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Janus Henderson Research Fund

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

December 31, 2023

        

Shares or
Principal Amounts

  

Value

 

Common Stocks– 100.1%

   

Aerospace & Defense – 1.6%

   
 

General Dynamics Corp

 

546,401

  

$141,883,948

 
 

Howmet Aerospace Inc

 

3,204,069

  

173,404,214

 
  

315,288,162

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.5%

   
 

United Parcel Service Inc

 

664,468

  

104,474,304

 

Automobiles – 0.9%

   
 

Rivian Automotive Inc - Class A*,#

 

4,110,670

  

96,436,318

 
 

Tesla Inc*

 

324,323

  

80,587,779

 
  

177,024,097

 

Beverages – 2.0%

   
 

Constellation Brands Inc - Class A

 

756,070

  

182,779,923

 
 

Monster Beverage Corp

 

3,475,376

  

200,216,411

 
  

382,996,334

 

Biotechnology – 2.6%

   
 

AbbVie Inc

 

323,365

  

50,111,874

 
 

Amgen Inc

 

265,737

  

76,537,571

 
 

Argenx SE (ADR)*

 

126,977

  

48,305,860

 
 

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

226,918

  

52,504,287

 
 

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc*

 

597,777

  

57,643,636

 
 

United Therapeutics Corp*

 

257,601

  

56,643,884

 
 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

401,662

  

163,432,251

 
  

505,179,363

 

Capital Markets – 1.6%

   
 

Ares Management Corp - Class A

 

445,806

  

53,015,250

 
 

Blackstone Group Inc

 

929,617

  

121,705,458

 
 

Charles Schwab Corp

 

799,075

  

54,976,360

 
 

LPL Financial Holdings Inc

 

309,733

  

70,501,425

 
  

300,198,493

 

Chemicals – 0.9%

   
 

Sherwin-Williams Co

 

585,910

  

182,745,329

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0%

   
 

Veralto Corp

 

1

  

82

 

Diversified Financial Services – 4.9%

   
 

Apollo Global Management Inc

 

920,295

  

85,762,291

 
 

Global Payments Inc

 

294,336

  

37,380,672

 
 

Mastercard Inc

 

930,361

  

396,808,270

 
 

Visa Inc

 

1,603,910

  

417,577,969

 
  

937,529,202

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.3%

   
 

Keysight Technologies Inc*

 

331,994

  

52,816,925

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.2%

   
 

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc#

 

1,801,181

  

31,016,337

 

Entertainment – 2.5%

   
 

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One - Series C*

 

3,268,614

  

206,347,602

 
 

Netflix Inc*

 

573,970

  

279,454,514

 
  

485,802,116

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.9%

   
 

Abbott Laboratories

 

726,023

  

79,913,352

 
 

Boston Scientific Corp*

 

1,003,691

  

58,023,377

 
 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp*

 

1,243,472

  

94,814,740

 
 

Intuitive Surgical Inc*

 

203,993

  

68,819,078

 
 

Stryker Corp

 

191,353

  

57,302,569

 
  

358,873,116

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.3%

   
 

HCA Healthcare Inc

 

210,699

  

57,032,005

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Inc

 

719,584

  

378,839,389

 
  

435,871,394

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.7%

   
 

Booking Holdings Inc*

 

89,291

  

316,734,821

 
 

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc*

 

109,159

  

249,642,267

 
 

Las Vegas Sands Corp

 

2,958,511

  

145,588,326

 
  

711,965,414

 

Household Products – 1.7%

   
 

Procter & Gamble Co

 

2,245,421

  

329,043,993

 

Information Technology Services – 0.1%

   
 

Snowflake Inc - Class A*

 

115,625

  

23,009,375

 

Insurance – 1.0%

   
 

Arthur J Gallagher & Co

 

251,063

  

56,459,047

 


        

Shares or
Principal Amounts

  

Value

 

Common Stocks– (continued)

   

