(2)

     1,300,000          1,303,978  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd.

       

4.375% due 4/1/2031(2)

     507,000          479,014  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

       

4.125% due 3/1/2028

     341,000          340,894  

4.625% due 8/1/2030

     477,000          487,661  

5.45% due 3/15/2043

     278,000          311,933  

Glencore Funding LLC

       

2.85% due 4/27/2031(2)

     555,000          507,658  

4.875% due 3/12/2029(2)

     1,547,000          1,630,522  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Mining — (continued)

       

Novelis Corp.

       

3.875% due 8/15/2031(2)

   $ 535,000        $ 489,220  
       

 

 

 
          6,723,328  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 3.0%

       

California Resources Corp.

       

7.125% due 2/1/2026(2)

     358,000          372,828  

Callon Petroleum Co.

       

8.00% due 8/1/2028(2)

     511,000          541,011  

Comstock Resources, Inc.

       

6.75% due 3/1/2029(2)

     331,000          340,741  

Continental Resources, Inc.

       

5.75% due 1/15/2031(2)

     1,475,000          1,611,968  

EQT Corp.

       

7.50% due 2/1/2030

     845,000          979,744  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

       

2.90% due 9/29/2031(2)

     118,000          108,279  

Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.

       

5.75% due 2/1/2029(2)

     338,000          338,139  

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.

       

9.50% due 1/15/2025

     504,000          525,894  

MEG Energy Corp.

       

5.875% due 2/1/2029(2)

     355,000          359,892  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

       

6.125% due 1/1/2031

     112,000          126,000  

6.625% due 9/1/2030

     906,000                  1,039,689  

Ovintiv, Inc.

       

6.50% due 2/1/2038

     498,000          591,704  

Petroleos Mexicanos

       

6.70% due 2/16/2032

     1,041,000          990,459  

Range Resources Corp.

       

8.25% due 1/15/2029

     331,000          362,710  

SM Energy Co.

       

5.625% due 6/1/2025

     340,000          340,194  

6.75% due 9/15/2026

     201,000          206,574  

Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd.

       

3.25% due 8/15/2030(2)

     235,000          190,160  
       

 

 

 
          9,025,986  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%

       

Weatherford International Ltd.

       

8.625% due 4/30/2030(2)

     334,000          339,595  
       

 

 

 
          339,595  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%

       

Bayer Corp.

       

6.65% due 2/15/2028(2)

     343,000          384,105  

Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV

       

4.125% due 4/30/2028(2)

     321,000          305,849  
       

 

 

 
          689,954  
       

 

 

 

Pipelines — 1.2%

       

Buckeye Partners LP

       

6.375% (6.375% fixed rate until 1/22/2023; LIBOR 3 Month + 4.02% thereafter) due 1/22/2078(3)

     438,000          363,203  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

       

3.25% due 1/31/2032(2)

     105,000          95,630  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Pipelines — (continued)

       

CNX Midstream Partners LP

       

4.75% due 4/15/2030(2)

   $ 326,000        $ 305,491  

Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc.

       

3.00% due 11/15/2029(2)

     428,000          412,335  

EIG Pearl Holdings Sarl

       

3.545% due 8/31/2036(2)

     710,000          678,000  

Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.

       

3.25% due 9/30/2040(2)

     717,000          649,129  

NGPL PipeCo LLC

       

3.25% due 7/15/2031(2)

     830,000          769,335  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC

       

4.125% due 8/15/2031(2)

     317,000          311,199  

Western Midstream Operating LP

       

4.55% due 2/1/2030

     223,000          222,882  
       

 

 

 
                  3,807,204  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4%

       

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP

       

2.25% due 1/15/2029

     292,000          266,462  

American Homes 4 Rent LP

       

2.375% due 7/15/2031

     451,000          398,964  

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.

       

3.75% due 1/15/2027(2)

     720,000          670,284  

EPR Properties

       

3.75% due 8/15/2029

     712,000          671,651  

4.95% due 4/15/2028

     695,000          697,015  

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP

       

2.00% due 8/15/2031

     906,000          774,884  

2.30% due 11/15/2028

     342,000          310,847  

Physicians Realty LP

       

2.625% due 11/1/2031

     566,000          510,498  
       

 

 

 
          4,300,605  
       

 

 

 

Retail — 0.9%

       

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

       

6.875% due 11/1/2035

     424,000          436,796  

CEC Entertainment LLC

       

6.75% due 5/1/2026(2)

     518,000          501,196  

Kohl’s Corp.

       

5.55% due 7/17/2045

     550,000          546,722  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

       

3.75% due 4/1/2032

     479,000          484,523  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

       

3.75% due 2/15/2031(2)

     353,000          323,503  

Staples, Inc.

       

7.50% due 4/15/2026(2)

     521,000          505,688  
       

 

 

 
          2,798,428  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 0.4%

       

Broadcom, Inc.

       

4.15% due 4/15/2032(2)

     603,000          601,680  

Entegris, Inc.

       

3.625% due 5/1/2029(2)

     307,000          287,091  

TSMC Arizona Corp.

       

3.25% due 10/25/2051

     360,000          325,688  
       

 

 

 
          1,214,459  
       

 

 

 

Software — 0.8%

       

Oracle Corp.

       

2.875% due 3/25/2031

     2,310,000          2,108,014  

 

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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Software — (continued)

       

VMware, Inc.

       

4.70% due 5/15/2030

   $ 329,000        $        347,730  
       

 

 

 
          2,455,744  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 0.3%

       

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

       

5.875% due 11/1/2029

     681,000          623,653  

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.875% due 11/15/2028

     279,000          323,063  
       

 

 

 
          946,716  
       

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.2%

       

Seaspan Corp.

       

5.50% due 8/1/2029(2)

     343,000          322,749  

Watco Cos. LLC / Watco Finance Corp.

       

6.50% due 6/15/2027(2)

     331,000          325,711  
       

 

 

 
          648,460  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $115,724,649)

          109,349,859  
       

 

 

 

Municipals — 0.5%

       

County of Miami-Dade Florida

       

2.786% due 10/1/2037

     215,000          193,853  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency

       

4.094% due 1/15/2049

     361,000          366,457  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

       

4.131% due 6/15/2042

     605,000          601,490  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority B-3

       

1.95% due 8/1/2034

     330,000          270,450  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue

       

3.006% due 5/15/2050

     205,000          179,536  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipals
(Cost $1,777,963)

          1,611,786  
       

 

 

 

Non–Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities — 12.2%

       

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust

       

2020-1 A1

       

2.466% due 12/25/2059(2)(3)(6)

     55,878          55,468  

Atrium Hotel Portfolio Trust

       

2018-ATRM A

       

1.347% due 6/15/2035(2)(3)(6)

     540,000          531,905  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

2013-WBRK A

       

3.534% due 3/10/2037(2)(3)(6)

     3,900,000          3,855,965  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust

       

2019-BWAY A

       

1.353% due 11/15/2034(2)(3)(6)

     365,000          360,343  

2019-BWAY B

       

1.707% due 11/15/2034(2)(3)(6)

     160,000          156,839  

BFLD Trust

       

2019-DPLO E

       

2.637% due 10/15/2034(2)(3)(6)

     1,000,000          981,410  

 

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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Non–Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities — (continued)

 

2019-DPLO F

 

2.937% due 10/15/2034(2)(3)(6)

   $ 410,000        $ 395,959  

BHMS

       

2018-ATLS A

       

1.647% due 7/15/2035(2)(3)(6)

     560,000          554,105  

2018-ATLS C

       

2.297% due 7/15/2035(2)(3)(6)

     320,000          314,102  

2018-ATLS D

       

2.647% due 7/15/2035(2)(3)(6)

     1,110,000          1,081,413  

BX Trust

       

2018-GW A

       

1.197% due 5/15/2035(2)(3)(6)

     987,000          975,129  

2021-ARIA E

       

2.642% due 10/15/2036(2)(3)(6)

     1,220,000          1,187,916  

2022-LBA6 C

       

1.901% due 1/15/2039(2)(3)(6)

     1,090,000          1,057,215  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2016-GC36 D

       

2.85% due 2/10/2049(2)

     1,685,000          1,120,730  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2015-PC1 AM

       

4.29% due 7/10/2050(3)(6)

     310,000          313,521  

2015-PC1 B

       

4.324% due 7/10/2050(3)(6)

     100,000          99,515  

2015-PC1 C

       

4.324% due 7/10/2050(3)(6)

     375,000          367,703  

2015-PC1 D

       

4.324% due 7/10/2050(3)(6)

     33,000          29,729  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust

       

2021-R01 1M2

       

1.649% due 10/25/2041(2)(3)(6)

     430,000          414,761  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

       

2020-SPT1 A1

       

1.616% due 4/25/2065(2)(3)(6)

     164,279          162,735  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

2020-AFC1 A1

       

2.24% due 2/25/2050(2)(3)(6)

     164,135          158,439  

2021-BHAR C

       

2.397% due 11/15/2038(2)(3)(6)

     890,000          878,279  

DBWF Mortgage Trust

       

2018-GLKS A

       

1.479% due 12/19/2030(2)(3)(6)

     630,000          624,158  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust

       

2021-3 A1

       

1.194% due 8/25/2066(2)(3)(6)

     736,101          710,369  

Extended Stay America Trust

       

2021-ESH C

       

2.097% due 7/15/2038(2)(3)(6)

     646,024          635,879  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

2021-R02 2M2

       

2.099% due 11/25/2041(2)(3)(6)

     420,000          393,693  

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust

       

2021-DNA3 M2

       

2.199% due 10/25/2033(2)(3)(6)

     655,000          639,520  

2021-DNA6 M2

       

1.599% due 10/25/2041(2)(3)(6)

     739,000          702,549  

2021-HQA3 M2

       

2.199% due 9/25/2041(2)(3)(6)

     1,025,000          961,578  

 

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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Non–Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities — (continued)

 

2021-HQA4 M1

 

1.049% due 12/25/2041(2)(3)(6)

   $ 650,000        $ 632,991  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Note

       

2021-DNA7 M2

       

1.899% due 11/25/2041(2)(3)(6)

     540,000          512,243  

GCAT Trust

       

2020-NQM1 A1

       

2.247% due 1/25/2060(2)(3)(6)

     33,844          33,566  

Great Wolf Trust

       

2019-WOLF A

       

1.431% due 12/15/2036(2)(3)(6)

     1,028,000          1,014,790  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

2012-BWTR A

       

2.954% due 11/5/2034(2)

     1,273,000          1,271,782  

2021-ARDN B

       

2.047% due 11/15/2036(2)(3)(6)

     900,000          892,015  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust

       

2018-RIVR A

       

1.347% due 7/15/2035(2)(3)(6)

     437,247          433,523  

2021-ROSS G

       

5.047% due 5/15/2026(2)(3)(6)

     660,000          645,948  

HONO Mortgage Trust

       

2021-LULU B

       

1.847% due 10/15/2036(2)(3)(6)

     250,000          244,419  

2021-LULU C

       

2.247% due 10/15/2036(2)(3)(6)

     150,000          147,212  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

2018-MINN A

       

2.27% due 11/15/2035(2)(3)(6)

     339,000          339,716  

2018-WPT AFL

       

1.489% due 7/5/2033(2)(3)(6)

     234,229          233,623  

2018-WPT BFL

       

1.789% due 7/5/2033(2)(3)(6)

     724,000          720,681  

2018-WPT BFX

       

4.549% due 7/5/2033(2)

     218,000          220,202  

2018-WPT CFX

       

4.95% due 7/5/2033(2)

     290,000          292,903  

2020-MKST E

       

2.647% due 12/15/2036(2)(3)(6)

     570,000          538,634  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

2015-C30 C

       

4.264% due 7/15/2048(3)(6)

     340,000          331,564  

KIND Trust

       

2021-KIND D

       

2.697% due 8/15/2038(2)(3)(6)

     590,000          578,792  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

       

2020-NQM1 A1

       

2.464% due 1/26/2060(2)(3)(6)

     52,827          52,428  

One New York Plaza Trust

       

2020-1NYP B

       

1.897% due 1/15/2036(2)(3)(6)

     850,000          835,398  

PFP Ltd.

       

2019-6 A

       

1.481% due 4/14/2037(2)(3)(6)

     118,981          117,948  

Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC

       

2021-FL6 C

       

2.357% due 7/25/2036(2)(3)(6)

     1,280,000          1,250,598  

2022-FL8 A

       

1.756% due 1/25/2037(2)(3)(6)

     1,060,000          1,057,777  

 

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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

          Principal
Amount
     Value  

Non–Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities — (continued)

        

ReadyCap Commercial Mortgage Trust

        

2019-6 A

        

2.833% due 10/25/2052(2)

      $ 165,810      $ 156,954  

Residential Mortgage Loan Trust

        

2020-1 A1

        

2.376% due 1/26/2060(2)(3)(6)

        41,706        41,251  

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust

        

2020-1 A1

        

2.275% due 2/25/2050(2)(3)(6)

        35,845        35,730  

2020-3 A1

        

1.486% due 4/25/2065(2)(3)(6)

        300,783        295,220  

Verus Securitization Trust

        

2020-1 A1

        

2.417% due 1/25/2060(2)(3)(6)

        97,921        97,293  

2020-5 A1

        

1.218% due 5/25/2065(2)(3)(6)

        382,688        372,439  

2021-2 A1

        

1.031% due 2/25/2066(2)(3)(6)

        692,210        653,714  

Vista Point Securitization Trust

        

2020-2 A1

        

1.475% due 4/25/2065(2)(3)(6)

        218,930        215,952  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

        

2015-SG1 B

        

4.455% due 9/15/2048(3)(6)

        1,260,000        1,209,829  

2016-C35 C

        

4.176% due 7/15/2048(3)(6)

        131,000        120,604  

WFLD Mortgage Trust

        

2014-MONT A

        

3.755% due 8/10/2031(2)(3)(6)

            2,000,000            1,983,885  
        

 

 

 

Total Non–Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities
(Cost $38,430,530)

           37,302,551  
        

 

 

 

Foreign Government — 1.3%

        

Egypt Government International Bond

        

5.80% due 9/30/2027(2)

     USD        465,000        425,442  

Ghana Government International Bond

        

6.375% due 2/11/2027(2)

     USD        725,000        543,221  

Kommunalbanken AS

        

1.256% due 6/17/2026(2)(3)

     USD        2,292,000        2,363,121  

Nigeria Government International Bond

        

7.143% due 2/23/2030(2)

     USD        695,000        654,933  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond

        

5.875% due 7/25/2022(2)

     USD        200,000        132,024  
        

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government
(Cost $4,366,641)

           4,118,741  
        

 

 

 

Supranational Bonds — 0.4%

        

Asian Development Bank

        

1.28% due 4/6/2027

      $ 1,150,000        1,190,124  
        

 

 

 

Total Supranational Bonds
(Cost $1,191,377)

           1,190,124  
        

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities — 20.8%

        

U.S. Treasury Bond

        

2.25% due 2/15/2052

        4,106,000        3,937,911  

2.375% due 2/15/2042

        7,123,000        6,873,695  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Indexed Bond

        

0.125% due 1/15/2032

        6,083,760        6,467,883  

0.125% due 2/15/2052

        2,932,140        3,042,378  

U.S. Treasury Note

        

0.875% due 1/31/2024

        10,891,000        10,614,471  

1.50% due 2/15/2025

        5,613,000        5,456,888  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
      
Value
 

U.S. Government Securities — (continued)

 

1.50% due 1/31/2027

   $ 5,142,000        $ 4,914,627  

2.25% due 3/31/2024

     7,692,000                7,681,483  

2.50% due 3/31/2027

     14,553,000          14,587,109  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $64,417,048)

 

       63,576,445  
    

 

 

 

Short–Term Investments — 9.1%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills — 4.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

0.761% due 7/28/2022(7)

     12,885,000          12,853,174  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost $12,860,610)

 

       12,853,174  
       

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements — 4.9%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $15,127,452, due 4/1/2022(8)

         15,127,451          15,127,451  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $15,127,451)

 

       15,127,451  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments(9) — 107.6%
(Cost $339,499,569)

 

       329,091,986  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets(10) — (7.6)%

 

       (23,327,519
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $ 305,764,467  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

TBA - To be announced.

