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Janus Henderson Global Life Sciences Fund

Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

December 31, 2023

        

Shares or
Principal Amounts

  

Value

 

Convertible Corporate Bonds– 0%

   

Biotechnology – 0%

   
 

HemoShear Therapeutics LLC, 10.0000%, 5/1/24‡,¢,§

 

$558,000

  

$558,000

 

Health Care Technology – 0%

   
 

Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc - Series D, 10.0000%, 12/31/25‡,§

 

192,253

  

192,253

 

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds (cost $750,253)

 

750,253

 

Common Stocks– 97.5%

   

Biotechnology – 31.4%

   
 

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc*

 

1,026,642

  

20,799,767

 
 

89bio Inc*

 

2,054,075

  

22,944,018

 
 

AbbVie Inc

 

826,765

  

128,123,772

 
 

ACELYRIN Inc*

 

501,410

  

3,740,519

 
 

ACELYRIN Inc (Indemnity Holdback Shares)*,¢,§

 

60,929

  

340,898

 
 

Akero Therapeutics Inc*

 

1,462,075

  

34,139,451

 
 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

112,560

  

21,545,110

 
 

Amgen Inc

 

256,586

  

73,901,900

 
 

Amicus Therapeutics Inc*

 

2,280,153

  

32,355,371

 
 

Arcellx Inc*

 

474,254

  

26,321,097

 
 

Ardelyx Inc*

 

4,947,362

  

30,673,644

 
 

Argenx SE (ADR)*

 

194,230

  

73,890,919

 
 

Ascendis Pharma A/S (ADR)*

 

566,226

  

71,316,165

 
 

Biohaven Ltd*

 

1,129,967

  

48,362,588

 
 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc*

 

405,475

  

39,095,899

 
 

Biomea Fusion Inc*,#

 

563,571

  

8,183,051

 
 

Cargo Therapeutics Inc*,#

 

573,586

  

13,278,516

 
 

Cytokinetics Inc*

 

898,104

  

74,982,703

 
 

Disc Medicine Inc*

 

121,576

  

7,022,230

 
 

Gilead Sciences Inc

 

282,233

  

22,863,695

 
 

IDEAYA Biosciences Inc*

 

720,585

  

25,638,414

 
 

Immunogen Inc*

 

2,799,857

  

83,015,760

 
 

Insmed Inc*

 

331,006

  

10,257,876

 
 

Janux Therapeutics Inc*

 

557,857

  

5,985,806

 
 

Legend Biotech Corp (ADR)*

 

508,104

  

30,572,618

 
 

LEXEO Therapeutics Inc*

 

307,794

  

4,130,595

 
 

LEXEO Therapeutics Inc - Series A*

 

343,933

  

4,615,581

 
 

LEXEO Therapeutics Inc - Series B*

 

97,014

  

1,301,928

 
 

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

323,030

  

74,742,681

 
 

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

485,546

  

14,333,318

 
 

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc*

 

387,426

  

51,047,250

 
 

Prothena Corp PLC*

 

583,761

  

21,213,875

 
 

PTC Therapeutics Inc*

 

1,042,749

  

28,738,162

 
 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

38,235

  

33,581,418

 
 

Revolution Medicines Inc*

 

676,095

  

19,390,405

 
 

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

291,073

  

13,380,626

 
 

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc*

 

919,473

  

88,664,781

 
 

Soleno Therapeutics Inc*

 

281,099

  

11,314,235

 
 

United Therapeutics Corp*

 

197,129

  

43,346,696

 
 

Vaxcyte Inc*

 

933,381

  

58,616,327

 
 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

284,254

  

115,660,110

 
 

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc*

 

260,351

  

11,991,767

 
 

Zai Lab Ltd (ADR)*

 

1,329,076

  

36,323,647

 
  

1,541,745,189

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 17.8%

   
 

Abbott Laboratories

 

1,183,574

  

130,275,990

 
 

Align Technology Inc*

 

71,108

  

19,483,592

 
 

Baxter International Inc

 

774,475

  

29,941,203

 
 

Boston Scientific Corp*

 

1,872,121

  

108,227,315

 
 

Cooper Cos Inc

 

115,290

  

43,630,348

 
 

Dentsply Sirona Inc

 

549,392

  

19,552,861

 
 

DexCom Inc*

 

227,201

  

28,193,372

 
 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp*

 

826,745

  

63,039,306

 
 

Globus Medical Inc*

 

879,014

  

46,842,656

 
 

Hoya Corp

 

195,900

  

24,490,974

 
 

ICU Medical Inc*

 

65,471

  