Insurance– (continued)

   
 

Progressive Corp/The

 

911,067

  

$145,114,752

 
  

201,573,799

 

Interactive Media & Services – 10.8%

   
 

Alphabet Inc - Class C*

 

7,816,846

  

1,101,628,107

 
 

Meta Platforms Inc - Class A*

 

2,759,139

  

976,624,840

 
  

2,078,252,947

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.7%

   
 

Danaher Corp

 

175,848

  

40,680,676

 
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

 

170,851

  

90,686,002

 
  

131,366,678

 

Machinery – 2.3%

   
 

Deere & Co

 

735,131

  

293,956,833

 
 

Ingersoll Rand Inc

 

1,817,279

  

140,548,358

 
  

434,505,191

 

Multiline Retail – 5.7%

   
 

Amazon.com Inc*

 

7,245,913

  

1,100,944,021

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%

   
 

EOG Resources Inc

 

516,760

  

62,502,122

 

Pharmaceuticals – 3.3%

   
 

AstraZeneca PLC (ADR)

 

968,920

  

65,256,762

 
 

Eli Lilly & Co

 

511,097

  

297,928,663

 
 

Merck & Co Inc

 

1,105,322

  

120,502,204

 
 

Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR)

 

771,324

  

79,793,468

 
 

Zoetis Inc

 

348,145

  

68,713,379

 
  

632,194,476

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.7%

   
 

CoStar Group Inc*

 

1,432,950

  

125,225,501

 

Road & Rail – 2.0%

   
 

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc

 

521,036

  

104,071,731

 
 

TFI International Inc

 

977,427

  

132,910,523

 
 

Uber Technologies Inc*

 

2,267,544

  

139,612,684

 
  

376,594,938

 

Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment – 13.6%

   
 

Advanced Micro Devices Inc*

 

2,055,073

  

302,938,311

 
 

ASML Holding NV

 

263,708

  

199,605,859

 
 

Broadcom Inc

 

154,934

  

172,945,078

 
 

KLA Corp

 

315,920

  

183,644,296

 
 

Lam Research Corp

 

383,738

  

300,566,626

 
 

Lattice Semiconductor Corp*

 

338,326

  

23,341,111

 
 

Marvell Technology Inc

 

702,568

  

42,371,876

 
 

NVIDIA Corp

 

2,474,755

  

1,225,548,171

 
 

ON Semiconductor Corp*

 

1,043,440

  

87,158,543

 
 

Texas Instruments Inc

 

426,843

  

72,759,658

 
  

2,610,879,529

 

Software – 20.7%

   
 

Adobe Inc*

 

631,310

  

376,639,546

 
 

Atlassian Corp - Class A*

 

102,781

  

24,447,489

 
 

Cadence Design Systems Inc*

 

902,509

  

245,816,376

 
 

Dynatrace Inc*

 

690,295

  

37,752,234

 
 

Microsoft Corp

 

6,332,231

  

2,381,172,145

 
 

Palo Alto Networks Inc*

 

778,633

  

229,603,299

 
 

ServiceNow Inc*

 

207,060

  

146,285,819

 
 

Synopsys Inc*

 

457,695

  

235,671,732

 
 

Tyler Technologies Inc*

 

121,116

  

50,641,022

 
 

Workday Inc - Class A*

 

923,058

  

254,819,392

 
  

3,982,849,054

 

Specialty Retail – 2.6%

   
 

O'Reilly Automotive Inc*

 

224,969

  

213,738,548

 
 

TJX Cos Inc

 

2,982,787

  

279,815,248

 
  

493,553,796

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 7.1%

   
 

Apple Inc

 

7,055,546

  

1,358,404,271

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.8%

   
 

Ferguson PLC

 

789,927

  

152,511,206

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.8%

   
 

T-Mobile US Inc

 

964,428

  

154,626,741

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $9,593,874,566)

 

19,229,818,306

 

Private Placements– 0%

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0%

   
 