(2)

Securities that may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, normally to certain qualified buyers. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $138,812,792, representing 45.4% of net assets. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(3)

Variable rate securities, which may include step-up bonds or adjustable rate mortgages. The rate shown is the rate in effect at March 31, 2022.

(4)

The table below presents securities deemed illiquid by the investment adviser.

 


Security

   Principal
Amount
    
Cost
    
Value
     Acquisition
Date
     % of Fund’s
Net Assets
 

MHP Lux SA

   $     475,000      $     434,169      $     225,483        9/12/2019 – 3/31/2020        0.07

Phosagro OAO Via Phosagro Bond Funding DAC

     290,000        290,000        85,419        9/9/2021        0.03

 

(5)

Payment–in–kind security, for which interest payments may be made in additional principal ranging from 0% to 100% of the full stated interest rate. As of March 31, 2022, interest payments had been made in cash.

(6)

Variable coupon rate based on weighted average interest rate of underlying mortgages.

(7)

Interest rate shown reflects the discount rate at time of purchase.

(8)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 


Security

  
Coupon
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    
Value
 

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     3,173,400      $     3,569,648  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     4.25     11/15/2040        9,513,300        11,860,412  

 

(9)

Securities are segregated to cover anticipated or existing derivative positions or to be announced securities (TBA).

(10)

Liabilities in excess of other assets include net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts as follows:

Open futures contracts at March 31, 2022:

 



Type

  

Expiration
    

Contracts
  

Position
  
Notional
Amount
    
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        71    Long    $  15,267,527      $  15,046,453      $  (221,074

U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022      152    Long      17,904,771        17,432,500        (472,271

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        21    Long      2,647,353        2,580,375        (66,978

U.S. Long Bond

     June 2022      150    Long      23,203,482        22,509,375        (694,107

U.S. Ultra Bond

     June 2022        72    Long      13,259,935        12,753,000        (506,935
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     72,283,068      $     70,321,703      $     (1,961,365
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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Type

  

Expiration
    

Contracts
  

Position
  
Notional
Amount
   
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

U.S. Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        73    Short    $  (10,217,064   $  (9,889,219   $  327,845  

Legend:

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

H15T5Y – 5-year Constant Maturity Treasury Rate

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK – Payment–In–Kind

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SOFR30A – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 30-Day Average

USD – United States Dollar

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities

   $ —       $ 26,635,339      $ —        $ 26,635,339  

Asset–Backed Securities

     —         57,326,516        —          57,326,516  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —         109,349,859        —          109,349,859  

Municipals

     —         1,611,786        —          1,611,786  

Non–Agency Mortgage–Backed Securities

     —         37,302,551        —          37,302,551  

Foreign Government

     —         4,118,741        —          4,118,741  

Supranational Bonds

     —         1,190,124        —          1,190,124  

U.S. Government Securities

     —         63,576,445        —          63,576,445  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     —         12,853,174        —          12,853,174  

Repurchase Agreements

     —         15,127,451        —          15,127,451  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —       $ 329,091,986      $ —        $     329,091,986  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

 

Futures Contracts

 

     

Assets

   $ 327,845     $ —        $ —        $ 327,845  

Liabilities

     (1,961,365     —          —          (1,961,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     (1,633,520   $ —        $ —        $ (1,633,520
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 99.2%

 

Airlines — 0.7%

 

SkyWest, Inc.(1)

     66,673        $ 1,923,516  
       

 

 

 
       1,923,516  
       

 

 

 

Auto Components — 2.1%

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(1)

     188,240          2,689,950  

Visteon Corp.(1)

     30,080          3,282,630  
       

 

 

 
       5,972,580  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 6.2%

 

Bank OZK

     90,895          3,881,217  

Cadence Bank

     126,689          3,706,920  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     83,300          3,179,561  

WesBanco, Inc.

     95,661          3,286,912  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     37,779          3,510,802  
       

 

 

 
               17,565,412  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.3%

 

Amarin Corp. PLC, ADR(1)

     838,886          2,759,935  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(1)

     13,300          965,846  
       

 

 

 
       3,725,781  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 1.0%

 

Masonite International Corp.(1)

     31,390          2,791,827  
       

 

 

 
       2,791,827  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.6%

 

CONX Corp.(1)

     165,930          1,655,981  
       

 

 

 
       1,655,981  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.6%

 

Avient Corp.

     62,280          2,989,440  

Olin Corp.

     79,950          4,179,786  
       

 

 

 
       7,169,226  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.3%

 

Primoris Services Corp.

     157,100          3,742,122  
       

 

 

 
       3,742,122  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 2.4%

 

Encore Capital Group, Inc.(1)

     44,515          2,792,426  

Oportun Financial Corp.(1)

     105,354          1,512,884  

PROG Holdings, Inc.(1)

     87,756          2,524,740  
       

 

 

 
       6,830,050  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.0%

 

Stride, Inc.(1)

     75,274          2,734,704  
       

 

 

 
       2,734,704  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%

 

East Resources Acquisition Co.(1)

     152,130          1,523,582  
       

 

 

 
       1,523,582  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9%

 

Anterix, Inc.(1)

     45,270          2,621,133  
       

 

 

 
       2,621,133  
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.9%

 

Portland General Electric Co.

     44,510          2,454,727  
       

 

 

 
       2,454,727  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.6%

 

EnerSys

     37,240          2,776,987  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Electrical Equipment — (continued)

 

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A(1)

     92,040        $ 1,568,361  
       

 

 

 
       4,345,348  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.5%

 

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

     31,450          2,707,216  

Itron, Inc.(1)

     44,400          2,338,992  

nLight, Inc.(1)

     118,396          2,052,987  
       

 

 

 
       7,099,195  
       

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.1%

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     72,230          3,089,999  
       

 

 

 
       3,089,999  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.6%

 

PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.(1)(2)

     325,000          1,576,250  
       

 

 

 
       1,576,250  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.6%

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     115,600          3,299,224  

Kite Realty Group Trust

     158,502          3,609,090  

LXP Industrial Trust

     201,504          3,163,613  

Physicians Realty Trust

     177,660          3,116,156  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     178,070          2,507,226  
       

 

 

 
       15,695,309  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.2%

 

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(1)

     106,023          3,390,616  
       

 

 

 
       3,390,616  
       

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.6%

 

Sovos Brands, Inc.(1)

     156,252          2,215,654  

Utz Brands, Inc.

     159,690          2,360,218  
       

 

 

 
       4,575,872  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.2%

 

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(1)

     77,300          4,275,463  

Novocure Ltd.(1)

     13,900          1,151,615  

Quotient Ltd.(1)

     731,249          877,499  
       

 

 

 
       6,304,577  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.9%

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(1)

     67,291          4,409,579  

CareMax, Inc.(1)(2)

     213,620          1,595,741  

CareMax, Inc.(1)

     26,700          199,449  

HealthEquity, Inc.(1)

     79,699          5,374,901  

R1 RCM, Inc.(1)

     189,656          5,075,195  
       

 

 

 
             16,654,865  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology — 1.8%

 

Health Catalyst, Inc.(1)

     76,570          2,000,774  

Omnicell, Inc.(1)

     23,340          3,022,297  
       

 

 

 
       5,023,071  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.0%

 

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     153,510          3,368,009  

Everi Holdings, Inc.(1)

     109,190          2,292,990  
       

 

 

 
       5,660,999  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables — 1.8%

 

Century Communities, Inc.

     94,210          5,046,830  
       

 

 

 
       5,046,830  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.9%

 

Sunnova Energy International, Inc.(1)

     114,500        $ 2,640,370  
       

 

 

 
       2,640,370  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.2%

 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     61,009          3,883,833  

BRP Group, Inc., Class A(1)

     87,780          2,355,137  
       

 

 

 
       6,238,970  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6%

 

1stdibs.com, Inc.(1)

     103,900          830,161  

ThredUp, Inc., Class A(1)

     125,006          962,546  
       

 

 

 
       1,792,707  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.8%

 

Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.(1)

     112,185          2,334,570  
       

 

 

 
       2,334,570  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products — 1.6%

 

Solo Brands, Inc., Class A(1)

     182,790          1,559,199  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.(1)

     82,420          2,941,570  
       

 

 

 
       4,500,769  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5%

 

NanoString Technologies, Inc.(1)

     43,500          1,511,625  

Syneos Health, Inc.(1)

     32,886          2,662,122  
       

 

 

 
       4,173,747  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 2.7%

 

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     85,700          3,336,301  

Hillman Solutions Corp.(1)

     347,330          4,126,280  
       

 

 

 
       7,462,581  
       

 

 

 

Media — 3.6%

 

Advantage Solutions, Inc.(1)

     126,630          807,899  

Advantage Solutions, Inc.(1)(2)

     269,628          1,720,227  

Gray Television, Inc.

     227,976          5,031,430  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.(1)

     194,500          2,684,100  
       

 

 

 
             10,243,656  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 3.0%

 

Commercial Metals Co.

     81,704          3,400,520  

Constellium SE(1)

     137,300          2,471,400  

MP Materials Corp.(1)

     44,500          2,551,630  
       

 

 

 
       8,423,550  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 1.9%

 

Black Hills Corp.

     70,213          5,407,805  
       

 

 

 
       5,407,805  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.0%

 

Brigham Minerals, Inc., Class A

     130,030          3,322,267  

CNX Resources Corp.(1)

     204,350          4,234,132  

HF Sinclair Corp.(1)

     76,400          3,044,540  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

     148,100          3,502,565  
       

 

 

 
       14,103,504  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(1)

     45,384          2,777,047  
       

 

 

 
       2,777,047  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 3.1%

 

ICF International, Inc.

     29,536          2,780,519  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN SMALL CAP CORE VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Professional Services — (continued)

 

Korn Ferry

     43,310        $ 2,812,551  

Sterling Check Corp.(1)

     121,300          3,205,959  
       

 

 

 
       8,799,029  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 0.9%

 

Marten Transport Ltd.

     149,020          2,646,595  
       

 

 

 
       2,646,595  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.6%

 

Semtech Corp.(1)

     50,392          3,494,181  

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.(1)

     149,500          3,861,585  
       

 

 

 
       7,355,766  
       

 

 

 

Software — 4.6%

 

CommVault Systems, Inc.(1)

     55,999          3,715,534  

NCR Corp.(1)

     101,160          4,065,620  

Rapid7, Inc.(1)

     23,144          2,574,539  

WalkMe Ltd.(1)

     163,400          2,465,706  
       

 

 

 
       12,821,399  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 4.4%

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     13,100          2,198,573  

Murphy USA, Inc.

     25,892          5,177,364  

Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.(1)

     152,700          2,988,339  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.(1)

     78,890          1,980,928  
       

 

 

 
       12,345,204  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 4.0%

 

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)

     168,290          3,470,140  

Washington Federal, Inc.

     131,020          4,300,076  

WSFS Financial Corp.

     73,100          3,407,922  
       

 

 

 
       11,178,138  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 5.3%

 

Custom Truck One Source, Inc.(1)(2)

     342,859          2,876,587  

Custom Truck One Source, Inc.(1)

     20,200          169,478  

GATX Corp.

     30,280          3,734,432  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     60,672          3,088,812  

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.

     134,310          5,113,182  
       

 

 

 
       14,982,491  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $235,148,347)

 

       279,401,470  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
      
Value
 

Short–Term Investment — 1.0%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 1.0%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $2,809,970, due 4/1/2022(3)

   $ 2,809,970          2,809,970  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $2,809,970)

 

       2,809,970  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost $237,958,317)

 

       282,211,440  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.2)%

 

       (642,377
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     281,569,063  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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(2)

Security is restricted. Acquired through a private placement transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. May be subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $7,768,805, representing 2.8% of net assets.

(3)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 


Security

  
Coupon
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    
Value
 

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     2,548,100      $     2,866,269  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 279,401,470      $ —        $ —        $ 279,401,470  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          2,809,970        —          2,809,970  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     279,401,470      $     2,809,970      $ —        $     282,211,440  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 99.0%

 

Bermuda — 5.1%

 

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

     1,003,400        $ 1,281,129  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     437,500          2,927,491  
       

 

 

 
             4,208,620  
       

 

 

 

Brazil — 1.8%

 

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     147,900          1,482,091  
       

 

 

 
       1,482,091  
       

 

 

 

China — 9.0%

 

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

     3,271,800          7,416,525  
       

 

 

 
       7,416,525  
       

 

 

 

France — 6.4%

 

Electricite de France SA

     212,143          1,998,670  

Engie SA

     246,097          3,225,940  
       

 

 

 
       5,224,610  
       

 

 

 

Germany — 3.2%

 

RWE AG

     60,000          2,617,099  
       

 

 

 
       2,617,099  
       

 

 

 

Italy — 3.7%

 

Enel SpA

     447,985          2,991,664  
       

 

 

 
       2,991,664  
       

 

 

 

Japan — 2.6%

 

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

     138,600          1,307,661  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

     44,800          820,663  
       

 

 

 
       2,128,324  
       

 

 

 

Spain — 4.3%

 

Iberdrola SA

     327,085          3,560,108  
       

 

 

 
       3,560,108  
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 4.3%

 

National Grid PLC

     226,904          3,485,175  
       

 

 

 
       3,485,175  
       

 

 

 

United States — 58.6%

 

AES Corp.

     127,724          3,286,339  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     40,888          4,079,396  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     129,307          3,961,966  

Constellation Energy Corp.

     25,910          1,457,438  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     6,541          555,789  

Duke Energy Corp.

     56,412          6,298,964  

Edison International

     51,270          3,594,027  

Exelon Corp.

     75,222          3,582,824  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     84,048          3,854,441  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     43,633          3,696,151  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     73,184          2,807,338  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     37,074          2,895,479  

Sempra Energy

     24,165          4,062,620  

Southern Co.

     53,957          3,912,422  
       

 

 

 
       48,045,194  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $66,862,679)

 

       81,159,410  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Rights — 0.1%

 

France — 0.1%

 

Electricite de France SA(1)(2)

     212,143        $ 93,873  
       

 

 

 

Total Rights
(Cost $0)

 

       93,873  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 0.4%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 0.4%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $331,843, due 4/1/2022(3)

   $ 331,843          331,843  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $331,843)

 

       331,843  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%
(Cost $67,194,522)

 

       81,585,126  
       

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities — 0.5%

 

       399,593  
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     81,984,719  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents securities deemed illiquid by the investment adviser.

 

Security

   Shares      Cost      Value      Acquisition
Date
     % of Fund’s
Net Assets
 

Electricite de France SA

     212,143      $ 0      $ 93,873        3/23/2022        0.11

 

(3)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     4.25     11/15/2040      $ 271,500      $     338,484  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  
Investments in Securities (unaudited)    Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

 

    

Bermuda

   $ —        $ 4,208,620 *    $ —        $ 4,208,620  

Brazil

     1,482,091        —         —          1,482,091  

China

     —          7,416,525 *      —          7,416,525  

France

     —          5,224,610 *      —          5,224,610  

Germany

     —          2,617,099 *      —          2,617,099  

Italy

     —          2,991,664 *      —          2,991,664  

Japan

     —          2,128,324 *      —          2,128,324  

Spain

     —          3,560,108 *      —          3,560,108  

United Kingdom

     —          3,485,175 *      —          3,485,175  

United States

     48,045,194        —         —          48,045,194  

Rights

 

    

France

     —          93,873 *      —          93,873  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          331,843       —          331,843  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     49,527,285      $     32,057,841     $ —        $     81,585,126  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 

Consists of certain foreign securities whose values were determined by a pricing service using pricing models (See Notes to Schedule of Investments). These investments in securities were classified as Level 2 rather than Level 1.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities — 6.9%

     

AIMCO CLO

     

2017-AA DR

     

3.404% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.15%) due 4/20/2034(1)(2)

   $ 1,800,000      $ 1,794,861  

AIMCO CLO 14 Ltd.