6,530,078

 
 

Intuitive Surgical Inc*

 

180,984

  

61,056,762

 
 

Lantheus Holdings Inc*

 

650,082

  

40,305,084

 
 

Medtronic PLC

 

421,707

  

34,740,223

 
 

Penumbra Inc*

 

106,597

  

26,813,409

 
 

Shockwave Medical Inc*

 

80,356

  

15,312,639

 
 

STERIS PLC

 

157,058

  

34,529,201

 


        

Shares or
Principal Amounts

  

Value

 

Common Stocks– (continued)

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies– (continued)

   
 

Stryker Corp

 

258,527

  

$77,418,495

 
 

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc*

 

662,293

  

19,590,627

 
 

Teleflex Inc

 

168,018

  

41,893,608

 
  

871,867,743

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 13.6%

   
 

AmerisourceBergen Corp

 

340,112

  

69,852,203

 
 

Anthem Inc

 

170,265

  

80,290,163

 
 

Centene Corp*

 

634,883

  

47,114,667

 
 

HCA Healthcare Inc

 

212,071

  

57,403,378

 
 

Humana Inc

 

129,191

  

59,144,932

 
 

NeoGenomics Inc*

 

954,018

  

15,436,011

 
 

New Horizon Health Ltd (144A)*

 

7,279,500

  

21,582,493

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Inc

 

602,609

  

317,255,560

 
  

668,079,407

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 5.5%

   
 

Danaher Corp

 

392,358

  

90,768,100

 
 

ICON PLC*

 

82,286

  

23,292,698

 
 

Illumina Inc*

 

286,837

  

39,939,184

 
 

IQVIA Holdings Inc*

 

60,472

  

13,992,011

 
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

 

190,692

  

101,217,407

 
  

269,209,400

 

Pharmaceuticals – 29.2%

   
 

Astellas Pharma Inc

 

2,702,300

  

32,317,192

 
 

AstraZeneca PLC

 

1,442,810

  

194,904,751

 
 

Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC (ADR)*,#

 

2,902,179

  

40,978,767

 
 

Catalent Inc*

 

519,360

  

23,334,845

 
 

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc*

 

298,747

  

9,195,433

 
 

CymaBay Therapeutics Inc*

 

1,613,473

  

38,110,232

 
 

Eli Lilly & Co

 

431,951

  

251,792,877

 
 

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc*

 

165,513

  

11,854,041

 
 

Johnson & Johnson

 

240,623

  

37,715,249

 
 

Merck & Co Inc

 

1,405,804

  

153,260,752

 
 

Novartis AG (ADR)

 

1,132,849

  

114,383,764

 
 

Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B

 

2,002,953

  

207,103,827

 
 

Roche Holding AG

 

262,634

  

76,372,518

 
 

Royalty Pharma PLC - Class A

 

815,188

  

22,898,631

 
 

Sanofi

 

1,320,186

  

130,800,361

 
 

Structure Therapeutics Inc (ADR)*

 

323,393

  

13,181,499

 
 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

 

646,236

  

18,583,067

 
 

Zoetis Inc

 

265,549

  

52,411,406

 
  

1,429,199,212

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $3,065,781,363)

 

4,780,100,951

 

Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPES)– 0.3%

   

Biotechnology – 0.3%

   
 

Bridgebio Pharma Inc*

 

355,702

  

14,359,690

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0%

   
 

Neurogene Inc*,¢,§

 

126,000

  

2,441,880

 

Total Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPES) (cost $12,299,994)

 

16,801,570

 

Private Placements– 1.3%

   

Biotechnology – 0.9%

   
 

Arbor Biotechnologies Inc*,¢,§

 

156,426

  

1,800,463

 
 

Asher Biotherapeutics Inc*,¢,§

 

1,214,301

  

1,833,594

 
 

Attralus Inc*,¢,§

 

669,935

  

5,198,696

 
 

Bicara Therapeutics - Series C*,¢,§

 

4,047,054

  

5,583,316

 
 

Curevo Inc*,¢,§

 

2,031,087

  

5,195,724

 
 

Element Biosciences Inc*,¢,§

 

425,023

  

6,553,855

 
 

HemoShear Therapeutics LLC*,¢,§

 

289,280

  

2,081,485

 
 

Leap Therapeutics Inc (Indemnity Holdback Shares)*,¢,§

 

47,500

  

147,666

 
 

Shoreline Biosciences Inc*,¢,§

 

747,187

  

4,886,603

 
 

Sonoma Biotherapeutics Inc - Series B*,¢,§

 

1,255,200

  

3,953,503

 
 