MedicaMetrix Inc*,¢,£,§((cost $3,000,000)

 

2,727,273

  

3

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending– 0.2%

   

Investment Companies – 0.1%

   
 

Janus Henderson Cash Collateral Fund LLC, 5.2936%ºº,£

 

23,933,196

  

23,933,196

 

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Shares or
Principal Amounts

  

Value

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending– (continued)

   

Time Deposits – 0.1%

   
 

Royal Bank of Canada, 5.3100%, 1/2/24

 

$5,983,299

  

$5,983,299

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending (cost $29,916,495)

 

29,916,495

 

Total Investments (total cost $9,626,791,061) – 100.3%

 

19,259,734,804

 

Liabilities, net of Cash, Receivables and Other Assets – (0.3)%

 

(51,363,564)

 

Net Assets – 100%

 

$19,208,371,240

 
      

Summary of Investments by Country - (Long Positions) (unaudited)

 
    

% of

 
    

Investment

 

Country

 

Value

 

Securities

 

United States

 

$18,733,862,332

 

97.3

%

Netherlands

 

199,605,859

 

1.0

 

Canada

 

132,910,523

 

0.7

 

Denmark

 

79,793,468

 

0.4

 

United Kingdom

 

65,256,762

 

0.3

 

Belgium

 

48,305,860

 

0.3

 
      
      

Total

 

$19,259,734,804

 

100.0

%

 

Schedules of Affiliated Investments – (% of Net Assets)

          
 

Dividend

Income(1)

Realized

Gain/(Loss)(1)

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation(1)

Value

at 12/31/23

Private Placements - 0.0%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0%

 

MedicaMetrix Inc*,¢,§

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

3

Investment Companies - N/A

Money Markets - N/A

 

Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC, 5.3879%ºº

 

144,038

 

-

 

(313)

 

-

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending - 0.1%

Investment Companies - 0.1%

 

Janus Henderson Cash Collateral Fund LLC, 5.2936%ºº

 

12,102

 

-

 

-

 

23,933,196

Total Affiliated Investments - 0.1%

$

156,140

$

-

$

(313)

$

23,933,199

(1) For securities that were affiliated for a portion of the period ended December 31, 2023, this column reflects amounts for the entire period ended December 31, 2023 and not just the period in which the security was affiliated.

          
 

Value

at 9/30/23

Purchases

Sales Proceeds

Value

at 12/31/23

Private Placements - 0.0%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0%

 

MedicaMetrix Inc*,¢,§

 

3

 

-

 

-

 

3

Investment Companies - N/A

Money Markets - N/A

 

Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC, 5.3879%ºº

 

3,131,581

 

268,662,150

 

(271,793,418)

 

-

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending - 0.1%

Investment Companies - 0.1%

 

Janus Henderson Cash Collateral Fund LLC, 5.2936%ºº

 

17,386,427

 

96,633,325

 

(90,086,556)

 

23,933,196

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

  

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

LLC

Limited Liability Company

PLC

Public Limited Company

  

*

Non-income producing security.

  

ºº

Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2023.

  

#

Loaned security; a portion of the security is on loan at December 31, 2023.

  

¢

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs. The total value of Level 3 securities as of the period ended December 31, 2023 is $3, which represents 0.0% of net assets.

  

£

The Fund may invest in certain securities that are considered affiliated companies. As defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control.

  

Net of income paid to the securities lending agent and rebates paid to the borrowing counterparties.

           

§

Schedule of Restricted Securities (as of December 31, 2023)

       

Value as a

 
 

Acquisition

     

% of Net

 
 

Date

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets

 

MedicaMetrix Inc

1/26/21

$

3,000,000

$

3

 

0.0

%

         
         

The Fund has registration rights for certain restricted securities held as of December 31, 2023. The issuer incurs all registration costs.

 
          

The following is a summary of the inputs that were used to value the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments as of December 31, 2023.