     

2021-14A D

     

3.154% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.90%) due 4/20/2034(1)(2)

     2,000,000        1,976,796  

Ares XXXIV CLO Ltd.

     

2015-2A BR2

     

1.841% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.60%) due 4/17/2033(1)(2)

     300,000        298,318  

Battalion CLO XIX Ltd.

     

2021-19A D

     

3.491% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%) due 4/15/2034(1)(2)

     2,000,000        1,982,580  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

     

2014-2A BR2

     

2.004% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%) due 10/20/2030(1)(2)

     600,000        593,695  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

     

2013-4A BRR

     

1.868% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.60%) due 4/27/2031(1)(2)

     1,200,000        1,185,120  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust

     

2021-AGS A

     

1.20% due 3/25/2052(1)

     636,725        605,989  

DB Master Finance LLC

     

2021-1A A2II

     

2.493% due 11/20/2051(1)

     947,625        853,880  

Elmwood CLO IX Ltd.

     

2021-2A C

     

2.154% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.90%) due 7/20/2034(1)(2)

     1,000,000        992,671  

Greywolf CLO II Ltd.

     

2013-1A C2RR

     

4.441% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.20%) due 4/15/2034(1)(2)

     2,400,000        2,388,562  

ICG U.S. CLO Ltd.

     

2018-2A B

     

2.009% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%) due 7/22/2031(1)(2)

     1,000,000        994,361  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVII Ltd.

     

2014-17A BR2

     

1.759% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.50%) due 4/22/2029(1)(2)

     1,400,000        1,382,920  

Octagon Investment Partners 50 Ltd.

     

2020-4A DR

     

3.391% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.15%) due 1/15/2035(1)(2)

     400,000        394,854  

OHA Credit Funding 2 Ltd.

     

2019-2A CR

     

2.455% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.20%) due 4/21/2034(1)(2)

     1,800,000        1,769,400  

Oscar U.S. Funding XIV LLC

     

2022-1A A2

     

1.60% due 3/10/2025(1)

     1,250,000        1,236,280  

Voya CLO Ltd.

     

2016-3A A3R

     

1.991% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%) due 10/18/2031(1)(2)

     835,000        825,982  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $19,543,609)

            19,276,269  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 68.2%

     

Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%

     

Boeing Co.

     

5.15% due 5/1/2030

   $ 5,100,000      $ 5,431,806  
     

 

 

 
        5,431,806  
     

 

 

 

Airlines — 1.1%

     

American Airlines, Inc.

     

11.75% due 7/15/2025(1)

     2,600,000        3,036,930  
     

 

 

 
        3,036,930  
     

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 1.0%

     

Ford Motor Co.

     

9.625% due 4/22/2030

     875,000        1,140,877  

General Motors Co.

     

5.95% due 4/1/2049

     200,000        223,270  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

3.60% due 6/21/2030

     1,500,000        1,433,550  
     

 

 

 
        2,797,697  
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.6%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

     

4.50% due 6/1/2050

     1,500,000        1,610,175  
     

 

 

 
        1,610,175  
     

 

 

 

Building Materials — 0.5%

     

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

     

6.125% due 1/15/2029(1)

     1,500,000        1,393,125  
     

 

 

 
        1,393,125  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.5%

     

Nutrien Ltd.

     

2.95% due 5/13/2030

     1,400,000        1,348,984  
     

 

 

 
            1,348,984  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 4.9%

     

Bank of America Corp.

     

2.687% (2.687% fixed rate until 4/22/2031; SOFR + 1. 32% thereafter) due 4/22/2032(2)

     3,600,000        3,308,904  

2.831% (2.831% fixed rate until 10/24/2050; SOFR + 1. 88% thereafter) due 10/24/2051(2)

     1,800,000        1,532,340  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

3.102% (3.102% fixed rate until 2/24/2032; SOFR + 1. 41% thereafter) due 2/24/2033(2)

     3,200,000        3,019,520  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

2.963% (2.963% fixed rate until 1/25/2032; SOFR + 1. 26% thereafter) due 1/25/2033(2)

     3,000,000        2,831,280  

Morgan Stanley

     

2.484% (2.484% fixed rate until 9/16/2031; SOFR + 1. 36% thereafter) due 9/16/2036(2)

     2,100,000        1,802,850  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN MULTI-SECTOR BOND VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

     

Commercial Banks — (continued)

     

3.217% (3.217% fixed rate until 4/22/2041; SOFR + 1.49% thereafter) due 4/22/2042(2)

   $ 1,300,000      $ 1,196,832  
     

 

 

 
        13,691,726  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.5%

     

Hertz Corp.

     

5.00% due 12/1/2029(1)

     1,000,000        909,620  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.

     

6.375% due 2/1/2025(1)

     500,000        449,885  
     

 

 

 
        1,359,505  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.4%

     

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust

     

3.00% due 10/29/2028

     1,200,000        1,106,208  

Air Lease Corp.

     

3.00% due 2/1/2030

     1,100,000        1,012,737  

4.625% due 10/1/2028

     2,000,000        2,037,460  

Jefferies Group LLC / Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc.

     

2.625% due 10/15/2031

     3,000,000        2,701,920  
     

 

 

 
        6,858,325  
     

 

 

 

Electric — 1.0%

     

Ameren Illinois Co.

     

4.50% due 3/15/2049

     850,000        942,148  

Duke Energy Corp.

     

3.50% due 6/15/2051

     1,200,000        1,093,920  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

     

3.50% due 8/1/2050

     1,100,000        876,073  
     

 

 

 
        2,912,141  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 1.8%

     

Affinity Gaming

     

6.875% due 12/15/2027(1)

     2,000,000        1,953,700  

Magallanes, Inc.

     

4.279% due 3/15/2032(1)

     2,550,000        2,564,356  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.

     

5.625% due 9/1/2029(1)

     200,000        172,178  

5.875% due 9/1/2031(1)

     400,000        342,492  
     

 

 

 
        5,032,726  
     

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.2%

     

Waste Connections, Inc.

     

3.05% due 4/1/2050

     500,000        433,530  
     

 

 

 
        433,530  
     

 

 

 

Food — 1.4%

     

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

     

3.75% due 4/1/2030

     3,000,000        3,004,830  

4.875% due 10/1/2049

     500,000        527,155  

Post Holdings, Inc.

     

5.75% due 3/1/2027(1)

     353,000        355,256  
     

 

 

 
            3,887,241  
     

 

 

 

Food Service — 0.4%

     

Aramark Services, Inc.

     

6.375% due 5/1/2025(1)

     1,000,000        1,026,980  
     

 

 

 
        1,026,980  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN MULTI-SECTOR BOND VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

     

Healthcare-Products — 0.5%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     

4.75% due 11/30/2036

   $ 1,150,000      $ 1,339,509  
     

 

 

 
        1,339,509  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 1.2%

     

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

     

10.00% due 4/15/2027(1)

     2,200,000        2,316,292  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

6.75% due 6/15/2023

     1,000,000        1,041,980  
     

 

 

 
        3,358,272  
     

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.8%

     

Newell Brands, Inc.

     

5.75% due 4/1/2046

     800,000        836,168  

SWF Escrow Issuer Corp.

     

6.50% due 10/1/2029(1)

     1,750,000        1,499,313  
     

 

 

 
        2,335,481  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.9%

     

Athene Holding Ltd.

     

3.50% due 1/15/2031

     3,000,000        2,870,400  

Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.

     

1.375% due 9/15/2030

     7,400,000        6,447,102  

CNA Financial Corp.

     

2.05% due 8/15/2030

     5,010,000        4,436,155  
     

 

 

 
            13,753,657  
     

 

 

 

Internet — 1.1%

     

Expedia Group, Inc.

     

2.95% due 3/15/2031

     3,350,000        3,108,431  
     

 

 

 
        3,108,431  
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 1.5%

     

Life Time, Inc.

     

5.75% due 1/15/2026(1)

     2,000,000        1,997,700  

Viking Cruises Ltd.

     

13.00% due 5/15/2025(1)

     1,965,000        2,181,327  
     

 

 

 
        4,179,027  
     

 

 

 

Lodging — 1.2%

     

Marriott International, Inc.

     

2.85% due 4/15/2031

     2,830,000        2,586,761  

MGM Resorts International

     

5.50% due 4/15/2027

     800,000        811,168  
     

 

 

 
        3,397,929  
     

 

 

 

Media — 7.3%

     

AMC Networks, Inc.

     

4.25% due 2/15/2029

     2,000,000        1,867,240  

Audacy Capital Corp.

     

6.75% due 3/31/2029(1)

     1,500,000        1,400,760  

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital

     

2.30% due 2/1/2032

     3,700,000        3,161,576  

Comcast Corp.

     

1.50% due 2/15/2031

     2,450,000        2,133,803  

2.937% due 11/1/2056(1)

     500,000        416,990  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

5.75% due 1/15/2030(1)

     500,000        445,350  

7.50% due 4/1/2028(1)

     1,500,000        1,473,990  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

     

Media — (continued)

     

Gray Television, Inc.

     

7.00% due 5/15/2027(1)

   $ 2,000,000      $ 2,085,860  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

     

5.25% due 8/15/2027(1)

     2,100,000        2,078,139  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.

     

5.875% due 7/15/2027(1)

     1,425,000        1,427,066  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

     

5.50% due 3/1/2030(1)

     1,750,000        1,519,175  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.

     

5.50% due 7/1/2029(1)

     2,000,000        2,029,300  

TEGNA, Inc.

     

5.00% due 9/15/2029

     500,000        502,740  
     

 

 

 
            20,541,989  
     

 

 

 

Mining — 1.0%

     

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     

4.25% due 3/1/2030

     2,750,000        2,768,728  
     

 

 

 
        2,768,728  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 6.7%

     

Antero Resources Corp.

     

7.625% due 2/1/2029(1)

     1,043,000        1,129,173  

8.375% due 7/15/2026(1)

     696,000        769,442  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

     

2.65% due 1/15/2032

     3,650,000        3,304,053  

4.25% due 4/15/2027

     500,000        516,615  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.

     

7.00% due 6/15/2025(1)

     250,000        252,915  

Hess Corp.

     

4.30% due 4/1/2027

     3,250,000        3,338,627  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     

4.40% due 7/15/2027

     600,000        619,410  

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc.

     

5.375% due 1/1/2026

     8,100,000        8,590,617  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.

     

6.00% due 2/15/2028

     250,000        200,975  

9.25% due 5/15/2025(1)

     260,000        267,509  
     

 

 

 
        18,989,336  
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.3%

     

TechnipFMC PLC

     

6.50% due 2/1/2026(1)

     700,000        725,116  
     

 

 

 
        725,116  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.2%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

     

4.25% due 11/21/2049

     1,400,000        1,460,802  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

     

5.25% due 1/30/2030(1)

     2,000,000        1,574,540  

6.125% due 4/15/2025(1)

     815,000        821,365  

Bristol Myers Squibb Co.

     

2.95% due 3/15/2032

     2,100,000        2,058,126  

3.70% due 3/15/2052

     400,000        402,452  
     

 

 

 
        6,317,285  
     

 

 

 

Pipelines — 2.7%

     

Boardwalk Pipelines LP

     

3.40% due 2/15/2031

     3,300,000        3,123,879  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

     

Pipelines — (continued)

     

ONEOK, Inc.

     

3.40% due 9/1/2029

   $ 800,000      $ 770,256  

4.45% due 9/1/2049

     400,000        387,984  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

     

4.00% due 1/15/2032

     3,500,000        3,359,335  
     

 

 

 
        7,641,454  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.6%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     

2.95% due 3/15/2034

     3,600,000        3,389,508  

Essex Portfolio LP

     

2.65% due 3/15/2032

     1,200,000        1,097,208  

4.00% due 3/1/2029

     2,500,000        2,576,675  

Life Storage LP

     

2.40% due 10/15/2031

     2,000,000        1,765,920  

Simon Property Group LP

     

2.20% due 2/1/2031

     4,700,000        4,237,802  
     

 

 

 
        13,067,113  
     

 

 

 

Retail — 1.3%

     

Michaels Cos., Inc.

     

7.875% due 5/1/2029(1)

     725,000        618,070  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.

     

7.75% due 2/15/2029(1)

     3,000,000        3,098,040  
     

 

 

 
        3,716,110  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 4.0%

     

NVIDIA Corp.

     

2.00% due 6/15/2031

     8,000,000        7,313,840  

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc.

     

2.65% due 2/15/2032(1)

     4,500,000        4,059,135  
     

 

 

 
            11,372,975  
     

 

 

 

Software — 2.4%

     

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     

1.85% due 2/15/2031

     4,000,000        3,521,400  

VMware, Inc.

     

2.20% due 8/15/2031

     3,800,000        3,342,252  
     

 

 

 
        6,863,652  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 6.0%

     

AT&T, Inc.

     

2.55% due 12/1/2033

     1,900,000        1,690,164  

3.50% due 9/15/2053

     300,000        265,251  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

     

5.00% due 5/1/2028(1)

     2,000,000        1,924,700  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     

4.625% due 9/15/2027(1)

     1,000,000        943,370  

Sprint Corp.

     

7.625% due 3/1/2026

     500,000        564,655  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

2.70% due 3/15/2032(1)

     1,300,000        1,183,429  

3.40% due 10/15/2052(1)

     300,000        256,263  

3.50% due 4/15/2031

     2,990,000        2,815,294  

4.75% due 2/1/2028

     1,000,000        1,016,250  

Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC

     

5.625% due 12/6/2026(1)

     625,000        477,063  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
     Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

     

Telecommunications — (continued)

     

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

2.355% due 3/15/2032(1)

   $ 3,000,000      $ 2,712,330  

3.875% due 3/1/2052

     600,000        604,020  

Vodafone Group PLC

     

4.375% due 5/30/2028

     1,800,000        1,886,958  

4.875% due 6/19/2049

     600,000        652,470  
     

 

 

 
        16,992,217  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.3%

     

Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc.

     

4.75% due 2/1/2028(1)

     750,000        731,183  
     

 

 

 
        731,183  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $202,564,642)

            192,020,355  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.2%

     

BANK

     

2019-BN24 AS

     

3.283% due 11/15/2062(2)(3)

     1,412,000        1,376,209  

BB-UBS Trust

     

2012-SHOW A

     

3.43% due 11/5/2036(1)

     1,200,000        1,181,092  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

     

2019-B12 AS

     

3.419% due 8/15/2052

     4,500,000        4,433,072  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

2016-C3 AS

     

3.366% due 11/15/2049(2)(3)

     1,000,000        972,891  

Jackson Park Trust

     

2019-LIC B

     

2.914% due 10/14/2039(1)

     640,000        579,903  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

2020-L4 AS

     

2.88% due 2/15/2053

     1,000,000        951,617  

NYC Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

2021-909 C

     

3.206% due 4/10/2043(1)(2)(3)

     385,000        343,310  

ONE Park Mortgage Trust

     

2021-PARK B

     

1.347% due 3/15/2036(1)(2)(3)

     500,000        482,521  

SLG Office Trust

     

2021-OVA A

     

2.585% due 7/15/2041(1)

     1,600,000        1,489,705  

Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC

     

2021-1A A2

     

1.877% due 3/26/2046(1)

     750,000        692,734  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

2017-C42 B

     

4.002% due 12/15/2050(2)(3)

     500,000        500,194  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

2014-C19 AS

     

4.271% due 3/15/2047

     1,500,000        1,513,114  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $15,628,927)

        14,516,362  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities — 7.0%

     

U.S. Treasury Note

     

0.875% due 1/31/2024

     800,000        779,687  

1.25% due 5/31/2028

     1,900,000        1,768,930  

1.50% due 9/30/2024

     12,200,000        11,912,156  

1.50% due 1/31/2027

     3,000,000        2,867,344  

1.625% due 8/15/2029

     100,000        94,828  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Government Securities — (continued)

     

1.625% due 5/15/2031

   $ 2,400,000      $ 2,260,500  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $20,381,169)

        19,683,445  
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks — 0.0%

     

Media — 0.0%

     

Altice USA, Inc., Class A(4)

     10,940        136,531  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $125,181)

        136,531  
     

 

 

 

Exchange–Traded Funds — 9.6%

     

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

     606,670        13,207,206  

SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

     307,000        13,802,720  
     

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $27,616,842)

        27,009,926  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

Short-Term Investment — 0.5%

     

Repurchase Agreements — 0.5%

     

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $1,520,222, due 4/1/2022(5)

   $ 1,520,222        1,520,222  
     

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $1,520,222)

        1,520,222  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments(6) — 97.4%
(Cost $287,380,592)

        274,163,110  
     

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities(7) — 2.6%

        7,223,176  
     

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 281,386,286  
     

 

 

 

 

(1)

Securities that may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, normally to certain qualified buyers. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $78,664,961, representing 28.0% of net assets. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(2)

Variable rate securities, which may include step-up bonds or adjustable rate mortgages. The rate shown is the rate in effect at March 31, 2022.