Sonoma Biotherapeutics Inc - Series B-1*,¢,§

 

669,428

  

2,108,497

 
 

Synthekine Inc*,¢,§

 

2,192,937

  

5,661,001

 
 

TwinStrand Biosciences Inc*,¢,§

 

344,314

  

1,380,527

 
  

46,384,930

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.1%

   
 

Freenome Holdings Inc - Series C*,¢,§

 

337,474

  

2,706,541

 
 

Freenome Holdings Inc - Series D*,¢,§

 

342,803

  

2,749,280

 
  

5,455,821

 

Health Care Technology – 0.1%

   
 

Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc - Series D*,¢,§

 

1,821,717

  

3,092,693

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%

   
 

Neurogene Inc - Series B*,¢,§

 

242,864

  

4,706,705

 

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Shares or
Principal Amounts

  

Value

 

Private Placements– (continued)

   

Software – 0.1%

   
 

HeartFlow Inc - Series F*,¢,§

 

1,934,015

  

$5,512,910

 

Total Private Placements (cost $75,376,012)

 

65,153,059

 

Rights– 0%

   

Pharmaceuticals – 0%

   
 

Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc CVR*((cost $1,180,320)

 

874,311

  

0

 

Warrants– 0%

   

Health Care Technology – 0%

   
 

Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc - Series D, expires 12/31/32*,¢,§((cost $0)

 

1

  

0

 

Investment Companies– 1.0%

   

Money Markets – 1.0%

   
 

Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC, 5.3879%ºº,£((cost $50,876,865)

 

50,866,692

  

50,876,865

 

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending– 0.2%

   

Investment Companies – 0.1%

   
 

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

 

6,061,193

  

6,061,193

 

Time Deposits – 0.1%

   
 

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

 

$1,515,298

  

1,515,298

 

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending (cost $7,576,491)

 

7,576,491

 

Total Investments (total cost $3,213,841,298) – 100.3%

 

4,921,259,189

 

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

 

(16,506,574)

 

Net Assets – 100%

 

$4,904,752,615

 
      

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

 
    

% of

 
    

Investment

 

Country

 

Value

 

Securities

 

United States

 

$3,895,896,813

 

79.2

%

Denmark

 

278,419,992

 

5.6

 

United Kingdom

 

194,904,751

 

4.0

 

Switzerland

 

190,756,282

 

3.9

 

France

 

130,800,361

 

2.6

 

Japan

 

75,391,233

 

1.5

 

Belgium

 

73,890,919

 

1.5

 

China

 

57,906,140

 

1.2

 

Ireland

 

23,292,698

 

0.5

 
      
      

Total

 

$4,921,259,189

 

100.0

%

 

3


Schedules of Affiliated Investments – (% of Net Assets)

           
 

Dividend

Income

Realized

Gain/(Loss)

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation/

Depreciation

Value

at 12/31/23

Investment Companies - 1.0%

Money Markets - 1.0%

 
 

Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC, 5.3879%ºº

$

179,398

$

(80)

$

(4,453)

$

50,876,865

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending - 0.1%

Investment Companies - 0.1%

 
 

Janus Henderson Cash Collateral Fund LLC, 5.2936%ºº

 

40,631

 

-

 

-

 

6,061,193

Total Affiliated Investments - 1.1%

$

220,029

$

(80)

$

(4,453)

$

56,938,058

           
 

Value

at 9/30/23

Purchases

Sales Proceeds

Value

at 12/31/23

Investment Companies - 1.0%

Money Markets - 1.0%

 
 

Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC, 5.3879%ºº

 

45,341,069

 

314,649,824

 

(309,109,495)

 

50,876,865

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending - 0.1%

Investment Companies - 0.1%

 
 

Janus Henderson Cash Collateral Fund LLC, 5.2936%ºº

 

22,129,732

 

41,141,487

 

(57,210,026)

 

6,061,193

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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

  

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

CVR

Contingent Value Right

LLC

Limited Liability Company

PLC

Public Limited Company

  

144A

Securities sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are subject to legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Unless otherwise noted, these securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total value of 144A securities as of the period ended December 31, 2023 is $21,582,493, which represents 0.4% of net assets.

  

*

Non-income producing security.

  

Variable or floating rate security. Rate shown is the current rate as of December 31, 2023. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread; they are determined by the issuer or agent and current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date and may vary by security, which may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

  

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 $68,493,837, which represents 1.4% 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.