 

Valuation Inputs Summary

       
    

Level 2 -

 

Level 3 -

  

Level 1 -

 

Other Significant

 

Significant

  

Quoted Prices

 

Observable Inputs

 

Unobservable Inputs

       

Assets

      

Investments In Securities:

      

Common Stocks

$

19,229,818,306

$

-

$

-

Private Placements

 

-

 

-

 

3

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending

 

-

 

29,916,495

 

-

Total Assets

$

19,229,818,306

$

29,916,495

$

3

       

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Investment Valuation

Fund holdings are valued in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Adviser pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and approved by and subject to the oversight of the Trustees (the “Valuation Procedures”). Equity securities traded on a domestic securities exchange are generally valued at readily available market quotations, which are (i) the official close prices or (ii) last sale prices on the primary market or exchange in which the securities trade. If such price is lacking for the trading period immediately preceding the time of determination, such securities are generally valued at their current bid price. Equity securities that are traded on a foreign exchange are generally valued at the closing prices on such markets. In the event that there is no current trading volume on a particular security in such foreign exchange, the bid price from the primary exchange is generally used to value the security. Foreign securities and currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the current spot USD dollar exchange rate in effect at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Adviser will determine the market value of individual securities held by it by using prices provided by one or more Adviser-approved professional pricing services or, as needed, by obtaining market quotations from independent broker-dealers. Most debt securities are valued in accordance with the evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service that is intended to reflect market value. The evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service is an evaluation that may consider factors such as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Certain short-term securities maturing within 60 days or less may be evaluated and valued on an amortized cost basis provided that the amortized cost determined approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations or evaluated prices are not readily available or deemed unreliable are valued at fair value determined in good faith by the Adviser pursuant to the Valuation Procedures. Circumstances in which fair valuation may be utilized include, but are not limited to: (i) a significant event that may affect the securities of a single issuer, such as a merger, bankruptcy, or significant issuer-specific development; (ii) an event that may affect an entire market, such as a natural disaster or significant governmental action; (iii) a nonsignificant event such as a market closing early or not opening, or a security trading halt; and (iv) pricing of a nonvalued security and a restricted or nonpublic security. Special valuation considerations may apply with respect to “odd-lot” fixed-income transactions which, due to their small size, may receive evaluated prices by pricing services which reflect a large block trade and not what actually could be obtained for the odd-lot position. The value of the securities of other mutual funds held by the Fund, if any, will be calculated using the NAV of such mutual funds, and the prospectuses for such mutual funds explain the circumstances under which they use fair valuation and the effects of using fair valuation. The value of the securities of any cash management pooled investment vehicles that operate as money market funds held by the Fund, if any, will be calculated using the NAV of such funds.

Valuation Inputs Summary

FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurements. This standard emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability and establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets the Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy generally include: debt securities fair valued in accordance with the evaluated bid or ask prices supplied by a pricing service; securities traded on OTC markets and listed securities for which no sales are reported that are fair valued at the latest bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) obtained from one or more dealers transacting in a market for such securities or by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Trustees; certain short-term debt securities with maturities of 60 days or less that are fair valued at amortized cost; and equity securities of foreign issuers whose fair value is determined by using systematic fair valuation models provided by independent third parties in order to adjust for stale pricing which may occur between the close of certain foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE. Other securities that may be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy include, but are not limited to, preferred stocks, bank loans, swaps, investments in unregistered investment companies, options, and forward contracts.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that would be based on the best information available.

There have been no significant changes in valuation techniques used in valuing any such positions held by the Fund since the beginning of the fiscal period.

The inputs or methodology used for fair valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of inputs used as of December 31, 2023 to fair value the Fund’s investments

5


in securities and other financial instruments is included in the “Valuation Inputs Summary” in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.

The Fund did not hold a significant amount of Level 3 securities as of December 31, 2023.

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For additional information on the Fund, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

      
      
      
   

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