(3)

Variable coupon rate based on weighted average interest rate of underlying mortgages.

(4)

Non–income–producing security.

(5)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     4.25     11/15/2040      $ 1,243,800      $     1,550,669  

 

(6)

Securities are segregated to cover anticipated or existing derivative positions or to be announced securities (TBA).

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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(7)

Assets in excess of other liabilities include net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts as follows:

Open futures contracts at March 31, 2022:

 


Type

    
Expiration
    
Contracts
   
Position
     Notional
Amount
    Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note

 

     June 2022        91             Long          $ 10,741,898     $ 10,436,563     $ (305,335

U.S. Long Bond

 

     June 2022        208             Long            31,987,393       31,213,000       (774,393

U.S. Ultra Bond

 

     June 2022        127             Long            23,356,453       22,494,875       (861,578
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

 

   $     66,085,744     $     64,144,438     $     (1,941,306
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Type

     Expiration      Contracts     Position      Notional
Amount
    Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note

 

     June 2022        36             Short          $ (4,603,758   $ (4,423,500   $ 180,258  

U.S. Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note

 

     June 2022        329             Short            (46,083,446     (44,569,219     1,514,227  
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

 

   $     (50,687,204   $     (48,992,719   $     1,694,485  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements — buy protection(8):

 

Reference Entity

   Implied Credit
Spread at
3/31/22(9)
    Notional(10)      Maturity      (Pay)/Receive
Fixed Rate
    Periodic
Payment
Frequency
     Upfront
Payments Made
    Value     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

CDX.NA.HY.S38

     3.76     USD        30,000,000        6/20/2027        (5.00 )%      Quarterly      $     (1,424,591   $     (1,654,014   $     (229,423

 

(8)

When a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the Fund as a buyer of credit protection will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation.

(9)

Implied credit spread, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of the credit default swap agreements as of period end will serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Generally, wider credit spreads represent a perceived deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.

(10)

The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, for each security included in the CDX North America High Yield Index.

Legend:

 

  

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

  

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

  

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

  

USD – United States Dollar

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     Valuation Inputs  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ —       $ 19,276,269     $ —        $ 19,276,269  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —         192,020,355       —          192,020,355  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —         14,516,362       —          14,516,362  

U.S. Government Securities

     —         19,683,445       —          19,683,445  

Common Stocks

     136,531       —         —          136,531  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     27,009,926       —         —          27,009,926  

Repurchase Agreements

     —         1,520,222       —          1,520,222  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,146,457     $     247,016,653     $ —        $     274,163,110  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

 

Futures Contracts

 

    

Assets

   $     1,694,485     $ —       $ —        $ 1,694,485  

Liabilities

     (1,941,306     —         —          (1,941,306

Swap Contracts

 

    

Liabilities

     —         (229,423     —          (229,423
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (246,821   $ (229,423   $  —        $ (476,244
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Asset-Backed Securities — 11.9%

       

AIMCO CLO

       

2017-AA DR

       

3.404% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.15%) due 4/20/2034(1)(2)

   $ 2,000,000        $ 1,994,290  

AIMCO CLO 14 Ltd.

       

2021-14A D

       

3.154% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.90%) due 4/20/2034(1)(2)

     2,200,000          2,174,475  

Ares XXXIIR CLO Ltd.

       

2014-32RA B

       

2.306% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.80%) due 5/15/2030(1)(2)

     1,200,000          1,161,360  

Ares XXXIV CLO Ltd.

       

2015-2A BR2

       

1.841% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.60%) due 4/17/2033(1)(2)

     450,000          447,476  

Battalion CLO XIX Ltd.

       

2021-19A D

       

3.491% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%) due 4/15/2034(1)(2)

     2,200,000          2,180,838  

Battalion CLO XX Ltd.

       

2021-20A D

       

3.341% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%) due 7/15/2034(1)(2)

     2,000,000          1,964,632  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

       

2014-2A BR2

       

2.004% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%) due 10/20/2030(1)(2)

     800,000          791,594  

Carlyle U.S. CLO Ltd.

       

2017-3A BR

       

2.254% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.00%) due 7/20/2029(1)(2)

     3,000,000          2,977,353  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

       

2013-4A BRR

       

1.868% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.60%) due 4/27/2031(1)(2)

     800,000          790,080  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust

       

2021-AGS A

       

1.20% due 3/25/2052(1)

     1,172,914          1,116,296  

DB Master Finance LLC

       

2021-1A A2II

       

2.493% due 11/20/2051(1)

     1,047,375          943,762  

Elmwood CLO IX Ltd.

       

2021-2A C

       

2.154% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.90%) due 7/20/2034(1)(2)

     3,000,000          2,978,013  

Greywolf CLO II Ltd.

       

2013-1A C2RR

       

4.441% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.20%) due 4/15/2034(1)(2)

     2,700,000          2,687,132  

ICG U.S. CLO Ltd.

       

2018-2A B

       

2.009% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%) due 7/22/2031(1)(2)

     1,300,000          1,292,669  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVI-S Ltd.

       

2017-16SA BR

       

1.641% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.40%) due 4/15/2034(1)(2)

     1,000,000          993,192  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVII Ltd.

       

2014-17A BR2

       

1.759% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.50%) due 4/22/2029(1)(2)

     1,100,000                  1,086,580  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Asset-Backed Securities — (continued)

       

Octagon Investment Partners 50 Ltd.

       

2020-4A DR

       

3.391% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.15%) due 1/15/2035(1)(2)

   $ 1,100,000        $ 1,085,850  

Octagon Loan Funding Ltd.

       

2014-1A CRR

       

2.688% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.20%) due 11/18/2031(1)(2)

     3,200,000          3,149,120  

OHA Credit Funding 3 Ltd.

       

2019-3A CR

       

2.204% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.95%) due 7/2/2035(1)(2)

     3,000,000          2,978,304  

Oscar U.S. Funding XIV LLC

       

2022-1A A2

       

1.60% due 3/10/2025(1)

     1,350,000          1,335,183  

Riserva CLO Ltd.

       

2016-3A CRR

       

2.041% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.80%) due 1/18/2034(1)(2)

     3,000,000          2,854,200  

Voya CLO Ltd.

       

2016-3A A3R

       

1.991% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%) due 10/18/2031(1)(2)

     955,000          944,686  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $38,541,659)

          37,927,085  
       

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 60.2%

       

Advertising — 0.5%

       

Omnicom Group, Inc.

       

2.60% due 8/1/2031

     1,700,000          1,572,092  
       

 

 

 
          1,572,092  
       

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.4%

       

Boeing Co.

       

5.15% due 5/1/2030

     4,850,000          5,165,541  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

       

4.40% due 5/1/2030

     1,400,000          1,501,332  

5.25% due 5/1/2050

     800,000          1,000,040  
       

 

 

 
          7,666,913  
       

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.6%

       

American Airlines, Inc.

       

11.75% due 7/15/2025(1)

     1,700,000          1,985,685  
       

 

 

 
          1,985,685  
       

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 1.1%

       

Ford Motor Co.

       

9.625% due 4/22/2030

     875,000          1,140,877  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

3.60% due 6/21/2030

     2,550,000          2,437,035  
       

 

 

 
          3,577,912  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.7%

       

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

       

3.50% due 6/1/2030

     1,000,000          1,015,350  

4.50% due 6/1/2050

     1,200,000          1,288,140  
       

 

 

 
          2,303,490  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Building Materials — 1.1%

       

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

       

6.125% due 1/15/2029(1)

   $ 1,500,000        $ 1,393,125  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

       

3.625% due 5/15/2030

     2,200,000          2,160,862  
       

 

 

 
          3,553,987  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.7%

       

Nutrien Ltd.

       

2.95% due 5/13/2030

     2,400,000          2,312,544  
       

 

 

 
          2,312,544  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 5.8%

       

ASB Bank Ltd.

       

2.375% due 10/22/2031(1)

     2,400,000          2,169,624  

Bank of America Corp.

       

2.687% (2.687% fixed rate until 4/22/2031; SOFR + 1.32% thereafter) due 4/22/2032(2)

     3,600,000          3,308,904  

2.831% (2.831% fixed rate until 10/24/2050; SOFR + 1.88% thereafter) due 10/24/2051(2)

     1,300,000          1,106,690  

Discover Bank

       

2.70% due 2/6/2030

     3,000,000          2,744,760  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

       

3.102% (3.102% fixed rate until 2/24/2032; SOFR + 1.41% thereafter) due 2/24/2033(2)

     1,900,000          1,792,840  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

       

2.487% (2.487% fixed rate until 8/15/2031; H15T5Y + 1.17% thereafter) due 8/15/2036(1)(2)

     1,700,000          1,478,150  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

2.963% (2.963% fixed rate until 1/25/2032; SOFR + 1.26% thereafter) due 1/25/2033(2)

     2,900,000          2,736,904  

Morgan Stanley

       

1.928% (1.928% fixed rate until 4/28/2031; SOFR + 1.02% thereafter) due 4/28/2032(2)

     1,000,000          864,240  

2.484% (2.484% fixed rate until 9/16/2031; SOFR + 1.36% thereafter) due 9/16/2036(2)

     2,500,000          2,146,250  
       

 

 

 
              18,348,362  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.4%

       

Hertz Corp.

       

5.00% due 12/1/2029(1)

     1,000,000          909,620  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.

       

6.375% due 2/1/2025(1)

     500,000          449,885  
       

 

 

 
          1,359,505  
       

 

 

 

Computers — 0.2%

       

Apple, Inc.

       

2.65% due 2/8/2051

     700,000          605,220  
       

 

 

 
          605,220  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Diversified Financial Services — 1.8%

       

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust

       

3.00% due 10/29/2028

   $ 900,000        $ 829,656  

Air Lease Corp.

       

4.625% due 10/1/2028

     1,800,000          1,833,714  

Jefferies Group LLC / Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc.

       

4.15% due 1/23/2030

     3,100,000          3,160,016  
       

 

 

 
              5,823,386  
       

 

 

 

Electric — 2.0%

       

Ameren Illinois Co.

       

4.50% due 3/15/2049

     1,060,000          1,174,915  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC

       

Series AD

       

2.90% due 7/1/2050

     700,000          614,355  

Duke Energy Corp.

       

3.50% due 6/15/2051

     1,500,000          1,367,400  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

       

3.50% due 8/1/2050

     1,100,000          876,073  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

       

2.45% due 11/15/2031

     2,600,000          2,359,812  
       

 

 

 
          6,392,555  
       

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.5%

       

Honeywell International, Inc.

       

1.75% due 9/1/2031

     1,900,000          1,702,324  
       

 

 

 
          1,702,324  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 1.3%

       

Affinity Gaming

       

6.875% due 12/15/2027(1)

     1,500,000          1,465,275  

Magallanes, Inc.

       

4.279% due 3/15/2032(1)

     2,250,000          2,262,667  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.

       

5.625% due 9/1/2029(1)

     200,000          172,178  

5.875% due 9/1/2031(1)

     400,000          342,492  
       

 

 

 
          4,242,612  
       

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 1.0%

       

Waste Connections, Inc.

       

3.05% due 4/1/2050

     550,000          476,883  

Waste Management, Inc.

       

1.50% due 3/15/2031

     3,200,000          2,754,272  
       

 

 

 
          3,231,155  
       

 

 

 

Food — 2.5%

       

General Mills, Inc.

       

2.875% due 4/15/2030

     3,300,000          3,167,472  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

       

3.75% due 4/1/2030

     2,700,000          2,704,347  

4.875% due 10/1/2049

     500,000          527,155  

Kroger Co.

       

1.70% due 1/15/2031

     1,400,000          1,219,288  

Post Holdings, Inc.

       

5.75% due 3/1/2027(1)

     353,000          355,256  
       

 

 

 
          7,973,518  
       

 

 

 

Food Service — 0.5%

       

Aramark Services, Inc.

       

6.375% due 5/1/2025(1)

     1,650,000          1,694,517  
       

 

 

 
          1,694,517  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Healthcare-Products — 0.9%

       

Abbott Laboratories

       

4.75% due 11/30/2036

   $ 2,300,000        $ 2,679,017  
       

 

 

 
          2,679,017  
       

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 0.2%

       

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

       

10.00% due 4/15/2027(1)

     650,000          684,359  
       

 

 

 
          684,359  
       

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.6%

       

Newell Brands, Inc.

       

5.75% due 4/1/2046

     900,000          940,689  

SWF Escrow Issuer Corp.

       

6.50% due 10/1/2029(1)

     1,250,000          1,070,938  
       

 

 

 
          2,011,627  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.8%

       

Athene Holding Ltd.

       

3.50% due 1/15/2031

     2,100,000          2,009,280  

Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.

       

1.375% due 9/15/2030

     4,900,000          4,269,027  

CNA Financial Corp.

       

2.05% due 8/15/2030

     4,705,000          4,166,089  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

       

2.80% due 8/19/2029

     1,700,000          1,617,125  
       

 

 

 
              12,061,521  
       

 

 

 

Internet — 0.7%

       

Expedia Group, Inc.

       

2.95% due 3/15/2031

     2,330,000          2,161,984  
       

 

 

 
          2,161,984  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 0.5%

       

Viking Cruises Ltd.

       

13.00% due 5/15/2025(1)

     1,365,000          1,515,273  
       

 

 

 
          1,515,273  
       

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.7%

       

Marriott International, Inc.

       

2.85% due 4/15/2031

     2,420,000          2,212,001  
       

 

 

 
          2,212,001  
       

 

 

 

Media — 4.4%

       

AMC Networks, Inc.

       

4.25% due 2/15/2029

     2,000,000          1,867,240  

Audacy Capital Corp.

       

6.75% due 3/31/2029(1)

     500,000          466,920  

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital

       

2.30% due 2/1/2032

     3,700,000          3,161,576  

Comcast Corp.

       

2.45% due 8/15/2052

     1,925,000          1,530,837  

CSC Holdings LLC

       

5.75% due 1/15/2030(1)

     500,000          445,350  

7.50% due 4/1/2028(1)

     1,500,000          1,473,990  

Discovery Communications LLC

       

3.625% due 5/15/2030

     800,000          777,208  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

       

5.25% due 8/15/2027(1)

     1,900,000          1,880,221  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.

       

5.875% due 7/15/2027(1)

     325,000          325,471  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Media — (continued)

       

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

       

5.50% due 3/1/2030(1)

   $ 1,750,000        $ 1,519,175  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.

       

5.50% due 7/1/2029(1)

     500,000          507,325  
       

 

 

 
          13,955,313  
       

 

 

 

Mining — 0.9%

       

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

       

4.25% due 3/1/2030

     2,650,000          2,668,047  
       

 

 

 
          2,668,047  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 5.2%

       

Antero Resources Corp.