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§

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

        

Value as a

 
 

Acquisition

Lock-up Agreement

     

% of Net

 
 

Date

Expiration Date

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets

 

ACELYRIN Inc

1/12/23

 

$

5,878,086

$

3,740,519

 

0.1

%

ACELYRIN Inc (Indemnity Holdback Shares)

1/12/23

  

357,190

 

340,898

 

0.0

 

Arbor Biotechnologies Inc

10/29/21

  

2,591,979

 

1,800,463

 

0.0

 

Asher Biotherapeutics Inc

8/23/21

  

2,438,924

 

1,833,594

 

0.0

 

Attralus Inc

8/31/21

  

5,198,696

 

5,198,696

 

0.1

 

Bicara Therapeutics - Series C

12/6/23

  

5,583,316

 

5,583,316

 

0.1

 

Bridgebio Pharma Inc

9/27/23

  

9,699,994

 

14,359,690

 

0.3

 

Curevo Inc

11/10/22

  

5,330,344

 

5,195,724

 

0.1

 

Element Biosciences Inc

6/21/21

  

8,737,070

 

6,553,855

 

0.1

 

Freenome Holdings Inc - Series C

8/14/20

  

2,231,817

 

2,706,541

 

0.0

 

Freenome Holdings Inc - Series D

11/22/21

  

2,585,523

 

2,749,280

 

0.1

 

HeartFlow Inc - Series F

3/24/23

  

5,512,910

 

5,512,910

 

0.1

 

HemoShear Therapeutics LLC

2/5/21

  

3,839,496

 

2,081,485

 

0.1

 

HemoShear Therapeutics LLC, 10.0000%, 5/1/24

10/31/23

  

558,000

 

558,000

 

0.0

 

Leap Therapeutics Inc (Indemnity Holdback Shares)

1/30/23

  

317,613

 

147,666

 

0.0

 

LEXEO Therapeutics Inc - Series A

11/20/20-7/30/21

5/1/24

 

3,643,715

 

4,615,581

 

0.1

 

LEXEO Therapeutics Inc - Series B

8/10/21

5/1/24

 

1,520,000

 

1,301,928

 

0.0

 

Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc - Series D, 12/31/32

1/10/22

  

0

 

0

 

0.0

 

Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc - Series D

1/10/22

  

3,092,693

 

3,092,693

 

0.1

 

Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc - Series D, 10.0000%, 12/31/25

12/29/23

  

192,253

 

192,253

 

0.0

 

Neurogene Inc

12/18/23

6/16/24

 

2,600,000

 

2,441,880

 

0.0

 

Neurogene Inc - Series B

12/15/20-3/4/22

6/16/24

 

6,888,227

 

4,706,705

 

0.1

 

Shoreline Biosciences Inc

10/28/21

  

7,522,230

 

4,886,603

 

0.1

 

Sonoma Biotherapeutics Inc - Series B

7/23/21

  

2,480,652

 

3,953,503

 

0.1

 

Sonoma Biotherapeutics Inc - Series B-1

12/14/22

  

1,984,519

 

2,108,497

 

0.1

 

Synthekine Inc

6/3/21

  

6,290,001

 

5,661,001

 

0.1

 

TwinStrand Biosciences Inc

4/30/21

  

2,750,001

 

1,380,527

 

0.0

 

Total

  

$

99,825,249

$

92,703,808

 

1.8

%

         

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

As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of equity securities subject to a contractual sale restriction is $13,066,094, which represents 0.27% of net assets. Lock-up agreements last for 180 days, with the last one ending on June 16th, 2024. A lapse in the restriction may occur if the company decides to waive or modify the lock up agreement.

 

6


             

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:

      

Convertible Corporate Bonds

$

-

$

192,253

$

558,000

Common Stocks

      

Biotechnology

 

1,541,404,291

 

-

 

340,898

All Other

 

3,238,355,762

 

-

 

-

Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPES)

 

-

 

14,359,690

 

2,441,880

Private Placements

 

-

 

-

 

65,153,059

Rights

 

-

 

-

 

0

Warrants

 

-

 

-

 

0

Investment Companies

 

-

 

50,876,865

 

-

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending

 

-

 

7,576,491

 

-

Total Assets

$

4,779,760,053

$

73,005,299

$

68,493,837

       

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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. For restricted equity securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used in employing valuation techniques such as the market approach, the income approach, or the cost approach, as defined under the ASC 820. These are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

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All other assets categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy have been fair valued based on transaction price or transaction price adjusted for current market conditions using a comparable index or cost. The value of level 3 investments will increase should the future transaction price increase.

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

The following describes the amounts of transfers into or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the period.

Financial assets of $4,715,289 were transferred out of Level 3 to Level 1 since the current market for the securities with quoted prices are considered active.

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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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