       

8.375% due 7/15/2026(1)

     1,580,000          1,746,722  

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.

       

3.06% due 6/17/2041

     700,000          631,351  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

       

2.65% due 1/15/2032

     3,000,000          2,715,660  

4.25% due 4/15/2027

     320,000          330,634  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.

       

7.00% due 6/15/2025(1)

     250,000          252,915  

Hess Corp.

       

4.30% due 4/1/2027

     6,800,000          6,985,436  

Marathon Oil Corp.

       

4.40% due 7/15/2027

     1,750,000          1,806,612  

Ovintiv Exploration, Inc.

       

5.375% due 1/1/2026

     1,600,000          1,696,912  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.

       

6.00% due 2/15/2028

     250,000          200,975  

9.25% due 5/15/2025(1)

     265,000          272,653  
       

 

 

 
              16,639,870  
       

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%

       

TechnipFMC PLC

       

6.50% due 2/1/2026(1)

     300,000          310,764  
       

 

 

 
          310,764  
       

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 0.2%

       

WRKCo, Inc.

       

3.00% due 6/15/2033

     700,000          653,954  
       

 

 

 
          653,954  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

       

3.20% due 11/21/2029

     1,000,000          988,110  

4.25% due 11/21/2049

     1,050,000          1,095,602  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

       

5.25% due 1/30/2030(1)

     190,000          149,581  

6.125% due 4/15/2025(1)

     1,345,000          1,355,504  

Bristol Myers Squibb Co.

       

2.95% due 3/15/2032

     1,300,000          1,274,078  

3.70% due 3/15/2052

     400,000          402,452  
       

 

 

 
          5,265,327  
       

 

 

 

Pipelines — 2.5%

       

Boardwalk Pipelines LP

       

3.40% due 2/15/2031

     1,100,000          1,041,293  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

       

4.30% due 3/1/2028

     2,300,000          2,385,652  

ONEOK, Inc.

       

3.40% due 9/1/2029

     1,000,000          962,820  

4.45% due 9/1/2049

     200,000          193,992  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Pipelines — (continued)

       

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

       

4.00% due 1/15/2032

   $ 3,000,000        $ 2,879,430  

Williams Cos., Inc.

       

4.85% due 3/1/2048

     300,000          320,259  
       

 

 

 
          7,783,446  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.7%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

       

2.95% due 3/15/2034

     3,300,000          3,107,049  

Essex Portfolio LP

       

2.65% due 3/15/2032

     1,800,000          1,645,812  

Life Storage LP

       

2.40% due 10/15/2031

     3,300,000          2,913,768  

Mid-America Apartments LP

       

1.70% due 2/15/2031

     3,600,000          3,115,116  

Simon Property Group LP

       

2.20% due 2/1/2031

     4,500,000          4,057,470  
       

 

 

 
              14,839,215  
       

 

 

 

Retail — 0.6%

       

Michaels Cos., Inc.

       

7.875% due 5/1/2029(1)

     275,000          234,440  

PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.

       

7.75% due 2/15/2029(1)

     1,500,000          1,549,020  
       

 

 

 
          1,783,460  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 2.5%

       

NVIDIA Corp.

       

2.00% due 6/15/2031

     5,400,000          4,936,842  

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc.

       

2.65% due 2/15/2032(1)

     3,100,000          2,796,293  
       

 

 

 
          7,733,135  
       

 

 

 

Software — 1.7%

       

Electronic Arts, Inc.

       

1.85% due 2/15/2031

     3,700,000          3,257,295  

VMware, Inc.

       

2.20% due 8/15/2031

     2,300,000          2,022,942  
       

 

 

 
          5,280,237  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 5.0%

       

AT&T, Inc.

       

2.55% due 12/1/2033

     2,700,000          2,401,812  

3.50% due 9/15/2053

     300,000          265,251  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC

       

5.00% due 5/1/2028(1)

     1,000,000          962,350  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

       

4.625% due 9/15/2027(1)

     1,000,000          943,370  

Sprint Corp.

       

7.625% due 3/1/2026

     500,000          564,655  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

       

2.70% due 3/15/2032(1)

     1,000,000          910,330  

3.40% due 10/15/2052(1)

     200,000          170,842  

4.75% due 2/1/2028

     1,650,000          1,676,812  

Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC

       

5.625% due 12/6/2026(1)

     375,000          286,238  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       

2.355% due 3/15/2032(1)

     4,400,000          3,978,084  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Corporate Bonds & Notes — (continued)

       

Telecommunications — (continued)

       

3.875% due 3/1/2052

   $ 500,000        $ 503,350  

Vodafone Group PLC

       

4.375% due 5/30/2028

     3,150,000          3,302,176  
       

 

 

 
          15,965,270  
       

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.2%

       

Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc.

       

4.75% due 2/1/2028(1)

     750,000          731,183  
       

 

 

 
          731,183  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $203,832,031)

              191,280,780  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 7.6%

       

BANK

       

2019-BN24 AS

       

3.283% due 11/15/2062(2)(3)

     1,413,000          1,377,183  

BB-UBS Trust

       

2012-SHOW A

       

3.43% due 11/5/2036(1)

     2,500,000          2,460,608  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2014-GC21 A5

       

3.855% due 5/10/2047

     1,330,000          1,342,588  

2016-C3 AS

       

3.366% due 11/15/2049(2)(3)

     1,125,000          1,094,503  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2013-LC6 AM

       

3.282% due 1/10/2046

     2,500,000          2,520,420  

Grace Trust

       

2020-GRCE C

       

2.68% due 12/10/2040(1)(2)(3)

     1,100,000          974,799  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

2005-ROCK A

       

5.366% due 5/3/2032(1)

     1,800,000          1,901,778  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

2013-GC16 A4

       

4.271% due 11/10/2046

     750,000          758,051  

Jackson Park Trust

       

2019-LIC B

       

2.914% due 10/14/2039(1)

     680,000          616,147  

Life Mortgage Trust

       

2021-BMR C

       

1.497% due 3/15/2038(1)(2)(3)

     1,474,455          1,423,322  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

2020-L4 AS

       

2.88% due 2/15/2053

     750,000          713,713  

NYC Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2021-909 C

       

3.206% due 4/10/2043(1)(2)(3)

     580,000          517,195  

ONE Park Mortgage Trust

       

2021-PARK B

       

1.347% due 3/15/2036(1)(2)(3)

     500,000          482,521  

SLG Office Trust

       

2021-OVA A

       

2.585% due 7/15/2041(1)

     1,800,000          1,675,918  

Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC

       

2021-1A A2

       

1.877% due 3/26/2046(1)

     1,250,000          1,154,556  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2017-C42 B

       

4.002% due 12/15/2050(2)(3)

     500,000          500,194  

2018-AUS A

       

4.058% due 8/17/2036(1)(2)(3)

     2,000,000          2,030,943  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — (continued)

       

2021-SAVE A

       

1.547% due 2/15/2040(1)(2)(3)

   $ 1,181,728        $ 1,170,095  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2014-C19 AS

       

4.271% due 3/15/2047

     1,500,000          1,513,114  
       

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $25,647,285)

          24,227,648  
       

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities — 7.9%

       

U.S. Treasury Bond

       

2.25% due 8/15/2049

     5,900,000          5,603,156  

U.S. Treasury Note

       

0.25% due 10/31/2025

     4,500,000          4,148,437  

0.375% due 1/31/2026

     2,000,000          1,842,813  

0.625% due 5/15/2030

     700,000          610,422  

0.875% due 11/15/2030

     2,200,000          1,949,063  

1.25% due 5/31/2028

     2,900,000          2,699,945  

1.50% due 9/30/2024

     5,150,000          5,028,492  

1.625% due 5/15/2031

     3,580,000          3,371,913  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $26,870,907)

          25,254,241  
       

 

 

 
     Shares        Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds — 9.5%

       

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

     467,125          10,169,311  

SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

     217,000          9,756,320  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

     200,000          10,242,000  
       

 

 

 

Total Exchange–Traded Funds
(Cost $30,544,739)

          30,167,631  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short-Term Investment — 0.5%

       

Repurchase Agreements — 0.5%

       

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $1,459,416, due 4/1/2022(4)

   $ 1,459,416          1,459,416  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $1,459,416)

          1,459,416  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments(5) — 97.6%
(Cost $326,896,037)

          310,316,801  
       

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities(6) — 2.4%

          7,636,205  
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

        $     317,953,006  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Securities that may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, normally to certain qualified buyers. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $93,552,752, representing 29.4% of net assets. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(2)

Variable rate securities, which may include step-up bonds or adjustable rate mortgages. The rate shown is the rate in effect at March 31, 2022. (3) Variable coupon rate based on weighted average interest rate of underlying mortgages.

(4)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $     1,323,400      $     1,488,647  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(5)

Securities are segregated to cover anticipated or existing derivative positions or to be announced securities (TBA).

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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(6)

Assets in excess of other liabilities include net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts and centrally cleared swap contracts as follows:

Open futures contracts at March 31, 2022:

 

Type

   Expiration      Contracts      Position      Notional
Amount
    Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        55        Long      $ 11,702,054     $ 11,655,703     $ (46,351

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        61        Long        7,551,543       7,495,375       (56,168

U.S. Long Bond

     June 2022        304        Long        46,850,536       45,619,000       (1,231,536

U.S. Ultra Bond

     June 2022        87        Long        16,014,168       15,409,875       (604,293
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

            $     82,118,301     $     80,179,953     $     (1,938,348
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Type

   Expiration      Contracts      Position      Notional
Amount
    Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

U.S. Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        433        Short      $     (60,813,090   $     (58,657,969   $     2,155,121  

Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements — buy protection(7):

 

Reference Entity

   Implied Credit
Spread at
3/31/22(8)
    Notional(9)      Maturity      (Pay)/Receive
Fixed Rate
    Periodic
Payment
Frequency
   Upfront
Payments Made
    Value     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

CDX.NA.HY.S38

     3.76   USD 33,000,000        6/20/2027        (5.00 )%    Quarterly    $     (1,567,050   $     (1,819,415   $     (252,365

 

(7)

When a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the Fund as a buyer of credit protection will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced obligation.

(8)

Implied credit spread, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of the credit default swap agreements as of period end will serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Generally, wider credit spreads represent a perceived deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the swap agreement.

(9)

The notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, for each security included in the CDX North America High Yield Index.

Legend:

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

H15T5Y – 5-year Constant Maturity Treasury Rate

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USD – United States Dollar

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —    

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ —        $ 37,927,085     $ —        $ 37,927,085  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —         191,280,780       —          191,280,780  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —         24,227,648       —          24,227,648  

U.S. Government Securities

     —         25,254,241       —          25,254,241  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     30,167,631       —         —          30,167,631  

Repurchase Agreements

     —         1,459,416       —          1,459,416  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     30,167,631     $     280,149,170     $  —        $     310,316,801  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

 

Futures Contracts

 

    

Assets

   $ 2,155,121     $ —       $ —        $ 2,155,121  

Liabilities

     (1,938,348     —         —          (1,938,348

Swap Contracts

 

    

Liabilities

     —         (252,365     —          (252,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 216,773     $ (252,365   $ —        $ (35,592
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 28.6%

       

Fannie Mae ACES

       

2015-M17 A2

       

2.874% due 11/25/2025(1)(2)

   $ 2,018,086        $ 2,015,070  

2016-M11 A2

       

2.369% due 7/25/2026(1)(2)

     4,500,000          4,402,807  

2019-M4 A2

       

3.61% due 2/25/2031

     7,764,000          8,102,904  

2021-M4 A2

       

1.466% due 2/25/2031(1)(2)

     1,000,000          889,836  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates

       

K026 A2

       

2.51% due 11/25/2022

     2,861,610          2,867,318  

K030 A2

       

3.25% due 4/25/2023(1)(2)

     4,941,105          4,978,999  

K032 A2

       

3.31% due 5/25/2023(1)(2)

     2,490,000          2,513,876  

K048 A2

       

3.284% due 6/25/2025(1)(2)

     2,045,000          2,070,262  

K053 A2

       

2.995% due 12/25/2025

     2,225,000          2,234,269  

K058 A2

       

2.653% due 8/25/2026

     1,500,000          1,489,023  

K065 A2

       

3.243% due 4/25/2027

     1,300,000          1,324,753  

K066 A2

       

3.117% due 6/25/2027

     6,000,000          6,083,631  

K073 A2

       

3.35% due 1/25/2028

     4,277,000          4,397,551  

K082 A2

       

3.92% due 9/25/2028(1)(2)

     2,385,000          2,535,177  

K099 A2

       

2.595% due 9/25/2029

     6,000,000          5,916,372  

K101 A2

       

2.524% due 10/25/2029

     6,500,000          6,374,183  

K124 A2

       

1.658% due 12/25/2030

     4,200,000          3,818,746  

K730 A2

       

3.59% due 1/25/2025(1)(2)

     3,878,310          3,943,787  

K740 A2

       

1.47% due 9/25/2027

     5,000,000          4,656,237  
       

 

 

 

Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $74,883,748)

          70,614,801  
       

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 3.5%

       

Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

2019-2 C

       

2.74% due 4/18/2025

     1,500,000          1,498,644  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

       

2014-2A BR2

       

2.004% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%) due 10/20/2030(2)(3)

     600,000          593,695  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC

       

2020-1 A2

       

1.78% due 12/22/2025(3)

     868,480          867,996  

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust

       

2021-A B

       

0.61% due 10/15/2025(3)

     2,000,000          1,948,203  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

2.80% due 3/15/2027(3)

     1,750,000                  1,721,029  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Asset-Backed Securities — (continued)

       

Verizon Owner Trust

       

2020-A B

       

1.98% due 7/22/2024

   $ 1,000,000        $ 994,353  

Voya CLO Ltd.

       

2016-3A A3R

       

1.991% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%) due 10/18/2031(2)(3)

     925,000          915,010  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset–Backed Securities
(Cost $8,676,650)

          8,538,930  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 13.1%

       

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

2015-200P A

       

3.218% due 4/14/2033(3)

     1,450,000          1,427,726  

BB-UBS Trust

       

2012-SHOW A

       

3.43% due 11/5/2036(3)

     1,000,000          984,243  

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2013-VN05 A

       

3.369% due 3/13/2035(3)

     2,000,000          2,016,368  

2013-VN05 B

       

3.584% due 3/13/2035(1)(2)(3)

     6,500,000          6,560,819  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2014-GC21 A5

       

3.855% due 5/10/2047

     1,700,000          1,716,090  

CityLine Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2016-CLNE C

       

2.778% due 11/10/2031(1)(2)(3)

     1,000,000          986,031  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2013-WWP B

       

3.726% due 3/10/2031(3)

     3,075,000          3,117,196  

2013-WWP C

       

3.544% due 3/10/2031(3)

     3,500,000          3,543,155  

2013-WWP D

       

3.898% due 3/10/2031(3)

     1,767,000          1,792,880  

2014-UBS3 A4

       

3.819% due 6/10/2047

     1,550,000          1,561,842  

2015-CR23 A4

       

3.497% due 5/10/2048

     2,500,000          2,500,889  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

2005-ROCK A

       

5.366% due 5/3/2032(3)

     1,700,000          1,796,124  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

2013-GC16 A4

       

4.271% due 11/10/2046

     1,410,000          1,425,136  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust

       

2016-10HY A

       

2.835% due 8/10/2038(3)

     600,000          581,097  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

2012-C6 A3

       

3.507% due 5/15/2045

     194,705          194,653  

ONE Park Mortgage Trust

       

2021-PARK A

       

1.097% due 3/15/2036(1)(2)(3)

     500,000          488,539  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2021-SAVE A

       

1.547% due 2/15/2040(1)(2)(3)

     636,315                     630,051  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — (continued)

       

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

2014-C19 AS

       

4.271% due 3/15/2047

   $ 1,000,000        $ 1,008,743  
       

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $33,285,453)

          32,331,582  
       

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 13.6%

       

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

       

1.21% due 3/3/2025

     5,000,000          4,804,200  

0.50% due 7/2/2025

     4,100,000          3,826,448  

0.125% due 4/13/2023

     5,500,000          5,404,575  

Federal Home Loan Bank

       

1.375% due 2/17/2023

     6,490,000          6,477,604  

2.50% due 12/9/2022

     3,950,000          3,978,756  

1.25% due 6/9/2028

     5,500,000          5,062,090  

0.875% due 6/12/2026

     3,000,000          2,797,500  

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

0.50% due 11/7/2025

     1,300,000          1,207,973  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(Cost $35,067,739)

          33,559,146  
       

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities — 35.6%

       

U.S. Treasury Note

       

0.125% due 4/30/2023

     7,350,000          7,219,078  

0.375% due 1/31/2026

     3,000,000          2,764,219  

0.875% due 1/31/2024

     1,200,000          1,169,531  

0.875% due 11/15/2030

     500,000          442,969  

1.375% due 11/15/2031

     15,300,000          14,040,141  

1.50% due 9/30/2024

     30,600,000          29,878,031  

1.625% due 11/30/2026

     26,300,000          25,309,641  

2.00% due 4/30/2024

     4,400,000          4,366,312  

2.00% due 8/15/2025

     2,650,000          2,603,211  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Securities
(Cost $91,806,240)

          87,793,133  
       

 

 

 
     Shares        Value  

Exchange-Traded Funds — 4.1%

       

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

     195,000          9,985,950  
       

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $9,920,450)

          9,985,950  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short-Term Investment — 0.6%

       

Repurchase Agreements — 0.6%

       

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $1,438,780, due 4/1/2022(4)

   $ 1,438,780          1,438,780  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $1,438,780)

          1,438,780  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments(5) — 99.1%
(Cost $255,079,060)

          244,262,322  
       

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities(6) — 0.9%

          2,263,191  
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

        $     246,525,513  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Variable coupon rate based on weighted average interest rate of underlying mortgages.

(2)

Variable rate securities, which may include step-up bonds or adjustable rate mortgages. The rate shown is the rate in effect at March 31, 2022.

(3)

Securities that may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, normally to certain qualified buyers. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $29,970,162, representing 12.2% of net assets. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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(4)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $  1,304,700      $     1,467,612  

 

(5)

Securities are segregated to cover anticipated or existing derivative positions or to be announced securities (TBA).

(6)

Assets in excess of other liabilities include net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts as follows:

Open futures contracts at March 31, 2022:

 

Type

   Expiration      Contracts      Position      Notional
Amount
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        279        Long      $ 33,011,390      $ 31,997,812      $ (1,013,578)  

U.S. Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        175        Long        23,742,248        23,707,031        (35,217)  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $     56,753,638      $     55,704,843      $     (1,048,795)  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Type

   Expiration      Contracts      Position      Notional
Amount
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
  Appreciation  
 

U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        116        Short      $ (24,726,276)      $ (24,582,937)      $ 143,339  

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note

     June 2022        89        Short        (11,323,616)        (10,935,875)        387,741  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $     (36,049,892)      $     (35,518,812)      $     531,080  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Legend:

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $ —       $ 70,614,801      $ —        $ 70,614,801  

Asset-Backed Securities

     —         8,538,930        —          8,538,930  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —         32,331,582        —          32,331,582  

U.S. Government Agencies

     —         33,559,146        —          33,559,146  

U.S. Government Securities

     —         87,793,133        —          87,793,133  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     9,985,950       —          —          9,985,950  

Repurchase Agreements

     —         1,438,780        —          1,438,780  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     9,985,950     $     234,276,372      $  —        $     244,262,322  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

          

Futures Contracts

          

Assets

   $ 531,080     $ —        $ —        $ 531,080  

Liabilities

     (1,048,795     —          —          (1,048,795
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (517,715   $ —        $ —        $ (517,715)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

  
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Common Stocks — 99.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%

 

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     364      $ 54,658  

General Dynamics Corp.

     237        57,160  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     2,463        88,520  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     162        40,252  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     165        73,791  

Parsons Corp.(1)

     685        26,510  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     1,858        184,072  
     

 

 

 
           524,963  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.4%

 

Aptiv PLC(1)

     719        86,071  

Magna International, Inc.

     671        43,152  
     

 

 

 
           129,223  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 4.3%

 

Bank OZK

     927        39,583  

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A

     1,823        67,032  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     3,036        413,867  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     1,376        253,803  

Signature Bank

     261        76,601  

Truist Financial Corp.

     5,353        303,515  

United Community Banks, Inc.

     1,837        63,928  
     

 

 

 
         1,218,329  
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 1.4%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

     756        46,872  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

     718        34,902  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     338        77,848  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,409        235,839  
     

 

 

 
           395,461  
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.1%

 

Biogen, Inc.(1)

     341        71,814  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1)

     977        254,968  
     

 

 

 
             326,782  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.9%

 

AZEK Co., Inc.(1)

     2,265        56,262  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     1,675        109,830  

Masco Corp.

     1,598        81,498  
     

 

 

 
           247,590  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 3.3%

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

     1,913        161,285  

CME Group, Inc.

     522        124,163  

Invesco Ltd.

     2,568        59,218  

KKR & Co., Inc.

     935        54,669  

Moody’s Corp.

     341        115,057  

Morgan Stanley

     2,238        195,601  

Northern Trust Corp.

     561        65,329  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     1,421        156,182  
     

 

 

 
           931,504  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.2%

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

     243        60,728  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

     763        75,087  

Avient Corp.

     1,249        59,952  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(1)

     2,214        54,420  

Chemours Co.

     740        23,295  

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(1)

     7,458        56,457  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     984        72,403  

Element Solutions, Inc.

     3,978        87,118  

FMC Corp.

     363        47,760  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

  
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Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Chemicals — (continued)

 

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     330      $ 43,339  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     207        51,671  
     

 

 

 
           632,230  
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

 

GFL Environmental, Inc.

     3,175        103,314  
     

 

 

 
           103,314  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.2%

 

API Group Corp.(1)

     2,741        57,643  
     

 

 

 
             57,643  
     

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.3%

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

     426        78,256  
     

 

 

 
             78,256  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.3%

 

SLM Corp.

     4,202        77,149  
     

 

 

 
             77,149  
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.2%

 

Ball Corp.

     593        53,370  
     

 

 

 
             53,370  
     

 

 

 

Distributors — 0.6%

 

LKQ Corp.

     3,565        161,887  
     

 

 

 
           161,887  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(1)

     515        68,335  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(1)

     563        54,673  
     

 

 

 
           123,008  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

Voya Financial, Inc.

     844        55,999  
     

 

 

 
             55,999  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.3%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     619        61,758  

Constellation Energy Corp.

     459        25,819  

Duke Energy Corp.

     645        72,021  

Evergy, Inc.

     794        54,262  

Exelon Corp.

     1,377        65,586  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     1,978        167,556  

PG&E Corp.(1)

     6,940        82,864  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     141        11,012  

Southern Co.

     859        62,286  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     883        63,726  
     

 

 

 
           666,890  
     

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.7%

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     563        74,981  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     1,087        164,963  

Generac Holdings, Inc.(1)

     159        47,264  

nVent Electric PLC

     823        28,624  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

     472        70,224  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(1)

     2,095        106,531  
     

 

 

 
           492,587  
     

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5%

 

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     391        29,462  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     235        30,780  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

  
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Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — (continued)

 

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(1)

     211      $ 87,291  
     

 

 

 
           147,533  
     

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%

 

Cactus, Inc., Class A

     1,088        61,733  

Schlumberger NV

     1,629        67,294  
     

 

 

 
           129,027  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 1.6%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     1,228        155,354  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A(1)

     708        32,738  

Walt Disney Co.(1)

     1,871        256,626  

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

     707        26,760  
     

 

 

 
           471,478  
     

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.1%

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     370        91,897  

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.

     2,621        57,085  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

     6,511        63,938  

Equinix, Inc.

     190        140,908  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     389        79,978  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

     179        36,767  

Rayonier, Inc.

     3,103        127,595  

SBA Communications Corp.

     447        153,813  

STORE Capital Corp.

     3,418        99,908  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     193        33,831  
     

 

 

 
           885,720  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%

 

Walmart, Inc.

     929        138,347  
     

 

 

 
           138,347  
     

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.3%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     1,246        112,464  

Hostess Brands, Inc.(1)

     425        9,324  

J.M. Smucker Co.

     311        42,113  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     2,669        167,560  

Oatly Group AB, ADR(1)

     5,435        27,229  
     

 

 

 
           358,690  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.7%

 

Align Technology, Inc.(1)

     95        41,420  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     964        256,424  

Boston Scientific Corp.(1)

     5,623        249,043  

Envista Holdings Corp.(1)

     1,405        68,437  

Medtronic PLC

     2,262        250,969  

Quidel Corp.(1)

     637        71,637  

STERIS PLC

     526        127,171  
     

 

 

 
         1,065,101  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.6%

 

Cigna Corp.

     1,294        310,055  

Humana, Inc.

     352        153,180  

McKesson Corp.

     958        293,273  
     

 

 

 
           756,508  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.1%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)

     33        77,499  

International Game Technology PLC

     2,122        52,371  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(1)

     379        14,732  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A(1)

     446        78,384  

Starbucks Corp.

     2,696        245,255  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

  
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Value
 

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — (continued)

 

Wendy’s Co.

     5,812      $ 127,690  
     

 

 

 
           595,931  
     

 

 

 

Household Products — 1.1%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     1,432        108,588  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     677        83,379  

Procter & Gamble Co.

     862        131,714  
     

 

 

 
           323,681  
     

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     910        177,068  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     217        102,474  
     

 

 

 
           279,542  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.4%

 

Aon PLC, Class A

     1,043        339,632  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     1,000        174,600  

Chubb Ltd.

     865        185,023  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     1,197        85,957  

MetLife, Inc.

     1,153        81,033  

Primerica, Inc.

     401        54,865  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     530        58,014  
     

 

 

 
           979,124  
     

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 4.6%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)

     478        1,329,485  
     

 

 

 
         1,329,485  
     

 

 

 
     

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.8%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     330        1,075,784  

Vivid Seats, Inc., Class A

     1,707        18,879  
     

 

 

 
         1,094,663  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 4.9%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A

     588        198,291  

Amdocs Ltd.

     852        70,043  

Block, Inc., Class A(1)

     555        75,258  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     1,443        129,394  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     982        98,613  

Fiserv, Inc.(1)

     1,028        104,239  

Global Payments, Inc.

     617        84,430  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)

     945        109,289  

Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.(1)

     3,003        62,493  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     2,082        461,725  
     

 

 

 
         1,393,775  
     

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.2%

 

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.(1)

     1,342        18,627  

ICON PLC(1)

     496        120,637  

Illumina, Inc.(1)

     157        54,856  

Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)

     5,459        192,539  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC (United Kingdom)(1)

     1,772        9,179  

Syneos Health, Inc.(1)

     965        78,117  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     255        150,616  
     

 

 

 
           624,571  
     

 

 

 

Machinery — 1.3%

 

Dover Corp.

     488        76,567  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

     2,082        104,829  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     612        47,093  

PACCAR, Inc.

     1,529        134,659  
     

 

 

 
           363,148  
     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

  
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Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Media — 1.1%

 

Altice USA, Inc., Class A(1)

     3,906      $ 48,747  

Cable One, Inc.

     15        21,963  

Discovery, Inc., Class C(1)

     4,306        107,521  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(1)

     1,090        147,499  
     

 

 

 
           325,730  
     

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.5%

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     3,150        96,516  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     508        43,165  
     

 

 

 
           139,681  
     

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 1.2%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     783        174,320  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)

     975        156,146  
     

 

 

 
           330,466  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.2%

 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     399        55,321  

Chevron Corp.

     2,508        408,378  

ConocoPhillips

     1,555        155,500  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     606        83,071  

Enterprise Products Partners LP

     2,077        53,607  

Hess Corp.

     832        89,057  

Valero Energy Corp.

     729        74,023  
     

 

 

 
           918,957  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 4.9%

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

     974        278,924  

Johnson & Johnson

     2,434        431,378  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     4,482        367,748  

Organon & Co.

     3,101        108,318  

Zoetis, Inc.

     1,200        226,308  
     

 

 

 
         1,412,676  
     

 

 

 

Professional Services — 0.7%

 

CACI International, Inc., Class A(1)

     106        31,934  

Clarivate PLC(1)

     8,201        137,449  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     324        34,998  
     

 

 

 
           204,381  
     

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 1.3%

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     2,824        233,093  

CSX Corp.

     3,689        138,153  
     

 

 

 
           371,246  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.0%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1)

     1,594        174,288  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     714        117,938  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,437        189,397  

Broadcom, Inc.

     466        293,431  

Intel Corp.

     2,348        116,367  

Lam Research Corp.

     229        123,113  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     159        77,223  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     829        153,431  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     966        177,242  
     

 

 

 
         1,422,430  
     

 

 

 

Software — 11.5%

 

Adobe, Inc.(1)

     689        313,922  

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(1)

     623        183,056  

Avalara, Inc.(1)

     568        56,522  

Black Knight, Inc.(1)

     743        43,087  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1)

     1,465        240,934  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

  
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Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Software — (continued)

 

Microsoft Corp.

     5,639      $ 1,738,560  

Nice Ltd., ADR(1)

     416        91,104  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(1)

     1,319        36,180  

Rapid7, Inc.(1)

     779        86,656  

salesforce.com, Inc.(1)

     1,294        274,742  

ServiceNow, Inc.(1)

     437        243,361  
     

 

 

 
         3,308,124  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 1.7%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.(1)

     209        38,073  

Home Depot, Inc.

     1,055        315,793  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     1,445        130,715  
     

 

 

 
           484,581  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.7%

 

Apple, Inc.

     10,928        1,908,138  
     

 

 

 
         1,908,138  
     

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     568        76,430  

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A(1)

     1,202        48,994  
     

 

 

 
           125,424  
     

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.4%

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,296        121,746  
     

 

 

 
           121,746  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.(1)

     2,419        310,479  
     

 

 

 
           310,479  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost $29,572,870)

 

         28,596,568  
     

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities — 0.2%

 

             47,127  
     

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $     28,643,695  
     

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $     28,587,389    $  9,179   $ —        $     28,596,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     28,587,389      $     9,179     $ —        $     28,596,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Consists of certain foreign securities whose values were determined by a pricing service using pricing models (See Notes to Schedule of Investments). These investments in securities were classified as Level 2 rather than Level 1.

 

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Common Stocks — 96.9%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

 

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     18,700        $ 2,807,992  
       

 

 

 
       2,807,992  
       

 

 

 

Auto Components — 1.3%

 

Adient PLC(1)

     31,054          1,266,072  

Lear Corp.

     13,221          1,885,182  
       

 

 

 
       3,151,254  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.8%

 

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)(1)(2)

     15,852          202,703  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     42,834          1,687,660  
       

 

 

 
       1,890,363  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 5.9%

 

Associated Banc-Corp

     66,511          1,513,790  

BankUnited, Inc.

     3,200          140,672  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     29,900          2,362,698  

First Horizon Corp.

     88,174          2,071,207  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.(1)

     11,200          1,139,824  

PacWest Bancorp

     83,101          3,584,146  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     19,200          1,767,936  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA (Greece)(1)

     126,400          196,686  

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A(1)

     3,422          515,251  

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     14,770          1,372,576  
       

 

 

 
           14,664,786  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A(1)

     1,395          541,916  
       

 

 

 
       541,916  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.3%

 

Argenx SE, ADR(1)

     2,800          882,868  

Exelixis, Inc.(1)

     80,000          1,813,600  

TG Therapeutics, Inc.(1)

     50,000          475,500  
       

 

 

 
       3,171,968  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.3%

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(1)

     9,803          632,686  
       

 

 

 
       632,686  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.5%

 

Lazard Ltd., Class A

     16,612          573,114  

Patria Investments Ltd., Class A

     42,143          750,567  
       

 

 

 
       1,323,681  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 2.4%

 

Chemours Co.

     55,996          1,762,754  

RPM International, Inc.

     21,553          1,755,277  

Trinseo PLC

     24,011          1,150,607  

Valvoline, Inc.

     45,270          1,428,721  
       

 

 

 
       6,097,359  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%

 

Brink’s Co.

     12,396          842,928  

CoreCivic, Inc.(1)

     208,814          2,332,452  

GEO Group, Inc.(1)

     267,555          1,768,539  
       

 

 

 
       4,943,919  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 5.2%

 

AECOM

     46,172          3,546,471  

API Group Corp.(1)

     111,587          2,346,675  

Fluor Corp.(1)

     139,301          3,996,546  

 

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Granite Construction, Inc.

     81,221        $ 2,664,049  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     20,571          548,217  
       

 

 

 
           13,101,958  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials — 0.8%

 

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     15,917          2,043,106  
       

 

 

 
       2,043,106  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

 

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

     8,698          611,818  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

     36,869          1,747,959  
       

 

 

 
       2,359,777  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.5%

 

Berry Global Group, Inc.(1)

     20,800          1,205,568  
       

 

 

 
       1,205,568  
       

 

 

 

Distributors — 0.4%

 

LKQ Corp.

     22,511          1,022,224  
       

 

 

 
       1,022,224  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%

 

Frontdoor, Inc.(1)

     4,200          125,370  
       

 

 

 
       125,370  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%

 

Cairo Mezz PLC (Cyprus)(1)

     639,200          102,467  

Cannae Holdings, Inc.(1)

     35,571          850,859  
       

 

 

 
       953,326  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

 

Iridium Communications, Inc.(1)

     7,992          322,237  
       

 

 

 
       322,237  
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 1.1%

 

IDACORP, Inc.

     4,707          543,000  

OGE Energy Corp.

     37,519          1,530,025  

PNM Resources, Inc.

     12,341          588,295  
       

 

 

 
       2,661,320  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 1.2%

 

GrafTech International Ltd.

     4,326          41,616  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(1)

     55,628          2,828,684  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

     3,800          53,200  
       

 

 

 
       2,923,500  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 2.8%

 

Avnet, Inc.

     52,411          2,127,362  

Cognex Corp.

     26,749          2,063,685  

Trimble, Inc.(1)

     15,283          1,102,516  

TTM Technologies, Inc.(1)

     59,345          879,493  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     17,328          339,629  

Vontier Corp.

     14,444          366,733  
       

 

 

 
       6,879,418  
       

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%

 

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A(1)

     43,332          642,180  
       

 

 

 
       642,180  
       

 

 

 

 

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Entertainment — 0.3%

 

Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)

     6,883        $ 203,186  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C(1)

     3,778          263,855  

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

     4,915          186,033  
       

 

 

 
       653,074  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.8%

 

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     40,945          1,639,028  

CubeSmart

     37,179          1,934,423  

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.(1)

     108,100          778,320  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     47,840          1,598,813  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     12,500          2,541,000  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     21,707          1,660,151  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     17,439          818,412  

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A

     12,381          1,438,425  

Postal Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

     82,558          1,388,626  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.(1)

     13,700          1,270,949  

SITE Centers Corp.

     83,054          1,387,832  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     27,980          1,287,640  

Terreno Realty Corp.

     14,130          1,046,326  

Ventas, Inc.

     39,113          2,415,619  

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     26,647          679,499  
       

 

 

 
           21,885,063  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%

 

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(1)

     18,762          1,268,499  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     1,494          296,066  

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(1)

     16,211          531,397  

Performance Food Group Co.(1)

     12,806          651,953  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(1)

     8,273          264,570  

US Foods Holding Corp.(1)

     16,589          624,244  
       

 

 

 
       3,636,729  
       

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.4%

 

Bunge Ltd.

     2,336          258,852  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.(1)

     20,472          1,645,540  

Freshpet, Inc.(1)

     985          101,101  

Greencore Group PLC (Ireland)(1)

     49,149          82,762  

Ingredion, Inc.

     7,308          636,892  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     563          33,729  

Nomad Foods Ltd.(1)

     13,800          311,604  

Post Holdings, Inc.(1)

     3,678          254,738  

Sovos Brands, Inc.(1)

     9,161          129,903  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(1)

     3,012          97,167  
       

 

 

 
       3,552,288  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities — 1.0%

 

National Fuel Gas Co.

     9,243          634,994  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

     7,526          389,245  

ONE Gas, Inc.

     6,561          578,942  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.(1)

     11,900          931,651  
       

 

 

 
       2,534,832  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.1%

 

Hologic, Inc.(1)

     15,000          1,152,300  

Masimo Corp.(1)

     10,000          1,455,400  

Nanosonics Ltd. (Australia)(1)

     250,000          732,244  

Penumbra, Inc.(1)

     11,800          2,621,134  

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(1)

     16,200          1,883,898  
       

 

 

 
       7,844,976  
       

 

 

 

 

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Health Care Providers & Services — 2.7%

 

agilon health, Inc.(1)

     50,000        $ 1,267,500  

Alignment Healthcare, Inc.(1)

     84,000          943,320  

LHC Group, Inc.(1)

     8,000          1,348,800  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(1)

     5,800          1,934,822  

Oak Street Health, Inc.(1)

     50,000          1,344,000  
       

 

 

 
       6,838,442  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.8%

 

Aramark

     29,677          1,115,855  

Brinker International, Inc.(1)

     15,100          576,216  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(1)

     33,101          2,560,693  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     4,883          649,195  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     2,332          949,147  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(1)

     6,300          532,224  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     3,876          1,008,807  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     24,485          2,073,635  
       

 

 

 
       9,465,772  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables — 1.8%

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     23,161          806,003  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

     9,371          1,163,878  

NVR, Inc.(1)

     272          1,215,097  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(1)

     48,349          1,316,060  
       

 

 

 
       4,501,038  
       

 

 

 

Household Products — 0.3%

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     13,250          407,570  

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

     4,862          142,651  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

     3,465          307,415  
       

 

 

 
       857,636  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.5%

 

American Financial Group, Inc.

     13,419          1,954,075  

Assurant, Inc.

     10,424          1,895,396  

Globe Life, Inc.

     14,000          1,408,400  

Primerica, Inc.

     15,587          2,132,613  

Talanx AG (Germany)

     7,563          335,635  

Unum Group

     29,500          929,545  
       

 

 

 
           8,655,664  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 0.3%

 

NerdWallet, Inc., Class A(1)

     20,300          243,397  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(1)

     5,062          137,281  

Ziff Davis, Inc.(1)

     3,600          348,408  
       

 

 

 
       729,086  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%

 

Farfetch Ltd., Class A(1)

     14,682          221,992  
       

 

 

 
       221,992  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 3.3%

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1)

     12,289          1,467,184  

Cyxtera Technologies, Inc.(1)

     53,613          655,151  

ExlService Holdings, Inc.(1)

     6,715          962,058  

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(1)

     16,832          1,408,838  

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.(1)

     9,827          367,432  

Nuvei Corp. (Canada)(1)(2)

     2,313          173,917  

Repay Holdings Corp.(1)

     36,625          540,951  

Thoughtworks Holding, Inc.(1)

     1,000          20,810  

WEX, Inc.(1)

     8,970          1,600,696  

Wix.com Ltd.(1)

     10,175          1,062,880  
       

 

 

 
       8,259,917  
       

 

 

 

 

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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6%

 

Bruker Corp.

     24,500        $ 1,575,350  
       

 

 

 
           1,575,350  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 1.2%

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

     56,876          2,232,952  

Crane Co.

     2,190          237,133  

Flowserve Corp.

     16,500          592,350  
       

 

 

 
       3,062,435  
       

 

 

 

Marine — 2.2%

 

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

     109,916          2,596,216  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

     39,077          483,773  

Kirby Corp.(1)

     25,104          1,812,258  

Navios Maritime Partners LP

     2,500          88,000  

Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

     15,545          461,531  
       

 

 

 
       5,441,778  
       

 

 

 

Media — 1.1%

 

Cable One, Inc.

     604          884,401  

Gray Television, Inc.

     6,700          147,869  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     11,304          400,727  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(1)

     2,020          92,334  

New York Times Co., Class A

     13,908          637,543  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

     2,155          406,174  

S4 Capital PLC (United Kingdom)(1)

     19,992          75,058  
       

 

 

 
       2,644,106  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 2.8%

 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(1)

     72,649          2,340,024  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     42,762          3,567,634  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     216,433          1,207,696  
       

 

 

 
       7,115,354  
       

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%

 

New Residential Investment Corp.

     189,443          2,080,084  
       

 

 

 
       2,080,084  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.6%

 

Black Hills Corp.

     11,542          888,965  

NiSource, Inc.

     15,479          492,232  
       

 

 

 
       1,381,197  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail — 0.3%

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

     28,616          775,780  
       

 

 

 
       775,780  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.6%

 

APA Corp.

     20,467          845,901  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     25,512          688,059  

Denbury, Inc.(1)

     5,262          413,435  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

     169,020          980,316  

EQT Corp.

     48,720          1,676,455  

Euronav NV (Belgium)

     103,579          1,105,680  

HF Sinclair Corp.(1)

     26,390          1,051,642  

Targa Resources Corp.

     30,275          2,284,854  
       

 

 

 
       9,046,342  
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     26,553          1,649,472  
       

 

 

 
       1,649,472  
       

 

 

 

 

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Personal Products — 0.5%

 

Beauty Health Co.(1)

     66,400        $ 1,120,832  

BellRing Brands, Inc.(1)

     4,662          107,599  

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(1)

     2,862          86,890  
       

 

 

 
       1,315,321  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

     32,000          1,246,720  
       

 

 

 
       1,246,720  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 2.3%

 

CACI International, Inc., Class A(1)

     5,238          1,578,000  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     152,901          4,165,023  
       

 

 

 
       5,743,023  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.3%

 

Doma Holdings, Inc.(1)

     153,537          333,175  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(1)

     8,259          1,977,700  

WeWork, Inc., Class A(1)

     154,100          1,050,962  
       

 

 

 
       3,361,837  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail — 1.1%

 

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     55,310          2,790,943  
       

 

 

 
       2,790,943  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.7%

 

ON Semiconductor Corp.(1)

     28,860          1,806,925  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(1)

     7,720          2,488,696  
       

 

 

 
       4,295,621  
       

 

 

 

Software — 6.4%

 

Anaplan, Inc.(1)

     25,209          1,639,845  

Aspen Technology, Inc.(1)

     7,736          1,279,302  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.(1)

     843          6,786  

Black Knight, Inc.(1)

     9,402          545,222  

Blackbaud, Inc.(1)

     23,837          1,427,121  

Blend Labs, Inc., Class A(1)

     4,000          22,800  

Braze, Inc., Class A(1)

     300          12,441  

BTRS Holdings, Inc., Class 1(1)

     49,500          370,260  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.(1)

     21,346          1,459,212  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     7,533          760,080  

Coupa Software, Inc.(1)

     4,968          504,898  

Elastic NV(1)

     12,728          1,132,156  

Guidewire Software, Inc.(1)

     7,128          674,451  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     50,603          1,341,992  

PTC, Inc.(1)

     15,526          1,672,461  

Tenable Holdings, Inc.(1)

     31,673          1,830,383  

Zendesk, Inc.(1)

     9,967          1,198,930  
       

 

 

 
           15,878,340  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 1.1%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.(1)

     3,864          703,905  

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

     10,400          290,680  

Five Below, Inc.(1)

     11,694          1,851,979  
       

 

 

 
       2,846,564  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3%

 

Western Digital Corp.(1)

     16,338          811,182  
       

 

 

 
       811,182  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.5%

 

Capri Holdings Ltd.(1)

     37,656        $ 1,935,142  

PRADA SpA (Italy)

     113,900          719,969  

PVH Corp.

     18,643          1,428,240  

Tapestry, Inc.

     61,704          2,292,304  
       

 

 

 
       6,375,655  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.0%

 

MGIC Investment Corp.

     184,831          2,504,460  
       

 

 

 
       2,504,460  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.3%

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(1)

     15,950          945,516  

MRC Global, Inc.(1)

     277,625          3,306,514  

NOW, Inc.(1)

     129,378          1,427,039  
       

 

 

 
       5,679,069  
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities — 0.5%

 

Essential Utilities, Inc.

     25,505          1,304,071  
       

 

 

 
       1,304,071  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $249,471,904)

 

           242,027,121  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short-Term Investments — 2.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills — 0.1%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

0.174% due 5/12/2022

   $ 130,000          129,974  

0.366% due 6/9/2022

     50,000          49,965  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost $179,922)

 

       179,939  
       

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements — 2.7%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $6,837,235, due 4/1/2022(3)

     6,837,235          6,837,235  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $6,837,235)

 

       6,837,235  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments(4) — 99.7%
(Cost $256,489,061)

 

       249,044,295  
       

 

 

 

Assets in excess of other liabilities(5) — 0.3%

 

       680,905  
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     249,725,200  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

Securities that may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, normally to certain qualified buyers. At March 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $376,620, representing 0.2% of net assets. These securities have been deemed liquid by the investment adviser pursuant to the Fund’s liquidity procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(3)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     4.25     11/15/2040      $   5,593,900      $     6,974,021  

 

(4)

Securities are segregated to cover anticipated or existing derivative positions or to be announced securities (TBA).

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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(5)

Assets in excess of other liabilities include net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts as follows:

Open futures contracts at March 31, 2022:

 

Type

   Expiration      Contracts    Position    Notional
Amount
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini

     June 2022      6    Long    $ 1,652,358      $ 1,613,520      $ (38,838
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,652,358      $ 1,613,520      $ (38,838
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $         238,473,917     $ 3,553,204 *    $ —        $ 242,027,121  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     —         179,939       —          179,939  

Repurchase Agreements

     —         6,837,235       —          6,837,235  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 238,473,917     $         10,570,378     $  —        $         249,044,295  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

         

Futures Contracts

         

Liabilities

   $ (38,838   $ —       $ —        $ (38,838
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (38,838   $ —       $  —        $ (38,838
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 

Consists of certain foreign securities whose values were determined by a pricing service using pricing models (See Notes to Schedule of Investments). These investments in securities were classified as Level 2 rather than Level 1.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 98.0%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%

 

MTU Aero Engines AG (Germany)

     22,613        $ 5,254,052  
       

 

 

 
       5,254,052  
       

 

 

 

Auto Components — 1.2%

 

Dana, Inc.

     247,574          4,349,875  
       

 

 

 
       4,349,875  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 2.3%

 

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

     37,630          3,464,970  

Webster Financial Corp.

     83,608          4,692,081  
       

 

 

 
       8,157,051  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.5%

 

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(1)

     15,119          1,417,406  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(1)

     16,040          530,924  
       

 

 

 
       1,948,330  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 8.1%

 

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

     27,003          3,208,227  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     62,054          5,585,481  

AZEK Co., Inc.(1)

     141,512          3,515,158  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     32,675          8,035,436  

Masonite International Corp.(1)

     66,147          5,883,114  

Tecnoglass, Inc.

     101,814          2,569,785  
       

 

 

 
       28,797,201  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 2.1%

 

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     34,695          3,969,802  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     30,800          3,385,228  
       

 

 

 
       7,355,030  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 4.4%

 

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

     63,029          6,202,684  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     20,549          3,551,073  

Westlake Corp.

     48,923          6,037,098  
       

 

 

 
       15,790,855  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.3%

 

IAA, Inc.(1)

     120,976          4,627,332  

Republic Services, Inc.

     31,037          4,112,402  

Stericycle, Inc.(1)

     53,877          3,174,433  
       

 

 

 
       11,914,167  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.0%

 

API Group Corp.(1)

     164,460          3,458,594  
       

 

 

 
       3,458,594  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.2%

 

Crown Holdings, Inc.

     33,893          4,239,675  
       

 

 

 
       4,239,675  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7%

 

Service Corp. International

     37,616          2,475,885  
       

 

 

 
       2,475,885  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 4.1%

 

Atkore, Inc.(1)

     72,815          7,167,909  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

     29,313          4,361,188  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(1)

     63,700          3,239,145  
       

 

 

 
             14,768,242  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.6%

 

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(1)

     12,402        $ 5,861,557  
       

 

 

 
       5,861,557  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.1%

 

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     136,341          5,457,730  

Life Storage, Inc.

     29,198          4,100,275  

SBA Communications Corp.

     17,000          5,849,700  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     41,530          7,279,794  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     214,787          6,112,838  
       

 

 

 
       28,800,337  
       

 

 

 

Food Products — 1.3%

 

Nomad Foods Ltd.(1)

     200,636          4,530,361  
       

 

 

 
       4,530,361  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.0%

 

Haemonetics Corp.(1)

     47,563          3,006,933  

Integer Holdings Corp.(1)

     54,155          4,363,268  

LivaNova PLC(1)

     85,429          6,990,655  
       

 

 

 
             14,360,856  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%

 

HealthEquity, Inc.(1)

     82,177          5,542,017  

Humana, Inc.

     12,750          5,548,417  
       

 

 

 
       11,090,434  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology — 0.5%

 

Schrodinger, Inc.(1)

     51,307          1,750,595  
       

 

 

 
       1,750,595  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3%

 

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(1)

     56,121          4,741,102  
       

 

 

 
       4,741,102  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables — 1.0%

 

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1)

     27,931          3,469,030  
       

 

 

 
       3,469,030  
       

 

 

 

Household Products — 1.1%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     38,420          3,818,180  
       

 

 

 
       3,818,180  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 5.5%

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(1)

     131,917          6,387,421  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

     95,937          5,801,310  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     116,319          2,918,444  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     41,493          4,541,824  
       

 

 

 
       19,648,999  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 0.8%

 

Bumble, Inc., Class A(1)

     93,388          2,706,384  
       

 

 

 
       2,706,384  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.3%

 

RealReal, Inc.(1)

     286,126          2,077,275  

Revolve Group, Inc.(1)

     117,990          6,334,883  
       

 

 

 
       8,412,158  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 2.2%

 

Evo Payments, Inc., Class A(1)

     194,540          4,491,929  

Genpact Ltd.

     74,351          3,235,012  
       

 

 

 
       7,726,941  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.9%

 

Azenta, Inc.

     42,762        $ 3,544,114  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A(1)

     12,046          6,784,669  

Codexis, Inc.(1)

     56,123          1,157,256  

Sotera Health Co.(1)

     113,824          2,465,428  
       

 

 

 
       13,951,467  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 1.2%

 

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

     84,547          4,256,941  
       

 

 

 
       4,256,941  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 1.6%

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     69,853          5,827,836  
       

 

 

 
       5,827,836  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products — 1.5%

 

elf Beauty, Inc.(1)

     149,914          3,872,279  

Honest Co., Inc.(1)

     277,068          1,443,524  
       

 

 

 
       5,315,803  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 2.2%

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     45,812          4,024,126  

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(1)

     215,760          3,780,115  
       

 

 

 
       7,804,241  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.5%

 

Marvell Technology, Inc.

     76,555          5,489,759  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(1)

     114,006          7,137,916  
       

 

 

 
       12,627,675  
       

 

 

 

Software — 12.0%

 

8x8, Inc.(1)

     203,028          2,556,123  

Black Knight, Inc.(1)

     75,564          4,381,956  

Fair Isaac Corp.(1)

     9,806          4,574,107  

Instructure Holdings, Inc.(1)

     185,936          3,729,876  

New Relic, Inc.(1)

     32,565          2,177,947  

PagerDuty, Inc.(1)

     164,668          5,629,999  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.(1)

     70,961          4,374,746  

Riskified Ltd., Class A(1)

     104,153          629,084  

SPS Commerce, Inc.(1)

     28,732          3,769,638  

WalkMe Ltd.(1)

     265,160          4,001,265  

Zendesk, Inc.(1)

     57,991          6,975,737  
       

 

 

 
             42,800,478  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 4.2%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.(1)

     22,545          4,107,023  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.(1)

     86,049          3,749,155  

Tractor Supply Co.

     9,619          2,244,786  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1)

     12,487          4,972,573  
       

 

 

 
       15,073,537  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.0%

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(1)

     12,705          3,478,248  
       

 

 

 
       3,478,248  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.9%

 

Essent Group Ltd.

     77,147          3,179,228  
       

 

 

 
       3,179,228  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.8%

 

Air Lease Corp.

     98,076        $ 4,379,094  

United Rentals, Inc.(1)

     15,596          5,539,855  
       

 

 

 
       9,918,949  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $379,546,660)

 

       349,660,294  
       

 

 

 

Exchange–Traded Funds — 1.0%

 

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

     40,091          3,603,379  
       

 

 

 

Total Exchange–Traded Funds
(Cost $4,898,833)

 

       3,603,379  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short-Term Investment — 1.2%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 1.2%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $4,247,030, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 4,247,030          4,247,030  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $4,247,030)

 

       4,247,030  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost $388,692,523)

 

       357,510,703  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.2)%

 

       (620,189
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     356,890,514  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $ 3,851,200      $     4,332,081  

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 344,406,242      $ 5,254,052 *    $ —        $ 349,660,294  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     3,603,379        —         —          3,603,379  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          4,247,030       —          4,247,030  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $         348,009,621      $         9,501,082     $  —        $         357,510,703  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 

Consists of certain foreign securities whose values were determined by a pricing service using pricing models (See Notes to Schedule of Investments). These investments in securities were classified as Level 2 rather than Level 1.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — 96.2%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     14,524        $ 6,495,423  
       

 

 

 
       6,495,423  
       

 

 

 

Banks — 1.9%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     36,330          4,952,506  

U.S. Bancorp

     29,020          1,542,413  
       

 

 

 
       6,494,919  
       

 

 

 

Beverages — 1.9%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

     103,729          6,431,198  
       

 

 

 
       6,431,198  
       

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.9%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     39,523          6,407,074  
       

 

 

 
       6,407,074  
       

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.5%

 

Allegion PLC

     14,260          1,565,463  
       

 

 

 
       1,565,463  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 5.1%

 

CME Group, Inc.

     17,020          4,048,377  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     38,280          3,360,984  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     33,307          4,400,521  

S&P Global, Inc.

     13,140          5,389,765  
       

 

 

 
             17,199,647  
       

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.4%

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     5,429          1,355,187  
       

 

 

 
       1,355,187  
       

 

 

 

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

 

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     5,000          1,211,000  
       

 

 

 
       1,211,000  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.7%

 

AECOM

     28,820          2,213,664  
       

 

 

 
       2,213,664  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%

 

Service Corp. International

     27,228          1,792,147  
       

 

 

 
       1,792,147  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     79,980          4,074,181  
       

 

 

 
       4,074,181  
       

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 2.8%

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

     66,402          4,148,797  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     50,995          5,087,771  
       

 

 

 
       9,236,568  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%

 

Generac Holdings, Inc.(1)

     4,570          1,358,478  
       

 

 

 
       1,358,478  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.1%

 

CDW Corp.

     19,830          3,547,389  
       

 

 

 
       3,547,389  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.9%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     24,228          3,065,084  
       

 

 

 
       3,065,084  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


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March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%

 

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     18,330        $ 1,025,930  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     13,060          2,289,288  
       

 

 

 
       3,315,218  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 3.2%

 

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV, ADR

     127,734          4,114,312  

Walmart, Inc.

     44,610          6,643,321  
       

 

 

 
       10,757,633  
       

 

 

 

Food Products — 0.5%

 

General Mills, Inc.

     26,632          1,803,519  
       

 

 

 
       1,803,519  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.3%

 

Anthem, Inc.

     7,419          3,644,361  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     14,439          7,363,457  
       

 

 

 
             11,007,818  
       

 

 

 

Household Products — 1.9%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     15,470          1,173,090  

Procter & Gamble Co.

     34,730          5,306,744  
       

 

 

 
       6,479,834  
       

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.9%

 

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     10,900          3,285,042  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     22,108          3,767,645  

Progressive Corp.

     44,340          5,054,317  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     20,425          1,825,178  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     10,915          2,578,341  
       

 

 

 
       16,510,523  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services — 5.5%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)

     5,590          15,612,814  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A(1)

     13,513          3,004,751  
       

 

 

 
       18,617,565  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.5%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(1)

     2,591          8,446,530  
       

 

 

 
       8,446,530  
       

 

 

 

IT Services — 8.3%

 

Amdocs Ltd.

     20,280          1,667,219  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     11,300          2,571,202  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     47,879          4,808,009  

Genpact Ltd.

     65,380          2,844,684  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     9,053          3,235,361  

Paychex, Inc.

     54,630          7,455,356  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     23,810          5,280,344  
       

 

 

 
       27,862,175  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.4%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     7,830          4,624,790  
       

 

 

 
       4,624,790  
       

 

 

 

Machinery — 0.4%

 

Oshkosh Corp.

     14,840          1,493,646  
       

 

 

 
       1,493,646  
       

 

 

 

Media — 0.8%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     56,620          2,650,948  
       

 

 

 
       2,650,948  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN STRATEGIC LARGE CAP CORE VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Shares        Value  

Common Stocks — (continued)

 

Multi-Utilities — 2.1%

 

Ameren Corp.

     56,625        $ 5,309,160  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     56,925          1,744,182  
       

 

 

 
       7,053,342  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3%

 

Shell PLC, ADR

     80,530          4,423,513  
       

 

 

 
       4,423,513  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 5.3%

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

     13,130          3,760,038  

Johnson & Johnson

     16,040          2,842,769  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     71,380          5,856,729  

Roche Holding AG, ADR

     106,070          5,240,919  
       

 

 

 
           17,700,455  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services — 1.7%

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     44,450          3,904,488  

RELX PLC, ADR

     59,080          1,837,388  
       

 

 

 
       5,741,876  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.6%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     18,100          2,989,758  

Broadcom, Inc.

     10,326          6,502,076  

KLA Corp.

     7,520          2,752,771  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

     16,044          1,672,748  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     7,440          1,365,091  
       

 

 

 
       15,282,444  
       

 

 

 

Software — 13.6%

 

Adobe, Inc.(1)

     8,299          3,781,190  

Microsoft Corp.

     81,620          25,164,262  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     206,500          5,476,380  

Oracle Corp.

     84,934          7,026,590  

ServiceNow, Inc.(1)

     3,091          1,721,347  

VMware, Inc., Class A

     22,919          2,609,787  
       

 

 

 
       45,779,556  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 5.6%

 

AutoZone, Inc.(1)

     4,361          8,916,413  

Home Depot, Inc.

     12,960          3,879,317  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1)

     8,578          5,875,587  
       

 

 

 
       18,671,317  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.0%

 

Apple, Inc.

     76,109          13,289,392  
       

 

 

 
       13,289,392  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(1)

     5,673          1,553,097  
       

 

 

 
       1,553,097  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco — 2.2%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     54,011          2,822,075  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     47,930          4,502,544  
       

 

 

 
       7,324,619  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $321,353,411)

 

       322,837,232  
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN STRATEGIC LARGE CAP CORE VIP FUND

 

March 31, 2022 (unaudited)

   Principal
Amount
       Value  

Short–Term Investment — 3.8%

 

Repurchase Agreements — 3.8%

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00%, dated 3/31/2022, proceeds at maturity value of $12,805,621, due 4/1/2022(2)

   $ 12,805,621        $ 12,805,621  
       

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $12,805,621)

 

       12,805,621  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.0%
(Cost $334,159,032)

 

       335,642,853  
       

 

 

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.0)%

 

       (33,801
       

 

 

 

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

 

     $     335,609,052  
       

 

 

 

 

(1)

Non–income–producing security.

(2)

The table below presents collateral for repurchase agreements.

 

Security

   Coupon     Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bond

     3.125     5/15/2048      $ 11,611,900      $ 13,061,824  

Legend:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

GUARDIAN STRATEGIC LARGE CAP CORE VIP FUND

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Fair Value Measurements section of the accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

     — Valuation Inputs —  

Investments in Securities (unaudited)

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 322,837,232      $ —        $ —        $ 322,837,232  

Repurchase Agreements

            12,805,621        —          12,805,621  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $         322,837,232      $         12,805,621      $  —        $         335,642,853  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

Restricted and Illiquid Securities

A restricted security cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (except pursuant to an applicable exemption). The values of these securities may be highly volatile. If the security is subsequently registered and resold, the issuer would typically bear the expense of all registrations at no cost to a Fund. Restricted and illiquid securities are valued according to the policies and procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and are noted, if any, in the Funds’ Schedule of Investments. As of March 31, 2022, Guardian Core Plus Fixed Income VIP Fund held two illiquid securities, and Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund, Guardian Global Utilities VIP Fund and Guardian International Equity VIP Fund each held one illiquid security.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Codification Topic 820 (“ASC Topic 820”), fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an “arm’s length” transaction to a willing buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. ASC Topic 820 established a hierarchy for classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

Level 1 — unadjusted inputs using quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

 

 

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs, including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar investments, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for investments (such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs may include price information, volatility statistics, specific and broad credit data, liquidity statistics, and other factors. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input; both individually and in aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. However, the determination of what constitutes “observable” requires significant judgment by the Trust. The Trust considers observable data to be that market data which is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, and provided by independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of a financial instrument’s assigned level within the hierarchy.

The FASB requires reporting entities to make disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements of Level 3 securities on a gross basis. As of March 31, 2022, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 at the end of the reporting period. Transfers between Levels 1 and 2 related to certain exchange-traded foreign securities whose prices may have been affected by events occurring after the close of trading on the exchange and, as a result, whose value were determined by a pricing service using pricing models in accordance with methods approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Transfers between Levels 2 and 3 relate to securities which have significant unobservable inputs, as they trade infrequently or not at all.

In determining a financial instrument’s placement within the hierarchy, the Trust separates the Funds’ investment portfolios into two categories: investments and derivatives (e.g., futures). A summary of inputs used to value the Funds’ assets and liabilities carried at fair value as of March 31, 2022 is included in the Schedule of Investments.

Investments Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and are therefore classified within Level 1, include active listed equities. Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but are valued based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within Level 2. These include certain U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, state, municipal and provincial obligations, and certain foreign equity securities, including securities whose prices may have been affected by events occurring after the close of trading on their principal exchange or market and, as a result, whose values are determined by a pricing service as described above, or securities whose values are otherwise determined using fair valuation methods approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.


Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs, as they trade infrequently or not at all. Level 3 investments include, among others, private placement securities. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Trust uses one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Trust in estimating the value of Level 3 investments include, for example, 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. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Trust in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Trust due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Funds’ results of operations. As of March 31, 2022, Guardian International Equity VIP Fund held one security classified as Level 3.

Derivatives Exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures contracts, exchange-traded option contracts and certain swaps, 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. Certain non-exchange-traded derivatives, such as generic forwards, certain swaps and options, have inputs which can generally be corroborated by market data and are therefore classified within Level 2. During the period ended March 31, 2022, Guardian Core Plus Fixed Income VIP Fund, Guardian Multi-Sector Bond VIP Fund, Guardian Total Return Bond VIP Fund and Guardian U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund entered into U.S. Treasury futures contracts to manage portfolio duration. During the period ended March 31, 2022, Guardian Select Mid Cap Core VIP Fund entered into equity futures contracts to equitize cash and keep the Fund fully invested. During the period ended March 31, 2022, Guardian Multi-Sector Bond VIP Fund and Guardian Total Return Bond VIP Fund entered into credit default swaps for risk exposure management and to enhance potential return.

For information about the Funds’ policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please see the Funds’ most recent annual report to shareholders filed on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov.